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beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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For eallon þám hergodan swá oft swá woldon, 1013; P. 144, note 3.

fore-sceáwian

(v.)

to foreseeto provide forto provide give for use

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Paulus nolde ðá álýfdan bigleofan onfón, ac mid ágenre teolunge his and his geférena neóde foresceáwode, Hml. Th. i. 392, 23. God wile foresceáwian úre gesundfulnysse and sibbe mid ús, Hml.

ná-hwider

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Þá hig woldon hig lǽdan, þá ne myhton hig náhwyder hig onstyrian, Shrn. 154, 25. Heora fiðera ne mihton náhwider áberan, gif ne ábǽre seó lyft, Hex. 8, 23. Add

CENNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CENNAN, cænnan. cynnan; -nende; de; ed; v. trans.

to beget, conceive, create, bring forth gignere, creare, facere, parere to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, proveadvocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare

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Cenne he hwanon hit him cóme let him declare whence it came to him, L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 14, 21, 22, 23, 25. Gif he cenþ ðæt he hit bohte if he declare that he bought it, L. Edg. S. 10; Th. i. 276, 6.

un-fæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fæstlíce, adv.

Not firmlyuncertainlyvaguely

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Not firmly, uncertainly, vaguely Ðonne mon smeáð on his móde ymb hwelc eorðlíc ðing, ðonne déð hé swelce hé hit átífre on his heortan, and swǽ tweólíce and unfæstlíce hé átífreþ ðæs ðinges onlícnesse on his móde ðe hé ðonne ymb smeáð, Past. 21; Swt.

swinc

(n.)
Grammar
swinc, es; n.
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Nares Glossary), labour, trouble, affliction Erian se ðe hine gesihþ swincu mǽste him ongeán cumaþ he that in a dream sees himself ploughing, very great troubles are coming upon him, Lchdm. iii. 198, 28. Suinca verberum, Rtl. 40, 29

wǽl-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wǽl-bed, wǽl-bedd, es; n.

The bed of the slain

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The bed of the slain Ic hine heardan clammum on wælbedde wríþan þóhte I had thought to bind him on the couch of the slain (i.e. to kill him ), Beo. Th. 1932; B. 964. Hwæt befealdest ðú folmum ðínum on wælbedd bróðor ðínne? Cd. Th. 62,8; Gen. 1011

wracnian

(v.)
Grammar
wracnian, wræcnian; p. ode

To betravel in a foreign countrybe a pilgrimstranger

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Þulige se, ðe hit on gelang sý, ǽlcere eardwununge, and wræcnige of earde, oððon on earde swíde deópe gebéte, swá biscop him tǽce, Wulfst. 120, 13: 300, 25

Linked entry: wræcnian

portian

(v.)
Grammar
portian, p. ode
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To pound, bray in a mortar Ðeáh ðú portige ðone dysegan on pílan swá mon corn ðéþ mid piilstæfe ne meaht ðú his dysi him from ádrífan si contuderis stultum in pila, quasi ptisanas feriente desuper pilo, non auferetur ab eo stultitia ejus, Past. 37, 2

Linked entries: pyrtan ge-portian

feorh-ner

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-ner, -nere, es; n.
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hié oncnáwan mihton hwá him tó hǽle and tó helpe and tó feorhnere on þás world ástág, Bl. H. 105, 32. Tó hwon féddest þú þé ǽnne of þǽm þe ic inc bám gesceóp tó welan and tó wiste and tó feorhrere?, Wlfst. 259, 17. Substitute: and add

lác-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
lác-fæsten, a
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fast considered as an offering Ne gelýfe þæs nǽnig mon ꝥ him ne genihtsumige ꝥ fasten tó écere hǽlo, búton hé mid óþrum gódum hit geéce, and sé þe wille Drihtne bringan gecwéme lácfæsten, þonne sceal hé ꝥ mid ælmessan and mid mildheortum weorcum fullian

Linked entry: fæsten

un-gesǽlig

Grammar
un-gesǽlig, <b>. Ib.</b>
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</b> add :-- Þonne hié from gesælgum tídum gilpað, þonne wǽron þá him selfum þá ungesǽlgestan patet apud utrosque misera illa tempora judicata, Ors. 5, 2; S. 220, 12. Add

ge-síþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþscipe, es; m.

A fellowshipsocietysocietas

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Sum swíþe eald wífman wæs in his gesíþscipe a very old woman lived with him, Shrn. 36, 9

mǽnsumung

(n.)
Grammar
mǽnsumung, e; f.

communionadmission to fellowship with othersparticipation

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communion, admission to fellowship with others (opp. of excommunication) Benedictus cwæþ ðæt unámánsumode wǽron . . . Hi underféngon ða hálgan mǽnsumunge æt Gode þurh his þeówan Benedicte, Homl.

Linked entry: ge-mǽnsumung

grápung

(n.)
Grammar
grápung, e; f.
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S. 1, 199. action of touching or handling ne mihton undergitan búton hit wǽre reáf ne mid heora grápunge ne mid heora sceáwunge, Hml. S. 31, 819.

ge-scirpla

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scirpla, -scyrpla, an; m.

Clothing, clothesvestitus

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Clothing, clothes; vestitus Wǽron hie on gescirplan scipférendum onlíce they were in clothing like seafarers, Andr. Kmbl. 499; An. 250. Hwǽr beóþ ðonne his ídlan gescyrplan where shall his vain garments be then? Blickl. Homl. 111, 35

Linked entry: -scirpla

nídling

(n.)
Grammar
nídling, es; m.

one who serves of necessitya slavebondmanone who has to serve on board shipa sailor

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Se æðeling bebeád ðæt hié ða consulas and witan him beforan drifen swá swá niédlingas, ðæt heora bismer ðý máre wǽre, 3, 8; Swt. 122, 7. Hý ealle tó nýdlingum him gedydon, 1, 5; Swt. 34. 34. Wæterberere oððe nédlungum lixarum, Wrt.

be-syrian

(v.)
Grammar
be-syrian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To rob, plunder, deprive, deceivespoliare, fraudare, dejicere

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Hine Rodbeard besyrede Robert deceived him, Chr. 1093; Erl. 229, 5. Ða Scottas heora cyng Dunecan besyredon the Scots ensnared their king Duncan, 1094; Erl. 230, 40

HEFIG

(adj.)
Grammar
HEFIG, hefeg; adj.

HEAVYweightyoppressivegrievousdifficultseriousgrievedimportantgravismolestus

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eów hefigran wísan budon tó healdanne ðonne wé him budon they commanded you to keep a harder rule than we commanded them, L. Ælf 49; Th. i. 56, 15.

Linked entry: hefig-mód

be-clyppan

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His swíðre hand mé beclipð (amplexabitur), Past. 389, 11, 14. Grǽdum beclypte gremiis obuncabat, An. Ox. 2956. Heó beclypte hire neb mid handum, Hml. Th. ii. 184, 1. Hé beclypte ealle, Hml. S. 23, 823. Ic eom beclypt mid his earmum, 7, 46. Add