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weard

(n.)
Grammar
weard, e; f.

ward, guard, watcha watch, a body of men keeping watchguardianship, protection, keeping

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Thw. p. 161, 12. guardianship, protection, keeping Heora feorh generede mihtig Metodes weard, Cd. Th. 230, 18; Dan. 235. Cristenum cyuinge gebyraþ ðæt hé sý on fæder stæle cristenre þeóde, and on ware and on wearde Cristes gespeliga, L. I.

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.
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Ðú miht blissigan ðæt ðære ðeóde sáwla þurh ða ýttran wundra beóð getogene tó ðære incundan gife gaudeas quia Anglorum animae per exteriora miracula ad interiorem gratiam pertrahuntur (Bd. 1, 31), Homl. Th. ii. 132, 2

Linked entry: ýtmest

ge-weorþan

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mihte ǽfre englum mára gefeá and geofu and blis geweorþan, oþþe mannum mára weorðmynd þonne him on þyssum dæge gewearþ?, Bl. H. 123, 13-15.

ge-læccan

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Hú hí mihton ðám cásere gecwéman ꝥ hí sumne scætt æt him gelæhton, 23, 55. Ne mihte hyra ǽlc ánne bitan of ðám gelæccan ( non sufficiant ut unusquisque modicum quid accipiat, Jn. 6, 7), Hml.

þegnian

(v.)
Grammar
þegnian, p. ode; pp. od.
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Þéna me ministra mihi, Lk. Skt. 17, 8. Ǽlc wénþ ðæt hé þenige Gode omnis arbitretur obsequium se praestare Deo, Jn. Skt. 16, 2.

Linked entry: þénian

bysmerian

(v.)
Grammar
bysmerian, bysmrian, bismrian, bismærian, bysmorian, bysmrigan, to bismrienne, bysmrigenne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [bismer, bysmer mockery, blasphemy]
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Ðæt he me bysmrode ut illuderet mihi, Gen. 39, 17. Ðæt he bysmorode us ut illuderet nobis, 39, 14. Ðú, Drihten, bysmrast hí tu, Domine, deridebis eos, Ps. Spl. 58, 9. Us fýnd bysmriaþ enemies deride us, Ps. Th. 79, 6.

fultum

(n.)
Grammar
fultum, fultom, es; m.

helpaidassistancesupportsuccourauxĭliumadjūtōriumadjūmentuma helperan armyforcesadjūtorcōpiæ

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He gegaderode ðone fultum ðe he ðá mihte he gathered what forces he then could, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 1: 2, 5; Bos. 46, 27. He mid his fultume næs he was not with his army, 2, 5; Bos. 48, 15, 22: 3, 7; Bos. 59, 18

Linked entry: fultom

ildu

(n.)
Grammar
ildu, indecl. f.

an ageævumageætasagesenectus

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an age; ævum Nis ðæt tó geortrýwianne ðæt on úre yldo ðæt beón mihte ðæt forþgongendre yldo oft geworden getreówe spell secgaþ nec diffidendum est nostra etiam ætate fieri potuisse, quod ævo præcedente aliquoties factum fideles historiæ narrant, Bd.

Linked entries: ældu eldo ilda ildo

leóma

(n.)
Grammar
leóma, an; m.

Lightradiancesheensplendourlightningray

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Ðæt nánes mannes gesihþ ðæs leóhtes leóman sceáwian ne mihte, Homl. Th. i. 76, 11. Fýrleóht geseah blácne leóman beorhte scínan he saw the firelight, a pale gleam, shine brightly, Beo. Th. 3038; B. 1517.

rǽding

(n.)
Grammar
rǽding, e; f.
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Ðæs ðe ic on rǽdinge ne mihte fullíce ásmeágan, Wulfst. 65, 22. Beó ðú ábisgad ymbe rǽdinge attende lectioni, Past. 22, 1; Swt. 169,17. <b>I a.</b> a reading, a single act of reading :-- Ofthrǽdlíce rǽdinga háligra bóca, L. E.

Linked entry: bóc-rǽding

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, -býrigan, -bírian; 3rd sing. ; p. ede; pp. ed; 3rd sing. ; p. ode; pp. od. [The cognate words point to a short vowel.]

To happento fall outto pertain tobelong toevenireacciderecontingerepertinere adIt pertains toit is fitting or suitableit becomesit behovespertinet adconvenitoportetdecet

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Syle me mínne dǽl mínre ǽhte, ðe me to gebýreþ da mihi portionem substantiæ quæ me contingit, Lk. Bos. 15, 12.

Linked entries: býre ge-bíraþ

swíþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-líc, adj.
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Samson gelǽhte ða sweras mid swíðlícre mihte and slóh hí tógædere Samson apprehendens ambas columnas concussit fortiter columnas, Jud. 16, 29.

and-efn

(n.)
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Æfter þæs deóres mihte &amp; efne ( =andefne or and efne?), Lch. i. 328, 15. Æfter heora geearnunga anddyfene secundum merita, R. Ben. 13, 7.

be-hweorfan

Grammar
be-hweorfan, (-hwurfan, -hwyrfan).
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Ben. 56, 12. a person or matter Biscop ðe mihte behwyrfan ðá hálgan martiras mid sangum and Godes gerihtum, Hml. Th. ii. 312, 29.

crístnian

(v.)
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.), oððe tó fullianne geleornian mihte nullatenus potuit cathecizandi uel baptizandi ministerium discere, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 580, 19. to perform the ritual that precedes baptism On ðǽre crístnunge þe man déð ǽr ðám fulluhte is mycel getácnung.

Linked entries: crístian crístnere

ferian

(v.)

to carrymoveconveyto leadconduct

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L. 135, 16. reflexive: Gif ic mé mid féðunge ferian mihte if I could walk, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 24. where a. and b. are combined Hí hyra herehúðe tó sǽ færedon (feredon, v. l.) . . . mæte and mádmas, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 10.

fore-sceáwian

(v.)

to foreseeto provide forto provide give for use

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Ic foresceáwode of his sunum mé gecorenne cyning providi in filiis ejus mihi regem (1 Sam. 16, 1), Hml. Th. ii. 64, 7. Críst him líf sealde and andlyfene foresceáwode, Hml. S. 11, 347: 5, 325.

ge-lustfullian

(v.)
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Mé gelustfullað libet mihi, 207, 5. <b>II a</b> α. with infin. :-- Ús gelustfullað þyssera rynela angin preóstum aetýwan, Angl. viii. 302, 32.

ge-neósian

(v.)
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</b> to visit the sick :-- Heó untrume menn mihte gehǽlan, swá hwylcne swá heó geneósode licgende on sáre, Hml.

geó

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Swá fulfremedlíce hé drohtnode on anginne his gecyrrednysse swá þæt hé mihte ðá gyú beón geteald on fulfremedra hálgena getele, 120, 4. Spræc hé swelce hé hit ðá giet nyste ðæt hié hit him ðá ió (iú, v. l. ) ondrédon, Past. 213, 24.