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for-gildan

(v.)

to pay backrestorepay damagesto pay forbuy offto repaypay outrequiteto payperform

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him grimme forguldon þone wígcræft þe æt him geleornodon vincere, dum vincitur, edocuit, Ors. 1, 2; S. 30, 7. Mid hwám hié hit ðé forgielden (retribuant), Past. 323, 24. Hé wolde Grendle forgyldan gúðrǽsa fela, B. 1577.

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Hí on wedde sealdon, hwæt hyre syllan woldon. Homl. As. 196, 24.

ge-win

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His hýd is bryce hundum wið wóles gewinne on tó dónne. Hafa þǽre hýde fellsticceo on þínum sceón, ne gefélest þú gewin on þínum fótum, Lch. i. 330, 3-6. Git ðú scealt fela gewinn habban on ðínum martyrdóme, Hml.

fæste

(adv.)
Grammar
fæste, feste; comp. fæstor; adv.

fast, firmly fixe, firme fastly, quickly cĕlĕrĭter

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He heóld hyne fæstor he held him more firmly, Beo. Th. 288; B. 143. fastly, quickly; cĕlĕrĭter Fæste geþúfe cĕlĕrĭter frŭtĭcans, luxŭrians, Cot. 123: 198

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fæðmian

(v.)
Grammar
fæðmian, fæðman; p. ade, ede; pp. ad, ed

FATHOM, embrace, contain, envelope, clasp, devouramplecti, complecti, contĭnēre, comĕdĕre

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To FATHOM, embrace, contain, envelope, clasp, devour; amplecti, complecti, contĭnēre, comĕdĕre Hie léton flód fæðmian frætwa hyrde they let the flood embrace the treasures' guardian, Beo. Th. 6257; B. 3133: Andr. Kmbl. 3176 ; An. 1591.

freme

(n.)
Grammar
freme, an; f.

Advantageprofitbenefitgoodcommŏdumquæstusemŏlŭmentumbŏnum

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Advantage, profit, benefit, good; commŏdum, quæstus, emŏlŭmentum, bŏnum Hýþ vel freme commŏdum, quæstus, Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 73, 25; Wrt. Voc. 47, 30. Ðæs we mágon fremena gewinnan of what we may gain of advantages, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 18; Gen. 437.

ge-nihtsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nihtsum, -nyhtsum; adj.

abundant, abounding, copious, rich, plentiful, fruitfulabundans, ūber, cōpiōsus, affluus, profluussatisfiedsătiābĭlisabundans

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Ðæt hí wǽron genihtsume ut essent proflui, Hymn. Surt. 94, 5. Hladungum genihtsumum haustĭbus affluis, 58, 12. satisfied; sătiābĭlis Se ðe ǽr ne wæs níþes genihtsum who ere was not satisfied with slaughter, Cd. 93; Th. 120, 15; Gen. 1995

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stéran

(v.)
Grammar
stéran, p. de.
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B.) hyne mid ðære wyrte, Lchdm. i. 98, 19: 206, 2

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þrág-bisig

(adj.)
Grammar
þrág-bisig, adj.

Occupied for a time(?)periodically employed(?)

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Ic sceal þrágbysig þegne mínnm hýran georne, Exon. Th. 387, 6; Rä. 5, 1.

út-laga

(n.)
Grammar
út-laga, an; m.

An outlaw

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Útlagan exules, Hymn. Surt. 5, 25

feorh-ner

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-ner, -nere, es; n.

Life's preservation or salvation, a refuge, sustenance, nourishmentfoodvītæ servātiorefŭgiumălĭmentumcĭbus

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Hwílum him to honda, hungre geþreátad, fleág fugla cyn, ðǽr feorhnere fundon sometimes the race of birds, forced by hunger, flew to his hands, where they found sustenance, Exon. 46 a; Th. 157, 10; Gú. 889.

frættewian

(v.)
Grammar
frættewian, frætwian, fretwian, frætwan; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To adorndeckembroidertrimornāre

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Ic wylle frætwian mec I will prepare myself, Exon. 119 a; Th. 456, 23; Hy. 4, 71. Hí oððe hi sylfe frætwiaþ aut seipsas adornent, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 17.

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GÁR

(n.)
Grammar
GÁR, es; m.

A dartjavelinspearshaftarrowweaponarmsacŭlumpīlumhastahastæ cuspissăgittatēlumarma

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togædre gáras hlǽndon they had inclined their weapons together, Exon. 66 b; Th. 246, 8; Jul. 63 : Elen. Kmbl. 235; El. 118. Gárum gehyrsted adorned with javelins, Andr. Kmbl. 90; An. 45 : 2287; An. 1145 : Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 18; Æðelst. 18

hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
hwæt, adj.

Quickactivevigorousstoutboldbrave

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beóþ heortum þý hwætran they will be the stouter of heart, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 30; Rä. 27, 20. Ðéh ðe Sciþþie hæfdon máran monmenie and self hwætran wǽron cum Scythæ et numero et virtute præstarent, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 116, 25.

scyndan

(v.)
Grammar
scyndan, scendan; p. de.
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Th. 469, 24; Hy. 11, 7. Brimwudu scynde, 182, 5; Gú. 1305. Scynde Gregorius in Godes wære, Menol. Fox 77; Men. 38. Scynde beaduþreáta mǽst tó hilde, Elen. Kmbl. 60; El. 30. Fǽge scyndan ( of death by violence ), Exon. Th. 271, 29; Jul. 489.

un-hǽlu

(n.)
Grammar
un-hǽlu, indecl.: un-hǽl, e; f.

bad healthdiseasesicknessinfirmityunsoundnessmisfortunemishap

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Ðám ðe under migaþ ... ða unhǽle heó gehǽlþ, Lchdm. i. 360, 9. Ðás unhǽle ( blotch ), ii. 76, 16. Untrymmnise ł unhǽlo infirmitates, Mt. Kmbl.

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ceorian

(v.)
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ná ne ceorien (cyrian, R. Ben. I. 72, 16) non murmurent, R. Ben. 65, 9. Ceoriende (cyrigende, R. Ben. I. 55, 12) murmurans, 48, 4. Ceriende murmurosus, R. Ben. I. 20, 15.

hæft-níd

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-níd, e; f. ; es; n.
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Fram hæftnýde hellewítes, Hy. 6, 36. ¶ pl. with force of sing. :-- Wæs sum wyln gehæft tó swinglum, and læg on hæftnédum, Hml. S. 21, 167. Hé ús áhredde fram deófles hæftnýdum, Hml. Th. i. 338, 4

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ǽn-lic

(adj.)

only, singlealone, solitaryexcellent, peerless,

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Ǽnlic aurea, 1461: Hy. S. 24, 7. Sum swíðe ǽnlic wer and foremǽre quidam spectabilis vir, Gr. D. 307, 1. Adrianus wæs geong and ǽnlic, Shrn. 59, 28. Fæger on ansýne and ǽnlic, 88, 13. Ǽnlicu Godes drút alma Dei genetrix, Dóm. L. 290.

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hræd

(adj.)
Grammar
hræd, hræð, hreð; adj.

Quickswiftspeedysuddenalertrapidpromptactive

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Ðæt wæs hræd ǽrendraca se tylode tó secganne hys ǽrndunge ǽr ðon ðe hé lyfde that was a quick messenger, who strove to tell his message before he lived, Shrn. 95, 20. Se gást is hræd spiritus promptus est, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 41. Níþ godes hreð [hréð ?]

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