scyldig
guilty ⬩ sinful ⬩ criminal ⬩ guilty of committing a crime ⬩ guilty against ⬩ a person ⬩ responsible for ⬩ liable for ⬩ chargeable with an ill result ⬩ liable for a debt ⬩ bound by an obligation ⬩ liable to forfeiture ⬩ forfeiting ⬩ liable to punishment ⬩ deserving of punishment
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Swá feala earmra manna swá on ðæs rícan neáweste sweltaþ, and hé him nele syllan his teóþungsceatta dǽl, ðonne biþ hé ealra ðara manna deáþes sceldig, Blickl. Homl. 53, 7. with inst.
Linked entries: deáþ-scyldig for-scyldigian sceldig scildig
ge-healdan
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Ríce hé geheóld fíftig wintru, 2208: Sat. 347. Ne geeódon úre foregengan ná ðás eorðan mid sweorda ecgum, ne hý mid þý ne geheóldon non in gladio suo possidebunt terram, Ps. Th. 43, 4.
settan
to set ⬩ place ⬩ put ⬩ cause to take a certain position ⬩ to set to work ⬩ set before one a choice ⬩ set a mark, a name, one's mind ⬩ lay a charge, a curse, etc. , upon one ⬩ put one in a position ⬩ put into one's power ⬩ of travelling ⬩ to set ⬩ plant ⬩ to set ⬩ fix ⬩ implant ⬩ to set ⬩ fix ⬩ appoint a limit, time, place ⬩ to set a task, ordain ⬩ establish a law, regulation ⬩ appoint a condition ⬩ to build ⬩ erect ⬩ to set up ⬩ institute ⬩ found ⬩ establish ⬩ to set ⬩ base ⬩ found ⬩ to appoint an officer or a person to an office or duty ⬩ to appoint something for a purpose ⬩ to settle a quarrel ⬩ allay animosity ⬩ compose a difference ⬩ To settle ⬩ abate ⬩ subside ⬩ to compose a book
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Ǽgðer ge cyninga rícu settan ge ceastra timbredon, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 48, 9: Met. 1, 4. Ðæt wæs weallfæstenna ǽrest ealra ðara ðe æðelingas settan héton, Cd. Th. 65, 3; Gen. 1060. of the operations of the Deity Ðú dæg settest and deorce niht Ps.
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hláford
a ruler ⬩ sovereign ⬩ governor ⬩ captain ⬩ a master ⬩ a major-domo ⬩ an owner ⬩ a proprietor ⬩ a husband ⬩ the husband ⬩ a ruler ⬩ lord
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Gif hwelc swíþe ríce mon on his hláfordes ǽrende færþ, Bt. 27, 2; F. 98, 21. Gyf þínes hláfordes ǽrendgewrit and hys insegel tó ðé cymð, Solil. H. 23, 14. Geðenc nú hweðer mani mann cynges hám séce ... hí cumað æalle tó ánum hláforde, 41, 1-10.
weorold
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Him God sealde gumena ríce, world tó gewealde, Cd. Th. 254, 7; Dan. 608. Wéndes ðú ðæt ðú woruld áhtest, 268, 23; Sae. 59. an age Weorld seculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 50. Woruld, 52, 67.
heáfod
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Babilonia þe wæs Persa ríces heáfod, Wlfst. 194, 11. phrases. with prep. ofer. local, over ( one's) head, aloft Hí him ásetton segen heáh ofer heáfod, B. 48. Áscán leóht ofer hieora heáfod, Bl.
heáh
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On þá heán þrymmas heofona ríces, Bl. H. 67, 22. Se mægðhád is hírra ðonne se gesinscipe, Past. 409, 23. Hwæt mæg hiérre bión ðonne sió sóðe eáðmódnes?, 301, 21. Hyhta hýhst, Gú. 34. Sió héhste gesǽlþ, Bt. 34, 4; F. 138, 24.
Linked entry: dynt
spéd
Speed ⬩ success ⬩ means ⬩ speed ⬩ quickness ⬩ speedily ⬩ quickly ⬩ speed ⬩ success ⬩ prosperous issue ⬩ means ⬩ substance ⬩ abundance ⬩ wealth ⬩ power ⬩ faculty ⬩ opportunity ⬩ means of doing anything ⬩ progeny ⬩ celeritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia
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Hwǽr sind spéda rícera ubi sunt opes potentam, Wülck. Gl. 253, 38: Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 8. Eorðan spéda, Soul Kmbl. 154; Seel. 77. Ðínre sprǽce spéde eloquia tua, Ps. Th. 118, 172.
þurh
Through ⬩ through ⬩ for ⬩ during ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by use of ⬩ through ⬩ in consequence of ⬩ as the result of ⬩ by reason of ⬩ on account of ⬩ through ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in virtue of ⬩ by right of ⬩ in ⬩ by ⬩ in the character of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ with a view to ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ in
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Hé hié tó heofona ríce laþode þurh his wundorgeweorc and þurh ða godspellícan láre, Blickl. Homl. 7, 9: Andr. Kmbl. 1949; An. 977. Ðæt hí heora synna wítnade and bétte ðurh fæsten and ðurh wópas and ðurh gebedo. Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 25.
hand
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[Cf. wind heom stod on honde þe scaf heom to Irlonde, Laym. 22313. ] with acc. into one's possession, charge or keeping Beówulfe ríce on hand gehwearf, B. 2208.
lǽtan
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Tó hwǽm wé gelíc létan welle ríce Godes ? cui adsimilabimus regnum Dei ? Mk. R.
