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ildan

(v.)
Grammar
ildan, p. de

To delay ⬩ tarry ⬩ defer ⬩ put off ⬩ postpone ⬩ procrastinate ⬩ connive at ⬩ dissimulate

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Hé ða gewilnunge náht lange ne ylde he did not long delay that desire, Th. Ap. 1, 17. Ne ylde hé hit ðá leng nec exinde distulit, Bd. 2, 12 ; S. 512, 34. Hé ylde ðá gyt distulit, Ps. Th. 77, 23. Ne yld ðæt ðú mé árie ne tardaveris, 39, 21.

Linked entries: ældan ildian ilding

leód-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
leód-biscop, es; m.

a suffragan

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Hé létt gewrítan hú mycel landes his arcebiscopas hæfdon and his leódbiscopas and his abbodas and his eorlas, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 30. [Mid arcebiscopes and leódbiscopes and abbotes, 1125; Erl. 254, 8.

riht-wís

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Mid rihtwísere tódáles heolere justa discretionis lance, 1755. Se Godes man sceal beón fulfremed on rihtwísum weorcum, Bl. H. 73, 16

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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R. 24, 31. in the case of landed property, a boundary Mǽd pratum, gemǽre (n. sing. or ? pl. f.) fines, hafudland limites. Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 1-3. Líð ðæt gemǽre on gerihte of foxhylle . . . C. D. ii. 249, 34.

þín

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þín, prop. poss.

thy ⬩ thine, ⬩ thine ⬩ thine

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Far of þínum lande and of þínre mǽgðe and of þínes fæder húse, 12, 1. Þínre dura belocenre, Mt.

stycce-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
stycce-mǽlum, (sticce-, stic-); adv.
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scufon hig út on ða eá and wit reówan sticcmǽlum mid uncrum fótum óð ðæt hig unc ásetton on óðre healfe ðære eá then we inflated the bags, and mounted on them, and pushed them out into the river, and little by little we rowed with our feet, until they landed

líc-hama

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Mé is leófre þæt mínne líchaman mid mínne goldgyfan gléd fæðmie, 2651. þǽr þá líchoman lange þráge, heáhfædera hrá, be-heled wǽron, An. 791. Nelle wé ꝥ mon þá Hchoman þe ǽr on cyrcean bebyrgede wǽron út weorpe, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 9.

týdran

(v.)
Grammar
týdran, týdrian; p. ede

To propagate ⬩ To bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ to propagate ⬩ nourish ⬩ foster ⬩ To be prolific

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Ǽlces landes gecynd is, ðæt hit him gelíce wyrta týdrige (týdre, Cott. MS.); and hit swá déþ; friþaþ and fyrþraþ swíþe georne, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 29.

bysmerian

(v.)
Grammar
bysmerian, bysmrian, bismrian, bismærian, bysmorian, bysmrigan, to bismrienne, bysmrigenne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

mockery, blasphemy ⬩ To mock, deride, irritate, reproach, blaspheme, defame, revile ⬩ illudere, deridere, irritare, irridere, blasphemare, calumniam facere, maledicere

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Hú lange bysmraþ se wiðerwearda naman ðínne usquequo irritat adversarius nomen tuum? Ps. Spl. 73, 11. Se ðe eardaþ on heofonum bysmeraþ hý qui habitat in cœlis irridebit eos, Ps. Spl. 2, 4.

MANN

(n.)
Grammar
MANN, man, monn, es; m.

MAN ⬩ a human being of either sex ⬩ a man who is wnder the authority of another ⬩ a servant ⬩ vassal ⬩ liege-man ⬩ a parishioner

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Ealle ða land-sittende men ofer eall Englaland, wǽron ðæs mannes men ðe hi wǽron. And ealle hí bugon tó him and wǽron his menn. Chr. 1086; Erl. 219, 4-6. Se ðe hý feormige oððe hyra manna ǽnigne, L. Ath. iv. pref.; Th. i. 220, 12.

Linked entries: manna byrig-man

fær

(n.)

going ⬩ passing ⬩ a going away ⬩ a journey ⬩ course ⬩ a voyage ⬩ a march ⬩ an expedition ⬩ enterprise ⬩ a passage ⬩ thoroughfare ⬩ road ⬩ entrance ⬩ carriage ⬩ vessel ⬩ a troop ⬩ a crew ⬩ fare ⬩ proceedings

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Fór fámig scip, . . . siððan fær séleste (the ark) flód úp áhóf, Gen. 1419. of persons, a body of persons who journey, on land, a troop Cómon him tógeánes þǽra cempena fær on cynelicum cræte, Hml. S. 31, 968. Hé geseah þǽra sceaþena fær, Ælfc. T.

