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síþ-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-fæt, es ;
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Ðone síþfæt him ceorlas lythwón lógon, Beo. Th. 406 ; B. 202 : Exon. Th. 274, 3 ; Jul. 527. Ongan síþfæt (his journey or (?) his fate, cf. síþ, ) seófian, wyrd wánian, 274, 22 ; Jul. 537. a path, course, way, road Weg via, síþfæt iter, Wrt.

Linked entry: fæt

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, e; f. (but ofer ðínne mǽð,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 27.
  • )

measuredegreeproportionthe measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacydegreerankstatusconditiondue measurerightdue measure in regard to othershonourrespect

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Ðá wǽron þeódwitan weorþscipes wyrþe, ǽlc be his mǽþe, eorl and ceorl, þegen and þeóden, L. R. 1; Th. i. 190, 13. Eallum cristenum mannum gebyraþ ðæt hí háda gehwylcne weorþian be mǽþe, L. C. E. 4; Th. i. 360, 28 : L.

ceáp

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Gif ceorl ceáp forstelð, and bireð intó his ærne, i. 138, 15. Þæt mon ǽlcne ceáp mehte be twiefealdan bet geceápian ut duplicia possessionum aliarumque rerum venalium pretia statuerentur, Ors. 5, 13; S. 248, 1.

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Sende him mon áne blace hacelan angeán him on bismer, Ors. 5, 10 ; S. 234, 22. (7a) marking action on which effort is expended :-- Hé gefeóll on þæs ceorles clyppinge, Gr. D. 47, 1.

teóðung

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung, teóðing, e; f.
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Gif hwá teóðinge forhealde, and hé sí cyninges þegn, gilde .x. healfmearc, landágende .v. healfmearc, ceorl .xii. ór, L. N. P. L. 60; Th. ii. 300, 9. Be teóðungum.

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hús

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Gif ceorl ceáp forstelð and bireð meó his ærne (húse, v. l. ), 138, 16; 286, 11. Sylle him man tól tó his weorce and andlaman tó his húse, 434, 27. Beón hí áwergode on húse and on æcere, Ll. Lbmn. 438, 23. Gif þeóf brece mannes hús nihtes, Ll.

ge-bídan

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Bið geómorlic gomelum ceorle tó gebídanne, þæt his byre ríde giong on galgan, 2445. Ic earfoðhwíle þrowode, breóstceare gebiden hæbbe, Seef. 4. the subject a thing Þæs tún gebád æfter geárum swíðe manigne hláford and swíðe manigne mundboran, Hml.

eald

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Þá cyld ... and eác ðá ealdan ceorlas, Bt. 36, 5; F. 180, 7. Wín nys drenc cilda, ac ealdra ( senum ), Coll. M. 35, 21. Ealdra cwéna spell anilis fabula, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 24. Ic lǽre ge geonge ge ealde, Bl.

bót

mendingrepairremedyimprovementhelpamendmentamendsreparationrepentancepenance

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Nán óðer bót búton ꝥ man ceorfe him handa of, 394, 9. Nán man ꝥ ne wrece, ne bóte ne bidde, 288, 3. Nǽnig witena wénan þorfte bóte tó banan folmum, B. 158.

ge-feallan

(v.)
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L. 16, 17. to fall to doing something, to fall a-doing, busy one's self at something, apply with energy to Hé ofdúne ástáh and gefeóll on þæs ceorles clyppinge concitus descendit, atque in ejusdem rustici amplexum ruit, Gr. D. 47, 1 [: Ap.

worþ

(n.)
Grammar
worþ, weorþ, wurþ, wierþ, wyrþ, e; f; es; m. : wyrþe, wirþe
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(v. wyrþe-land, and first extract under I),
es; m.

a closean enclosed placean enclosed homesteada habitation with surrounding landlanda place enclosed by buildingsa courthalla placestreet

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Ceorles-wyrðe, iii. 458, 3. Tó Ægeles-uurðe, 428, 18. Tó Æscméres-wierðe, v. 173, 36. Tð Peadan-wyrðe, 383, 8),, mansas illic ubi Anglica appellatione dicitur æt Wurðe (Weorðe, 329, 32), v. 395, 13.

Linked entries: ryge weorþ

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Eóde eorl tó þám ceorle, By. 132. Ðeáh hí men oððe hundas wiþ eódon, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 3. Gá ðé tó ǽmetthylle, Past. 191, 25.

CWIC

(adj.)
Grammar
CWIC, cwyc, cwuc, cuc; def. se cwica, seó, ðæt cwice; adj.

Alive, QUICK vivus, vivax

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Be cwicum ceorle the husband being alive, L. Ethb. 85; Th. i. 24, 9. On cucum [MS. cucan] ceápe in live stock, Cod. Dipl. 1201 ; A. D. 956 ; Kmbl. v. 378, 20.

HÁD

(n.)
Grammar
HÁD, es; m.

personpersonasexdegree, rank, order, conditionstate, condition, kind, nature, formmanner, wayhonourpersona, sexus, ordo, gradus.

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Swá wé settaþ be eallum hádum ge ceorle ge eorle so we ordain for all degrees both gentle and simple, L. Alf. pol. 4; Th. i. 64, 3. Dám ðe heora hádas mid clǽnnesse healdan to those who keep their orders with purity, Blickl. Homl. 43. 4.

þeód

(n.)
Grammar
þeód, e; f.
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Is wíde cúð ðeódum, ceorlum and eorlum, Menol. Fox 61; Men. 30. David wæs swíðe geðancol tó ðingienne þiódum sínum wið ðane Sceppend, Ps.

Linked entries: þeád þeóden

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Gif man mid esnes cwynan geligeð be cwicum ceorle, Ll.

habban

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habban, A.
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Gif ceorl and his wíf bearn hæbben gemǽne, Ll. Th. i. 126, 1-3: 254, 15. Gif Maria unbeweddod wǽre and cild hæfde. Hml. Th. i. 196, 11.

gildan

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(l a) absolute :--- Þé gedafenað, Drihten, þæt þé man on Sion herige and on Hierusalem gylde and geháte ( tibi reddetur votum in Hierusalem ), 64, I. without object, to worship, sacrifice to Gif ceorl búton wífes wísdóme deóflum gelde. . .

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Ceorf of ðæt lim, Homl. Th. i. 516, 4. Ealles ðæs ðe ðenne on biþ, bútan ðæt man scel for hyre sáulle of dón, Chart. Th. 534, 7. Ða reáf ðe hé him of dyde, R. Ben. 103, 1.

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hám

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. ¶ with verb of motion implied :-- Búton heó fram þám ceorle wille eft hám ongeán, Ll. Th. i. 416, 14. (I a) In connexion with marriage. v. II. I b β. [Cf. O. H.