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á-feallan

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Add: of movement, of that which has been standing, involuntary, to fall down, tumble down Assael hrædlíce áfeóll Asael protinus occumbit , Past. 296, 16. Hé mid þý horse áfeóll, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 5. Hé áfeóll ofdúneweard, Gr. D. 24, 25.

fæger

fair ⬩ desirable ⬩ handsome ⬩ fair ⬩ plausible ⬩ fair ⬩ pleasant

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Add: beautiful to the eye Swá manega gesceafta and swá micla and swá fægra, Bt. 42; F. 256, 8. of persons Fæger man pulcher homo, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 14. Fæger formosa, An. Ox. 3410.

ge-teohhian

(v.)
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Gif hé ꝥ þurhtió ꝥ hé getihhod (-tiohhad, v. l. ) hæfþ, Bt. 34, 7; F. 144, 4. with clause Hé geteohhade ꝥ hé mé má þinga gerehte studebat alia narrare, Gr. D. 83, 10. Hé getihhade ꝥ hé þás woruld forhogode, Angl. x. 143, 86.

hild

(n.)
Grammar
hild, e f.[a poetical word]

War, ⬩ battle ⬩ pugna, prælium

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Th. 75; Fin. 37: Wald. 55; Vald. 1, 30: Exon. 79a; Th. 297, 5; Crä. 63: 104a; Th. 395, 7; Rä. 15, 4: 120a; Th. 461, 17; Hö. 37: Cd. 95; Th. 124, 11; Gen. 2061: 155; Th. 193, 5; Exod. 241: Elen. Kmbl. 63; El. 32: 97; El. 49: 103; El, 52: 129; El. 65.

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).

Take these together, and add ⬩ to stand in the way ⬩ lie in the line of advance ⬩ to come to a stand ⬩ stop ⬩ with the idea of hindrance, ⬩ to stop the advance of ⬩ hinder ⬩ resist ⬩ withstand ⬩ to stop passage through or along, ⬩ block a door, a way for a person ⬩ to stop a person (dat.) doing something ⬩ with idea of defence, to defend ⬩ protect ⬩ to protect from ⬩ to avail ⬩ profit ⬩ be good for ⬩ to avail a person ⬩ to stand for ⬩ be the equivalent of ⬩ be as good as ⬩ to understand

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onweg, þonne forstent se geohsa, Lch. ii. 60, 23.

Linked entry: for-licgan

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops

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Voc. ii. 55, 37. Ðonne wíg cume, Beo. Th. 46 ; B. 23: 5737; B. 2872. Wíg ealle fornam, 2165; B. 1080: Exon. Th. 291, 11; Wand. 80: Elen. Kmbl. 262 ; El. 131.

be-gán

(v.)

passage ⬩ to go round ⬩ to reach by going ⬩ come upon ⬩ get at ⬩ to go ⬩ pass by ⬩ to go ⬩ come ⬩ get ⬩ to pass by ⬩ To come by ⬩ get at ⬩ to come ⬩ fall to one's lot ⬩ to fall ⬩ get into debt ⬩ to surround ⬩ to confine ⬩ to occupy ⬩ to go about a business ⬩ to attend to ⬩ to cultivate ⬩ to worship ⬩ to honour ⬩ venerate a place ⬩ to exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c. ⬩ to practise a religion ⬩ follow the dictates of ⬩ to practise ⬩ carry on ⬩ do (habitually) ⬩ to devote one's self to a practice ⬩ to exercise a person ⬩ to behave ⬩ to exercise in something ⬩ to exercise ⬩ use ⬩ employ ⬩ to profess ⬩ pretend

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Dele passage Deut. 21, 20, and add: of movement, trans, to go round a place Lǽssan ymbgang hæfð se mann þe gǽð ábútan án hús þonne sé ðe ealle ðá burh begǽð, Lch. iii. 248, 12. Iosue beeóde ðá burh seofon síðum, Hml. Th. ii. 214, 34.

þeód

(n.)
Grammar
þeód, e; f.

a nation, ⬩ people ⬩ the gentiles ⬩ a race ⬩ people, ⬩ men ⬩ the district occupied by a people, ⬩ a country ⬩ a language

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Th. 318, 7; Mod. 79: 176, 4; Gú. 1204. Ðæt wé siþþan forð ða séllan þing móten geþeón on þeóde, 23, 31; Cri. 377: 8, 33; Cri. 127: 208, 23; Ph. 160.

Linked entries: þeóden þeád

FRIÞ

(n.)
Grammar
FRIÞ, fryþ, es; m. n.

