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tacan

(v.)
Grammar
tacan, p. tóc

To take

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To take Ða menn ealle hé tóc, and dyde of heom ðæt hé wolde (cf. ðamen hé áteáh swá swá hé wolde, MS. E.), Chr. 1072; Erl. 211, 20. Hé tóc swilce gerihta swá hé him gelagade (cf. hé nam swilce gerihta swá se cyng him geúðe, MS.

un-geférlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geférlíc, adj.

That cannot be united or that separates

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That cannot be united or that separates; applied to war in which those, who naturally should be comrades, are opposed, civil, social Wearþ ofer ealle Italia ungeférlíc unsibb sociale bellum tota commovit Italia, Ors. 5, 10; Swt. 232, 31: 5, 10 tit.;

Linked entry: ge-férlic

breóst-gehygd

Grammar
breóst-gehygd, (-hýd)

thought ⬩ mind

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Ealle þurhyrnð óga breóstgehýda singula percurrit pectora terror, 172. Add

deór-fald

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Voc. ii. 129, 64. [ a deer-park Se king rád in his dérfald, Chr. 1123; P. 251, 5. þis wæs segon on þe selue derfald in þá tune on Burch and on ealle þá wudes, 1127; P. 258, 21. ]

éc-nes

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On écnesse in aeernum, Mk. 11, 14. eternity On écnesse in ealra worlda world á búton ende, Bl. H. 53, 32. In ǽcnesse in aeternum, Jn. L. 4, 14

folc-gesíþas

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gesíþas, folc-gesíþ, es; m.
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Þæt ehtode ealdor þeóde wið þám néhstum folcgesíðum: Þæt eówer fela geseah, þeóde míne . . . " Þá cwæð sé þe wæs cyninges rǽswa . . . Dan. 412. Þeódríc héht folcgesíðas healdan þone hererinc, Met. l, 70. Substitute:

gemynd-wirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
gemynd-wirþe, adj.
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Worthy to be had in remembrance, of persons Wé witon manige foremǽre and gemyndwyrþe weras forþ-gewitene þe swíþe feáwa manna á ongit, Bt. 19; F. 70, 12. of things, worthy of record Hé mé ealle ðá þe gemyndwurðe wǽron onsende ea mihi, quae memoria digna

gearwe

Grammar
gearwe, dress.
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Ealle Rómáne woldon ymb xii mónað bringan tógædere þone sélestan dǽl hiora gódra geara (gearwa, v. l.) (heora góda gegearod tó heora geblóte, v. l. ), and hiora siþþan feta wucena ætgædere brúcan, Ors. 6, 21; S. 272, 25

heort-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
heort-leás, adj.

cowed

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Without courage or spirit, cowed Ic bidde, man, ꝥ þú gemune hú micel bið se bróga beforan dómsetle Drihtnes þænne, stent hé (ealra hergea mǽst.

ofer-scínan

(v.)

to cover with light, illumine

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Ðonne his (the moon's) leóma ealne middaneard oferscíne, Anglia viii. 323, 7

of-healdan

(v.)

to withhold, keep back, retain ⬩ to retain

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to withhold, keep back, retain Hé lét niman of hyre ealle ða betstan gærsuma ðe heó ofhealdan ne mihte he had all the best valuables, that she could not keep back, taken from her. Chr. 1035; Erl. 164, 23.

ge-wéd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wéd, es; n.

A raging ⬩ madness ⬩ fŭror insānus ⬩ răbies

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He langre tíde ealle heora mǽgþe mid gewéde wæs geondfarende multo tempŏre tōtas eōrum provincias debacehando pervăgātus, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 27

Linked entry: -wéd

wealdend

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend, es; m.

one who exercises power over persons or things, ⬩ a controller ⬩ master ⬩ one who exercises dominion ⬩ a ruler ⬩ governor ⬩ sovereign ⬩ applied to the Deity ⬩ a possessor ⬩ master ⬩ lord

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God ðe is wealdand and wyrhta ealra gesceafta, L. Eth. vi. 42; Th. i. 326, 13. Án is éce cyning, wealdend and wyrhta ealra gesceafta, L. I. P. 1; Th. ii. 304, 2. Se is waldend windes and goldes, Blickl. Homl. 133, 30.

þeówian

(v.)
Grammar
þeówian, p. ode.

to serve ⬩ be a servant or slave ⬩ to be devoted to ⬩ attend to ⬩ bestow pains on ⬩ work at ⬩ to perform a service ⬩ to enslave ⬩ reduce to a state of slavery ⬩ deprive of freedom

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of service done, to perform a service Ealle ða ðénunga ðe (acc. or dat.?) wé nú ðiówiaþ and wyrceaþ quod in actione servemus, Past. 34; Swt. 233, 10. in the less favourable sense, absolute Eálá gé ðeówan ... ne ðeówige gé tó ansýne, Homl.

Linked entries: þeáwian þeówan

ambeht

(n.)
Grammar
ambeht, ambiht, ambieht, ambyht [an-, em-, on-], gen. es; nom. acc. pl. o; n.

An office ⬩ ministry ⬩ service ⬩ command ⬩ message ⬩ officium ⬩ ministerium ⬩ jussum ⬩ mandatum

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An office, ministry, service, command, message; officium, ministerium, jussum, mandatum Ðæm óleccaþ ealle gesceafte, ðe ðæs ambehtes áwuht cunnon all creatures obey him, that know aught of this service, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 17; Met. 11, 9.

éhtend

(n.)
Grammar
éhtend, es; m.

A persecutor ⬩ persĕcūtor

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Ic his éhtendas ealle geflýme I will put all his persecutors to flight, Ps. Th. 88, 20

feóung

(n.)
Grammar
feóung, fióung, feóng, e; f.

Hatred ⬩ enmity ⬩ ŏdium ⬩ inĭmīcĭtia

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Hí ealdum feóungum [feóngum MS. B.] hine éhton vĕtĕrānis eum ŏdiis insĕquēbantur, Bd. 3, 11v; S. 535, 20

Linked entries: feóng fióung feówung

hyscan

(v.)
Grammar
hyscan, p. te

To mock ⬩ deride ⬩ taunt ⬩ reproach

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To mock, deride, taunt, reproach Hé hiscþ geþeahtas ealdra reprobat consilia principum, Ps. Lamb. 32, 10. Seðe eardaþ on heofonum hyseþ [hyscþ?] hý qui habitat in cælis irridebit eos, Ps. Spl. T. 2, 4.

Linked entries: husc hyseþ hiscan

meagolmód-ness

(n.)
Grammar
meagolmód-ness, e; f.

Earnestness ⬩ diligence

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Ðæs wé sceolan mid ealre heortan meagolmódnesse úrum Drihtne þanc secgan, Blickl. Homl. 123, 16. v. next word

óþ

(con.)
Grammar
óþ, conj.
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Ðæt mód glít niðor and niðor, óþ hit mid ealle áfielþ, Past. 38 ; Swt. 279, 3 : Cd. Th. 22, 14 ; Gen. 340. v. preceding word