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healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Th. ii. 300, 26. to detain as prisoner, keep in prison Gif cirican fáh mon geierne . . . Gif híwan hiora cirican þearfe hæbben, healde hine mon on óðrum ærne, Ll. Th. i. 64, 14.

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Swá him mon máre selþ, swá hine má lyst, Bt. 7, 4; F. 22, 34. Forgyfende dispensans, i. disponens, An.

BURH

(n.)
Grammar
BURH, burg; gen. burge; dat. byrig, byrg; acc. burh, burg; pl. nom. acc. burga; gen. burga; dat. burgum; f. [beorh, beorg = burh, burg the impert. of beorgan to defend] .
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the original signification was arx, castellum, mons, a castle for defence.

hogian

(v.)
Grammar
hogian, p. ode
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Hogiende cogitantes, Mone Gl. 390. Hogiendum nitentibus, 420

MǼD

(n.)
Grammar
MǼD, e and we; mǽdwe, an; f. also (?) mǽdwa, an; m. A

MEADmeadow

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Gelíce and mon mǽd máwe just as one mows a meadow, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 15.] xiiii æceras and ða mǽde ðe ðár tó líþ Ðúnstán gebohte æt Uhtlufe xiiii acres and the meadow pertaining thereto Dunstan bought of Uhtlufu, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 3, 34.

Linked entries: mǽdwa wudu-mǽd

swefen

(n.)
Grammar
swefen, swefn, es; n.
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Ðá stód him sum mon æt ðurh swefen ( per somnium ) . . . Ðá hét heó secgan ðæt swefen. Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 11-31. Swefn, Cd. Th. 159, 16; Gen. 2635. Tó ásecganne swefen, 224, 1; Dan. 129.

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un-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
un-strang, adj.

Not strongweakfeeble

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Hwæt is unstrengre ðonne se mon ðe bið tó ungemetlíce oferswíþed mid ðam tédran flǽsce, 36, 6; Fox 182, 3: Homl. Th. ii. 370, 16. Óþ ðæt hié ( inflammations ) unstrangran weorþan, Lchdm. ii. 178, 14.

ealdian

(v.)
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Mon sceal on eorðan geong ealdian, Gn. Ex. 8. Ðæs ealdigendan mannes mægen bið wanigende. Hml. Th. ii. 76, 21. <b>I a.

for-ealdian

(v.)

to run outexpire

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Swá forealdod mon decrepitus senex, 21. Foreald[od] decrepita, An. Ox. 2109. On fótum forealdudes (ueterani), Scint. 223, 13. Mec þás forealdodan elreordegan bysmergeað illudi me a barbaris senibus existimavi, Nar. 25, 25.

for-stelan

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Se fruma wæs ꝥ mon forstæl ǽnne wímman Ælfsige the beginning was that a woman was stolen from Ælfsige, Cht. Th. 206, 19.

on-secgan

(v.)

to sacrifice, offerto deny, renounce, abjure

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Ger. antsagén renunciare, abjurare, excusare: Ger. ent-sagen) Gif mon síe dumb oððe deáf geboren ðæt hé ne mǽge his synna onsecggan (-sæcgan, MS. H.; ætsacan, MS. B.) ne andettan, béte se fæder his misdǽda, L. Alf. pol. 14; Th. i. 70, 15

lǽce-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-cræft, es; m.

a remedyrecipemedicine

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The art of medicine, a particular instance of the application of this art, a remedy, recipe, medicine Swá gedéþ se lǽcecræft ðæt se mon biþ lǽce medicina medicos facit, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 31.

nefne

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
nefne, nemne.

UnlessexceptExcept

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Hé læg swá swá deád mon nemne ðynre éðunge ánre ætýwde ðæt hé lífes wǽre quasi mortuus jacebat, halitu tantum pertenui quia viveret demonstrans, 5, 19; S. 640, 24. Nymne, 1, 27; S. 493, 38. Nó hé fóddor þigeþ, nemne meledeáwes dǽl gebyrge, Exon.

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tíþian

(v.)
Grammar
tíþian, tigþian; p. ode
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Ne hine mon on óðre wísan his béne týþigean (tygþian, M. 220, 26) wolde neque aliter quod petebat impetrare potuit, Bd. 3, 21; S. 550, 43. with acc. (?)

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un-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-riht, adj.

Wrongevilbadunjustunlawfuldepravedperverse

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Wrong, evil, bad, unjust, unlawful, depraved, perverse Ic eom geþafa ðæt hit náuht unriht wǽre ðæt mon ða yfelwillendan men héte nétenu fateor nec injuries dici video vitiosos in belluas mutari, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 196, 17.

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wit

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wit, pers. pron.

We two

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Ðá bær unc mon liþ forþ, and wit bú druncan, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 31. Grammar wit, with the name of the person associated with the speaker Wit Scilling for uncrum sigedryhtne song áhófan, Exon. Th. 324, 31; Víd. 103.

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deófol-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
deófol-lic, (deóf-); adj.
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Th. ii. 512, 21. of other than spirits, like the devil, devilish, diabolical, evil, cruel Mennisclic is ðæt mon on his móde costunga ðrowige . . . ac ðæt is deófullic ðæt hé ðone willan ðurhteó, Past. 71, 14.

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ge-fyrn

Grammar
ge-fyrn, long ago.
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Se ealda cuide þe mon gefyrn cwæþ, Bt. 14, 2; F. 44, 12. God behét gefyrn worulde Abrahame, Hml. Th. ii. 12, 23. Hé wæs gefyrn worulde, and swíþe fela geara synd nú ágáne syððan hé gewát of þysan lífe, Hml. S. 23, 727.

ge-licgan

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Gif óðer mon mid hire gelǽge ǽr, 68, 17. of inanimate things. material, to rest in a horizontal position on a surface Þæs hálgan weres líc on þám ceosole gelæg, Hml.

sprǽc

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Add Ðá spréce nǽnig mon uferran dógor on nǽnge óðre halfe oncærrende sié, C. D.