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for-hergian

(v.)
Grammar
for-hergian, -heregian, to -hergianne; part, -hergiende, -hergende; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To lay wastedestroyravagedevastateplundervastāredevastāredepŏpŭlāre

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To lay waste, destroy, ravage, devastate, plunder; vastāre, devastāre, depŏpŭlāre Ne wile he ealle ða rícu forsleán and forheregian will he not slay and destroy all the kingdoms? Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 3.

Linked entry: hergian

FREÓ

(adj.)
Grammar
FREÓ, frió, freoh, frioh, frig, frí, frý; adj.

FREEhaving liberty or immunitynoblegladjoyfullībersui jūrisingĕnuusnōbĭlislætus

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Hú wolde ðé lícian, gif hwylc swíðe ríce cyning næfde nǽnne freóne mon on eallon his ríce how would it please thee, if some very powerful king had not any free man in all his realm? 41, 2; Fox 24, 25, MS. Cot.

freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo, frioðo, freoðu, friðo, fryðo, freðo; indecl. f: freoðu, friðu, e; f.

Peacesecurityprotectiona refugepaxsecūrĭtastūtēlaasȳlum

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Ne mihte earmsceapen findan freoðe the poor wretch could not find protection, 2261; An. 1132. Utan us to Fæder freoða wilnian let us desire peace from our Father, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 18; Cri. 773

hreów

(n.)
Grammar
hreów, e; f.

Sorrowregretpenitencepenancerepentance

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Ne hé wihte hafaþ hreówe on móde ðæt him hálig gǽst losige he hath not regret for the loss of his holy spirit, Exon. 30 b; Th. 95, 16; Cri. 1558. Hreówum tornost most grievous of sorrows, Beo. Th. 4265; B. 2129.

leánian

(v.)
Grammar
leánian, p. ode

To rewardrecompenserequitepay

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Ðá cwæþ heó ðæt heó ne dorste him swá leánian swá hé hire tó geearnud hæfde then said she, that she dared not requite him as he had deserved of her, Chart. Th. 202, 21. Ǽghwylcum ánum men gyldan and leánigean æfter his sylfes weorcum, Blickl.

Linked entry: lǽnian

lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, léfan, lýfan; p. de

allowpermit

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MS ] we did not love it ourselves nor allow it to other men, Past. pref; Swt. 4, 6. Ic bidde ðæt ðú mé lýfe ofer ðín land tó férenne obsecro, ut transire mihi liceat per terram tuam, Num. 21, 22.

BÍTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÍTAN, part. bítende; ic bíte, ðú bítest, bítst, he bíteþ, bítt, bít, pl. bítaþ; p. ic, he bát, ðú bite, pl. biton; pp. biten.

to BITE with the teethmordereto cut, woundcædere, vulnerarediscerperefindere, perforare

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this fruit, bite it and taste, Cd. 25; Th. 33, 12; Gen. 519. used metaphorically of the biting or wounding by a sword,- to cut, wound; cædere, vulnerare Se gist onfand ðæt se beadoleóma bítan nolde the guest found that the war-beam [the sword] would not

Linked entries: a-bítan bát

BLÓSTMA

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓSTMA, blósma, an; m.

A BLOSSOM, bloom, flowerflos

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Ne feallaþ on foldan fealwe blóstman the fallow blossoms fall not on earth, Exon. 57 a; Th. 202, 24; Ph. 74. Ic geseah ðone fægrestan feld full grówendra blóstma I saw the most beautiful field full of growing flowers, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 20.

Linked entry: blóstm

un-meahtig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-meahtig, -mehtig, -mihtig; adj.

not mightyweakimpotentof little power or meansimpossible

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not mighty, weak, impotent, of little power or means Unmihtig inpos, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 31; Zup. 58, 2: inpotens, 14; Zup. 87, 13. Ys Drihtnes hand unmihtig ( invalida )? Num. 11, 23.

clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
clǽne, adj.
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Habban eágan clǽne and hlúttre, Bt. 42; F. 256, 13. free from impropriety Wið clǽnum legere if the death had not been a violent one (it was by drowning), Cht. Th. 206, 30. Þá clǽnan þénunga lauta munia, Wrt.

for-fón

to take awayto seizeto anticipate

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(the prosecutor shall not (or shall) have what is due to him from the fugitive forfeited on account of the injury done to the fugitive while entitled to the benefits of asylum).

ge-lendan

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Gecwǽdon þæt þá hám gelendon eos Spartam remittunt, 1, 14; S. 56, 25. of things. material Nis nán tó þæs lytel ǽwelm ꝥ hé þá sǽ ne geséce, and eft of þǽre sǽ gelent in on þá eorþan there is no spring so small that it do not make its way to the sea, and

ídel

(n.)
Grammar
ídel, es. ; n.
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Ne dwela ðú on ídel be not deceived without cause (2 Mace. vii. 18), Hml. S. 25 157. idleness, Prov. Kmbl. 1: 61 (in Dict.)

ge-þwǽrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽrian, -þwérian; p. ode, ede; pp. od.

to cause to agreeto make accordantmildto be or become in accordto agreeconsentbe agreeableconsentireconcordarecongruereconvenire

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Geþwiǽrodes mitigasti, 84, 3. to be or become in accord, to agree, consent, be agreeable; consentire, concordare, congruere, convenire Se eorl nolde ná geþwǽrian ðære infare the earl would not consent to the entrance, Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 11.

Linked entry: ge-þwǽran

á-standan

(v.)

to standto stand uparise,to standcontinue,not to be overturned, destroyedto persistcontinue to actto standsupportendureto standstop

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Th. i. 44, 24. to stand, continue, not to be overturned, destroyed Eall þára ástynt þe on ðé gewunat, Shrn. 166, 25. Seó studu gesund ástód and áwunode posta tuta remansit, Bd. 3, 10;Sch. 234, 16.

ÁC

(n.)
Grammar
ÁC, ǽc; g. e; f.

OAKquercusroburThe Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a

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The Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a, the name of which letter, in Anglo-Saxon, is ác an oak, hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter a, but for ác an oak, as ᚪ byþ on eorþan elda bearnum flǽsces fódor the oak is on earth food of the flesh to the sons

Linked entries: ác-drenc ǽc

CEARU

(n.)
Grammar
CEARU, caru, cearo, e; f.

CARE, sorrow, griefcura, dolor, mæror

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Ne cleopigaþ hí care they speak not their care, 113, 16: 143, 18. Ða ceare seófedun ymb heortan sorrows sighed round my heart, Exon. 81b; Th. 306, 20; Seef. 10. Cearena full full of sorrows, Exon. 22a; Th. 59, 33; Cri. 962.

Linked entries: cara care caru cearo

cyric-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-sceat, ciric-sceat,es; m.

Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate

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If any one do not perform that, let him forfeit sixty shillings, and give the church-scot twelvefold, L. In. 4; Th. i. 104, 8-11.

Linked entry: ciric-sceat

DRÉFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÉFAN, part. dréfende; p. dréfde; pp. dréfed

To disturb, agitate, disquiet, vex, trouble commovēre, turbāre, conturbāre, tribulāre, contristāre

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Ne lagu dréfde it disturbed not the water, Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 31; Rä. 23, 16. Ðæt ðú lagu dréfde that thou mightest disturb the water, Exon. 123 a; Th. 473, 26; Bo. 20.

EÁCA

(n.)
Grammar
EÁCA, an; m.

An addition, EEKING, increase, usury, advantageadditāmentum

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Ne gehéne ðú hine mid ðý eácan oppress him not with the usury, L.