freó
free ⬩ not in subjection to a master ⬩ having liberty of action ⬩ free ⬩ not in subjection to sin ⬩ liberal ⬩ at liberty ⬩ not in confinement or custody ⬩ free ⬩ free from work ⬩ disengaged ⬩ free from guilt ⬩ innocent ⬩ unimpeded ⬩ unhindered ⬩ acting of one's own will ⬩ unforced ⬩ free from trouble ⬩ exempt ⬩ immune ⬩ free ⬩ not liable to a tax ⬩ at one's own disposal
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Eall sió gioguð ðe nú is on Angelcynne frióra monna, Past. 7, 10. Eallum frióum monnum þás dagas sién forgifene, Ll.
scír
Clear ⬩ bright ⬩ bright ⬩ brilliant ⬩ splendid ⬩ resplendent ⬩ bright ⬩ brilliant ⬩ white ⬩ bright ⬩ lustrous ⬩ glittering ⬩ brilliant ⬩ clear ⬩ transparent ⬩ clear ⬩ limpid ⬩ bright ⬩ clear ⬩ pure ⬩ neat ⬩ bright ⬩ clear ⬩ brilliant ⬩ clear
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Sió scíre scell (the firmament), 20, 174. Metod æfter sceáf scírum scíman ǽfen ǽrest. Cd. Th. 9, 5; Gen. 137. Scírne scíman, Rood Kmbl. 107; Kr. 54. Fleógan þurh scírne dæg. Exon. Th. 439, 15; Rä. 59, 4. Þurh ða scíran neaht, Met. 20, 229.
ge-metgian
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Ðæt sió hering getrymme and gemetgige ðæs wácmódan mód wið ðá tǽlinge, Past. 213, 2. Hé sceal gemetgian swá cræftelíce his stemne tanta arte vox tem- peranda est, 453, 12. Ríxiende and gemetgende ( moderans ) worulda ealle, Hy. S. 108, 33.
geóguþ
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Sió geogoð (cf. geonge gúðrǽs fornam, 1533) árás, An. 1636. Þeós fægre geogað forwurðan sceall, Hml. S. 4, 311. Seó yld hí gebæd, and seó iuguð wrát, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 21. Sécan hwilc þǽre geogoðe gleáwost wǽre, Dan. 81.
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gift
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Th. i. 46, 17. a particular matrimonial alliance Be ðon ðe mon wíf bycgge and ðonne sió gift tóstande. Ll. Th. i. 122, 4.
yfel
Evil, ill, bad ⬩ of things, bad, not good of its kind ⬩ of what is grievous, hurtful, etc.,
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Hé áraþ ða gódan, and hé wítnaþ ða yfelan, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 20. of things, bad, not good of its kind Sió yfele gillestre and ðæt yfele blód, Lchdm. ii. 148, 6. Gif eáran willen ádeáfian, oþþe yfel hlyst sié . . .
lǽran
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Sió sóðfæstnes self lǽrde docenti veritate Past. 125, 7. Wé rehton hwelc se hierde bión sceal; nú wé him willað cýðan hú hé lǽran sceal qualis esse debeat Pastor ostendimus, nunc qualiter doceat demonstremus 173, 15.
ge-helpan
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Se lǽce, ðonne hé ðǽm siócan ne trúwað, and wénð ðæt his gehelpan ne mæge, 391, 24, 26.
þys-líc
Such
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Sió onsýn biþ þyslícu, Lchdm. ii. 348, 21. Þyllíc bið se ende ðæs líchoman fægernesse, Blickl. Homl. 59, 21: Homl. Th. i. 88, 50. Þyllíc byð ðæt cyn haec est generatio, Ps. Th. 23, 6. Ic nǽfre ðé þyslícne gemétte, þus méðne, Exon.
ge-sund
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(l a) of spiritual health Wile fæder eahtan hú gesunde suna sáwle bringen, Cri. 1075. of things Swá swá sió nafu bið gesund . . . Se wǽn biþ micle leng gesund þe lǽs biþ tódǽled from þǽre eaxe, Bt. 39, 7; F. 222, 26-29.
