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forane

(adv.)
Grammar
forane, forne; adv.

beforehandOppositein front ofagainst

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Opposite, in front of, against. geán Ðǽre wyrte wyrtruman áhóh . . . swá ꝥ hangie forne geán ðá miltan. Lch. i. 110, 24. Forne geán Biccenclife, C. D. iii. 4, 12.

Linked entry: forene

cláþ

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Heó . . . ðone cláð hire on ádyde, Hml. S. 7, 156, 159. hæfde genumen sumne cláð ( uestimentum, Bd. 3, 19) æt ánum swyltendum men, Hml. Th. ii. 338, 28: i. 286, 24.

for-scyldigian

(v.)

to condemn

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cýdde ꝥ heó forscylgod wǽre for hire crístendóme, 7, 89. Biþ ofsprincg forscyldegod þurh forðfædera mándǽda, gif mid yfele him geefenlǽhð, Hml. Th. i. 114, 22.

ge-stihtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stihtian, -stihtan, -stitian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [stihtian to dispose]

To disposeorderdeterminedispōnĕreappōnĕre

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Gestihtade he and funde ðæt he wolde land-fyrde ðider gelǽdan terrestri quĭdem ĭtĭnĕre illo vĕnīre dispōnēbat, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 26.

Linked entry: ge-stitian

hátian

(v.)
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Þá ongan he hátian on his geþance aestuare coepit in cogitatione, Gr. D. 64, 2. wæs byrnende and hátiende for þám heáfe þǽre ásteópnesse orbitatis luctu aestuans, 165, 12.

á-weorpan

to throwcastcause rapidviolent movement of a body,to throw awayto throw upfoodto throw offfree one's self fromto cast out expelto rejectcast away or offrenounce,to cost downtrouble

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Þæt wurde áworpen ðám here, Hml. Th. ii. 502, 14. the agent not a person Se stranga wind hí on ꝥ land áwearp, Chr. 1075; P. 209, 37: 1009; P. 138, 26 note. Wearð ádúne áworpen of his horse, Gr.

for-búgan

to avoidto pass bypass overshuneschewTo avoid

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ne mæg forbúgan ꝥ þæt ilce yfel ne geþafige óþrum monnum þe ǽr óþrum dyde, Bt. 16, 2; F. 54, 5.

mónaþseóc-ness

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþseóc-ness, e; f.

Lunacy

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Lunacy Wið mónoþseócnysse, gyf man ðás wyrte ðam mónoþseócan ligcgendon ofer álegþ, sóna hyne sylfne hálne up áhefþ, Herb. 66, 2; Lchdm. i. 170, 4

bearn-gebyrdo

(n.)
Grammar
bearn-gebyrdo, indecl. f.

Child-bearingpartus

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Child-bearing; partus Hyre eald Metod éste wǽre bearngebyrdo to her the ancient Creator was gracious in her child-bearing, Beo. Th. 1896; B. 946

in-here

(n.)
Grammar
in-here, es ; m.

A native armyhome-force

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A native army, the army of a country, home-force Se here férde swá sylf wolde and se fyrdinge dyde ðære landleóde ǽlcne hearm ðet him náðor ne dohte ne innhere ne úthere the Danes went as they liked, and the English levy did every kind of harm to

gríma

(n.)
Grammar
gríma, an; m.
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a mask, visor, helmet Gylden gríma a golden helm, Elen. Kmbl. 249; El. 125, Gríma a mask, Gl. Mett. 504. He míne sáwle swylce gehealde wið ehtendra egsan gríman ut salvam faceret a persequentibus animam meam, Ps. Th. 108, 30.

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stræc

(n.)
Grammar
stræc, es ; n. (?) I.
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Hér man ýtte út Ælfgár eorl, ac com sóna inn ongeán mid strece þurh Gryffines fultum, Chr. 1058 ; Erl. 192, 36

un-steaððigness

(n.)
Grammar
un-steaððigness, e; f.

unsteadinessinstabilityinconstancywant of sedatenesslevitywantonness

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unsteadiness, instability, inconstancy Sun munuc mid gemáglícum bénum gewilnode ðæt móste of ðam munuclífe ... Ðá wearð se hálga wer geháthyrt ðurh his unstæððignysse, and hét hine áweg faran, Homl.

stede-fæst

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Add: firmly fixed: of a person, rooted to the spot beád him ꝥ hí álédon þá byrðene, and þá bǽrmen sóna stedefæste stódon, swilce hí ástífodon wǽron, Hml.

Tifer

(n.)
Grammar
Tifer, e; f.
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Cf. þá wearð Tiber seó eá swá flédu swá heó nǽfre ǽr næs Tiberis ultra opinionem redundans, Ors. 47; S. 180, 17

wæter-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
wæter-seóc, adj.

Dropsical

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Heó gehnǽceþ ða anginnu ðám wæterseócum, i. 272, 15. ða wæterseócan gedrígeþ, 284, 2

of-cyrf

(n.)
Grammar
of-cyrf, es; m.

a cutting off, amputationthat which is cut off

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Heó (the cross) is wíde tódǽled mid gelómlícum ofcyrfum (by the bits often cut off it), H. R. 105, 14

spora

(n.)
Grammar
spora, spura, an;m.

spur

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heów ðæt hors mid ðam spuran (cf.Icel. höggva hest sporum), Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 22. .ii. spuran on .iii. pundan, Chart. Th. 503, 8

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áþum

a son-in-lawa brother-in-law

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genam ðá dohtor of his áðumme, Hml. Th. i. 478, 26: ii. 24, 30. a brother-in-law, Chr. 1091; P. 226, 22. uncertain: Þǽr wæs of-slægen Æðelstán þes cynges áðum (Fl. Wig. says gener, Hen. Hunt. sororius), v. P. ii. 188), Chr. 1010; P. 140, 10

be-bod

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Hét beódan þæt hié fóron ealle út ætsomne. Þá ætsǽton ða Centiscan beæftan ofer his bebod, Chr. 905; P. 94, 6. Týn bebodu the decalogue, An. Ox. 841. Ǽlicera beboda praeceptorum legalium, 1017. Godes biboda weg, Past. 67, 9. Add