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gifu

(n.)
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Ðá mettas ðe God gesceóp tó etanne monnum ðǽm ðe Gode ðonciað mid goodum weorcum his giefa (gifa, v. l. ), Past. 319, 3: 331, 8. Úre Drihten is gemyndig ealra þára gifena þe hé ús tó lǽteþ, Bl. H. 51, 24. Geofena, 103, 26.

gód

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Cóm gód gér and wæstmberende annus laetus et frugifer, 4, 13; Sch. 419, 12. pleasant to the senses Þæt treów wæs gód tó etanne, Gen. 3, 6. Spica is gódes stences, Bl. H. 73, 22.

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Drihten eów silþ flǽsc and gé etaþ, Num. 11. 18. Byrelas sealdon wín of wunder*-*fatum, Beo. Th. 2327; B. 1161. Hié him sealdon áttor drinccan, Blickl.

Linked entries: seald sillan syllan a-sellan feoh

be

rest ⬩ by ⬩ along, ⬩ by, not later than ⬩ by ⬩ during ⬩ by ⬩ with ⬩ conveyance, by (in to send by) ⬩ subject to ⬩ in the case of ⬩ in the matter of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ (to do) by ⬩ or about ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ (to become)of ⬩ by ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by the use of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in the form of ⬩ after ⬩ according to ⬩ after ⬩ by the command ⬩ at the request

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Þá geseah þæt wíf þæt þæt treów wæs gód tó etanne, be þan þe hire þúhte, Gen. 3, 6. Ne ceós ðú nánne man be his ǽhtum, Prov. K. 42. Be þisum litlum man mæg understandan, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 20.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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R. ) þone mete tó etanne þe gé nyton, Jn. 4, 32. Hæfst ðú æceras tó erigenne habes agros ad arandum, Ǽlfc. Gr. Z. 135, 7. Hæfst ðú cild tó lǽrenne habes pueros ad docendum, 151, 13. Uton wé geþencean hwylc handleán wé him forþ tó berenne habban, Bl.

hé

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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. ¶ possessive :-- Þonne seó leó bringð his hungregum hwelpum hwæt tó etaune, Ors. 3, 11; S. 142, 24 : Hml. S. 23 b, 778. the pronoun representing a personal pronoun or noun Cwyst þú eom ic hyt (ah ic hit eam, R. ) numquid ego sum?. Mt. 26, 22.

et-néhstan

(adv.)
Grammar
et-néhstan, adv.

At nighest, at last, lastly ⬩ postrēmo, novissĭme

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At nighest, at last, lastly; postrēmo, novissĭme, Som. Ben. Lye

et-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
et-lic, (ét- = ǽt-?); adj.

To eat

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To eat, for eating Huoethuoego ꝥte étlic (ettlic, R ) sé aliquid quod manducetur, Lk. L. 24, 41

Linked entry: ǽt-lic

þrymm

Grammar
þrymm, <b>. IV.</b> add: — Betwyx þám þrymme þǽre módignysse and þǽre swelgende þǽre áswundennysse inter aciem superbie et uoraginem Chrd. 65, 19. Hwý noldest ðú biddan þé árfulle þingeras wið ælmihtigan þrym þǽre hálgan þrynnesse and æt þǽre sóðan ánnesse. , Wlfst. 240, 10. v. hláford-, mann-þrymm.

Bedan ford

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan ford, Beda-ford, Bedcan ford, Bede-ford, Bedican ford, Biedcan ford, es ; m : dat. -forde, -forda [Hunt. A. D. 1148 Bedeford : West. 1377 Bedford : Kni. 1395 Bedforde, Bedeforde : bedan = bedum lectis, ford vadum: lectos et diversoria ad vadum sonans, Camd.]

BEDFORD ⬩ oppidi nomen

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BEDFORD; oppidi nomen Ða yldestan men to Bedan forda hyrdon the first men belonged to Bedford, Chr. 918; Ing. 133. 2. Eádweard cyning fór to Bedan forda king Edward went to Bedford, 919; Ing. 133. 13. Hie gedydon æt Bedan forda pervenirent ad Bedanfordam

Linked entries: Beda-ford Bedcan ford Bede-ford Bedican ford Biedcan ford

et-felgan

(v.)
Grammar
et-felgan, p. -fealh, pl. -fulgon; pp. -folgen

To cleave or stick to, adhere ⬩ adhærére

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To cleave or stick to, adhere; adhærére Ná etfilgþ me heorte þweor a wicked heart cleaves not to me, Ps. Spl. T. 100, 4

et-hrínan

(v.)

to touch

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to touch, Som. Ben. Lye

et-somne

(adv.)
Grammar
et-somne, adv.

Together ⬩ conjuncte, sĭmul

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Together; conjuncte, sĭmul Et-somne cwom lx monna sixty men came together, Exon. 106a; Th. 404, 1; Rä. 23, 1

wer-lád

(n.)
Grammar
wer-lád, e; f. A 'lád' (q. v.) in which the number of those who supported the accused by their oaths is determined by the 'wer' of the accused. [See passages under wer, <b>IV,</b> wer-gild, <b>III,</b> and L. H. I. 64, 4; Th. i. 566, 18: Si quis de homicidio accusetur, et idem se purgare velit, secundum natale suum perneget, quod est werelada.]
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Búton hé geládige hine mid werláde, L. C. S. 39; Th. i. 400, 1. ¶ the equivalent Latin forms werelada negare or pernegare occur several times in L. H. I.; see 12, 3; Th. i. 523, 7: 66, 1; Th. i. 569, 4: 74, 1; Th. i. 578, 22: 92, 14; Th. i. 604, 14. Other

Linked entry: lád

láþettan

Grammar
láþettan, [In the last two passages láþettan translates infestare, which however is for infestari. The original Latin of the two translations is: Canes latrantes uiderit vel eis infestare, and: Camelos uidere et ab eis se uiderit infestare.]
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For 'To be odious . . . hate' substitute: to abhor, execrate, hate, hold in detestation Þíne goda ic láðette and him teónan dó ego diis tuis abominationem feci Angl. xvii. 116, 4. Man tó forð láþet þæt man scolde lufian, Wlfst. 165, 3 [: 168, 13: Wrt

Linked entry: lǽþettan

Crúland

(n.)
Grammar
Crúland, Crúwland, es; n. [Interprete Ingulpho crūda et cænosa terra,
  • Gib. Chr. explicatio, p. 22, col. 1
]

CROWLAND or CROYLAND ⬩ Lincolnshire ⬩ loci nomen in agro Lincolniensi

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CROWLAND or CROYLAND, Lincolnshire; loci nomen in agro Lincolniensi St. Guthlac, hermit of Crowland, passed a great part of his life and died here in A. D. 714. After his death, king Æthelbald of Mercia founded a monastery at Crowland in A. D. 716 Ðæt

Linked entries: Gúþ-lác Crúwland

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