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lyt

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lyt, indecl. used as subst. adj. and adv.

Fewlittle

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Ne sceal hé tó lyt þancian heora ælmessan he shall not be too sparing of thanks for their alms, Blickl. Homl. 43, 13.

Linked entry: lyt-hwón

muud-bora

(n.)
Grammar
muud-bora, an; m.

one who can give protection (mund)protectorpatronguardianadvocatea guardian

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Sceal him (an ecclesiastic or a foreigner who was wronged) cyng beón oððon eorl and bisceop for mǽg and for mundboran, L. E. G. 12; Th. i. 174, 8: L. Eth. ix. 33: Th. i. 348, 6: L. C.

ge-dón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dón, ic -dó, ðú -dést, he -déþ, pl. -dóþ; p. -dyde, pl. -dydon; pp. dén, -dón

To domakeputcauseeffectreach a placefacere

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To do, make, put, cause, effect, reach a place; facere Ic sceal cunnan hwæt ðú gedón wille I shall know what thou wilt do, Andr. Kmbl. 684; An. 343. Ðú ne miht ǽnne locc gedón hwítne non potes unum capillum album facere, Mt. Bos. 5, 36.

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, p. ode; pp. od

To place, lodge, dispose, regulateponere, disponere, reponere, collocare

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Godes ðeów se ðe hád underféhþ sceal beón on ða wíson gelogod ðe God tǽhte the servant of God who takes orders must be disposed in the manner that God has taught, ii. 48, 31 : i. 286, 13.

Linked entry: lógian

týdran

(v.)
Grammar
týdran, týdrian; p. ede
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Feoh sceal on eorðan týdran and týman, Menol. Fox 557; Gn. C. 48. Melce and týdrende foetas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 32. with dat. (inst.) of that in which anything is prolific Wæstmum týdreþ, Exon. Th. 493, 18; Rä. 81, 32.

wund

(adj.)
Grammar
wund, adj.

Wounded

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Similar entries v. wund, I. 2 Dolhsealf wið lungenádle ... mid ðý sceal mon lácnian ðone man ðe biþ lungenne wund, Lchdm. ii. 92, 21. Be wambe coþum, and gif hió innan wund biþ hú ðæt mon ongitan mæge and gelácnian, 220, 1. figurative.

be-ládian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 424, 24. with (neg.) clause Nán man hine ne sceal beládian þæt hé Godes cyrcan ne geséce Hml. Th. ii. 444, 8.

dreórig

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Sceal þes dreórga heáp þrowian, Sat. 394. Dreórigne hyge, Gú. 1112: Wand. 17: Met. 22, 33. Hig wurdon swíðe dreórige and cyrdon eft illi scissis vestibus reversi sunt, Gen. 44, 13. Beón dreórige contristari, Mk. 14, 19: Hml. Th. i. 60, 15: 62, 28.

ge-myntan

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sceal þæt wíte ðolian ðe hé ðé gemynte, Hml. Th. i. 372, 16. Tó ðám éðele becuman ðe him se heofenlica Fæder gemynte, ii. 218, 19. Heom þá wítu gemynte wǽron, Hml. S. 23, 112. with prep, tó Þ hé gemente tó Abrahame quod disposuit ad Abraham, Ps.

ge-rím

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II a. a calendar, numeral :-- Mæssepreóst sceal habban . . sangbóc and handbóc, gerím (gerímbóc ? q. v. ) and pastoralem, Ll. Th. ii. 350, 14. a number, class of objects Þá beóð onhǽðenra manna geríme cum gentilibus adnumerandi sunt. Ll.

ná-wiht

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ná-wiht, <b>. I a.</b>
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Ne sceal hé náht (nóht, v.l.) unáliéfedes dón, Past. 61, 14. 'Ic nát nánwiht Godes gelíces.' 'Ic wundrie þín,, hwí þú secge þæt þú Godes náwiht gelíces nyte, '(nihil te nosse Deo simile ], Solil. H. 15, 16. He náht ðyllices ne gebudon, Hml.

nigon

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Þus feor sceal beón þæs cinges grið . . . . III. míla, .III. furlang . . . . IX. fóta . . . .IX. berecorna, Ll.

