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furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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Ne lufige ic nánwiht . . . ofer þæt, ne furðum þám gelíce, Solil. H. 25, 18. to a hypothetical clause Gif ic ǽnig unriht wið hí gedón hæbbe, oððe furðum him gulde yfel wið yfle, Ps. Th. 7, 4.

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Hí heóldon ofer sǽ tó Flandran they took their way across the sea to Flanders, 1075; Erl. 214, 9

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

excuse

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Se ðe ofer ðæt láde geþafie oððe se ðe hý sylle gilde vi healfmarc he that admits, or he that offers, purgation after that, shall pay six half-marks, Th. i. 298, 7.

Linked entry: ládian

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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Ðá nam Petrus and ða óðre apostolas hié ( Mary ), and hié ásetton ofer hire bǽre, 149, 5. Hié náman blówende palmtwigu and bǽron him tógeánes, 69, 30. Nim and telle Israhéla folc, Num. 1, 2. Nim ǽnne oððe twegen tó ðé adhibe tecum unum vel duos, Mt.

Linked entry: bi-nom

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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Ofer witena dóm, Exon. Th. 248, 19; Jul. 98. Hit witena nán þider ne séceþ, Met. 19, 7: 20, 3: Runic pm. Kmbl. 340, 8; Rún. 4. Hé (Nero) wæs ǽlcum witum láþ and unweorþ, Bt. 28; Fox 100, 28.

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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Hié micel þæs folces ofer sǽ ádrǽfdon, and þæs óþres þone mǽstan dǽl hié geridon, Chr. 878; P. 74, 27. Hé tóbærst on feówer dǽlas, Bl.

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Of þan feán feor áworpen, Cri. 1405. where direction is given Feor úp ofer wolcnu windan, Met. 24, 9. far in various directions, widely Feor longiuscule, i. late, An. Ox. 3939: Wrt.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

hús

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Ofer hrófa ł húsa super tecta, Mt. L. 10, 27. <b>I a.</b> the portion of a building occupied by one tenant or family :-- Candel ǽfre on ðám ylcan húse (cella) byrne, R. Ben. I. 54, 17.

hwǽr

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(c γ) elliptical :-- Hí woldon on elþiódignesse beón, hí ne róhton hwǽr, Chr. 891; P. 82, 22. where the clause is the equivalent of a noun governed by a verb or preposition Stearra gestód ofer ðér ł hwér (þǽr, W. S., R.) wæs ðe cnæht, Mt. L. 2, 9.

ge-tæl

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Th. i. 338, 27. púsend getel bið fulfremed, and ne ástíhð nán getel ofer þæt. Mid Þam getele bið getácnod seó fulfremednys . . . 188, 34-190, 1. Hylt Godes gelaðung bis hundseofontigfealde getel, ii. 86, 2.

ge-trymman

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Hé hét þæt hí áne tíd ofer undern hí getrymedon ongeán heora fýnd, Hml. Th. i. 504, 24. Getrymed féða cuneus, Wülck. Gl. 216, 12. Getrimmed, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 31.

cyning

(n.)
Grammar
cyning, cyng,es; m. [cyn people, -ing originating from, son of] .

a king, ruler, emperor rex, imperator a spiritual King, God, Christ Deus, Christusthe devildiabŏlus, satănas Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words the king took a corresponding oath to his peoplethe Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors of all forfeits the king had one halfall hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body Pastus or ConviviumThe king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges Vigilia head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium

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The spirit of the monks may be seen in the following extract from the Chronicle Willelm, Engla landes cyng, ðe ðá wæs sittende on Normandige, forðig he áhte ǽgðer ge Engla land ge Normandige . . . sende ðá ofer eall Engla land into ǽlcere scíre his men

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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Gif gé gesáwen hwelce mús þæt wǽre hláford ofer óþre mýs, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 2. Ealle ða weód ðe hé geseó ðæt ðám æcerum derigen, 23; Fox 78, 23. Swá fela manna swá man wite þæt ungelygne sýn, L.

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Wese ús beorhtnes ofer, 89, 19. Wesan hí wið Drihtne, 108, 19. Wǽre ðǽr hé wǽre, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 9, 10: Elen. Kmbl. 317; El. 159. Gelimplíc wæs ðæt ða ætgædere wǽron on écre stówe, Blickl. Homl. 133, 24.

wudu

(n.)
Grammar
wudu, (-o), widu, wiodu ; gen. wuda, wudes; dat, wuda, wudu (-o), wyda ; acc. wudu, wuda ; pl. wuda, wudas ; m.

woodthe substance of growing treesa tree(hewh) woodthe material obtained from treeswood which forms somethingsomething made of woodwoodwoodthe woodwoodsa woodwild

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On ðone wuda ; ofer ðone wuda, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 317, 29. Hé hearpode ðæt ða wudas bifodon, and ða eá stódon silvas currere mobiles, amnes stare coëgerat, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 8. Ealra wuda wildeór omnes ferae silvarum, Ps. Th. Spl. Surt. 49, 11.

Linked entries: widu wude- wiodu

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Ofer eall ðæt land gebyrað æt gyrde .xii. penegas ..., 24. <b>V a.</b> with dat. of f Ǽhteswáne gebyreð stífearh, Ll. Th. i. 436, 22, 26, 33. Him gebyriað .v. æceras tó habbanne, 432, 23.

lǽran

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Wígend lǽrde helle deóful . . . and þæt word gecwæð: ' Sleáð synnigne ofer seolfes múð, ' An. 1299. On óðre wísan sint tó lǽranne (cf. manianne, 19) ðá scamleásan, on óðre ðá scamfæstan.

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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Aidan dam scypfarendum ðone storm tówardne sægde (cf. sóna ðæs ðe gé on scyp ástígaþ ofer eów cymeð mycel storm, 32), Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 16.

Linked entry: tó-ward

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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Sum feóll ofer stánscyligean þár hit næfde mycele eorðan, Mk. Skt. 4, 5. whither, to which place Ic lǽrde on temple þár (þǽr, MS. A. : ðiddir, Lind. : ðider, Rush. quo ) ealle Iudéas tógædere cómon, Jn. Skt. 18, 20.

Linked entry: þár

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Ðú ðe sitst ofer engla ðrymm ( qui sedes super cherubim, Is. 37, 16) (or(?) ðrymm = host ), Homl. Th. i. 568, 15. Mec (a hurricane) þrymma sumne one of glorious things, Exon. Th. 383, 2; Rä. 4, 4

Linked entry: þrym