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for-stelan

To steal away ⬩ of criminal theft, to take the property of another ⬩ to obtain surreptitiously ⬩ take away without the knowledge of another

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Heó creáp bæftan þám Hǽlende, and forstæl hire hǽlu, Hml. Th. ii. 394, 12. Hú Bonefatius forstæl þone hwǽte his méder, Gr. D. 67, 21. Secgað ꝥ his þegnas gereáfodan his líc on ús and forstǽlan, Bl. H. 177, 30.

ge-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-winnan, p. -wan, -won, -wann, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen.

to make war ⬩ fight ⬩ contend ⬩ pugnare ⬩ bellum gerere ⬩ to obtain by fighting ⬩ to conquer ⬩ gain ⬩ win ⬩ pugna consequi ⬩ obtinere ⬩ subjugare

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Ðæs ðe he heora sáulum to hǽle and to rǽde gewinnan mihte provided that he could win their souls to salvation and counsel, Blickl. Homl. 227, 4. He hit gewan mid wisdóme he gained it by wisdom, Th. Ap. 4, 19.

cýþþu

Grammar
cýþþu, (-o).
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Sum hæfð sume cýððe tó rícum men; ðonne sceal sé earmum ðingian tó ðám rícan men þe hé cýððe tó hæfð, 558, 1-3. Þá þe þurh geleáfan ús gelenge beóð, and þurh crístendóm ús cýððe tó habbað, 314, 14. Abraham . . . tó Gode cýððe hæfde (cf.

Linked entry: cýþ

freó-dóm

freedom from spiritual bondage, ⬩ freedom from obligation, ⬩ release from restraint ⬩ freedom of activity ⬩ absence of restraint, or hindrance, ⬩ freedom to do ⬩ liberty of action ⬩ freedom ⬩ liberality ⬩ freedom ⬩ frankness ⬩ freedom from trouble ⬩ freedom from a tax ⬩ the charter granting freehold land

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Hé gebohte æt Æðere ... ðis gewrit and ðis land mið ðý friádóme ðe hit hǽr gefriád wæs tó Crístes cyrican on éc erfe, C.D.B. ii. 154, 17.

DRIGE

(adj.)
Grammar
DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY ⬩ siccus, arĭdus

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Gif híg on grénum treówe ðás þing dóþ, hwæt dóþ híg on ðam drigum si in virĭdi ligno hæc faciunt, in arĭdo quid fiet? Lk. Bos,. 23, 31: Ps. Th. 105, 9. Drihten gewende ða sǽ to dríum mare Domĭnus vertit in siccum, Ex. 14, 21.

yþ

(n.)
Grammar
yþ, e; f.
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Th. 182, 23; Gú. 1314. any liquid, water Suǽ huæd in húsum gileáffulra ðás ýð eft ástrægde quicquid in domibus fidelium haec unda resperserit, Rtl. 121, 36

æfter

(prep.; adv.)

among, through, along ⬩ (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)

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Æfter ðás post haec, Lk. L. R. 10, 1. Ende . . . swylcne hé æfter worhte, Jud. 65. Hé ðá gesihð lúteð æfter, Sal. 402. Æfter tíd secundum tempus, Mt. L. 2, 16. with instrumental Æfter ðýs lífe, Bt. 11, 2; F. 36, 1.

ge-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþan, -wiorþan, -wurþan, -wyrþan; he -weorþeþ, -weorþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; subj. pres. -weorþe, pl. -weorþen; p. -wurde, pl. -wurden; pp. -worden.

to be ⬩ be made ⬩ become ⬩ happen ⬩ fiĕri ⬩ To happen ⬩ come to pass ⬩ befall ⬩ come together ⬩ agree ⬩ be agreeable ⬩ contingĕre ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ convĕnīre ⬩ plăcēre

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to be, be made, become, happen; fiĕri Hú mágon ðás þing ðus geweorþan quomŏdo possunt hæc fiĕri? Jn. Bos. 3, 9: Elen. Kmbl. 909; El. 456. Ne séc ðú þurh hlytas hú ðé geweorþan scyle seek not by lots how it is to happen to thee, rov. Kmbl. 32.

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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</b> in n Ðeós bið gecíged fǽmne, for ðam ðe heó ys of were genumen haec vocabitur virago, quoniam de viro sumpta est, Gen. 2, 23. Gif wíf be óðrum were forlicge, L. C. S. 54; Th. i. 406, 6.

Linked entry: wíf

lyt

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lyt, indecl. used as subst. adj. and adv.

Few ⬩ little

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Hé mid lyt wordum ac geleáffullum his hǽle begeat he obtained his salvation with words few but full of faith, Dóm. L. 6, 61. Ne sceal hé tó lyt þancian heora ælmessan he shall not be too sparing of thanks for their alms, Blickl. Homl. 43, 13.

Linked entry: lyt-hwón

wlacu

(adj.)
Grammar
wlacu, and wlæc; adj.

