FYRD
an army ⬩ the military array of the whole country ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ an army ⬩ agmen ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ an expedition ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ a camp ⬩ castrum
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In. 51; Th. i. 134, 7-10. an army; agmen, exercĭtus Fyrd sceal wið fyrde sacan army shall strive against army, Menol. Fox 565; Gn. C. 52 : Cd. 146; Th. 183, 8; Exod. 88. On Faraones fyrde in Pharaoh's army, Exon. 122 a; Th. 468, 3; Phar. 2.
swegel
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Swegel byþ hátost (on sumera), Menol. Fox 474; Gn. C. 7. music (?). v. swegel-horn Ðǽr ( in heaven ) wæs singal sang and swegles gong ... Englas heredon hálgan stefne Dryhten, dreám wæs on hyhte, Andr. Kmbl. 1738; An. 871.
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ge-settan
To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay
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Ǽnne of heora aldormannum to bisceope he hint gesette he appointed one of their chief men as their bishop, 247, 31: Chr. 604; Erl. 20, 21. He Isaace wíf gesette he fixed upon a wife for Isaac, Gen. 24, 11.
ge-mót
A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, council ⬩ conventus, congregatio, concursus ⬩ Concĭlium, Conventus, Synŏdus, Synŏdāle concĭliābŭlum,
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A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, council; conventus, congregatio, concursus Gármitting gumena gemót wǽpengewrixl the meeting of spears, concourse of men, exchange of weapons, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 16; Æðelst. 50: Exon. 72 a; Th. 268, 3; Jul.
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wítan
to see to ⬩ take heed to ⬩ guard ⬩ keep ⬩ to lay t ⬩ charge ⬩ lay the blame of ⬩ impute ⬩ to go ⬩ depart
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Hwæþer Rómáne hit wíten nú ǽnegum men tó secganne hwæt hiera folces forwurde? Ors. 5, 2 ; Swt. 220, 9. Hwæt sió syn wǽre, ðe him seó cwén wite, Elen. Kmbl. 832 ; El. 416.
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be-lúcan
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Þás syx casus befóð and belúcað swá hwæt swá men embe sprecað, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 23, 14. Þás twá bebodu belúcað ealle béc (cf. Mt. 22, 40), Hml.
fær
going ⬩ passing ⬩ a going away ⬩ a journey ⬩ course ⬩ a voyage ⬩ a march ⬩ an expedition ⬩ enterprise ⬩ a passage ⬩ thoroughfare ⬩ road ⬩ entrance ⬩ carriage ⬩ vessel ⬩ a troop ⬩ a crew ⬩ fare ⬩ proceedings
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S. 3, 637. fig. of the coming of a season Embe feówer wucan se solmónað sígeð tó túne, swá hit getealdon geó Februarius fær fróde gesíðas, Men. 18: 167. an expedition, enterprise Heó (Judith) bebeád þám folce ꝥ hí ná ne hogedon embe hire fær ac gebǽdon
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ge-scippan
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., and add: to create, form. of the operation of divine power God gesceóp æt fruman twégen men, and hé geswác ðá þǽra gesceapennyssa . . . ac . . . hé gescypð ǽlces mannes líchaman on his móder innoðe, and him sáwle siððan on besett.
ge-swícan
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D. 27, 3. with clause Hí nyllað geswícan (cf. ne magon forlǽtan non desistunt, 7) ðæt hi óðre men ne reáfigen sua tribuentes aliena rapiunt, Past. 335, 4. to omit to do an act that should be regularly repeated, fail to do ꝥ hí nánum dæge ne geswicon
lufu
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Hí feorh ágéfan for Meotudes lufan, Men. 82. Ealle gesceafta habbaþ gemǽnelíce ðá áne lufe, ꝥ hí þeówian swilcum hláforde, Bt. 39, 13 ; F. 234, 28 : Solil. H. 28, 11. On breóstum wegan byrnende lufan Meotodes, Edg. 40. His lufan ádreógan, Gú. 63.
