folgoþ
service ⬩ office ⬩ authority
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Him (Godwine) wæs láð tó ámyrrene his ágenne folgað (comitatum suum), P. 175, - 13. to a lord Sélre him (the reeve) is ǽfre of folgoðe ðonne on, gyf hine magan wyldan ðá ðe hé scolde wealdan, Angl. ix. 260, 30. with the idea of independent rule, authority
on-weald
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Add: in a general sense, power, control over a person or thing Ðæt úre geswinc ne sceolde bión on óðres monnes onwalde (an-, v. l. ), Past. 250, 2. of official rule. secular Hé wæs Rómánum swá milde swá him nán onwald næs ǽr þǽm, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254,
þurfan
To need ⬩ to be in need ⬩ have need of something ⬩ to need to do something ⬩ to be bound to do something because it is right ⬩ to be obliged ⬩ be compelled by destiny ⬩ to have good cause or reason for doing something ⬩ to be use, to be good for a person to do something ⬩ to owe
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Rush. 26, 65. Ða þurfon swíþe lytles, ðe máran ne willniaþ þonne genóges, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 13. Ne ðorfte hé ná máran fultumes, 26, 2; Fox 92, 22. Hí his sume ðorfton, Past. pref.; Swt. 9, 16.
lǽwede
Lay ⬩ laic ⬩ lewd
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Rdr. 107, 78. þurh gelǽredra regolbryce and þurh lǽwedra lahbryce through breach of [monastic] rule by the learned and breach of law by the unlearned, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 111, 199
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sinc
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Seah on sync, on sylfor, on searogimmas, 478, 4 ; Ruin. 36. Tó heánlíc mé þinceþ, ðæt gé mid úrum sceattum tó scype gangon unbefohtene . . . ne sceole gé swá sófte sinc gegangan, Byrht. Th. 133, 33 ; By. 59. Leóda gód, súðmonna sinc, Cd.
ge-mǽnsumian
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Neódum háligra gemǽnsumigende necessitatibus sanctorum communicantes, Scint. 147, 13. (2 a) of speech, to talk to :-- Ná gemǽnsuma þú menn ungelǽredum non communices homini indocto; jest not with a rude man (Ecclus. 8, 4), Scint. 97, 8. to join with others
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ge-nirwan
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L. 68, 16. to press into a small space, crowd to crowd a person give little space to Se Godes sunu wæs on his gesthúse genyrwed, þæt hé ús rúme wununge on heofonan ríce forgife, Hml.
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rǽd
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Wæs Acitofel mid Absalone on rǽde, 19, 201. rule, direction. v. rǽdan; Þá nigon werod bugon tó heora Scyppende, and betǽhton heora rǽd tó his willan, Hml. Th. i. 12, 7
rihtlíce
rightly, justly, with justice or quity ⬩ rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case ⬩ rightly, in accordance with rules or regulations, regularly ⬩ rightly as regards conduct
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Ða witan cwǽdon ðæt him nán leófre hláford nǽre ðonne heora gecynde hláford gif hé hí rihtlícor healdan wolde ðonne hé ǽr dyde, if he would rule with better observance of the laws 1014; Erl. 150, 7. rightly as regards conduct Wé sceolan gód weorc wyricean
rǽding
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Ðás rǽdinga syndon wíde cúðe, Anglia viii. 314, 18-22. rule, government (v. rǽdan, IV) Hæfdon sume mid áþum gefæstnod ðæt hí on hire rǽdinge (rǽdenne, other MSS.) beón woldon, Chr. 918; Erl. 105, 30. v. béc-, bóc-, pistol-rǽding
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wrǽt-líc
wondrous ⬩ curious ⬩ of wondrous excellence ⬩ beautiful ⬩ noble ⬩ excellent ⬩ elegant
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Th. 476, l; Ruin. l. Wrǽtlíc is see womb neoþan, wundrum fæger, scír and scýne, 219, 14; Ph. 307: 356, 29; Pa. 19. Heofoncyninges stefn wrǽtlíc, Andr. Kmbl. 185 ; An. 93. Syndon ða foreweallas fægre gestépte, wrǽtlícu wǽgfaru, Cd.
ge-swícan
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L. 18, 1. of things Bléda gedreósað, wynna gewítað, wǽra geswícað, Rún. 29. Geswicen euanuerunt, An. Ox. 3980. Geswícan mitescere, 3852. Hé hire swingele behét gif heó suwian nolde.
under-þeódan
to subject ⬩ subjugate ⬩ render subject ⬩ to subject ⬩ cause to endure ⬩ render liable ⬩ to subjoin ⬩ add ⬩ to support
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., Rush.) erat subditus illis, Lk. Skt. 2, 51. Underþeód (-þýd, Th.: -ðióded, Surt.) beó ðú Drihtne subditus esto Domino, Ps. Spl. 36, 6: subjecta, 61, 5. Him se mǽsta dǽl wearð underþiéded, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 5.
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weorþ
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. : weorð, Rush., praetium sanguinis ), Mt. Kmbl. 27, 6, 7, 9. Noldon hig nánes wurðes onfón, ac forgeáfon him ða birgene, Gen. 23, 6. Hí sumne dǽl heora landes wurðes æthæfdon, Homl. Th. i. 316, 24.
ymb-hwyrft
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Rush. 24, 14: Homl. Th. i. 76, 27. Se cásere, se ðe eallne ymbhwyrft on his anwealde hæfde, L. Ælfc. C. 2; Th. ii. 342, 22. Ástág ðæt heofonlíce goldhord on ðysne ymbhwyrft, Blickl. Homl. 11, 29.
wang
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Hryre wong gecrong the ruin sank to earth, 477, 30; Ruin. 32. Done wlitigan wong Paradise, 228, 16; Ph. 439. Wangas blóstmum blówaþ fields bloom with flowers, Menol. Fox 178; Men. 90. Wangas gréne, 410; Men. 206.
faran
to travel ⬩ journey ⬩ to march ⬩ to go ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ to go ⬩ move ⬩ to go ⬩ fly ⬩ to come ⬩ to pass away ⬩ depart ⬩ to go on ⬩ practise ⬩ happen ⬩ turn out
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Færeð æfter foldan fýrswearta lég the flame shall run along the ground, Cri. 984. Færþ se mete út þurh ðone líchomon, Bt. 34, 11; F. 150, 35.
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ge-sund
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Stópon úp weras of wǽge and hyra wicg gesund, Ru. 23, 21. of things, that escapes danger Gesund salua (reverentia), An. Ox. 5269. that averts danger (?) Mid gesunde cum tuta [v. (?) cum tuta pelta. Ald. II, 28], Wrt.
GÁT
A she-GOAT ⬩ capra
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Wæterbuca vel gát tippŭla [ = an insect that runs swiftly over the water, the water-spider, water-spinner ], Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 60, 10; Wrt. Voc. 24, 14
HEFIG
HEAVY ⬩ weighty ⬩ oppressive ⬩ grievous ⬩ difficult ⬩ serious ⬩ grieved ⬩ important ⬩ gravis ⬩ molestus
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Hí eów hefigran wísan budon tó healdanne ðonne wé him budon they commanded you to keep a harder rule than we commanded them, L. Ælf 49; Th. i. 56, 15.
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