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FÍF

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FÍF, generally indecl

FIVEquinque

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Him togeánes fífe fóron folc-cyningas five kings of nations marched against them, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 3; Gen. 1974. Beóþ fífe on ánum húse todǽlede érunt quinque in dŏmo ūna divīsi, Lk. Bos. 12, 52.

Linked entry: fífe

fóre-weard

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
fóre-weard, fór-weard, -werd, -ward; adj.

FORWARDforeformerearlyprōnusantĕriorprior

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On ðæs cyninges ríce fóreweardum in the fore [part of the] reign of the king; cujus regni princĭpio. Bd. 5, 2; S. 614, 24: 5, 23; S. 646, 3.

hǽðen

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hǽðen, adj.
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Bachsecg and Halfdene ða hǽðenan cyningas Bachsecg and Halfdene the heathen kings, 871; Erl. 74, 17.

lang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-sum, adj.

Longprolixlong-enduringlong-suffering

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Ða þrý cyningas hæfdon langsume sprǽce wið ðone gedrehtan Job, Homl. Th. ii. 456, 24. Langsume longanimem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 52. Tó langsumum wýtum, Homl. Skt. 4, 120.

á-rísan

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Of manegum landum máre landriht áríst tó cyninges gebanne, 432, 6. Hit áríseþ eówrum sáulum tó hundteóntigfealdre méde it will came to be a hundredfold reward for your souls, Bl. H. 41, 19.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Hét se cyning bannan út here, 1048; P. 174, 22. Þis wearð Harolde cyng gecýdd, and hé gaderade þá mycelne here (cf. Harold gegæderade sciphere (-fyrde, v.l.) and landhere (-fyrde, v. l.), P. 195, 38), 1066; P. 199, 27.

hám

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Hæfde se cyning his fierd on tú tónumen, swá ꝥ hié wǽron simle healfe æt hám, healfe úte, Chr. 894; P. 84, 32.

yfel

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel, adj.
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Se yfela unrihtwísa cynincg, Met. 15, 1. Fram yfelum menn ab homine malo, Ps. Th. 139, 1. Yflum, Exon. Th. 96, 20; Cri. 1577. From ðære inwitfullan yflan tungan a lingua dolosa, Ps. Th. 119, 3.

betǽcan

(v.)

to entrustguidanceto hand overpaygiveto assigndestineyield toto direct

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God betǽhte hig Chusan cyninge Dominus tradidit eos in manus Chusan regis, Jud. 3, 8. Bútan him man betǽhte Judan, Hml. S. 25, 614. Betǽhte grǽdigum ceaflum, An. Ox. 1479.

ge-ban

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ban, -bann, -benn, es; n.

a commandordinancedecreeproclamationmandātumstătūtumdecrētumthe indictionindictioedictum

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Indiction is useful in ascertaining the exact year in a reign, etc Ðam mildestan cyninge Cantwara, Wihtrǽde, ríxigendum, ðé fíftan wintra his ríces, ðý niguþan gebanne, in ðære stówe ðy hátte Berghámstyde, ðǽr wæs gesamnad eádigra geþeahtendlíc ymcyme

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Óðra gesceafta weorðaþ him selfe tó náuhte, Met. 11, 87. which it immediately precedes On ðé sylf cyning wrát, wuldres God, Andr. Kmbl. 3017; An. 1511. Héht sylf cyning him Abraham tó, Cd. Th. 161, 27 ; Gen. 2671.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

ge-líc

(adj.)
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Cyning and arcebiscop ágan gelícne and efendýrne mundbryce, Ll. Th. i. 330, 17. Gelíc heá onfeingon mearde parem acceperunt mercedem, Mt. p. 18, 13. Manigu wítu wǽron máran þonne óðru; nú sint ealle gelíce, 68, 7.

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Cyningas swylce iú wǽron, Exon. Th. 310, 32; Seef. 83. Beaduþreáta mǽst swylce cyning ymbsittendra meahte ábannan tó beadwe, Elen.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

BLÍÐE

(adj.)
Grammar
BLÍÐE, comp. blíðra; superl. blíðost; def. se blíða, seó, ðæt blíðe; adj.
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Cyning wæs ðý blíðra the king was the blither, Elen. Kmbl. 192; El. 96: Bt. Met. Fox 9, 63; Met. 9, 32: Byrht. Th. 136, 5; By. 146.

on-fón

(v.)
Grammar
on-fón, p. -féng; pp. -fangen (
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Conon mid micle gefeán onfangen wæs, 3, I; Swt. 98, 25. in a special sense of receiving at the baptismal font, or at confirmation, to stand sponsor to a person: — His (Godrum) se cyning onféng æt fulwihte, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 22.

Linked entries: an-fón on-fónd

fæder

a parenta step-fatherforefatherfathersancestorsfathera god-fathera patron

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Hine (Eádweard) gecés tó fæder (fædere, v. l.) and tó hláforde Scotta cyning and eall Scotta þeód, 924; P. 104, 18. the head of a family Þæs mynstres fæder (the abbot, cf. l. 39), Hml. S. 33, 13. Cuoeðas gié ðǽm fædir (feder, R.) hiórodas, Lk.

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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Gehwone, 97. an adj. or ptcpl. used substantively Cyning clǽnra gehwæs, Cri. 703 : An. 914. Eádigra gehwám . . . lifgendra gehwám, Exod. 4, 6. Hé geaf blisse gehwǽm égbúendra, Chr. 995; P. 122, I. Wiþ láþra gehwæne, 937; P. 106, 17.

BURH

(n.)
Grammar
BURH, burg; gen. burge; dat. byrig, byrg; acc. burh, burg; pl. nom. acc. burga; gen. burga; dat. burgum; f. [beorh, beorg = burh, burg the impert. of beorgan to defend] .
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Ðone æðeling on ðære byrig métton, ðǽr se cyning ofslægen læg they found the ætheling in the inclosure of the dwelling, where the king lay slain, Chr. 755; Th. 84, 19, col. 1: L. Edm. S. 2; Th. i. 248, 16: L.

DREÁM

(n.)
Grammar
DREÁM, es; m.

joy, pleasure, gladness, mirth, rejoicing, rapture, ecstasy, frenzy jubĭlum, lætĭtia, gaudium, delīrium An instrument of music, music, rapturous music, harmony, melody, orgănum = όργανoν, musĭca, concentus, harmŏnia = άρμoνία, modulātio, modus, melōdia = μελωδία, cantus

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Hér ge-endode eorþan dreámas Eádgár Engla cyning in this year [A. D. 975] Edgar, king of the Angles, ended the pleasures of earth, Chr. 975; Erl. 124, 29; Edg. 21: Exon. 32 b; Th. 102, 5; Cri. 1668.

nǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nǽnig, ( = ne ǽnig).

not anynonenono onenot any one

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Mid ðý se cyning nǽnige þinga ( nulla tenus ) his bénum geþafian wolde, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 11. Grammar nǽnig, with other negatives Ne ðǽr nǽnig wihte wénan þorfte, Beo. Th. 316; B. 157 : 490; B. 242. Nǽnig gumena ongitan ne mihte, Andr.

Linked entry: nán