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leóf

(n.)
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used as a form of address to one or to many, cf. modern 'dear sir' Wé biddap ðé leóf ðæt ðú hlyste úre sprǽce oramus, domine, ut audias nos, Gen. 43, 20: 3, 10 : Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 1, 5, 14.

LÚTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LÚTAN, p. leát; pl. luton; pp. loten

To loutbowstoop

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Ðeáh heó onsíge and lúte tó ðære eorþan though she [the sun] sink and stoop to the earth, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 25. Forþ lúten wé procidamus, Ps. Surt. 94, 6

mǽst

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽst, adv.

mostchieflyespeciallyalmostnearly

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Geond ealle world, and ðeáh mǽst in Thasalia, 1. 6; Swt. 36, 8. Swá hié mǽst mehten as much as ever they could, 6, 5; Swt. 260, 32: Past. 28; Swt. 190, 9. Ealles mǽst maxime, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 7.

nágan

(v.)
Grammar
nágan, = ne ágan.

not to havenot to be allowedought not

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Ðeáh ðú hí nǽfre náhtest, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 1. Hé náhte his líchoman geweald, Blickl. Homl. 223, 11. Náhton hié náðer ne mete ne freónd, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 34. Sí on cynges dóme hwæðer hé líf áge ðe náge, L. Eth. vii. 9; Th. i. 330, 25.

ge-regnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-regnian, -rénian; p. ode; pp. od, ad

To put, dispose, adorn

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Ne ðæt ne beoþ on ðý fægerre ðæt mid elles hwam gerénod biþ ðeáh ða gerénu fægeru síen ðe hit mid gerénod biþ nor will that be the fairer which is adorned with something else though the ornaments be fair with which it is adorned, Bt. 74, 3; Fox 46, 14

án-lípe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lípe, (ǽn-); adj.
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MSS.) wǽron, búton hí bútú ætsomne sién, Past. 125, 3. of number, single (with one) Wísdóm is án ánlépe cræft ðǽre sáwle, and ðeáh wé witon ðæt hé sié betera ðonne ealle ðá óðre cræftas, Bt. 32, 1; F. 116, 3.

magister

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magister, l. mágister, and
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Hé sette him weorca mægestras (magistros operum), Ex. 1. 11. master as correlative of servant or man Hit is niédðearf ðæt mon his hláford ondrǽde, and se cneoht his mágister, Past. 109, 14. the owner or tamer of an animal Seó leó, deáh hió wel tam sé

leán

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Ꝥone síðfæt him snotere ceorlas lythwón Lógon, þeáh hé him leóf wǽre, hwetton higerófne they said nothing to dissuade him from the journey, dear though he were to them, urged him on, B. 203.

nearu-ness

Grammar
nearu-ness, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b>
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Th. 24, 20. scantiness. of space Fore nearonesse (nearwnesse, v.l.) þǽre stówe þe þæt mynster on getimbred is propter angustiam loci, in quo monasterium constructum est, Bd. 4, 10; Sch. 400, 6. of means Ðeáh wé þisse worulde wlenca tilian swíðe . .

wác-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wác-líc, adj.

Poormeanof little dignity or worthpaltry.

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Ðeáh ðe hí sýn wáclíce geðúhte, 334, 30. Wudehunig and óðre wáclíce ðigena, 352, 8. Sume men syllaþ cyrcan tó hýre swá swá wáclíce mylna, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 249. On wáclícum ðingum wícnian to perform menial offices, ii. 170, 25.

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þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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Ðeá ðíno famulos tuos, Rtl. 100, 22: 170, 31. Ðiúwas (ða ðiówe, Rush.) ancillas, Lk. Skt.

fold-búend

(n.)
Grammar
fold-búend, -búende; noun from pres. part.

Earth-dwellersearth's inhabitantsinhabitants of a land or countryterrĭcŏlæ

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Deáþ rícsade ofer foldbúend death ruled over earth's inhabitants, Exon. 45b; Th. 154, 17; Gú. 844.

ilding

(n.)
Grammar
ilding, e; f.

Delayputting offdeferringprolongingconnivance

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Hwæt is ðæt líf elles ðysses middangeardes búton lytelu ylding ðæs deáþes what else is the life of this world but a little deferring of death? Blickl. Homl. 59, 27.

Linked entries: yldig ælding eldung

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To dividepartimpartseparatedistributesharepartake

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Ne mæg mín líchoma wiþ ðeáþ ge-dǽlan my body cannot separate [itself] from [i. e. avoid] death, Exon. Th. 124, 25; Gú. 343; 146, 19; Gú. 712. Gedaelde woeron ł todǽldon woedo míno partiti sunt vestimenta mea, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 24.

á-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lísan, (-lýsan, q. v.
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Leahtra álýsed, Dóm. 77. with prep, (æt, fram, of) Mildheortnyss álýst fram ðám écan deáðe, Hml. Th. ii. 102, 3. Þæt hine God álýsde ǽgðer ge æt his mettrumnesse ge æt his feóndum, Ps. Th. 27, arg.

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LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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Ne hié selfe ðý beteran ne taligen ðe ða óðre ðeáh ða óðre be him libben ne se meliores æstiment, quia contineri per se ceteros vident, Past. 44, 1; Swt. 319, 19.

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

hrædlíce

(adv.)
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Hú hrædlíce se fǽrlica deáð hié bereáfode . . . Ðeáh hí hit hrædlíce ætsomne ne gestriéndon quibus festina mors repente et simul abstulit, quidquid eorum nequitia nec simul nec repente congregavit, Past. 332, 16-18.

nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
nemnan, nemnian; p. nemde.

to namegive a name to a person or thingto use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thingto call upon the name ofaddress by nameto invoketo mention by nameto mentionrelateto namenominate

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Ðeáh mon anweald and genyht tó twǽm þingum nemne ðeáh hit is án though power and abundance be spoken of as two things, yet are they one, Bt. 33. 1; Fox 120, 21. Hí gewunedon hí móder cýgean and nemnian (tó hátenne and tó nemnenne, MS.

Linked entries: a-nemnan namnian

stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.
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Sié ðǽr eác lufu, næs ðeáh tó hnesce ; sié ðǽr eác réðnes, næs ðeáh tó stíé, Past. 17 ; Swt. 127, 3. Hér wæs se stíþa winter, Chr. 1048 ; Erl. 171, 33. Beóþ ymbgyrde stranglíce tó ðysum stíðan gewinne, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 341.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

míðan

(v.)
Grammar
míðan, p. máð, pl. miðon; pp. miðen.

to concealdissembleTo be concealedlie hidto avoidrefrain fromforbear

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Mé nǽfre næs ealles swá ic wolde ðeáh ic his miðe it was never with me just as I would, though I dissembled the fact, Bt. 26, 1; Fox 90, 28. Grammar míðan, with acc.