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þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.

thought ⬩ kindly thought, ⬩ favour, ⬩ grace ⬩ agreeableness, ⬩ pleasure, ⬩ satisfaction ⬩ according to what is agreeable, agreeably, pleasantly ⬩ to the satisfaction of a person, ⬩ so as to please ⬩ pleasing, ⬩ agreeable, ⬩ grateful ⬩ thanks ⬩ by (one's) grace, favour ⬩ of (one's own) accord, ⬩ with (a person's) consent, ⬩ willingly ⬩ voluntarily ⬩ at (one's) pleasure or will ⬩ in or of itself ⬩ for (one's) sake

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Gif hwá þeóf geméte and hine his þances áweg lǽte búton hreáme if any one come upon a thief and of his own accord let him get away without hue and cry, 29; Th. i. 392, 14.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

ESNE

(n.)
Grammar
ESNE, es; m.

A man of the servile class, a servant, retainer, man, youth ⬩ mercēnārius, servus, vir, jŭvĕnis

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Twá hund-teontig and fíftig ðara monna esna and mennena he gefullode servos et ancillas dŭcentos quinquāginta baptīzāvit, Bd. 4, 13; S. 583, 20: Ps. Th. 78, 11. Án esne of Leuies híwrǽdene vir de dŏmo ievi, Ex. 2, 1: 11, 2.

mótan

(v.)
Grammar
mótan, ic, hé mót, ðú móst; wé móton; p. móste (

to be allowed ⬩ may ⬩ mote ⬩ to be inferred otherwise ⬩ to be obliged ⬩ must

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Ðú móst heonon húðe lǽdan, Cd. 98; Th. 129, 25; Gen. 2148: Beo. Th. 3347; B. 1671. Monna gehwylc geceósan mót swá helle hiénþu swá heofones mǽrþu. Exon. 16 b; Th. 37, 9; Cri. 590. Gif hé ús geunnan wile ðæt wé hine grétan móton. Beo.

þys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þys-líc, þyl-líc; pron.

Such

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Gif ówiht þislíces gelimpe si hujus simile quid acciderit, L. Ecg. C. 15; Th. ii. 144, 2. Ðises hí wundriaþ and manies þyllíces, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 32: Ps. Th. 9, 31: Homl. Th. ii. 158, 2: Homl. Skt. i. 12, 275: ii. 28, 106.

Linked entries: þyl-líc þislíc

ge-frignan

(v.)
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Gefraignende Drihtne huæs sunu wére Críst, Mt. p. 19, 8. to ask about, after, & c.

helm

a helmet ⬩ a crown ⬩ diadem ⬩ the top ⬩ crown ⬩ cover ⬩ concealment ⬩ a covering

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Huni-bǽrum clǽfran helmum melligeris caltarum frondibus, An.

wæl

(n.)
Grammar
wæl, es; n.

the slain ⬩ the dead ⬩ a number of slain, ⬩ a single corpse ⬩ a slain person ⬩ slaughter ⬩ carnage ⬩ destruction

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Ðæs wæles wæs geteald six hund manna mid ðám fýrenum flánum ofsceotene of those who died they counted six hundred shot with the fiery arrows, Homl. Th. i. 506, 6. Ðá hé his bróðor siege ofáxode, ðá férde hé tó ðam wæle his líc sécende, ii. 358, 6.

FOLDE

(n.)
Grammar
FOLDE, an; f.

the earth ⬩ dry land ⬩ tellus ⬩ terra ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ district ⬩ region ⬩ territory ⬩ rĕgio ⬩ tractus ⬩ plăga ⬩ terrĭtōriuni ⬩ the ground ⬩ soil ⬩ hŭmus ⬩ sŏlum ⬩ earth ⬩ clay ⬩ terræ līmus ⬩ lŭtum

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Th. 64, 6. the ground, soil; hŭmus, sŏlum He gefeóll to foldan he fell to the ground, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 27; Jud. 281: Andr. Kmbl. 1474; An. 738: Exon. 29a; Th. 88, 34; Cri. 1450: Elen. Kmbl. 1970; El. 987.

tó

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I. 1 a ꝥ gé tó þýs húsle ne gangen. Rtl. 114, 21. cf. I. 4 i Swá hé nú dyde tó þís ilcan Ðeódríce, Bt. 16, 1; F. 48, 35. 1. Add Hé lǽdde hit forð mid him þǽr hé fundode tó, Hml. S. 26, 224: 31, 535.

fundian

(v.)

to go with the object of reaching a person or place ⬩ direct one's course to ⬩ giving purpose ⬩ to move so as to reach a point ⬩ to strive to attain an end or object

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Tó áwirigenne þæt folc þe fundode wið his maledic populo huic sedenti contra me, Num. 22, 6. of things, to move so as to reach a point Ðæt wæter, ðonne hit bið gepynd, hit uppað and fundað wið ðæs ðe hit ǽr from cóm illud repetit, unde descendit, Past

se

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For ðon wé ðiss feáwum wordum sǽdon, ðý wé woldon gecýðan hú . . . Past. 33, 6. For þý hé wilnað ꝥ hé habbe ꝥ hé næfð, þý hé wolde genóg habban, Bt. 26, 1; F. 92, 4. and Ne fleáh hé ðý ríce ðý his ǽnig mon bet wyrðe wǽre, Past. 33, 17.

