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ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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H. 187, 36. of time Þás twelf tácna synd swá bráde, ꝥ hí gefyllað twá tída mid hyra úpgange, Lch. iii. 246, 7. to satisfy, a (hungry, needy) person Hé þá hungrian mid gódum gefylleð ( satiavit ), Ps. Th. 106, 8: Bl. H. 5, 9.

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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Hú Hanna án mon wæs onwaldes giernende, Ors. 4, 5 tit; Swt. 3, 32. Hiene ofslóg Othon án mon, 6, 6; Swt. 262, 9. Hé geceás him tó fultume Traianus ðone mon, 6, 10; Swt. 264, 18.

Linked entry: manna

(adv.)
Grammar
ná, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Nonotnon

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Ne mæg hé nó ðé raþor, Bt. tit. 32; Fox xvi, 15. Næs him nó ðý læs underþeóded eall ðes middangeard, 16, 4; Fox 58, 10. Ðá ná ðé læs beseah Lothes wíf underbæc, Scrd. 22, 42. Nó ðý fægra wæs, Cd. Th. 203, 6; Exod. 399.

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ge-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-settan, p. -sette; pp. -seted, -set, -sett

To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay

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Wilt ðú on ðas tíd gesettan Israhéla folca ríce si in tempore hoc restitues regnum Israel? Blickl. Homl. 117, 11. Gesete restitue, Ps. Spl. 34, 20.

singan

(v.)
Grammar
singan, p. sang, song, pl. sungon ; pp. sungen
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., Bt. 30, tit. ; Fox xvi. 4. Sealmsceopas sungon and sægdon, ðæt se wolde cuman, Blickl. Homl. 105, 10. For hwam wolde gé secgan oððe singan, ðæt ic gesǽllíc mon wǽre, Met. 2, 17. of other living creatures Earn sang hildeleóþ, Judth.

ealdor-mann

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cómon, þá eódon hí on sumes túngeréfan gestærn, and hine bǽdon ꝥ hé hí onsende tó þám ealdormen ( ad satrapam) þe ofer hine wæs . . . þá Ealdseaxan næfdon ágenne cyning; ac manige ealdormen (satrapae plurimi) wǽron heora þeóde foresette, and þonne seó tíd

ge-sprecan

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Ðeós tíd cymð ymbe twelf mónað, ꝥ ǽlc man sceal his scrift gesprecan (confessarium suum alloqui), Ll. Th. ii. 224, 33. to agree, settle Þá gesprǽcon hié him betweónum þæt hié wolden anwendan ealle þá gesetnessa, Ors. 6, 10 ; S. 264, 19.

ge-endian

(v.)
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Hí ne geendiað ná þá spǽce ǽr heora seód bið áfylled they will not finish the case till their purse be filled, Ll. Lbmn. 475, 42. Ic geendode ( consummaui ) ꝥ weorc ꝥ þú mé sealdest tó dónne, Jn. 17, 4.

ge-wis

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Þonne hé byð feówertig síðon gegaderod, þonne gefylleð hé áne tíd; and hé ys gecweden for þǽra tungla hwætnysse momentum, þæt ys styrung a motu siderum, Angl. viii. 318, 4. certain (thing), some; quidam Pilatus cwæþ: 'Myd gewyssum gesceáde (v. ge-sceád

ge-habban

(v.)
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S. 3, 325. to treat well or ill Hé fram him fremsumlíce wæs onfangen and micle tíd mid him well gehæfd (-hæfed, v. l.) wæs (habitus est ), Bd. 4, 1; Sch. 340, 16. <b>XII a.

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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Nýdaþ cræfte tíd the tide forces it with power Salm. Kmbl. 790; Sal. 394; Cd. 23; Th. 29, 13; Gen. 449; Exon. 71b; Th. 266, 3; Jul. 392; Beo. Th. 1969; B. 982.

fylgean

to follow to pursueto followproceed alongto follow to followto followto followdevote one's self to, diligently attend to. to attend toto accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thingobsequito try to gain to follow, do what has already been done by anotherto happen or come at a later time

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Gl. 462. of time. to follow, do what has already been done by another Hí ealle becumað tó ðám écan lífe, and þú sylf siððan him fyligst tó Godes ríce, Hml.

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Til sceal on éðle dómes wyrcean, Menol. Fox 501 ; Gn. C. 21. Hé þóhte ðæt hé him myceles wordes wircean sceolde (wolde geearnian him hereword, MS. F.), Chr. 1009 ; Erl. 142, 2.

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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L. 26, 39. of time, with acc. for a little time Ðá-gét lyttel (lytel, R. modicum ) mið iúh ic am, Jn.

FLEÓN

(v.)
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FLEÓN, flión, to fleónne, fliónne; part. fleónde, fliónde; ic fleó, ðú flíhst, flýhst, he flíhþ, flýhþ, pl. fleóþ, flióþ, flýþ; p. ic, he fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen.

To FLEEescapeavoidfŭgĕreeffŭgĕrevītāreto put to flightroutconquerfŭgārevincĕreTo fly as with wingsvŏlāre

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Hwæt is ðé sǽ ðæt ðú fluge quid est tibi măre quod fūgisti? Ps. Lamb. 113, 5. Ða hyrdas flugon pastōres fūgērunt, Mt. Bos. 8, 33: Ps. Lamb. 30, 12: Elen. Kmbl. 267; El. 134. Fleóþ on feorweg flee far away, Exon. 36a; Th. 117, 22; Gú. 228.

land-riht

(n.)
Grammar
land-riht, es; n.
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Áhte ic fela wintra folgaþ tilne holdne hláford óððæt Heorrenda nú leóðcræftig mon londryht geþah ðæt mé eorla hleó ǽr gesealde good service had I for many a winter, a kind lord; until now Heorrenda, a man skilled in song, has received land right; the

scilling

(n.)
Grammar
scilling, es; m.
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In the Norman time the shilling is twelve pennies. This reckoning seems to be taken in earlier times. v. riht-scilling and Ex. 21, 10.

wrixlan

(v.)
Grammar
wrixlan, wrixlian; p. ede.

to changevaryalterto changealternateto exchangedealconversationintercourseto lendof what is lentof wordsto speak

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Kmbl. 1515: El. 759. to change, alternate Ðás feówer tíman (the seasons) wrixliaþ wyð mancynne, Anglia viii. 312, 34. Wrixliende alterna, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 56.

Linked entries: wrislan wrixlung

ge-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrd, fate.
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Gewyrd fatus, ta, tum (ut rerum tibi fata latentia solvant, Aid. 153, 9), An. Ox. 18 b, 32. what is made, an effect. Cf. ge-weorþan ; <b>I. 2</b> Gewyrde effectibus (operum) An. Ox.

útane

(adv.)
Grammar
útane, (-one, -ene); adv.

from withoutoutsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutat seaoutwardlyexternallyabout

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Ben. 31, 3. with ymbe, about Ðá ymbe ðæt útene forðférde Decius about that time Decius died, Homl, Skt. i. 23, 348