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ord

(n.)
Grammar
ord, es; m.

a point,of a weapona spear, pointed weaponone who is at the topmost point, a head, chief, princehead, frontline of battle, forefrontthe beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things)

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Th. 3102; B. 1549. putting a part for the whole, a spear, pointed weapon Mé sceal wǽpen niman, ord and íren ( spear and sword ), Byrht. Th. 139, 12; By. 253. Hwá ðǽr mid orde mihte on fǽgean men feorh gewinnan, wígan mid wǽpnum, 135, 31; By. 124.

Linked entries: ór ord-wíga

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Ic sceal fón on fitte, Met. Einl. 9. without a case, to set to work Gif him ǽnig man misboden hæbbe, fón hí ealle on (let them all set to work) swilce hit heorn eallum gedón beó, and gefilstan, Ll. Th. ii. 244, 19.

DÉMA

(n.)
Grammar
DÉMA, an; m. [déman to deem, judge, think] .

a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal

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Sceall ǽghwylc ðǽr riht gehýran dǽda gehwylcra, þurh ðæs déman múþ there shall every one hear the right of all his deeds, through the judge's month, Elen. Kmbl. 2564; El. 1283: Exon. 69 b; Th. 257, 33; Jul. 256.

Linked entries: dǽma doema

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner manthe spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of manspiritsoulmindsoulheartspiritminddispositionmoodCouragehigh spiritPridearroganceGreatnessmagnificencepride

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Heorte sceal ðé cénre mód sceal ðé máre ðé úre mægen lytlaþ heart shall the braver be, courage the higher, as our force dwindles, Byrht. Th. 140, 64; By. 313. Ðá ongunnon hí mód niman then they began to take courage, Bd. 1, 16; S. 484, 15.

rǽdan

(v.)
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sceal ǽlcre wucan erian .i. æcer and rǽdan sylf ðæt sǽd on hlafordes berne, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 15. (Cf. last passage under rǽcan.) v. á-, be-, for-, ge-, mis-, ofer-rǽdan

tácn

(n.)
Grammar
tácn, ,es; n.

A token, signa sign, significant forman ensigna token, a credentiala sign, monumenta sign of the Zodiaca sign, distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.)a sign to attract attention, a signala sign of anything future, a prognostica sign, an action that conveys a meaninga sign, indication, mark which shews condition or state</b> as a medical term, a symptoma sign, symbol, emblema sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidencea supernatural sign, miracle, prodigya signal event, remarkable circumstance

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<b></b> a sign, an action that conveys a meaning :-- Ðis sindon ða tácna ðe mon on mynstre healdan sceal, ðǽr mon swígan haldan wile ...

æt

(prep.)
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Æt hám gebring, Lch. ii. 292, 25. motion from Se sceocca sceall áswǽman æt ús, . . . and Gríst hine ádrǽfð þæt hé ús derian ne mæge, Hml.

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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Eal ðæt folc ðe ðé híran sceal omnis populus qui subjectus est tibi, Ex. 11, 8. Ne mæg nán mon twám hláfordum hiéran nemo potest duobus dominis servire, Past. 18, 2; Swt. 129, 24. Héra, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 24. Gif hé Gode wile rihtlíce hýran, L. Edg.

MǼG

(n.)
Grammar
MǼG, es; m.

A relativekinsman

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Gif man gehádodne man oððe ælþeódigne forrǽde ðonne sceal him cyningc beón for mǽg and for mundboran, L. C. S. 40; Th. i. 400, 6. Ne his mágas ( fratres ) ne gelýfdon on hyne, Jn. Skt. 7, 5.

Linked entries: még méi ge-mǽg

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es;
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Hors mon sceal gyldan mid .xxx. sciłł. myran mid xx. sciłł. oxan mid .xxx. p̃, cú mid .xxiiii. p̃. swýn mid . viii. p̃. man mid punde, sceáp mid sciłł. gát mid . ii. p̃. L. O. D. 7 ; Th. i. 356, 5. Swínes smere arvina vel adeps, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 20.

