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grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Wyrd þone gomelan grétan sceolde, sécean sáwle hord, B. 2421. to attack with weapons Ic þé bæd þæt þú þone wælgæst ne grétte, B. 1995.

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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Hé (the stream) on tú tósceáden wyrð, Met. 5, 18. Tóscáden, Wulfst. 26, 2. Ða syndon Temese streáme tósceádene fram Centlande, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 16.

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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Gif þú ǽnne stán tóclifst, ne wyrþ hé nǽfre gegaderod swá hé ǽr wæs, Bt. 34, 11; F. 150, 26.

láf

(n.)
Grammar
láf, e; f.

remnantremainsrelicremainderrestlavelegacyheirlooma relictwidow

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Seoððan se écea dǽl of biþ ðæt is seó sáwl hwæt biþ elles seó láf búton wyrma mete when the eternal part, that is the soul, is gone, what else is the rest but food for worms? Blickl. Homl. iii. 32. Ic beó tó láfe resto, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 62.

Linked entries: lǽf

wuldor

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor, (-ur, -er), es; n.

Gloryvainglory

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Se wyrhta þurh his wuldres gást sette, 265, 28; Sat. 14. In wuldres wlite, 279, 5 ; Sat. 233: 285, 26 ; Sat. 343. Wuldres ræst the rest of heaven, Exon. Th. 103, 19 ; Cri. 1690. Wuldres neótan to enjoy heaven, 365, 15; Wal. 89.

Linked entries: wulder wuldor-full

á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, <b> (ó);</b> adv.
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</b> of continuous increase or decrease (with comparatives) :--- Ðeós woruld is sorhful and fram dæge tó dæge á swá leng swá wyrse, 189, 6. <b>II c.

brúcan

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Eów þe ne wyrtum eówrum bútan mé brúcaþ ( utimini ), Coll. M. 28, 23. Gé eówerne beórscipe brúcaþ on unriht, Wlfst. 297, 30. Eówre fýnd his brúcað ab hostibus devorabitur , Lev. 26, 16. Huoelpas brúcas ( edunt ), Mt. L. 15, 27.

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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Þá wyrda gehwǽre sóð oncnáwest, An. 630. Freá folca gehwæs, Dan. 401. Góda gehwæs, An. 338 : Jul. 323. In daga gehwám, Dan. 287. Wið níða gehwám, Ph. 451. On healfa gehwám, Exod. 209: An. 121. Of ǽdra gehwǽre, Gen. 1374. In mǽgða gehwǽre, B. 25.

hlísa

famereputationreputegloryreputationreportfameapprobationapplause

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Ne hé ne scrífe ðæs hlísan búton hú hé ryhtosð wyrce, Past. 323, 17. For ðám gódan hlísan (ðæt hié gifule ðyncen), 339, 25. Monige menn noldan ðone hlísan habban ðæt hié unwiése sién, nonnulli aestimari hebetes nolunt 67, 2.

tó-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brecan, p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To break,break in piecesto break in two,to break to pieces,break up,to separate into parts by striking or pullingto overthrow,break down,ruin,destroy,put into confusion,rout,to destroy,crushto take by assaultto break a promise, pledge, etc.,to infringe,violateto break,interrupt

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Gl. 482, 67. in reference to material objects, to break in two, to break to pieces, break up, to separate into parts by striking or pulling Hé (the patch of new cloth) tóbrycþ hys stede on ðam reáfe, and se slite byþ ðe wyrsa, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 16.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Ðæs ðý wyrse wíte hié sculon habban on ende gravius quippe extrema ultione feriendi sunt, Past. 231, 14: Ps. Th. 58, 12.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

DRIGE

(adj.)
Grammar
DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY siccus, arĭdus

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Se wyrcþ drige [dríe MSS. P. L.] wolcnu it makes dry clouds, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 18, 2; Lchdm. iii. 274, 24. Fram ðære burnan ðe he drigum fótum ofereóde from the brook which he went over with dry feet, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 32.

(adv.)
Grammar
má, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Moreratherfurther

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Hé ðone ná eft ne wyrge, ac hine má bletsige, L. E. 1. 21; Th. ii. 416, 12. Forðon ðe Godes willa is ðæt tó Columban mynstre hé má fære and lǽre Dei enim voluntatis est ut ad Columbæ monasteria magis pergat docenda, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 39.

mæsse-preóst

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-preóst, es; m.

A priest not of the Christian churcha priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven appointed orders, and might celebrate the mass

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Mæssepreóstes áþ and woruldþegenes is on Engla lage geteald efendýre; and for ðám seofon cirichádan ðe se mæssepreóst geþeáh ðæt hé hæfde, hé biþ þegenrihtes wyrðe, L. O. 12; Th. i. 182, 14.

þyncan

(v.)
Grammar
þyncan, p. þúhte.

to seemappearto seem fit

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wyrðe þinceaþ, Beo. Th. 742; B. 368. Lytel þúhte ic leóda bearnum, Exon. Th. 87, 14; Cri. 1425. Ne þúhte hé him nó innon swá fæger swá hé útan þúhte. Þeáh ðú nú hwam fæger þince, ne biþ hit nó ðý raþor swá, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 24.

Linked entries: þincan ge-þyncan

dóm

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Se yfela déma onwendeþ þone rihtan dóm, 61, 31. (2 a) of an unfavourable sentence, condemnation :-- Þá láreówas beóþ dómes wyrþe, gif hí nellaþ ꝥ folc lǽron, Bl.

ge-þóht

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Hió wyrpð on ðæt geðóht hwæthugu tó bigietenne adipiscenda quaeque cogitationi objicit, Past. 71, 22. Hí habbað wísne geþóht fúsne on forðweg, Gú. 772. Wé geáscodon Eormanríces wylfenne geþóht, Deór. 22.

Linked entry: þóht

húsel

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Th. ii. 272, 18. húsles wirþe entitled to go to communion (see first passage under ) Her on lífe busies beón wyrþe, Ll.

hwæt-hwega

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L. 24, 41. preceding ꝥte ne wyrse ðé huodhuoegu blimpe ne deterius tibi aliquid contigat, Jn. L. 5, 14. Lyttel hothuoego modicum quid, Jn.

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Bewyl þrimme ( strongly, thoroughly ) ðæt ealo on ðære wyrte, Lchdm. ii. 276, 14. Hé þrymmum ( mightily, with power ) cwehte mægenwudu mundum, Beo. Th. 476; B. 235.

Linked entry: þrym