þæt
That ⬩ that, ⬩ in order that ⬩ that ... not, ⬩ lest ⬩ that, so that, so as (with infin.)
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Hú mihtest ðú sittan on middum gemǽnum ríce, þæt ðú ne sceoldest ðæt ilce geþolian ðæt óðre men? Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 17: Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 522. Asyrie hæfdon LX wintra and án hund and án þúsend, þæt hit ná búton gewinne næs Ors. 1, 8; Swt. 42, 4.
wyrd
What happens ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ chance ⬩ fate ⬩ the otherwise than humanly appointed order of things ⬩ one of the Fates ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ an event ⬩ an event ⬩ occurrence ⬩ circumstance ⬩ incident ⬩ fact ⬩ what happens to a person ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ lot ⬩ condition ⬩ fate ⬩ death ⬩ chance ⬩ accident
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Th. 450, 3; Dom. 82. chance, accident Ðæt wille ic gecýþan, ðæt ðu rícu of nánes monnes mihtum swá gecræftgade ne wurdon, ne for nánre wyrde, búton from Godes gestihtunge ut omnia haec profundissimis Dei judiciis disposita, non autem humanis viribus,
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secgan
To say ⬩ to say certain words ⬩ to mean ⬩ to tell a tale ⬩ recite a poem ⬩ pronounce ⬩ deliver ⬩ to speak of ⬩ tell ⬩ relate ⬩ narrate ⬩ declare ⬩ announce ⬩ give an account of something ⬩ to express in words feelings of gratitude, admiration, etc. ⬩ to give thanks, glory, etc., to a person ⬩ to declare a person or thing so and so ⬩ to say ⬩ tell ⬩ to speak of ⬩ to ascribe to a person ⬩ lay to the charge of ⬩ accuse of ⬩ attribute to
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Segeþ ðǽron, ðæt sum ríce man wǽre on ðære burh, 197, 27. Sægþ on ðissum bócum, ðæt . . . 41, 3. Hér sægþ be ðisse tíde árwyrþnesse, hú Drihten hine selfne geeaþmédde, 65, 29.
Linked entries: ǽrend-secgan sæcgan sagian
hwilc
which ⬩ who ⬩ any one ⬩ any ⬩ some
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Hwæt wénstú nú, gif hwelc forworht monn cymþ and bitt úrne hwelcne ðæt wé hine lǽden tó sumum rícum menn and him geþingien si enim fortasse quis veniat, ut pro se ad intercedendum nos apud potentem quempiam virum ducat, Past. 10, 2; Swt. 63, 1.
ofer
with dat. generally with the idea of rest; ⬩ above, over ⬩ denoting contact with anything, upon, on ⬩ denoting extension over, throughout, in, on ⬩ denoting a higher degree, beyond, more than ⬩ denoting the cause of an emotion, over ⬩ denoting the object over which power is exercised ⬩ with the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expected ⬩ marking time, after, beyond ⬩ denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an object ⬩ denoting motion which is diffused over a surface ⬩ denoting extension through a space, throughout, among ⬩ denoting motion from below, over, above ⬩ denoting motion from above, upon, on ⬩ denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effect ⬩ denoting the object over which power is exercised ⬩ above, more than ⬩ supra, super ⬩ beyond, besides ⬩ ultra ⬩ denoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, against ⬩ with words implying rest ⬩ (cf. to talk over) ⬩ denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5) ⬩ without ⬩ with words expressing time, ⬩ after ⬩ through, during
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Ríce ofer heofenstólas, Cd. Th. 1, 15; Gen. 8. Cræft móda gehwylces ofer líchoman, Met. 26, 106. Deáþ rícsade ofer foldbúend, Exon.
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ge-þeódan
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Hí wilniað oþþe him selfe rícsian oþþe hí tó ðára rícena freóndscipe geþeódan hi vel regnare ipsi volunt, vel regnantibus adhaerere conantur, Bt. 24, 2; F. 82, 9. as a fellow, associate, &c.
wénan
to ween ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ imagine ⬩ opine ⬩ believe ⬩ to hope ⬩ expect ⬩ look for
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Hié ðæt fǽge þégon, þeáh ðæs se ríca ne wénde Judth. Thw. 21, 16; Jud. 20. Onstyrede mid ðæm wénan ðæt hí ðæs endes suá neáh wéndon commotos vicini finis suspicione Past. 32; Swt. 213, 24.
in
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In egesan engel Drihtnes lét his hand cuman in þæt heá seld, Dan. 721. expressing reference or relation to something, in reference or regard to, in the case or matter of Ðú in (on, v.l. ) mihte and on ríce hí oferstígest, Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 157, 12.
be
rest ⬩ by ⬩ along, ⬩ by, not later than ⬩ by ⬩ during ⬩ by ⬩ with ⬩ conveyance, by (in to send by) ⬩ subject to ⬩ in the case of ⬩ in the matter of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ (to do) by ⬩ or about ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ (to become)of ⬩ by ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by the use of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in the form of ⬩ after ⬩ according to ⬩ after ⬩ by the command ⬩ at the request
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III. 28 Constantinus be (vivente Diocletiano) Diocletiane lyfgendum Gallia ríce heóld, Bd. 1, 8; Sch. 28, 25. Þára landa ðe unc Aðulf forgeaf be Æðelbolde lifiendum, Cht. Th. 485, 33. Gif ceorl ácwyle be libbendum wífe and bearne, Ll. Th. i. 30, 3.