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teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Ðæt behýded wæs tó teónan cristenum folce the cross had been hidden to the detriment of Christians, Elen. Kmbl. 1973; El. 988.

Linked entry: teóne

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Ic beóde eallum mínum geréfum . . . ꝥ hý mín folc rihtlíce healdan, Cht. E. 230, 29. Ðá munecas beádon þone abbod ꝥ hé sceolde healdan hí rihtlíce, Chr. 1083; P. 214, 19.

BEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÓN, [bión], to beónne; part. beónde; ic beó [beóm], ðú bist, byst, he biþ, byþ, pl. beóþ; impert. beó, pl. beóþ; subj. beó, pl. beón

To BEexistbecomeessefieri

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Ic ðæs folces beó hyrde I am the people's pastor Cd. 106; Th. 139, 24; Gen. 2314. Ic beó gearo sóna I shall be soon ready Beo. Th. 3655; B. 1825 : Exon. 71 a; Th. 264, 17; Jul. 365 : Andr. Kmbl. 144; An. 72. Ic beó hál I shall be safe Mt.

ild

(n.)
Grammar
ild, e ; f.

an ageævumsæculumageyearsætasmatureeldsenectusvetustasage

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Ðǽr wærþ Eást-Engla folces seó yld ofslagen there the principal men of the East Angles were slain, Chr, 1004; Erl. 139, 33

Linked entries: yld eld

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Monigra folca ceápstów of lande and of sǽ cumendra multorum emporium populorum terra marique venientium, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 19. Úsic æt lande gebrohte, 5, 1; S. 614, 10. Hig tugon hyra scypo tó lande subductis ad terram navibus, Lk. Skt. 5, 11.

þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, es; m.
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An n If the thief managed to escape, he was declared an outlaw: Beó se þeóf útlah wið eall folc, L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 394, 24. v. Grmm. R. A. 635 sqq.; Schmid, A. S. Gesetz. s. v. Diebstahl

Linked entry: þeáf

ge-métan

(v.)
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Hé gemétte swiþe manig folc. Bl. H. 141, 32. Gemoette inuenit, Mt. R. 18, 28. Ðeáh nú (þú ?) on londe león geméte, wynsume wiht wel átemede, (þe) hire mágister miclum lufige, Met. 13, 18. Hwæt is þæt, bróþor? hú eart þú hér gemét?

ge-cirran

(v.)
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H. 133, 25. to turn a person to another. with idea of submission, devotion, to make a subject or an adherent of Þone mǽstan dǽl hié geridon and him tó gecirdon (ꝥ folc hym tó gebígde, v.l. ), Chr. 878; P. 74, 27.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Sé be hine gefó and gegange healfne hine áge, 42, 18. denoting one of the parts into which the division is made, healf dǽl a half: Hió hire folc on tú tóðǽlde . . .

Linked entry: healf

eald

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Healdaþ þá tunglu þá ealdan sibbe ðe hí on gesceapene wǽron, Bt. 39, 13; F. 232, 26. ꝥ hé é Hé teáh forð his ealdan wrenceas He brought out his old tricks, Chr. 1003; P. 135, 11. denoting rank or position, an elder, great (man), chief person Ælda ðæs folces

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ, m. f.; sǽs, sǽes, , sǽwe, seó; ǽs, ; dat. sǽm, sǽum, sǽwum.

Sea .sea seaseaa seaa sea, lake

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Hié micel ðæs folces ofer sǽ ádrǽfdon, 878; Erl. 78, 30 : Bd. 1, 15; S. 484, 7. Ofer ðone sǽ, 1, 12; S. 481, 2. Gif hwá his ágenne geleód bebycgge ofer sǽ L. In. 11; Th. i. 110, 4.

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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Ic furðum weóld folce I had just come to the throne, 465; Gen. 875. Ðá cyld þonne hí furþum gán magon . . . wilniaþ sumes weorþscipes, Bt. 36, 5; F. 180, 7

hád

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Þá hálgan hádas þe Godes folc lǽran scylan, 244, 9. De reverentia sacerdotibus praestanda. Eallum crístenum mannum gebyrað ꝥ hig . . hádas. . . ǽfre griðian and frinan, and ꝥ hí háda gehwylcne weorðian be mǽðe, 360, 25-28 : 336, 1: 334, 33-

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Þæt folc ne cúðe ðǽra góda þæt hí cwǽdon þæt hé God wǽre, ac sǽdon þæt hé wítega wǽre the people did not know of the advantages they had, to wit that they might call him God, but said he was a prophet, Hml. Th. i. 190, 31.

líf

(adv.)
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In a generalized sense, the course of human existence from birth to death Þá hálgan hádas þe Godes folc lǽran scylan lífes bysne, Ll. Th. i. 244, 10. Hé ongan ácsian be þæs scóhwyrhtan lífe, Gr.

rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd, es; m.
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Gelǽrdan biscepas swelce níwe rǽdas swelce hié fol oft ǽr ealde gedydan, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 184, 2.

Linked entry: rád

hwǽr

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Þám folce gecýðan hwǽr se wealdend wǽre, An. 800. Þú gesyhst hwǽr þá synfullan forweorðað cum pereant peccatores videbis, Ps. Th. 36, 33. Þá ofseah hé hwǽr sum úðwita lǽdde twégen gebróðru, Hml. Th. i. 60, 22.

losian

(v.)
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Ús fremað ꝥ án man swelte for folce and náteshwón ne losige (losaige, L. (loesige, R. ) pereat. Jn. L. 11, 50) seó mǽgð tósomne, Hml. A. 66, 13. to perish spiritually Gif se synfulla gecyrran nelle . . . hé swelt (losaþ, v. l. ), Hml. A. 139, 29.

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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L. fol. 189, 4. solid, compact Ꝥ þæt hnesce and flówende wæter hæbbe flór on þǽre fæstan eorðan, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 4. of a joint, strong, firm Fæstes forti (compage ), Wrt.

swingel

(n.)
Grammar
swingel, swingell, e; and swingel[l]e, an ; f.
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God ðurh mislíce swingla his folces synna gehǽlþ, Homl. Th. i. 472, 12. v. wind-swingla, and preceding word

Linked entry: swincgel