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for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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Scipio ofslagen wǽre, gif his sunu his ne gehulpe mid þǽm ꝥ hé hiene foran forstód oð hé on fleáme fealh Scipio per Scipionem filium ab ipsa morte liberates evasit, Ors. 4, 8; S. 186, 25.

Linked entry: for-licgan

ge-wildan

Grammar
ge-wildan, Take here <b>ge-wyldan</b> in Dict., in which dele passage from Nar. 2, 1, and add
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Gewylde castigati, Scint. 163, 14. in animals, to tame Ylp is eallra nýtena mǽst, ac swáþeáh mannes gesceád hí mæg gewyldan, Hml.

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Ná heáge witende non alta sapientes, Scint. 19, 2

Linked entries: weotan wietan

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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Gif se gereáfa ðis oferheald, gebéte .xxx. sciłł. and sié áæt feoh gedǽled ðǽm þearfum ðe on ða[m] tún[e] synd, ðe ðis ungefremed wunie, L. Ath. i. prm. ; Th. i. 198, 12.

Linked entry: bold

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Forðon of Breotone nædran on scipum lǽdde wǽron nam de Brittania adlati serpentes, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 34

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

ge-rád

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Th. ii. 318,39. condition, order of things, mode Ic ne can hwilcere ændebyrdnesse and on hwylcre (hwylc, v.l.) gerád ꝥ beón mæg, ꝥ eall middaneard sý gesewen fram ánum mæn non conjicere scio quonam ordine fieri potest, ut mundus omnis ab homine uno videatur

láf

(n.)
Grammar
láf, e; f.

remnantremainsrelicremainderrestlavelegacyheirlooma relictwidow

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Paplinus genam Æðelburge Eádwines láfe and gewát on scipe tó Cent, 633; Erl. 25, 21. Ðá gewát Eádríc ... Ðá hæfde Eádríc láfe and nán bearn then Eadric died ... Eadric left a widow but no child, Chart. Th. 272, 22

Linked entry: lǽf

ge-féra

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Hig bícnodon hyra geféran (sociis) þe on óðrum scipe wǽron, 7 : Coll.

a-teón

(v.)
Grammar
a-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, -tíhþ, -tíþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen [a from, out; teón to tow, draw] .

to draw out or awaypull outlead outpluckdrawabstrahereextrahereejicereeduceretrahereducereto treatusedispose ofemploytractareutiadhibereto draw to any placebetake oneself anywheregocomemake a journey or expeditionse reciperemeareproficisciirevenireiter facere

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Ateóh hyne swylce bróðer tracta eum sicut fratrem, Scint. 60: Nicod. 14; Thw. 7, 7. Hú híg sceoldon ðæs Hǽlendes wurþ ateón how they should dispose of the Saviour's price, Mt.

hlóþ

(n.)
Grammar
hlóþ, e; f.
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Gif mon twýhyndne mon unsynnigne mid hlóþe ofsleá gielde se ðæs sleges andetta síe wer and wíte and ǽghwelc mon ðe on síþe wǽre geselle xxx scill. tó hlóþbóte if any one in company with others slay an unoffending 'twyhynde' man let him who acknowledges

nægel

(n.)
Grammar
nægel, nægl, es; m.

the nail of a finger or toea nailpegan instrument for striking the strings of a harp

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Gif þuman nægl of weorðeþ, .iii. scill. gebéte . . . Æt ðám neglum gehwylcum scilling if a thumb-nail come off (from a blow) the bót shall be iii shillings . . . For each finger-nail a shilling (cf. L.

tó-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brǽdan, p. de.
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Ða earfoðu mínre heortan synd swýðe tóbrǽd (dilatatae), 24, 15. to expand, extend, spread out, open wide, distend Gif ðú ðínes scipes segl ongeán ðone wind tóbrǽdst, Bt. 7, 2 ; Fox 18, 32.

Linked entry: tó-brédan

tó-stencan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stencan, p -stencte; pp. -stenced, -stenct.
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Ofermódignyss seó ðe englas cúþe beswícan, micele má menn tóstencean (dissipare), Scint. 83, 13.

cwide

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On cwyde þínum lǽf þearfum in testamento tuo relinque pauperibus, Scint. 146, 13. v. folc-, fore-, samnung-, sealm-, spell-cwide

for-déman

to condemnto condemnsentence to punishmentto confiscatesequestratedecidedetermine

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[He let him fordéme lif and lime, O. and N. 1098.] to give judgement on, decide, determine Hé ǽr on him fordéme gif líf his on wyrþscype sí wel þæslic ante in se discutiat si uita honore sit condigna, Scint. 125, 5.

ge-rihtlǽcan

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Sé þe behýd scylda his ná byð gerihtlǽht, Scint. 37, 7. Hú hé his ágen líf gerihtlǽcan mid rihtre ǽfestnesse, Lch. iii. 438, 30. to correct. a person, to reform, amend God gerihtlǽcð ðá synfullan and hylt ðá gódan, Hml. S. 21, 93.

Linked entry: rihtlǽcan

híwung

shapingshapeframemakeconstitutionshapeformspecieskindtransformationan illusory shapedeceptive appearancea pretencetricksimulationhypocrisyfictionirony

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Manega geleáfan Crístes ná lufiað, ac þæne þurh leáse híwunge gehealdan hí gehíwiað multi fidem Christi non amant, sed eandem per hypochrisin tenere se simulant, Scint. 129, 12. of speech, false speech, fiction Híwung oððe leásspel figmentum, Wrt.

neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
neáh, adv. prep.
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Scipia geáscade ꝥ þá foreweardas wǽron feor ðǽm fæstenne gesette, and eác ꝥ þǽr náne óðre neár wǽron, 4, 10; S. 200, 13. Þ se slaga móte mid griðe nýr, Ll. Th. i. 250, 17. Þá menn þe þǽr nýcst syndon, 236, 21.

Cerdic

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdic, es; m.

CerdicCerdĭcus

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Cerdic, the founder of the West-Saxon kingdom; Cerdĭcus Ðý geáre ðe wæs agán fram Cristes acennesse cccc wintra and xcv [MS. xciiii] wintra, ðá Cerdic and Cynríc his sunu cwom up æt Cerdices óran mid v scipum.

mín

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
mín, adj. pron.

Minemy

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Mín se swétesta sunnan scíma, 68 a; Th. 252, 20; Jul. 166. Bi ðam bitran deáþe mínum, 29 b; Th. 90, 18; Cri. 1476. Ic mid mec gelǽdde míne þrié ða getreówestan frýnd, Nar. 29, 27. Míne ða hálgan, Ps. Th. 104, 13: 121, 8.