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weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, (-ud, -ed, -ad), werod (-ud, -ed), worud (-ad), word, es; n.
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Gl. 101. a crew of a ship, ship's company. v. scip-weorod Sum streámráde con, weorudes wisa ofer wídne holm, Exon. Th. 296, 22; Crä. 55

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, m. and <b>god;</b> n.
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Hig gesáwon Israhéla God, Ex. 24, 10. in special forms of speech. where a strong wish is expressed God him geunne ꝥ . . ., Chr. 959; P. 115, 14. God eów gehealde, Ll. Lbmn. 486, 14.

MANN

(n.)
Grammar
MANN, man, monn, es; m.

MANa human being of either sexa man who is wnder the authority of anothera servantvassalliege-mana parishioner

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Gelíc ðam dysigan men ( viro, cf. wísan were, 24), Mt. Bos. 7, 26. Hé sǽde hyre hwæt heó man ne wæs he told her that she (Eugenia) was no man (cf. vv. 48-53 from which it is seen that Eugenia was dressed as a man), Homl. Skt. 2, 78.

Linked entry: manna

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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Ne mæg weorðan wís wer, ǽr hé áge wintra dǽl (many years) in woruldríce, Wand. 65. Leóðworda dǽl reccan, An. 1490. ¶ sum-dǽl some-what, some (cf.

ge-limpan

(v.)
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., Cri. 79. where the subject is not expressed Ábeád weroda ealdor: 'Nú sié geworden leóht . . .' and þá sóna gelomp, þá hit swá sceolde, leóma leóhtade, Cri. 233. (4 a) where the verb is followed by a substantive clause :--- Gelomp ꝥ án swíþe wís mon

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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Seó Wisle líþ út of Weonodlande and líþ in Estmere ... and ligeþ of ðæm mere west and norþ on sǽ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 7-12. On Swalewan streáme se ligþ be Ceterehttúne in fluvio Sualua, qui vicum Cataractam præterfluit, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 15.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Forcúþre is ðæt hé telle hine wísne, Wulfst. 59, 5. Ne mæg heó ús leáse tellan mendacii arguere nos non potest, Gen. 38, 23.

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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L. 10, 12. to give up resentment for injury received, dismiss ill-will, anger, remove one's displeasure from a person: Hé him forgeaf þone níð þe hé tó him wiste, Ors. 5, 15; S. 250, 15.

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Swá swá hit God æt fruman wisse and ðeáh geþafode, Past. 443, 9. Hé þóhte idese besmítan: ne wolde þæt wuldres déma geþafigan, Jud. 60. to permit something (troublesome) to be done to oneself, to submit to, suffer. Cf. ge-þafung; with acc.

ge-bétan

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Hex. 26, 25-27. ꝥ hé his geféra wǽre tó þám cynge, and his wísa wið hine gebétte (would make his relations with the king more satisfactory), Chr. 1050; P. 169, 31.

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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On hú manegum wísum is Godes weorc? Boutr. Scrd. 18, 14. Hú fela se hǽlend him dyde quanta sibi fecisset ihesus, Mk. Skt. 5, 20. Hú fela sagena hig ongén ðé secgeaþ quanta adversum te dicant testimonia, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 13.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, e; f.

Lawstatutedecreeregulationrulefixed custom

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Manna gehwilc óðrum beóde ðæt riht ðæt hé wille ðæt man him beóde and ðæt is swýðe riht lagu let every man offer that justice to another that he wishes to be offered to himself, and that is a very just rule, 49; Th. i. 326, 32.

Linked entries: laga lah ge-lagu

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, teohchian, teohgian, tihhian, teohian, teochian, tihian; p. ode.
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Ðam wísan men com tó lofe and tó wyrðscipe ðæt se unrihtwísa cyning him teohhode tó wíte cruciatus, quos putabat tyrannus materiam crudelitatis, vir sapiens fecit esse virtutis, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 27.

weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorþscipe, es; m.
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</b> honour, cause of an object being honoured or honourable :-- Hit gewearð ðæt ðam wísan men com tó lofe and tó wyrðscype ðæt se unrihtwísa cyning him teohhode tó wíte ita cruciatus, quos putabat tyrannus materiam crudelitatis, vir sapiens fecit

wlite

(n.)
Grammar
wlite, es; m.: wlitu, e (and? an;
Similar entries
v. wlita, II.
); f.

aspectcountenancelooksappearanceshapeformgood looksbeautiful appearancebeautygloryornament

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Nǽnig mæg wlite and wísan wordum gecýþan, 491, 30; Rä. 81, 7. good looks, beautiful appearance, beauty, glory, ornament: Hwæþer nú gimma wlite eówre eágan tó him getió, heora tó wundrianne?

Linked entries: wlita wlitu

hider

to this worldto this lifein this worldto this pointhither and thitherto and fro

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Se aldor þǽm heaðorincum hider wísade, B. 370.

Linked entry: hider-cyme

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Þá ðing forgif mé tó Críste farendre (to me who wish to be the bride of Christ, to remain a virgin), Hml.

Linked entry: farnian

fela

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Hé fela þing wiste ǽr þan þe hit gewurde, Hml, S. 31, 1009. Þú worn fela sprǽce, B. 530. Hé ofslóg fela þúsend monna, Ors. 6, 13; S. 268, 17. Hié innwit feala ýwdan, Ps. Th. 108, 2. Þú scealt fela gewinn habban, Hml.

Linked entry: feald

ge-lǽstan

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Hæfde Eást-Denum leód gilp gelǽsted, B. 829. to carry out an order, wish, &amp;c. 'Þú þæs cyninges bebod begange' . . . Þæt eall gelǽste Elene, El. 1197. Mid eallum þám þe Drihtnes bebodu willaþ gelǽstan, Bl. H. 53, 32.

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Þæt hé him on spellum gecýðde hú hé his wísna trúwade, Gú. 1133. Gecýðan hwá teóde eorðan, An. 79: El. 861. Ofost is sélest tó gecýðanne hwanan eówre cyme syndon, B. 257.

Linked entry: cýþan