lufian
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Snottre men lufiað midwist míne, Rä. 89, 7. Wé lufedon úra wamba fylnesse, Verc. Först. 123, 14. Þárn þe þrowera þeáwas lufedon, Gú. 132. Nǽfre þú geþreátast . . . ꝥ ic þeódscipe þínne lufie, Jul. 178.
open
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Eall þæt hé forsceamode hér on lífe þæt hé ǽnigum men geypte, þæt bið þǽr eallum open unbehelendlíce, Wlfst. 138, 3. Gif . . . wíf hig. . . forlicge, and hit open weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 406, 7. And hit him on open wurðe, 200, 20.
hold
Kind, ⬩ friendly, ⬩ pleasant, ⬩ favourable, ⬩ gracious [of a prince to his subject], ⬩ faithful, ⬩ loyal, ⬩ devoted, ⬩ liege [of a subject to his prince]
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Wé witon ðæt ǽghwylcum men biþ leófre swá hé hæbbe holdra freónda má we know that the more faithful friends a man has the better he likes it, Blickl. Homl. 123, 1: Beo. Th. 979; B. 487.
rǽdan
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Icel. ráða á einn to attack one) to proceed against, take action against a person :-- Wæs ðam eorle Godwine and his sunan gecýdd, ðæt se cyng and ða menn ðe mid him wǽron woldon rǽdon on hí, Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 30. to rule, govern, direct (with dat.
ge-hátan
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L. 17, 9. the order contained in a clause Gehéht (praecepit) ðegnum his ꝥ nǽnigum menn cueðas, Mt. L. 16, 20: Mk. L. 9, 9: imperat, Mk. p. 3, 20. Wé gehéhtan ðæt . . ., Mt. p. 2, 17.
wirnan
to refuse ⬩ refrain from granting ⬩ to prevent ⬩ prohibit ⬩ keep from
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Cyning ne wyrneþ wordlofes, wísan mǽneþ míne for mengo, Exon. Th. 401, 13; Rä. 21, 11. Hí swenga ne wyrnaþ, deórra dynta, Salm. Kmbl. 244; Sal. 121. Hé swenges ne wyrnde, Byrht. Th. 135, 15; By. 118.
betǽcan
to entrust ⬩ guidance ⬩ to hand over ⬩ pay ⬩ give ⬩ to assign ⬩ destine ⬩ yield to ⬩ to direct
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To give one's self up to, yield to Basilius ménde þ unriht swá ꝥ se cásere æt néxtan betǽhte tó his dóme, Hml. S. 3, 323. to direct (?) Cildgeongum mannum eal geférrǽden unþeáwas stýre oð þ æt fífteóþe gér hyra ylde. . .
æfter
AFTER ⬩ post ⬩ Along ⬩ through ⬩ during ⬩ κατά ⬩ per ⬩ According to ⬩ by means of ⬩ secundum ⬩ propter ⬩ After ⬩ about ⬩ propter ⬩ ob ⬩ de ⬩ After ⬩ above ⬩ according to ⬩ post ⬩ super ⬩ secundum
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Him æfter deórum men dyrne langaþ he longs secretly after the dear man, Beo. Th. 3762; B. 1879. Gróf æfter golde he dug after gold, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 113; Met. 8, 57: Elen. Kmbl. 1346; El. 675: Beo. Th. 2648; B. 1322; Beo.
ÍDEL
empty ⬩ destitute ⬩ void ⬩ devoid ⬩ vain ⬩ useless ⬩ idle ⬩ idle ⬩ unemployed
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Is nú forðí gehwilcum men tó hogienne ðæt hé ýdel ne cume his Drihtne tógeánes on ðam gemǽnelícum ǽriste now is it therefore for every man to take care that he come not empty-handed to meet his Lord at the general resurrection, 558, 18.
lyft
Air ⬩ atmosphere ⬩ breeze ⬩ sky ⬩ heavens ⬩ cloud
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Ðú þurh lyft lǽtest leódum tó freme mildne morgenrén for the benefit of men thou dost let the gentle morning rain fall through the air, Exon. 54 a; Th. 190, 30; Az. 81. Fugel under lyft ofer lagu lócaþ georne, 57 a; Th. 204, 22; Ph. 101.