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scrífan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
scrífan, p. scráf, pl. scrifon; pp. scrifen
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Deáþ ðæs ne scrífeþ (cf. se deáþ swelces ne récþ mors spernit altam gloriam, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 32), Met. 10, 29. Rihtes ne scrífeþ, 25, 53.

Linked entry: be-scrifen

tweó

(n.)
Grammar
tweó, twý; gen. tweón, twýn; m.
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Mid ðý sumum monnum com on tweón hwæðer hit swá wǽre cum hoc an ita esset quibusdam venisset in dubium, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 26. hesitation, delay Búta tuiá ðú onfindes sine mora reperies, Mt.

Linked entries: tuá tweón twý

swíge

(n.)
Grammar
swíge, (but swígea occurs, Scint. 82, 1), an; f.
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v. swígung, Suígo dyde ðe brýdgum moram faciente sponso, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 5. [Or is this a different word? cf. (?) Icel. svig a curve, circuit; sveigja to bend, sway.]

tídre

(adj.)
Grammar
tídre, tiédre, tédre, týdre, tiddre, tyddre, and tíder (? v. tidder, Hpt. Gl. 436, 59); adj.
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Se wyrttruma byþ breáþ and tídre, ðonne hé gedríged byþ, Lchdm. i. 260, 7. weak, frail, of physical, mental, or moral weakness in persons Ðæt hiw úre tyddran gecynde, Blickl. Homl. 29, 4. Seó godcundnes onféng úre týdran gecynde, 17, 27.

á-rísan

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H. 235, 20. (2 a) of the sun :-- Seó sunne áríst swíðe ǽr on morgen up, Ps. Th. 18, 5. to rise after death Árás emersit (tumbis atris ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 18. Drihten hét ealle árísan þe on þám wætere wǽron, Bl. H. 247, 26.

leahter

(n.)
Grammar
leahter, es; m.

a crimefaultoffencesinvicedisgracefulreproachopprobriumblamedisgracediseasedisorderhurtmalady

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a moral defect, a crime, fault, offence, sin, vice, disgraceful or shameful act, reproach, opprobrium, blame, disgrace Leahter crimen, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 29. Hosp, lehter probrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 35.

Linked entry: lehter

un-wemme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wemme, adj.

spotlesswithout blemishwithout defectuninjureduninjuredinviolateundefiledpureimmaculateperfectpureimmaculate

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Th. 197, 7; Az. 186. in a moral sense, undefiled, pure, immaculate, perfect For ðí ic weorðe unwemme ( immaculatus ) beforan him, Ps. Th. 17, 23: 18, 12. Sié heorte mín unwemme, Ps. Surt. 118, 80.

Linked entries: -wemme on-wæmme

á-feallan

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(l a) of moral failure, to fall into sin :-- Hí áfellað on hefegum scyldum, Past. 437, 3. Hí áfeallað on micla scylda, 7. to fall from power, &c. Áscoben áfeóll inpulsus versalus sum . Bl. Gl.

earm

(adj.)
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Hí sint earmran and dysigran and ungesǽligran, 32, 3; F. 118, 28. (1 a) in a moral sense :-- Hit is scondlic ymb swelc tó sprecanne hwelc hit þá wæs, þá swá earme wíf and swá elðeódge ( mulieres patria profugae ) hæfdon gegán þone cræftgestan dǽl ealles

fæger

fairdesirablehandsomefairplausiblefairpleasant

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Ox. 1052. of moral beauty Wæs fæger eáðmódnes geméted on þǽre fǽmnan, Bl. H. 9, 21. Fægeran formosiore (virginitate), An. Ox. 4978. fig. as an epithet of sound, odour, &c.

lyft

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In lyft ástág cirm, Gú. 363. the upper region of the air, sky, heaven Tó morgen hyt byð smylte weder ; þes heofon (caelum) ys reád . . . Tó dæg hyt byð hreóh weder; þeós lyft (caelum) scínð unwederlíce, Mt. 16, 3.

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, e; f. (but ofer ðínne mǽð,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 27.
  • )

measuredegreeproportionthe measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacydegreerankstatusconditiondue measurerightdue measure in regard to othershonourrespect

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Manna má ðonne hit ǽnig mǽþ wǽre more men than was at all right. Byrht. Th. 137, 33. Ofer mǽþe justo amplius.

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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Other forms are more descriptive of the general character or object of the obligation, regni defensio, iv. 149, ii : expeditio popularis, 74, 17communis expedifionis labor, 98, 8 ; communis (rata, justa, si necessitas exigaf) expeditio, v. 102, 6: iv.

HÁTAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÁTAN, ic háte, ðú hátest, hætsþ, hé háteþ, hát, hǽt, pl. hátaþ; p. héht, hét, pl. héhton, héton; pp. háten.

to bid, order, commandto promise, vowto call, name, give a name toto name, call, bid, commandto call, name, promise, vownominare, appellare, jubere, præcipere

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Ða mon sceal swá micle má hátan ðonne biddan those are to be so much the more commanded than entreated, Past. 26; Swt. 181, 21. with a verb of motion omitted :-- Héht óðre dæge hie ealle þrý in beforan hine he commanded that next day they should all

Linked entry: ge-hátan

libban

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Gif hé móste þá gýt twá geár libban if he could have lived two years more, Chr. 1086 ; P. 220, 27. VI a. said of Deity and spirits Ðǽr Drihten leofaþ á búton ende on écnesse, Bl. H. 83, 3.

ge-weorþan

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Morgen gewærð mane facto. Mt. L. 27, l. Gewarð sunnadoeg (gewordenum restedæge, W. S. ), Mk. L. R. 6, 2: Lk. L. (W.

DÆG

(n.)
Grammar
DÆG, gen. dæges; pl. nom. acc. dagas; m: daga, an; m.

DAY dies the time of a man's life tempus vitæ humanæ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear to men

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Thes. vol. i. p. 135; Runic pm. 24; Kmbl. 344, 9. the daily service of the early English church is recorded, referring to the example of the Psalmist, thus,-Dauid cwæþ seofon síðon on dæg ic sang ðé, Drihten, to lofe,-Ðæt is Ǽrst on ǽrne morgen; — Eft

wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm, wurm, weorm, es; m.

a reptileserpenta creeping insecta worm

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Ðæt swurd þurhwód wyrm ... draca morðre swealt, Beo. Th. 1777-1789; B. 886-892. Wyrmas reptilia, Blickl. G1.

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bodian

(v.)

to declareproclaimto foretellprophesycelebratepraiseto preacha persona doctrinebelief

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Ben. 22, 17 note. of religious or moral teaching, to preach, a person Scyppend ealra gesceafta, þone ic bodige, Bl. H. 187, 9. a doctrine, belief, & c. Manige men þá godcundan láre gehýrað, and him mon þá oft bodaþ and sægþ, Bl. H. 57, 19.

inne

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(a β) with þǽr (i) demonstrative :-- Hé fand þǽr inne æðelinga gedriht swefan, B. 118: Dan. 275. ꝥ þú þǽr to morgne mæssan inne gesinge, Bl. H. 207, 5: 205, 6: Ll. Th. i. 226, 29. (ii) relative :-- Hé eóde intó ðám búre þár his dohtor inne wæs, Ap.