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micel

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Ic mycel folces tó helle geteáh, H. R. 15, 6. Genim þás wyrte . . . ealra gelíce mycel. Lch. i. 218, 3. Máre ic þyses gemyndgade þonne ic his mid ealle ásǽde haec commemorata sunt magis quam explicata, Ors. 3, 2 ; S. 100, 25.

nealles

(adv.)
Grammar
nealles, nalles, nallæs, nallas, nales, nalæs, nalas; adv.

Notnot at all

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Hét hine ðære sweartan helle grundes gýman, nalles wið God winnan, 22, 26; Gen. 346. Nallæs, Soul Kmbl. 206; Seel. Verc. 104. Hwæðere him on ferhþe greów breósthord blódreów, nallas beágas geaf, Beo. Th. 3443; B. 1719: 3503; B. 1749.

Linked entry: nalas

seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, p. seah, pl. sáwon, sǽgon, ségon ; pp. sewen, sawen.
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Th. 394, 10; Rä. 14, 1: 400, 1; Rä. 20, 1: 414, 29; Rä. 33, 3: 434, 15 ; Rä. 52, 1. with acc. and predicative adj. or participle Hý grim helle fýr gearo tó wíte andweard seóþ, Exon. Th. 78, 8; Cri. 1271. Ne seah ic elþeódige módiglícran, Beo.

ge-hergian

(v.)
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Críst tó helle férde and ðǽr of gehergode eal þæt hé wolde, Wlfst. 126, 13

restan

(v.)
Grammar
restan, ;p.; te

To restto cease from toil, be at restto rest on a couch, to sleepto rest in death, lie dead, lie in the graveto remain unmoved; or; undisturbed, be stillTo rest one's selfof cessation from toil

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To rest one's self; of cessation from toil Ðú rest ðé nú on eorþan, and ic mid sáre tó helle sceal beón lǽded, L. E. I. prm.; Th. ii. 398, 16. Ðǽr hí æðelingas inne restaþ, Runic pm. Kmbl. 340, 22; Rún. 6.

Linked entry: ræstan

á-springan

(v.)

to be emittedto ariseto rush upburst forthto spring,to spring upcome into existenceto spread (intrans. ) outto run outceasefail

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Éðna up of helle geate ásprong Aetna eruptionibus aestuabat, Ors. 2, 6;S. 88, 31. Ásprong up Éþna fýr Aetna ignes eructavit, 5, 2;S. 220, 15. Ðǽre sǽ gemengednyssa ungewunelíce gyt ne ásprungan. Hml. Th. i. 602, 12.

Linked entry: á-sprungen

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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(of things) Sum deófolgild ðe mid ðǽm hǽðenum mannum swíðe weorþ and mǽre wæs a certain idol that was held in high honour and esteem among the heathens, Blickl. Homl. 221, 7.

ge-mót

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Ranulf his capellan ealle his (the king's) gemót ofer eall Engleland dráf Ranulf carried on all the law-courts over all England, Chr. 1099 ; P. 235, l. a place where a meeting is held On gemóte in foro, Mt. R. 23, 7 : Germ. 400, 14.

scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
scyldig, adj.
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Gif hwelc gód lǽce gesihþ, ðæt his hwam þearf biþ, and ðonne for his slǽwþe ágiémeleásaþ ðæt hé his helpe, ðonne wille wé cweðan ðæt hé sié genóg ryhtlíce his bróðor deáþes scyldig, 49, 1; Swt. 377, 21.

freónd

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C. 44. one who wishes well to another, favours, supports, helps Gif þú hine forlǽtst ne eart ðú ðæs cáseres freónd (friónd. L.), Jn. 19, 12. Ne þearf hé þǽr nǽfre wénan þæs freóndes þe hine of þæs deófles gewealdum álésan mæge. Bl. H. 63, 2.

hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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., and add: bread made from meal or flour Þú him of eorþan út álǽddest hláf (panem) tó helpe ... hláf trymeð heortan mannes, Ps. Th. 103, 14, 15. Sý ánes pundes gewihte hláf tó eallum dæge.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

stician

(v.)
Grammar
stician, p. ode.
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Ðæt ða synfullan sáwla sticien helle tómiddes, Salm. Kmbl. 344; Sal. 171. to be inherent Seó godcundnys ðe on ðam men sticode, Homl.

twi-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twi-feald, adj.
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Twifealdum gáste (Helisaeus Helia) duplo (dilatuj) spiritu Hpt. Gl 440, 47. Twi-fealdre gife bino munere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 26: Blickl. Homl. 101, 23. Be twyfealdum ic forgylde duplum, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 286, 17 : L. Alf. 25 ; Th. i. 50, 23 : Homl.

leornian

(v.)
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Þonne is leornod on bócum þæt on þysse worulde sýn fíf onlícnessa be helle gryre, Verc. Först. 106, 11: 109, 4. with infin. Sé þe nǽfre ne leornde specan qui numquam didicit loqui, Scint. 80, 17.

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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Dauid, dá hé hine eallunga geðiédde tó ðǽm geðoftscipe ðǽre incundan sibbe David, dum totum se ad foedera pacis internae constringeret, 353, 3. as protector, helper, &c.

þan

(adv.)
Grammar
þan, þon; adv.
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Sax. than lango the hé mósta is juguði neotan, Hél. 3498.] with comparatives, in negative sentences. with adjectives, followed by ðonne or ðe, any Gif hió bearn gestriéne, næbbe ðæt ðæs ierfes þon (þe, MS.

Linked entries: þanne þon

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Mid ða nóþe niðer gewíteþ, Exon. 97 a; Th. 361, 31; Wal. 28. with the idea of an association which affords protection or help For ðan ðe ic beó mid ðé on eallum ðám ðe ðú tó færst, Jos. 1, 9; Mt. Kmbl. 28, 20.

Linked entry: mið

plegan

(v.)
Grammar
plegan, plægan, plegian, plagian, plagian; p. de, ede, ode
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Ðære helle hund ongan fægenian mid his steorte and plegian wið hine ( Orpheus ), Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 17. Plegan, Exon. Th. 429, 10; Rä. 43, 2. <b>II d.

Linked entries: plægan plagian plegian

síd

(adj.)
Grammar
síd, adj.
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Hí habbaþ beardas óþ cneów síde and feax óþ helan barbas habentes usque ad genua, comas usque ad talos, Nar. 35, 2 : 38, 8. Wíf habbaþ beardas swá síde óþ heora breóst, 38, 2

Linked entry: síd-folc

þeóstru

(n.)
Grammar
þeóstru, (sometimes written þr- instead of þ-) and þiéstru, þístru, þýstru; f.: and þeóstre, þýstre; n. [cf. O. Sax. thiustri; n.]
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Æfter ðǽm clammum helle þeóstra, Blickl. Homl. 83, 22: Exon. Th. 143, 28; Gú. 668. Se beorhta dæg tódrǽfþ ða dimlícan þeóstru ðære sweartan nihte ... Crist ús fram deófles ðeóstrum álýsde ... 'Uton áwurpan þeóstra weorc...,' Homl. Th. i. 604, 1-5.