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lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, léfan, lýfan; p. de

allowpermit

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Ðá se cing lýfde eallon Myrceon hám and hig swá dydon then the king gave leave to all the Mercians to go home, and they did so, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 37. Wé hit ne selfe ne lufedon ne eác óðrum monnum ne lífdon [léfdon, Hat.

ge-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-búgan, p. ic, he -beág, -beáh, ðú -buge, pl. -bugon; impert. -búh, pl. -búgaþ; pp. -bogen [ge-, búgan to bow] .

To bowbow down oneselfbendsubmitturnturn awayrevoltse flectĕreinclīnārecurvāredeclĕnāretransfŭgĕreTo bow toturn towardsinclīnāre ad

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Monig snellíc sǽrinc selereste gebeáh many a keen seaman bowed to his hall-couch, 1385; B. 690

EÁCAN

(v.)
Grammar
EÁCAN, p. eóc, pl. eócon; pp. eácen, écen

To be increased, augmented, enlarged, indued augēri, increscĕre

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Heó wæs mago-timbre be Abrahame eácen worden she had been increased with offspring by Abraham, Cd. 102; Th. 135, 2; Gen. 2236: 123; Th. 157, 14; Gen. 2606: 132; Th. 167, 15; Gen. 2766.

Linked entry: ǽcen

for-wandian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wandian, -wandigan; p. ode; pp. od [wandian to fear] .

To reverencehave in honourvĕrĕrirevĕrĕriTo be afraidbe confoundedhesitateconfundicuntāri

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Forwandigaþ ðæt hie mid ðǽm kycglum hiera worda ongeán hiera ierre worpigen they hesitate to hurl the darts of their words against their anger, Past. 40, 5; Hat. MS. 55 b, 4. He forwandode ðæt he swá ne dyde he hesitated to do so, 49, 5; Hat. MS.

leornere

(n.)
Grammar
leornere, es; m.

A learnerreader

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Gif leornere geþéh þurh láre ðæt hé hád hæfde and þénode Criste if a scholar succeeded by learning so that he had holy orders and served Christ, L. R. 7; Th. i. 192, 12.

plihtan

(v.)
Grammar
plihtan, p. te
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.), to compromise [To plight has later the meaning of to promise under peril of forfeiture, to make a solemn engagement for which one has to answer] Gif hwá bútan leáfe of fyrde gewende ðe se cyng sylf on sý plihte him sylfum and ealre his áre it shall

cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
cræftiga, cræftega, cræftica, cræftca, cræftga, an; m.

A craftsmanworkmanartificerarchitect artifexopifexarchitectus

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Se cræftega wyrcean mæg to ðæm ðe he wile the workman can make what he likes of it Past. 37, 3; Hat. MS. 50b, 6. Cræftiga opifex, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 128; Wrt. Voc. 19, 11. Cræftca opifex Wrt. Voc. 73, 38.

hundred

(n.)
Grammar
hundred, es; n.

A hundred

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Fó se hláford tó healfan and tó healfan ðæt hundred let the lord take half, and the hundred half, L. Edg. 2, 7; Th. i. 268, 20. Gewitnys sý geset tó ǽlcere byrig and tó ǽlcum hundrode, L. Edg. S. 3; Th. i. 274, 8, 10.

mǽr-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽr-líc, adj.

Greatmagnificentglorioussplendidillustrious

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Ðá hæfde ðæt cild swíðe mǽrlíce stemne the boy had a magnificent voice, Wulfst. 152, 11. Hwæðer má miérlecra dǽda gefremed hæfde ðe Philipus ðe Alexander which had performed more splendid deeds, Philip or Alexander, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 130, 27.

ge-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrítan, p. -wrát; pp. -writen

To writeto give or bestow by writingto write along with othersconscribere

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To write, to give or bestow by writing, to write along with others; conscribere He létt gewrítan hú mycel landes his arceb's hæfdon he had written how much land his archbishops had, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 29: Th. Chart. 296, 10.

west

(adj.)
Grammar
west, []; spve. west[e]mest; adj.
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. ¶ westan in combination with prepositions, governing dative or adverbial :-- Be-westan Hai ab oriente habeas Hai, Gen. 12, 8.

a-dýdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dýdan, -dýddan; p. -dýdde; pp. -dýded, -dýd; v. a. [a, dýdan to die]

To put to deathto destroykillmortifyperdereoccidere

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Ǽlc þing ðe líf hæfde wearþ adýd everything which had life was destroyed, Gen. 7, 23

Cartaina

(n.)
Grammar
Cartaina, indecl: Cartaine, an; f.
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Scipia hæfde gefaren to ðære niwan byrig Cartaina Scipio had gone to the new city Carthage, 4, 10; Bos. 93, 41: 4, 13; Bos. 99, 27. Ðæt mon ealle Cartaina towurpe that one would overthrow all Carthage, 4, 13; Bos. 99, 25.

engel-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
engel-cyn, -cynn, es; n. [engel angĕlus; cyn, cynn gĕnus]

The angel race or ordergenus vel ordo angĕlōrum

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Hæfde se Ealwalda engelcynna tyne getrymede the Almighty had ten established orders of angels, Cd. 14; Th. 16, 21; Gen. 246: Andr. Kmbl. 1434; An. 717

eówode

(n.)
Grammar
eówode, es; n: eówod, e ; f.

A flock, herd grex

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Feminine, He nýtenum lǽcedðm forgeaf, ahredde fram wódnysse, and hét faran aweg to ðære eówode ðe hí ofadwelodon he gave medicine to animals, saved them from madness, and bade them go away to the herd from which they had strayed, Homl.

Exan ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Exan ceaster, Eaxan ceaster, Exe cester, es; n. [Flor. Exancestre, Excestre: Hovd. Excester; Ex. Exa the river Ex: ceaster; gen. ceastres; n. v. ceaster a city]

EXETER, Devoncīvĭtas Exoniæ in agro Devŏniensi, ad rīpam Iscæ flūminis

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EXETER, Devon; cīvĭtas Exoniæ in agro Devŏniensi, ad rīpam Iscæ flūminis Se here Exan ceaster beseten hæfde the army had beset Exeter, Chr. 895; Th. 172, 12. He wende hine wið Exan ceastres he turned towards Exeter, Chr. 894; Th. 166, 31.

franca

(n.)
Grammar
franca, an; m.

A javelinlancelanceafrămeahasta

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A javelin, lance; lancea, frămea, hasta He lét his francan wadan þurh ðæs hysses hals he let his javelin go through the youth's neck, Byrht. Th. 135, 59; By. 140.

ge-bǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bǽtan, p. -bǽtte; pp. -bǽted, -bǽt [ge, and bǽtan to bridle]

To bitbridlecurbfrēnum ĕquo vel ăsĭno injĭcĕrefrēnāre

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Hæfþ se Alwealda ealle gesceafta gebǽt mid his bridle the Almighty has restrained all creatures with his bridle, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 45; Met. 11, 23

in-gemynd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gemynd, es; n : e; f.

Memorymindremembrance

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Memory, mind, remembrance Ic ðæs wuldres treówes oft hæfde ingemynd oft had I remembrance of the tree of glory, Elen. Kmbl. 2504; El. 1253.

in-stæpe

(adv.)
Grammar
in-stæpe, -stepe; adv.

At the outsetat oncedirectlyimmediately

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Ðonne wǽre mín blód instæpe ágoten then had my blood been at once shed, Shrn. 39. 17. Seó strǽl instepe wearþ eft gecyrred, Blickl. Homl. 199, 21