twi-feald
Twofold ⬩ double ⬩ twice as much ⬩ of twice the amount ⬩ consisting of two items ⬩ consisting of two parts ⬩ containing two elements ⬩ that belongs to one or other of two kinds ⬩ doubtful ⬩ irresolute ⬩ double ⬩ not straightforward ⬩ deceitful ⬩ double (as in bent double) ⬩ placed together
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Ðæt yfelwillende mód gefielt hit self twyfeald oninnan him selfum, and sió twyfealdnes ðæs yflan willan hiene selfne twyfealdne gefielt ouinnan him selfum malitiosae mentis duplicitas sese infra se colligit 242, 6-9
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án
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Ꝥ is sió án ræst eallra úrra geswinca, sió án hýþ byþ simle smyltu, ꝥ is seó án friðstów and sió án frófer, Bt. 34, 8; F. 144, 26-29. Ic andette ðá ánan hálgan and ðá apostolican geláðunge, and án fulluht, Hml.
ge-brengan
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Ðætte hiene sió gewilnung ðǽre gífernesse of his módes fæstrǽdnesse ne gebrenge, Past. 316, 7. Hí ðá uncystegan on yfelre hneáwnesse ne gebrengen, 453, 29. <b>II a.</b> with complementary adj.
ge-wyrcan
to work ⬩ make ⬩ build ⬩ form ⬩ dispose ⬩ do ⬩ perform ⬩ celebrate ⬩ commit ⬩ to get by working ⬩ gain ⬩ obtain ⬩ merit
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Sió wund ðe him se eorþdraca ǽr geworhte the wound that the dragon had before given him, Beo. Th. 5418; B. 2712. Hie geweorc geworht hæfdon they had made a fort, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 2.
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teón
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Pen. 14; Th. ii. 282, 6. to draw to or from, attract, induce, seduce Sió leáse gesǽlþ tíhþ ða ðe hiere tó geþeódaþ from ðǽm sóþum gesǽlþum mid hiere ólecunge, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 7. Sió gecynd eów tíhþ tó ðam angite, ac eów tíhþ (teóhþ, MS.
wealdan
To have power over ⬩ to control the movements of that which is moved ⬩ to regulate ⬩ wield a weapon ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ to control that which moves itself ⬩ to have control of a person, an emotion ⬩ to govern, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule ⬩ govern ⬩ have dominion over ⬩ bear sway ⬩ wield power, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ absolute ⬩ fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ to have power over things ⬩ to possess ⬩ be in possession of ⬩ have at command ⬩ be master of, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ to have power to decide or choose what shall take place ⬩ to determine ⬩ ordain ⬩ have the deciding ⬩ control of matters, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with a clause ⬩ absolute ⬩ to have power that brings something to pass, ⬩ to cause ⬩ be the cause, author, source of something, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or acc. ⬩ of things, with gen. ⬩ of motives ⬩ to have power to do ⬩ be able
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Sió gesceádwísnes sceal ðære wilnunge waldan, Met. 20, 198. with acc. Unsóðfæstnys ealle wealde, Ps. Th. 54, 9. with a preposition His mægen wealdeþ ofer eall manna cyn, Ps.
ge-hátan
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For hwý God is geháten sió héhste écnes, Bt. 42; F. 256, 23: 34, 2; F. 136, 7. Hí bióþ yfele gehátene, 37, 4; F. 192, 11. to call by a name, name On þone stede þe is geháten Certices óra, Chr. 495; P. 15, 19.
ge-líc
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Th. i. 328, 22. of several things, equal to one another, the same in each case. of objects Gif hwá óðres godsunu sleá, sié sió mǽgbót and sió manbót gelíc, Ll. Th. i. 150, 14.
ge-þeódan
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Ðonne sió lufu for mildheortnesse hié geðiéd (-ðiét, v. l.) tó his níhstena ðearfe cum caritas ad ima proximorum se misericorditer attrahit, Past. 103, 17. geþeódan in to involve in.
CWÉN
a woman ⬩ femina ⬩ a wife ⬩ uxor ⬩ a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress ⬩ regina, imperatrix, augusta
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Ðær wearþ Marsepia, sió cwén ofslagen Marpesia, the queen, was slain there, 1, 10; Bos. 33, 22, 24: Elen. Kmbl. 756; El. 378: Bt. Met. Fox 26, 178 ; Met. 26, 89. Ðeós cwén this queen, Elen. Kmbl. 1064; El. 533: 1099; El. 551.