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eard

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Se cyning wolde þone eard ( Northumbria ) mid ealle fordón, Chr. 948; P. 112, 32. Eord, Shrn. 156, 1. Hé ( St.

ge-bǽru

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Se engel him geheht ꝥ hé wolde geseón heora gebǽro ( see how they behaved ), Bl.

rúm

(adj.)
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rúm, adj.

roomy, spacious, ample, extensive roomy, open, unencumbered. long, extended ample, great, liberalunrestricted, clear, free from conditionslaxample, far-reachingliberal.great, noble, august

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Similar entries v. rúmian temporal, long, extended Bútan him se cyng rúmran fyrstes geunnan wolde, L. Eth. vii. 4; Th. i. 330, 12. of mental qualities, ample, great, liberal Ic mæg þurh rúmne sefan rǽd gelǽran, Beo. Th. 561; B. 278.

CLIF

(n.)
Grammar
CLIF, clyf, cleof, es; n.

A CLIFF, rock, steep descentpromon ory, clivus, rupes, promontorium

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A CLIFF, rock, steep descent; promon ory, clivus, rupes, promontorium Ða ludéi lǽddon Crist to ánum clife, and woldon hine niðerascúfan the Jews led Christ to a cliff, and would cast him down, Homl. Th. ii. 236, 33.

Linked entries: cleof cliof clyf

á-lǽdan

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Ox. 3335. to bear off; carry off an object Swá hwæt swá hí ( two ravens ) mihton gegrípan, hí þæt woldon onweg álǽdan, Guth. 50, 24. Ealle þá scipu þe hié álǽdan ne mehton hié tóbrǽcon, Chr. 896; P. 89, 20.

eáster-dæg

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woldon habban þone hálgan Eásterdæg geblódegodne mid þæs Hǽlendes blóde, Hml. A. 67, 61. of the Christian festival. a day in Easter-week Se forma Eásterdæg Easter Sunday, Guth. 82, 12. Ǽr þám drihtenlican Eásterdæge before Easter Sunday, Hml.

folc-lic

publicnationalcommongeneralpublicplebeiancommoncommonpopulous

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Add: that concerns the whole people, public, national Hí woldon ferian mid folclicum wurðmynte þone hálgan líchaman, and læcgan innan þǽre cyrcan they wanted to give the body a public funeral, Hml. S. 32, 174.

hentan

to seizetaketo arrestto capturestriketo try to get

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S. 23, 49. to capture an animal Þá woldon þá hǽþenan he[n]tan þǽre leó, ac heó gelælite ǽfre ǽnne and æune, Hml.

tówendan

(v.)
Grammar
tówendan, p. de

To overthrowupsetsubvertoverturnto overthrowdemolishto overthrowdestroyto destroy by changingto repeal a lawabrogateabolishoverthrowdestroy

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woldon tówendon ealle ða gesetuessa ðe Domicianus hæfde ǽr geset, Ors. 6, 10; Bos. 120, 32 note. in a figurative sense Háwa ðæt se inra wind ðe ne tówende, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 32.

fæstan

to fastto abstain

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Þonne hié woldon sylfe firene fæstan (abstain from sin), Dan. 592. with prep. Þá fram middangeardes gyrninge fæstað qui a mundi ambitione jejunant, Scint. 53, 18.

on-sittan

(v.)

to occupy to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person)to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)

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Hí onsǽton and ondrédon ðæt wé heom grame beón woldon, 23, 273. Godes him ondrédon hete, heofoncyninges níþ swíðe onsǽton, Cd. Th. 48, 1; Gen. 769. Ðonne ðú ðé selfum swíðost onsitte, Met. 5, 38. Ðú ðé láðra ne þearft hæleþa hildþræce onsittan, Cd.

á-scúfan

to drive awayrepelto expelto drive forwardimpeloverthrowto give up

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woldon hine niðer áscúfan (of clife), Hml. Th. ii. 236, 34. Ásceófan, Hml. S. 18, 350. Beseah hé tó þǽre sceande (Iezebel) up and hét hí ásceófon underbæc, 345. Wæs ic ána út ásceofen, 23 b, 415. Betwux þám leónum áscofen, Hml.

be-cweþan

to sayto urgepressto speak forpray forto bequeathegrant by will

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D. 324, 16: Þá bróðra woldon hine scyldan mid heora gebedum and fore gebiddan (orando protegere)), Hml. Th. i. 534, 10. to bequeathe, grant by will (cwide) Hit becwæð sé ðe hit áhte, Ll. Th. i. 184, 1.

ge-cweþan

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On þǽre ylcan tíde þe God gecwæð ( praedixerat ), Gen. 21, 2. to settle. to agree upon a course of action, arrange, fix a time Hé cwæð tó ðám gebróðrum þæt hé wolde sylf on ðám dæge ðe hé gecwæð þǽr gecuman (cf. hé heom gehét ꝥ hé æfter heom cuman wolde

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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Ðæt God wolde sendan hungor and ádla on manna ceáp. Wulfst. 209, 28. to send forth, emit a sound Heofenfuglas sendaþ stefne mycle dabunt voces suas , Ps.

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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Ic wolde ðíne ðénunge sylf nú gearcian, gif ic mé mid féðunge ferian mihte, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 31.

for-cweþan

to reproachupbraidblamereproverebuketo reproveto refusedeclineto excuseto refuseto receiveto rejectdisapprove of

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Þa wífmen cwǽdon ꝥ hié þá burg werian wolden, gif þá wǽpnedmen ne dorsten ... Ac þá consulas noldon hié selfe swá earge geþencan swá hié þá wífmen ǽr forcwǽdon the consuls would not believe themselves such cowards as the women had called them.

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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Ða cwóman tó ðon ðæt hié woldan ús wundigan nos adlacessere temptabant, Nar. 22, 17.

riht

(n.)
Grammar
riht, es n.

that which is straight or erect, a plumb line that which is straight in a metaphorical sense, right, law, canon, rule what is in accordance with law, human or divine, what is just or proper, right, justice, equity what is just in the case of a criminal, just punishment, justicewhat properly belongs to a person, what may justly be claimed, a right, due what is due from a person, duty what agrees with a proper standard, what is correct or exact, the rights of a case, the truth an account, a reckoning;ratio, mostly in such phrases as - riht ágildan - to render an account

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Gif mon ne mihte hí tó rihte gecyrron, ðæt hí heora wóhdǽda geswícan woldan, Blickl. Homl. 45, 27. Godes lof mid rihte begán, 43, 4. Mid rihte Gode þeówian, 45, 29.

gód

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Swá mycel swá wolde beón gód handebrád, Vis. Lfc. 72. Bið hé gódes leánes weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 440, 18. Hé gegaderode gódne dǽl feós, Hml. S. 25, 468.