Peace ⬩ freedom from molestation ⬩ security guaranteed by law to those under special protection ⬩ agreement ⬩ truce ⬩ league ⬩ pax ⬩ tūtēla ⬩ refŭgium

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Th. 132, 56-65; By. 37-47. Ðis friþ, n. this protection, L. Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 9.

mynster

(n.)
Grammar
mynster, es; n.

a monastery ⬩ a place where a body of monks or of nuns resided ⬩ a church ⬩ minster

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Ben. 127, 4-7. Wæs se ǽrest abbod ðæs ylcan mynstres Petrus háten, Bd. 1, 33; S. 499, 5: 2, 2; S. 502, 40. Mynstres aldor, L. Wih. 17; Th. i. 40, 13. Gif hwá gefeohte on cyninges húse síe hé scyldig ealles his ierfes . . .

nægel

(n.)
Grammar
nægel, nægl, es; m.

the nail of a finger or toe ⬩ a nail ⬩ peg ⬩ an instrument for striking the strings of a harp

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the nail of a finger or toe Nægel unguis; næglas ungues, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 60. Fingras digiti . . . nægel ungula, 65, 4. Nægl, 283, 25. Nægl unguana, ii. 124, 10. Gif nægl of honda weorðe if a nail come off a hand, Lchdm. iii. 58, 7 : ii. 80, 20.

GEONG

(adj.)
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GEONG, giong, geng, ging, giung, iung, gung; def. se geonga, seó, ðæt geonge; comp. geongra, gingra, gyngra; superl. gingest, gingst; adj.

YOUNG, youthful, new, recent, fresh ⬩ jŭvĕnis, adolescens, nŏvellus, rĕcens ⬩ young

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Voc. 73, 5. Se geonga mann adolescens, Mt. Bos. 19, 22: Lk. Bos. 7, 14: Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 12: Chr. 871; Erl. 75, 23. Ymb ðæs geongan feorh about the young man's life, Andr. Kmbl. 2236; An. 1119, On swá geongum feore in so young a life, Beo.

ge-métan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-métan, he -méteþ, -métt, -mét; p. -métte, pl. -métton; pp. -méted, -métod, -métt, -mét

To find, find out, discover, come upon, meet with ⬩ invĕnīre, compĕrīre

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To find, find out, discover, come upon, meet with; invĕnīre, compĕrīre Ic geméte invĕnio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 4; Som. 34, 49: 37; Som. 39, 6. He holtes hleó heáh geméteþ he finds the wood's, lofty shelter, Exon. 62 a; Th. 227, 27; Ph. 429: Ps.

Linked entries: métan ge-mittan

un-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, adv.

with difficulty ⬩ grievously ⬩ hardly ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ hardly ⬩ hardly ⬩ scarcely ⬩ only just

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where a thing is not easily done, with difficulty Se weliga uneáþe (-eáðe, Lind.) gǽþ in heofuna ríce dives difficule intrabit in regnum coelorum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 19, 23. Swíðe uneáðe (-eáða, Lind.) ł hefige, Mk. Skt. Rush. 10, 23: Lk. Skt.

bodian

(v.)

to declare ⬩ proclaim ⬩ to foretell ⬩ prophesy ⬩ celebrate ⬩ praise ⬩ to preach ⬩ a person ⬩ a doctrine ⬩ belief

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Add: to declare, proclaim, make known Ðá geleáfullan bodiað (bodigeað, v. l.) be Gode ðæt sóð is ecclesta ore fidelium de Deo, quaeque vera sunt, testatur, Past. 367, 9. Sé . . . þe hé tówearde sægde and bodode, Bl. H. 9, 16.

dreógan

(v.)
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Add: to do, perform; commit, perpetrate Se þe déð ǽnig unnyt, hé drýhð deófles willan, Wlfst. 279, 2. Wá eów þe ofer*-*drenc dreógað, 46, 15. On gedwimerum þe men on dreógað fela þæs þe hí ná ne sceoldan, Ll. Th. ii. 248, 7.

for-niman

to comprehend ⬩ carry off ⬩ do away with ⬩ defraud ⬩ consume

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R. 8, 4. of that which affects the body or mind, e.g. disease or fear Se unclǽna gást fornóm (arripiebat) hine, Lk. L. 8, 29. Ádl þé fornime ꝥ þú ne beó hál ne gesund, Ap. Th. 21, 16. Læg heó swilce mid slǽpe fornumen, Hml. Th. ii. 32, 29.

Linked entry: for-nǽman

ge-síne

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Take here <b>ge-sýne</b> in Dict., and add: of material objects, visible, to be seen Þ mon þǽre cyrcean flór emlíce gewyrce, ꝥ þǽr nán byrgen gesýne ne sý, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 13. Geséne wére hine cuæð uidendum se dicit, Jn. p. 7, 14.

ge-wyrht

(n.)
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Add: <b>ge-wyrhtu, gewyrhto;</b> f. a work Dó á þætte duge. Deág þín gewyrhtu ; God þé bið symle góda gehwylces freá and fultum feónd þám óðrum wyrsan gewyrhta do ever what may profit.

hǽlan

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Add: to heal a person sick in body or mind Sé haeleð ( sanat) geðréste in heortan, Ps. Srt. 146, 3. ꝥ wíf of herning blódes hǽleit (sanat ), Mt p. 16, 3: 15, 15. Monige lécneð ł hǽles multos curat, 16, 15. Hǽled, 18, l.