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séman

(v.)
Grammar
séman, p. de ; pp. ed.
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with acc. of person, to bring to an agreement those who have a dispute Ðá hét hié séman. Ðá wæs ic ðara monna sum ðe ðǽrtó genemned wǽran . . .

æt-foran

(adv.)
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Wé synd hér ætforan (coram) þé, Coll. M. 34, waes Gode gecwéme and gife ætforan him gemétte , Gen. 6, 8: (/3) of objects, before, in front of His sceatt ætstód ætforan him, Hml. S. . 12, 54.

eáþe

(adv.)
Grammar
eáþe, adv.
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Heó listum áléde láðne mannan, swá heó þæs unlǽdan eáðost mihte wel gewealdan, Jud. 102: 75. without reluctance, willingly, readily Ꝥ swurd læg þǽr him ætforan and heora nán nolde náht eáðe hine sleán, Hml. S. 19, 106.

-waru

(suffix)
Grammar
-waru, a form occurring only in compounds with a collective force, the inhabitants of a place. It is used with common nouns, v. burh-, ceaster-, eorþ-, hell-, heofon-, land-waru; and with proper names, native or foreign, e. g. Lunden-waru, Chr. 1016 ; Erl. 159, 22: Hierosolim-waru
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Hierosolyma, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 5 ; Sychem-ware Sicinorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 66

Linked entry: wara

gár

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

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Oft gár forlét, wælspere windan on þá wícingas, By. 321. a weapon with which a thrust is made mid gáre stang wlancne wícing, By. 138. Mé on beáme beornas sticedon gárum, Sat. 511. either (2) or (3) Daroð sceal on handa, gár golde fáh, Gn.

nefne

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
nefne, nemne.

UnlessexceptExcept

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læg swá swá deád mon nemne ðynre éðunge ánre ætýwde ðæt lífes wǽre quasi mortuus jacebat, halitu tantum pertenui quia viveret demonstrans, 5, 19; S. 640, 24. Nymne, 1, 27; S. 493, 38. Nó fóddor þigeþ, nemne meledeáwes dǽl gebyrge, Exon.

Linked entries: nemne nymne

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Gif næbbe hwæt selle, sié self beboht wið ðam fió, L. Alf. 24; Th. i. 50, 15.

ge-niman

Grammar
ge-niman, <b>;
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Add genam þurh heora láre on his orþance þá egeslican dǽda, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 20

á-riht

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Gif heora hwilc þone rǽdels áriht rǽdde, Ap. Th. 3, 17: 5, 16. Áriht understanden, Wlfst. 155, 3: 33, 5. Ꝥ hit áriht náme, Ll. Th. i. 286, 18. Add

fullwian

(v.)
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Take here <b>fullian</b> in Dict., and add Ic þé fullwie on mínne Godfæder, Shrn. 106, 13. Ðá ongan fullwian ðá óðre cnihtas, 78, 28

Linked entry: fullian

sǽl

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl, es; m.: e; f.

time, occasiona fit time, season, opportunity,circumstance, condition happiness, good fortune, good time, prosperity

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Heora færð wes on sæle was prosperous, Laym. 1310. Selden sal he ben on iele (selde wurþ he blyþe and gled, Jes. MS.), Misc. 121, 301] :-- Þá wæs þeód on sǽlum (joyous ), Beo. Th. 1291; B. 643. On sálum, 1218; B. 607.

Linked entry: sél

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Swilce áwár wǽre, ǽr ðan ðe geboren wǽre, ac . . . him betere wǽre, ðæt nǽfre nǽre, ðonne yfele wǽre, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 19. Ne mæg ic hér leng wesan, Beo. Th. 5595; B. 2801. bið á wesende, Blickl.

hættian

(v.)
Grammar
hættian, p. ode; pp. od

To take the hair and skin from a person's head

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of his head pulled off, L.

dóm

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Swá démð ús on dómes dæg, swá wé hér demað þám mannum þe wé hér on eorþan dóm ofer ágon, Wlfst. 300, 11. Dómas magistratus, i. principatus, An. Ox. 260. <b>IV a.</b> an authority, a judicial body, court (cf.

ge-wítan

(v.)
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geseah ꝥ eal manna cynn from heora Scyppende gewitene wǽron, 103, 5. to desist from doing gewát from þǽre dústsceáwunga, Bl. H. 113, 29.

land-folc

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Cóm ꝥ landfolc tó þe þǽr tó láfe wæs þǽr heora hláfordes líc læg, Hml. S. 32, 134. wunode on þǽre byrig and bodode þám landfolce, 29, 83. Add

sǽd

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add: what is sown: in pl. kinds of seeds .iii. æceras geerian on heora ágenre hwíle and mid heora ágenan sǽda gesáwan, C. D. iv. 306, 28.

líðe-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
líðe-líce, adv.

Gentlymildlysoftlykindlygraciously

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hié líðelíce hǽlan wolde graciously he would heal them, Blickl. Homl. 105, 26. Líðelíce ádlaþ he will have a mild attack of illness, Lchdm. iii. 186, 15.

under-hnígan

(v.)
Grammar
under-hnígan, p. -hnáh; pl. -hnigon; pp. -hnigen.

to descend beneathgo lower than a placeto submit to what is laborious or painfulbe subjected to evilundergo punishment

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Nyste heora nán on hwæs tíman ðrowunge underhnige, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 31

ge-macian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-macian, p. ode; pp. od

To make, cause

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To make, cause Hí heora lufigendne gemaciaþ weligne écelíce they make the lover of them rich eternally, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 29. Ðone ðe he ǽr martyr gemacode whom he had before made a martyr, 82, 24.

Linked entry: MACIAN