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Andreas

(n.)
Grammar
Andreas, m. indecl. but Andreæ and Andrea are found in dat. as in Lat. and Grk.

AndrewAndreas

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Ðis Gódspel sceal on Andreas mæsse-dæg this Gospel must be on St. Andrew's day, Rubc. Mt. Bos. 4, 18-22, Notes, p. 574

daroþ

(n.)
Grammar
daroþ, daraþ, dareþ,es ; m. [derian to hurt]

DART, spear, javelin, weapon telum, jaculum, hasta

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ADART, spear, javelin, weapon ; telum, jaculum, hasta Daroþ sceal on handa the spear shall be in the hand, Menol. Fox 502; Gn. C. 21. Forlét daroþ of handa fleógan let a dart fly from the hand, Byrht. Th. 136, 11; By. 149: 139, 17; By. 255.

Linked entry: daraþ

éce

(adv.)
Grammar
éce, adv.

Ever, evermore, eternally, perpetually in æternum, semper, contĭnuo, perpĕtuo

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Ðǽr he éce sceal hámfæst wesan where he shall for ever sojourn, Exon. 30 b; Th. 95, 9; Cri. 1554. Ðe wunaþ éce qui mănet in æternum. Ps. Th. 54, 19. Éce standeþ Godes hand-geweorc God's handywork standeth evermore, Canon. Hrs. 369, 17.

FLÝS

(n.)
Grammar
FLÝS, fiís, fliés, flés, fleŏs. es; n.

A fleecewoolvelluslānūgo

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Of flýsum mínra sceápa wǽron gehlyde þearfena sídan the sides of the poor were clothed with the fleeces of my sheep, Job Thw. 165, 2. Wulle flýsum with fleeces of wool, Exon. 109a; Th. 417, 12; Rä. 36, 3. Flýs lānūgo. Cot. 122

FORST

(n.)
Grammar
FORST, es; m.

FROSTgĕlu

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Án sceal inbindan forstes fetre one shall unbind frost's fetters, 90 a; Th. 338, 9; Gn. Ex. 76: Beo. Th. 3222; 6. 1609: Salm. Kmbl. 708; Sal. 353. Forste gefeterad fettered with frost, Menol. Fox 407; Men. 205: Homl. Th. i. 84, 15.

Linked entry: frost

ge-bégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bégan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To cause to bowbendbow downreclinepress downhumblecrushflectĕreincurvārehumiliaredeprĭmĕre

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Heó sceáf in ðæt neowle genip, nearwe gebéged thrust them into that deep darkness, closely pressed down, Cd. 223; Th. 292, 26; Sat. 446.

oflǽte

(n.)
Grammar
oflǽte, -láte, -léte, an;
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Th. ii. 174, 26. a wafer like the sacramental wafer Man sceal niman . vii. lytle oflǽtan swylce man mid ofraþ, Lchdm. iii. 42, 3. [Erest þat husel beð ouelete and win, O. E. Homl. ii. 97, 33. Icel. obláta, oblát a sacramental wafer : O. H.

Linked entry: ofláte

réce-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
réce-leás, adj.
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Gif hé hwíltídum ðám réceleásum stýrþ, ðonne sceal his steór beón mid lufe gemetegod, ii. 532, 12

Linked entry: récce-leás

ge-wider

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wider, -widor, es; pl. nom. acc. -wideru, -widera, -widru; n.

Weatherthe temperature of the aira tempesttempestascæli tempĕries

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On ðæm dæge eall godes folc sceal god biddan ðæt he him forgefe smyltelíco gewidra and genihtsume wæstmas on that day all God's folk are to pray God to give them fair weather and abundant harvests, Shrn. 74, 11.

segl-gird

(n.)
Grammar
segl-gird, es ; m.
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Mæst sceal on ceóle, segelgyrd ( Grein takes this == sail-girt, and as applying to the mast ) seomian, Menol. Fox 509 ; Gn. C. 25. Ða twegen endas ðære seglgyrde cornua, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 40 : 48, 18. Segelgyrda antennarum, ii. 5, 41 : 88, 25.