útera

(adj.)
Grammar
útera, cpve. útemest, útmest; spve. adj.

Outeroutmostexternalnot of the inner man

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Hú se láreów ne sceal ða inneran giémenne gewanian for ðære úterran ábisgunge (exteriorum occupatione), ne eft ða úterran ne forlǽte hé for ðære inneran ... ðý læs hé sié gehæft mid ðam úterran ymbhogan, Past. 18; Swt. 127, 8-14.

Linked entry: ýtera

hearpe

(n.)
Grammar
hearpe, hærpe, an; f.

A harpplectrum, chelys, psalterium, cythara

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Sum sceal mid hearpan æt his hláfordes fótum sittan feoh þicgan one shall at his lord's feet sit with the harp and receive treasure, 88 a; Th. 332, 4; Vy. 80.

on-sendan

(v.)

to send off, despatch (an emissary)to send forth or out,to emit (an odour, etc.)to send forth (the spirit), to give up (the ghost)

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sceal þurh gáres gripe gást onsendan, Andr. Kmbl. 374; An. 187

Linked entry: an-sendan

HOLT

(n.)
Grammar
HOLT, es; m. n.

a HOLT, wood, grove, copsewood;lignum

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Sum sceal on holte of heáhbeáme feallan, Exon. 87 b; Th. 328, 21; Vy. 21: Bt. Met. Fox 13, 103, 73; Met. 13, 52, 37. Gewiton áweg tó holte they went away to the wood, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 12. Holt ofgeáfon they left the wood, Beo.

Linked entries: gár-holt hilt

tilþ

(n.)
Grammar
tilþ, e; also tilþe, an; f.

labour which brings gain, by which acquisition is madean employmenttillagecultivation work on landgain from labourproduce of labour,acquisitioncropproducefruit

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wǽre scaðiende weorðe se tiligende on rihtlícre tilðe he that has been accustomed to steal, let him support himself by an honest employment, Wulfst. 72, 13. with special reference to agriculture,tillage, cultivation, work on land Se scádwís geréfa sceal

Linked entries: tylþ tilþe

inca

(n.)
Grammar
inca, an; m.

Doubtquestionoffenceill-willfear

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Ðú mé scealt edwítt mín of áwyrpan ðæt mé tó incan áhwǽr gangeþ thou shalt cast from me my reproach, which everywhere goes as a cause of fear to me; amputa opprobrium meum, quod suspicatus sum, Ps. Th. 118, 39.

(prep.)
Grammar
bí, prep. dat. [Bí is more frequently shortened into be. In compounds it is generally written be- or bi-; but bí- is long where it is used for big, or is a contraction, thus, - bí-spell for big-spell, and as bí-breád for beó-breád. v. be.]

By, near to, at, in, uponjuxta, prope, apud, inOf, aboutde, quoadBy, through, because of, after, according to, in comparison withper, secundum, pro, ex

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By, through, because of, after, according to, in comparison with; per, secundum, pro, ex Bí hwon scealt ðú lifgan by what art thou to live? Exon. 36 b; Th. 118, 23; Gú. 244. Bí noman gehátne called by name, 23 b; Th. 66, 16; Cri. 1072.

ETAN

(v.)
Grammar
ETAN, to etanne; part. etende; ic ete, ðú etest, etst, itst, ytst, ætst, he, heó, hit, yt, ytt, et, ett, eteþ, ieteþ, iteþ, yteþ, pl. etaþ; p. ic, he æt, ðú ǽte, pl. ǽton; subj. indef. ic ete, æte, pl. eten; p. ǽte, pl. ǽten; pp. eten; v.a.

EAT, consume, devourĕdĕre, cŏmĕdĕre, mandūcāre, vescĕre

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To EAT, consume, devour; ĕdĕre, cŏmĕdĕre, mandūcāre, vescĕre Ðú scealt greót etan thou shalt eat dust [grit ], Cd. 43; Th. 56, 9; Gen. 909: 43; Th. 57, 28; Gen. 935.