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be-seón

(v.)

To lookattentionexpectationTo see aboutcare forattend toprovide for

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Hé underbæc beseah wið þæs wælfylles, Gen. 2562. þonne hié besáwon on þá burg, Ors. 2, 8 ; S. 92, 32. Beó se canon him ætforan eágum, beseó tó, LK Th. ii. 250, 24. mental, to look with favour, attention, expectation, &c.

fúl

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fúl, adj.
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. ¶ used substantively, on fúl lecgan, on fúlan lecgan to bury ignominiously (of burial in unconsecrated ground, the opposite of clǽne leger). v. instances under <b>fúl,</b> e; f. in Dict

ge-mearcian

(v.)
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Gemearcode inpingit vel signat, 45, 59. to fix by marks, mart out a site, way (lit. or fig. ), fix the boundaries of, plan Þǽre ilcan niht þe mon on dæg hæfde þá burg mid stacum gemearcod, swá swá hié hié þá wyrcean woldon, wulfas átugan þá stacan úp

ge-trúwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trúwian, ge-trýgian.
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But if B wants wrongfully to ruin C ... and if C be innocent. Ll. Th. i. 220, 19-24

be-fæstan

to fix,to place in securityto fix in the mindimplantto fix by promise or agreementto pledgeto committo commit to a person's chargeto commit to a placeto setbetake to an occupationto commendrecommend,to make acceptableto trust

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Ðæt hié tó sláwlíce ðára ne giémen ðe him befæste sién ut a commissorum custodia minime torpescant, Past. 191, 24. where purpose of committing is given Hé befæste þá burg Æþeréde tó haldonne, Chr. 886; P. 80, 13.

DREÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DREÓGAN, to dreóganne; part. dreógende; ic dreóge, ðú dreógest, drýhst, he dreógeþ, drýhþ, dríhþ, pl. dreógaþ; p. ic, he dreáh, dreág, ðú druge, pl. drugon; pp. drogen; v. trans.

to do, work, perform, to pass life, to fightăgĕre, făcĕre, perfĭcĕre, patrāre, vitam ăgĕre, militāre DREE, endure ferre, pati, sustinēre, tolerāre to enjoy frui To be employed, be busyăgĕre, negōtiōsum esse

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To be employed, be busy; ăgĕre, negōtiōsum esse Nǽnig manna wát hú mín hyge dreógeþ, býsig æfter bócum no man knows how my mind is employed, busy over books, Salm. Kmbl. 122, MS. B; Sal. 60. Dreógan, inf. Cd. 104; Th. 137, 31; Gen. 2282. Dreág, p.

Linked entries: a-dreógan ge-dreógan

GEÁTAS

(n.)
Grammar
GEÁTAS, Iótas, Iútas, Eótenas

the JutesJutæGAUTSGauti in SueciaΓαυτοί,

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From the Ynglinga-Saga, c. 5, we learn that before the time of Skiold, the seat of the Danish kings was in Reitgothland = Jutland, but Skiold transferred it to Lethra in Seeland, of which he was the founder Cómon hí of þrím folcum ðám strangestan Germanie

HERE

(n.)
Grammar
HERE, gen. heres, heriges, herges; m.

An army a hostmultitudea large predatory band

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in England, while the English troops are always the fyrd], hence the word is used for devastation and robbery Ne dohte hit nú lange inne né úte ac wæs here and hunger bryne and blódgyte it is now long since matters were thriving at home or abroad, but

Linked entries: flot-herge hors-here

lǽce-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-dóm, es; m.

Medicinea medicineremedycure

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On ðare smyrunge biþ lǽcedóm and sinna forgifnes and ne biþ ná hádung unction is medicinal, and in it there is forgiveness of sins, but there is no ordination, L. Ælfc. P. 48; Th. ii. 384, 32.

