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for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, -stondan; he -stent; p. -stód. pl. -stódon; pp. -standen; v. trans.

to stand up forto defendaidhelpbenefitavaildefendĕreprodesseto understandintelligĕre

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Hwæt forstód ðám betestum mannum — oððe hwæt forstent hit what did it help the best men — or what does it profit? Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 7, 9. Ne forstent ðæt þweál náuht the washing profits nothing, Past. 54; Hat.

hwanne

(adv.)
Grammar
hwanne, hwænne, hwonne; adv.

When

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Sege ús hwænne ðás þing gewurdon dic nobis quando ista fient, Mk. Skt. 13, 4: Mt. Kmbl. 2, 7.

Linked entries: hwænne hwonne

ferd-wíte

(n.)

a fine for neglecting to pay the contribution to the army

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Diplm. A. D. 1044; 359, 3

gafelian

(v.)
Grammar
gafelian, p. ode; pp. od

To rentcondūcĕre

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Dipl. 699; A. D. 997; Kmbl. iii. 305, 6

Linked entry: gafolian

lǽring-mǽden

(n.)
Grammar
lǽring-mǽden, es; n.
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A girl who is receiving instruction, a female pupil Nim nú láreów and bryng ðínum lǽrincgmǽdene take now, master, and bring them to thy pupil, Th. Ap. 20, 13

ge-gild-heall

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gild-heall, e; f.

A guild-hall

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Dipl. iv. 277, 21

Linked entry: heall

géme-lést

(n.)
Grammar
géme-lést, e; f.

Negligence, carelessnessneglĭgentia, incūria

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Negligence, carelessness; neglĭgentia, incūria Þurh ðíne ágene gémeléste through thine own negligence, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 2. Þurh heora gémelést through their carelessness, Chr. 1070; Erl. 209, 34

sumer-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sumer-líc, adj.
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Summer Sumorlíc dæg aestivus dies, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 28. Se sumerlíca sunnstede, Lchdm.iii. 250, 21. Mid ðære sumerlícan hǽtan, 252, 10. On sumerlícum tíman, Anglia xiii. 431, 939

un-geandet

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geandet, un-geandett; adj.

Unconfessed

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Unconfessed Ðæt gé nǽfre ne lǽton ǽnige synne ungeandet ... ðæt gé lǽton ǽnig ðing ungeandett ... ðæt se deófol eów náge náht on tó bestelenne ungeandettes, Wulfst. 135, 9-32

Linked entry: ge-andettan

á-birgan

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Add:to á-byrgan (in Dict.): with gen. Heora ǽlc ábyrige ðæs háligwæteres. Ll. Th. i. 226, 24. with acc. Hé ábyrgde ðá forbodenan fictreówes blǽda, Sal. K. 182, 34

Linked entry: a-byrgan

rúma

(n.)
Grammar
rúma, an; m.

Separation

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Dict

feónd-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
feónd-sceaða, -scaða, an; m.

A fiend-enemydire enemyrobberhostis nŏcīvuslatro

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A fiend-enemy, dire enemy, robber; hostis nŏcīvus, latro Slóh ðone feóndsceaðan fágum méce she [Judith] slew the dire enemy [Holofernes] with a blood-stained sword, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 4; Jud. 104.

fóster-land

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-land, fóstor-land, es; n.

FOSTER-LANDland assigned for the procuring of provisionsfundus cĭbāriis emendis assignātus

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Diplm. A.D. 1032; 329, 27. Se cyning ðæt land geaf into Cristes cyrcean ðan híréde to fósterlande the king gave the land to Christchurch as foster-land for the convent, Th. Diplm. A.D. 1052; 368, 17

Linked entry: fóstor-land

eorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
eorlíce, [ = eorl-líce]; adv.

Manfully, strongly, greatly vĭrĭlĭter, vĕhĕmenter, multum

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Dipl. 755; Kmbl. iv. 54, 30

ge-cypsed

(part.)
Grammar
ge-cypsed, part, p.

Fetteredcompĕdītus

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Fettered; compĕdītus Ingá on gesyhþe ðíne geómrunga gecypsedra introeat in conspectu tuo gĕmĭtus compĕdītōrum, Ps. Spl. 78, 11. Driht tolýseþ gecypsede Dŏmĭnus solvit compĕdītos, Ps. Spl. 145, 6

ge-mýþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mýþ, pl. n.

The mouth of a riverostium fluminisostia

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Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 48, 26

word-laþu

(n.)
Grammar
word-laþu, e; f.

Speechdiscourse

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Mín hyge blissaþ þurh ðíne wordlæðe, Andr. Kmbl. 1270; An. 635

ge-hildan

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-hildan, to incline.
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Take here <b>ge-hyldan</b> in Dict. and add Mid þý þe hé þá flascan gehylde cum flasconem inclinasset Gr. D. 142, 12

Linked entries: ge-hyldan hildan

ge-willan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-willan, to boil.
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Take here <b>ge-wyllan</b> in Dict., and add Of geweldum wíne ex passo, i. ex caleficato vino, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 26

Linked entry: ge-wyllan

hípe

(n.)

a heap

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Take here hýpe in Dict. and add

Linked entry: hýpe