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fæsten

firmamentcitadelforta fortificationentrenchmentsfastnessstrongholda prisona sepulchreHellclaustrum

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Hí wícstówa námon on twám stówum . . . Scipia geáscade ꝥ þá foreweardas wǽron feor ðǽm fæstenne gesette . . . hé feáwe men tó óþrum þára fæstenna onsende . . . þæt þá óþre onfundon þe on ðǽm óþrum fæstenne wǽron, Ors. 4, 10; S. 200, 8-19.

setl

(n.)
Grammar
setl, sedl, seðl, seotl, sotl, seatl, sitl (-el, -ol, -ul), es; pl. setl, setlu, sotelas, setlas (
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Ða stówe his seþles locum sedis illius solitariae. Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 36. Hé eft tó ðæm fæderlícan setle eode, Blickl. Homl. 115, 33 : 129, 12. Ðá næfde hé nán setl hwǽr hé sittan mihte, for ðan ðe nán heofon nolde hine áberan, Ælfc. T.

tácn

(n.)
Grammar
tácn, ,es; n.

A token, signa sign, significant forman ensigna token, a credentiala sign, monumenta sign of the Zodiaca sign, distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.)a sign to attract attention, a signala sign of anything future, a prognostica sign, an action that conveys a meaninga sign, indication, mark which shews condition or state</b> as a medical term, a symptoma sign, symbol, emblema sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidencea supernatural sign, miracle, prodigya signal event, remarkable circumstance

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Michael ) gecýþe on eallum ðǽm tácnum ðe ðǽr gelimpeþ, ðæt ic eom ðære stówe hyrde, Blickl. Homl. 201, 8. On eallum tácnum and forebeácnum ðeGod sende þurh hine, Deut. 34, 11. Gif ǽnig wítega secge tácnu and forebeácnu, 13, 1. Tácna, Homl.

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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On ðære stówe ðe him se stranga tó wordum tǽhte on the place to which the Lord had directed him to go (cf. 172, 24-;Gen. 2849-). Cd. Th. 175, 24; Gen. 2900. Nán man ne tǽce his getihtledan man fram him let no one send his accused man away, L.

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm. Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara,twoegra, tuoera.
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Ðæt wæter stód an twá healfa ðære strǽte, Ex. 14, 22. Twá turtlan (tuoe (twoege, Rush.) turturas, Lind.) par turturum, Lk. Skt. 2, 24. Hé gelǽrde twuá mǽgþa, Shrn. 131, 26. Wé habbaþ twá (tuá, Hatt. MS.) bebodu, Past. 7; Swt. 48, 13.

Linked entries: tuu twá

wiþer-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-weard, (-word, -wurd), and -wierde; adj.

contraryadversehostileadversaryenemyopponentfiendhostile to rightful authorityrebelopposed to what is rightarrogantperversedepravedreprobatefalsehereticapocryphalopposed to the good or pleasure of anythingunfavourableadversehurtfulperniciousdisagreeablecontraryopposite

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Wið wiþerweard hǽr; gif ðú nimest wulfes mearh and smyrest mid hraðe ða stówe ðe ða hǽr beóð of ápullud, ne geþafaþ seó smyrung ðæt hý eft wexen, Lchdm. i. 362, 8. Wala middangeardes getéla, and nǽngo his wiðirweardo (adversa ) onscynia, Rtl. 50, 6.

geond

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Ex. 161. (3 a) where a like circumstance occurs at different places :-- Beóð eorþan styrunga geond stówa ( per loca ), Lk. 21, 11. distribution among other objects, between Geseah ic wíngeard, and þá twigo his hongodon geond þá columnan vineam inter

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Heó stód upp on ánre upflóra, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 341. .vii. upp hangene bella, Chart. Th. 430, 4. Lyft up geswearc, Cd. Th. 207, 4; Exod. 461. Ða tánas up æpla bǽron, 495, 7; Sat. 482. Up in heofonum, 284, 26; Sat. 327: Exon. Th. 281, 11; Jul. 644.

heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod, gen. heáfdes; dat. heáfde; pl. heáfdu [v. Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 21-25]

HEAD, chief, source, &#39;the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.

