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þanne

Grammar
þanne, <b>A. IV.</b>
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(l a) add :-- Eáðmódnes gedæfenað þǽm þe nán þing him leófre ne lǽtað þonne Críst ælmihtigne, R. Ben. 19, 15. add Heardlic eornost and wíslic wærscipe ... bið witena gehwilcum weorðlicre micle þonne hé his wísan fágige tó swíðe, Ll.

rúm

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm, adj.

roomy, spacious, ample, extensive roomy, open, unencumbered. long, extended ample, great, liberalunrestricted, clear, free from conditionslaxample, far-reachingliberal.great, noble, august

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Mi nest is holȝ and rum, O. and N. 643. He made ys wey roume ynou, R. Glouc. 303, 28. Make this place rom, Chauc. Reeves T. 206

scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp, adj.

sharppungent, acidacridsharp-tonguedsharp, keen, severe,sharp, roughsharp, keen, active, strenuouseffectual, penetrating,sharp, keensharp, keen, acute,

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Ic eom heard and scearp, ingonges strong, 479, 19; . 63, 1. Genim ðæs scearpan þistles moran, Lchdm. ii. 314, 11. Scearpe gáras, Cd. Th. 124, 18; Gen. 2064. Ða Walas ádrifon sumre eá ford ealne mid scearpum pílum, Chr. Erl. 5, 10.

Linked entries: un-scearp scearpness

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

windair in motionwindflatulencewindbreath

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Wambe wind, 168, 20. wind, breath Ic (a horn) winde sceal swelgan of sumes bósme, Th. 395, 28; Ru. 15, 14

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Heó þá róde héht in seolfren fæt locum belúcan, El. 1026. ¶ in a figurative expression, v. sceát; IV :-- Gif hió óðrum mæn in sceát bewyddod sí, Ll.

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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Mé bið gongendre gréne on healfe, and mín swæð sweart on óðre, . 22, 9. Him on healfa gehwám hettend seomedon, Exod. 209. Him on healfa gehwone, Cri. 928.

losian

(v.)
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R. 15, 8. to fail to obtain Ne loseð mearda his, Mt. L. 10, 42. Losað, Mt. L. R. 9, 41

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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Geseah ic ðæt beácen wendan wǽdum and bleóm; hwílum hit wæs mid wǽtan bestémed, hwílum mid since gegyrwed Rood Kmbl. 43; Kr. 22

LÆS

(adv.)
Grammar
LÆS, adv. also used in conjunctional phrases and as a noun.

Lesslest

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Th. 929; B. 487: 3897; B. 1946: Exon. 103 a; Th. 391, 27; . 10, 11. Ða ðe læs águn 33 b; Th. 106, 33; Gú. 50. Læsast brúcan, 37 b; Th. 122, 22; Gú. 309. Licgende beám læsest gróweþ, 91 b; Th. 343,19; Gn. Ex. 159.

Linked entry: læsast

máðum

(n.)
Grammar
máðum, máðm, mádm, máððum, es; m.

A precious or valuable thinga treasurejewelornament

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Máðm, goldhilted sweord, Exon. 114 a; Th. 437, 26; . 56, 13. Ðis synd ða mádmas ðe Æðelwold sealde intó ðam mynstre .. ón Cristes bóc mid sylure berénod, and iii. róde eác mid sylure berénode, ii. sylure candelsticcan and ii. ouergylde, Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: máðm

middan-geard

(n.)
Grammar
middan-geard, es; m.

the middle dwellingthe earthworldthe world and they that dwell thereinmankind

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Seó ród biþ árǽred on ðæt gewrixle ðara tungla, seó nú on middangearde áwergede gástas flémeþ, Blickl. Homl. 91, 24. Ðæt nǽre nǽfre nǽnig tó ðæs hálig mon on ðissum middangearde, ne furþum nǽnig on heofenum, 117, 26.

Linked entry: middan-eard

simble

(adv.)
Grammar
simble, symble, simle, siemle, semle, symle ; adv.
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Th. 419, 13 ; . 38, 5. ¶ in clauses with a comparative :-- Symle biþ ðý heardra ðe hit sǽstreámas swíðor beátaþ it keeps getting harder the more the waves beat it, Cd. Th. 80, 7 ; Gen. 1325 : Beo. Th. 5752 ; B. 2880 : Salm.

Linked entries: symble symle

ceaster

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Godes ealdorburg gesécan, rodera ceastre, . 60, 16. Wunian cestre and cynestól, Sat. 298. <b>I b.

ge-neahhe

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Heó cyrreð geneahhe, oft and gelóme, . 32, 10: 9, 2: Deór. 32. Is úre sáwl swíðe gefylled mid edwite oft and geneahhe, and ús oferhýdige forseóð oft and gelóme, Ps. Th. 122, 5. Sendan swíðe geneahhe ofer waðema gebind wérigne sefan, Wand. 56.

hlutor

Grammar
hlutor, l. hlútor,

clearbrightshiningsplendidbrightuntroubledpeaceclearsplendidgloriousillustriousbrilliantguiltdeceitpuresincere

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Mónan leóhte leóman . . . . hǽdre and hlútre, Az. 79. bright, untroubled, pure joy, peace, &c.: Kyning sceal on Drihtne clǽne blisse, hlúttre habban rex laetabitur in Domino, Ps. Th. 62, 9.

Linked entry: hlútor-líce

GÝMAN

(v.)
Grammar
GÝMAN, géman, gíman, giéman; p. de

To care fortake care oftake heed toheedobserveregardkeep

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Rdr. 60, 110. Giémde, Exon. 34 b; Th. 111, 3; Gú. 121. Ðæt hig gímdon ðæs dæges and ðære nihte to rule the day and the night, Gen. 1, 18.

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Kmbl. 160; Ap. 80: Rood Kmbl. 155; Kr. 79. Ic weorc þrowade, earfoða dǽl Exon. Th. 485, 12; . 71, 12. Wore Cd.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

CWEÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWEÐAN, to cweðanne; part. cweðende ; ic cweðe, ðú cweðest, cweðst, cwæðst, cwiðst, cwyðst, cwíst, cwýst, he cweðeþ; cweþ, cwiþ, cwyþ, pl. cweðaþ ; p. ic, he cwæþ, ðú cwǽde , pl. cwǽdon; impert. ¨ cweþ, cweðe , pl. cweðaþ, cweðe; subj. cweðe, pl. cweðen; p. cwǽde, pl. cwǽden ; pp. cweden

To say, speak, call, proclaim dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere

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Th. 118, 164: Rood Kmbl. 230; Kr. 116 . For ðam worde ðe se Wealdend cwyþ for the word which the Lord shall speak, Rood Kmbl. 220; Kr. 111 . Gehýraþ hwæt se unrihtwísa déma cwyþ audite quid judex iniquitatis dicit, Lk. Bos. 18, 6.

Linked entries: a-cweðan cwýst ðú

hefig

ponderousdenseweightyimportantgravesevereseriousdeepprofoundmistfogcloudslowdulltroublesomeoppressiveonerousburdensomeoppressivegrievousdifficultlaborioustoilsomeoverpoweringweariness

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R. 14, 40

Linked entry: hefe-lic

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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</b> applied to the inferior or smaller of two persons or places of the same name :-- Ðæs Jacóbes leásse (lǽssa, R.) móder Jacobi minoris mater Mk. L. 15, 40. Se lǽssa middangeard michrocosmos Wrt.