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betǽcan

(v.)

to entrustguidanceto hand overpaygiveto assigndestineyield toto direct

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Add: to entrust, commit to a person for safe keeping, guidance, &c. Ic betiæce committo (Dei mei potestati), An. Ox. 3395. Hwá betǽhð (credit) eów ꝥ eower ys ?, Lk. 16, 11. Eádmund betǽhte Glæstingaberi S. Dúnstáne, Chr. 943 ; P.111, note 19.

gíme-líst

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Take here <b>gýme-leást</b> in Dict., and add: the not taking proper care of, carelessness with. Cf. gíman; 4 For ðǽre giémeléste his hǽlo per negligentiam suae salutis Past. 463, 3. Be speres gýmeleáste of carelessness with a spear Ll. Th

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, (n. and) m.

goingwalkinga goingcoursejourneya wayroadthe runcarriagevehicle a trainretinuecourseproceeding

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Add: of movement, going, walking, &c. Færelde cursu (rapidissimo abscessit), An. Ox. 4903. Þú on hrædum færelde þone heofon ymbhweorfest rapido coelum turbine versas, Bt. 4; F. 6, 31. a particular mode of travel: Mót hé swá rídan, swá rówan, swá

fæstlíce

(adv.)

fastfirmlyconstantlypersistencefaststrictlyspeedily at once

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Add: fast. Similar entries Cf. fæste; I Ðú gestaþoladest eorþan swíþe fæstlíce ꝥ heó ne helt on náne healfe, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 36. Hié þá ingehygd heora heortan ful fæstlíce on þone heofonlican hyht gestaþelodon, Bl. H. 135, 29: Jul. 270: El. 427: Hy

hrædlíce

(adv.)
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Add: of quick movement. literal 'Farað hrædlíce ( cito )' . . . Ðá férdon hig hrædlíce, Mt. 28, 7, 8. Cume ðonne án spearwa and hrædlíce ( citissime ) ꝥ hús þurhfleó, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 165, 23. Mid hræs geeáde all sunes ðerh hrædlíce ł oefestlíce in sǽ

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Hé sende ofer sǽ getríwe men, and hig férdon swá wíde landes swá hig faran mihton, C. D. B. ii. 389, 20. Add Lond territorium Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 14. Landes manna scipa .xlii., Chr. 1046; P. 168, 11. Ealle þá þe þǽr on lande (ealle þá landleóde,

hálig

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Add: <b>A</b>. adjectival. set apart for religious use, consecrated, sacred Hálig leger cimiterium, Wrt. Voc. i. 34, 9. Seó stów þe þú on stynst ys hálig eorðe ( sancta terra ), Ex. 3, 5. Æfter gewuna dæges hálges ( diei festi ), Lk. L. R

forþ

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Add: forwards, from an upright position Hé leát forð tó ðǽm men ðe hine sleán mynte, Bl. H. 223, 9. Forþ fællende procidens, Mt. R. 18, 26, 29. Forþ álotene cernui, Hy. S. 5, 29. Forð onloten tó his fótum provolutus ejus pedibus, Gr. D. 53, 23. Ásitte

á-hwǽr

Grammar
á-hwǽr, l. -hwer, -wer,
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and add: á-war, ó-wer, local Áhwǽr usquam, Germ. 394, 251. Áhwǽr út of mynstre etan, R. Ben. 79, 17. Áhwǽr elles, Ps. Th. 102, 15. Áhwǽr (ówer, v. l. ) elles búton on helle, Gr. D. 303, 5. Gif hí mihton þone here áhwǽr útene betræppen, Chr. 992; P.

