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lǽdan

(v.)
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(b α) to bring or take (to the place of) an action, lead to execution, bring to justice, &c. :-- Ꝥ hine man tó rihte lǽde, Ll. Th. i. 396, 15.

un-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lytel, adj.

not littlegreatnot littlenot few in numbermuchnot littlegreat

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Unlytel leádes clympre, Exon. Th. 426, 17; Rä. 41, 75. Hé geseah sweras unlytle, Andr. Kmbl. 2985; An. 1495. of quantity, amount, number, not little, not few in number, much Tó miclum bryne sceal wæter unlytel, Wulfst. 157, 9.

be-reáfian

(v.)

alone

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pú þá treówa heora leáfa bereá-fast, Bt. 4 ; F. 8, 6. Se móna þá sunnan heore leóhtes bereáfaþ, F. 8, 1. Háma bereáfod, Chr. 975 ; P. 120, 24: 1065; P. 195, 6: Cri. 558 : El. 910. inst. (dat.) Scæb ꝥ heáfod feaxe bereáfað, Lch. i. 322, 18.

sparian

(v.)
Grammar
sparian, p. ode.

to spareto show mercy toto refrain from injuring or destroyingto sparepreservenot to useto leave aloneabstain fromparcere, fovereto spare

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Spær esne ðínum parce servo tuo, Rtl. 168, 19: 39, 38. to spare, preserve, not to use, to leave alone, abstain from Hé sparode ðæt góde wín óð his ágenum tócyme, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 10. Féðe ne sparode eorl, Cd. Th. 153, 6; Gen. 2534.

sprǽc

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Add Spǽce (printed swæce) heów leáse false fashions of speech; insanias falsas Ps. Rdr. 39, 5. Gemetigian ge his spréce ge his swígan, Prov. K. 2. Add Þá wæs seó tunge álýsed tó sprǽce, Gr. D. 184, 10.

BE

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BYnear totoatinonuponaboutwithjuxtapropeadsecusincumoffromabouttouchingconcerningdequoadforbecause ofafterbythroughaccording topropropterersecundumbesideout ofeex

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Cott.] wege I should lead thee out of the way, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 23. Genam hine æt eowde úte be sceápum tulit eum de gregibus ovium, Ps.

ge-wita

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H. 177, 14. one that attests Ne beó gé nǽfre on nánre leásre gewitnysse, for þon se leása gewita ne bið hé nǽfre ungewítnod, Ll. Th. ii. 422, 38. Leáse gewitan stǽldon on mé, Ps. Th. 34, 12.

lád-teów

(n.)
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lád-teów, es; m.

A leaderguideconductorgeneral

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A leader, guide, conductor, a leader in war, general Ǽnne of þám þrím englum ða ðe him on ǽghwæðere gesihþe ládteów wæs unum de tribus angelis, qui sibi in tota utraque visione ductores adfuerunt, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 31.

ge-rýman

(v.)
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To make or leave the way clear to (tó) a place, condition, object, make way for a person :-- Hé óðtrum gerýmeð wyrmum tó wiste he leaves the way clear for other worms to get food, Seel. 123.

wítega

(n.)
Grammar
wítega, an; m.

a wise manone who has knowledgeone who has knowledge from a superhuman sourceprophetwise mandivinersoothsayera presage

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Kmbl. 13; Leás. 8. Óð ðæt wítga cwom Daniel tó dóme, Cd. Th. 225, 5; Dan. 149. Wítga (Isaiah), Exon. Th. 19, 26; Cri. 306. Iónas tácn ðæs wítegan (prophetae), Mt. Kmbl: 12, 39. On ðæs wítegan béc Isaiam, Mk. Skt. 1, 2.

Linked entry: wítiga

witod

(adj.)
Grammar
witod, adj. (ptcpl. )

appointedordainedassuredcertaincertaincertainlyassuredly

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Hí eác wénan ne þurfon, ac witod witan, ðæt hig yfel leán habban scylan, 270, 26. Ic ðæt wénde and witod tealde, ðæt ic ðé meahte áhwyrfan from hálor, Exon. Th. 264, 1; Jul. 357. Him tó wǽron witode geþingþo, Cd. Th. 30, 30; Gen. 475.