Linked entries: swín-líca swýn swun

tela

(adv.)
Grammar
tela, teala, teola, telo, tiolo; adv.

Well.well, rightly, aright, correctlywell, perfectly, completely, thoroughly, certainlywell, prosperously, happilywell, in a beneficial or pleasant mannermarking degree, very, to a great extentas an exclamation, well, good

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Well. well, rightly, aright, correctly Hé hine sceal níde tela lǽran. Ðý him is micel ðearf ðonne hé tela lǽrþ ðæt hé eác tela doo dum commissis sibi cogitur bona dicere, ipsum prius necesse est, quae dixerit, custodire, Past. 28, 3; Swt. 193, 12.

tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
tweógan, tweón; p. tweóde.
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Nǽnigne tweógean ne þearf, ðæt seó wyrd geweorþan sceal, Blickl. Homl. 83, 9.

Linked entries: tuáes tweón twiógan

wísian

(v.)
Grammar
wísian, p. ode.

shewguidedirectto shewshewpoint putguidedirectindicate

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Ðæt heáfod sceal wísian ðǽm fótum, ðæt hié stæppen on ryhtne weg. Past. 18 ; Swt. 131, 24. Grammar wísian, with dat. of person and acc. of way Hwá ðam sǽflotan sund wísode. Andr. Kmbl. 762 ; An. 381. Hú ðú sǽhengeste sund wísige, 976; An. 488.

Linked entry: riht-wísian

wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
wrítan, p. wrát, pl. writon; pp. writen

To write.to cutto drawto form lettersto writeto writeto compose,be the author ofto writeto writewriteto writestateto writeget a thing writtento convey by charter

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Lchdm. ii. 104, 7 Rǽd sceal mon secgan, rúne wrítan, Exon. Th. 342, 7; Gn. Ex. 139. Hróðgár hylt sceáwode, on ðæm wæs ór writen (orI ?) fyrngewinnes, Beo.

Linked entries: wrítere wrítian

wróht

(n.)
Grammar
wróht, e; f. : es; m.

accusationa false accusationslandercalumnyfaultcrimeoffencea quarrelstrifecause of complaintinjuryhurt

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Hwæt sceal ic má ríman yfel endeleás ? Ic eall gebær wráþe wróhtas geond werþeóde, ða ðe gewurdon from fruman worulde, Exon.

ge-ceósan

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Sce Eádweardes mæssedæg witan habbað gecoren ꝥ man freólsian sceal on .xv. kal. Aprilis, 308, 20.

ge-dréfan

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Ðonne hé ongiett ðæt hé his hiéremonna mód suíður gedréfed hæfð ðonne hé scolde cum subditorum mentem plus quam debuit percussisse considerat, Past. 165, 21. with non-personal subject expressing affliction, hurtful action Se gást sceal sécan helle grund

heofon-lic

chaste

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Óþer dǽl sceal beón geclǽnsod on þám heofonlicon fýre, 38, 4; F. 204, l. Ic eów freoþige tó Fæder ꝥ hé eów gehealde þurh ꝥ heofenlice anwald, Bl. H. 135, 26. Wealdend þé gife heofonlicne hláf, An. 389.

hwanan

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Hwanan sceal mé cúþ beón ꝥ ic mid líchomlicum eágum geseón ne mæg?, Bl. H. 21, 19. Dauid sylf nemde hine drihten and hwanon is hé his sunu?, Mk. 12, 37. the cause or reason for a result Hwanun is mé ðis ꝥ mínes drihtnes móder tó mé cume?

mǽg

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Gif man gehádodne oþþe ælðeódigne forrǽde . . . þonne sceal him cyng beón, oþþon eorl þǽr on lande and bisceop þǽre leóde, for mæg and for mundboran, búton hé elles óðerne hǽbbe, 174, 8: 348, 6.