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fore-lǽrende

(adj.)
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H. 141, 2

gísel

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siex hund gísla on his geweald underféng sexcentis equitibus in obsidatum receptis, Ors. 3, 8; S. 122, 3. Man gíslas, (gýslas, v. l. ) sylle friðe tó wedde, Ll. Th. i. 156, 5. In tó West-Sexan þyder scylan gafol and gíslas syllan, 356, 20. Add

ge-ǽbiligan

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Sé ðe bepǽhð ǽnne Godes þeówena, geǽbiligð ðone Hláford, Hml. Th. i. 516, 20. ðám fæderum bebeád þæt heora bearn ne geǽbiligdon (patres, nolite adiracundiam provocare filios vestros, Eph. 6, 4), ii. 324, 26. Byð geǽbylged indignabitur . Bl.

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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Gif hit herede and on tyhte eft stiérde ðære gewilnunge qui tamen laudans desiderium in pavorem*-*vertit protinus, Past. 8, 1; Swt. 53, 9. Iacobus his stírde Jacobus prohibet, 3, 1; Swt. 33, 10.

FÓR

(prep.)
Grammar
FÓR, fóre; prep. dot. acc.

Beforeforeantecŏramin conspectupræsente vel audiente ălĭquopræpriusquam

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He his módor fór ealle menn geweorþode he esteemed his mother before all mankind, Rood Kmbl. 184; Kr. 93. Fór ðæt folc cōram pŏpŭlo, Ps. Th. 67, 8

Linked entries: foor fóre

treówian

(v.)
Grammar
treówian, triéwian, trýwian; p. ode.
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Gif hine triéwian wille, ðæt tó ðære lǽne fácn ne wiste, ðæt mót, 19; Th. i. 74, 7. [þenne he þe treoweðe alre best, þenne beswikes tu heom, Laym. 3413. Himha treoweð on, Kath. 1327, note.] þeo luue . . . þu treowest hire, Misc. 94, 42.

Linked entry: trýwian

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Nis ná se Hálga Gást wunigende on his gecynde swá swá gesewen wæs, for ðan ðe is ungesewenlíc, Homl. Th. i. 322, 17. Him (man) is gemǽne mid stánum ðæt beó wunigende; him is gemǽne mid treówum ðæt lybbe, 302, 20.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

for-hraþe

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wearð þá gefullod forhraðe, Hml. Th. ii. 502, 1: Hml. S. 29, 149. Æðelstán cyng gefreóde Eádelm forraðe þæs ðe ǽrest cyng wæs very soon after he first was king, C. D. B. ii. 315, 18. Add

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ládian

(v.)
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ládian, p. ode.

to excuseclearexculpatedefend

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Gif hine ládian wille gá tó ðam hátum ísene and ládige ða hand mid ðe man týhþ ðæt ðæt fácen mid worhte if he be willing to clear himself, then let him undergo the ordeal by hot iron, and therewith clear the hand with which he is accused of committing

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian

ed-wít

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him ætfæste éce edwít opprobrium sempiternum dedit illis, Ps. Th. 77, 66: Bl. H. 101, 7. forfleáh þone woruldlican wurðmynt, ac ne forfleáh ná þæt edwít and ðone hosp, Hml. Th. i. 162, 12.

lǽce-wyrt

(n.)
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lǽce-wyrt, e; f.
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a herb having medicinal virtue Se wísa Augustinus cwæþ ðæt unpleólíc sý ðeáh hwá lǽcewyrte þicge ac ðæt tælþ tó unálýfedlícere wiglunge gif hwá ða wyrta on him becnitte búton tó ðam dolge gelecge the learned Augustine said, that it is not dangerous

un-stillness

(n.)
Grammar
un-stillness, e; f.

absence of restmotiondisturbancenoisinessclamourtumultbustlecommotiondisturbancebreach of peacerestlessnessunrulinessdisquietudedisturbance of mindtrouble

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Voc. ii. 99, 55. disturbance, noisiness, clamour Gif ðurhwunaþ cnucigeode, ðonne áríst se hírédes ealdor for ðæs óðres onhrópe, and him getíðaþ ðæs ðe bitt, ná for freóndrǽdene, ac for his unstilnysse, Homl. Th. i. 248, 33.

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feá

(adj.)
Grammar
feá, adj.

Fewpauci

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Ðæt hér wǽre mycel ríp [MS. riip] and feá wyrhtan that a great harvest was here and few workmen, 1, 29; S. 498, 5. Feá ðæt gedýgaþ few escape from that, Exon. 102 a; Th. 386, 6; Rä,. 4, 57. Feá worda cwæþ he said few words, Beo. Th. 5318; B. 2662.

gleáwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gleáwlíce, adv.

Prudentlywiselyclearlywell

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Ðá ðæra bæcistra ealdor gehírde glǽwlíce he ðæt swefen rehte when the chief baker heard how well he explained the dream, Gen. 40, 16: Exon. 9 b; Th. 9, 6; Cri. 130: 27 a; Th. 81, 24; Cri. 1328: Andr. Kmbl. 853; An. 427: Elen. Kmbl. 377; El. 189.

Linked entry: gleów-líce

Sciððeas

(n.)
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Sciððeas, Sciððie, Sciððige, a; pl.
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Uesoges wolde him tó geteón . . . ðone norþdǽl, ðæt sint Sciþþie; and ii ædelingas wurdon áfliémed of Sciððium, Ors. 1, 10, tit.; Swt. 1, 25. He wonn on Sciððie . . . His heres wæs seofon hund þúsenda, ðá on Sciððie fór.

stóc-líf

(n.)
Grammar
stóc-líf, es ; n.
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home that he hath promised us, Shrn. 163, 20.

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gelíce

(adv.)
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gelíce, adv.

Likewisealsoaspariter

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His líf ðæm his naman wæs gelíce gegearwod his life was ordered in accordance with his name, 167, 32.

úte-weard

(adj.)
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úte-weard, adj.

Outwardextremeon the outside ofat the extremity ofthe outward partextremity

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Ac on úteweardum his móde liéhð him selfum, Past. 9; Swt. 55, 18-24. Heó hafaþ langne wyrtruman and ðone úteweardne sweartne it has a long root, and that black on the outside, Lchdm. i. 304, 2.

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byriga

(n.)
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byriga, an; m.
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A surety; fidejussor He him byrigan gesealdne hæbbe he has given him surety, L. H. E. 10; Th. i. 30, 17

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ge-campian

(v.)
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ge-campian, -compian; p. ode; pp. od

To fight

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To fight He wolde gecompian wiþ ðone awerigdan gást he wished to fight with the accursed spirit, Blickl. Homl. 29, 17

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