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hláford-searu

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-searu, f. n.

Plotting against the life of a king or lord

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Gif hwá ymb cyninges feorh sierwie, síe hé his feores scyldig and ealles ðæs ðe hé áge of plotting against a lord. If any one plot against the king's life, let him forfeit his life and all that he owns, L.

Linked entry: hláford-swice

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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lent him, Beo.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

bútú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
bútú, [bú = bá both, tú = twá two]
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Wit him bútú sprecaþ we both [lit. we two both] speak to him, Cd. 27; Th. 36, 20; Gen. 574: 39; Th. 52, 4; Gen. 838: 40; Th. 52, 22; Gen. 847. Ðǽr hie sǽton bútú where they both [lit. they two both] sat, 133; Th. 168, 8; Gen. 2779

Linked entries: bútá búte

ge-anwyrde

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M. 18, 28. to make confession of Him man wearp on ꝥ hé wæs þes cynges swica and ealra landleóda, and hé þæs geanwyrde wes (hé was þas gewyrde, v. l.), þeáh him ꝥ word of scute his unnþances debuit esse delator patriae, quod ipse cognovit ita esse, licet

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpereto press, force, urge;urgereto rush intotakeby stormin locum irrumpere, expugnare, erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere to breakburst forthmake a noisecrashto sail;navigareTo retch;screare

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Ne brǽcon his sceancan non fregernt ejus crura, Jn. Bos. 19, 33. Swá swá fæt tigelen ðú bricst hi tanquam vas figuli confringes eos, Ps. Spl. 2, 9.

oxa

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Ic sceal fyllan binnan oxan mid híg, and wæterian hig, and scearn heora beran út, Coll. M. 19, 13-20, 3. Þá þá hé his oxan rǽpte, þá scóc án his heáfod, and mid þám horne hine þýde, Hml. S. 31, 785. Hét hé spannan oxan tó, 9, 106.

frignan

(v.)
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Hine frugnon (frúnon, v.l. ) his geféran for hwan hé þis dyde, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 361, 12. Heó cwæð þæt heó frugne (frúne, frægn, v. ll. ) hwæt sóhton, 3, 8; Sch. 222, 15. Hine frignan (frínan, v.l. ) for hwan . . . 4, 22 ; Sch. 457, 19.

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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Voc. ii. 134, 71. ꝥ hié beeódan ánne God, Bl. H. 185, 30. ꝥ beeóde dumbe deófolgeld, Nar. 39, 18. to honour, venerate a place :-- þá stówe weorþodan and beeódan. Bl. H. 205, 7. Hiora hálignesse þe ǽr beeódan.

emb-wlátung

(n.)
Grammar
emb-wlátung, e; f.

A viewing, contemplationcontemplātio

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A viewing, contemplation; contemplātio brúcaþ dære incundanembwlátunge his godcundnysse they enjoy the closest contemplation of his divinity, Homl. Th. i. 348, 7

Linked entry: ymb-wlátung

heáfod-mann

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Hig (the robbers ) clipodon þone cniht him tó þe hira heáfodman wæs, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 19

clíða

(n.)
Grammar
clíða, clýða, an; m.

A plaster, salve, poulticeemplastrum, malagma = μάλαγμα

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Man sceal him wyrcean clíðan tofóran his heáfde one must make him a poultice for his forehead, Lchdm. iii. 8, 13, 16. Swylce ðǽr clýða togelǽd wǽre as if a poultice were laid there, Herb. 51, 2; Lchdm. i. 154, 18.

Linked entries: cleóða clýða

freoðian

(v.)
Grammar
freoðian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To care formaintaincherishprotectkeepobserveconsŭlĕresustentārefŏvēretuēriobservāre

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Hine weoruda God freoðade on foldan the God of hosts protected him on earth, Exon. 38 a; Th. 126, 6; Gú. 367. ðone heágan dæg healdaþ and freoðiaþ they keep and observe the high day [Sunday ], Hy. 9, 27; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 27

hú-lic

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R. 13, 1. predicative, of what sort Ꝥ him bróhtan ꝥ heáfod tó, ꝥ hé gesége húlic ꝥ wǽre, Shrn. 76, 27.

stúpian

(v.)
Grammar
stúpian, p. ode
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Ðæt hé swá oft sceolde stúpian swá se cyning tó his horse wolde and ðonne se cyning hæfde his hrycg him tó hliépan ut ipse acclinis humi regem superadscensurum in equum dorso adtolleret, Ors. 6, 24; Swt. 274, 24.

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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For hira feónda yrre ic wandode propter iram inimicorum distuli, 32, 27. Ne hit for ðæm bryne wandode ðæs hátan léges nec ignium tardatus ardori*-*bus, Nar. 15, 20.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

ge-þyncan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þyncan, p. -þúhte; pp. -þúht

To seemappear

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His loccas and his beard wǽron gylden geþúht his hair and his beard seemed of gold, Nar. 43, 14: Homl. Th. ii. 80, 12. Ðonne wǽre geþúht swilce ... then it would have seemed as if..., i. 578, 3.

for-licgan

(v.)

fornicari

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hine forlæg wið ðá Madianiten, 353, 19. Gé eów forlǽgon fornicata es, 463, 33. Hine mon sǽde þæt heó hié wið forlǽge, Ors. 126, 26. Þæt forlǽgen, Past. 403, 33. to lie in the way of, to defend.

lof

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Þám þe his lof bǽron, Dan. 476 : An. 1297. Críst heriað and him lof lǽdað, Hy. 7, 25: An. 1479. Crístes lof rǽran, Cri. 1689: Jul. 48. Hé Dryhtnes lof reahte and rǽrde, Gú. 130. Lof Drihti. es wyrcean.

ge-hýdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýdan, -hídan, -hédan; he -hýdeþ, -hýt, pl. -hýdaþ; p. -hýdde; pp. -hýded, -hýdd.

to hideconcealcondĕreabscondĕreto watchguardheedobservāreto bring into safetymake firmfastenallĭgāre

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to hide, conceal; condĕre, abscondĕre He hit gehýt and gehelt it hides and preserves it, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 11 : 39, 13; Fox 234, 19.

un-gewiss

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Add Hé him þá gewát swíðe gewisfullíce (-wiss- v.l.) swilce hé ungewis wǽre recessit scienter nescius, Gr. D. 95 30. Ungewiss for costnunge per tentalionem imperita, 265, 9. beóð deáde and ungewisse þæs écan lífes, 264, 10