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lof

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Ox. 1903. from the point of view of the receiver, (a person's) praise, praise (received by that person) Wyrþ oft gódes monnes lof álegen, Bt. 18, 3 ; Fox. 64, 31. Ne biþ his lof ná ðý lǽsse, Bt. 40, 3 ; F. 238, 11.

rím

(adj.)
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Ox. 2, 176. v. fore-rím ; un-rím; adj

studu

(n.)
Grammar
studu, stuðu; gen. stude, studu; dat. stude(-u), styde, styðe; acc. studu, stuðu(-o); pl. styde, styðe(-a); gen. studa; f.
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'Stud the upright in a lath and plaster wall, Oxon.') Áhéng hé ðone sceát on áne studu ðæs wǽges ( in una posta parietis ). . . . Ðæt hús forbarn nemþe seó studu án (bútan ðære ánre stýðe, MS. B.), Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 28-35.

Linked entries: stuðan-sceaft styðe

faru

goingpassingsailinga journeyvoyagean expeditionproceedingscoursepathprocedurethe trainthe troopsthe followersthe attendantscarriage

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, carriage or beast of burden Þonne wæs þridde healf þúsend múla ðe þá seámas wǽgon, and xxx. þúsenda eal (a second l has been erased) farena and oxna þá þe hwǽte bǽron (quite xxx. thousand carriages and beasts of burden and oxen that carried wheat?)

á-lecgan

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Ox. 50, 46

Linked entry: á-licgan

eádig

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Ox. 1488. Þone eádegan hlísan fau(s)tam famam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 16: 37, 31. Mé eádige cwǽdon ealle cneórisna, Bl. H. 7, 4. Eádige ( beati ) synt þá gástlican þearfan, Mt. 5, 3, ... 11. Se Hǽlend sægde þurh hwæt seó sául eádegust gewurde, Bl.

gehwǽr

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Ox. 3775.

ge-strínan

(v.)
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Ox. 3387. Tó gestriénanne, Past. 399, 4. Ǽlcon men þe on þysan lífe byá gestreóned, Hml. S. 23, 597. Strong gestrýned. Seel. 45. Þeáh manige bearn beóþ gestrýned, Bt. 31, l; F. 112, 9. (O.H.Ger. ge-striunen ; p. ita lucrari.)

ge-þwǽrlǽcan

(v.)
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Ox. 66

Linked entry: þwǽrlǽcan

lyft

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Ox. 3711 [: Mk. 9, 7 : Lk. 21, 27 : 12, 54, in Dict.]. contaminated air Wólberende lyft hwítes heówes, Nar. 15, 32.

ge-byrd

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Ox. 4151: Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 73: Ap. Th. 20, 2. Hí ne beóð swá æðele on gebyrdum swá hí woldon. Sume beóþ swíðe æþele on heora gebyrdum, Bt. 11, 1; F. 30, 31-33.

swán

(n.)
Grammar
swán, es; m.
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Oxena hierdas bobulcos, swánas subulcos, 80, 18. Cúhyrdas bubulcos, swánas subulcos, Hpt. Gl. 464, 23. a man, warrior (? cf.

be-werian

(v.)

prohibitforbidto protectdefend

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Ox. 3557. Eádweard éðel bewerode. Chr. 1065 ; P. 194, 12 : Hml. S. 25, 744. þá hí hié bewerian ne mehton, Ors. 4, 13; S. 212, þá heorda bewerian, gif hwilc þeódscaða scaðian onginneð, Wlfst. 191, 8.

bodian

(v.)

to declareproclaimto foretellprophesycelebratepraiseto preacha persona doctrinebelief

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Ox. 1524. to proclaim the excellence of, celebrate, praise (cf. bodigend-lic) : Hé hine swá orgellíce up áhðf and bodode, ðæs ꝥ hé úþwita wǽre. Bt. 18, 4; F. 66, 29.

beótian

(v.)

to threatento threatento threaten witha weapona penalty, to promise

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Ox. 4958. Þá gástas þisum wordum beótodon, Guth. 38, 21. Beótiende comminatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 46. Beótigende, 72, 40. Þone cwyde ne gespræc hé ná þý þe hé hit wolde forðbryngan, ac beótigende (minando), Gr. D. 152, 16. Beótende minax, Wrt.

cniht

(n.)
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Ox. 4165. <b>II a.</b> a man engaged in military service, a soldier :-- Byrð se cniht his swurd portat miles gladium, Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 26. Þú sylst árleásum cnihte ( militi ) þæt þú nelt syllan sácerde, Scint. 109, 10.

éhtan

Grammar
éhtan, éhtian.
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Ox. 4749. Éhtende persequente, Kent. Gl. 1042. to chase an animal Æteówde án ormǽte heort . . . Placidas him geornlíce æfter férde . . . Placidas stód . . . and áblan his ǽhtan . . . 'Eálá Placida, hwí éhtest þú mín?', Hml. S. 30, 28-45.

hatian

(v.)
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Ox. 8, 388

inne

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(a γ) with hér :-- Hér syndon inne dohtor míne, Gen. 2464. indoors Witan ge lǽsse ge máre ðæs ðe tó túne belimpð, ge on túne ge on dúne ... ge inne ge úte, Angl. ix. 260, 1. where there is idea of confinement Gif hé hine (an ox) inne betýnan nolde (

lim

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Ox. 18 b, 10. Lim cola, limes dǽl commata, 26, l, 2. Mid lime (lima, MS. ) ł tódala colopho, 131. Lime colo, 7, 196.Þur[h] lim, 2850. Þurh lim and tódál per cola, i. membra et commata