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hreósan

(v.)
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On þæt éce fýr gé hreósan sceal, Cri. 1524. Hreósende cassabundus (cf.(?) in tetrumtartarum cassabundus, Ald. 10, 35), Wrt.

mǽl

(n.)
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Add Nýtenu etað swá ǽr swá hí hit habbað, ac se gesceádwísa man sceal cépan his mǽles, Hml. S. 16, 318. Þonne hí etað tó ánes mǽles on dæg quando in die una refectio fuerit, Chrd. 15, 7. Be hyre ( St.

rihtwísness

(n.)
Grammar
rihtwísness, e ; f.

righteousness justice rightness reasonablenessreason

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righteousness justice Óðer mægen (ðære sáwle) is justitia, ðæt is rihtwísnys ; þurh ða heó sceal God wurðigan and rihtlíce libban, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 159. On rihtwísnesse wege in via justitiae, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 32.

on-munan

(v.)

to esteem, consider (worthy), think (highly of)denoting worthalone

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Ǽlc ðara ðe síe under ðæm gioke hláfordscipes hé sceal his hláford ǽghwelcre áre wierþne onmunan quicumque sunt sub jugo servi, dominos suos omni honore dignos arbitrentur, Past. 29; Swt. 201, 23. with acc. of person alone Hé úsic on herge geceás tó

wræc

(n.)
Grammar
wræc, es; n.

wrackmiserysufferingsuffering that comes as punishment,retributive punishmentvengeancewhere the punishment or misery is exile or banishment

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Ðú scealt óðerne éðel sécean, and on wræc hweorfan, 57, 15; Gen. 928: 62, 15; Gen. 1014. Ðæt hé on wræc drife his selfes sunu (Ishmael), 168, 32 ; Gen. 2791.

tiber

(n.)
Grammar
tiber, tifer, es; n.
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Ðú scealt mé onsecgan sunu ðínne tó tibre offeres filium tuum in holocaustum (Gen. 22, 2), 172, 31; Gen. 2852. Se ðe on tifre gesalde Diihten Hǽlend, 301, 1; Sat. 575.

Linked entries: teofrian tifer

feþer

a feathera winga penquill

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Se byrdesta sceall gyldan . . . týn ambra feðra, Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 16-21. a wing Fugla briddas, gif hié ǽr wilniað tó fleóganne ǽr hira feðra fulweaxene sint pulli avium, si ante perfectionem pennarum volare appetant, Past. 383, 30.

Linked entries: fedes féþu

wǽpned-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-mann, es; m.

a malea mana male

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Ðú (Eve) scealt wǽpnedmen wesan on gewealde, Cd. Th. 56, 29; Gen. 919. Wæs se gryre læssa efne swá micle swá bið wíggryre wífes be wǽpnedmen, Beo. Th. 2573; B. 1284. God hí geworhte wǽpnedman and wímman (wǽpman and wýfman, MS.

ge-gerwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gerwan, -gærwan, -girwan, -gierwan, -gyrwan; p. -gerede; pp. -gered, -gerwed

To preparemake readyclothearrayadornfurnish

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Ðǽr ðú scealt ád gegærwan there shalt thou prepare a pile, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 3; Gen. 2855. Ic his sacerdas mid hǽlu gegyrwe sacerdotes ejus induam salutare, Ps. Th. 131, 17.

Linked entries: ge-gærwan ge-gyrwan

langsum

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Ox. 3997. dilatory, tardy Hwæt sceall hit swá langsum, efne nú is se tíma, Hml. S. 22, 212. of space relations, lengthy, extended Langsum[um] wrǽda bíum prolixis fasciarum ambagibus An.

on-secgan

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Bútan þú him lác onsecge, Jul. 199. to offer something as a sacrifice Þú scealt sunu þínne onsecgan tó tibre, Gen. 2852. to offer something in or by sacrifice. Cf. (1 b) Wes þú on ofeste þæt þú lác onsecge sigortifre, Jul. 255

morþor

(n.)
Grammar
morþor, es; n. m.

murdermortal singreat wickednesstormentdeadly injurygreat misery

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Seó sáwl sceal mid deóflum drohtnoþ habban in morþre and on máne, Wulfst. 187, 18. Morþor (adultery), Exon. 10b; Th. 12, 29; Cri. 193. Ic andette mínes módes morþor, L. de Cf. 8; Th. ii. 262, 31: Salm.

Linked entry: morþ

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.

Goodgood thinggood deedbenefitgoodnesswelfare

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Good, good thing, good deed, benefit, goodness, welfare Ǽghwylc man sceal on worlde geearnian ðæt him ðæt gód móte to écum médum gegangan, ðæt him his freónd æfter gedéþ.

strengðu

(n.)
Grammar
strengðu, (o); indecl. : strengð, e; f.
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sceal upweard licgean, ðý læs hé ða strengþe ðyssæ lácnunge ongite, 300, 21

wulf

(n.)
Grammar
wulf, es; m.

a wolfused in reference to outlaws

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Wulf sceal on bearowe, Menol. Fox 496; Gn. C. 18. Sceal hine wulf etan, hár hǽðstapa, Exon. Th. 328, 5; Vy. 12. Se hára wulf, 291, 15; Wand. 82. Wulfes gehléþan, 499, 30; Rä. 88, 23. Reáfiende wulfas, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 15.

Linked entry: wulfheáfod-treów

bodian

(v.)

to declareproclaimto foretellprophesycelebratepraiseto preacha persona doctrinebelief

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Ne sceal hé nó ðæt án bodigan (-ean, v. l.) his hiéremonnun. hú ðá synna him wiðwinnað, ac hé him sceal eác cýðan mid hwelcum cræftum hé him wiðstondan mæg non solum debent innotescere qualiter vitia impugnent, verum etiam quomodo custoditae nos virtutes

for-déman

to condemnto condemnsentence to punishmentto confiscatesequestratedecidedetermine

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Ox. 3479. in a spiritual sense: Sé þe mé forsyhð ... hé hæfð hwá him déman sceal. Mín word sceal hine fordéman (judicabit, Jn. 12, 48), Hml. A. 9, 219. Se fordémda þrowað on þám ýttrum þeóstrum, Hml. Th. i. 530, 24.

ge-rihtlǽcan

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Þát is Godes word þe ús gewissian sceal, Hml. A. 5, 125. Gyf wǽron gerihtlǽhte (dirigantur) wegas míne tó gehealdenne rihtwísnessa, Ps.

Linked entry: rihtlǽcan

weccan

(v.)
Grammar
weccan, p. weahtewehteweahte, wehte; pp. weaht, weht

To wake, waken. to rouse from sleep to rouse to rouseto enliven, stimulate, refresh to rouseto excite, stir upto raise what is depressed to give life to, to cause, give rise to, produce, raise

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Ealdes mannes eágan beóþ unscearpsýno; þonne sceal hé ða eágan wecean mid gnídingum, Lchdm. ii. 30, 28. Seó wæs wætrum weaht and wæstmum þeaht, Cd.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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sceal fela tola tilian he must procure many tools, Anglia ix. 262, 27: 261, 10. Seó lufu tuddres tó tilianne amor ortandi sobolis.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge