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eorþe

the groundsoillandearththe eartha landcountrysoilmoulddust

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From burgum and from túnum on eorþan besuncen, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 13. as a place of burial Hié ne mehton þá gefarenan tó eorþan bringan, Ors. 2, 6; S. 86, 28. His ne cóm furðon án bán tó eorðan, Shrn. 54, 29. Heora líchoman licggað on eorðan, Bl.

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

pening

(n.)
Grammar
pening, penning, pending, penig, pennig, es; m.
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Bringaþ mé ðone pening ( denarium ), Mk. Skt. 12, 15. Ðá brohton hí him ǽnne peninc (penig, MS. A. : penning, Lind.), Mt. Kmbl. 22, 19. Hé sealde ǽlcon ǽnne penig (penning, Lind.) ...

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gafol

(adj.)
Grammar
gafol, Add:

tribute.payment exacted by a stronger from a weaker people, by the conqueror from the conqueredpayment exacted by the state, a taxpayment exacted by the churchpayment exacted by a lord, e.g. rent by a landlord a contribution exacted in aida rateinterest a debt due, obligation

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Gif wilisc man geþeó ꝥ hé hæbbe híwisc landes and mæge cyninges gafo forð bringan (þám cyng gafol gyldan, v. l.), Ll. Th. i. 186, 14. Landágende men ic lǽrde ꝥ hié heora gafol águldon, Bl.

ge-writ

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Bringað hý Gode on gewrite ealle þæt wé gedóð, Wlfst. 233, 7. Hí þurh ǽrendrakan and þurh gewrite atíwdon hwí hí ðǽr beón ne mihton, Chr. 1074; P. 204, 6.

god-cund

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Godcunde lác bringan, 47, 4. Godcund gebed, Lch. ii. 140, 21. Godcunde gebedo prayers addressed to God, Wlfst. 240, 16. of dues, penalties, discipline, &c. Gif hwá forwyrne godcunde gerihta de ecclesiae debita vi detinente.

Linked entry: god-lic

þys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þys-líc, þyl-líc; pron.

Such

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Ðás ðyllíce bringaþ gestreón, Homl. Th. ii. 550, 35: Homl. Skt. i. 4, 290. For ðyllecum næs hé geunrótsod, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 8. Mid þyllícum and mid manegum þyllícum, Ps. Th. 10, 7. Ða ðe heora lustum folgiaþ and ðyllíce ádreógaþ, Homl.

Linked entries: þislíc þyl-líc

hider

to this worldto this lifein this worldto this pointhither and thitherto and fro

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Bringað hyne tó mé hider (hidir, L.) afferte huc illum ad me, Mt. 17, 17. Gá hé hider tó mé jungatur mihi. Past. 383, 1. where a verb of motion is implied Hé hine sóna hider lǽt, Mk. ii. 3.

Linked entry: hider-cyme

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon) ; cpve. sélra, sélla ; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.
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Ne hýrde ic guman ǽnigne bringan ofer sealtne mere sélran láre, Menol. Fox 204 ; Men. 103. Gé synt sélran ðonne manega spearuan, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 31. Gif hé nele ðone sélestan dǽl Gode gedǽlan, Blickl.

Linked entry: sélost

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Homl. 179, 7. to afford Hit wæs geset on ðære ealdan ǽ, ðæt ða ðe mihton ðurhteón sceoldon bringan ánes geáres lamb, and áne culfran ... Gif hwylc wíf tó ðam unspédig wǽre, ðæt heó ðás ðing begytan ne mihte..., Homl. Th. i. 138, 35.

wlite

(n.)
Grammar
wlite, es; m.: wlitu, e (and? an;
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v. wlita, II.
); f.

aspectcountenancelooksappearanceshapeformgood looksbeautiful appearancebeautygloryornament

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Bringaþ Drihtne wlite and áre, wuldor ðridde afferte Domino gloriam et honorem, Ps. Th. 95, 7. Gegyrede mid eallum mistlícum hrægla wlitum circumcincta varietate, 44, 15.

Linked entries: wlita wlitu

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly usedspace to be traversed, a journeymanner, mode, method, plan way, way,

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Gif se weg swá lang beó, ðæt ðú ðíne þing bringan ne mage, Deut. 14, 24. Hig hæfdon sumne dǽl weges gefaren proces*-*serant paululum, Gen. 44, 4: aliquantulum itineris confecissent, Bd. 1. 23 ; S. 485, 30.

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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Ðá tǽhte man hyre ðæt hió sciolde bringan his fæder gold the court directed that she was to bring his father's gold, Chart. Th. 289, 34. Ðæt hé him dǽdbóte tǽce ut sibi poenitentiam praescribat, L. Ecg. C. proem.; Th. ii. 130, 35.

sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sceatt, es ; m.

property, goods, wealth, treasureprice, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods a coin

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Bringaþ gé on mín beren eówerne teóþan sceat (Malachi 3, 10), Blickl. Homl. 39, 26: 53, 11. Ðonne lǽre ic eów, ðæt gé syllon eówre teóþan sceattas earmum mannum, 49, 19: 43, 3. Abram his teóþan sceattas ( decimas ) offrede, Prud. 5 a: L.

Linked entry: sceat

winter

(n.)
Grammar
winter, es; m. (in pl. a neuter form wintru occurs, as well as masculine wintras, winter: the dat. sing. wintra is a trace of earlier u-stem declension).

a season of the yearwinterwintry weathercolda year

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God ána wát hwæt him weaxendum winter bringaþ, Exon. Th. 327, 26; Vy. 9. Hí wǽron on Egipta lande feówer hund wintra and þrítig wintra, Ex. 12, 40. Ymb þrittig wintra, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 25.

BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Bothambobothamboambæambobothambo et ambæ vel ambæ et amboof bothamborumambarumamborumto bothambobusambabusambobusbothambosambasambobothambos et ambas velambas et ambwithby bothambobusambabusambobus

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Bringaþ Drihtne, bú ætsomne, wlite, m. and áre f. bring to the Lord, both together, glory and honour Ps. Th. 95, 7. Hát bú tú aweg Agar féran and Ismael command both the two to go away, Hagar and Ishmael Cd. 134; Th. 169, 12 ; Gen. 2798.

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Nú is geméted þæt Maria hæfð níwe endebyrdnysse ongunnon Gode mid tó gecwémanne, cweð þæt heó wile hire mægðhád bringan, Hml. A. 129, 442-130, 449. a stated form of a rite, order of service: Þá gefullode hine mon on ðǽre ciricean endebyrdnesse, Bl.

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Þæt hig bringan melwes þone teóðan dǽl þæs gemetes þe man nemð ephi, healf ǽr undern, healfe ofer undern (medium ejus mane, et medium ejus vespere), Lev. 6, 20.

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híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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Ne hýrde ic gumena ǽnigne ǽfre bringan ofer sealtne mere sélran láre, Men. 101. with infin.: Ne hýrde ic cymlícor ceól gegyrwan, B. 38. intrans. Hí ne gesáwon sundbúende ne ymbútan hí ne hérdon, Met. 8, 14.

hám

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Ger. heim-bringa domi duca (domi duca dea quae praeessee] :-- Ne hí ne beóþ hám gebróhte neque nubentur, An.

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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Ðé sceal on woruld bringan Sarra sunu, sóð forð gán wyrd æfter ðiosum wordgemearcum, Cd. Th. 142, 1 ; Gen. 2355. Gǽð á wyrd swá hió sceal, Beo. Th. 915; B. 455. Ne wæs wyrd, ðæt hé má móste manna cynnes ðicgean, 1473; B. 734.

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