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.

truth to a promise or engagement, ⬩ faith ⬩ good or bad faith ⬩ to keep faith with a person ⬩ troth ⬩ truth to a person, ⬩ fidelity ⬩ fealty ⬩ loyalty ⬩ the truth of the stronger to the weaker, ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ help ⬩ an assurance of faith or truth ⬩ word (in to give or pledge one's word) ⬩ a promise ⬩ an engagement ⬩ a covenant ⬩ league ⬩ faith in something ⬩ belief ⬩ trust ⬩ confidence

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Hé treówa gehét, his holdne hyge, 41, 8; Gen. 653. an assurance of faith or truth, word (in to give or pledge one's word), a promise, an engagement, a covenant, league Hú þearf mannes sunu máran treúwe what need has a son of man of a better assurance

Linked entries: treówa trinnu-byttae

ge-cweþan

to speak ⬩ to say. ⬩ to say, tell, give an account of a circumstance ⬩ to declare, announce ⬩ to settle. ⬩ to agree upon a course of action, arrange, fix a time ⬩ to settle a regulation, law, an ordinance ⬩ where property is to be disposed of by will ⬩ (2 b) to settle property, assign to a person :-- ⬩ to offer, propose ⬩ to order ⬩ to give orders for (tó ) action ⬩ to call, name, ⬩ a name ⬩ to call an object so and so, say that it is so and so ⬩ to name, mention, speak of ⬩ to say, use certain words as a true description of an object

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Ic ... mid ðisse gewitnesse gecweðe hú ic ymbe mín yrfe wille æfter mínum dæge, C.D. ii. 114, 9-14. (2 b) to settle property, assign to a person :-- Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ðá sperehealfe, C.D. ii. 116, 16.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

out ⬩ beyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosed ⬩ out on an expedition ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ forth ⬩ to knock out ⬩ pull out ⬩ out ⬩ away from home ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ away from land ⬩ out ⬩ outside ⬩ not within doors ⬩ not in the house ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ externally

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Fleógan of húse út, Cd. Th. 87, 2; Gen. 1442. Gangan út of earce, 89, 29; Gen. 1488. Ða ðe út gongaþ of múþe, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 34. Moyses oft eode inn and út on ðæt tempt, Past. 16; Swt. 101, 24. Ic of ðé út síðode, Soul Kmbl. 110; Seel. 55.

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Through ⬩ through ⬩ for ⬩ during ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by use of ⬩ through ⬩ in consequence of ⬩ as the result of ⬩ by reason of ⬩ on account of ⬩ through ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in virtue of ⬩ by right of ⬩ in ⬩ by ⬩ in the character of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ with a view to ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ in

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Ic þurh ðín hús middan eode perambulabam in medio domus meae, Ps. Th. 100, 2. Ðæt fýr nimeþ þurh foldan gehwæt, Exon. Th. 62, 18; Cri. 1003. temporal, marking continuity, through, for, during Ðurh twégen dagas per biduum, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 2.

findan

to come across ⬩ to obtain ⬩ find ⬩ to meet with ⬩ experience ⬩ be exposed to ⬩ find difficulty ⬩ procure ⬩ to visit ⬩ learn ⬩ arrange ⬩ settle ⬩ to determine ⬩ to supply ⬩ provide ⬩ furnish

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Þonne se lǽce ꝥ ongit, þonne mæg hé þone lǽcedóm þe raþor findan, Lch. ii. 204, 22. þú sécest beládunge, hú þú mage þ findan þ þú ne þurfe mé týðian þæs þe þú gebeden eart, Gr.

wróht

(n.)
Grammar
wróht, e; f. : es; m.

accusation ⬩ a false accusation ⬩ slander ⬩ calumny ⬩ fault ⬩ crime ⬩ offence ⬩ a quarrel ⬩ strife ⬩ cause of complaint ⬩ injury ⬩ hurt

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Ða ðe wróhte sáwaþ seminantes jurgia, Past. 47 ; Swt. 357, 14, 22. cause of complaint, injury, hurt Næs hyra wlite gewemmed, ne nǽnig wróht on hrægle, Cd. Th. 243, 17; Dan. 437.

ge-nerian

(v.)
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Th. 139, l. to prevent from getting harm, hold back from hurt. with prep. Hí Gode þonciað . . . þæt hé hý generede from níðcwale and eác forgeaf éce dreámas, Cri. 1258.

hrægl

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</b> a cloth (e. g. an altar-cloth. v. wígbed-hrægel), a sheet, a covering (e. g. of a wall. v. wág-hrægl) :-- Is ofer his byrgenne stówe treówgeweorc on gelícnesse medmycles húses geworht mid hrægle (hrægele, v. l.) gegearwod (coopertus ), Bd.

útan

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

from without ⬩ without ⬩ on the outside ⬩ on the outside ⬩ on the surface ⬩ outwardly ⬩ about ⬩ round ⬩ out ⬩ away from land

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Úton tó gesett tó trymnesse ðæs húses, Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 35: Exon. Th. 233, 26; Ph. 530. Úton hié wǽron elpendbánum geworhte, Nar. 5, 5: Exon. Th. 474, 31; Rä. 41, 47. Beámas útan ofætes gehlædene, Cd. Th. 30, 3; Gen. 461.