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Ðone stán ðeæt his heáfdum læg the stone that lay at his head, Past. 16, 3; Swt. 101, 16.

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Ic sette max on stówe gehæppre, Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 13. Hwæðer gé settan eówer nett on ða héhstan dúne, ðonne gé fiscian willaþ? Ic wát ðæt gé hit ðǽr ne settaþ. Hwæðer gé eówer net fit on ða sǽ lǽdon, ðonne gé huntian willaþ?

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síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Ne æt hám ne on síþe ne on ǽnigre stówe neither at home, nor when travelling, nor in any place, L. I. P. 9 ; Th. ii. 314, 33 : Exon. Th. 339, 34 ; Gn. Ex. 104. Se ðe of síþe cwom feorran geféred, Salm. Kmbl. 356 ; Sal. 177. <b>Ia.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

ge-cirran

(v.)
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H. 199, 22. where motion has been caused, to replace, return to a former position Gecerr (-cer, R.) suord in stówe his converte gladium in locum suum, Mt. L. 26, 52. Hæfde Metod égstreám eft gecyrred.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

hám

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Hé forgeaf summe hám tó þǽre hálgan stówe, Hml. S. 6, 232. Hé cwæð ꝥ hé ne mihte embe munuclíf þá smeágan . . . ac wolde beón embe his þincg . . . and gedreóhlǽcan his hámas, 121. <b>I a.

hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hyge, es; m.

Mindheartsoul

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Se hearda hyge wunade the stout heart continued, Exon. 40 b; Th. 134, 31; Gú. 517. Hyge sceal heardum men a bold man must have courage, 92 a; Th. 346, 15; Gn. Ex. 205.

þan

(adv.)
Grammar
þan, þon; adv.
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were greater in the matter of the tonsure, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 18. where neither particle nor case follows the comparative Næs ðá wordlatu wihte þon máre þæt se stán tógán then was there not any more delay at all in obeying the command, so that the stone

Linked entries: þanne þon

þreágan

(v.)
Grammar
þreágan, þreán, and þreáwian (v. þreápian); p. þreáde [in Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 7 a form occurs that might be a strong past of þreán, on the analogy of þweán, sleán Ðæt gewit wæs swíþe sorgiende for ðám ermþum ðe hí ðrógan; cf. the rendering of the same passage in the metres: Ðæt mód wæs swíðe sorgum gebunden for ðǽm earfoþum ðe him on sǽton,
  • Met. 26, 97.
But, perhaps, drugon should be read, as, Latin is:]; pp. þreád.

to reproverebukereproachto punish one who deserves punishmentto chastise by way of discipline, with a view to amendto chastencorrectto torturetormentafflictdistressvexoppress

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</b> </b> Gif strongra storm and genip swýþor ðreáde si procella fortior aut nimbus perurgeret, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 12

Linked entries: þreán þreiga ðrogan

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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Storm landu (arua) forhwyrfð, 51, 17. (1 a) land attached to a dwelling and in contrast with it :-- Benedictus wunode uppon lande Benedict was out in the fields of the monastery Gr. D. 165, 14. Sé þe on londe sý he that is in the field Mt.

tíd

(n.)
Grammar
tíd, e; f.
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Sió wyrd dǽlþ eallum gesceaftum stówa and tída, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 33. (1 a) time, condition of things :-- On ðam endenýhstan dagum ðissere worulde beóþ frécenlíce tída, Wulfst. 81, 12. where the period is a definite one Ðá (after the first act of creation

Linked entry: týd

æt

(prep.)
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Ðǽm bréðer ðe him æt stód, Shrn. 64, 12: Bl. H. 149, 31. Ðá ðe mé æt sǽton qui mihi adsederant, Bd. 5, 13 ; S. 633, 12. See e

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

outbeyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosedout on an expeditionoutoutoutoutforthto knock outpull outoutaway from homeabroadoutaway from landoutoutsidenot within doorsnot in the houseabroadoutexternally

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Ðæt land eode eft intó ðære stówe ðe hit út álǽned wæs, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 267, 6. Ðeáh ðe Harold ðæt land mid unlage út nam, 274, 29. Nǽnig mon his geþóht openum wordum út ne cýðe nemo palam pronunciet, Nar. 28, 30.