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GǼLAN

(v.)
Grammar
GǼLAN, p. de; pp. ed.

to hinderdelayimpedekeep in suspenseretardāremŏrāriimpĕdīreto hesitatedelaycunctāri

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v. trans. to hinder, delay, impede, keep in suspense; retardāre, mŏrāri, impĕdīre Hú lange gǽlst ðú úre líf quousque anĭmam nostram tollis? Jn. Bos. 10, 24. Swǽ mon oft lett fundiendne monnan, and his færelt gǽlþ, swǽ gǽlþ se líchoma ðæt mód as a man

Linked entry: hyge-gǽlsa

ge-twǽman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-twǽman, -twéman; p. de; pp. ed [twǽman]

to separateTo cut offseparatedividesepărāresejungĕredīvĭdĕre

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to separate To cut off; separate, divide; sepărāre, sejungĕre, dīvĭdĕre Ic hine ne mihte ganges getwǽman I could not cut him off from his course, Beo. Th. 1940; B. 968: L. N. P. L. 65; Th. ii. 300, 28. Ðá man getwǽmde ðæt ǽr wæs gemǽne Criste and cynincge

gréting

(n.)
Grammar
gréting, e; f.
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A greeting, salutation, present in acknowledgment of a favour done; salutatio Hwæt seó gréting wǽre qualis esset ista salutatio, Lk. Bos. 1, 29. Ðínre grétinge stefn vox salutations tuæ, 1, 44. Lufiaþ grétinga on strǽtum diligitis salutationes in foro

bétan

(v.)
Grammar
bétan, ic béte; p. bétte; pp. béted; trans. [Goth. ó = A. Sax. ó, é, thus Goth. bótyan = bótan = A.Sax. bétan]

to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restoreemendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiareto mendrepair a fireto lightmake a fire, to kindlefocum reparareto remedy, compensate, make amendscompensare

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to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restore; emendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiare Ðæt he bétte that he should improve, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 11: Ex. 21, 22. Hú ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan how thou mayest improve thy fields, Lchdm. i. 398,

Linked entry: bétte

ge-dihtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dihtan, p. -dihte; pp. -dihted, -diht.

to put in orderdisposecomposearrangeconspiredisponerecomponereconspirareto orderdirectappointdirigeredictare

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to put in order, dispose, compose, arrange, conspire; disponere, componere, conspirare Nú sindon twá béc gesette on endebyrdnisse to Salomones bócum, swilce he híg gedihte now two books are set in order after Solomon's books, as if he composed them,

ge-nédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nédan, -niedan, -nýdan; p. de; pp. ed

To compel, force, urge

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To compel, force, urge Ðú tunglu genédest ðæt hí ðé to héraþ thou compellest the stars to obey thee, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 9; Met. 4, 5: 4, 30; Met. 4, 15. Seðe ðec genédes quicunque to angariaberit, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 41. Sihhem geniédde ðæt mǽden Sichem

DǼL

(n.)
Grammar
DǼL, es; m.

a part, portion, DEAL pars, portio a part of speech in grammar pars orationis a part of a sentence, a wordverbum

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a part, portion, DEAL; pars, portio Ðæs dæles se dǽl the part of the dale, Ors. 1, 3; Bos. 27, 29. Ðú offrast teóðan dǽl smedeman thou shalt offer a tenth deal of flour; offeres decimam partem similæ, Ex. 29, 36, 40. Hí heora gód on swá manige dǽlas

FEOHTAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEOHTAN, part. feohtende; ic feohte, ðú feohtest, he feohteþ, fiht, pl. feohtaþ; p. ic, he feaht, ðú fuhte, pl. fuhton; pp. fohten

To FIGHTcontendmake warcombatstruggleprœliāripugnārebellārecontendĕredecertārecollīdĕre

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To FIGHT, contend, make war, combat, struggle; prœliāri, pugnāre, bellāre, contendĕre, decertāre, collīdĕre Mec mín freá feohtan háteþ my lord commands me to fight, Exon. 102 b; Th. 389, 10; Rä. 7, 5: 104 b; Th. 398, 2; Rä. 17, 1. Gyf hwylc cyning wyle

Linked entries: a-feohtan ge-feohtan

stóc

(n.)
Grammar
stóc, (stoc ?). A word occurring mostly in local names, either alone or in compounds. The meaning seems, like that of stów, to be place (in the first instance perhaps a place fenced in, cf. (?) staca), and both words remain now only as names of places,
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Stoke, Stowe, or as parts of such names, Basingstoke, Tavistock, Walthamstow. As may be seen from the Index to the Charters, Stóc occurs frequently, some of the references are here given Ðis is ðara þreora hída and .xxx. æcera bóc æt Stóce, Cod. Dip.

Linked entries: stóc-weard stóc-wíc

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Throughthroughforduringthroughbythroughbyby means ofby use ofthroughin consequence ofas the result ofby reason ofon account ofthroughfromthroughin virtue ofby right ofinbyin the character ofby way ofinwithwith a view tothroughbyin

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Through. Grammar þurh, with acc. v. also C. local, marking motion into and out at the opposite side Þorh (dorh, ðorh) ludgaet per seudoterum, Txts. 84, 741. Ðurh ða duru wé gáð in per hostium intramus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Zup. 269, 18: Cd. Th. 29, 8; Gen.

cempa

(n.)
Grammar
cempa, an; m. [camp war, battle, -a, q. v.]

