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heofone

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Add: the overarching vault of sky Ic gedó þæt eów bið ǽgðer heard ge heofene ge eorðe dabo vobis coelum desuper sicut ferrum et terram aeneam, Lev. 26, 19. Sí þé heofene swilce ór and eorðe swilce ísen, Deut. 28, 23.

hleóðrian

(v.)
Grammar
hleóðrian, p. ode

To sound, make a sound [with the voice], to speak, sing, cry, exclaim, resound

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Hé sæde ðæt hé openlíce hí gehýrde betwyh óðer leóþ monig hleóðrian and singan referre erat solitus, quod aperte eos inter alia resonare audiret, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547. 37.

FÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÉDAN, part. fédende; he fédeþ, fét, fétt; p. ic, he fédde, ðú féddest, pl. féddon; pp. féded, fédd.

nourishsupportsustainbring upeducatepascĕrecĭbārenutrīreengtrīresustentāreedŭcāreto bring forthproducegignĕreprodūcĕre

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He fédde híg sustentāvit eos, Gen. 47, 17. He fédde me edŭcāvit me, Ps. Spl. 22, 2. We ðé féddon pāvĭmus te, Mt. Bos. 25, 37. Féd freólíce feora wócre feed freely the living progeny, Cd. 67; Th. 81, 8; Gen. 1342.

Linked entry: féding

hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæðer, pron.

eitherboth

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Hwæðerne wylle gé ðæt ic forgyfe eów of ðísum twám whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? Mt. Kmbl. 27, 21. Ðá befran Pilatus hwæðerne hí gecuron Hǽlend oððe Barraban? Homl. Th. ii. 252, 12.

Linked entry: hwæðer

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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Fylston eów æt nýdþearfe in necessitate vos protegant, Deut. 32, 38.

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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Se deófol eów tawode þurh his drýmen swá swá hé wolde the devil hath treated you as he pleased (the persons addressed had been deprived in turn of the power of speech, motion, and sight) by his wizards, Homl. Th. ii. 486, 31.

Linked entry: ge-tawian

un-þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
un-þeáw, es; m.

A bad habitan evil practicea vicefault

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Gé ða Engliscan þeáwas forlǽtaþ ðe eówre fæderas heóldon, and hǽðenra manna þeáwas lufiaþ, and mid ðam geswuteliaþ ðæt gé forseóð eówer cynn and eówere yldran mid ðám unþeáwum, ðonne gé him on teónan tysliaþ eów on Denisc ábleredum hneccan and áblendum

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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Th. i. 256, 7. to bring together persons Gaderiað eów tó þá þe Godes ǽ lufiað, and wrecað eówer folc on ðám fúlum hǽðenum take unto you all those that observe the law, and avenge ye the wrong of your people (1 Macc. 2, 67), Hml. S. 25, 268.

níd

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Eóde hé ymbe sume neóde, Vis. Lfc. 65. a particular point or respect in which some necessity or want is present or is felt Heó sende þá gebróðra tó sécenne summe stán tó swilcere neóde, for ðan þe on þám fenlande synd feáwa weorcstána. Hml.

ÍDEL

(adj.)
Grammar
ÍDEL, adj.

emptydestitutevoiddevoidvainuselessidleidleunemployed

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Wese wíc heora wéste and ídel fiat habitatio eorum deserta, Ps. Th. 68, 26. Unnyt oððe ýdel supervacuus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 46.

Linked entries: a-ýdlig ídel

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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Ðæt land ðe ic fore swór heora fæderum terram pro qua juravi patribus eorum, Num. 14, 23. Ðæt land ðe ðú hira fæderum fore swóre, 11, 12. Hí wið mé sweórun adversum me jurabant, Ps. Surt. 101, 9. Ic secge eów, ðæt gé eallunga ne swerion, Mt.

Linked entry: fore-swerian

hwæþere

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Gesæh gegesettedo ðá hræglo, nó huoeðre inn eóde, 20, 5: Crä. 32: Met. 28, 170. however, but Alle swǽ huelce cuoeðas, dóas; æfter werc hueðre ( uero ) hiora nallas gé gedóa, Mt. L. 23, 3. Nú hueðre ( uero ) cuoeð, Jn. L. 9, 41.

ge-sprecan

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Hé cwæð ꝥ hí Críst gespræce þysum godspellicum wordum: 'Ne háte ic eów ná þeówan . . .,' Hml. S. 2, 86. Gesprecendum contionante, An. Ox. 3459. to speak in reproof, exhortation, &c.

MANN

(n.)
Grammar
MANN, man, monn, es; m.

MANa human being of either sexa man who is wnder the authority of anothera servantvassalliege-mana parishioner

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Hwæt eom ic manna ðæt ic mihte God forbeódan `what was I, that I could withstand God?' Homl. Skt 10, 191. Ðá ðú ǽrest tó monnum becóme cum te matris ex utero natura produxit, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 10.

Linked entry: manna

(adv.)
Grammar
ná, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Nonotnon

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Ne eom ic ná Crist, Jn. Skt. 1, 20. Ráde ðe mon ná ne rímde, Chr. 871; Erl. 76, 12. Næs ðæt ná ðæt hé nyste, Blickl. Homl. 19, 33. Ne hé hine ná ne onstyreþ, 21, 27. Ðæt ðás láreówas ne sceolan Godes dómas náwðer ne ná wanian, ne ne écan, 81, 4.

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fær

(n.)

goingpassinga going awaya journeycoursea voyagea marchan expeditionenterprisea passagethoroughfareroadentrancecarriagevessela troopa crewfareproceedings

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A. 113, 358. on sea, a crew Hof séleste (the ark) fór mid fearme; fære ne móston wǽglíðendum wætres brógan hrínan, ac hié God ferede and nerede, Gen. 1394. of action or condition, fare (in welfare), proceedings, course of life, path in life Nú eom ic

Linked entry: færbu

ge-samnian

(v.)
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Ic (rain) eom . . . wedre gesomnad, Rá. 31, 2. (aa) to collect what is growing, gather fruit, corn, &amp; c. :-- Gesomnas (gisoronigað, R. ) uæstem congregat fructum, jn. L. 4, 36: colligent, 15, 6. Ne of ðornum gesomnað (colligunt) fícbeám. Lk.

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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Se twyfealda deáð wæs mid þám getácnad quid significat in eo quod dixit: ' Morte morieris' ?

riht

(n.)
Grammar
riht, es n.

that which is straight or erect, a plumb line that which is straight in a metaphorical sense, right, law, canon, rule what is in accordance with law, human or divine, what is just or proper, right, justice, equity what is just in the case of a criminal, just punishment, justicewhat properly belongs to a person, what may justly be claimed, a right, due what is due from a person, duty what agrees with a proper standard, what is correct or exact, the rights of a case, the truth an account, a reckoning;ratio, mostly in such phrases as - riht ágildan - to render an account

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Nis eów forboden ðætte ǽhta habban, gif gé ða on riht strénaþ, 53, 28.

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Ic eom síþes fús, 166, 30 ; Gú. 1050 : 212, 10 ; Ph. 208. Líf biþ on síþe, 213, 6 ; Ph. 220 : 328, 32 ; Vy. 26.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst