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sǽt

(n.)
Grammar
sǽt, To judge by the former of the two passages given here the word in the latter of them should mean a place of concealment for the hunter where he lies in wait for the game which is driven towards him. Such driving of game is described by the hunter in Ælfric's Colloquy, Th. An. 21, 13-22, 18.
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Sǽte haldan would mean to keep the game from avoiding the ambush into which it was being driven. Cf. ge-sǽte

(v.)
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Gyf ðú Godes sunu sý (sig, MS. A.: siǽ, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 4, 3. Sib sý (sig, MS. A.) eów, Lk. Skt. 24, 36. Ðæt gé ne sín (sié, Lind.) ymbhýdige, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 25. Sín (sién, Hatt. MS.) hira eágan áþístrode. Past. 1; Swt. 28, 9.

be-þencan

consider

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Beþænce se fæder þone sunu and se sunu þone fæder bútan yrre, Wlfst. 228, 23. pæt heó beþencen Drihtnes ǽrendgewrit, 230, 33. Hit is earfoðe eall tó gesecganne þæt sé beðencan sceal ðe scíre healt, Angl. ix. 265, 5.

CWEÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWEÐAN, to cweðanne; part. cweðende ; ic cweðe, ðú cweðest, cweðst, cwæðst, cwiðst, cwyðst, cwíst, cwýst, he cweðeþ; cweþ, cwiþ, cwyþ, pl. cweðaþ ; p. ic, he cwæþ, ðú cwǽde , pl. cwǽdon; impert. ¨ cweþ, cweðe , pl. cweðaþ, cweðe; subj. cweðe, pl. cweðen; p. cwǽde, pl. cwǽden ; pp. cweden

To say, speak, call, proclaim dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere

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To say, speak, call, proclaim ; dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere . v. trans Ic ðé wolde lofsang cweðan laudem dixi tibi, Ps. Th. 118, 164: Rood Kmbl. 230; Kr. 116 . For ðam worde ðe se Wealdend cwyþ for the word which the Lord shall speak, Rood Kmbl.

Linked entries: a-cweðan cwýst ðú

DÓN

(v.)
Grammar
DÓN, to dónne; part. dóende, dónde; ic dó, ðú dést, he déþ, pl. dóþ; p. ic, he dyde, ðú dydest, pl.dydon ; impert., pl. dóþ; subj. , pl. dón, dó; p. dyde, pl. dyden; pp. dón, dén

To DO, make, cause agĕre, facĕre

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To DO, make, cause; agĕre, facĕre Ne mót ic dón ðæt ic wylle non licet mihi quod volo facĕre? Mt. Bos. 20, 15: Chr. 876; Erl. 79, 12: 994; Erl. 133, 17: Cd. 10; Th. 12, 23; Gen. 189: Beo. Th. 2349; B. 1172: Bt. Met. Fox 19, 78; Met, 19, 39. Alýfþ on

syndrian

(v.)
Grammar
syndrian, ode

To sunder, separate

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To sunder, separate Eorþena langnyss ná syndraþ (separat), ða ðe sóð lufu geþeód, Scint. 5, 13. Se ðe syndraþ fram leahtre, R. Ben. Interl. 117, 3. Ðæt God gegeadrade, monn ne suindria (separet), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 19, 6

firgen-streám

(n.)
Grammar
firgen-streám, fyrgen-streám, firgend-streám, firigend-streám, es; m,

A mountain-streamthe oceanmontānum vel saltuense flūmenoceănus

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Wæs ic firgenstreámum swíðe besuncen I was deeply sunk in mountain-streams, 103b; Th. 392, 4; Rä. 11, 2. Ymb ealra land gehwilc fiówan firgenstreámas mountain-streams [shall] flow over every land, Menol. Fox 555; Gn. C. 47.

óþ-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-bregdan, -brédan
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to take away, carry off Ða burgleóde óþbrúdon ða snore mid hiere suna, and hí sendon on óðer fæstre fæsten. Ors. 3, II; Swt. 148, 21. Hæbbe hé Godes unmiltse, se ðe ðis áwende and ðere stówe óþbréde, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 4, 3.

GNÆT

(n.)
Grammar
GNÆT, gnætt; gen. gnættes; m.

