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nágan

(v.)
Grammar
nágan, = ne ágan.

not to havenot to be allowedought not

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On ða gerád ðæt hine náge nán man of tó áceápienne, Chart. Th. 151, 13. Ðæt hit náge nán man fram ðære stówe tó dǽlanne, 157, 6

hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
hwerfan, hwierfan, hwirfan, hwyrfan; p. de; pp. ed.

to turnrevolvemove aboutgoreturndepartto turnchangeto exchangebarter

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Nán man nehwyrfe nánes yrfes bútan ðæs geréfan gewitnesse let no man exchange any property without the witness of the reeve, L. Ath. i. 10; Th. i. 204, 17. Nán man ne bycge ne hwyrfe [hwirfe, MS.

áscian

(v.)
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Mann ús ofer eall sóhte and ús man georne gehwár áxode, Hml. S. 23, 451. Hé sende tó þám brýdguman and hí áxode þǽr, ac heó þǽr næs, 33, 182. Hé befrán for hwylcum intingan hí hine áxodon, 10, 117. Wé ealle hine áxodan, Ll. Th. i. 234, 12.

Linked entry: áhsian

orpung

(n.)
Grammar
orpung, e; f. I.
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Nán mann ne nýten næfþ náne orþuage búton þurh ða lyfte, Lchdm. iii. 272, 22. Óþ ða nýhstan orþuncge until his latest breath, L. /Elf. E. 4; Th. ii. 392, 10.

þrowere

(n.)
Grammar
þrowere, es; m.

a sufferera sufferer for religiona martyr

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a sufferer Gif mann bið ákenned on .x. nihta ealdne mónan se bið þrowere, Lchdm. iii. 156, 27, Similar entries v. lícþrowere. a sufferer for religion, a martyr Ðe fruma ðrowere protomartyr, Rtl. 197, 9. Ðroweres ðínes martyris tui, 75, 41.

eorl-dóm

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Mann sette Ælfgár Leofríces sunu eorles ðane eorldóm on handa þe Harold ǽr áhte, P. 177, 4. Willelm geaf Ródberde eorle þone eorldóm on (ealdordóm ofer) Norðhymbra land, 1068; P. 202, 2.

medume

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</b> add :-- Heom ðúhte óðre hwíle þæt hé wǽre swylce hit cild wǽre, óðre hwíle eft swylce hé medemre ylde man wǽre, and óðre hwíle swylce hé eald geðungen man wǽre, Wlfst. 99, 14. <b>II b.

ge-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígian, -swúgian; p. ode; pp. od.
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to be silent Monig mon hæfþ ðone unþeáw, ðæt he ne can nyt sprecan ne ne can geswígian many a man has the bad habit, that he can say nothing to the purpose, nor yet hold his peace, Prov. Kmbl. 47.

hálgian

(v.)
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Þís ilcan geáre man gehálgode Tatwine tó arcebiscop . . . hine hálgodan Daniel and Ingwold . . . and Aldwine . . . and Aldulf, 731; P. 45, 8. Hine man hálgode tó cinge, Ll. Lbmn. 214, 25.

wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen, wǽpn, es; n.
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Gif man wǽpn ábregde ðǽr mæn drincen, L.H.E. 13; Th. i. 32, 11. Ðeáh hwá his ágen spere sette tó óðres mannes húses dura ... oþþon gif man óðer wǽpn lecge ... and hwilc man ðæt wǽpn gelæcce, L.C.S. 76; Th. i. 418, 6.

ge-brecan

(v.)
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Þára manna bearn þe ǽr man gebræc elisos, 145, 7. Hé eall þæt mægn þæs áwyrgedan gástes on him gebræc, Guth. 60, 5. intrans. with prep.

metian

(v.)

to supply with food

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to supply with food Ðá beád hé ðæt man sceolde his here metian (MS. C. mettian) and horsian he ordered that his army should be supplied with food and with horses, Chr. 1013; Erl. 148, 3

Linked entry: mettian

of-hnítan

(v.)
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to kill by butting, to gore to death Gif se oxa wer oððe wíf ofhnít if an ox gore a man or woman, that they die. Ex. 21, 29: L. Alf. 21 ; Th. i. 48, 27

wæter-búc

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-búc, es; m.
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A pitcher Án man mid wæterbúce homo am- phoram aquae portans, Lk. Skt. 22, 10. Gedeon hét heora ǽlcne geniman ánne ǽmtigne sester oððe ǽnne wæterbúc Gedeon dedit in manibus eorum lagenas vacuas, Jud. 7, 16

gínan

(v.)
Grammar
gínan, p. de
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To turn (trans.) back, drive back Hí man gýnde (gínde, génde [ glossed dráf], v. ll. ) ongeán eft tó Júdan (cf. they, turning back upon them that pursued them, i Macc. 7, 46), Hml, S. 25, 636

stott

(n.)
Grammar
stott, es; m.
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An inferior kind of horse Hér on stent gewriten hwæt man funde æt Eggemere syððan Cole hit lét. Ðæt is vii oxen and viii cý and iiii feldhrýþera and ii stottas ( equi uiles ), Nap. 56, 7

frófur

(n.)

comfortconsolation

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comfort, consolation Feoh byþ frófur fira gehwylcum money is a consolation to every man, Runic pm. 1; Kmbl. 339, 1; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 1: 4; Kmbl. 340, 8; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 7

ge-dafenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-dafenlíce, adv.

Fitlyproperlyjustlydĕcenterconvenienterjuste

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Fitly, properly, justly; dĕcenter, convenienter,juste God gewræc swíðe gedafenlíce on ðam árleásan men his árleáse geþoht God very justly avenged his wicked thought on this wicked man, Ors. 6, 31; Bos. 128, 33

lustful-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lustful-líce, adv.

joyfullygladly

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Se mildheorta Drihten onféhþ swíðe lustfullíce eallum ðǽm gódum ðe ǽnig man gedéþ his ðæm néhstan, Blickl. Homl. 37, 25

sele-secg

(n.)
Grammar
sele-secg, es; m.
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A hall-man, a retainer who has a place in his lord's hall Gemon hé selesecgas and sincþnege, hú hine his goldwine wenede tó wiste, Exon. Th. 288, 20; Wand. 34. Cf. seld-guma