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húru

(adv.)
Grammar
húru, adv.

At leastat all eventsat any ratein any casehoweverevenyetonlyindeedcertainlyespecially

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Ðæt deáh tó ǽlcum and húru tó deópun dolgum it is good for all, and especially for deep wounds, L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 114, 1. Ðæt man cristene men and unforworhte of earde ne sylle ne húru on hǽðene leóde certainly not to a heathen nation, L.

Linked entry: híru

slǽd

(n.)
Grammar
slǽd, sléd, es; n.
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Heó talden whar me heom kepen mihte in ane slade deopen, 26887. Geond slades & geon dunen, 28365. By slente oþer slade, Allit. Pms. 5, 141.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Gif wé willað áreccan ealle ðá gewitnyssa . . . þonne gǽð þǽr swíðe micel hwíl tó, 18, 11. to amount, be equivalent to xv. pund wætres gáþ to sestre, Lch. ii. 298, 26. to attain, reach, extend Se rodor gǽð under ðás eorðan ale swá deóp swá bufan.

diht

(n.)
Grammar
diht, es; m.
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Hé gedihte ealle gesceafta . . . and on ðám deópan dihte stódon ealle þá ðing ðe ðágyt nǽron. Witodlíce wé wǽron on þám dihte, Hml. Th. ii. 206, 8-19. <b>I a.</b> of composition :--- Hé gesette þurh his sylfes diht án þúsend bóca, Hml.

BRAND

(n.)
Grammar
BRAND, brond, es; m.

a BRAND, fire-brand, torch;titio, torris a burning, flame, fire;incendium, flamma, ignisA sword;ensis

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Brondas lácaþ on ðam deópan dæge fires shall flare on that awful day, Exon. 116 b; Th. 448, 23; Dom. 58. Bronda of fires. Beo. Th. 6302; B. 3161: Exon. 116 a; Th. 445, 25; Dom. 13.

Linked entry: brond

wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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Th. 377, 15; Deór. 4. Wræce bisgodon fǽge þeóda miseries troubled the doomed peoples, Cd.

gifu

(n.)
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Mið Godes geafa Deo donante Jn. p. 187, 13. Þú gemétst gife (gyfe, v. l. gratiam ) myd Gode, Lk. l, 30: Bl. H. 7, 18. Þurh Godes gife, 121, 10.

húru

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Ne mé húru forswelge sǽgrundes deóp ne me demergat tempestas aquae. Ps. Th. 68, 15. to a question On hwám mæg húru ǽfre ǽnig man on worolde swíðor God wurðian þonne on circan ?, Ll. Th. i. 334, 25. See next word

wiht

(n.)
Grammar
wiht, e ; f. : es; n.

a wightcreaturebeingcreated thinga whitthingaughtanythingwithout a negativeaughtalonewith a genitive

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Wihta gehwylce, deóra and fugla, 61, 10; Cri. 982. Cynna gehwylc cucra wuhta, ðara ðe lyft and flód fédaþ, feoh and fuglas, Cd. Th. 78, 23; Gen. 1297. Dreám cwicra wihta, Exon. Th. 411, 5 ; Rä. 29, 8.

ge-medemian

(v.)
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Th. i. 424, 15 :-- Hié cwǽdon, ' Deo gratias, for ðon wé wǽron tó dæge ealle on ánnesse gemedemode.' For ðon is se cwide gefylled, 'Ecce quam bonum habitare fratres in unum, ' Bl. H. 139, 26.

in-geþanc

(n.)
Grammar
in-geþanc, es ; m. n.

Thoughtthinkingcogitationintentmindheartconscience

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Nú ic wilnige ðæt ðeós sprǽc stigge on ðæt ingeþonc ðæs leorneres ut ad lectoris sui animum gradiatur, Past. prm; Swt. 23, 16. Se dysega ungeþyldega all his ingeþonc hé geypt totum spiritum suum profert stultus, 33, 4; Swt. 220, 10.

Linked entry: inn-geþanc

nǽnig

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

not anynonenono onenot any one

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Ðeós dǽd nǽnige þinga forholen ne wurþe, Lchdm. iii. 60, 24 : Met. 10, 16 : 19, 37. Ne sculon mæssepreóstas náteshwón nǽnig þinga bútan óðrum mannum mæssan syngan, L. E. I. 7; Th. ii. 406, 21

Linked entry: nán

þyncan

(v.)
Grammar
þyncan, p. þúhte.

to seemappearto seem fit

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ðeós (ród) heardra þynceþ, Exon. Th. 91, 9; Cri. 1489: 383, 14; Rä. 4, 10: Met. 12, 8. Þincð, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 25: Met. 12, 18. Þisþinceþ riht micel, ðæt..., Cd. Th. 149, 17; Gen. 2476. Mé ðæt riht ne þinceþ, ðæt..., 19, 11; Gen. 289.

Linked entries: þincan ge-þyncan

ge-þóht

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Wé geáscodon Eormanríces wylfenne geþóht, Deór. 22.

Linked entry: þóht

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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S. 771, 45. 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

wyrm

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

a reptileserpenta creeping insecta worm

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Ic sende wildera deóra téð on hig mid wurmum and næddrum dentes bestiarum immittam in eos atque serpentium, Deut. 32, 24. Wurmum tó ǽte, Wulfst. 145, 10. Aspidas, ǽtrene wyrmas, Ps. Th. 139, 3. Nicras, wyrmas and wildeór, Beo.

Linked entries: weorm wurm

ge-wunelic

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Becómon ðicce ðeóstru ofer Egypta lande, swá þæt heora nán binnon ðrím dagum óðerne ne geseah, and on Israhéla ðeóde wǽron gewunelice dagas, 194, 6. customary, in accordance with fixed custom.

hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hell, helle, e; f.
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Tó þám (þǽre, v.l.) deópan helle, Hml. S. 27, 159. Þæs þú in helle scealt werhðo dreógan, B. 588. On þǽre fýrenan helle. Bl. H. 45, 5. Wið þone weallendan bryne þe weallað on helle, Ll. Th. i. 364, 13.

tó-stencan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stencan, p -stencte; pp. -stenced, -stenct.

to scatter the parts of a wholedisperse a number of objects gathered togetherto destroy the integrity of a wholedissipatebring to noughtoverthrow

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Drihten tóstenceþ (dissipat) geþeaht ðeóda, 32, 10. Tóstencþ goldhord dissipabit thesaurum (Prov. 21, 20), Kent. Gl. 793. Se (Edwy) þurh his cildhádes nytenesse his ríce tóstencte and his ánnesse tódǽlde, Lchdm. iii. 434, 36.

stów

(n.)
Grammar
stów, e ; f.
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Voc. i. 85, 31. a place, spot, locality, site Ðeó stów ( Calvary ) wæs gehende ðære ceastre, ðǽr se Hǽlend wæs áhangen, Jn. Skt. 19, 20 : Elen. Kmbl. 1347 ; El. 675. Nis ðæt heóru stów, Beo. Th. 2749 ; B. 1372.