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BÍDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÍDAN, ic bíde, ðú bídest, bítst, bíst, he bídeþ, bít, pl. bídaþ; p. ic, he bád, ðú bide, pl. bidon; pp. biden; acc. gen.

To BIDE, abide, continue, remain, tarry, wait, await, expect, enduremanere, remanere, morari, habitare in aliquo loco, expectare, consequi, sustinere

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Bídaþ Dryhtnes dómes they await the Lord's doom, Exon. 23 a; Th. 63, 17; Cri. 1021. Bád sóþra geháta he awaited the faithful promises, Cd. 71; Th. 86, 2; Gen. 1424. Hie ðæs bidon for this they waited, Exon. 10 a; Th. 10, 4; Cri. 147.

Linked entries: a-bídan bád bídende

dryht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
dryht-líc, driht-líc, driht-lec; comp. -lícra; sup. -lícest; adj.

Lordly, noble, distinguishedprincĭpālis, nōbĭlis, exĭmius

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Drihtlíce cempan hyra sweord getugon the noble warriors drew their swords, Fins. Th. 29; Fin. 14 : Beo. Th. 2320; B. 1158. Hí on dryhtlícestum dóme lifdon they lived in the most lordly power, Exon. 82 b; Th. 310, 35; Seef. 85

Linked entry: driht-líc

Dryhten-lic

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Th. i. 132, 29. Ꝥ húsel ... þone drihtenlican hláf, Ll. Th. ii. 392, 6. Þa drihtenlican þénunge the Lord's supper, Hml. A. 151, 11

a-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scirpan, a-scyrpan, a-scerpan, a-scearpan; p. te, tun; pp. ed

To sharpenexacuere

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To sharpen; exacuere Swíðor ablendaþ ðæs módes eágan ðonne hí hí ascirpan they rather blind the eyes of the mind than sharpen them, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 34

ge-þǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þǽnan, p. de
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þám þurh þá tóflówennysse þæs streámes beón geþǽnede (-þén-, v. l. ) þá inngeþancas geleáffulra breósta, 94, 22 v. þán, and cf. ge-þawenian

Linked entry: þǽnan

ge-rýne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rýne, -ríne, -réne, es; pl. nom. acc. -u, -o, -a; n.

A mystery, a sacramentmysteriumcounselmysterymysterium, sacramentum

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Hit forhæfed gewearþ ðætte hie sǽdon swefn cyninge, wyrda gerýnu it was denied that they should tell the dream to the king, the mysteries of the fates, Cd. 179; Th. 225, 4; Dan. 149.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, he grét, pl. grétaþ; p. grétte, pl. grétton; pp. gréted.
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Cwén grétte guman on healle the queen greeted the men in the hall, Beo. Th. 1232; B. 614. Wulfas hilde grétton the wolves hailed the battle, Cd. 151; Th. 189, 8; Exod. 181.

Cwén-land

(n.)
Grammar
Cwén-land, es; n.

Cwén-land lies between the White Sea [Cwén Sǽ] and Norway, north of the Gulf of Bothnia. The country east and west of the Gulf of Bothnia, from Norway to the Cwén or White Sea, including Finmark on the north. Malte-Brun says that the inhabitants of Cwén-land were a Finnish race. They were called Quaines, and by Latin writers Cayani. Gerchau maintains, in his history of Finland, 1810, that the Laplanders only were called Finns, and that they were driven from the country by the Quaines. 'They settled in Lapland, and on the shores of the White Sea, which derived from them the name of Quen Sea or Quen-vik.'. . . Adamus Bremensis happened to be present at a conversation, in which king Swenon spoke of Quen-land or Quena-land, the country of the Quaines, but as the stranger's knowledge of Danish was very imperfect, he supposed the king had said Quinna-land, the country of women or Amazons; hence the absurd origin of his Terra Feminarum, mistaking the name of the country with quinna a woman

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the Swedes have, to the south of them, the Esthonian arm of the sea; and to the east of them the Sermende; and to the north of them, over the wastes, is Cwën-land, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 19, 21-23: 21, 10

ofer

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Add Þú woldest mé laðian þæt ic swíðor drunce swilce for blisse ofer mínum gewunan; ac wite þú þætþe óðerne neádað ofer his mihte tó drincenne, þæt sé mót áberan heora bégra gilt, gif him ǽnig hearm of þám drence becymð, Ælfc. T.

dihtan

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On þá wísan þe se abbod dyht (diht, v. l.) prout abba disposuerit, R. Ben. 125, 10. Wé andbidodon ðín þæt þú ús þæs mynstres gebytlu dihtan ( disponere ) sceoldest, Hml. Th. ii. 172, 23.

mǽg-bót

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-bót, e; f.

