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hider

to this worldto this lifein this worldto this pointhither and thitherto and fro

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Hider ond hider (hidir an didir, 111, 10) ultroque citroque, Txts. 107, 2148. local Hider and þyderes ultro citroque (inter densa filorum stamina decurrant), An. Ox. 1040. Sandigum wara cyslum hider and tyder (þider, Hpt.

Linked entry: hider-cyme

god-cund

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Ic bidde hígon ðette hié ðás godcundan gód gedón . . . ðaet ęghwilc messepriost gesinge twá messan . . . ond ęghwilc Godes ðiów gesinge twá fíftig, C. D. i. 293, 1-33. Godes þeówum þe þá cyrican mid godcundum dreámum weorþiað, Bl. H. 41, 27.

Linked entry: god-lic

ge-reccan

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Ðá geræhte Uulfréd ond alle ðá wiotan ðet se biscop ond ðá hígen mósten mid áðe gecýðan, C. D. i. 279 5. Þonne setton wé ꝥ hé hit ne móste sellan . . . and ꝥ þonne on cyninges gewitnesse gerecce beforan his mǽgum, Ll. Th. i. 88, 21.

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Ðet se biscop ond ðá hígen mósten mid áðe gecýðan ðet hit suá wǽre árǽden on Ǽðelbaldes dæge, C.

Linked entry: cýþan

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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Tó ðon ealdfeóndas ondan nóman, Exon. Th. 115, 14; Gú. 189. Bysne niman be, æt to take example by, from. Nime heó bysne be ðisre wudewan, Homl. Th. i. 148, 5. Hí námon ða bysne ðæs fæstenys æt ðam Niniveiscan folce, 244, 23.

Linked entry: bi-nom

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Hí ne dorston grétan (hreppan, v. l. ) þá hálgan stówe, 43, 11. non-material Hé ðone aað gesæh and gesceáwade ... ond hé hine hweðre ne grétte he examined the sworn statement, but did not attempt to refute it, C.

sumer-lida

(n.)
Grammar
sumer-lida, an; m. [Lida, like the equivalent Icel. liði in sumar-liði, elsewhere refers to a single object, man or ship (v. lida, sǽ-, ýð-lida), but in the passage given below from the Chronicle seems to mean a fleet. Later in the same work liþ (q. v.), which seems taken from the Scandinavians, is used in this sense, e. g. ðæt lið ðæt on Sandwíc læg, 1052; Erl. 183, 40, can sumer-lida be intended to represent Norse sumar-lið? In one other place sumer-lida occurs, in company with words relating to the sea, and it there glosses malleolus; but here perhaps sumer-loda should be read, and malleolus be taken in the sense shoot, twig (see spæc); cf. O. H. Ger. sumar-lota, -lata virgultum, palmes. v. Anglia xiii. 330.]
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A summer fleet, one that sets forth in summer and returns in autumn Æfter ðissum gefeohte cuom micel sumorlida (tó Reádingum, MS. E.), Chr. 871; Erl. 74, 35. [Steenstrup takes the word to mean a force moving from its quarters in England, and leaving

brúcan

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Þæt ꝥ hé gesǽ;llíce brýcþ, hé ondrǽ;t ꝥ hé scyle forlǽ;tan, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 15. Hé brécð perfruetur (abundantia ), Kent. Gl. 16. Ne breác hé his cyneríces mid gesundfulnysse, Hml. Th. i. 84, 33.

ge-

(prefix)
Grammar
ge-, Both ge- and gi- are used in the oldest glossaries: e. g. on
  • p. 48 of O. E. T.
nine words with the prefix occur; in four cases both the Epinal and Erfurt glosses have gi-, in one they have ge-, in two the Epinal has ge- where the Erfurt has gi-, and in two the Epinal has gi- where the other has ge-. In each case the
  • Corpus Gloss.
has ge-. In this glossary, however, gi- is found, e. g. gi-brec,
  • 2152
, and in later glossaries also, e. g. gi-mynd,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 73.
Besides the forms given may be noted ga-eddun,
  • Erf. 75
; gy-byrdid,
  • Ep. 228.
In the
  • Durham Ritual
the regular form is gi-.
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lǽran

