for-standan
Take these together, and add ⬩ to stand in the way ⬩ lie in the line of advance ⬩ to come to a stand ⬩ stop ⬩ with the idea of hindrance, ⬩ to stop the advance of ⬩ hinder ⬩ resist ⬩ withstand ⬩ to stop passage through or along, ⬩ block a door, a way for a person ⬩ to stop a person (dat.) doing something ⬩ with idea of defence, to defend ⬩ protect ⬩ to protect from ⬩ to avail ⬩ profit ⬩ be good for ⬩ to avail a person ⬩ to stand for ⬩ be the equivalent of ⬩ be as good as ⬩ to understand
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;III. ), and I laboured earnestly that you might understand it, 22, 1; F. 76, 27
Linked entry: for-licgan
ásciend-lic
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An is interrogativa, þæt is áxiendlic, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 260, 14. v. áxiend-lic in Dict
ǽ-gewrítere
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In Kent. Gl. 245 ‘legum conditores’ is rendered by a word which Zupitza reads as scepttenras. This in Junius’ copy of the MS. is given by ægewriteras.
ufe-weard
upper ⬩ upper part of ⬩ upper part ⬩ later ⬩ latter part of a time
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Similar entries v. ufera, II On foreweardne sumor and eft on ufeweardne hærfest in the early part of the summer and again in the latter part of autumn, Chr. 913; Th. i. 186, col. 2
Linked entries: ofe-weard ufan-weard uf-weard
Bederices weorþ
Bederic's worth or town ⬩ Eádmundes burh ⬩ St. Edmund's bury
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At an earlier date, in A. D. 958, Ælfgar records, Ic an ðat lond into Beodricheswrþe to Seynt Eádmundes stówe I give the land at Bedericsworth to St. Edmund's place, Th. Diplm. 506, 12
hræding
Hurry ⬩ haste
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Hurry, haste Be ðisum þeófum ðe man on hrædinge fúle geáxian ne mæg and man eft geáxaþ ðe hé fúl biþ concerning the thieves that are not at once found out to be guilty, and afterwards it is found on enquiry that he is guilty, L.
mǽþ
Math in after-math ⬩ mowing ⬩ hay-harvest
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Kmbl. ii. 400, 30
molsnian
To moulder ⬩ become corrupt ⬩ decay
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P. iv. 48; Th. ii. 218, 8. Ðeáh mín líc scyle on moldærne molsnad weorþan, Exon. 64 a; Th. 235, 29; Ph. 564
Linked entries: a-molsnian ge-molsnian
ge-méting
A meeting, an assembly, association, a society ⬩ conventus, conventio, conventĭcŭlum, congrĕgātio
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On gemétingum in congrĕgātiōne, 110, 1. Ne ic ne gederige gemétinga heora non congrĕgābo conventĭcŭla eōrum, Ps. Spl. 15, 4. To gemoetingum conciliis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 9
á-ídan
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[The rarity of the verb (the three last instances are glosses in different MSS. of the same passage in Aldhelm), and the fact that eliminare is elsewhere glossed by á-nídan, á-ýtan (q. v.) may suggest a doubt as to the genuineness of á-ídan.]
Linked entry: -ídan
hláford-swice
Treachery to a lord, ⬩ treason
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one's lord is to betray his soul, and very great treachery also is it to deprive him of life, or to drive him from the country alive, Swt.
healf
HALF
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Th. ii. 584, 23. Sié be healfum ðæm ðonne sió bót let the fine then be half that, L. Alf. pol 11; Th. i. 68, 18: 39; Th. i. 88, 2: L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 292, 17.
cum-líðnys
Hospitableness, hospitality ⬩ hospitalitas
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Hospitableness, hospitality; hospitalitas Cumlíðnys is swíðe hlísful þing hospitality is a very excellent thing, Homl. Th. ii. 286, 16. Þurh ða cumlíðnysse by hospitality, Homl. Th. ii. 286, 2, 7, 8, 11, 13, 17, 27
doppettan
To dip often, dip in, immerse ⬩ mersāre
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Th. ii. 516, 7. Ic doppette merso, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 21
be-swincan
To toil, labour, make with toil ⬩ laborare
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Ðæt hrægl is beswuncen laboratur vestis, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Som. 22, 48
Linked entries: be-swuncen swincan
BLǼTAN
To BLEAT ⬩ balare ⬩ to cry as a sheep or goat, to bleat
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Hit biþ swíðe dyslíc ðæt se man beorce oððe blǽte it is very foolish that the man bark or bleat, 22; Som. 24, 12
wiþ-steall
a defence ⬩ an obstruction ⬩ obstacle
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a defence Ic ingehygd eal geondwlíte, hú gefæstnad sý ferð innanweard, wiðsteall geworht I scan the mind to see how the soul is fortified within, how its defences are built, Exon.
Linked entry: wiþer-steall
ge-forewyrdan
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Take here <b>ge-forword</b> in Dict., and add: To settle the terms of an agreement, agree Nú wille ic ðæt heora cwide stande swá swá hit geforewird wes on gódre manna gewitnesse, C. D. iv. 201, 4.
Linked entries: ge-forword fore-wyrdan ge-fórword
land-riht
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Th. ii. 312, 20