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lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, e; f.

Lawstatutedecreeregulationrulefixed custom

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Ðis synd ða bebodu and dómas and laga ðe drihten gesette hæc sunt judicia atque præcepta et leges quas dedit dominus, Lev. 26, 46.

Linked entries: laga lah ge-lagu

FEÓWER

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FEÓWER, feówere; nom. acc; gen. feówera, feówra; dat. feówerum:

FOURquătuor

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Of ðisum feówer bócum of these four books, Ælfc. T. 27, 17. From feówerum foldan sceátum from the four corners of the world, Exon. 20 b; Th. 55, 5; Cri. 879: Menol. Fox 419; Men. 211. Embe feówér wucan after four weeks, 30; Men. 15: 313; Men. 158.

lettan

(v.)
Grammar
lettan, p. te

hinderimpededelay

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Gyf ðonne ðissa þreóra þinga ǽnig hwylcne man lette, ðæt hine tó ðam fæstene ne onhagie if any of these three things hinder any man, so that the fast be inconvenient to him, Wulfst. 285, 4.

Linked entry: ge-lettan

strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt, e (but uninflected forms occur) ; f.
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Be ðisse strǽte, Cd. Th. 147, 8 ; Gen. 2436. Eode se apostol be ðære strǽt, Homl. Th. i. 60, 21 : ii. 120, 16. Hé eode in burh, stóp on strǽte, Andr. Kmbl. 1969 ; An. 987. Enta ǽrgeweorc innan burgum strǽte stánfáge, 2473 ; An. 1238.

Linked entry: strét

sticol

(adj.)
Grammar
sticol, adj.
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lofty, reaching to a great height, of a mountain 'Ic wille standan on ðisum steápum munte'. . . Moyses ðá ástáh tó ðam sticolan munte, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 9-12. Wæs án myrige dún . . . ful sméðe . . . se streám arn of ðære sticolan dúne, 19, 108-115.

Linked entry: sticel

ge-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-settan, p. -sette; pp. -seted, -set, -sett

To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay

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Hwonne he ðisse worlde ende gesettan wolde when he meant to fix the end of this world, Blickl. Homl. 119, 9: 27, 24.

CEÓSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEÓSAN, ciósan, ic ceóse, ðú ceósest, cýst, he ceóseþ, cýst, císt, ceósaþ; ic, he ceás, cés, ðú cure,curon; ceós, ceósaþ; coren; v. a.

to CHOOSE, select, electlegere, seligere, eligereto acceptoblatum accipere, accipere

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Hér Eádgár, Engla cyning, ceás him óðer leóht, and ðis wáce forlét líf here, A. D. 975, Edgar, king of the Angles, chose him another light, and left this frail life, Chr. 975; Erl. 124, 30; Edg. 22: 1041; Erl. 169, 10.

BIDDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BIDDAN, ic bidde, ðú biddest, bidst bitst, he biddeþ, bit, byt, bitt, pl. biddaþ; impert. bide, pl. biddaþ; p. ic, he bæd, ðú bǽde, pl. bǽdon; pp. beden : followed by an acc. of the person, or by the prep. to, and a gen. of the thing; v. trans.

To ask, pray, intreat, beseech, BID, order, requirepetere, poscere, orare, quærere, precari, deprecari, rogare, postulare, præcipere, requirere

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Ðú bitst me ðæt ic lǽde út ðis folc præcipis ut educam populum istum, Ex. 33, 12. Bide his me eft de manu mea require illum, Gen. 43, 9

tídre

(adj.)
Grammar
tídre, tiédre, tédre, týdre, tiddre, tyddre, and tíder (? v. tidder, Hpt. Gl. 436, 59); adj.
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Ðis líf is lǽnlíc and tyddre and feallende and earm, L. E. I. prm.; Th. ii. 400, 16. Ðissere worulde wuldor gewítendlíc ys tyddre tídlíc miht hujus saeculi gloria caduca est, fragilis temporalis potentia, Scint. 215, 8.

borh

paymentsuretyshipsecurityloandebt

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Ðis synt þá men þe synt anburge (-byrge? cf. Icel. á-byrgð responsibility; or on borge ?) betwínon Eádgyfe abbedysse and Leófríce abbode æt þám lande æt stoctúne, Cht. E. 256, 7. Gilébdae borg concesserim vadimonium, Txts. 106, 1090.

