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sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sceatt, es ; m.

property, goods, wealth, treasureprice, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods a coin

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Se mé beág forgeaf on ðam siex hund wæs smǽtes goldes gescyred sceatta scillingríme, Exon. Th. 324, 9; Víd. 92. Hí behéton hire sceattas dabimus tibi singuli mille et centum argenteos, Jud. 16, 5.

Linked entry: sceat

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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Gif ceorl ácwyle be libbendum wífe and bearne, riht is ðæt ðæt bearn médder folgige, L. H. E. 6; Th. i. 30, 3 : L. In. 38; Th. i. 126, 3.

Linked entry: BRÝD

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Ðá beáh hé sleánde his breóst, H. R. 107, 11. Áhsa hwæðer hé ǽfre wǽre slegen on ða sídan. Lchdm. ii. 258, 23. Biþ slaegen percellitur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 3.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

LEÓF

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LEÓF, adj.

LIEFdesirablepleasantacceptablelovedbeloveddeara friendloved one

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Álédon leófne þeóden on bearm scipes, Beo. Th. 68; B. 34. Hláford leófne, 6276; B. 3142. Leófe ðíne dilecti tui, Ps. Th. 59, 4. Míne bróðru leófon my dear brethren, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 43.

Linked entry: leóf

georne

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Loth him georne beád reste and gereorda ( he pressed upon them greatly, Gen. 19, 3), Gen. 2440. Crístene men wé lǽrað swíðe georne ꝥ . . ., Ll. Th. i. 372, 15: Ors. 2, 5; S. 82, 28. For eal crísten folc þingian georne, ii. 240, 4.

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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Drihten dóm forgeaf ðám ðe his spel beraþ the Lord gave glory to those that bear his messages, Cd.

Linked entry: spel

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Tempel mǽst þára þe manna bearn folmum geworhte, Exod. 396. Hlǽw gewyrcean, B. 2802. Gewyrcean tor of treówum and of mycclum beámum, Bl. H. 187, 12. Agger eorðbyre vel geworht strǽt strata vel delapidata Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 33.

seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, p. seah, pl. sáwon, sǽgon, ségon ; pp. sewen, sawen.
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Ðæs ðe (hió) ælda bearn eágum sáwe, Exon. Th. 493, 7; Rä. 81, 26. Eode scealc monig searowundor seón, Beo. Th. 1844; B. 920: 2735 ; B. 1365 : Cd. Th. 125, 25 ; Gen. 2084. with acc. and infin. Ic seah turf tredan .vi. gebróðor, Exon.

for-beódan

(v.)

to forbidto restraincheckto prevent

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Gospels fore-beáda Forebeádas prohibens, Mt. p. 14, 16. Forebeád (for-. R. ) praecipiebat, Mk. L. 7, 36.] to forbid, to order that something shall not be done Forbodenne ágeáncyme interdictum (i. prohibitum) postlimiumm, An. Ox. 2720.

freó

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Þá bearn synt fríge (freó, L.R.), Mt. 17, 26. (10 a) of land :-- Sí hyt ǽlces þinges freóh búton ferdfóre ..., C.D. iii. 20, 4. Ǽghwæs tó brúcenne tó freón ... bútan ðǽm circsceatte, 254, 12.

hogian

(v.)
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Ic on móde mínum hogade þæt ic wolde tóworpan bearn Hélendes, Sat. 84. Hogien[dum] nitentibus (ut . . . ), An. Ox. 4374. with preposition Hí on heortan hogedon tó níðe, Ps. Th. 77, 20. Hí tó swice hogedon, 82, 3

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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Gif oxa óðres monnes oxan gewundige, and hé þonne deád sié ... selle him óðerne oxan fore, 50, 13. marking expiation Hé on þone beám áhongen wæs fore moncynnes mánforwyrhtum, Cri. 1095.

CRÆFT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆFT, es; m.

powermightstrength as of body or externals visroburpotentiaan artskillCRAFTtradework arsperitiaartificiumoccupatioopuscraft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtusa CRAFTany kind of ship navis qualiscunque

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Gif ðú bearn hæbbe, lǽr ða cræftas, ðæt hí mǽgen be ðám libban if thou have children, teach them trades, that they may live by them Prov. Kmbl. 20: 57.

folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOWgo behindrun afterpursuesĕquiinsĕquito follow as a servant, attendant or disciplecŏmĭtāriadhærēre alicuiservīresubdĭtus esse

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Gif ceorl acwyle be libbendum wífe and bearne, riht is ðæt hit ðæt bearn médder folgige if a husband die, his wife and child yet living, it is right that the child follow the mother, L. H. E. 6; Th. i. 30, 4.

Linked entry: FYLGEAN

þearfa

(adj.)
Grammar
þearfa, adj.
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Hé démeþ fyrhte þearfan swylce hé þearfena bearn hǽleþ judicabit pauperes, et salvos faciet filios pauperum, Ps. Th. 71, 4. Þearfan ic lǽrde, ðæt hié heora wædle gefeán hæfdon, Blickl. Homl. 185, 17.

Linked entry: EARM

ende-mes

Grammar
ende-mes, emdenes, emdemes.

togethercoincidence straightwayat once

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Þá Israhéla bearn endemes hrímdon, Num. 13, 31. Sceamien hý heora and him eác ondrǽdon ǽgðer endemes erubescant pudore et revereantur simul, Ps. Th. 34, 24: 39, 16. combined with eall: Hí hine fleóð ealle endemes (omnes simul), Ps. Th. 13, 4: Hml.

gift

(n.; v.; part.)
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Hit is scandlic ðæt forwerode men giftawilnian, ðonne gifta ne sind gesette for nánum ðinge búton for bearn-teáme. Hml. Th. ii. 94, 12. Heáp mægdhádes manna on clǽnnysse þurh-wunigende forlǽtenum giftum, i. 546, 23. Tó gyftum ad (thalami) tedas .

á-wrítan

to write out or downwrite wordsto transcribecopy in writingto state in writingto write a book, letter,to write of or about somethingto write toto write an account ofdescribeto inscribe the name of a personto write on materialcover with writingto make a symbol other than a letter

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Áwrítt, eádgo deádo scribe, beati mortui, Rtl. 48, 5. Wé ne magon swáþeáh ealle naman áwrítan, ne furþon geþencan, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 74. 'Nelle ðú áwríta (-urítte, L.) cyning Iudéana' . . .

Linked entry: wrítan

wiþ-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To denyrefuserejectto say noto refuse permissionrefuserejectdeclineto denyreject refuse assentto renouncerejectgive uprefusewithholdnot to giveto declare hostility

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Grammar wiþ-sacan, with gen., dat., and acc. in the same sentence Se fæder wiðsóc his bearne, and ðæt bearn wiðsóc ðone fæder, and æt néxtan ǽlc freónd wiðsóc óðres, Homl.

rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd, es; m.
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Se cyng beád heom ðæt hí cómon mid. xii. mannum intó ðæs cynges rǽde, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 11. as a part of proper names, generally under the form réd (red ?). For a list of such names v. Txts, 603 sqq., and for similar O. H. Ger. names v.

Linked entry: rád