A soldier, warrior, CHAMPIONmiles, bellator, athleta = ἀθλητής

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A soldier, warrior, CHAMPION; miles, bellator, athleta = ἀθλητής Cempa miles vel athleta, Wrt. Voc. 72, 68. Se cempa oferwon frécnessa fela the champion overcame many perils, Exon. 35a; Th. 113, 2; Gú. 151: Andr. Kmbl. 922; An. 461: Byrht. Th. 135, 17

Linked entry: cæmpa

senatus

(n.)
Grammar
senatus, the senate, senators. The treatment of this word in the translation of Orosius is somewhat exceptional. The Latin form senatus occurs in the nom. and acc. , but in the former senatas, senatum, and in the latter senatum, senatos are also used; in the gen. senatuses, senatusa are found, and in the dat. senatum; in every case but one (?) the word is plural. The Latin senator is also used, though the word
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witan is generally employed to denote the senators Sceoldon ealle hiera senatus (senatas, Bos. 43, 5) cuman . . . sceoldon hiera senatus (-as) rídan, . Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 70, 24, 28. Ealle heora senatus senatores, 4, 9 ; Swt. 190, 19. Ealle ða senatus

ge-mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mearcian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To mark, point out, describe, assign, appoint, determinenŏtāre, signāre, designāre, assignāre, constĭtuĕre, decernĕre

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To mark, point out, describe, assign, appoint, determine; nŏtāre, signāre, designāre, assignāre, constĭtuĕre, decernĕre He gemet ne con gemearcian his múðe móde síne he cannot set bounds to his mouth with his mind, Exon. 87 b; Th. 330, 18; Vy. 53. Ic

Linked entry: ge-mercian

ge-streón

(n.)
Grammar
ge-streón, -strión, es; n.

Gainproductemolumentwealthrichestreasureusurybusinessmercesmercātusquæstuslucrumēmŏlŭmentumŏpesthesaurusūsūranēgōtium

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Gain, product, emolument, wealth, riches, treasure, usury, business; merces, mercātus, quæstus, lucrum, ēmŏlŭmentum, ŏpes, thesaurus, ūsūra, nēgōtium Gestreón quæstus vel lucrum, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 6; Wrt. Voc. 60, 42. Swunce máre se ðe unriht gestreón

Linked entries: streón ge-strión

FÓT

(n.)
Grammar
FÓT, nom. acc: gen. fótes; dat. fét, fóte; pl. nom. acc. fét, fótas; gen. fóta; dat. inst. fótum; m.

a FOOTpésthe footpēs

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a FOOT; pés, gen. pĕdis; m Gyf ðín hand oððe ðín fót ðé swícaþ si mănus tua, vel pēs tuus scandălīzat te, Mt. Bos. 18, 8. Ne come me fót ofermódignysse ne vĕniat mihi pēs superbiæ, Ps. Spl. 35, 12. Swá his fót gestóp where his foot stepped, Andr. Kmbl

ǽg-hwilc

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwilc, -hwelc, -hwylc; adj. [á + ge + hwý + líc]

Everyallwhosoeverwhatsoeverevery onequicunqueunusquisqueomnis

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Every, all, whosoever, whatsoever, every one; quicunque, unusquisque, omnis Ǽghwylc dæg every day, Mt. Bos. 6, 34. Ǽghwylce geáre every year, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 23. Hér is ǽghwylc eorl óðrum getrýwe here is every man true to the other, Beo. Th. 2460;

Linked entries: á-hwylc ég-hwelc

a-hreddan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hreddan, p. -hredde; pp. -hreded, -hred [a from, hreddan to rid]

To ridliberateset freedeliverrescueliberareeripereeruere

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To rid, liberate, set free, deliver, rescue; liberare, eripere, eruere Ðæt he sceolde his folc ahreddan that he should deliver his people, Jud. 6, 14. Ðæt ðú us ahredde that thou deliver us, Exon. 13 a; Th. 23, 25; Cri. 374. Ðe ðú ahreddest whom thou

Linked entries: a-reddan a-riddan

be-lecgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lecgan, bi-lecgan; p. -legde, -léde pl. -legdon; pp. -legd, -léd; v. a.

To lay or impose uponcoverinvestloadafflictchargeaccuseimponereafficereonerareaccusare

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To lay or impose upon, cover, invest, load, afflict, charge, accuse; imponere, afficere, onerare, accusare Heó ðone hleóðor-cwyde husce belegde she covered the revelation with scorn Cd. 109; Th. 143, 21; Gen. 2382. Papirius wæs mid Rómánum swylces dómes

Linked entry: bi-lecgan

CWACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWACIAN, cwacigan; part. cwaciende, cwacigende ; p,ode; pp. od

QUAKE, shake, trembletremere, contremere

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To QUAKE, shake, tremble;tremere, contremere Seó eorþe wæs cwaciende the earth was quaking, Ors. 2, 6; Bos. 49; 41. Seó cwacigende swustor the quaking sister, Homl. Th. ii. 32, 26, 31. Heó gemétte ealle hire bearn cwacigende eallum limum she found all

DILE

(n.)
Grammar
DILE, dyle, es; m.
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DILL, anise; anēthum = άνηθoν, anēthum graveŏlens, Lin Genim diles blóstman take blossoms of dill, L. M. 1, 1: Lchdm, ii. 20, 7. Genim diles sǽdes áne yntsan take one ounce of seed of dill, L. M. 2, 12; Lchdm. ii. 190, 9: 2, 15; Lchdm. ii. 192, 14. Selle

Linked entry: dyle