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stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
stǽnan, p. de
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Heó wæs stǽned óþ ðæt heó hire gást onsænde; ðá com þunerrád and ofslóh ðone mǽstan dǽl ðæs folces ðe hí stǽnde, Shrn. 57, 34-36. Hig hine stǽndon, Jos. 7, 25. Stǽne hine man mid stánum, Lev. 20, 2. Ðá hét se déma hine stǽnan, Shrn. 48, 28.

wuldor-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wuldor-fæst, adj.

Glorious

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His ðone wuldorfæstan gást, Blickl. Homl. 85, 4. His ða wuldorfæstan onsýne, 103, 29. Ða wuldorfæstan Godes weorc, Homl. Skt. ii. 23b, 11. Wuldorfæstan wíc (heaven), Cd. Th. 2, 30; Gen. 27

bí-genga

an inhabitanta cultivatorcultora worshipper

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Similar entries v. be-ganga in Dict. a worshipper Hé wæs deófles biggencga (bígenga, v. l.), Hml. S. 5, 10: 22, 206. Biggenga, 24, 20. Sé is sóð God þe swá gesceádwíse biggengan hæfð, 5, 286

Linked entry: bí-genge

ofer-hygd

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Þurh oferhigdes (superbiae) gást, Gr. D. 144, 4. Fram þǽre heánnesse þára oferhygda (-hýda, v. l.) ab elationis fastu, 188, 4. Hé þóhte on his oferhigdum hú hé sceolde him tó sprecan, 37, 21.

cuman

(v.)
Grammar
cuman, p. cóm, coom.
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</b> with infinitive :-- Off Cóm ðǽr gán in tó mé Wísdóm, Bt. 3, 1; F. 4, 17. to be transferred to another state Þá ne wiste hé hwǽr hé cóm (cwóm, v. l.) he did not know what had become of him; disparuit, Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 159, 1.

lang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-sum, adj.

Longprolixlong-enduringlong-suffering

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Ús selfum betst word and longsumast æt úrum ende gewyrcan to gain for ourselves the best and most enduring fame at our death, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 2

slǽd

(n.)
Grammar
slǽd, sléd, es; n.
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Loke a littel on þe lannde on þi lyfte honde &amp; þon schal se in þat slade þe self chapel, Gaw. 2147

ríceter

(n.)
Grammar
ríceter, rícetere, es; n.

powerdominionrulegreatnessgloryviolenceforce

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Ðam láreówe gedafenaþ ðæt hé hogie hú manegra manna sáwle hé mǽge Gode gestrýnan ... ná hú micel hé mǽge mid his rícetere him tó geteón it behoves the teacher to strive how many men's souls he can gain for God, not how much he can draw to himself by his

Linked entry: rícceter

ǽg-hwilc

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwilc, -hwelc, -hwylc; adj. [á + ge + hwý + líc]

Everyallwhosoeverwhatsoeverevery onequicunqueunusquisqueomnis

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Ǽghwylcum máððum gesealde he gave a present to every one. Beo. Th. 2104; B. 1050. Ǽghwylcne ellþeódigra unumquemque alienorum, Andr. Kmbl. 51; An. 26. Wreðiaþ fæste ǽghwilc óðer each supports the other firmly, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 69; Met. 11, 35.

Linked entries: á-hwylc ég-hwelc

BÉN

(n.)
Grammar
BÉN, gen. dat. béne; acc. bén; pl. pl.nom. béna, béne; f.

A prayingprayerpetitionan entreatya deprecationsupplicationdemandboneBOONdeprecatiooratioprecespostulatio

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Hí heom ðæra béna forwyrdnon they gave to them a denial of their requests Ors. 2, 2; Bos. 40, 34. Micelra béna dæg litania major Martyr. 25, April

Linked entry: ge-bén

mynet

(n.)
Grammar
mynet, es; n.

a coincoinagemoney

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Án mynet gange ofer ealle ðás þeóde bútan ǽlcon false, L. Eth. vi. 32; Th. i. 322, 28: L. C. S. 8; Th. i. 380, 15 : Wulfst. 272, 2

cnapa

Grammar
cnapa, cnafa.
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Se áwyrgeda gást gewát of ðámmen, Hml. Th. ii. 510, 32

gegninga

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gegnunga from Gode cóme, 683. directly to an end, without modification, completely, simply Þæt mæg secgan sé þe wyle sóð sprecan, þæt se mondryhten, sé eów geaf eóredgeatwe . . . génunga gúðgewǽdu forwurpe ( that he simply threw away the weapons he gave

hwíl-wende

(adj.)
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Þú wǽre nú oð þis úpáhafen on þisse worulde ǽhtum and hwílwendum weorcum; nú gedafnað þé ꝥ þú beó úpáhafen on gást-licum welum, Hml. S. 30, 118

ge-angsumian

(v.)
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Heó wearð oð deáð on móde geancsumed . . . and æt Gode ábæd ꝥ heó hire gást ágeaf, Chr. 1093; P. 228, 13. Hé micclum wearð geangsumod, and for his mágum swíðor þonne for him sylfum, Hml. A. 97, 168.

hleówþ

(n.)
Grammar
hleówþ, hleóþ, hlíwþ, hlýwþ, e; f.

Shelter, protection, warmth

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Gé hyra hulpon and him hleóþ géfon ye helped them [the poor] and gave them shelter, Exon. 27 b; Th. 83, 11; Cri. 1354

Linked entries: hlíwþ hlýwþ

dæg-réd

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-réd, dæg-rǽd,es ; n.

Dawn, daybreak, early morningdilūcŭlum, matutīnum, aurōra

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Ic út on dægrǽd exeo dilūcŭlo, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 13: Ælfc. T. 24, 11

morgen

(n.)
Grammar
morgen, es; m.

morningmornthe morning of the next daymorrow

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Morghenas, iii. 6, 17. the morning of the next day, morrow and cum tó morgenne go, and come to-morrow, Past. Swt. 325, 1. On morgne on the morrow. Beo. Th. 4961; B. 2484. On morne, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 7. Tó morgen cras, Ex. 8, 23: Mt.

Linked entries: margen morne regn

pund

(n.)
Grammar
pund, es; n.
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seó wǽge wulle tó .cxx. p. (tó healfan punde, MS. G.), L. Edg. ii. 8 ; Th, i. 270, 3. of other money Ánum hé sealde fif pund ( talenta ), Mt. Kmbl. 25, 15, 16, 20, 22. Hé sealde týn pund ( mnas ), Lk. 19, 13.

Linked entries: mund-bryce borh-leás

rád

(n.)
Grammar
rád, e; f.
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Ðæt man funde ǽnne man tó ráde oððe tó gange, L. Ath. v. 4; Th. i. 232, 15. Rynestrong on ráde, Exon. Th. 400, 9; Rä. 20, 7. <b>I a.