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HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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Ðæt Israhélisce folc hýrdon gode and Moise his þeówe populus crediderunt domino et Moysi servo ejus, Ex. 14, 31. Tó ðǽm landum eallum ðe ðǽrtó hiérdon to all the lands that thereto belonged, Chr. 912; Erl. 100, 32.

tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
tweógan, tweón; p. tweóde.
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Ne tweóge ðis folc ( or acc.? ) be hire untrumnesse, 143, 12.

Linked entries: tuáes tweón twiógan

FREMU

(n.)
Grammar
FREMU, e; f.

Advantageprofitgainbenefitcommŏdumemŏlŭmentumquæstusfructusbenĕfĭciumsălus

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Ðe ðissum folce to freme stondaþ which for this folk's prosperity stand, Exon. 67 b; Th. 350, 7; Jul. 123; 54 a; Th. 191; Az. 81: Nar. 39, 18.

Linked entry: freme

geómor-mód

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Þám folce geómormódum ( the people threatened by Holofernes' army ), Jud. 144. of birds Fugelas cyrrað from þám gúþfrecan geómormóde eft tó earde, Ph. 353

hǽl

(n.)
Grammar
hǽl, e; f.

Health, safety, salvation, happinesssalusgood, luck, happinesssalus

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Cristes þénung is úre hǽl and folca álýsednys Christ's service is our salvation and the redemption of peoples, ii. 586, 32. Him cymþ gód hǽl good health will come to them, Lchdm. i. 342, 9. Sý him hǽl Osanna, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 9.

Wiltún-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Wiltún-scír, (Wiltúnes-), e; f.

Wiltshire

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Ánes scipes Ælfríc arcebisceop geúðe ðam folce tó Cent and óðres tó Wiltúnesscíre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 352, 18. Ða gegaderode man swíðe mycele fyrde of Wiltúnscíre, Chr. 1003; Erl. 139, 5: 1011; Erl. 144, 29: 1015; Erl. 152, 12.

GRAMA

(n.)
Grammar
GRAMA, an; m.
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Drihten wearþ yrre mid graman his folce iratus est furore Dominus in populo suo, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 73, 54-6: Gen. 19, 25. Ic ondréd his graman and his yrre I was afraid of his anger and hot displeasure, Deut. 9, 19.

þing-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
þing-rǽden, þing-rǽdenn, e; f.
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Þa þingrǽdene for ðam folce, ii. 536, 11. Mid ðínum (St. Andrew's) þingrǽdenum tuis intercessionibus, Hymn. Surt. 126, 8. Þurh heora menigfealdan þingrǽdena, Homl. Th. i. 556, 19

un-gewunelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewunelíc, adj.

unusualunwontedunfrequenteduninhabitable

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Fela fægera þinga ðe ðam folce ungecnáwe[n] wæs and ungewunelíc, Ap. Th. 17, 14. Hwílum gebyrede swíþe ungewunelíc and ungecyndelíc yfel, ðæt ða bearn sieredon ymbe ðone fæder, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 12.

Linked entry: un-gewynelíc

cirm

(n.)
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Se forhta ceorm (cyrm, v. l. ) and þǽra folca wóp, Wlfst. 186, 18. Cyrm strepitus tonitruum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 26: clangor, tubarum sonus vel vox tubae, 131, 52: clamor tubis, 126, 49: clangor (salpicum ), An. Ox. 1642. Ceorm, Hpt. Gl. 445, 12.

hwæðer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæðer, hweðer; conj.

Whether

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Gregorius befran hwæðer ðæs landes folc cristen wǽre ðe hǽðen. Homl. Th. ii. 120, 23. Hí nysten hwæðer hé on Godes mihte ða þing worhte ðe þurh deófles cræft, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 70, 17.

ge-cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cyrran, p. de; pp. ed.

to turnconvertvertereconvertereto turn [one's self]goreturnvertirevertiire

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Gif hé ðæt Cristene folc mid lufan ne mehton gecyrron if they could not by love convert Christian people, Blickl. Homl. 45, 22. Ðíne heortan to rǽde gecyr turn thy heart to counsel, Blickl. Homl. 113, 27 : Ps. Th. 114, 7; 84, 5.

þæs-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þæs-líc, adj.
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Swá þæslíc folc and him swá gecwéme, Lchdm. iii. 434, 8. Ða gelimplícan, þæslíc congrua, i. convenientia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 39. On þæslícum tíman competentibus horis, 132, 66. Þæslícum congruis, aptis, opportunis, Hpt. Gl. 437, 63.

Linked entry: his-lic

þorp

(n.)
Grammar
þorp, þrop, es; m. Perhaps the idea at first connected with the words is that of an assemblage, cf. the use in Icelandic: Maðr heitir einnhverr ... þorp ef þrír ero, Skáldskaparmál; þyrpast to crowd, throng: þyrping
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Ther stod a throp ... in which that poure folk hadden her bestes and her herbergage, Chauc. Cl. T. 199. Thorp, litell towne or thoroughfare oppidum, Prompt. Parv. 492.

Linked entry: þrop

warian

(v.)
Grammar
warian, p. ode
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Mótan ða hyrdas beón swíðe wacole, ðe wið ðone þeódscaðan folc sculon warian, Wulfst. 191, 13. used reflexively, to be on one's guard, guard against evil Forlǽaþ ðone ǽnne beám, wariaþ inc wið ðone wæstm, Cd. Th. 15, 20; Gen. 236.

Linked entries: werian be-warian

æfterra

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
æfterra, æft(e)ra; cpve.: æft(e)resta; spve.

latter hinder, lower latterlastnext, following second

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Wæs heora æftra sýð wyrse ðonne se ǽrra, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 25. in place, hinder, lower Ðæt ǽrre folc and ðæt æfterre those before and those behind, Bl. H. 81, 25. Se æftera stemn puppis, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 37.

gár

a weapon with a pointed headan arrowthe heada wedge-shaped piece of land.

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On þæt fǽge folc flána scúras, gáras. . . hetend hildenǽdran þurh fingra geweald forð onsendan, El. 118. the head of a weapon Gár sceal on sceafte, ecg on sweorde and ord spere, Gn. Ex. 203.

ge-stillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stillan, -styllan; p. de; pp. ed [stillan to rest] .

To restceasebe stillquietmutequiescĕresĕdārisĭlēreobmutescĕrerētĭcēreTo restrainstillstopstaycalmkeep incompescĕrecŏhĭbēresĕdāremītĭgārerĕtĭnēre

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To restrain, still, stop, stay, calm, keep in; compescĕre, cŏhĭbēre, sĕdāre, mītĭgāre, rĕtĭnēre Hilde calla héht ða folctogan fyrde gestillan the herald of war bade the folk-leaders make the army still, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 2; Exod. 254.

tilung

(n.)
Grammar
tilung, teolung, tiolung, tielung, e; f.

striving, endeavour, effort, laboura pursuitoccupationemploymentbusinesscareattentiontreatmentcuregain that comes from labouracquisitionfruit got by tilling the earth

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Fourty wynter folke lyued withouten tulyinge (tiliyng, tilynge), Piers P. 14, 63

Linked entries: teolung tylung

ælmesse

alms, what is given in charitya charitable actionan offering

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Wé lǽrað ðæt preóstas swá dǽlan folces ælmessan ðæt hig . . . folc tó ælmessan gewænian. And wé lǽrað ðæt preóstas sealmas singan ðonne hí ðá ælmessan dǽlan, Ll. Th. ii. 256, 7-11. Ic ðás elmessan gesette ob mínem erfelande, Cht. Th. 475, 26.