ge-fæstnian
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S. 23 b, 164. to confirm, corroborate a statement Ofer ðone ungeleáffulle wrǽððo geunia gefæstnað super incredulum iram manere confirmat, Jn. p. 4, 3: Lk. p. 7, 19. Dóm his sóð uoere gefæstnade iudicium suum uerum esse confirmans, Jn. p. 5, 11.
húru
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Sulhælmessan húru . xv. niht ofer Eástran, Ll. Th. i. 318, 30.
hwæþer
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Th. 52, 3. in combination with swá Inseglige mon þá hand, and séce man ofér þæne þriddan dæg swǽ hwæðer swá heó beó fúl swá clǽne binnan þám insegle insigilletur manus, et inquiratur die tertia si inmunda sit uel munda intra sigillationem, Ll.
weorold
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Ofer ealle woruld, Hy. 9, 34. Wurdon mycele wæterflód geond ealle world. Ors. l, 6; Swt. 36, 7. <b>Ia.</b> earth as opposed to heaven :-- Ic wæs on worulde wǽdla, ðæt ðú wurde welig on heofonum, Exon.
hláford
a ruler ⬩ sovereign ⬩ governor ⬩ captain ⬩ a master ⬩ a major-domo ⬩ an owner ⬩ a proprietor ⬩ a husband ⬩ the husband ⬩ a ruler ⬩ lord
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., dryhten, R.) ofer his híred, ðæt hé him on tíde mete sylle, Mt. 24, 45. Se ðeówa nát hwæt se hláford (hláfard, L. R.) déð, Jn. 15, 15. Gif þeów næbbe wíf and his hláford him wíf sylle ... þæt wíf and hire winclo beóð þæs hláfordes ...
hand
HAND, side, power, control
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Se ðe ofer ðis fals wyrce þolige ðæra handa ðe he ðæt fals mid worhte he that after this makes counterfeit money, let him lose the hands with which he made the counterfeit, L. C. S. 8; Th. i. 380, 17.
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ELN
the Royal
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Fíftena stód deóp ofer dúnum se drenceflód monnes elna the deluge stood deep over the downs, fifteen ells of man, Cd. 69; Th. 84, 17; Gen. 1399. Eln ulna, Glos. Brux. Recd. 38, 62; Wrt.
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reccan
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Eall ðæt ofer biþ tó láfe on heora weoruldspédum árfæstum and gódum is tó recceanne and tó syllanne omne quod superest, in causis piis ac religiosis erogandum est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 27. to stretch one's steps, to tend, to go, stray Hé nát hwider hé
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bisceop
a BISHOP, prelate ⬩ episcopus ⬩ a chief priest of the Jews ⬩ pontifex ⬩ a heathen priest of the Romans and Egyptians
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D. 817-867: Chr. 867; Ing. 98, 12-14], became a general of Egbert and of his son Æthelwulf Ecgbryht, West-Seaxna cyning, sende Æðelwulf his sunu of ðære fyrde, and Ealhstán his bisceop, to Cent micele werede, and hý Baldréd ðone cyning norþ ofer Temese
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steóran
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Ic ǽfre ne geseah ǽnigne mann ðé gelícne steóran ofer stæfnan, Andr. Kmbl. 989; An. 495.
þeáh
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Hié hæfdon áþas geseald, and þéh ofer ða treówa fóron hié, Chr. 194; Erl. 90, 4.
wer-gild
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Wealde se cyniug þreóra ǽnes; oþþe hine man cwelle, oþþe ofer sǽ selle, oþþe hine his wergelde áliése, L. Wih. 26; Th. i. 42, 17. Hé hine be his wergilde áliése, oþþe be his were geswicne, L. In. 15; Th. i. 112, 2.
ge-tellan
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Ic ymbe Rómána gewin on þǽm geárríme forð ofer ꝥ geteled hæbbe Romanas clades recensendo progressus sum, Ors. 3, 7; S. 110, 12.
gifan
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Nán man ne sylle nán hors ofer sǽ, bútan hé hit gifan wille, Ll. Th. i. 208, 19. Geafendum mið ðingum oblatis muneribus Mt. p. 14, to grant, confer an honour, a privilege, office, favour, &c.
grétan
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Næs se folccyning ... þe mec gúðwinum grétan dorste, 2735. the object a thing, material, to try to injure Hí ne dorston ofer ꝥ geþrýstlǽcan ꝥ hí óhte gréttan þá hálgan stówe rihtgeleáffulra manna nequaquam ulterius praesumserunt catholica loca temerare
for
before ⬩ in front of ⬩ before ⬩ since ⬩ ago ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ instead of ⬩ in place of ⬩ in exchange for ⬩ in return for ⬩ in expiation of ⬩ in redemption for ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ in support of ⬩ in respect to ⬩ in relation to ⬩ as regards ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ in spite of ⬩ notwithstanding ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ according to ⬩ as representative of ⬩ for ⬩ to take ⬩ in compensation for ⬩ as punishment for ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ for the benefit of ⬩ As representative of
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Ánra gehwylc hæfde sweord ofer his hype for nihtlicum ege, Bl. H. ii. 19.
níþ
envy ⬩ hatred ⬩ enmity ⬩ rancor ⬩ spite ⬩ ill-will ⬩ jealousy ⬩ action which arises from hatred ⬩ strife ⬩ war ⬩ hostility ⬩ the effect of hatred ⬩ persecution ⬩ trouble ⬩ vexation ⬩ annoyance ⬩ affliction ⬩ tribulation ⬩ grief ⬩ evil ⬩ wickedness ⬩ malice
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Ofer ða níþas ðe wé nú dreógaþ, 105, 8; Gú. 20. Ic mé forhtige fyrenfulra fǽcne níþas conturbatus sum a tribulatione peccatoris, Ps. Th. 54, 2. Helle heáfas, hearde níþas, Cd.
hér
here . . . there
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Th. i. 328, 13. with defining phrase: Hér ofer eorðan, Crä. 30. Sé þe hér on eorðan eáðmód leotað, Möd. 68. On eorðan hér, Ph. 638. Wé men cweðað on grunde hér, Hy. 9, 39. Hér on lífe, Ll. Th. i. 372, 35: Seel. 150. In lífe hér, Gú. 1222.
lang
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Ne bið lang ofer þæt þæt Israhéla æðelu móten rícsian, El. 432
níwe
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</b> of a kind now first invented or introduced :-- Níwe nihtweard (the pillar of fire ) sceolde wícian ofer weredum, Exod. 116. not previously known. of things spoken or heard Swég úp ástág níwe, B. 783.