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stefn

Grammar
stefn, voice.
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Hig stódon feorran and hyra stefna úp áhófon, Lk. 17, 13. of sound produced with an instrument Heofonbýman stefn, Cri. 949. of sound made by inanimate objects Geómen cwǽdon ꝥ ðrittegum geárum ne gestilde nǽfre stefen cearciendes wǽnes and ceoriendes

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport ⬩ to bring, cause ⬩ to bear, support ⬩ to bear, carry, ⬩ to have ⬩ bear ⬩ wear ⬩ to have ⬩ to be under the influence of ⬩ have ⬩ bear ⬩ to bear, submit to ⬩ to weigh, ⬩ to put something in a balance ⬩ to be equal to ⬩ To move

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Th. 403, 15; Rä. 22, 8. fig. where the object is abstract, to bring, cause Geáp stæf wigeþ biterne brógan, Salm. Kmbl. 250 ; Sal. 124. to bear, support Eahta sweras syndon ðe rihtlícne cynedóm trumlíce up wegaþ, L. I.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

hǽlu

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ID, 12 : Mk. p. 4, 6. on parting Hǽlo ábeád heorðgeneátum goldwine Geáta the lord of the Geats (Beowulf at the point of death), liberal and kind, bade farewell to his hearth-sharers, B. 2418. in written communications Eusebius dǽm bróder in Drihten

CEORL

(n.)
Grammar
CEORL, es; m.

CHURL, countryman, husbandman ⬩ homo liber, rusticus, colonus ⬩ a man, husband ⬩ vir, maritus ⬩ a free man

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Gif ceorl geþeáh, ðæt he hæfde fullíce fíf hída ágenes landes, cirican and cycenan [MS. ky-cenan ], bell-hús and burh-geat-setl, and sunder-note on cynges healle, ðonne wæs he ðonon-forþ þegen-rihtes weorþe if a free man thrived, so that he had fully

Linked entries: ciorl carl

HELP

(n.)
Grammar
HELP, e; f: also es; m.

HELP ⬩ aid ⬩ succour

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Ðǽr is help gearu æt mǽrum manna gehwylcum there is help ready at the hand of the mighty one for every man, Andr. Kmbl. 1814; An. 909. Gionn helpe præsta subsidium, Rtl. 71, 37. Ða ðe hine helpe biddaþ who ask him for help, Ps. Th. 118, 2: Andr.

Linked entry: hylp

hraðe

(adv.)
Grammar
hraðe, hræðe, hreðe; adv.

Quickly ⬩ immediately ⬩ at once ⬩ soon ⬩ forthwith ⬩ straightway

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Swá hwilc swá gearo wearþ hraðost whosoever was soonest ready, Chr. 755; Erl. 51, 3. Hé árás swá hé hraðost meahte he arose as quickly as ever he could, Exon. 49 a; Th. 168, 24; Gú. 1082. And hraðost is tó cweðenne in short, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 60.

Linked entry: hræde

BRAND

(n.)
Grammar
BRAND, brond, es; m.

a BRAND, fire-brand, torch; ⬩ titio, torris ⬩ a burning, flame, fire; ⬩ incendium, flamma, ignis ⬩ A sword; ⬩ ensis

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A sword; [hence the Eng. to BRANDISH] ensis metaphorically from its shining, Ic gean Eádmunde mínum [minon MS.] bréðer ánes brandes I give to Edmund my brother one sword, Th. Diplm. 559, 24.

Linked entry: brond

ge-samnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-samnian, -somnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

to gather, collect ⬩ congrĕgāre, collĭgĕre ⬩ to unite, join ⬩ consŏciāre, jungĕre ⬩ To collect, come together ⬩ congrĕgāri, convĕnīre

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Wæs eall-geador to ðam þingstede þeód gesamnod the people was collected together in the public place, Andr. Kmbl. 2198; An. 1100: Elen. Kmbl. 563; El. 282. Mycle mænigeo wǽron gesamnode to hym congrĕgātæ sunt ad eum turbæ multæ, Mt.

Linked entries: samnian ge-somnian

magister

Grammar
magister, l. mágister, and
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Hí hæfdon mágistras gearwe, ðá ðe hig lǽrdon and týdon (magistros, qui docerent ], Bd. 4, 2 ; Sch. 345, 14.

ge-cnǽwe

Grammar
ge-cnǽwe, Add:, ge-cnáwe.

acknowledging the accuracy of a statement ⬩ acknowledging the justice of a charge that is or may be made, making confession of sin. ⬩ cognizant of ⬩ acknowledged, recognized as valid

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A. 102, 15. with clause Ic ne eom gecnáwe ꝥ ic ǽnigean menn geáfe þá sócne ... gyf ǽnig mann secge ꝥ ic hig ǽr him geunnan sceolde ... C.D. iv. 222, 27. Hé oðsóc ꝥ hé hit wǽre.