á-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lísan, (-lýsan, q. v.
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in Dict.). to detach, remove Næs wlóh of hrægle álýsed ne loc of heáfde, An. 1474. to redeem a fault Ðá synna hié mid hira ælmessan áliésað peccata eleemosynis redimunt, Past. 327, 14. Ðæt hé heora senna álýsan mæge, Bl. H. 43, 14. to release, rescue

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cúþ

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Add: Ꝥ heora eágum se weg wǽre úp tó heofenum cúþ tó lócienne, Bl. H. 125, 29. Gif ꝥ on þone ceorl cúð byð si hoc de marito manifestum sit, Ll. Th. ii. 146, 20. Ꝥ hé ꝥ feoh undeornunga his cúðan ceápe ( with property known to be his ) gebohte, i. 34,

ge-líca

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Add: the like of another (gen. or possessive pronoun), one that has the same characteristics as another. of persons Hwæt wǽron hí búton fearra gelícan, þá ðá hí heora fýnd mid horne líchamlícere mihte potedon?, Hml. Th. i. 522, 24. Sindon hiora gelícan

ge-limp

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Add: I. what happens Gelimp casus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 18, 56: eventus, 30, 40. Gelimpa eventuum, 31, 72. Gewyrdelicum gelimpe fortuitu casu, An. Ox. 3793. Mid gesǽligum gelimpum fortuitis casibus, 4186. what happens in the case of a person, lot, hap, fortune

ge-méting

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Add: meeting, v. ge-métan; A. the coming together of two or more persons On gemétinge in conveniendo, Bl. Gl. Æt gemétinge, Ll. Th. ii. 424, 30. Hé hí tó him genam and clypte, and hí ealle þancunge dydon for heora gemétinge, Hml. S. 30, 384. (l a) a

geótan

(v.)
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Add: trans. to pour, cause to flow. the object a liquid or powder Aquarius, ꝥ is sé þe wæter gýt (geót, v. l. ), Lch. iii. 246, 5. Hé geát on græswong háligra blód, Jul. 6. Hí mid spere of mínre sídan swát út guton, Cri. 1449. Geót on bollan, Lch. ii

ge-cyndelic

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Add: kindly, native. that is according to natural laws, in agreement with nature Æt fruman wæs gehealden seó gecyndelice ǽ ( lex bonae naturae), swá ꝥ nán óðrum ne derode; eft þeós ǽ (naturalis lex ) becóm tó gýmeleáste, Angl. vii. 8, 70: Hml. S. 11.

guma

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Add Þǽr læg secg mænig, guma norðerna, Chr. 937; P. 106, 26. Rinc mænig, gúðfrec guma, An. 1119. Guman út scufon, weras . . . B. 215. Módige magoþegnas, mágas síne, godfyrhte guman, An. 1518. Wítgan, gásthálige guman, El. 562. Guman ríce and heáne, Rä

here-gild

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Add: tax levied to provide money to buy of the Danes (v. here; I. 2 c ¶ l) On þan ylcan geáre áléde Eádweard cyng ꝥ heregyld ꝥ Æþelréd cyng ǽr ástealde, Chr. 1052; P. 173, 18. Ic ðat só fele síðe só men gildeð hire gilde tó heregilde, C. D. vi. 205,

ildra

(adj.)
Grammar
ildra, adj.
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Add: of greater age Hé is wintrun yldra þonne ic me aetate praeibat, Gr. D. 218, 26. <b>I a.</b> of parents in contrast with children :-- Bearn, beó gé underðiódde eówrum ieldrun mágum filii, obedite parentibus vestris, Past. 189, 22. <

be-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feolan, l. be-feólan, dele first passage, and add: p. -fealh, -feall, -feal, pl. ful(g)on.

to buryto bearbe pleased withto apply oneself earnestly to somethingto be urgent with a personto press to persistpersevere with something to persist incontinue

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trans. to bury Mon sceal morðor under eorðan befeólan þe hit forhelan þenceþ, Gn. Ex. 115. [Cf. O. Sax.] to bear, be pleased with Ne eaþmódnesse iuc ná leng befeólan nellaþ nec iugum humilitatis diutius sustinere contenti sunt (contendunt, v. l. ),