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under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Under. Grammar under, with dat. local, without motion to bring one object under another, where one object has another vertically above it Ða wæteru ðe wǽron under ðære fæstnisse, Gen. 1, 7. Under heofenum, 6, 17. Heó áléde ðone sunu under sumum treówe

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

under

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<b>; I</b> 3 f. add: — Hú mihte Abraham beón clǽne, ꝥ hé nǽre forligr geteald, þá þá hé hæfde cyfese under his rihtwífe ? quomodo defenditur Abraham adulterii reus non esse, dum viventi legitima uxore sua conjunctus est ancillae suae ? f,

under-bregdan

(v.)

to spread under

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to spread under Óþer eáre hí him on niht under-brédaþ and mid óðran hí wreóð unam aurem sibi noctem substernunt, de alia se cooperiunt, Nar. 37, 12

under-standing

(n.)
Grammar
under-standing, e; f.

Intelligence

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Intelligence On andgyte inran under-standincge sense interioris intelligentie, Scint. 221, 13

Linked entry: -standing

under-wed

(n.)
Grammar
under-wed, under-wedd, es; n.

A pledgesecurity

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A pledge, security 'Gif ðú mé sylst underwedd ( arrhabonem) óð ðæt ðú mé sende ðæt ðú mé behǽtst' ... 'Hwæt wilt ðú tó underwedde (pro arrhabone ) nyman?' ... Iudas sende án tyccen wið his hirde, ðæt hé fette ðæt underwedd, Gen. 38, 17-20. Gylde hé ðæt

under-delfan

(v.)

to dig underunderminedig outsuffocare

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to dig under, undermine, dig out (lit. or fig.) Ic underdelfe subfodio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Zup. 179, 11. Æt dura hé under-delfeþ ( suffodiet ) fótwylmas ðíne, Scint. 196, 8. Ðú beswice oððe underdulfe ( supplantasti ) onárísende on mé under mé, Ps, Lamb

under-fangelnes

(n.)
Grammar
under-fangelnes, Ps. L. Lind. gives under-fangennes
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with the note, -ennes scheint aus -elnes korrigiert.&#39;

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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to receive, to have given, to get Ne underfó ic náne beorhtnesse æt monnum claritatem ab hominibus non accipio, Jn. Skt. 5, 41. On ðam lande ðe ðú underféhst in the land which the Lord giveth thee (A.V.); in terra quam acceperis, Deut. 28, 8. Eálá ðæt

Linked entry: under-niman

under-serc

(n.)
Grammar
under-serc, es; m.

An under-garment

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An under-garment Undersyrc colophium ( = colobium ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 45

under-diácon

(n.)
Grammar
under-diácon, es; m.

An under-deacona sub-deacon

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An under-deacon, a sub-deacon Underdiácon subdiaconus, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 26: Rtl. 194, 9. Subdiaconus is sóðlíce underdiácon, se ðe ða fatu byrð forð tó ðam diácone, and mid eádmódnysse þénaþ under ðam diácone æt ðam hálgan weofode mid ðám húselfatum,

Linked entries: sub-diácon subdiácon

under-streowod

(adj.)
Grammar
under-streowod, adj.
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Under-strewn, having material to lie on Ic eom hnesce understreowod. Hml. S. 37, 201

under-dón

(v.)

to put undersubjicere

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to put under; subjicere Ðone wudu ðe man ðæt fýr sceal underdón ligna quibus subjiciendus est ignis, Lev. 1, 12

under-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
under-geréfa, an; m.

An under-officer

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An under-officer Geréfa consul, undergeréfa proconsul, Wrt. Voc, i. 18, 5. Se undergeréfa the pro-prefect, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 332: 7, 216

under-irnan

(v.)

to under-runrun beneathsuccurrere

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to under-run, run beneath Hé underyrnþ ealle ða twelf tácna, Lchdm. iii. 248, 1. Ðonne seó sunne hí hæfð ealle underurnen, 246, 10. ¶ As a gloss of succurrere : -- Underiorn succurre, Rtl. 43, 17

under-hnígan

(v.)
Grammar
under-hnígan, p. -hnáh; pl. -hnigon; pp. -hnigen.

to descend beneathgo lower than a placeto submit to what is laborious or painfulbe subjected to evilundergo punishment

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to descend beneath, go lower than a place Grundum ic hríne, helle underhníge, heofonas oferstíge, Exon. Th. 482, 23; Rä. 67, 6. Hwílum ýða ic sceal underhnígan, 386, 29; Rä. 4, 69. to submit to what is laborious or painful, be subjected to evil, undergo

under-þeów

(n.)
Grammar
under-þeów, es; m.

One reduced to slaveryone who serves under or is subject to anothera slaveservant

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One reduced to slavery, one who serves under or is subject to another, a slave, servant Hé geniédde Arhalaus ðone látteów ðæt hé wæs his underþeów, Ors. 5, 11; Swt. 238, 2. Ða burgware bǽdon ðæt hié mósten beón hiera underþeówas ðá hí hié bewerian ne

Linked entry: þeów

under-niman

(v.)
Grammar
under-niman, p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen.

to take surreptitiouslyto stealto take into the mindreceive what is said, taughtto take upon one's selfto blameresent

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to take surreptitiously, to steal. Similar entries v. under-fón, VIII Gif feoh sý undernumen (under numen?), Lchdm. i. 392, 8. in figurative senses, to take into the mind, receive what is said, taught, etc. Gehádede men hit sceolon him ásecgan, undernimð

Linked entry: under-fón

under-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
under-cyning, es; m.

A dependent, tributary kingone who rules under another

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A dependent, tributary king, one who rules under another. Cyning rex, lytel cyning oððe undercyning regulus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 16, 19. Kyning basileus, undercyning regillus, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 47. Sum undercyning wæs erat quidam regulus, Jn. Skt. 4, 46

under-bæc

(adv.)
Grammar
under-bæc, adv.

backwardsbackbehindback

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where there is motion of a person in the direction towards which the back is kept turned, backwards, approaching an object Sem and Iafeth eodon underbec Shem and Japhet went backward; incedentes retrorsum, Gen. 9, 23. motion from Ðá eodon hig underbæc

Linked entry: BÆC

under-fón

Grammar
under-fón, <b>. I.</b>
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add: where the object is material or non-material Nis nán man fæstende þe underféhð mid múðe ǽniges gesceaftes sǽ oððe eorðan, Hml. Th. ii. 330, 34. Cóm án gecrístnod man tó Martine . . . wolde his láre underfón, Hml. S. 31, 208. <b>I a.</b&