GNATculex

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Aaron slóh mid ðære girde on ða eorþan, and gnættas wǽron gewordene on mannum and on yrfe; and ealle ðære eorþan dust wæs gewurden to gnættum ofer eall Egipta land Aaron percussit pulverem terræ, et facti sunt sciniphes [gnats] in hominibus, et in jumentis

gellan

(v.)
Grammar
gellan, gillan, giellan, gyllan; part. gellende, gillende, giellende, gyllende; ic gelle, gille, gielle, gylle, ðú gilst, gielst, gylst; he gilleþ, gilþ, gielþ, gylleþ, gylþ, pl. gellaþ, gillaþ, giellaþ, gyllaþ; p. geal, pl. gullon; pp. gollen

To yellsingchirpstrideresonare

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Hí gullon they sung, Andr. Kmbl. 253; An. 127

un-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wéne, adj.

hopelessnot having hope or expectationnot hoped forunexpected

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Hé gehǽlde ánre wydewan sunu ðe unwéne læg, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 103. Hé fond hlingendne, fúsne on forðsíþ, freán unwénne, Exon.

be-gríwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-gríwan, (only in) pp. be-griwen
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Th. i. 384, 27. of guilt, sunk in On ánum dæge hé oft geworhte unrím scylda, and nǽnige gebétan ne wolde, and in oferfyllo hé wæs begriwen on unrihttídum, Vercell. MS. fol. 21 b.

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ge-winna

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Voc. ii. 143, 45. of things that have opposite qualities, a contrary Gód and yfel bióþ simle gewinnan bonum malumque contraria sunt, Bt. 36, 3; F. 174, 36

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teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, <b>. II a.</b>
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Hwílum hí magon begytan þá þing þe heom ǽr teohhode nǽron aliquando obtinere possunt ea, quae non sunt praedestinata, Gr. D. 54, 11. <b>II c.

ge-stihtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stihtian, -stihtan, -stitian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [stihtian to dispose]

To disposeorderdeterminedispōnĕreappōnĕre

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To dispose, order, determine; dispōnĕre, appōnĕre Sunu unrihtwísnesse ne geýcþ oððe ne gestihteþ derian hine fīlius inīquitātis non appōnet nŏcēre eum, Ps. Lamb. 88, 23. Ic gestihtode dispŏsui, Ps. Vos. 72, 25.

Linked entry: ge-stitian

on-hlídan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hlídan, p. -hlád.

To open, uncloseTo be disclosed, to appear

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To be disclosed, to appear Óþ ðæt wuldres gim onhlád until the sun shewed itself, 2539; An. 1271

un-gewlitig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewlitig, adj.

Not brightnot brilliant

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Not bright, not brilliant Ealle ða ðing ðe beorhte beóð ðonne seó sunne hym on scínaþ, hí lýhtaþ ongeán; ac ða ðe ungewligige (-wlitige?) beóð, ða ne lýhtaþ náwiht ongeán ða sunnan, þeáh heó hym on scíne, Shrn. 180, 15

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FEÁWA

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FEÁWA, feá; pl. nom. acc. feáwe, feáwa, feá; gen. feáwena, feáwera, feára; dat. feáwum, feáum, feára; adj.

FEWpauci

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Feáwa synt ðe ðone weg findon pauci sunt qui invĕniunt viam, Mt. Bos. 7, 14: Lk. Bos. 13, 23. Feáwa synt gecorene pauci sunt electi, Mt. Bos. 20, 16: 22, 14.

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tó-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lísan, p. de

To unloose,undo,dissolvesolvere,dissolvere,exsolvereresolvereto undo that which is boundrelease from a bond,to release from captivity, difficulty,to do away with tension,relax,relieveto put an end to the connection between,to separateto dissolve,put an end to,dissipate,to dissolve,relax,destroy the force of,weakento desolate,destroy,to undo a bondto discharge an obligation,to payto break a connection

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Wǽrun míne ǽdra ealle tólýsde renes mei resoluti sunt, Ps. Th. 72, 17. to desolate, destroy, v. tó-lísedness, -lísend, -lísendlíc Nú syndon hí gewordene tólýsde quomodo facti sunt in desolatione, Ps.

Linked entries: tó-lésan tó-lýsan

eáster

(n.)
Grammar
eáster, eástor; gen. eástres; pl. nom. acc. eástro; gen. eástrena; dat. eástron, eástran [ = eástrum]; n: eástre, an; n.

the passover, paschal lamb pascha

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Eástre, the goddess of the rising sun, whose festivities were in April. Hence used by Teutonic christians for the rising of the sun of righteousness, the feast of the resurrection, Bd. de Temp. Rat. Works, vol. ii. p. 81: Grimm&#39;s Deut.

Linked entries: eóster éster