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rúm

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm, adj.
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Ðæs æþelan oððe rúme fausta, 33. 76

wang

(n.)
Grammar
wang, es; m. . I. the word, which is almost confined to poetry, may be rendered by words denoting the surface of the ground taken in their most general sense,
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Is ðæt æþele lond blóstmum geblówen, beorgas ðár ne muntas steápe ne standaþ . . . ne dene ne dalu illic planicies tractus diffundit apertos, nec tumulus crescit, nec cava vallis hiat, Exon. Th. 199, 2; Ph. 19.

Linked entries: ge-wenge wencge wenge

wann

(adj.)
Grammar
wann, adj.
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Ðá se æþela glǽm setlgong sóhte, swearc norðrodor won under wolcnum, 178, 34; Gú. 1254. In ðisse wonnan niht, 163, 30; Gú. 1001. On wanre niht scríðan, Beo. Th. 1409; B. 702; Hé geseah deorc gesweorc semian sweart, wonn and wéste, Cd.

Linked entries: wan wanniht

má

(adv.)
Grammar
má, <b>, mǽ;</b> adv.

More ⬩ rather ⬩ further

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Ǽlces monnes æþelo bióþ má on ðam móde ðonne on ðam flǽsce, Bt. 30, 1; Fox, 110, 2: Past. 17, 9; Swt. 121, 22.

þeóden

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden, es; m.
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</b> referring to other than men :-- Fuglas þringaþ ymbe æþelne, ǽghwylc wylle wesan þegn and þeów þeodne mǽrum ( the Phenix ), Exon. Th. 209, 4; Ph. 165. referring to the Deity, to God Wæs freá eallum leóf, þeóden his þegnum, Cd.

sígan

(v.)
Grammar
sígan, p. sáh, pl. sigon ; pp. sigen.
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Sió æþele gesceaft (the sun) sáh tó setle, Chr. 937 ; Erl. 112, 17. [The sunne arist anes a dai and eft sigeð, O. E. Homl. ii. 109, 22.] <b>Ib.

Linked entries: sígend sígere

lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Air ⬩ atmosphere ⬩ breeze ⬩ sky ⬩ heavens ⬩ cloud

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Lyftu æthera, aera, Hpt. Gl. 457, 48. Geond lyftu per aera, Hymn. Surt. 66, 5. Ðás lyfta and windas hé ástyraþ, Wulfst. 196, 6. [Goth. luftus; m: O. Sax. luft; m. f: Icel. lopt; n; O. H. Ger. luft; f. n.: Ger. luft; f.]

Linked entries: lift loft

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Hé forlǽt his æþelo, and ðonan wyrþ anæþelad óþ ðæt hé wyrþ unæþele, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 22. Þanon forþ exhinc, Anglia xiii. 393, 404 : de cetero, 439, 1059. Ðanon forþ exinde, 444, 1130.

Linked entries: þanan-forþ þanon þonan þonon

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.: e; f.
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Him eorðe syleþ æþele wæstme, Ps. Th. 66, 6: 67, 15, 16. Ðú Adame sealdest wæstme, ða inc wǽron forbodene, Cd.

sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; p. spræc, spæc; pl. sprǽcon, spǽcon; pp. sprecen, specen
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Ongon Híga him specan on mid óðran onspecendan and wolde him óðflítan ðæt lond the five hides about which Æthelm Higa has a suit . . .

Linked entries: specan on-spreca on-swætende on-spreca

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Gen. 17, 18. (13) :-- Hé hæfde æþele brýd, seó wæs on naman Natalea, Shrn. 59, 29. (14) in oaths :-- Gecýþe seó gewitnysse ꝥ on Godes helde and on hláfordes, ꝥ heó him on sóðre gewitnysse sý, Ll.

ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, ic -wíte, ðú -wítest, -wítst, he -wíteþ, -wít, pl. -wítaþ; p. ic, he -wát, ðú -wite, pl. -witon; pp. -witen.

to see ⬩ behold ⬩ videre ⬩ spectare ⬩ to turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that direction ⬩ to set out towards ⬩ start ⬩ pass over ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ withdraw ⬩ go away ⬩ retreat ⬩ retire ⬩ die ⬩ transire ⬩ discedere

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Se to forþ gewát þurh ðone æþelan it [the dart] reached and pierced the noble man, Byrht. Th. 136, 13; B. 150. Gif we gewítaþ fram ðé if we depart from thee, Blickl. Homl. 233, 31: 21, 12: Exon. 36 b; Th. 119, 1; Gú. 248.

Linked entries: aweg-gewítan aweg-gewitenes

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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. ¶ in combination with útan :-- Fuglas þringaþ útan ymbe æþelne, Exon. Th. 209, 1; Ph. 164: Andr. Kmbl. 1741; An. 873. Ymb ðæt líc útan stondan, Blickl.

Linked entries: emb ymbe ymb-útan emban

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Gé gefeóð in firenum, Gú. 479. of an adjective (or participle) to some department to which its qualification is limited Æþele in (on, v.l. ) weoruldgebyrdum, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 464, 3. Snottor in sefan, Exod. 438. In dǽdum deór, Seef. 41.

hú

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Hú þú æþele eart, Hy. 3, 14: 18. introducing a relative clause. in what way Gefada embe lóca hú þú wylle, Hml. S. 3, 285.

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Mickle ⬩ great ⬩ magnus ⬩ much ⬩ many ⬩ multus ⬩ great

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Micles on æþelum wíde is geweorðod háligra tíd, Menol. Fox 236; Men. 119. Hié God wolde onmunan swá micles, Andr. Kmbl. 1789; An. 897. Micclum nimium, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 46.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Sum wæs ǽhtwelig æþeles cynnes ríce geréfa, Exon. Th. 243, 29; Jul. 18. On his heortan cwæð unhýdig sum dixit insipiens in corde suo. Ps. Th. 52, 1. Sumes hundredmannes þeówa, Lk. Skt 7, 2. Sumes þinges wana, Bt. 34, 9; Fox 146, 18.

Linked entry: ÁN

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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fægenige óþerra manna gódes and heora æþelo tó ðon swíþe ðæt ðú ne tilige ðé selfum ágnes I advise you [not] to rejoice so much in other men's goodness and nobility, that you do not provide yourself with your own, Bt. 30, 1; Fox108, 31.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Ðá wæs ic mid gýmenne mínra mága seald tó fédanne and tó lǽranne Abbude Benedicte, Bd. 5, 23 ; S. 647, 22. to give a woman to be a man's wife Ðá wolde se fæder hí sellan sumum æþelon men tó brýde. Shrn. 31, 6. Nyme hé hig tó rihtwífe.

Linked entries: seald sillan syllan a-sellan feoh

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Hér segþ, hú se æþela wæs sprecende, Blickl. Homl. 55, 3. Gehýraþ hwæt hér segþ on ðissum bócum be Sancta Marian, 137, 20. Segeþ ðǽron, ðæt sum ríce man wǽre on ðære burh, 197, 27. Sægþ on ðissum bócum, ðæt . . . , 41, 3.

Linked entries: sæcgan sagian ǽrend-secgan

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