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swǽfan

(v.)
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From comparison of these three passages, it seems that swǽfeþ should mean burns, while the form of the word suggests comparison with O. L. Ger. suévón in berg suévót mons coagulatus, with O. H.

bold

a dwellinga town

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For ðám þá æftercyningas him bold (uillam) worhton on ðám lande þe Loides hátte, Bd. 2, 14; Sch. 173, 14-22. ꝥ se líg náht þǽre burge boldes ne gehrínan ne dorste ut flamma contingere quidquam aedificii non auderet, Gr. D. 48, 11.

ge-findan

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Hí inneádon hús gefundun (invenerunt) ðone cnæht, 2, to find. v. findan; 2 Wecg in múðe fisces gefunden (inventum), Mt. p. 18, 3. to find on trial, v. findan ; 6 Hit búta wæstm gefunden bið sine fructu efficitur, Mt.

a-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stígan, ic -stíge, ðú -stígest, -stíhst, he -stígeþ, -stíhþ, pl. -stígaþ ; p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; impert. -stíh; pp. -stigen [a, stígan to go] .

to gocomestepproceedclimbireveniregradiprocederescandereto go in any directionto riseascenddescendsurgereascenderedescendere

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Lamb. 71, 6. but sometimes the direction is indicated in the sentence without a preposition Hire mód astáh her mind rose, Cd. 101; Th. 134, 35; Gen. 2235: 205; Th. 253, 18; Dan. 597.

irmþ

(n.)
Grammar
irmþ, e; irmþu, irmþo; indecl. f.

Povertypenurymiserywretchednesscalamitydistressdisorder

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Ne biþ him hyra yrmþu án tó wíte ac ðara óðerra eád tó sorgum nor alone shall their own misery be torment, but the bliss of the others shall be a grief, 26 b ; Th. 79, 19; Cri. 1293. For yrmþe unspédig[ra] propter miseriam inopum, Ps. Spl. 11, 5.

Linked entry: earmþu

læt

(adj.)
Grammar
læt, adj.

Lateslowsluggishtardy

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Swæfna gewisse synt oft late dreams are certain, but often late of fulfilment, Lchdm. iii. 186, 27. Ðæt hí ne beón ne wordes ne weorces, ne ealles tó hræde ne tó swíðe læte, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 36.

scíran

(v.)
Grammar
scíran, p. de.
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He hét wurpan ac hé ne scýrde on hwæðere healfe hí ðæt net wurpansceoldon he bade throw, but he did not decide on which side they were to throw the net, Homl.

be-sittan

(v.)
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be-sittan, to be-sittanne; p. -sæt, -sætt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten, [be by, near, sittan to sit].

to sit round, surround, beset, besiegecircumdare, cingere, obsidereto be in session, to hold sessionsto posessconsidere,possidere

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to sit round, surround, beset, besiege; circumdare, cingere, obsidere Ða Læcedemonian besǽton ða burh Mæsiane tyn winter the Lacedæmonians surrounded the city of Messene for ten years, Ors. 1, 14; Bos. 37, 15.

Linked entry: be-seten

bodian

(v.)
Grammar
bodian, bodigan, bodigean; part. bodiende, bodigende; p. ode, ede, ade, ude; pp. od, ed, ad, ud; v. a. [bod a message] .

to tell, announce, proclaim, preachnuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizareto foretell, predict, prophesy, promiseprædicere, promittereto announce

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Wæs ðæt weátácen geond ða burh bodad the fatal token was proclaimed throughout the town, 2241; An. 1122. to foretell, predict, prophesy, promise; prædicere, promittere Him ðone dæg willan Drihten bodode the Lord had foretold [promised] to him that day

Linked entries: bodiend-lic bodigean

ge-faran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-faran, p. fór; pl. -fóron, -fóran; pp. faren.