eáca

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Add: addition, increase Ðonne ys ðis se eáca on landum ðæt hé hæfð of his ágenum ðæt mynster mid gegódod, C. D. iv. 274, 32. Hwæt se eáca is ðe ic geunnen hæbbe, 51, 23. Nán nis swá welig ꝥ hé sumes eácan ne þurfe, Bt. 33, 1; F. 120, 16.

hærfest

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Ðis wæs on hærfest, Chr. 918 ; P. 100, 2. Hé saet on þám biscopríce ealne þone sumor and þone hærfest, 1048 ; P. 172, 14. Herfest, 1006; P. 136, 16. <b>I a.

niht

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Ðis eálond leóhte nihte (lucidas noctes) on sumera hafað . . . hit hafað mycele lengran dagas on sumera and swá eác nihta on wintra þonne þá súðdǽlas middangeardes, Bd. 1, 1; Sch. 9, 15-25. the time at which darkness comes on Hié þǽr gewunedon oþ niht

onettan

(v.)
Grammar
onettan, p. te.

to hasten, move rapidly to make a quick movement, to anticipate to be quick in one's movements or actions, be active, quick or busy

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Hé gebrægd his swurd and wolde mé ofsleán ðǽr ic him ne onette and ic ðæt wíf gegripe be hire earme and mé tóforan ábrǽd and ðǽr ðis nǽre ðonne wǽre mín blód instæpe ágoten he drew his sword and would have slain me, if I had not anticipated him, and had

sóþ

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ, adj.

Soothverytruethe opposite of that which is false, or merely pretends, or has the appearance of, genuine, realtruein conformity with the actual state of thingstruerighteousjust

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Ðis is sóð lǽcæcræft, Lchdm. i. 376, 8. Se sóþa boda ðæs heán leóhtes Agustinus, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 31. Ðæt hig geleornigen in ðæs gewinnes onlícnesse ðæt hig hiom eft nánwiht ondrǽdon in ðæs sóðan gewinnes gefiohte, Shrn. 35, 17.

ge-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tellan, ic -telle, ðú -telest, he -teleþ, pl. -tellaþ; p. -tealde, pl. -tealdon; pp. -teald, -teled

To tellnumberreckonesteemconsiderascribeassignnumerarecomputarereputarecompararedinumerare

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Ðá ðis Constantine geteald wæs when this was told to Constantine, H. R. 5, 27. Geteled rímes reckoned by number, Cd. 67; Th. 80, 30; Gen. 1336: 107; Th. 141, 14; Gen. 2344: Elen. Kmbl. 4; El. 2.

Linked entry: ge-talian

BYSGU

(n.)
Grammar
BYSGU, bísgu, býsigu, bísigu, býsegu, bísegu; gen. e; dat. e; acc. u, o: nom. acc. pl. u; gen. a; dat. um; f.
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Of ðisum býsegum from these occupations, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 509; Met. 20, 255. Of ðissum bísegum from these occupations, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 28. Býsigum gebǽded oppressed with labours, Beo. Th. 5153; B. 2580.

ge-edlǽcan

(v.)
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Geedlǽcend(e) twyfealdnys iterata dupplicatio, Angl. viii. 331, 23. to persist in a statement Nis þǽr ðæs geáres ord, ne eác on ðisum dæge, . . . þeáh ðe úre gerímbéc on þissere stówe geedlǽcon, Hml. Th. i. 98, 29

gíming

Grammar
gíming, gímung.
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P. 293, 23. caring, being anxious Behealdað eów ðæt gé ne gehefigien eówre heortan mid monigfaldre giéminge ðisse worolde attendite ut non graventur corda vestra in curis hujus vitae Past. 129, 20

tó-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brítan, p. te.

to break in pieces,crush,bruise (lit. and fig.)to crush with feelings of sorrow,to make contrite

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Ðæt God úre helpe and tóbrýte ðisne here, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 350. Ic bebeóde mínum þeówum þæt hí hí (the idols) ealle tóbrýton, i. 5, 236. Tóbrýtendes confringentis, Ps. Lamb. 28, 5. Tóbrýtendne (conterentem) deóful, Hymn. Surt. 115, 15.

Linked entry: tó-brýtan