Linked entry: lǽce-cræft

míðan

(v.)
Grammar
míðan, p. máð, pl. miðon; pp. miðen.

to concealdissembleTo be concealedlie hidto avoidrefrain fromforbear

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Cyriacus hygerúne nemáð tó Gode cleopode Cyriacus concealed not the secret of his mind, but cried to God, Elen. Kmbl. 2196; El. 1099.

rand

(n.)
Grammar
rand, es; m.
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Grein gives margo clypei as the meaning in the following passages, but umbo suits the sense : see too Worsaaé s Primeval Antiquities of Denmark, pp. 31-2 : 51-3, where instances of early shields are given Rand sceal on scylde fæst fingra gebeorh a boss

Linked entry: rand-beáh

steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
steáp, adj.
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Seó steápe burh on Sennar stód, Cd. Th. 102, 15; Gen. 1700. Fýr steápes and geápes swógende forswealh eall fire everything lofty and spacious devoured roaring, Cd. Th. 154, 16; Gen. 2556. On ðisum steápum munte, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 9.

sunu

(n.)
Grammar
sunu, gen. a, u; dat. a, u; n. pl. a, u, o: there are also weak forms sing. suna; n. pl. sunan; gen. sunena; m.
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Heó ne gehýrde ná hyre leófan sunu stemne ( but suna ll. 20, 24), Wulfst. 152, 16. Gif his sunu and his sunu sunu geþeóþ, L. Wg. 11; Th. i. 188, 10. Cyning ðe macode hys suna (sune, Lind.: sunu, Rush. filio ) gyfta, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 2.

Linked entry: suna

án-lípig

Grammar
án-lípig, (ǽn-).
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Martinus gelácnode mid ǽnlipium cosse with nothing but a kiss; or under IIwith one single kiss ǽnne hreóflinne mannan. Hml. Th. ii. 512, 5. Oð ðone ánlípigan þorn . . . On ðone ánlípian stán, C. D. iii. 467, 7, 8.

be-gitan

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Hé beget þá burg, Chr. 919; P. 100, II. Hé begeat forð mid him fela scipu, 1052; P. 178, 14. Hié him þǽr scipu begéton, 897; P. 89, 28. Namige man him .xiiii., and begyte [hé] .xi. ( let him take xi ), Ll. Th. i. 410, II.

be-witan

watch over

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Hǽðen mundbora þe þá burh bewiste, Hml. S. 22, 99: 3, 61. ꝥá góde mæn þe þis land bewiston, Chr. 1091; P. 226, 27. property ꝥá (the senators) wæron simbel binnan Rómebyrg wuniende, tó þon ꝥ hié bewisten eal ꝥ licgende feoh, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 4.

Linked entry: be-witian

ge-wrecan

Grammar
ge-wrecan, In l. 9 before 84 insert. Ps. Th.,
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Þá hié besǽtan þá burg Mæsiane, and áðas geswóran ꝥ hié nǽfre noldon æt hám cuman ǽr hié þæt gewrecen hæfden cum se sacramentis obstrinxissent, domum, nisi Messena expugnata, nunquam esse redituros, Ors. 1, 14; S. 56, 20. to wreak, give effect to anger

gilpan

(v.)
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Swá [ne] gylpan þearf Grendles mága [ǽnig] úhthlem þone [the MS. is defective, but as Thorkelin&#39;s transcript gives b after swá perhaps begylpan may have been the original form : it is not found elsewhere however], B. 2006. to speak highly of (

spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
spyrian, p. ede, ode

to trackgo in a trackfollowmake a journey in search of something to make a trackgoto enquireinvestigateexamineto enquire after or intoseek to know aboutto search afterseek to attainto askinvestigare, indagare, sciscitarito track; to investigate; to ask

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Mon mæg giet gesión hiora swæð ac wé him ne cunnon æfter spyrigean we can still see their track, but we do not know how to follow the track after them, Past. pref.; Swt. 5, 16. to make a track, go Mec fugles wyn geond speddropum spyrede geneahhe . .

Linked entries: æfter-spyrian spirian

fæsten

firmamentcitadelforta fortificationentrenchmentsfastnessstrongholda prisona sepulchreHellclaustrum

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Burge, fæstenes municipii, 5123. Fæstennes arcis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 1. Beforan Numentia fæstennes geate, Ors. 5, 2; S. 218, 32. Hé gefór tó ánum fæstenne.