To goproceedreach by goingarriveireproficiscimeareto departdieto proceedget onfareTo get by goingexperienceoccupyreachobtaingo against

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Philippus gefór heora burh Philip took their town, 3, 7; Bos. 60, 6. Ne dorste he genéðan ðæt he hie mid firde gefóre he dare not venture to attack them with an army, 1, 10; Bos, 33, 31. Similar entries Cf. gerídan. [O.

Linked entry: ge-fór

ge-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-healdan, -haldan, to -healdenne; ic -healde, ðú -healdest, -hiltst, he -healdeþ, -healt, -helt, -hylt, pl. -healdaþ; p. -heóld, -hióld, ðú -heólde, pl. -heóldon, -hióldon; impert. -heald, pl. -healdaþ; subj. pres. -healde, pl. -healden; p. -heólde, pl. -heólden; pp. -healden.

to keepholdobservekeep inretainreservepreservesavedefendprotectcustodīreservāreobservārecontĭnērereservāresalvāredefendĕreto holdoccupypossesstĕnērepossĭdēre

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Ðæt he cóme and ða burh geheólde that he would come and defend the city, Jos. 10, 6. Ðæt sǽd sí gehealden ofer ealre eorþan brádnisse ut salvētur sēmen sŭper făciem ūnĭversæ terræ, Gen. 7, 3 : Jos. 2, 13 : Mt. Bos. 9, 17. Gehealdne, pp. pl.

Germania

(n.)
Grammar
Germania, e [ = æ]; f.

Germany

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and again south to the river Danube, [whose spring is near the river Rhine, and which afterwards runs east by the country north of Greece into the Mediterranean Sea] and north to the ocean, which is called the White Sea; within these are many nations, but

ge-beódan

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, the Lat. version has offeratur, but gebodien is in one MS. ), Li. Th. i. 64, 19.

hlinc

ridge

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On burh-hlincas; of burhhlincun, 396, 14. a rising ground, ridge Tó hǽðhylle; ðonon on stán hlinces ende, C. D. iii. 82, 6. Andlang hlinces on þæt súþheáfod; þonne ádúne on þæt slæd, 414, 2. Of hlinces heáfod, 420, 27: v. 217, 21.

preóst

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Add: an ecclesiastic of the seventh of the holy orders; the bishop and the priest were of the same order, but the bishop's functions were more extensive, and in this respect he was superior to the priest. Cf. Ll.

standan

Grammar
standan, <b>I 2.</b>
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</b> add :-- Hit stent on þinum bréþer, gif þú hit gebicgan móst it rests with your brother whether you may buy it, Hml. S. 36, 178.

for-drífan

to drive awayoffoutto drive awaycast outto drive outto banishexpelto drive asideto overtask

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Ꝥte hine ne fordrife búta ðæt lond ne se expelleret extra regionem. Mk. L. R. 5, 10. Sume þá munecas hé hét ofsleán, sume on elþiéde fordrífan, Ors. 6, 34; S. 290, 5.

DÆG

(n.)
Grammar
DÆG, gen. dæges; pl. nom. acc. dagas; m: daga, an; m.

DAY dies the time of a man's life tempus vitæ humanæ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear to men

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S. 771, 45. the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear

ÉÐEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÉÐEL, æðel, ǽðel; gen. éðles; dat. éðle, éðele; m. n.

property, inheritance, country, realm, land, dwelling, home prædium ăvītum, fundus heredĭtārius, patria, terra, sēdes, domĭcĭlium, tabernācŭlum

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éðel ðæt he hæfde sĕdem regni quam tĕnuit, 4, I; S. 563, 14. the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = œ́, the name o f which letter in Anglo-Saxon is œ́ðel, ǽðel, é ðel one&#39;s native country, &mdash; hence, this Rune not only stands for the letters œ́, but

Linked entries: ǽðel éðyl óðel

Etna

(n.)
Grammar
Etna, indecl? Etne, Ætne, es; m.

Etna, the volcano of Sicily

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C. 135 ], fire sprang up from Etna among the Sicilians, and burnt more of the land than it ever did before, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 103, 16.

Linked entries: Ætne Etne