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hwanne

(adv.)
Grammar
hwanne, hwænne, hwonne; adv.

When

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Hit earfoþe is ǽnegum menn tó witanne hwonne geclǽnsod síe it is difficult for any man to know when he is cleansed, 7, 2; Swt. 51, 5. Sǽles bídeþ hwonne ǽr heó cræft hyre cýðan móte it waits for the time for displaying its art [cf. O.

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on-findan

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Nán man ne mihte onfindan ꝥ heó wæs fǽmne, Shrn. 31, 11. to suffer, feel pain, discomfort, &c. onfindeþ swile and ꝥ þá óman beóð inne betýnde, Lch. ii. 174, 22.

á-wrítan

to write out or downwrite wordsto transcribecopy in writingto state in writingto write a book, letter,to write of or about somethingto write toto write an account ofdescribeto inscribe the name of a personto write on materialcover with writingto make a symbol other than a letter

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Hig wǽron áwritene ipsi descripti fuerunt, Num. 11, 26. to write on material, cover with writing Þæt Alexandres wísan besceáwade, swá hit him eft hám bebeád on ánum brede áwriten, and siþþan hit áwriten wæs hit oferworhte mid weaxe virum ad

Linked entry: wrítan

mǽg-burh

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-burh, gen. -barge; f.

Kindredfamilyrelativestribe

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Heó ongan his mǽgburge men geícean sunum and dóhtrum, Cd. 56; Th. 69, 7; Gen. 1132 : 101; Th. 134, 5; Gen. 2220 : Beo. Th. 5766; B. 2887. hit ne móste sellan of his mǽgburge he might not sell it (bócland) out of the family, L.

wiþer-saca

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-saca, an; m.

an adversaryopponentenemya rebelan adversary at lawa prosecutorone who renouncesdeniesapostate

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Gif munuc oþþe mæssepreóst wiðersaca wurðe mid ealle, sí ámánsumod ǽfre, búton ðe rædlícor gebúge tó his þearfe, L. Eth. ix. 41; Th. i. 348, 31. Iúdas se wiþersaca, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 14: Mk. Skt. 14, 10, 43.

æt-standan

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Gif se hlyst ætstande, ꝥ ne mæge gehiéran, Ll. Th. 1. 92, 23. Corn and wæstmas wǽron ætstandene, Chr. 1075; P. 217, 19 (v. II. in Dict.). to stop, remain in a certain state ne ætstent ł ne þurhwunaþ non subsistet , Ps.

ge-feterian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feterian, -fetrian; p. ode, ade; pp. od ad

To fetterbindcompĕdīrevincīre

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To fetter, bind; compĕdīre, vincīre He ða strangan mæg streámas gefeterian he can fetter the strong streams, Ps. Th. 65, 5. He gefeteaaþ fǽges monnes handa he fetters the hands of the doomed man, Salm. Kmbl. 317; Sal. 158.

Linked entry: ge-fetrian

hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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On hand syllan to give a pledge or promise sealde him on hand mid Cristes béc ðæt wolde ðísne þeódscype swá wel haldan swá ǽnig kyngc ætforan him betst dyde he promised him on the Gospels that he would rule this people as well as the king who before

meaht

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Ox. 1237. associated with mægen on mihte (mahte.

gildan

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Gilde .iii. gylde, 15.

friþ

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folces frið bétte. Chr. 959; P. 114, 20.

tó-samne

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-samne, -somne; adv.

Togetherin concert,at the same time

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Héht tósomne ða heó séleste wiste tó ðære hálgan byrig cumin, Elen. Kmbl. 2401; El. 1202. with hostility Raðe ðæs ðe hié tósomne cómon commisso praelio, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 208, 11. Fóron tósomne wráðe wælherigas, Cd.

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rídere

(n.)
Grammar
rídere, es; m.

A knight

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A knight begeat ðone castel æt Albemare and ðárinne sette his cnihtas . . . Æfter ðisum begeat má castelas and ðǽrinne his ríderas gelógode, Chr. 1090; Erl. 226, 30

swǽsende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
swǽsende, es; but occurring almost always in pl. swǽsendu (-a, -o); n.
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Ðá hét ic eallne ðone here ðæt tó swǽsendum sǽte and mete þigde cenare militem jussi 23, 8. Swǽsende, swǽsenda þicgan to take food :-- Sæt and swǽsende ðeah and dranc (sæt on swǽsendum and æt and dranc, MS.

Linked entries: swésende swoese

ge-cirredness

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Sý swylcera gebyrda oþþe gecyrrednesse swylce sý ( whatever his birth or the time of his coming to the monastery ), sý gemedemad on stede swá swá his gecerrednes sý, R. Ben. 12, 20-13, 2: 107, 10-11.

steorfan

(v.)
Grammar
steorfan, p. stearf, pl. sturfon; pp. storfen
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Se ðe gelíð raðe styrfþ oððe génunge áríseþ he that takes to his bed (on the tenth day of the moon), soon will he die or he will be up again directly, Gif hrýðera steorfan, 54, 30.

feoht

(n.)
Grammar
feoht, es; n.

FIGHTbattlepugnaprœlium

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A FIGHT, battle; pugna, prœlium Wæs he þencende ðæt he ðæt feoht forléte he was thinking that he would give up the fight, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 39. God tǽceþ handa míne to feohte Deus dŏcet mănus meas ad prælium, Ps. Spl. 143, 1

Linked entry: fyht

ofer-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hygdig, proud, supercilious.
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Gif wel áginnan wile ne mæig sleac beón ne tó oferhýdig, Angl. ix. 259, 21. hæfde ǽnne swíþe oferhigdigne cniht, þám sylf mihte uneáðe gewyldan superbum valde puerum habuit, cui vix poterat vel ipse dominari, Gr. D. 36, 5. Add

níd-dǽda

(n.)
Grammar
níd-dǽda, an ; m.

One who does something under compulsion

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One who does something under compulsion Gif æfter sunnan upgonge ðis déþ ( kills the housebreaker), biþ mansleges scyldig, and ðonne self swelte, búton niéddǽda (nýd-, MS. H.) wǽre (unless he were forced to do it in self-defence ), L.

scip-fultum

(n.)
Grammar
scip-fultum, es; m.
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A naval force sende tó Eádwerde cingce and bæð hine scipfultumes ꝥ ne geþafode ꝥ him on wætere ne ætburste, Chr. 1049; P. 166, 36