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miþian

(v.)
Grammar
miþian, p. ode
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(the old enemy could not suffer these things in silence nor keep them from being generally known by entrusting them to the secrecy of a dream), swá swá is ǽfre his gewunan, ac mid openlicre gesihþe hé gebróhte hine sylfne beforan eágum þæs árwyrðan fæder

sam

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Sam þe fram þám foresǽdon fæder, sam þe fram æfterfyligendum hys tam a predicto patre, quam a sequacibus suis, Angl. xiii. 375, 140: 377, 176. (2 a) sam þe . . . sam :-- Sam þe him sylfum, sam æftergencgum hyra tam sibi, quam successoribus suis, Angl.

on-þeón

(v.)

to prosperto be successful in ones efforts, to prove serviceable

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Oft ic secga seledreáme sceal fægre onþeón ðǽr guman drincaþ oft must I prove of excellent service to festivity in hall, where men drink, Exon. Th. 480, 14; Rä. 64, 2

be-byrgan

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be-byrgan, -byrgean, -byrian, -byrigan(-ean).
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Ꝥ hé móste his fæder bebyrgean, Bl. H. 23, 14. Hine besmyrwian and bebyrwan (-býwan?; -byrian, v. l.), Gr. D. 318, 3. Hé bebyrged wæs, Bl. H. 177, 25: Chr. 789; P. 55, 18. Add

wrǽt-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wrǽt-líc, adj.

wondrouscurious of wondrous excellencebeautifulnobleexcellentelegant

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Wrǽtlíc is see womb neoþan, wundrum fæger, scír and scýne, 219, 14; Ph. 307: 356, 29; Pa. 19. Heofoncyninges stefn wrǽtlíc, Andr. Kmbl. 185 ; An. 93. Syndon ða foreweallas fægre gestépte, wrǽtlícu wǽgfaru, Cd. Th. 196, 27 ; Exod. 298.

ge-sceap

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Nípende niht, scaduhelma gesceapu scríðan cwóman, B. 650. nature, natural condition Án þára nunnena wæs swýþe fægru æfter þæs líchaman gesceape una virginum juxta carnis hujus putredinem speciosa videbatur, Gr. D. 28, 26.

se

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R. 4, 5. 2 b Þæs wíde, Pa. 4. ¶ :-- Þæt hit wǽre geðúht þæs ðe máre gemynd þæs fæder, Hml.

freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo, frioðo, freoðu, friðo, fryðo, freðo; indecl. f: freoðu, friðu, e; f.

Peacesecurityprotectiona refugepaxsecūrĭtastūtēlaasȳlum

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Utan us to Fæder freoða wilnian let us desire peace from our Father, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 18; Cri. 773

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.

on-wreón

(v.)

to uncover, discloseto uncover, open, remove a coveringto make known, shew forth, reveal, discoverto shew the (hidden) meaning of anything, to explainto shew, display so as to avoid concealmentto display what is bad, to exposeto reveal

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Ne onwreóh ðú sceondlícnysse ðínes fæder ... se ðe gedyrstigaþ onwreón ða sceondlícnysse his steópméder ... se onwríhþ his fæder sceondlícnysse, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 6-16. Womdǽda onwreón, Exon.

Cásern

(n.)
Grammar
Cásern, e; f. [Cásere + en, f. termin. Cáseren, Cásern]
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He [Cásere] wearþ Rómánum swá leóf, and swá weorþ, ðæt hí hine nánuht ne héton búton fæder; and, him to weorþscype, hí héton his wíf, cásern [cásere + en, the f. termin.] eight hundred and sixty-seven years after the building of Rome, Hadrian succeeded

dihtan

(v.)
Grammar
dihtan, ic dihte; p. ic, he [dihtde = ] dihte, dyhte, pl. dihton; pp. dihted ; v. a.

to set in order, dispose, arrange, appoint, direct, compose parāre, dispōnĕre, instruĕre, constituĕre, compōnĕreto order, dictate, inditedirĭgĕre, dictāre

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Ic eów dihte, swá mín Fæder me ríce dihte ego dispōno vobis, sīcut dispŏsuit mihi pater meus regnum, Lk. Bos. 22, 29. Ðǽr se Hǽlend heom dihte ubi constituĕrat illis Iesus, Mt.

full-fremman

(v.)
Grammar
full-fremman, to -fremmenne; p. -fremede; pp. -fremed

To do fullyfulfilfinishperfectpractiseperfĭcĕreperăgĕrepatrāre

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Swá eówer heofonlíca fæder is fullfremed sīcut păter vester cœlestis perfectus est, Mt. Bos. 5, 48: Ælfc. Gr. 20; Som. 23, 12, 13. Ðeáh hí on manegum þingum síen fullfremede though they are perfect in many things, Past. 65; Hat. MS

Linked entry: fremman

ge-treówian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-treówian, -triówian; p. -ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

to trustconfidehopeto make a treatybe confederateto clear one's self

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Ic me on mínne Drihten getreówige ego in te sperabo Domine, 54, 24: 70, 13. to make a treaty, be confederate [v. ge-treówþ] Ða beorn getreówedon betwuh him and sieredon ymbe ðone fæder the children were confederates and plotted against the father, Bt

ge-blówan

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Secgeað lǽcas ꝥte geblówene wyrta þonne sién betste tó wyrcenne tó drencum, Lch. ii. 146, 17. of a place, blooming with plants Hí becómon to sumum felda fægre geblówen, Hml. S. 21, 351 : Gú. 715. Is þæt æðele lond blóstmum geblówen, Ph. 21.

þeón

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(l a) in greeting :-- Fæder mín leófa, þeóh þú an Críste wel (beneualeas in Christo ), Chrd. 92, 17. Add Þá þá hé geseah hine weaxan and þeón in Godes ege cum eum in timore Domini excrevisse videret, Gr. D. 225, 22.

gærsum

(n.)
Grammar
gærsum, es; m. n. Substitute: gærsurna(-e), an; m. (f.): gærsum, es; m.: e; f. , and add

treasurean article of valuetreasures

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Se cyng dǽlde þá ersumang for his fæder sáule, 1086; P. 222, 14-20. Hé hæfð geinnod ꝥ ǽr wæs geútod þurh Godes fultum ... and þurh his gærsuma, Cht.

BYRGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BYRGAN, birgan, byrigan, birigan, birgean, byrigean, byrian; p. de; pp. ed [beorg tumulus]; v. trans.
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Alýf me ǽrest byrigan mínne fæder permitte mihi primum sepelire patrem meum, Lk. Bos. 9, 59: 9, 60. Hine man byrigde swá him wel gebýrede they buried him as well became him, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 21: Hy. 10, 29; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 29

íg

(n.)
Grammar
íg, e; f.

An island

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An island Wulf is on iége ic on óðerre fæst is ðæt églond fenne biworpen sindon wælreówe weras ðǽr on íge the wolf is on one island, I on another; closely is that island surrounded with fen, fierce men are there on the island, Exon. 100 b; Th. 380, 6

méd

(n.)
Grammar
méd, e; f.

Meedreward

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Elles næbbe gé méde mid eówrum fæder ðe on heofenum ys, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 1. Méde onfón, 6, 5. Hé mé méde gehét, Beo. Th. 4275; B. 2134. Ðé sind gehealdene ðíne méda gewisse, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 24: Cd. 19; Th. 130, 29; Gen. 2167.