métan
To meet with ⬩ come upon ⬩ come across ⬩ find
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Ðæt sigorbeácen méted wǽre, funden in foldan, Elen. Kmbl. 1969; El. 986
or-wíge
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And mon mót feohtan orwíge, gif hé geméteþ óðerne æt his ǽwum wífe, betýnedum durum oððe under ánre reón, oððe æt his dehter ǽwum-borenre, oððe æt his swister, oððe æt his médder ðe wǽre tó ǽwum wífe forgifen his fæder, L.
seht
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Spǽcon ðá Leófríces freónd and Wulfstánes freónd, ðæt hit betere wǽre, ðæt heora seht tógædere wurde, ðonne hý ǽnige sace hym betweónan heóldan; sóhtan ðá hyra seht. ( The terms are then given. ) Ðis wæs úre ealra seht, 377, 1-13.
fácen
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Cóm Swegen mid fácne, and bæd Beorn ꝥ hé his geféra wǽre . . . cwæð ꝥ hé him hold beón wolde. Ðá wénde Beorn ꝥ hé him swícan nolde, Chr. 1049; P. 168, 31. Þonne gemétst ðú bútan fácne (without fail) þæs mónðes angin, Angl. viii. 327, 10.
sceadu
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Th. ii. 56, 18. a shadow, shade, unsubstantial appearance Þá wearð þǽr æteówod án atelic sceadu on sweartum híwe, and sǽde þæt hé wǽre for stale ofslegen, Hml. Th. ii. 508, 1. Hé geseah þǽr standan áne atelice sceade, Hml.
fús
ready ⬩ eager ⬩
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Hé his gǽst ágeaf on Godes wære, fús on forðweg, Men. 218: Gú. 918. Ic eom síðes fús úpeard niman, 1050. Fúsne on forðsíð, 1121. for an object (gen.) Hýðweard gearo, sé þe ǽr lange tíd leófra manna fús æt færoðe feor wlátode, B. 1916
on-gin
a beginning ⬩ an attempt, undertaking, enterprise ⬩ action, proceeding ⬩ action, activity, active life, actions, endeavours
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Ðæt se ǽresta dǽl his onginnes and líles wǽre tó geleáfan gecyrred. Blickl. Homl. 211, 30. Drihtne úres anginnes nán þing dígle ne biþ. . . Beforan ðé is eall mín gewilnung, R. Ben. 25, 9
þrinness
Trinity
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For ði is gecweden 'uton wyrcan,' ðæt wǽre geswutelod ðære hálgan þrynnysse weorc on ánnysse. Seó hálige þrynnys is undergiten on ðam worde 'uton wyrcan,' Boutr. Scrd. 19, 12. Ðrines trinitas, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 202, 23. Þrynes, Exon.
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wicce-cræeft
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Wé cwǽdon be ðǽm wiccecræftum and be liblácum . . . gif man ðǽr ácweald wǽre, and hé his ætsacan ne mihte, ðǽt hé beó his feores scyldig, L. Ath. i. 6; Th. i. 202, 9-12. Wiccecræftas prestigias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 25
fremman
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Tugon hié hiene þæt hé heora swicdómes wið Alexander fremmende wǽre quasi urbem regi venditasset, 4, 5; S. 168, 17. Fremmendum prestante, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 11
ge-laþian
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Wǽre gelaþod adscisceretur, i. aduocaretur, An. Ox. 4088. to summon to Tó gelaðian adsciscere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 30. to a person Gif hwá geuntrumod beó, þæt hé gelaþige him his sácerd tó si quis infirmatus sit, ut vocet ad se sacerdotem suum, Ll.
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ge-metfæst
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Se wísdóm gedéþ his lufiendas wíse and wære and gemetfæste, 27, 2; F. 98, l
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ge-camp
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Th. ii. 86, 22. non-physical Hú micel wǽre ꝥ gecamp ( certamen ) þe wann on þæs rihtwísan mannes breóstum, Gr. D. 18, 4. Hé ábád mid his gebróðrum tihtende hí tó ðám tówerdan gecampe ( the coming persecution ), Hml. S. 4, 103.
heorot
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Hé forbeád þá heortas, swylce eác þá báras, swá swíðe hé lufode þá heádeór swilce hé wǽre heora fæder, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 9. the word occurs in many place-names as the first part of a compound: On heortbróc, C. D. iii. 430, 12.
sóna
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Sóna swá ic þé ǽrest geseah ðus murciende, ic ongeat ꝥ þú wǽre út áfaren of þínes fæder éþele, Bt. 5, 1; F. 8, 27. v. eft-, efter- sóna
wyrcan
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Add Weorc ꝥ þe þú wercende wǽre ł weorhtest opus quad operatus es, Ps. L. 43, 2. to work, produce an effect, have influence Hond sceal heófod in wyrcan the head must work upon (or influence) the hand, Gn. Ex. 68. v. brycg-, samod-wyrcende
éhtan
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Hig éhton ł hig éhtegende wǽron, 68, 27. Saulus, hwæt éhtesðú mé? ic eom Ihs þone þú ehtest, Shrn. 58, 29. Gif mec oehtende (-o, L.) wérun and iówih hiá oehtadun, Jn. R. 15, 20. Rómáne crístenra monna éhton, Ors. 6, 6; S. 262, 11.
ge-hergian
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Hé sealde þæt feoh for gehergodum mannum, and þá þe on hæftnédum wǽron, Hml. S. 31, 1292. Álése hé æt óðrum mannum heora þeówan and húru earme gehergode men, Ll. Th. ii. 282, 15. Swilce hit gehergode hæftlingas wǽron quasi captivus gladio .
Datia
The DACIANS ⬩ Dāci
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Datia] ða ðe iu wǽron Gotan and to the east of them [the Wisle] are the Dacians who were formerly Goths, Ors. 1, 1, § 12; Bos. 19, 3
hunta
A hunter
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Ða huntes wǽron swarte and micele and ládlíce, Chr. 1127; Erl. 256, 28