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heofone

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Th. ii. 586, 29. as the expanse in which the stars are fixed: Seó heofene and ealla tungla heore rina behealdað Solil. H. 9, 14.

wág

(n.)
Grammar
wág, (-h),wǽg, es; m.

A wall, mostly of a building

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heora heáfdu slogan on ða wágas, Blickl. Homl. 151, 5 : Homl. Th. i. 106, 14. [Wahes, O. E. Homl. i. 247, 17. Þare halle wah, Laym. 25887. Waȝes (walls of temples), wowes (2nd MS.), 10182. Wah (wach) oðer wal, A. R. 104, 5.

Linked entries: wǽg wáh

on-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
on-cirran, -cerran, -cyrran; p. de.

to turn (trans.) make a change in position or directionto turn (into another form)to turn, to goto turn, make a person adopt a line of conduct, etc.to turn, changeto turn from good to bad, to pervertto turn aside, avertto turn back, reverse (a sentence), revoketo turn (intrans.)

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Hié fram heora unrihtum oncyrron, Blickl. Homl. 109, 20

be-fæstan

to fix,to place in securityto fix in the mindimplantto fix by promise or agreementto pledgeto committo commit to a person's chargeto commit to a placeto setbetake to an occupationto commendrecommend,to make acceptableto trust

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Manega befæstan heora cild tó láre þám sóðfæstan bydele, Hml. S. 22, 64. Gif hwylc wile his lytlingas hiom tó láre befæstan, Ll. Th. ii. 414, 9. to commit to a place Befæste tradidit (orci faucibus ), An. Ox. 839.

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Heora wlenca wǽron swíðe monigfealde on landum and on wíngeardum, Blickl. Homl. 99, 15.

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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Eall ðæt ofer biþ tó láfe on heora weoruldspédum árfæstum and gódum is tó recceanne and tó syllanne omne quod superest, in causis piis ac religiosis erogandum est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 27. to stretch one's steps, to tend, to go, stray Hé nát hwider hé

hors

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Ða wearð Eustatius uppon his horse and his gefeóran uppon heora Eustace got on his horse and his men on theirs, Chr. 1048; P. 172, 24. Wé forbeódað ǽlce láde ǽgðer ge on wǽne ge on horse, Ll. Th. ii. 298, 23.

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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Ðæt folc, ðæt ðǽr beforán férde, streówodan heora hrægl him tógeánes, 71, 8.

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Þá þe heora sylfra rǽd forlǽtaþ, Bl. H. 103, 17. Þá þe heora cyrican forlǽtaþ, 41, 35. Forlǽtan æcer squalidus ager, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 55.

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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Þurh ða heora beadosearo wǽgon, Cd. Th. 214, 21; Exod. 572. Wégon, Byrht. Th. 134, 43 ; By. 98. Gúðspell wegan to carry news of the war, Cd. Th. 126, 18; Gen. 2097. Wegen on wægne, Exon.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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Nó ꝥ án ꝥ hí magon geféran beón, ac . . . ꝥ heora furþum nán búton óþrum beón ne mæg, Bt. 21; F. 74, 18. And furþon litlincgas nellaþ forbígean me et nec parvuli nolunt praeterire me, Coll. M. 29, 1.

HÁD

(n.)
Grammar
HÁD, es; m.

personpersonasexdegree, rank, order, conditionstate, condition, kind, nature, formmanner, wayhonourpersona, sexus, ordo, gradus.

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Dám ðe heora hádas mid clǽnnesse healdan to those who keep their orders with purity, Blickl. Homl. 43. 4. Gemǽnes hádes man clericus, L. Ecg. P. 2, 24; Th. ii. 192, 8 : 16; Th. ii. 156, 31.

fram

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Heora biscopas from hiora godum sǽdon ( their bishops gave as a message from the gods ) þæt hié ðæt gefeoht forbuden, Ors. 3, 10; S. 138, 34.

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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Cf. such expressions as: Geatfleda geaf freóls for Godes lufa and for heora sáwla þearfe, Chart. Th. 621, 3. Ðá freóde Folcerd Agelwine his man and his ofspring Criste tó lofe and Sca Maria, and his sáwle áliésednisse, 634, 20. Cf. too, L.

feónd

(n.)
Grammar
feónd, fiónd, fýnd, fiénd, es; pl. nom. acc. feóndas, fýnd, feónd; gen. feónda; dat. feóndum; m. [feógan, feón to hate]

FIENDenemyfoethe devilōsorinĭmīcushostisdiabŏlusδιάβoλos

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Hió ofer heora feónd fæste getrymede confirmāvit eum sŭper inĭmīcos ejus, Ps. Th. 104, 20: 107 12. Ne murnþ náuðer ne friénd ne fiénd he regards neither friend nor foe, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 8.

récan

(v.)
Grammar
récan, réccan (reccan?); p. róhte
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Hé lǽrde ðæt ða þearfan ne wénden ðæt God heora ne róhte, Ps. Th. arg. 48. Ðǽr læig ðæt reáf beæftan, forðon ðe hé ne róhte ðæs eorþlícan reáfes, syððan hé of deáþe árás, Homl. Th. i. 224, 4. Feores hí ne róhton, Byrht. Th. 139, 27; By. 260.

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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Seó sǽ ne mót heore mearce gebrǽdan ofer ða stillan eorþan, 21 ; Fox 74, 28. Twegen steorran standaþ stille, Lchdm. iii. 270, 17. Wit be ðisse strǽte stille þencaþ bídan, Cd. Th. 147, 9 ; Gen. 2436.

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
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Ða ríceste Frencisce men wolden swícan heora hláforde ðam cynge, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 3. Drihten mé swícan ne wile the Lord will not desert me, Ps. Th. 53, 4

Linked entry: be-swicenness

swencan

(v.)
Grammar
swencan, p. te; pp. swenced, swenct (cf. swinkt = wearied, Comus v. 293)
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Ða láreówas sceolan heora ágenne líchoman swencean on forhæfdnesse, Blickl. Homl. 81, 6. [O. E. Homl. A. R. Laym. swenchen: Orm. swennkenn, swennchenn: O. H. Ger. swenchen verberare]

tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
tyhtan, p. te.
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Ðá tihte (or III) heora sum, ðæt man ðæs cnapan líc smyrian sceolde, ii. 28, 3. not expressed Ðú on ús sáwle gesettest and hí styrest and tihtest. Met. 20, 178. Lǽran sceal mon geongne monnan, trymman and tyhtan. Exon. Th. 336, 10; Gn. Ex. 46.

Linked entries: a-tyhtan tihtan