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rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd, es; m.
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Hé Rómánum tó rǽde gelǽrde, ðæt hié fóren on Hannibales land, 4, 10; Swt. 200, 1. On ðisum rǽde ( the conspiracy against William Rufus ) wæs Oda, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 5. Ðæne rǽd ( paying the Danes ) gerǽdde Síríc, 991; Erl. 131, 19.

Linked entry: rád

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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Ðæt hió geselle ðæt land ðám hírode ... bútan hí hit mit unnan híredes ofgán tó rihtan gafole ... and his ðonne se híred hit geearnian ... and stande simle seó bóc on ðæs híredes handa, C. D. ii. 58, 21-29.

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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Hí sóhton óðer land (hell ): þæt wæs leóhtes leás and wæs líges full (cf. Milton's 'from those flames no light'), Gen. 333: Bl. H. 63, 2. Leóhtes hyrde God, Az. 121 : Dóm. 53. Þone þe leóht gescóp.

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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Leoniþa his fierd gelǽdde on án óþer fæstre land, Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 14-29. Þá hié ongeátan þæt þæt festen sceolde ábrocen bión, hí sendon on óðer fæstre fæsten, 3, 11; S. 148, 23.

mann

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celmert-, ciépe-, ealdor-, eórod-, esne-, fæsting-, fáh-, féster-, féþe-, flot-, freó-, fyrn-, geneát-, geó- (iú-), gesíþ-, gleó-, gum-, hægsteald-, hǽþen-, hagosteald-, heáfod-, healf-, here-, híre-, híred-, hundred-, hundredes, hynden-, inhird-, lah-, land

mótan

(v.)
Grammar
mótan, ic, hé mót, ðú móst; wé móton; p. móste (

to be allowedmaymoteto be inferred otherwiseto be obligedmust

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Hé begeat leáfe ðæt hé of ðam lande móste. Homl. Skt. 3, 328. Ðæt Metellus tó Róme móste, Ors. 5, 9; Swt. 232, 25. Ðæt hé móste mid ðæm sunu wið Somnitum, 3, 10; Swt. 140, 17. to be obliged, must Man mót on eornost mótian wið his drihten, Ælfc. T.

wlencu

(n.)
Grammar
wlencu, (-o); indecl.: wlenc, e; f.

pridehigh spiritpridearrogancehaughtinessinsolencedistinctionsplendourpompdignitymagnificencewealthgreatness

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Hié wǽron welige on ðyssum middangearde, and heora wlenca wǽron swíþe monigfealde on landum and on wíngeardum, and heora hordernu wǽron mid monigfealdum wlencum gefylde, Blickl. Homl. 99, 14-17: 101, 7. Hwǽr beóþ ðonne his welan and his wista?

Linked entries: wlanc wlanc

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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</b> to determine legal ordinances, official regulations, &amp;c. ordain; instituere :-- Ðis man gerǽdde ðá se micela here cóm tó lande, Wlfst. 180, 18. Ðis is seó gerǽdnes þe Eádgár cyng mid his witena geþeahte gerǽdde, Ll.

hwíl

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Óþre hwíle biþ tó tǽlenne, óþre hwíle hit biþ tó heriganne nunc splendorem accipit, nunc amittit Bt. 27, 4; F. 100, 18. adjective Hé lange hwíle on þǽm gebede wæs, Bl. H. 217, 28. Lytle huíle ( modi-cum tempus ) mið iú ham, Jn.

líc

(n.)
Grammar
líc, es; n.

A body

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Næs nán hús on eallum Egipta lande ðe líc inne ne lǽge neque erat domus, in qua non jaceret mortuus, Ex. 12, 30. Ealle ða hwíle ðe ðæt líc biþ inne, ðǽr sceal beón gedrync and plega, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 25.

stán

(n.)
Grammar
stán, es; m.
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Gif friðgeard sí on hwæs lande ábúton stán oððe wille, L. N. P. L. 54; Th. ii. 298, 16. Ða gemearr ðe man drífþ ... on stánum, L. Edg. C. 16; Th. ii. 248, 6. Cf. Si quis ad fontes vel ad lapides votum voverit, L. Th. P. 27, 18; Th. ii. 34, 6-8.

Linked entry: stán-weorþung

ge-brengan

(adj.)
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Hé hǽðene þeáwas innan þysan lande gebróhte. Chr. 959; P. 115, 11. Ic þé snyttro on gebróhte, Bt. 7, 3 ; F. 20, 11. Hé wolde ðǽm fortrúwodum monnum andrysno hálwendes eges on gebrengean. Past. 385, 17.

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m.

A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaftthe shaft of a speara spearthe shaft of an arrowa polea taper

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Hig bǽron lange sceaftas, and ne cóman hig ná tó feohtanne, ac ðæt hig woldan mid hlóþe geniman, Shrn. 38, 9. the shaft of an arrow Sceaft feðergearwum fús, Beo. Th. 6228; B. 3118.

friþ

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Th. i. 284, 13. friendly (instead of hostile) relations Wé cómon of fyrlenum lande, and wé gewilniað friðes and freóndrǽdene wið eów (pacem vobiscum facere capieníes), Jos. 9, 6.

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Gewítað ( recedite ) from mé gé unryhtwyrhtan, Past. 27, 23, Ælþeódige mæn, gif hió hiora hǽmed rihtan nyllað, of lande mid hiora ǽhtum and mid synnum gewíten, Ll. Th. i. 38, 2: 406, 22. Of earde gewítan, 378, 12.

ge-líc

(adj.)
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Hú ne miht þú gesión ꝥ ǽlc wyrt and ǽlc wudu wile weaxan on þǽm lande sélost þe him betst geríst. . . .

ge-sellan

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Add: to give as a present to a person, confer gratuitously the ownership of. with dat. of person Ic eówrum cynne Khananéa land on ágene ǽht gesylle (dabo). Ps. Th. 104, 10. He geselleð gódo biddendum hine, Mt. L. 7, ii. Gesilið, Jn.

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Hú seó burh burne and hú lange be þǽre óþerre, Bt. 16, 4; F. 58, 5.

MǼG

(n.)
Grammar
MǼG, es; m.

A relativekinsman

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Gif bana of lande gewíteþ his mágas healfne leód forgelden, L. Ethb. 23; Th. i. 8, 7. Bócland him his mǽgas (MS. B. his yldran) leáfden, L. Alf. pol. 41; Th. i. 88, 16. Hine móton his mǽgas (MS. B. mágas) unsyngian his kindred may exculpate him, L.

Linked entries: még méi ge-mǽg

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es;
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Hé wæs mid ðǽm fyrstum mannum on ðæm lande (Norway); næfde hé þeáh má ðonne twentig swýna. Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 18, 14. Ða ýtemestan leomo swína beóþ eáðmelte, Lchdm. ii. 196, 23. Mon selle tó Folcanstáne . x. oxan and . x. cý and . c. swína, Cod. Dip.

Linked entries: swín-líca swýn swun