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Ðæt hé lǽre ðá óðre eáðmétta, . . . ond lǽre ðá sláwan geornfulnesse gódes weorces. . . and ðá uncystgan cysta lǽre . . . lǽren hí ðá wífgálan gesinscipe . . . and ðá forhæbbendan lǽren forhæfdnesse superbis praedicetur humilitas . . . torpentibus praedicetur

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Hié forgeáfon þǽm cásere þá fǽhþe þe his mǽg hæfde wið hié ǽr geworht, ond hé forgeaf him ꝥ unryht and ꝥ fácn ꝥ hí him dón þóhton Claudius omnium factorum dictorumve veniam sanxit, Ors. 6, 4; S. 258, 27-29. Sié hit (gylt) healf forgifen, Ll.

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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Grammar wiþ, with gen. determining the direction of motion or action, Grammar wiþ, marking an object towards which motion is directed, towards, to, in the direction of Wende hé hine west wið Exanceastres, Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 10. Rád út wið Lygtúnes, 917

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Hié sculon lufe wyrcean ... ond habban his hyldo forð, Cd. Th. 39, 12; Gen. 624. Grammar wyrcan, with gen. Á ðín dóm sý gód and genge; ðú ðæs wyrcest (thou wilt bring that to pass), Exon. Th. 192, 22 ; Az. 110.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Wierðe onwaldes for his duguðum, Ors. 6, 35; S. 292, 15. reason for doing For eáð-módnesse hé wæs áhæfen, ond fær (for, v.l.) oferméttum hé wæs áworpen, Past. 113, 6-8. Noe eóde in tó þám arce for (propter) þæs flódes wæterum, Gen. 7, 7.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Ond þonne of þǽm sǽ þǽr hé úp of þǽm sonde scýt hé is eást irnende . . . and þǽr mon hǽt þá eá Ion, Ors. 1, 1; S. 12, 19-27. Man wísdóm and láre hieder on lond sóhte, and wé hié (hí, v. l. ) nú sceoldon úte begietan, gif wé hié habban sceoldon.

ambeht

(n.)
Grammar
ambeht, ambiht, ambieht, ambyht [an-, em-, on-], gen. es; nom. acc. pl. o; n.

An officeministryservicecommandmessageofficiumministeriumjussummandatum

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An office, ministry, service, command, message; officium, ministerium, jussum, mandatum Ðæm óleccaþ ealle gesceafte, ðe ðæs ambehtes áwuht cunnon all creatures obey him, that know aught of this service, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 17; Met. 11, 9. Lǽste ðú georne

a-middan

(adv.)
Grammar
a-middan, adv. [a = on in, into; mid middle]

In the middleinto the midstin medium

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In the middle, into the midst; in medium Arís, and stand hér amiddan surge, et sta in medium, Lk. Bos. 6, 8

Linked entry: on-middan

an-bærnys

(n.)
Grammar
an-bærnys, on-bærnys, -nyss, e; f. [v. on-bærning, in-bærnis]

Incensefrankincenseincensum

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Incense, frankincense; incensum, thus Sý gereht gebéd mín swá swá anbærnys dirigatur oratio mea sicut incensum, Ps. Spl. 140, 2

an-drysen-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
an-drysen-líc, -drysn-líc, [on-]; adj.

Terribleterribilis

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Terrible; terribilis Swýðe heáh God and swýðe andrysnlíc ofer ealle godas Dominus summus, terribilis super omnes deos. Ps. Th. 46, 2: Past. 15, 2; Hat. MS. 19 a. 26

a-níhst

(adv.)
Grammar
a-níhst, adv. [a = on in, ad; níhst ultimus]

At lastin the last placead ultimumultimo

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At last, in the last place; ad ultimum, ultimo Ne wǽron ðæt gesíða ða sǽmestan, ðeáh ðe ic hý aníhst nemnan sceolde they were not the worst of comrades, though I should name them last, Exon. 86b; Th. 326, 9; Wid. 126

Linked entry: a-néhst