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bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, l. bisen, e; bisene, an; f. (also n. in North.),

an exemplar a modelpatternexampleprecedenta ruleprescriptpreceptparablesimilitudetype

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wolde ús bisene ástellan, Past. 33, 18. Góde bisene, 191, 5. Hálgawara ðínra biseno (exempla), Rtl. 49, 11.

brúcan

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Heó nǽfre línenum hræglum brúcan (uti) wolde, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 443, 3. (1 b) to use food, eat or drink :-- Flǽscmettum ic brúce carnibus vescor , Coll. M. 34, 21: 35, 3. Ne brúco (brúcco, L.) ic non manducabo , Lk. R. 22, 16.

eorþe

the groundsoillandearththe eartha landcountrysoilmoulddust

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Wé æt þǽm ýtmestan dæge eall ágyldan sceolan þe hé ús ǽr on eorþan sealde, 51, 25. in intensive phrase: Nyste ic náwár eorðan hú ic ongynnan wolde I shouldn't know how on earth to set about it, Shrn. 182, 13, 19. the earth as a planet Seó eorðe stent

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

folgian

(v.)

to pursueto accompany be attendant uponto followbe guided byfollowto followpractise

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. 180, 29. used absolutely, to follow the monastic profession Þis land wæs swíðe áfylled mid munecan, and þá leofodan heora líf æfter sc̃s Benedictus regule; and se Xp̃endóm waes swilc on his dæge ꝥ ǽlc man, hwæt his háde tó belumpe, folgade, sé þe wolde

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
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ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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Þone mete þe gehwá brúcan wolde, gif him þæt fæsten swá geboden nǽre, Wlfst. 181, 12. Þonne hé sǽde gehwæt (mé hwæt rehte, v. l. ) be ealdra manna dǽdum, Gr. D. 86, 22.

ge-nídan

(v.)
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Ealle þá burgware ne mehton hiene ǽnne geniéddan ꝥ hé him an hand gán wolde, 3, 9; S. 134, 17. Hé bið geniéd mid ðǽm folgoðe ðæt hé sceal heálíce sprecan loci sui necessitate exigitur summa dicere, Past. 81, 5.

gímen

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Cf. gíman; 2 a Gif hé hwǽr ǽnigne freónd métan meahte þe his gýmenne dyde and his wunde lácnian wolde sicubi amicos, qui sui curam agerent, posset inuenire Bd. 4, 22 ; Sch. 455, 13. care of a pastor, ruler, cure of souls, charge, management, rule, administration

ge-wita

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Þá wolde hé begytan him sylfum sumne gewitan swá myccles wundres tanti sibi testem volens adhibere miraculi, Gr. D. 171, 24. Þæs ǽghwylc heáhgeréfa wæs gewita on Iudéum ꝥ Ebréa God cóme hider; and mon geseah . . ., Bl.

rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽdan, <b>II a.</b>
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wolde witan æt him hwæt his suna rǽddon (hrǽddon, v. l. ), Hml. S. 5, 155. Gefare hé ꝥ ꝥ God rǽde (cf. wille, 24), Ll. Th. i. 344, 29.

sǽl

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl, es; m.: e; f.

time, occasiona fit time, season, opportunity,circumstance, condition happiness, good fortune, good time, prosperity

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For quoso suffer cowþe syt (trouble), sele wolde folȝe, Allit. Pms. 92, 5

Linked entry: sél

fylgean

to follow to pursueto followproceed alongto follow to followto followto followdevote one's self to, diligently attend to. to attend toto accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thingobsequito try to gain to follow, do what has already been done by anotherto happen or come at a later time

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Ne forléton hí nó ꝥ gecyndelice gód; ac simle him wolde ꝥ fylgean, 27, 3; F. 100, 7. marking pursuit, attack Felð persequitur (malum peccatores ), Kent.

sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

careanxietysorrowgriefafflictiontroublesorrow, carecura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, laborcare, sorrow

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Se Hǽlend wiste ðæt his gingran wolde unróte beón . . . Wǽron swá manigfealdlíce sorga Cristes þegnum . . .

Linked entry: sorg

ge-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þencan, -þencean, ic -þence, ðú -þencest, -þencst, he -þenceþ, -þencþ, pl. -þencaþ, -þenceaþ; p. ic, he -þohte, ðú -þohtest, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht.

to thinkconceiveperceivereflect uponweighmeditariconsiderarepensareto think aboutrememberconsider maturelyto take to heartrecogitareiterum cogitarereminiscito think ofbear in mindrememberrecordaricogitarememor esseto excogitatedeviseinventconceiveexcogitarestruereinvenireto resolveintendwishintenderevelle

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Se awyrgda geþohte ðæt he heofencyninge héran ne wolde the accursed one resolved that he would not obey heaven's king, 220; Th. 284, 4; Sat. 316: 217; Th. 276, 11; Sat. 187.

be-cuman

to comeget,to come to powerget into troubleto come toby to cometo a personto befallto becomebehove

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Add: to come, get, local, of completed movement (arrival, traverse) Ecbyrht becuman wolde on Germaniam . . . ac hé ne mihte; ac Wihtbyrht ðyder becom . . . and eft wæs hám hweorfende on Scotland, þanon hé ǽr becom, Bd. 5, 9; Sch. 589, 5-12.

LÁR

(n.)
Grammar
LÁR, e; f.

LOREteachinginstructionlearningknowledgecunningsciencepreachingdoctrinedogmapreceptexhortationadmonitioncounselsuggestioninstigationpersuasion

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Ic wolde ymbe ðone lǽcedóm ðara ðínra lára hwéne máre gehýran I would hear a little more of the medicine of those instructions of thine, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 17. Lárna, Exon. 117 a; Th. 450, 17; Dóm. 89: Andr. Kmbl. 964; An. 482.

Linked entries: folc-lár lǽr

(adv.)
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má, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Moreratherfurther

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Ðá ne wolde se pápa ðæt geþafigean ne ða burhware ðon má then the pope would not permit it, no more would the citizens; et si pontifex concedere illi quod petierat voluit, non tamen cives potuere permittere, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 33 : Ps.

nǽnig

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

not anynonenono onenot any one

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Mid ðý se cyning nǽnige þinga ( nulla tenus ) his bénum geþafian wolde, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 11. Grammar nǽnig, with other negatives Ne ðǽr nǽnig wihte wénan þorfte, Beo. Th. 316; B. 157 : 490; B. 242. Nǽnig gumena ongitan ne mihte, Andr.

Linked entry: nán

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es ; m.
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wolde habban ða ðénunga ðeáwas and ðeódscipe tó lǽranne, Past. 17; Swt. 121, 18. Ða men, ðe bearn habban, lǽran hié ðám rihtne þeódscipe, and him tǽcean lífes weg and rihtne gang tó heófonum, Blickl. Homl. 109, 17.

dǽlan

(v.)
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Gefrægn ic Hebréos eádge lifgean goldhord dǽlan ( to spend lavishly ), Dan. 2. to share with (wiþ). to grant a share Hé him gehét ðæt hé his ríce wið hiene dǽlan wolde, and hiene under ðǽm ofslóg Titum Tatium, mox ut in societatem regni adsumpsit, occidit

ge-rád

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Ic wolde ꝥ mé wǽre gecýþed on hwilc gerád ( quo ordine) ꝥ mihte beón ꝥ ... 149, 25. Wé wyllað ámearkian þǽra twelf mónða naman, and gecýðan eall ꝥ gerád ꝥ heora gehwylcum folgað, Angl. viii. 305, 28.