a-fíndan
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Hé wearð áfunden fram ðám folce þǽr, Hml. A. 107, 158. fig. Hí blissodon ꝥ hí swilcne foresprecan him áfunden hæfdon, 101. 317
ge-beorg
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His folce tó gebeorge for the protection of his people, Hml. S. 25, 679. Tó gebeorge and to friðe eallum leódscipe, Ll. Th. i. 276, 21. Feóre to gebeorge to save his life, 330, 12.
má
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. :-- For þǽm hé ne úþe þæt ǽnig má folca for his þingum forwurde þonne hé self mid his ágenre þeóde, Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 33. Ge londum ge on má ðára þinga ðe heó on forhaldne wéran, C. D. v. 140, 15.
wín
Wine
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Ðæm folce (the Scythians) seldsiéne and uncúðe wǽron wínes drencas... Hié búton gemetgunge ðæt wín drincende wǽron óð hí heora selfra lytel geweald hæfdon, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 76, 11-19: Homl. Th. i. 352, 6: ii. 298, 18.
healh
a corner ⬩ an angle ⬩ cave ⬩ closet ⬩ recess ⬩ a bay
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L. fol. 193 a, 5. Swá hwelp leóna eardiende on halum (in abditis), Ps. Spl. 16, 13. On þýstrum healum (scræfum, Dóm. L. 139) þissere worulde tenebrosis in antris, Wlfst. 138, 1.
wrecan
To drive ⬩ press ⬩ to drive ⬩ force to move ⬩ to drive out ⬩ expel ⬩ to drive out ⬩ to express ⬩ utter ⬩ recite ⬩ to drive in ⬩ impress ⬩ inlay ⬩ to drive ⬩ practise ⬩ carry out ⬩ on ⬩ to drive ⬩ press on ⬩ to wreak ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to take vengeance (on)
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Se ðe wrecan þenceþ freán on folce, Byrht. Th. 139, 23; By. 258. to avenge a wrong Se wer hit wreceþ, gif his wíf hié forhealdeþ, Blickl. Homl. 185, 26. Ic wræc Wedera níð, Beo. Th. 850; B. 423: 3343; B. 1669.
Linked entries: wracian a-wrecan wreogan ǽrend-wreca
lǽran
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Wé willað biddan freónda gehwylcne and eal folc lǽran georne ꝥ hí inwerdre heortan God lufian, Ll.
ge-wit
wits ⬩ senses ⬩ [right] mind ⬩ mind ⬩ intellect ⬩ knowledge ⬩ understanding ⬩ consciousness
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Gehǽlde gewitte sonato sensu, Bd. 4, 3; S. 570, 13. knowledge, understanding, consciousness To syllenne his folce hys hǽle gewit ad dandam scientiam salutis plebi ejus, Lk. Bos. 1, 77.
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gifu
a gift ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ donum ⬩ munas ⬩ beneficium ⬩ gratia ⬩ virtus ⬩ facultas ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon Rune ⬩ RUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gifu a gift,-hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gifu as a gift,
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Ðá him wæstmas brohte geár-torhte gife gréne folde when to him the verdant earth should bring fruits, yearly-bright gifts, Cd. 76; Th. 94, 13; Gen. 1561. Sáulum on heofonum selest weorþlíca gifa to souls in heaven thou wilt give worthy gifts, Bt.
hreówan
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mé on mínum hyge hreóweð, þæt hié heofonríce ágan, Gen. 426. with clause as subject Mec ongon hreówan þæt mín hondgeweorc on feónda geweald féran sceolde, Cri. 1415. to affect with pity or compassion. the subject a noun (pronoun), a person Hé þám folce
lof
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. ¶ as object of verbs, forming with the verb a phrase meaning to praise Þǽr wæs lof hafen fæger mid þý folce ; Feeder weorðodon, and þone sóðan Sunu wordum heredon, El. 890. Þám þe his lof bǽron, Dan. 476 : An. 1297.
á-drífan
to drive, cause to move (with violence) ⬩ to drive off, drive away ⬩ expellere, repudiare
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Gif man folan of ádrífe, Ll. Th. i. 72, 1. Ðæt hé ðæt deófol of men ádrífe, Bl. H. 43, 23. Hí woldon heora kynehláford of his cyneríce ádrífan, Chr. 1075; P. 211, 20: Sat. 174.
lǽtan
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Th. i. 356, 21. to allow or cause to pass or go, lǽtan of to let off Ic léte hǽþen folc ofer iów I will send heathen folk upon you Wlfst. 223, 12. Hé hine sóna hider lǽt continuo illum dimittet huc Mk. 11, 3.
lád-teów
A leader ⬩ guide ⬩ conductor ⬩ general
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Gé preóstas synd gesette tó láðþeówum and tó láreówum ofer Godes folc. L. Ælfc. P. 5; Th. ii. 366, 4. Him ðá Rómáne æfter ðæm ládteówas gesetton, ðe hie consulas héton, Ors. 2, 2; Swt. 68, 2.
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láð
hateful ⬩ hated ⬩ loathed ⬩ loth ⬩ displeasing ⬩ injurious ⬩ grievous ⬩ hostile ⬩ malign ⬩ inimical
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Swá láð wæs Péna folc Scipian so hateful were the Carthaginians to Scipio, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 198, 15. Mánswara láð leóda gehwam, Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 31; Cri. 194. Leófest on lífe láð biþ ðænne what is dearest in this life, shall then be hateful, Dóm.
LECGAN
to lay ⬩ place ⬩ put ⬩ lay ⬩ to slay
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Ðæt folc geald heom swá mycel swá hí heom on legden the people paid as much as they imposed, Chr, 1052; Erl.183, 15. Hig lægdon ǽrende on hine tó ðam cynge they commissioned him to the king, 1064; Erl. 194, 24.
síd
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Th. 1, 9; Cri. 5. applied to a number of people who cover a wide space, v. síd-folc Sécan síde herge, Exon. Th. 33, 12; Cri. 524. Weorode, síde herge, Beo. Th. 4683; B. 2347. Síde worude (? worulde, MS.), Cd. Th. 118, 11 ; Gen. 1963.
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þreát
a troop ⬩ band ⬩ crowd ⬩ body of people ⬩ swarm ⬩ press ⬩ throng ⬩ violence ⬩ compulsion ⬩ force ⬩ oppression ⬩ punishment ⬩ ill-treatment
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Ðreót (ðæt folc ł ðreátas, Lind.) turbae, Lk. Skt. Rush. 3, 10. Menigo ðreád (monige ðreátas, Rush.) multa turba, Mk. Skt. Lind. 3, 7: 5, 21: Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 40. Þreát chorus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 33: i. 291, 13.
wépan
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Hit wæs þeáw, ðæt man sceolde wépan ǽlcne deádne mann; and ðæt folc hyne weóp (flevit eum Aegyptus) hundseofontig daga, 50, 3. (Hí) weópan wyrde (prolis) luxerunt fata (parentes, Ald. 176), Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 5: 51, 34. Ne wép ðone wræcsíð Andr.
déman
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Dém þú þín folc, Ps. Th. 71, 2. to judge a cause, crime Dém þíne ealde intingan judica causam tuam, Ps. Th. 73, 21.