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folc

a peoplea nationan armya racetribesectlay-folkthe laitythe peoplefollowersthe people the common peoplecountry-folkfolkmenpeoplefolksa crowdcompanytrooppeoplefolk

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Worldwitan woroldlaga settan folce tó steóre, Ll. Th. i. 348, 14. Þá Dænescan þe wæs geteald eallra folca getreówast . . .

friþ

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We settað ǽghwelcere cirican þis frið, Ll. Th. 64, 7-9. ¶ figurative :-- Þonan ǽnig ne mæg firendǽdum fáh frið gewinnan from hell may no sinner escape to a sanctuary, Cri. 1001. terms made with an enemy of the law. Mowing of an outlaw.

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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Hérdes þú ǽfre þætte ǽnig mon on sondbeorgas settan meahte fæste healle?, Met. 7, 9. Wé hírdon (hiérdon, v. l.) ðætte . . . Past. 381, 8. Hýrdon, Gú. 79. Hýrde wé þæt . . . Ap. 70. Hérde gé for ðon ácueden is, Mt. L. 5, 33. with acc. and infin.

HÁD

(n.)
Grammar
HÁD, es; m.

personpersonasexdegree, rank, order, conditionstate, condition, kind, nature, formmanner, wayhonourpersona, sexus, ordo, gradus.

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Swá wé settaþ be eallum hádum ge ceorle ge eorle so we ordain for all degrees both gentle and simple, L. Alf. pol. 4; Th. i. 64, 3. Dám ðe heora hádas mid clǽnnesse healdan to those who keep their orders with purity, Blickl. Homl. 43. 4.

dón

(v.)
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Hié dydon ǽgðer ge cyninga rícu settan ge níwu ceastra timbredon, Ors. 1, 10; S. 48, 9. Dó gá and ne synga þú nǽfre má uade et amplius jam noli peccare, Jn. 8, 11. with a clause Dydon þá hǽðenan ꝥ hí buden sybbe and hí sylfe þǽm cásere, Hml.

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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., to think of doing something, intend to do Ic his swíðran hand settan þence ponam manum ejus, Ps. Th. 88, 22: 107, 8: 118, 109. Ic mé be healfe mínum hláforde licgan þence I mean to lie by the side of my lord, Byrht. Th. 141, 9; By. 319.

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Settan mé ðǽr mé unswǽsost wæs posuerunt me in abominationem sibi Ps. Th. 87, 8. Ðǽr him leófost wæs, Byrht. Th. 132, 29; By. 23. Swá him gemédost wæs, Andr. Kmbl. 1188; An. 594.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Th. i. 48, 21. in exchange for, in return for Hí mé feóunge settan for mínre lufan, Ps. Th. 108, 4. as punishment for. Cf. B. 5 Hú mycel yfel þé gelamp for þínre gítsunga and oforhýdo and for þínum ídlan gilpe, Bl.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Settaþ ða tó démerum ðæt hié striénen and stihtien ymb ða eorðiícan ðing ut ipsi dispensationibus terrenis inserviant, Past. 18; Swt. 131, 8. Ðá gesomnodon wé Ús ymb ðæt, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 19.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Hí mé yfel settan á wið goode posuerunt adversum me mala pro bonis, Ps: Th. 108, 4. Grammar wiþ, reply, in answer to Suwade Crist wið ðæs wífes clypunge, Homl. Th. ii. 182, 7. Grammar wiþ, compensation, for, as compensation for. Similar entries v.