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tweó

(n.)
Grammar
tweó, twý; gen. tweón, twýn; m.
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Kmbl. p. 4, 4. a doubtful state of things, state of indecision On ðæm tweón ðe hié swá ungeorne his willan fulleodon ðá becom him Antigonus mid firde on in this state of indecision, in which they carried out his will so reluctantly, Antigonus fell upon

Linked entries: tuá tweón twý

ge-weorþan

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Hié ealle gewearð him betweónum þæt hié wolden Rómánum geswícan cum defectionem meditarentur, 5, 10; S. 234, 13.

þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
þicgan, p. þah, þeah, and þigde, þigede, pl. þǽgon, þégon, and þígdon, þigedon; pp. þegen,
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Ðonue hig mete þicgeaþ cum panem manducant, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 2. hyra hláf þicgaþ, Mk. Skt. 7, 5. Hé on his hús eode and his swǽsendo ðeah intravit epulaturus domum ejus, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 30.

Linked entry: ge-þicgan

freónd-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
freónd-rǽden, -rǽdden, -rǽdenn, e; f.

A friend-conditionfriendshipamīcĭtia

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Hig mihton náne freóndrǽdene wið hine habban they would have no friendship with him, Gen. 37, 4. Hie getreówlíce heora freóndrǽdenne healdaþ they faithfully hold their friendship, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 39: Exon. 67 a; Th. 249, 5; Jul. 107: Elen.

BINDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BINDAN, to bindenne; ic binde, ðú bindest, bintst, binst, he bindeþ, bint, pl. bindaþ; p. ic, he band, bond, ðú bunde, pl. bundon; pp. bunden; v. a.

To BIND, tieligare, alligare

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Híg bindaþ hefige byrðyna alligant onera gravia, Mt. Bos. 23, 4. He band hine he bound him, Gen. 42, 24. Hrím hrusan bond frost bound the earth, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 31; Seef. 32.

Linked entries: a-búnden band

for-helan

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S. 21, 81. with clause (and dat. of person) Hé forhæl him ðæt hé hine eft ðreátian wolde, Past. 185, 24

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Ðæt wolcn leát wið his and hine genam fram heora gesihðum, 296, 2. Ðá se hálga wer ne com, ðá cómon eft wið his (they made their way to him ), ii. 172, 22. Sum fǽmne ásende wið his, 506, 6. ásendan twégen weras wið his (tó him, v. l. ), Homl.

cild-fostre

(n.)
Grammar
cild-fostre, -festre, an; f.

A child-fosterer, nursenutrix

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A child-fosterer, nurse; nutrix Mót he habban mid him his cildfostran [-festran, Roff.] debet habere secum nutricem infantis sui, L. In. 64; Wilk. 25, 4

eáþ-gete

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-gete, adj.

Easily got, got ready, prepared făcĭlis adeptu, părātus

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Easily got, got ready, prepared; făcĭlis adeptu, părātus Him wæs eáþgete ele to ðam baþe oil was made ready for his bath, Ælfc. T. 32, 14

Linked entry: éþ-begete

þeód-þreá

(n.)
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a great calamity Hié wordum bǽdon, ðæt him gástbona geoce gefremede wið þeódþreáum ( the injuries inflicted by Grendel ), Beo. Th. 358; B. 178. Cf. þeód-bealu

hreód-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
hreód-cynn, es; n.
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A kind of reed Þá genámon hié sume spingan and gefyldon mid ecede . . . and dydon on sum hreódcynn, and rǽhton úp tó his múþe, Nap. 39

teóna

Grammar
teóna, <b>. IV.</b>
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Heora hryre wearð Ahtenum tó árǽrnesse ꝥ hié ðone ealdan teónan gewrecan mehten þe him on ǽrdagum gemǽne wæs, Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 9. Add

mǽg-sibb

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-sibb, e; f.

kinshiprelationshipLove between kinsmenaffection

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kinship, relationship Eva hine hálsode for sc̃a Marian mǽgsibbe ðæt hé hire miltsade. Heó cwæþ tó him gemyne mín drihten ðæt heó wæs bán of mínum bánum and flǽsc of mínum flǽsce Eve conjured him (Christ) on account of her kinship to St.

Linked entry: mǽgþ-sibb

ge-hleótan

(v.)
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B. i. 156, 4. to allot, assign as a person's share, give Hít wæs gehloten tó Jósepes bearna lande fuit in possessionem filiorum Joseph Jos. 24, 32. [Nas hit noht swá iloten, Laym. 7819. Þú art ilote to him, H. M. II. 13.] intrans. To be allotted.

híred-cniht

a domestic

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His híredcnihton eallon .v. pund tó gedále, ǽlcon be þám þe his mǽð wǽre, Cat. Crw. 23, 25. an official of a court, Similar entries v. híred; IV.

feolan

Grammar
feolan, l. feólan, take here passages under felgan,
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Þæt fýr fiólan ne mæg eft æt his éðle (cf. ne mæg cuman tó his earde, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 32), Met. 20, 154

LIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIFIAN, leofian; p. ode

To LIVE

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Hine þurh ðone lifigendan Drihten hálsedon, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 14

Linked entries: leofian LIBBAN

full-fylgan

(v.)
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to follow a teacher; persequi Sé forwyrcð hine sylfne sé þe ábrecð Godes bebodu and fulfyligð deófles unlárum, Ll. Th. ii. 330, 29. beóð þæs wel wyrðe, þæt deófol openlíce fandige hwá him fullfyligean wille, Wlfst. 95, 19

trymman

(v.)
Grammar
trymman, trymian; p. trymede. I. to make firm or
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, comfort midwráðumwordum trymmaþ, Ps.

land-hæfen

(n.)
Grammar
land-hæfen, e; f.
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Gif Wylisc mon hæbbe híde londes, his wer bip cxx scill., L. In. 32; Th. i. 122, 8

Linked entry: hæfen