of-gán
to demand what is due, seek satisfaction for, require, exact ⬩ to require what is not due, to exact with violence, extort ⬩ to require what is not one's due but is granted as a favour or for a fair equivalent, to obtain, hold by allowance of another ⬩ to start of, make a beginning of anything.
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Ðá cwæþ se cing ðæt hé nolde ðæt ðæt land mid ealle út aseald wǽre, ac ðæt ðæt land eft intó ðære hálgan stówe ágifen wǽre, 300, 13-33- Ofgán tó rihtan gafole to hold at a fair rent, 355, 23: 478, 21. Ofgán land wið gersumen, 587, 7.
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LIFIAN
To LIVE
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Gif seó upplíce árfæstnys mé ǽnig fæc tó lifianne forgifan wylle, Bd. 3, 13; S. 538. 31. Ic symle tilode tó lifigenne tó ðínes múþes bebode, 4, 29; S. 607, 28. On dwolan lifigende, 2, 15; S. 518, 42.
mægþ
A maid ⬩ virgin ⬩ girl ⬩ maiden ⬩ woman
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Mægþ scýne maiden fair, Beo. Th. 6025; B. 3016. Ofer mægþ giunge, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 134; Met. 26, 67. Þurh Judithe láre, mægþ módigre, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 18; Jud. 335. Mægeþ, brýde ðínre ( Sarah ), Cd. 134; Th. 169, 10; Gen. 2797.
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sidu
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Icel. siðr religion, faith, Kristinn, heiðinn siðr Christianity, heathenism) :-- Moyses wolde Obab ob ðæs hǽðendómes siðum álǽdan cum Hobab a gentilitatis conversatione vellet educere, Past. 41, 5 ; Swt. 304, 9. good conduct, morality, modesty Hádlícere
ge-séðan
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Geséþ conprobat, 10. to declare true, state as a fact, assert, affirm Hé geworhte twá mycle leóhtfatu swá Genesis geséð, Angl. viii. 299, 14. Geséðað contendunt, i. dicunt (eundem in sarcofago vitaliter quiescere contendunt, Aid. 25, 26), An.
ǽne
a first time ⬩ once, at any time ⬩ once, at some former time ⬩ at once
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Ic ðé ǽne ábealh, ðá wit Adam eaples þigdon, Sat. 410 (substitute this for translation in Dict.). at once Ǽne ic fare tó ðé and ádílgige ðé semel ascendam in medio tui et delebo te, Ex. 33, 5.
á-dwǽscan
to extinguish fire, light ⬩ to put an end to, put dawn, suppress a practice, doctrine, &;c. ⬩ to put down, suppress, destroy a person
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Se preóst is ádwǽsced he was killed by a fall Hml. Th. ii. 164, 8. Ádwǽsced explodatur i. deleatur (draco), An. Ox. 814
ge-siht
Sight ⬩ power of seeing ⬩ vision ⬩ something seen ⬩ aspect ⬩ respect ⬩ visus ⬩ acies oculorum ⬩ visio ⬩ aspectus ⬩ conspectus ⬩ respectus
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Forht ic wæs for ðære fægran gesyhþe terrified I was at the fair sight, Rood Kmbl. 41; Kr. 21. Ðæt he sume gesihtþe geseah quod visionem vidisset, Lk. Bos. 1, 22. Engla gesihþe visionem angelorum, 24, 23.
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on-gitan
To perceive ⬩ to perceive, see ⬩ to perceive by hearing ⬩ to perceive, feel (pain, etc. ) ⬩ to feel, be of opinion, judge ⬩ to know, hear of, find out ⬩ to perceive, understand ⬩ to recognise, know, ⬩ to take a person or thing to be what it really is ⬩ to recognise a fact or circumstance, ⬩ to know (of sexual intercourse)
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Heó (a woman dressed in man's clothes) wæs fram hire fæder ongitenu she was recognised by her father, Shrn. 31, 15. to recognise a fact or circumstance, the fact stated in a clause Ðú ongitst ðætte ðú git hæfst ðone mǽstan dǽl ðínra gesǽlþa, Bt. 10 ;
hríðer
ox ⬩ cow ⬩ heifer
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Hrýðra fald bucetum, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 23; Wrt. Voc. 15, 22. Of hríðerum de armento, Lev. 1, 3. Of nýtenum ðæt ys of hríðerum and of sceápum de pecoribus id est de bobus et ovibus, 2
lyt
Few ⬩ little
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Hé mid lyt wordum ac geleáffullum his hǽle begeat he obtained his salvation with words few but full of faith, Dóm. L. 6, 61. Ne sceal hé tó lyt þancian heora ælmessan he shall not be too sparing of thanks for their alms, Blickl. Homl. 43, 13.
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ne
Not ⬩ non ⬩ ne ⬩ no ⬩ nay ⬩ Nor ⬩ neither ⬩ ne ⬩ neque ⬩ nec
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Ne fare gé ne ne fyliaþ, Lk. Skt. 17, 23. Ne hig ne cweðaþ neque dicent, 17, 21. Ne him eác nǽfre genóg ne þincþ ǽr hé hæbbe eall ðæt hine lyst, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 124, 6.
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seóc
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Ic ðysne sang síðgeómor fand on seócum sefan, Apstls. Kmbl. 3 ; Ap. 2. Wéna mé ðíne seóce gedydon, Exon. Th. 380, 26 ; Rä. I. 14
ge-riht
What is right, a right, due, last office of the church, direction ⬩ rectum, jus, ratio, officium
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Man ána gǽþ mid his andwlitan up on gerihte man alone walks with his face erect, Bt. Met. Fox 31, 34; Met. 31, 17. On geryhte ongeán ðænemúþan in a direction opposite the mouth, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 24, 8.
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swápan
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Spl. 76, 6. to sweep, move (something) with the action of one sweeping Swápeþ sigeméce mid ðære swíðran hond ðæt deófol gefeallaþ in sweartne lég he shall sweep the victorious blade with the right hand, so that devils shall fall into dark flame, Exon
þæs-líc
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I. 27; Th. ii. 424, 5. comely, fair, elegant Mid þæslíce getingnysse elegante (pulchra) sententia ł peritia, Hpt. Gl. 528, 3. Ðá geseah ic týn geonge men genóh þæslíce on líchaman, Homl.
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týdran
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Fácn wiþinnan tyddriende dolum intus alentes, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 33. intrans. To be prolific, absolute Týmaþ and tiédraþ, Cd. Th. 91, 14; Gen. 1512. Feoh sceal on eorðan týdran and týman, Menol. Fox 557; Gn. C. 48.
be-ládian
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Hé for his wífe ne dearr hine sylfne beládian ðæt hé ne scule faran, Hex. 34, 21. to offer as excuse ꝥ nán man ne ðorfte hine beládian, ꝥ hé fæt næfde that nobody need offer as excuse that he had not a vessel, Hml.
dreórig
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Hé dryhten sínne driórigne (cf. 2692-3) fand, 2789. headlong (? cf. dreórung, dreósan) Ic geseah ðone sceoccan swá swá scínende líget feallende ádún dreórig of heofonum, Hex. 18, 6
ge-fyrn
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Ox. 56, 93. in contrast with 'just now,' where a comparatively short period may be in question Hé gefyrn smeáde hwǽr hí bigleofan biddan sceoldon, ðá ðá hí ðá fare férdon búton wiste, Hml. Th. ii. 138, 32.