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tó-glídan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-glídan, p. -glád; pp. -gliden

To glide in different directions,glide awayto be dissipated, dispersed, dispelled, to disappear, vanish, pass awayto fall to pieces,collapseto slip away

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Hyge wearð mongum blissad, sáwlum sorge tóglidene, 71, 31; Cri. 1164. to fall to pieces, collapse Grundweal gearone, se tó-glídan ne þearf, ðeáh hit wecge wind.

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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Þú freóde scealt gedǽlan, álǽtan lufan míne, Cri. 166. Síð wæs gedǽled, Exod. 207. to separate two or more objects God leóht and þýstro gedǽlde divisit lucem a tenebris (Gen. I. 4), Cri. 228.

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Grim helle fýr tó wíte, 78, 7 ; Cri. 1270. Synna to wite, 77, 2; Cri. 1250. In wíte bídan, Cd. Th. 268, l; Sat. 48. Gelǽded ðe tó wíte þe tó wuldre, Blickl. Homl. 97, 22.

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Th. 67, 20; Cri. 1091: 75, 1; Cri. 1215. Synfull tóþum torn þolaþ teónum grimetaþ ( grievously groans ), Ps. Th. 111, 9.

Linked entry: teóne

æðele

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
æðele, eðele; comp. -ra; sup. -ast, -est, -use; adj.

nobleeminent, not only in blood or by descent, but in mindexcellentfamoussingularnobilisgenerosuspræstabilisegregiusexcellensnoblevigorousyoungnobilisnovellus

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Wuldriaþ æðelne ordfruman they glorify the noble origin, Exon. 13b; Th. 25, 17; Cri. 402. Æðelum stencum with sweet odours, 64a; Th. 237, 7; Ph. 586: Cd. 75; Th. 92, 24; Gen. 1533. Ðone æðelan Albanum Albanum egregium. Bd. 1, 7; S. 476, 34.

Linked entry: eðele

myntan

(v.)
Grammar
myntan, p. te.

to meanintendpurposedetermineto thinksuppose

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Se ðe Gode mynteþ bringan beorhtne wlite, Exon. 23 b; Th. 65, 22; Cri. 1058. Mynte ic hié háton yflian I had a mind to order them to be punished, Nar. 25, 27.

rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽcan, p. rǽhte.
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Th. 99, 8; Cri. 1621. Eall ða weoruldgód hé gefeónde þearfum rǽhte and sealde cuncta pauperibus erogare gaudebat, Bd. 3, 5; S. 526, 26. Hé hláf bræc and him rǽhte, Lk. Skt. 24, 30. Se óðer rǽhte forþ ( protulit ) his hand, Gen. 38, 28.

Linked entry: a-rǽcan

ge-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-winnan, p. -wan, -won, -wann, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen.

to make warfightcontendpugnarebellum gerereto obtain by fightingto conquergainwinpugna consequiobtineresubjugare

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Ǽnig ne mæg friþ gewinnan no one may gain peace, Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 14; Cri. 1001. Ðæs ðe he heora sáulum to hǽle and to rǽde gewinnan mihte provided that he could win their souls to salvation and counsel, Blickl. Homl. 227, 4.

ge-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnáwan, ic -cnáwe, ðú -cnáwest, -cnǽwst, he -cnáweþ, -cnǽwþ, pl. -cnáwaþ; p. -cneów, pl. -cneówon; pp. -cnáwen

To knowperceiveunderstandrecognisenoscereagnosceresentirecognoscere

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To know, perceive, understand, recognise; noscere, agnoscere, sentire, cognoscere Ne meahton [meahtan MS.] ða ðæs fugles flyht gecnáwan they might not know the bird's flight, Exon. 17 a; Th. 41, 12; Cri. 654 : Bt. Met. Fox 12, 46; Met. 12, 23; Beo.

Linked entry: ge-cneów

ge-mengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mengan, -mencgan; p. de; pp. ed
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Ðǽr gemengde beóþ onhǽlo gelác engla and deófla there shall be mingled the whole assemblage of angels and of devils, Exon. 21 a; Th. 56, 4; Cri. 895 : Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 4.

segl

(n.)
Grammar
segl, swegel, segel, es ; m. n.
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Th. 70, 16 ; Cri. 1139. a flag, banner (?) Segl larbanum (labarum(?). Labarum signum militare Romanorum, pensile, ex panno aut serico contectum, et transversario antennae specie ligno affixum, a suprema conti parte pendens. ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 8

þeód-land

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-land, es; n.
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Th. 19, 26; Cri. 306. the continent(?) Fýr cymþ and hit gefealþ ǽrest on Sceotta land ... and hit ðonne færþ on Brytwealas ... and ðonne hit færþ on Angelcyn ...

be-reáfian

(v.)

alone

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Háma bereáfod, Chr. 975 ; P. 120, 24: 1065; P. 195, 6: Cri. 558 : El. 910. inst. (dat.) Scæb ꝥ heáfod feaxe bereáfað, Lch. i. 322, 18. Hí hine wǽdon bereáfoden, Hml. Th. i. 430, 2 : 428, 5. Wæs hé lande bereáfod, Chr. 1065 ; P. 194, 4: Hml.

eorþ-lic

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Á þín dóm wunað eorðlic (on earth) mid ældum, Cri. 406. Ǽnig eorðlic þincg ( = ǽnig ðing, Bt. 35, 1; F. 154, 20) anything in the world (cf. eorþe, II, 3 a), Met. 22, 5. Æfter eorþlicre wísan after the manner of men, Bl. H. 135, 20.

hleahtor

a laugh

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Leahter risum Scint. 171, 12. attributed to other than human beings: Wæs engla þreát hleahtre blíðe, Cri. 739.

Linked entry: hleahtrian

á-dwǽscan

to extinguish fire, lightto put an end to, put dawn, suppress a practice, doctrine, &;c.to put down, suppress, destroy a person

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Sunne wearð ádwǽsced, Cri. 1133. Móna biþ ádwǽsced, Bl. H. 93, 18: Angl. viii. 315, 38. Ádwǽscedum extirpatis (fomitibus ), An. Ox. 1134. to put an end to, put dawn, suppress a practice, doctrine, &;c.

wel

(adv.; int.)

Wellwellprosperouslywellmuchthoroughlyfreelywellproperlywellveryquitethoroughlyveryquitewellah

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Th. 42, 6; Cri. 668.

Linked entry: BET

BRÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÁD, def. se bráda, seó, ðæt bráde ; comp. m.brádra, f.n. brádre,brǽdre; superl. brádost; adj.

BROAD open, large, spacious, copiouslatus, expansus, amplus, spatiosus, copiosus

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Engle and Seaxe ofer bráde brimu Brytene sóhton the Angles and Saxons sought Britain over the broad seas, Chr. 937;Erl. 115, 20, note;Æðelst. 71: Exon. 13 a;Th. 22, 25; Cri. 357.

Linked entries: brǽd bréd bréden

ge-frignan

(v.)
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Þára þinga þe hér þeóda cynn gefrugnen æt fruman geworden under wolcnum, Cri. 225

BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Bothambobothamboambæambobothambo et ambæ vel ambæ et amboof bothamborumambarumamborumto bothambobusambabusambobusbothambosambasambobothambos et ambas velambas et ambwithby bothambobusambabusambobus

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Engla and deófla, weorþeþ bega cyme of angels and of devils, of both shall be a coming Exon. 21 a; Th. 56, 8; Cri. 897. Heora bega fæder earum ambarum pater Cd. 123; Th. 157, 4; Gen. 2600.