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þearle

(adv.)
Grammar
þearle, adv.
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Þearle fremaþ cræft mín eów multum prodest ars mea vobis, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 7: Judth. Thw. 26, 3; Jud. 307. Ic ðé gemenigfilde swíþe þearle ( vehementer nimis ), Gen. 17, 2. Dríg swýþe þearle dry very thoroughly, Lchdm. i. 70, 10.

twi-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twi-feald, adj.
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Næbbe gé mid eów twyfeald hrægl (næbbe gé twá tunecan, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 10), Blickl. Homl. 233, 18. <b>II a.</b> consisting of two parts, containing two elements :-- Ðæt twiefalde (twyfealde, Cott.

hirde

a keeperguardianprotectordirectorguidepastor the keepera keepera guardwatchman

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Voc. ii. 80, 17. a keeper, guardian, protector, director of people Búton ic hyrde (custos) ætwere eów, Coll. M. 28, 21. Mec sáwelcund hyrde bihealdeð, Gú. 289.

hróf

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Ofer worulde hróf, Dan. 407. the roof of the mouth Hrófes and gómena palati et faucium, Germ. 392, 6. the top of anything, the highest point Ic eów mæg gereccan hwæt se hróf is eallra gesǽlþa ostendam tibi summae cardinem felicitatis, Bt. 11, 2; F.

mid

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Nimað þis hrægl and scrýdað eów mid, Gr. D. 202, 28. Sóna swá se hræfn þá cartan geseah, þá genam hé hig sóna and gewát mid on þæne fenu corvus, ut chartulam prospexit, rapido forcipe arripuit, Guth. Gr. 141, 6.

holm

(n.)
Grammar
holm, es; m.

A mound, hill, rising groundwave, ocean, water, sealand rising from the water,an island in a river

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Eów is holmes hlæst and heofonfuglas and wildu deór on geweald geseald the fishes of the sea, the fowls of the air, and the beasts of the earth are delivered into your hand, 74; Th. 91, 20; Gen. 1515.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Sió gecynd eów tíhþ tó ðam angite, ac eów tíhþ (teóhþ, MS. Bod.) gedwola of ðam angite, 26, 1; Fox 90, 7. Þes middangeard wæs tó ðon fæger, ðæt hé teáh men tó him þurh his fægernesse fram Gode, Blickl. Homl. 115, 11.

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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Lind. 24, 15 (and often). denoting a cause or consequence, when, as, since Mid ðý Peohtas wíf næfdon, hí bǽdon him wífa fram Scottum, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 19. though Gif hé eów forhogige and eów ne wylle árísan tógeánes mid ðý eówer má is sin autem vos

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Ic eów cýðe hú eówer ǽlcon gebyreð, Gen. 49, 1. Oft hwǽm gebyreð ðæt hé hwæt mǽrlices gedéð, Past. 39, 6.

nearu

(adj.)
Grammar
nearu, adj.

narrowstraitconfinednot spaciousnarrowlimitedpoorrestrictedstraitoppressivecausing anxietyoppressednot having free actionstrictsevere

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MS. nearo) se eówer hlísa beón wile, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 14. Swíðe nearewe (Cott. MS. nearwa) sent and swiðe heánlíce ða menniscan gesǽlþa, 11, 1; Fox 30, 25. Hét hié from hweorfan neorxna wange on nearore líf, Cd.

Linked entry: nearu-cræft

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.
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Th. 249, 8; Jul. 108. with dative Gé þafiaþ eówer fædera weorcum consentitis operibus patrum uestrorum, Lk. Skt. 11, 48.

ge-férscipe

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Gif gé mé (the cook) út ádrífaþ fram eówrum geférscipe (collegio), Coll. M. 29, 9. in special senses, a society of ecclesiastics Þeáh feáwa witena on þám geférscipe beón, R. Ben. 116, 19.

ge-earnian

(v.)
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Þ gé mid eówrum ǽhtum geearnian ꝥ gé þone écan gefeán begytan mótan. 53, 29. Ǽghwylc man sceal on worlde geearnian ꝥ him ꝥ gód móre tó écum médum gegangan, 101, 17. Gehearnian, Angl. xii. 514, 28. absolute Swá hé hér geearnað, Kr. 109.

hwider

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H. 99, 23-25. in dependent clauses. after verbs of asking, finding out, knowing, considering, with local force Eówer nán ne ábsað mé hwyder ic fare, Jn. 16, 5. Hié sendon hlot him betweónum hwider hyra gehwylc faran sceolde, Bl. H. 229, 5.

wífian

(v.)
Grammar
wífian, p. ode

To take a wifeto marryon

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Mé is gesǽd ðæt eówer ancor sægð, ðæt hit sý álýfed ðæt mæssepreóstas wel móton wífian, Homl. Ass. 13, 6. Ne fremaþ nánum menn tó wífienne (wífigæ, Lind.) non expedit nubere, Mt. Kmbl. 19, 10.

on-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
on-líhtan, -leóhtan.

of places or things, to illumine, make bright, cause to shine,to give sight to, make the sight clearto clear the mental vision, to enlightento give light (with dat.)To shine

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Swá onlíhte ( luceat ) eówer leóht, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 16. Onlióhte inlucescat, Kent. Gl. 206

éhtan

Grammar
éhtan, éhtian.
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Mið ðý oehtas iúch (eówer héhtende beóþan, R.) cum persecuti uos fuerint, Mt. L. 5, 11. Þá þe éhtiað mé, Ps. L. 34, 3. Éhte ł éhtigende is ( persecutus est ) feónd sáwle míne, 142, 3. Hig éhton ł hig éhtegende wǽron, 68, 27. Saulus, hwæt éhtesðú mé?

níwe

(adj.)
Grammar
níwe, neówe; adj.

newnot yet usednewrecentnot of long standingnot long madenew (to anything)inexperiencednewnoveldifferent from what has gone before

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Ic eów sylle níwe bebod, Jn. Skt. 13, 34. Singaþ Drihtne neówne sang, Ps. Th. 149, 1 : Ps. Surt. 32, 3. Hí hæfdon neówne gefeán geméted, Elen. Kmbl. 1737; El. 870. Fægere word ðis synd . . . ac forðon hí níwe syndon and uncúþe, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 9.

Linked entry: níwung

swéte

(adj.)
Grammar
swéte, adj.
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. ¶ used substantively :-- Wá eów ðe taliaþ ungód tó góde, biter ðing tó swéte and swéte belǽþaþ, Wulfst. 47, 7, (1 a) of food, sweet in sweet-meat, delicate:?-Swéte mete dapis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 29.

Linked entries: swerum swót

swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.
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Hig swingaþ eów flagellabunt vos. Mt. Kmbl. 10, 17: Mk. Skt. 10, 34. Ǽrest hiene mon swong primo virgis caesus, Ors. 4, 5 ; Swt. 168, 4: Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 13. Ða nam Pilatus ðone Hǽlend and swang (flagellavit) hyne. Jn. Skt. 19, 1. Hié hine swungon.