Linked entry: segl

six-hynde

(adj.)
Grammar
six-hynde, adj.
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. ¶ applied to the wergild :-- Æt twýhyndum were mon sceal sellan tó monbóte .xxx. scił ł. , æt syxhyndum . lxxx. scił ł. , L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 14

Linked entry: -hynde

un-cýððu

(n.)
Grammar
un-cýððu, un-cýððo; indecl.: -cýðð, e; f.

ignorancea country not one's owna strange land

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ignorance Ne spræc hé ( Moses) hit nó forðýðe his mód áuht genierwed wǽre mid ðære uncýððe ðæs síðfætes neque enim Moysi mentem ignorantia itineris angustabat, Past. 41; S. 304, 17, Mín sceal of líce sáwul on síðfæt, nát ic sylfa hwider, eardes uncýðþu

yrfe

(n.)
Grammar
yrfe, (cf. orf; or (?) irfe, q. v.), es; n.
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Cattle For án eówre yrfe sceal beón hér oves tantum vestrae et armenta remaneant, Ex. 10, 24. Gnættas wǽron gewordene on mannum and on yrfe ( in jumentis ), 8, 17. Eft hwyrfende wæs tó ðæm yrfe and tó ðæm ceápe and tó heora gesetum, Blickl.

Linked entry: erfe

and-wlita

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His andwlita sceán, ii. 518, 11. Wearp seó eorþe hit tó þæs mannes andwleotan, Bl. H. 127, 2 : 223, 35. Ond-wleatan vultu. Ps. Srt. 37, 4: 45, 6. ꝥ Habban glædne andwlitan bútan blácunge and forhtunge, Hml. Th. i. 72, 27. Ondwliotan vultum, Ps.

cwilmian

(v.)
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sceal beón cwylmiende mid deófle, Angl. viii. 337, 9. Ðá sceaðan ðágyt cwylmigende cuce hangodon, Hml. Th. ii. 260, 8: i. 334, 6. Hí wurdon tócwýsede and cwylmiende lágon, Hml.

clǽn-líce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
clǽn-líce, adv.
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Cf. clǽne, Se sácerd sceal dón clǽnlíce and carfullíce Godes þénunga, Ll. Th. ii. 360, 25. Hí Godes ðeówdóm clǽnlíce beeódan, Chr. 995; P. 129, 34. purely.

ge-irman

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Ðá underðiéddan mon sceal lǽran ðæt hié elles ne sién genǽt ne geirmed (-iermed, v. l.) subditos non subjectio conterat, Past. 189, 16. Ealle ðá gódan fǽrlíce geyrmde hreówlíce wurdon, Hml. S. 23, 24.

ge-earnung

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Se líchoma bið þonne undeáþlic. . . sceal þeáh beón gelíc his geearnungum ( its condition will be in accordance with its deserts'), Bl. H. 21, 32. Ðá habbað swíðe misleca geearnunga, Past. 95, 8.

BERA

(n.)
Grammar
BERA, an; m.

A BEARursus

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Sceall gyldan án beran fel shall pay one bear's skin, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 37. Bera ursus, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 69 : L. Ecg. P. iv. 28; Th. ii. 212, 22

Linked entries: bar byrene bere

be-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-healdan, bi-healdan, ic -healde, ðú -healdest, -hylst, he -healdeþ, -hylt, -hilt, pl. -healdaþ; p. ic, he , -heóld, ðú -heólde, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden; v. trans. [be near, healdan to hold, observe] .

to hold by or nearpossessobserveconsiderbewareregardmindtake heedbehaveto meansignifytenereinhabitareservarecuraregerereto BEHOLDseelook onobservareaspicerevidere

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Adam sceal mínne stronglícan stól behealdan Adam shall possess my strong seat Cd. 19; Th. 23, 28; Gen. 366.

Linked entries: bi-healdan be-held