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lufu

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Add: warm affection, attachment Unc gemǽne ne sceal elles áwiht nymðe lufu langsumu, Gen. 1906. His þegnas for hiora eardes lufan tilodon hine tó forlǽtanne, Bt. 38, 1; F. 194, 28.

máðum

(n.)
Grammar
máðum, máðm, mádm, máððum, es; m.

A precious or valuable thinga treasurejewelornament

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Unc sceal worn fela máðma gemǽnra many a precious thing will we share, Beo. Th. 3572; B. 1784: 5590; B. 2799. Ðǽr wæs máðma fela, frætwa gelǽded, 72; B. 36. Mádma, 81; B. 41.

Linked entry: máðm

worn

(n.)
Grammar
worn, weorn, es; m.

A swarmbandJlockcrowdmultitudemanya great numbera great quantitymuchmany

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Unc sceal worn fela máþma gemǽnra we two shall have many, many treasures in common, Beo. Th. 3571 ; B. 1783. Grammar worn, with gen. sing. Gewát dægrfmes worn a great number of days passed, Cd. Th. 60, 1 ; Gen. 975.

Linked entry: weorn

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Þis leóht wé habbaþ wið nýtenu gemǽne, ac ðæt leóht wé sceolan sécan, ðæt wé mótan habban mid englum gemǽne, Blickl. Homl. 21, 13. Ánra gehwylc hæfþ syndrige gife of Gode, sume þás gife, sume óðre gife, Homl.

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steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Hig gesetton woruldlíce steóra ... and ða woruldbóte hig gesetton gemǽne Criste and cynge, L. E. G. prm.; Th. i. 166, 13. Gerǽde man friðlíce steóra and ne forspille for lytlum Godes handgeweorc, L. Eth. v. 3; Th. i. 304, 20: vi. 10; Th. i. 318, 3.

gafol

(adj.)
Grammar
gafol, Add:

tribute.payment exacted by a stronger from a weaker people, by the conqueror from the conqueredpayment exacted by the state, a taxpayment exacted by the churchpayment exacted by a lord, e.g. rent by a landlord a contribution exacted in aida rateinterest a debt due, obligation

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Þænne gaful gemǽnre týddernysse tó ágyldenne ǽnig geclypud byþ cum ad debitum communis fragilitatis exsoluendum quis uocatus fuerit, 442, 1093

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Habban ða geréfscypas begen ða fullan spǽce gemǽne, L. Ath. v. 8, 4; Th. i. 236, 25. Man ne mót sprǽca drífan binnan Godes cyrican, L. Ælf. C. 35; Th. ii. 356, 29. talk about a person or thing, report, fame Ðæs ðe má seó sprǽc be him férde, Lk.

eorþe

the groundsoillandearththe eartha landcountrysoilmoulddust

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cultivation, soil, land Dǽl rénas ofer þíne eorðan . . syle wæstmas þínre eorðan . . . bið þín eorðe ídel and unnyt, Wlfst. 260 6-10. as productive Ðiós eorðe, ðe him ðæt gestreón of cóm, eallum mannum is tó gemánan geseald and eallum mannum bringð gemǽnne

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Bothambobothamboambæambobothambo et ambæ vel ambæ et amboof bothamborumambarumamborumto bothambobusambabusambobusbothambosambasambobothambos et ambas velambas et ambwithby bothambobusambabusambobus

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Grammar BEGEN, Dat. m. f. n. bám, bǽm to both; ambobus, ambabus, ambobus Se Hálga Gást, ðe gǽþ of ðam Fæder and of ðam Suna, is him bám gemǽne the Holy Ghost, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, is common to them both Hexam. 2 ; Norm. 4, 22 :

rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd, es; m.
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Skt. i. 1, 99. counsel, course of action that results from deliberation, plan, a resolution taken after deliberation, ordinance, decree Sý ðes rǽd gemǽne eallum leódscipe, L. Edg. S. 2; Th. i. 272, 33.

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Nú þéh eów lytles hwæt swelcra gebroca on becume, þonne gemǽnað gé hit tó þǽm wyrrestan tídum, Ors. 3, 7; S. 120, 5. (h) add :-- Him is leófre ðæt hé leóge ðonne him mon ǽnigra ungerisna tó wéne, Past. 217, 16.

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Oft wǽron teónan wǽrfæstra wera weredum gemǽne heardum hearmplega. Ðá ongan Abraham sprecan . . . 'Ne sceolon unc betweónan teónan weaxan wroht wriðian' ( facta est rixa inter pastores gregum Abram et Lot . . .

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ge-mengan

(v.)
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Wín wið geallan gemenged (wið gallan gemænged, R., mið galla gemenceð, L.), Mt. 27, 34. Þeáh hit wið ealla sié gemenged weoruldgesceafta, Met. 20, 128. His líchama wæs gemengeð mid þǽre eorþan, Bl. H. 241, 26.

ríce

(n.)
Grammar
ríce, es; n.

powerauthoritydominionruleempirereignbishopsconsulsa kingdomrealma diocesea nation

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Hú mihtest ðú sittan onmiddum gemǽnum ríce (intra commune omnibus regnum) ðæt ðú ne sceoldest ðæt ilce geþolian ðæt óðre men, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 17. Danaus, of his ríce ádrǽfed regno pulsus, Ors. 1, 8; Swt. 40, 17.

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Him (man) is gemǽne mid stánum ðæt hé beó wunigende; him is gemǽne mid treówum ðæt hé lybbe, 302, 20. Hí nǽron ǽfre wunigende, ac God hí gesceóp, 276, 15.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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Wé cwǽdon ðæt úre ǽlc scute .iiii. pæng tó úre gemǽne þearfe ... and forgyldon ðæt yrfe ðe syððan genumen wǽre ðe wé ðæt feoh scuton, L. Ath. V. 2; Th. i. 230, 15-17. to shoot (of sharp pain) Wið sceótendum wenne, Lchdm. ii. 324, 25: iii. 30, 3

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Beó mannum sib and sóm gemǽne, and ǽlc sacu getwǽmed, L. Eth. v. 19; Th. i. 308, 29. Sibb, vi. 25; Th. i. 320, 28. Crist ðe ys ðære sibbe ealdor, Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 1. Sibbe (sibbes, Lind., Rush.) beam, Lk. Skt. 10, 6. Mid sibbe cum consensu, Ps.

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Bletsung gemǽne werum and wífum, Exon. Th. 7, 14; Cri. 101. Ge weras ge wíf, Blickl. Homl. 107, 11. ¶ in the plural the word seems sometimes to include women as well as men :-- Hé wolde for wera synnum eall áǽðan, Cd. Th. 77, 23; Gen. 1279.

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hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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Ðǽr unc hwíle wæs hand gemǽne there for a time we two had a hand to hand struggle [cf. Ger. handgemein werden to fight hand to hand ], Beo. Th. 4281; B. 2137.

hand

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For B. 2137 see hand-gemǽne, dele the passage from Ll. Th. i. 18, 1. and add: a hand: — Gif hé heáhre handa dyntes onféhð if he receives a blow from an uplifted hand, i. e. a violent blow. (For the force of heáh cf. (?)