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lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, e; f.

Lawstatutedecreeregulationrulefixed custom

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Ðǽr hæfþ áne lage earm and se welega there poor and rich shall have one law, Dóm. L. I2, 163. Godes lage healdan, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 105, 36, 23. Hé niwade ðǽr Cnutes lage, Chr. 1064; Erl. 196, 2.

Linked entries: laga lah ge-lagu

un-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cúþ, adj.

Unknownincognitusunknownstrangeunknownnot understoodunknownuncertainungentleunkindhostileharshunfriendly

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Mec ongon hreówan ðæt mín hondgeweorc on feónda geweald féran sceolde, sceolde uncúðne eard cunnian, sáre síþas, Exon. Th. 86, 34; Cri. 1418

Linked entry: un-cúþlíce

weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorþscipe, es; m.
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(sine honore ), búton on his earde, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 57 : Mk. Skt. 6, 4. Hí wunnon æfter weorðscipe (wyrþ -, v. l. ) on ðisse worulde, and tiledon gódes hlísan, Bt. 40, 4 ; Fox 240, 5.

ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, l. ge-áscian,
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H. 3, 1. (2 b) a person about a matter :-- For hwon wiþsæcst þú þæs þe þú eart geácsod quare negas quod inquireris?, Gr. D. 190, 12. to ask for, try to find by inquiry, inquire for a person Se cásere hét geáxian ofer eall sumne æltǽwne drý, Hml.

ge-staþelian

(v.)
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Drihten snytro gisette earðe, gistaðelade (stabilivit) heofnas, Re. 81, 22: Kent.

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hider

to this worldto this lifein this worldto this pointhither and thitherto and fro

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Nú gé þus feor hider on úrne eard in becómon. By. 57.

Linked entry: hider-cyme

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Th. 23, 34; Gen. 369. figurative Adames cynn onféhð flǽsce, weorþeþ foldræste æt ende Adam's race shall receive flesh, shall come to the end of its rest in earth, Exon. Th. 63, 34; Cri. 1029.

bunda

(n.)
Grammar
bunda, bonda, an; m.

a wedded or married man, a husbandmaritus, sponsusthe father or head of a family, a householderpaterfamilias, œconomuswedlock, marriage,lawfully born, born in wedlockwedlock breaker, an adulterermarriage-fast-man, a wedded man, a husband:to wed, take a wifea wedded man, husband, householderone wedded or bound, a husbandto bindpersonagenta hammera hammererrule, government,a ruler, governorboundone bound, a husband

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The early use of hús-bunda, -bonda would at once indicate that it was not likely to be of Norse or Icelandic origin. It could not be derived from the Norse búa to dwell; part. búandi, bóandi dwelling; nor even from the A.

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sígan

(v.)
Grammar
sígan, p. sáh, pl. sigon ; pp. sigen.
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Gewát se wilda fugel earce sécan, wérig sígan tó handa hálgum rince, 88, 9 ; Gen. 1462. Sígende preceps, Germ. 399, 460. [Þe kinge sah to grunde (deide, 2nd MS.), Laym. 10255. Scal þi saule siȝen to helle 14589.] <b>Ia.

Linked entries: sígend sígere

gleáw

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Cf. gleáwe; For þan þú eart se gooda, gleáw on gesyhðe þára háligra þe þínne held curan quoniam bonum est nomen tuum ante conspectum sanctorum tuorum, Ps. Th. 51, 8. God mín and gleáw hældend Deus meus et salutaris meus, 61, 6.

ofer

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Add Þæt earme mancynn ofer him sylfum heófiað and wépað, Wlfst. 183, Add Dæg byð ofer dæg, Ps.

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fightbattlewarconflictvalourtroops

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Hé gewann mid wíge ðone eard cepit omnem terrain Jos. 11, 23 : Homl. Th. ii. 216, 1. Seó burhwaru heóldan mid fullan wíge ongeán. Chr. 1013; Erl. 148, 12. Hú him speów ǽgðer ge mid wíge ge mid wísdóme, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 8. Giefe on wíge, Exon.

on-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To knownoscere, cognoscere, agnoscereto know, recognise,to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguishto recognise a factto know, understand, attain to a knowledge ofto know, learn by observation, observe, perceiveto acknowledgemake acknowledgment of a faultto acknowledge a greetingto acknowledge the power of another

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Tó ðam earde ðe fléwþ meolce and hunige, swá swá gé of ðissum wæstmum oncnáwan mágon, Num. 13, 28. Geseón and oncnáwan and swiðe gearelíce ongeotan ðæt ðisses middangeardes ende neáh is, Blickl. Homl. 107, 22 : 115, 5.

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &amp;c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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ÐÚ eart on borg begán ðínum friénd incidisti in manus proximi tui, Past. 193, 18. of position, to surround Deáþes geómerunga mé beeódon (circumdederunt), and helle sárnyssa mé beeódon, Hml.

earfoðe

(n.)
Grammar
earfoðe, es; pl. nom. acc. a, u, o, e; n. [A feminine earfoþu; gen. e, a, or indecl. seems to occur in the following
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., ne þæs eáðes ne þæs ear*-*foðes, ne þæs leófes ne þæs láðes, þæt hig mihte fram úres Drihtnes lufan ásceáden, Wlfst. 185, 1

ge-hwilc

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Hió forlét sécan gehwylcne ágenne eard, El. 598. Sete tácn on gehwilcne wǽpnedcynnes, Gen. 2311. Gif hit sié binnan wǽdum, gehwilc .xx. scætta gebéte, 18, 5 : 14, 13.

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Hú þú æþele eart, Hy. 3, 14: 18. introducing a relative clause. in what way Gefada embe lóca hú þú wylle, Hml. S. 3, 285.

byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen, byrgenn, birgen, byrigen, burgen, e; f. [beorg tumulus]
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The frequent occurrence, among the earth in the grave, of bones of animals, which were commonly eaten by the Anglo-Saxons, would seem to shew that there were both sacrifices and feasting at the burial.

fægere

(adv.)

beautifullyelegantlygentlyfairplausiblyspeciouslyimpuritythoroughlynoblysplendidlyjustly

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Git mid þý fullwihte fægre onbryrdon ealne þisne middangeard gave splendid incitement to all this earth, Hö. 136. Hé him fægre leán geaf he rewarded them splendidly, Cri. 472: 1361.

ge-hínan

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Is wén þæt heó mec eft wille earmne gehýnan yflum yrmðum. swá heó mec ǽr dyde (cf. þone heó gebond and mid witum swong, 613) Jul. 633. Hungre gehýned, El. 720. Ic ǽr hyhtful gewearð and nú gehýned éom góda geásne, 923. Gehiéned, Past. 66, 19.