The 'bót' paid to the kinsman of a slain man for the slaying of the latter

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The 'bót' paid to the kinsman of a slain man for the slaying of the latter.

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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Ic him þæt forstonde they want to carry me off ... I stop them doing that, Rä. 17, 8. Hí woldon feore beorgan ... him þæt engel forstód, An. 1542: Gen. 2748: Mód. 65.

Linked entry: for-licgan

fúlian

(v.)
Grammar
fúlian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed; v. n.

To become foulputrefyrotdecayputrescĕrecomputrescĕrecorrumpi

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tribe that can produce cold; and, therefore, the dead men lie there so long, and decay not, because they bring the cold into them, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 23, 7.

Linked entries: a-fúlian fýlan

of-geótan

(v.)

to moisten by pouring, souse, soakto put out a fire by pouring water on it

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Ofgeót hý áne niht mid wýne ðanne on morgen nim ða leáf cnuca hý . . . and ofgeót hý mid ðan ylcan wíne ðe hý ǽr ofgotene wǽron soak them a night with wine, then in the morning take the leaves, pound them . . . and soak them with the same wine that they

mótan

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Bið þé God hold . . . and þú móst ( poteris ) mid him rícsian, Ll. Th. ii. 132, 16. Wóst þú genóh gif ic gedó þæt þuacute; þæt wóst, þæt þú móst simle lybban ? quid, cum te immortalem esse didiceris, satisne erit ? Solil. H. 56, 10.

ge-feá

Grammar
ge-feá, d. gefeán, gefeáne; d. pl. gefeán, gefeánum.
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Hæbbe þæs gefeán folca ǽghwylc, þæs þe þú hí on rihtum rǽdum démest, Ps. Th. 66, 4. joyous action Gefeá tripudium, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 5. Gefeáne tripudio, i. gaudio, Hpt. Gl. 404, 52

in-gelǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
in-gelǽdan, p. de

To leadbring inintroduce

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To lead or bring in, introduce Ingelédde ofer hie Drihten weter séwe the Lord brought upon them the water of the sea, Cantic. Moys. 23; Thw. notæ, p. 30. Óþ ðæt ic ðé ingelǽde on mínes Fæder hús until I bring thee into my father's house, Blickl.

bi-geng

(n.)
Grammar
bi-geng, es; m.

Observation, worship, servicecultus

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He bæd híg ðá georne, ðæt híg búgan ne sceoldon fram Godes bigengum he bade them then earnestly, that they should not decline from the services of God, Jos. 23, 7

ÁGAN

(v.)
Grammar
ÁGAN, to áganne; pres. part, ágende; pres. indic. ic, he áh, ðú áhst, pl. ágon, ágan, águn; p. ic, he áhte, ðú ahtest, pl. áhton; subj. ic, ðú, he áge, pl. ágen; p. ic áhte, pl. áhten; pp. ágen.

OWNpossesshaveobtainpossiderehaberepercipereto make another to own or possessto givedeliverrestoredare in possessionemreddererependere

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Th. 147, 3: Beo. Th. 5210; B. 2608. Hí gewyrhto áhton They possessed merits, Cd. 196; Th. 244, 7; Dan. 444. Áhton, Ps. Th. 118, 79. Ðæt hí sige áhten that they had the victory, Bd. 3, 2 ; S. 524, 28. Dóm ágende possessing power. Andr.

Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Engle, Angle; pl. nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m: Englan; gen. ena; pl. m.

The AnglesAngli

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The Angles; Angli The inhabitants of Anglen in Denmark. Anglen was the province from which the English derived their being and name. Anglen [v. Engel] lies on the south-east part of the Duchy of Sleswick, in Denmark.