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ge-métan

(v.)
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(l a) with obj. and infin. :-- Hé ðone fearr gehwǽr sóhte, and æt néxtan hine gemétte standan uppon ðám cnolle, Hml.

FÓT

(n.)
Grammar
FÓT, nom. acc: gen. fótes; dat. fét, fóte; pl. nom. acc. fét, fótas; gen. fóta; dat. inst. fótum; m.

a FOOTpésthe footpēs

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This Act inculed the weights of George the Fourth, 1824, in which the pounds avoirdupois is fixed by a standard weight, kept in the office of the Exchequer, and one equal seven-thousandth part of such pound avoirdupois shall be a grain.

wág

(n.)
Grammar
wág, (-h),wǽg, es; m.

A wall, mostly of a building

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On wágum ðæra húsa ðe wið dúna standaþ, Lchdm. i. 124, 16. Wið wágas, 116, 21. Hí heora heáfdu slogan on ða wágas, Blickl. Homl. 151, 5 : Homl. Th. i. 106, 14. [Wahes, O. E. Homl. i. 247, 17. Þare halle wah, Laym. 25887.

Linked entries: wǽg wáh

mǽrþu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrþu, mǽrþo; indecl.: mǽrþ, e; f.

greatnesshonourgloryfamea greathonourableglorious actiona wonderful thingmighty work

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Standaþ and geseóþ Drihtnes mǽrþa (magnalia). Ex. 14, 13: Hy. Surt. 96, 36. Márþa, Ps. Spl. 105, 21. Ic wylle fǽhþe sécan, mǽrþum (gloriously, nobly) fremman, Beo. Th. 5021; B. 2514.

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, a mark, <b>mearc</b> a limit. [These may be taken under one head, see N. E. D. mark.]
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D. 112, 29. a standard, an ensign Nymað þá sigefæstan mearca uictricia tollite signa, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 71, 10. an object placed to indicate a point to be reached Beó þǽr gemeten nygon fét of þám stacan tó þǽre mearce, Ll.

ÍDEL

(adj.)
Grammar
ÍDEL, adj.

emptydestitutevoiddevoidvainuselessidleidleunemployed

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Th. 62, 8. idle, unemployed Hé geseah óðre on strǽte ídele standan vidit alios stantes in foro otiosos, Mt. Kmbl 20, 3. Hwí stande gé hér eallne dæg ídele, 6 : Exon 92 a; Th. 345, 6; Gn. Ex. 184

Linked entries: a-ýdlig ídel

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, e; f.

Lawstatutedecreeregulationrulefixed custom

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And ic wille ðæt woruldgerihta mid Denum standan be swá gódum lagum swá hý betst geceósen mǽgen, L. Edg. S. 2; Th. i. 272, 30.

Linked entries: laga lah ge-lagu

ÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
ÁÞ, es; m.

an OATHa swearingjuramentum

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His geféran áþ ðe him mid standaþ: - On ðone Drihten, se áþ is clǽne and unmǽne ðe N. swór' His companion's oath who stands with him :-- By the Lord, the oath is clean and unperjured which N. has sworn,' L. O. 4-6; Th. i. 180, 8-19.

Linked entries: aaþ ánfeald áþ

féða

(n.)
Grammar
féða, an; m.

a band on footinfantrya hosttrooptribecompanyphălanx pĕdestrispĕditeslĕgioăciestrĭbuscătervaa battlepugna

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Ymb ðæt héhsetl standaþ engla féðan hosts Of angels stand around the throne, Cd. 218; Th. 278, 13; Sat. 221: Beo. Th. 2659; B. 1327.

Linked entry: féðu

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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Twegen steorran standaþ stille, Lchdm. iii. 270, 17. Wit be ðisse strǽte stille þencaþ bídan, Cd. Th. 147, 9 ; Gen. 2436.

þanne

Grammar
þanne, <b>A. IV.</b>
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Ben. 32, 13. where excess over a certain point or standard is marked Þá þe habbað má þonne heora rihtæðel-cwéne. Wlfst. 298, 17. (l a) add :-- Eáðmódnes gedæfenað þǽm þe nán þing him leófre ne lǽtað þonne Críst ælmihtigne, R.

wǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wǽd, e; f.: wǽde, es; n.

a weedan article of dressa garmentclothingdress

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Wit baru standaþ unwered wǽdo, Cd. Th. 50, 21; Gen. 812. Sylle mon him wist and wǽdo, Exon. Th. 336, 12; Gn. Ex. 336. in a collective sense, clothing, dress Líchoma forðor is ðon wéde corpus plus est quam vestimentum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 25.

wítan

(v.)
Grammar
wítan, p. wát, pl. witon; pp. witen.

to see totake heed toguardkeepto lay tchargelay the blame ofimputeto godepart

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Goth. fra-, in-weitan.] to go, depart Nylle ic ǽfre hionan út wítan, ac ic symle hér sófte wille standan, Met. 24, 52

Linked entry: ge-wítan

open

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H. 125, 30. not covered so as to be concealed, exposed Hé hordwynne fond opene standan, B. 2271. of a passage or space, without obstructions Ne mihte nǽnig hróf on beón on ðǽre cirican . . . ac þæt se weg ðǽr wǽre á tó heofonum open, Shrn. 81, 10. of

hwæt

(adv.; int.)
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hwæt, adv. or interjection.
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Hwæt standaþ gé hér and úp on þysne heofon lóccaþ? quid statis aspicientes in coelum? (Acts 1, 11), Bl.

þá

(adv.; con.)
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þá, adv. conj.
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Þá se bisceop dyde up ðone sanct, i. 21, 139. as adverbial connective, of time, when Þá hé út eode embe underntíde, hé geseah óðre ídele standan, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 3 : 3, 7. Hwæt hé dyde, þá hine seó menego þreáde, Blickl.

ongeagn

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S. 35, 160. (1 a) :-- Se assa geseah ðone engel ongeán hine standan, and him ðæs færeltes forwiernan, Past. 255, 24. Dryhten tóbrǽt ðone greádan his mildheortnesse ongén ðá ðe tó him gecierrað, 405, 10.

wang

(n.)
Grammar
wang, es; m. . I. the word, which is almost confined to poetry, may be rendered by words denoting the surface of the ground taken in their most general sense,
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Is ðæt æþele lond blóstmum geblówen, beorgas ðár ne muntas steápe ne standaþ . . . ne dene ne dalu illic planicies tractus diffundit apertos, nec tumulus crescit, nec cava vallis hiat, Exon. Th. 199, 2; Ph. 19.

Linked entries: ge-wenge wencge wenge

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to liftto liftto raiseliftmake a soundto exaltelevateto extolexaltto set upinstituteto raisebring upto directbearTo risemount

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H. 149, 20. to lift what is to be used, lift a weapon, raise a standard: Hé bord ongeán hefeð, háligne scyld, Jul. 386. Hófon herecyste hwíte linde, segnas on sande, Exod. 301. Hwate weras hófon herecombol, El. 25.

úte

(adv.)
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úte, adv.

Outsidewithout.outfrom one's positionon the outsideoutsideon the outer sideoutout of doorsin the open airoutawayat a distanceoutaway from habitationsin open countryoutfrom home on serviceoutnot in one's own countryabroadoutaway from land

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standaþ ðǽr úte (uuta, Lind. foris), Lk. Skt. 13, 25: Jn. Skt. 18, 16: 20, 11: Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 30: Blickl. Homl. 201, 18: 217, 35. His líchoma wæs úte bebyriged néh cyricean positum corpus ejus foras juxta ecclesiam, 2, 3; S. 504, 31.

Linked entry: út