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drífan

(v.)
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Ben. 95, 11. Hí náne sprǽce ne drifon bútan ǽfre embe Crístes naman they carried on no conversation except ever about Christ's name, Hml. S. 23, 530. Man ne mót sprǽce drífan binnan Godes cyrican, 13, 69.

ge-flít

Grammar
ge-flít, l. ge-flit,
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Ben. 132, 2. Tó geflites hé swincað on weorce certatim in opere laborantes, 136, 15. v. fyrn-geflit, samod-geflit, weorold-geflit

hí-réd

(n.)
Grammar
hí-réd, hírd, es; m.

A household,house, family, the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, a court, the members of a religious house, a company, band of associates

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Ic wille ðat alle míne men bén fré on hírde and on túne I desire that all my men be free both in my household and vill, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 269, 12. Ðam híréde intó ealdan mynstre to the brotherhood at the old monastery, Chart. Th. 499, 14.

Linked entry: hý-réd

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Ben. 43, I. adverbially, or not followed by a case Ðæt ðú ne mihtst nǽnne weg findan ofer, Bt. 34, 4; Fox 138, 28. Hé eode tó ðære burge wealle, and fleáh út ofer, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244. 3.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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Ben. 97, 11. fig.

wiþer-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-weard, (-word, -wurd), and -wierde; adj.

contraryadversehostileadversaryenemyopponentfiendhostile to rightful authorityrebelopposed to what is rightarrogantperversedepravedreprobatefalsehereticapocryphalopposed to the good or pleasure of anythingunfavourableadversehurtfulperniciousdisagreeablecontraryopposite

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Ben. 26, 18. Lufian wé hine næs nó on gesundum þingum ánum, ac eác swylce on wiðerweardum þingum, Blickl. Homl. 13, 8.

geond

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Ben. 9, 21: Sat. 270. Hé sum his folc sende gind þæt lond tó herigenne, Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 10. Ꝥ hrýþer geond ꝥ wésten férde, Bl. H. 199, 10: 12.

dóm

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Álýsede fram bende ǽlces mennissces dómes nexu humanae conditionis exuti, C. D. B. i. 154, 15. On þeówum dóme ł tó þeówan geseald in servum venundatus, Ps. L. 104, 17. Yfel se cyning wiþ þám Crístenan dóme dyde, Bt. 1; F. 2, 15.

hearde

firmlytightly

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Wé þæs hearde sceoldon bídan in bendum, Hö. 87. Him bonena hand hearde gesceóde, An. 18. Wyrd bið wended hearde . . . and hwæðre him mæg wíssefa wyrda gehwylce gemetigian, Sal. 435.

gímen

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</b> with gen. of object of care :-- Sió giúmen (gímen, v. l.) ðǽre hálgan ciricean sié ðám beboden ðe hiere wel rǽdan cunne cura sanctae ecclesiae ei, qui hanc bene regere praevalet, imponatur Past. 43, 24.

efne

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Ben. 3, 2. Efne nú is ðeós gifu eów ætbróden, Hml. Th. i. 64, 23

ge-læccan

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Ben. 62, 5. to obtain by force Hé gelæcð ðurh strece þæt heofenlice ríce, Hml. Th. i. 360, 9. to take, carry off Hé fela goldhordas forð mid him gelæhte, Hml.

ge-ceósan

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Ben. 124, 17. to accept. to accept after deliberation or examination, approve a law, regulation, &amp;c., decide, of those who make a law Þis syndon þá dómas ðe Ælfréd cyncg geceás (cf. þá ðe mé ryhteste ðúhton, ic þá héron gegaderode, and þá óðre

hrægl

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Ben. 8, 11. <b>III a.

swá

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Ben. 91, 13. Hé on án sceolde tó helle, swá hé forðfaren wæs, Wlfst. 16, 14.

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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Ben. 127, 7. Se ðe sceal healdan folc útan wið feóndum, Ps. Th. 120, 4. Se fugel ymbseteþ útan líc hálgum stencum, Exon. Th. 212, 3; Ph. 204. Útan ymbestandne mid unríme þegna, Met. 25, 7. Úton, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 3.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

syndrig

(adj.)
Grammar
syndrig, adj.

separate, alone, not joined with othersstanding apart, not accessiblespecial, set apart for a particular purposespecial, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual qualityfor the unusual degree in which some quality existsof that which concerns a single person, private, ownproprius, privatusseparate, several, sundry, each separatelyone a-piece, one each

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Ben. 56, 15-19: L. P. 15; Th. ii. 322, 10. Fíf hída syndries landes . . . fíf hída gemǽnes landes, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 395, 28. Æfter syndrig mægn secundum propriam virtutem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 15: Ps. Th. 97, 2. Syndrige wyrðmenta privilegia, Hpt.

nearu

(adj.)
Grammar
nearu, adj.

narrowstraitconfinednot spaciousnarrowlimitedpoorrestrictedstraitoppressivecausing anxietyoppressednot having free actionstrictsevere

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Of ðǽm nearwum bendum, Homl. Skt. 3, 197 : Exon. Th. 435, 6; Rä. 53, 3. Under nearwum clommum, 134, 22; Gú. 511. Hié wilnodan ðæt hé hié of ðǽm nearwan þeóstrum álésde, Blickl.

Linked entry: nearu-cræft

wund

(n.)
Grammar
wund, e; f.

A woundvulnusa woundan injury caused by a blowa sore caused by disease

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Hé ofer benne spræc, wunde wælbleáte, Beo. Th. 5443; B. 2725. Wundum áwyrded, Beo. Th. 2230; B. 1113. Wundum wérge, 5866; B. 2937. Se wídfloga wundum stille hreás, 5653; B. 2830. Wundum sweltan, Byrht. Th. 140, 25; By. 293. Wǽpna wundum, Exon.

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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Críst, eádiges mǽdenes glæd hálgum bénum Christe, beatae Virginis placatus sanctis precibus, Hy. S. 119, 8. Gladum suna Fródan, B. 2025. Ic mínne can glædne Hróðulf, þæt hé þá geogoðe wile árum healdan, 1181: 863.