Linked entries: ge-witod witud

sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
sceamu, e; f.

modesty, bashfulnessshame, confusionwhat causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame the private part

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(v. sceam-fæst, -full, -leás, -líc) what causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame Scoma obprobrium Rtl. 190, 29. Micel hýnþ and sceamu ( verecundia ) hyt ys men nelle wesan ðæt ðæt hé ys, and ðæt ðe hé wesan sceal, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 3.

Linked entries: a-swǽrnung sceam-lim

fricgan

(v.)
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fricgan, fricgean, fricggan; part. fricgende; ic fricge, ðú frigest, frigst, frihst, he frigeþ, frigþ, frihþ, pl. fricgaþ; p. ic, he fræg, ðú frǽge, pl. frǽgon; impert. frige; subj. pres. fricge, pl. fricgen; pp. ge-frigen, -fregen, -frægen

To askinquirequestionfind outseek afterlearnget information ofinterrŏgāresciscĭtāripĕtĕrefando accĭpĕrecompĕrīre

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To ask, inquire, question, find out, seek after, learn, get information of; interrŏgāre, sciscĭtāri, pĕtĕre, fando accĭpĕre, compĕrīre Wilt ðú fricgan felageongne ymb forþgesceaft wilt thou ask one who has travelled much about the creation?

hyld

(n.)
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hyld, held, es; m.

Favourprotectiongraceloyaltyallegiance

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Hylda leáse without favours, Exon. 53 a; Th. 186, 20; Az. 21. Ðé ǽfre on fullum hyldum hold and on fulre lufe faithful to thee with full faith and with full love, Chart. Th. 598, 31.

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metod

(n.)
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metod, metud, meotud, meotod, es; m.

fatedestinydeath

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-Ne dorston ða deóflu, ðá ðá hí ádrǽfde wǽron, intó ðám swýnum, gif hé him ne sealde leáfe, ne intó nánum men forðan se metoda drihten úre gecynd hæfde on him sylfum genumen, Homl. Th. ii. 380, 4-7.

á-gán

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</b> to run out (of a lease). v. un-ágán in Dict. to pass off, lose strength Ágǽþ evanuerit (v. Mt. 5, 13), Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 62. Ágǽtþ, 73, 2. to come off, come to pass, happen Hit ágǽd eallswá hé spricð evenerit quod locutus est .

Linked entry: á-gangan

list

(n.)
Grammar
list, es; m: list, e; f.

Artskillcraftcunningartifice

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Hé fela onginþ leornian lista many arts doth he learn, 28, 153; Met. 28, 77: Cd. 13; Th. 16, 5; Gen. 239. Mid listum speón idese on ðæt unriht with wiles he lured the woman to that wrong, 28; Th. 37, 12; Gen. 588: 32; Th. 43, 8; Gen. 687.

spor

(n.)
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spor, es; n.

a trace, track, spoor a trace, vestige, mark left by anything (of the marks made by weapons; cf. a woundtracing, tracking

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Icel. sverða, eggja spor, dólg-spor a wound) Lǽtaþ hý láþra leána hleótan þurh wǽpnes spor ( by a wound ), Exon. Th. 280, 2; Jul. 623: Andr. Kmbl. 2362; An. 1182. Bealubenne, lícwunde spor, Cd.

LÓCIAN

(v.)
Grammar
LÓCIAN, p. ode

To LOOKseegazeobserveregardtake heedlook (to)belongpertain

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Lóciaþ nú ðæt ðiós eówru leáf ne weorðe óðrum monnum tó biswice videte, ne forte hæc licentia vestra offendiculum fiat infirmis, Past. 59, 6; Swt. 451, 32. Fore cyningum ðǽr hig eágum on lócian in conspectu regum, Ps. Th. 118, 46.

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ealdor

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Nar. 35, 19. a parent, v. ealdor-leás orphan Cóm ǽrest Cam in síðian, eafora Nóes, þǽr his aldor læg, Gen. 1578. Þín aldor thy father, Dan. 754. Se ǽresta ealdor þisses menniscan cynnes Adam, Bl. H. 23, 4.