Lukewarm ⬩ tepid

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Hié beóð mid wlacum wætre on hǽlo gebróhte aegros ad salutem tepens aqua revocavit, Past. 37; Swt. 269, 25: Homl. Skt. i. 11, 158. On wlacum ele, Homl. Th. i. 86, 23. Syle hyt him wlacu súpan, Lchdm. i. 196, 19. Genim ðæt swá wlacu, ii. 40, 5.

á-breóþan

(v.)
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Sume menn . . . ðonne seó hǽte cymð, ðæt is seó costung, ðonne ábreóðað hí ( these in time of temptation fall away, Lk. 8, 13), ii. 90, 34. Ðæt teóðe werod ábreáð and áwende on yfel, i. 10, 18.

Linked entries: a-broten á-broþenness

ge-manigfealdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-manigfealdian, p. ode.
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Hé his cyrican timbrede, and wundorlicum weorcum gebrǽdde and gemonigfealdode (ampliauit), Bd. 5, 20; Sch. 674, 10. the object non-material Gemycla nú and gemonigfealda þá hǽlo ðæs cynges magnificans salutare regis ipsius, Ps. Th. 17, 48.

Linked entry: ge-mænigfealdian

ge-búan

(v.)
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Ðá áre ðe hé get on gebogen hæfð, C.D. ii. 135, 2. [The Latin of Ors. 1, 10 in Dict. is: In Cappadociae Pontique ora consederunt.] <b>I a.</b> with reflex, dat. :-- Hæfde hió hire gebógod on ánan wyrtigan hamme, Hml.

ge-stillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stillan, -styllan; p. de; pp. ed [stillan to rest] .

To rest ⬩ cease ⬩ be still ⬩ quiet ⬩ mute ⬩ quiescĕre ⬩ sĕdāri ⬩ sĭlēre ⬩ obmutescĕre ⬩ rētĭcēre ⬩ To restrain ⬩ still ⬩ stop ⬩ stay ⬩ calm ⬩ keep in ⬩ compescĕre ⬩ cŏhĭbēre ⬩ sĕdāre ⬩ mītĭgāre ⬩ rĕtĭnēre

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Seó gecyndelíce hǽtu gestilleþ on ðé the natural heat shall be quiet in thee, Blickl. Homl. 7, 28. Se wuldor-maga worda gestilde the illustrious man ceased from words, Exon. 48 b; Th. 167, 29; Gú. 1067: Andr. Kmbl. 1064; An. 532.

ÆT

(prep.)
Grammar
ÆT, prep.

AT ⬩ to ⬩ before ⬩ next ⬩ with ⬩ in ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ apud ⬩ juxta ⬩ prope ⬩ ante ⬩ ad ⬩ in ⬩ contra ⬩ Of ⬩ from ⬩ a ⬩ ab ⬩ de ⬩ To ⬩ unto ⬩ as far as ⬩ ad ⬩ usque ⬩ ad

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Th. 21, 18. the names of places are often put in the dat. pl. governed by æt, the preposition is then, as in Icelandic, not translated, and the noun is read as singular Ðe mon hǽt æt Hǽðum which they call Haddeby; quem vocant Hæthe, Ors. i. 1, § 19;

FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FOR ⬩ on account of ⬩ because of ⬩ with ⬩ by ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ per ⬩ according to ⬩ pro ⬩ sĕcundum ⬩ juxta ⬩ For ⬩ instead of ⬩ pro ⬩ lŏco ⬩ vĭce ⬩ For ⬩ on account of ⬩ because of ⬩ through ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ per

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FOR, on account of, because of, with, by; pro, propter, per Nys ðeós untrumnys ná for deáþe, ac for Godes wuldre infirmĭtas hæc non est ad mortem, sed pro glōria Dei, Jn. Bos. 11, 4.

hlísa

fame ⬩ reputation ⬩ repute ⬩ glory ⬩ reputation ⬩ report ⬩ fame ⬩ approbation ⬩ applause

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Boitius se hæle hátte, sé þone hlísan geþah, Met. I. 53. Þone eádegan hlísan faustam famam (Ald. 161, 12), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 16: 37, 31. report of those who no longer exist Hwæt is hiora here búton se hlísán ?

ná-hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ná-hwæðer, náwðer, náðer, nóðer; pron.

Neither

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Swá mín sáwl bád ðæt ðú swylce heó for náhwæðer nówiht hǽle sicut expectavit anima mea, pro nihilo salvos facies eos, Ps. Th. 55, 6. Ðæt se yfela mǽge dón yfel ðeáh hé gód ne mǽge, and se deáda ne mǽge náuðer dón, Bt. 36, 7; Fox 182, 25.

ge-tácnung

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Th. ii. 290, 11. þæt getel ðǽra fixa hæfð máran getácnunge ðonne gé understandan magon the number of the fishes represents figuratively more than you can understand, 292, 3. þú ú Getácnunge typum, i. figuram, An. Ox. 213: 5136.