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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Wearþ syfan geár se ungemetlíca eorþwela, and hí æfter ðǽm wǽron on ðan mǽstan hungre óðre syfan geár, I. 5; Swt. 32, 26 : Gen. 29, 27.

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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Wé ealne ðysne geár lifdon mid úres líchoman willan we have lived all this year as it was pleasing to our body, Blickl. Homl. 35, 27.

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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Ic gean Alfmǽre and Ælfstáne þára twégra landa æt Hættanleá, Cht. Th. 597, 24: 520, 18 : 523, 27: 524, 19. Of manegum landum máre landriht áríst tó cyniges gebanne, LI.

þrí

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrí, þrý, þrié, þreó; m.: þreó, þrió, þré; f. n. (ðreá, ðriá, ðreó, ðrió in North.); gen. þreóra, þrióra (and ðreána in North.); dat. þrim (þrím? ðriim in North., but cf. Goth. þrim), later þreom.

Three

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On ðǽm þrim geárum on þrim folcgefeohtum, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 21. Of ðám þrim sunum, Anglia xi. 2, 37. On þýs ylcum þrim dagum, Lchdm. iii. 76, 26. Þreom nihton ǽr Candelmæssan, Chr. 1078; Erl. 215, 28.

Linked entries: þreó þrió þrý

ána

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
ána, m.

One ⬩ sole ⬩ single ⬩ solitary ⬩ unus ⬩ unicus ⬩ solus ⬩ solitarius

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One, sole, single, solitary; unus, unicus, solus, solitarius: Ðæt [treów, a.] se ána is ealra beáma beorhtast geblówen that is the oae of all the trees most brightly flourishing, Exon. 58b; Th. 209, 27; Ph. 177. God ána on écnysse ríxaþ

FÓÐER

(n.)
Grammar
FÓÐER, fóður, es; n.

food ⬩ food for cattle ⬩ fodder ⬩ ălĭmentum ⬩ jūmenti pābŭlum ⬩ that in which food is carried ⬩ a basket ⬩ cophĭnus ⬩ κόφĭνos ⬩ that in which food for cattle is carried ⬩ a cart ⬩ cart-load ⬩ vĕhes ⬩ plaustrum ⬩ nunc massa vel vŏlūmen plumbi

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carried,-a cart or cart-load, about 19 or 20 cwt. a heavy weight, as we now use the word for a FOTHER of lead, that is 191/2 cwt; vĕhes, plaustrum, nunc massa vel vŏlūmen plumbi He scolde gife sixtiga fóðra wuda, and twælf fóður græfan, and sex fóðer gearda

Linked entry: fódder

for-hergian

(v.)
Grammar
for-hergian, -heregian, to -hergianne; part, -hergiende, -hergende; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To lay waste ⬩ destroy ⬩ ravage ⬩ devastate ⬩ plunder ⬩ vastāre ⬩ devastāre ⬩ depŏpŭlāre

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Féng to ríce Honorius, twám geárum ǽr Róma burh abrocen and forhergad wǽre Honorius succeeded to the sovereignty, two years before the city Rome was broken into and devastated, Bd. 1, 11; S. 480, 10.

Linked entry: hergian

be-þencan

consider

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Ic eów sumes fyrstes geann ꝥ gé eów sylfe beþencean, Hml. S. 23, 188. þæt hí hí beðencan sceoldon. Hml. Thi ii. 424, 15. with clause Oð ꝥ hí beðóhton hú hí hine ácwealdon, Hml. S. 15, 59.

ge-sceótan

(v.)
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Gyf se terminus gescýt on sumon dæge þǽre wucan, Lch. iii. 244, 16. to fall to the share of, be allotted to Ealle þá ðing þe ús gesceótað of úres geáres teolunge. Hml. Th. i. 178, 28. Heora ǽlcum gesceát án pund goldes, ii. 494, 5.

heorot

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Tó heorotfelda geate, ii. 215, 34. Tó Heortforda, iii. 462, 6. Tó heorthamme, vi. 120, 22. Fram heortleáge. iii. 406, 22. Heorimere, i. 195, 34. In ðá heortsole, iii. 380, 6. On ðæt heorotsol, ii. 249, 37. On heortwyllan, iii. 438, 33.