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á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, <b> (ó);</b> adv.
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</b> of continuous correspondence, quite (as) :-- Dá sendon hié eft Marius angeán Geoweorþan, á swá lytigne and á swábrægdenne swá hé wæs Marius, qui non minore pene quam ipse praeditus erat astutia, Ors. 5, 7; S. 228, 32.

earfoðe

(n.)
Grammar
earfoðe, es; pl. nom. acc. a, u, o, e; n. [A feminine earfoþu; gen. e, a, or indecl. seems to occur in the following
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Efen*-*þrowgende óþres earfoþum, 75, 19. Of earfoðum eallum ex omni tribulatione, Ps. Th. 53, 7: 59, 10. Of ðám earfoðum eallum de necessitatibus, 106, 12. Earfeðum, Men. 224. Ꝥ hé him tó earfeðum cwóme that he came to trouble them, Gú. 403.

eorþe

the groundsoillandearththe eartha landcountrysoilmoulddust

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Þú eart eorþe, and þú scealt eft tó eorðan weorðan, 123, 9. Se eorðan dǽl the body, Gú. 1340. Wyrcað weófod of eorðan, Ex. 20, 24. Loccas mínes heáfdes mid þisse eorðan synd gemengde, Bl.

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fóran, prep. adv.

Beforein frontin frontin frontbefore alloppositeover againstBeforeBeforehandbeforebeforeBeforein front of

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Cóm mycel windes blǽd foran ongeán, ꝥ seó strǽl wearð eft gecyrred the arrow was met by a great blast of wind and turned back. Bl. H. 199, 21. tó. foran tó.foran-tó as prep. Before.

geár

(n.)
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Is se mǽsta dǽl ágangen, efne nigon hund wintra and .lxxi. on þýs geáre, 119, 2. Wæs se winter þý geáre grim, 213, 31. Perseus wæs ealne þone geár Rómáne swencende, Ors. 4, ll; S. 208, 13 : 3, 5 ; S. 106, 10.

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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Þíne dómas rǽcað efne gehwám, ǽghwylcum men ágen gewyrhta, Hy. 7, 15: Rä. 12, 8. Þæt wé magon gefrédan hwæt bið heard, hwæt hnesce, . . . and swá gehwæt, Hml. Th. ii. 372, 33. (l a) as antecedent :-- Hý gebétton gehwæt þe tóbrocen wæs of þám, Ll.

ge-munan

(v.)
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Ne gé eft gemynas fíf hláfana, Mt. L. 16, 9. Ðínra synna ne weorðe ic gemunende, ac gemun ðú hiora, Past. 413, 22. with clause Gif þú gemanst þæt bróþor þín hæfð ǽnig þincg ongeán þé, Scint. 23, 14. Gemunst, Bt. 36, 3; F. 176, 22.

gímen

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Cf. gíman; l Sé ðe suá hígað tó andweardnesse his Scippendes, and ágiémeleásað ðǽre giémenne his níhstena, oððe eft suá singallíce folgað ðǽre giémenne his niéhstena, ðæt hé ágiémeleásað ðá godcundan lufe, Past. 87, 10-13. care, pains, trouble in doing

licgan

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Eorðe ágeáf, þá hyre on lǽgun, eft lifgende, Cri. 1156. (3b) without direct reference to posture or place, to be dead :-- His aferan eád bryttedon . . . þá hyra hláford læg, Dan. 675.

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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Hí his eágan ástungon . . . eft Gode fultomiendum hé meahte geseón. Chr. 797 ; P. 56, 12. Beóð onforan eágan, ne magon geseón, Ps. Th. 113, 13. Mihte he mid þan óþron eágan geseón.

niman

(v.)
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Hwæt hig forð syllan þonne man gildan sceole, and hwæt hig eft niman gif ús feoh áríse, i. 232, 4. to receive, accept, exact a promise, engagement, oath, &amp;c.

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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Eft gelamp óðer wundor, Blickl. Homl. 219, 6 : 221, 18: 223, 13. Ðære óðre eá naman nomen fluvii secundi Gen. 2, 13. Fram dæge tó óðrum from day to day Blickl. Homl. 107, 25. Faran of stówe to óðerre, 19, 23. Án æfter óðrum, Cd.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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eft æt þám ende eallum wealdeð monna cynne, Gn. Ex. 137. the concluding part of a period, action, &c. On ðínum endum in novissimis tuis, Kent. Gl. 707.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

gearo

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Wé sungon be eallum hálgum ... æfter þyssum, prím ... eft wé sungon nón, and nú wé synd hér gearuwe gehýran hwæt þú ús secge, Coll. M. 34, 1. Hí wǽron gearwe tó fihtan[n]e ongeán þone kásere, H. R. 3, 9.

wénan

(adj.)
Grammar
wénan, <b>. I.</b>
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Ic wundrige hwí ðú éfre þæs wénan mahte be mannum sáwlum þæt hý nǽran ǽcan, 62, 23. (4 a) :-- Ðý lǽs men wénan ðæt ðú náne næbbe, Prov. K. 76. Tó þám ꝥ sceolde beón wéned ꝥ hé wǽre se cyning ut rex esse putaretur. Gr. D. 131, 15. I.

lást

(n.)
Grammar
lást, lǽst, leást, es; m.

A stepfootsteptracktrace

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Sceal se líchoma leást weardigan eft on eorþan the body shall again be left in the ground, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 482; Met. 241. Hé his folme forlét lást weardian, Beo. Th. 1947; B. 971.

Linked entry: lǽst

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; pl. [which is more frequent] leóde; m.

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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Wǽron æþelingas eft tó leódum fúse tó farenne the nobles were eager to go back to their people, 3613; B. 1804. Gif cyning his leóde tó him gehlteþ and heom mon ðǽr yfel gedó if a king summon his people to him and evil is done to them there, L.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

ge-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-settan, p. -sette; pp. -seted, -set, -sett

To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay

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Heora, éðel on heofenum sceolde eft gebúen and geseted weorðan mid hálgum sáwlum their home in heaven should again be inhabited and peopled with holy souls, 121, 33.

fær

(n.)

goingpassinga going awaya journeycoursea voyagea marchan expeditionenterprisea passagethoroughfareroadentrancecarriagevessela troopa crewfareproceedings

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Ðú fær eft biluce aditum reserasti, Rtl. 29, 34. Hí fordytton ǽlc fær upp tó þám muntum praeoccupaverunt omnes vertices montium, Hml.

Linked entry: færbu

tíman

(v.)
Grammar
tíman, p. de.

to teem,be productive.to be with child,bear,bring forth youngto beget, have intercourse with (wið) a womanto have offspring,bring forthto vouch to warranty to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possessionto refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its supportto betake one's self to a place,go to to resort toappeal to in reverence or for help to lead to

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Se ðe yrfe bycge on gewitnesse and hit eft týman (mon teáman, var. lect.) scyle, L. Ath. i. 24; Th. i. 212, 13: L.