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in-tinga

(n.)
Grammar
in-tinga, an; m.

A causesakepleacaseoccasionmatteraffairbusiness

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A cause, sake, plea, case, occasion, matter, affair, business Intinga pragma, Ælfc. Gl. 12; Som. 57, 93; Wrt. Voc. 20, 34 : negotium, 81; Som. 73, 17 ; Wrt. Voc. 47, 24 : causa vel negotium, 90; Som. 74, 115; Wrt.Voc. 51, 28 : causa, Wrt.

Linked entry: tinga

lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽne, adj.

transitorytemporaryfrail

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Ende him on becom ðisses lǽnan lífes there came upon him an end of this life which is but for a moment, Blickl. Homl. 113, 8. Ne biddan wé úrne Drihten ðyses lǽnan welan, ne ðyssa eorþlícra geofa ðe hrædlíce from monnum gewítaþ, 20, 11.

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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Seó gítsung ne cann gemet, ne nǽfre ne biþ gehealden on ðære nídþearfe, ac wilnaþ simle máran ðonne hé þurfe, 26, 2; Fox 94, 6.

ge-stillan

(v.)
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H. 163, 16. to calm excited persons Se eorl sylf earfoðlíce gestylde -& pound; folc, Chr. 1052 ; P. 180, 10

sceadu

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu, sceaduwe, sceadwe, sceade ; f.

Shadow, shadeshadow (cast by an object) darknessshadow, protectiona shady place, shade, arbouran obscure image

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Voc. i. 77, 8 . a shadow (cast by an object) Seó sceadu byþ tó underne seofon and twentigoþan healfes fótes the shadow (of the dial-gnomon) will be twenty-six and a half foot long at nine o'clock (on Christmas day) Lchdm. iii. 218, 4 (and often on this

Linked entry: sceadu-genga

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Áne feorme swá góde swá hí bezte þurhteón magon a refection as good as ever they can afford, Chart. Th. 531, 15.

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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Tó góde gedón þone dǽl þe wé dón magon (as much as we can), Wlfst. 188, 13. a great quantity, (cf. deal, lot in mod. E.), a (great) deal :-- Dryhtmáðma dǽl, B. 2843. Oferhygda dǽl much pride, 1740. Lífwynna dǽl, Cri. 807: Deór. 30.

hwǽr

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Swá wæs Biówulfe ... seolfa ne cúðe þurh hwæt his worulde gedál weorðan sceolde it comes as a surprise anywhere whenever a stout warrior may come to his end, when no longer can a man with his kindred inhabit the meadhall.

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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Eth. iii. 8; Th. i. 296, 12. where the main clause contains a case of a pronoun in apposition to the substantive clause Ne ðurfon wé ðæs wénan, þæt ús wuldorcyning wille eard áléfan, Cd. Th. 272, 5; Sat. 115.

wer-gild

(n.)
Grammar
wer-gild, were-gild, es; n. [The word seems interchangeable with wer (q. v.), which in the later laws is the more frequent form.]
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In the following case the wergild seems to have suggested the amount of a bequest to the church :-- Hió (the testator's wife ) gebrenge æt Sancte Petre mín twá wergild, gif ðet Godes wille seó ðæt heó ðæt færeld áge, Chart.

spéd

(n.)
Grammar
spéd, e; f.

Speedsuccessmeansspeedquicknessspeedilyquicklyspeedsuccessprosperous issue meanssubstanceabundancewealthpowerfacultyopportunitymeans of doing anything progenyceleritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia

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Tubal Cain þurh snytro spéd smiðcræftega wæs Tubal Cain was a workman cunning through wealth of wisdom, Cd. Th. 66, 14; Gen. 1084. Metod tóbrǽd þurh his mihta spéd monna sprǽce, 102, 6; Gen. 1696: 306, 23; Sat. 668: Exon. Th. 225, 25; Ph. 394.

gildan

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Gielden his mǽgas þone wer, 148, 18. ꝥ man gulde ꝥ ceápgild, 208, 22. ꝥ hé þeófgyld ne gulde, 280, 13 : 294, 23. (3 a) with dat. of person paid :--- Swá forð ꝥ ful golden sý, 174, 29. where the object of the verb is that which is used to pay with, to pay cash

simble

(adv.)
Grammar
simble, symble, simle, siemle, semle, symle ; adv.
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Symble gefégon burhweardes cyme they rejoiced whenever he came, Andr. Kmbl. 1318 ; An. 659. Ðú simle mǽnst, gif ðé ǽnies willan wana biþ, Bt. 11, 1 ; Fox 30, 21.

Linked entries: symble symle

síþ-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-fæt, es ;
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Ðá wæs æfter síþfate ðæt mægen on him weóx in course of time it came to pass that strength grew in him, Guthl. 2 ; Gdwin. 12, 25

Linked entry: fæt

þeóf-feng

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-feng, es; m.
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In other passages, however, the word implies advantage, and seems to refer to the right to receive the fines which might be exacted in case of conviction for theft. For such emoluments cf.

under-standan

(v.)
Grammar
under-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to understandhave insight intoto understandperceiveknow certainlyto understand in such and such a senseto conceive ofconsiderto accept as correctto observenoticeconsider

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Skt. ii. 25, 472. to accept as correct : -- Ðis ylce understand be ðám óðrum dagum take the same rule as applicable in the case of the other days, Anglia viii. 304, 29. to observe, notice, consider Understand (or I) rǽdere, hwæt seó rǽding cwyð, Anglia

Linked entry: for-standan

hǽl

Grammar
hǽl, health.
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Ox. 4354. healing, care Hyt ꝥ sár gelíþegað and þá hǽle gegearwað (effects the cure), Lch. i. 122, 9. <b>II a</b>. with gen. of person 'Gehǽle ðe Críst' . . .Þá gelýfde seó burhwaru þurh þæs bæddrydan hǽle, Hml.

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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Heom man raþe ðæs wið þingode soon after people came to terms with them, Chr. 100l; Erl. 136, 32. Hé sceal þingian wið ðone ðe hé ábylgþ debet reconciliari ci quem offendebat, L. Ecg.

ge-standan

(v.)
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L. 23, 35. with phrase or oblique case of noun Þú mé on fultum fæste gestóde fuisti adjutor meus, Ps. Th. 62, 6. Gestód Rómeburg xii winter mid miclum welum. Rome was very prosperous for twelve years, Ors. 6, I; S. 254, 6.

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Siððan ongon Cain ceastre timbran ... Þanon his eaforan ǽrest wócan bearn from brýde on ðam burhstede. Se yldesta wæs Iared háten afterwards did Cain build a city ... Not till after that were children born to his son (Enoch) in that town.