fyr
Farther ⬩ ultĕrius ⬩ longius
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Fyr fleón to flee farther, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 4
-e
A shepherd, from hyrdan to guard. The vowel -e is also used to form nouns denoting inanimate objects; as, Cýle, es; m. Cold; cwide, es; m. A saying, testament: brice, es; m. A breach: wlite, es; m. Beauty. These are mostly derived from verbs, and are masculine , but when derived from adjectives they are feminine; as, Rihtwíse, an; f. Justice
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A shepherd, from hyrdan to guard. The vowel -e is also used to form nouns denoting inanimate objects; as, Cýle, es; m. Cold; cwide, es; m. A saying, testament: brice, es; m. A breach: wlite, es; m. Beauty. These are mostly derived from verbs, and are
betst
Best, most ⬩ optime
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Best, most; optime Ðæt betst lícaþ that pleases best, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 23. Ic him betst truwode I most trusted them, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 12. Albínus wæs betst gelǽred Albinus was most learned, Bd. pref; S. 471, 23
ge-mearr
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Prud. 662 substitute Germ. 397, 496, and add: futility, vanity Ná on gemear þú gesettest suna manna non uane constituisti filios hominum. Ps. Rdr. 88, 48
ge-nyttian
To use, enjoy
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To use, enjoy He hæfde eorþ-scrafa ende genyttod he had enjoyed the last of his earth-dens, Beo. Th. 6085; B. 3046
Linked entry: nyttian
ge-leánian
To reward ⬩ repay ⬩ recompense ⬩ reddĕre ⬩ trĭbuĕre ⬩ rependĕre
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To reward, repay, recompense; reddĕre, trĭbuĕre, rependĕre Ne mágon we geleánian him mid láþes wihte we may not reward him with aught of hostility, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 15; Gen. 394.
Linked entry: leánian
háwian
To view, look, observe, regard, survey, inspect
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Sóna swá hí wǽron swá gehende ðet ǽgðer on óðer háwede as soon as they were so near as to be in sight of one another, Chr. 1003; Erl. 139, 8. Hý mé háwedon and mé beheóldon ipsi consideraverunt et conspexerunt me, Ps. Th. 21, 16.
útan
from without ⬩ without ⬩ on the outside ⬩ on the outside ⬩ on the surface ⬩ outwardly ⬩ about ⬩ round ⬩ out ⬩ away from land
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Curnaþ of eálandum útan kynincgas, Ps. Th. 71, 10: 79, 13. without, on the outside. where action, stated or implied, may be thought of as operating on an object from without Hát wæs him útan wráðlíc wíte, Cd.
feordian
To be at war ⬩ bellum gĕrĕre
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To be at war; bellum gĕrĕre Hí feordodan wið Ætlan Húna cininge they were at war with Ætla king of the Huns, Chr. 443: Erl. 11, 35
ge-hérian
To praise ⬩ honour ⬩ glorify ⬩ laudāre ⬩ hŏnōrāre ⬩ celebrāre
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On Gode byþ gehérod mín siwl in Dŏmĭno laudābĭtur anĭma mea, Ps. Th. 33, 2. Ðeáh he seó ánum gehéred though it be praised in one, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 14 : Blickl. Homl. 71, 16. On Gode we beóþ gehérode in Dŏmĭno laudābĭmur, Ps. Lamb. 43, 9.
hergian
To harry ⬩ pillage ⬩ plunder ⬩ ravage ⬩ waste ⬩ devastate ⬩ make an incursion or a raid ⬩ make war
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the Norwegians on them, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 3.
sunn-feld
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, ðæt is, on sunfelda and on sceánfelda, Salm. Kmbl. p. 202, 1. (v. scín-feld.)
for-gímeleásian
To neglect entirely ⬩ omnīno neglĭgĕre ⬩ neglĭgĕre
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To neglect entirely; omnīno neglĭgĕre, neglĭgĕre Gif gé forgímeleásiaþ Drihtnes bebod eówres Godes if ye neglect the command of the Lord your God, Deut. 8, 19
þegnian
to serve a person (dat.), ⬩ do a person (dat.) service, ⬩ minister to, attend upon ⬩ to serve food, ⬩ to supply wants, ⬩ minister to necessities, ⬩ provide ⬩ to serve an office, administer, perform the duties of an office
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Hé hét hire þénian of his éstmetum, Homl. Ass. 110, 268. to serve an office, administer, perform the duties of an office Ðá hé ðá monig geár biscophád ðegnade qui cum annis multis episcopatum administraret, Bd. 3, 23; S. 555, 7.
ge-cunnian
To try ⬩ enquire ⬩ experience ⬩ probare ⬩ explorare ⬩ experiri
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Ðe ðone wígend aweccan dorste oððe gecunnian, hú who dared to awake the warrior or to enquire how . . . Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 14; Jud. 259. Ic hæbbe gecuunad cearselda fela I have experienced many places of sorrow, Exon. 81 b; Th. 306, 9 ; Seef. 5
geócor
Strong, fierce, harsh, dire, sad ⬩ strife, anger
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Wiste his fingra geweald on grames grápum ðæt he wæs geócor he [Grendel] knew that his fingers' power was in the gripe of the fierce one, so that he was sad, Beo. Th. 1535. Similar entries v. B. 765 for a different reading.
fremednes
An accomplishment ⬩ fulfilment ⬩ peractio
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An accomplishment, fulfilment; peractio Næfþ ðæt swefen nǽnige fremednesse gódes ne yfeles the dream has no accomplishment for good or evil, Lchdm. iii. 154, 17. Nǽnige fremednysse no fulfilment, iii. 156, 1
ge-heóld
kept ⬩ observed
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kept, observed, Gen. 20, 6 : Ps. Th. 114, 8 : Andr. Kmbl. 691; An. 346;
hlenca
A link, ⬩ a chain of links, ⬩ a coat of mail formed with links or rings
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A link, a chain of links, a coat of mail formed with links or rings [cf. hringlocen serce and other compounds of hring] Moyses bebeád frecan árísan habban heora hlencan beran beorht searo Moses bade the warriors arise, take their coats of mail, bear
a-hrysian
To shake violently ⬩ excutere
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Ahryse ða moldan of shake the mould off, Herb. 1, 1; Lchdm, i. 70, 8