under-fón
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(l a) to receive an envoy, give welcome to :-- Þá ǽrendracan man mid wurðscipe underféng, Chr. 785 ; P. 55, 6. Add Hié hæfdun hiera cyning áworpenne and ungecyndne cyning uuderféngon.
Róm-feoh
Peter's pence
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The penalty, which is not here stated, was a heavy one, as will be seen from the passages given below.
á-mearcian
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Yfen hér æfter ys ámearkod the symbol for the hyphen is given afterwards, 333, 30.
Linked entry: mearcian
leóhtan
to illumine
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To give light, to illumine, make light, cause to shine Ðǽr leóhtes ne leóht lytel sperca earmum ǽnig there doth not any little spark give light to the miserable ones, Dóm. L. 14, 218. Hé lofe leóhteþ leófe ða hálgan hymnus omnibus sanctis ejus, Ps.
Linked entry: líhtan
ecgan
To give an edge, to sharpen ⬩ acuĕre
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To give an edge, to sharpen; acuĕre. Ecged edged, sharpened, only found in compositions, as twig-ecged two-edged; bĭceps, q. v
norþ-leóde
The north-folk of England ⬩ Angles
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The north-folk of England, Angles Norþleóda cynges gild (ðæs cyninges wergyld mid Engla cynne), L. Wg. 1; Th. i. 186, 2
seolfor-stycce
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A piece of silver, a coin Ðæt þrítig seolfor-sticca the thirty pieces of silver (given to Judas ), Anglia xi. 8, 3
hand-geswing
Stroke given by the hand
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Stroke given by the hand Ðǽr wæs heard handgeswing there were hard blows dealt by the hand, Elen. Kmbl. 229; El. 115
Linked entry: ge-swing
wíg
fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops
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Gif hwá mid wíge godcundra gerihta forwyrne. . . Gif hé man gewundige. . . Gif hé man áfylle . . . Gif hé gewyrce ðæt man hine áfylle, L. C. S. 49; Th. i. 404, 6 — 12. Hé gewann mid wíge ðone eard cepit omnem terrain Jos. 11, 23 : Homl.
fón
to take ⬩ catch ⬩ to take ⬩ arrest ⬩ apprehend ⬩ to get ⬩ gain ⬩ to get ⬩ suffer ⬩ experience ⬩ to begin ⬩ to begin ⬩ to take ⬩ to set about ⬩ undertake ⬩ to attack ⬩ to begin at ⬩ to take ⬩ take ⬩ to set to work at ⬩ deal with ⬩ receive ⬩ accept ⬩ to take ⬩ to take ⬩ take possession of ⬩ to take ⬩ to take ⬩ undertake ⬩ to take ⬩ to take to ⬩ allow of ⬩ to take to ⬩ to take to ⬩ join battle ⬩ to join together ⬩ to struggle with
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Gif úre geréfana énig ǽnigne eácan geþæncean mæge . . . ꝥ wé þǽrtó lustlíce fón, 238, 17.
be-cyrran
To turn to ⬩ to give up ⬩ deliver ⬩ betray ⬩ vertere ⬩ transferre ad
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To turn to, to give up, deliver, betray; vertere, transferre ad Ælfmær hí becyrde Ælfmær betrayed it, Chr. 1011 ; Th. 266, 23
Linked entry: be-cerran
byrig-berge
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A mulberry; morum Byrigbergena seáw selle drincan give him to drink juice of mulberries, L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 230, 12
ge-saldniss
A giving
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A giving Ic berhtwulf rex ðas míne gesaldnisse trymme I, king Berhtwulf, confirm this my gift, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 5, 32
Linked entries: sealdness ge-sealdniss
wirgende
Given to cursing
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Given to cursing Ne ǽnig man ne gewunie, ðæt hé mid yfelum wordum tó wyriende (wyrgende v. l.) weorðe, Wulfst. 70, 18
ár-þing
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A thing of value, gift Ðá ðe gisendun árðing ( munera ) hiora in gazophilacium, Lk. R. 21, 1. v. þing, 1 a. α
and-cweþan
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This form seems to be given as an alternative to wiðercweðan, as a gloss to frustrari, contra dicere, Hpt. Gl. 491, 32. (?)
ge-bregd
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The Latin original on which is based the passage given under this word is: Non ibi . . . vis furit horrida venti
ge-sýcan
To give suck to ⬩ to suckle
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To give suck to, to suckle Ða breóst ðe swylce gesíhton the breasts that gave such suck, Homl. Th. i. 84, 16
récan
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Gif ðú ðínes feores récce, 119, 30; Gú. 262. Gif ðú aldres récce, Cd. Th. 160, 27; Gen. 2656. Gif hwelc wíf forlǽt hiere ceorl and nimþ hire óðerne wénestú récce hé hire ǽfre má (numquid revertetur ad eam ultra?) Past. 52, 3; Swt. 405, 12 : L.
ge-gangan
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</b> of movement. movement irrespective of the point of departure or destination. to go on foot, walk Gif huoelc gegeongað ( ambulauerit ) on næht, Jn.