Linked entry: færbu

lócian

(v.)
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Hét hé ǽnne mon stígan on þone mæst and lócian hwæþer hé þæt land gecneówe, Ors. 4, 10; S. 202, 2. fig. to direct the intellectual eye, to turn or fix one's attention or regard Ic ðé bidde ðæt ðú nó ne lócige on míne synna, for ðǽm ðe ic self

þúsend

(n.; num.; adj.)

a thousand

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Ðeáh hé erige his land mid ðúsend sula, Bt. 26, 3; Fox 94, 14. Erigan æcera þúsend, Met. 14, 5. Óð ðæt hé þúsende ðisses lífes wintra gebídeþ postquam vitae jam mille peregerit annos, Exon. Th. 208, 5; Ph. 151.

ge-rihtan

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Béda cwæð ꝥ lan. and October wǽron mid twám bendum gerihte, ꝥ ys ꝥ hig habbað twá rihtinga, Angl. viii. 301, 48. to cause to move straight to a point (lit. or fig. ) Girihte mec in sáðfæstnisse dine, Rtl. 167, 23. to regulate the course of, guide, instruct

ge

and ⬩ even ⬩ even ⬩ both . . . and . . . ⬩ and

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Ge on lande, ge on óþrum þingum, ge on óþrum gestreónum, Bl. H. 51, 7.

ge-wunian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wunian, p. ode; pp. od.

to dwell ⬩ inhabit ⬩ to remain ⬩ stay ⬩ abide ⬩ continue ⬩ To stop, live, associate with ⬩ continue in or with ⬩ to be accustomed, wont

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Th. 139, 3: Cd. 215; Th. 271, 9; Sat. 103. to remain, stay, abide, continue He leng on ðam lande gewunian ne mihte he could not stop any longer in the country, Blickl. Homl. 113, 11: Ap. Th. 7, 4.

ÍDEL

(adj.)
Grammar
ÍDEL, adj.

empty ⬩ destitute ⬩ void ⬩ devoid ⬩ vain ⬩ useless ⬩ idle ⬩ idle ⬩ unemployed

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Londrihtes mót monna ǽghwilc ídel hweorfan every man must wander destitute of land-right, Beo. Th. 5768; B. 2888.

Linked entries: a-ýdlig ídel

dæg

(n.)
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Wé hátað ǽnne dæg fram sunnan úp*-*gange oð ǽfen, Lch. iii. 234, 31-236, 2. day, time. lifetime Ðæt hió hæbbe ðæt land hire dæg . . . and efter hire dæge geselle hit . . . ðám hírode, C. D. ii. 58, 22.

ge-wendan

(v.)
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Se here gewende ábuton (eástweard, eft úp on Eást-Seaxan, geond ꝥ land), Chr. 1009; P. 139, 14: 998; P. 131, 12: 1016; P. 151, 6: 1001; P. 133, 19. Se cyning gewende ofer æt Brentforda, 1016; P. 150, 7. Hé út gewende, 1009; P. 138, 17.

wiþ

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

towards ⬩ to ⬩ in the direction of ⬩ towards ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ with ⬩ towards ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ against ⬩ over against ⬩ opposite to ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ by ⬩ near ⬩ against ⬩ beside ⬩ unto ⬩ at ⬩ against ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ on ⬩ over against ⬩ opposite ⬩ against ⬩ in the way of ⬩ with. ⬩ with ⬩ part with ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ in return for ⬩ as payment for ⬩ for ⬩ in consideration of ⬩ for ⬩ in exchange for ⬩ for ⬩ for ⬩ in reward of ⬩ in return for ⬩ in answer to ⬩ for ⬩ as compensation for ⬩ in consideration of ⬩ in return for ⬩ on condition of ⬩ against ⬩ against ⬩ as a set-off ⬩ by the side of ⬩ compared with ⬩ in contrast with ⬩ with ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ to. ⬩ with ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ contrary to ⬩ in opposition to. ⬩ with ⬩ at ⬩ against ⬩ beside ⬩ by, ⬩ at ⬩ by ⬩ against ⬩ at ⬩ unto ⬩ with ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ to weigh one thing with or against another ⬩ in comparison with ⬩ with ⬩ to ⬩ with a person ⬩ with ⬩ towards ⬩ with ⬩ in respect to ⬩ with ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ to. ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ contrary to ⬩ against ⬩ by ⬩ through, ⬩ to rest on the arm ⬩ till. ⬩ till ⬩ to ⬩ until

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Grammar wiþ, exchanging (lit. or fig.), for, in exchange for Ðes landes boec ðet Eðelbearht cyning sealde his ðegne wið óðrum sué miclum lande, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 66, 17. Se ðe ealle his ǽhta behwyrfde wið ánum gyldenum wecge, Homl.