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folgian

(v.)

to pursueto accompany be attendant uponto followbe guided byfollowto followpractise

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Add: to move behind and in the same direction as another object Petrus folgade hine feorran. Mt. R. 26, 58. to follow with the intention of overtaking, to pursue: Ðá hátheortan folgiað hwám suá suá Assael dyde Æfnere, Past. 297, 4.

flǽsc

Grammar
flǽsc, pl. flǽscu: flǽsce (?), an; /.

fleshanimalshuman beings

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Hú mæg mon earmlícor gebǽron þonne mon hine underþeóde his weregan flǽsce, and nelle his gesceád-wísan sáule voluptariam vitam degas; sed quis non spernat atque abjiciat vilissimae rei, corporis, servum ?, Bt. 32, I; F. 114, 20-24.

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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Gearwige tó húslgange oft and gelóme gehwá hine sylfne, i. 310, 8 : 322, 8 : 424, 19. Þíne dómas rǽcað efne gehwám, ǽghwylcum men ágen gewyrhta, Hy. 7, 15: Rä. 12, 8. Þæt wé magon gefrédan hwæt bið heard, hwæt hnesce, . . . and swá gehwæt, Hml.

ge-nídan

(v.)
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Git hine mon tó genédan scyle, 60, 13. Gif hwá tó hwæðrum þissa (áð and wed) geniéd sié, 60, 4. Ne biþ hé tó nánum weorce genéded, Bt. 42; F. 258, 11. mental Hé geniét ðone déman tó irre, Past. 93, 10.

ge-swencan

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Gl. 314. (2 a) of disciplinary treatment :-- ꝥ hé blíþe þæs earman líchoman gefylle on þon þe hé hine sylfne geswence, Bl.

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, <b>. I.</b>
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Gif hine man ǽniges þinges teó, andswarie . . . swá hit lagu (riht lagu, v. l. ) sý, 396, 1. one of the individual rules which constitute the law (v. I.) Ælfrédes laga cyninges, Ll. Th. i. 152, 13.

ród

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Add Ðone Iácobum Iúdǽa leorneras ofslógan mid webwyrhtan róde (cf. heora án hine ( James ) slóh mid ormǽtum stencge, Hml. Th. ii. 300, 24), Shrn. 93, 13. add: a cross on which a person is executed Petrus cwæþ þá hé cóm tó þǽre róde,'. . .

réðe

(adj.)
Grammar
réðe, ;adj.;

Fierce, cruel, savagesevere, stern, austere, zealouswild, savage, fierce;severe, cruel, fierce, dire;

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Sum árleás hine wolde sleán on his heáfde, ac ðæt wǽpen wand áweg of ðæs réðan handum, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 23. Burhrúnan, réðe ;furie,; Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 77. Twegen ðe hæfdon deófolseócnesse wǽron swíðe réðe ( ;saevi nimis; ), Mt. Bos. 8, 28.

Linked entry: hréðe

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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Ðonne færð se deófol intó his móder innoðe, and ðǽr hé hine healt, and weardaþ inne, Wulfst. 193, 10. Hé heánne beám wunaþ and weardaþ, Exon. Th. 209, 17; Ph. 172. In ðam hálge wíc weardiaþ, 228, 34; Ph. 448.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

or-dál

(n.)
Grammar
or-dál, -dél; generally neuter, but an apparently fem. acc. pl. ordéla occurs,
  • L. Edg. C. 24
  • ;
  • Th. ii. 248, 28
  • .
(Cf.
O. H. Ger. which has fem. and neut. forms
.
)

judicial decision, judgmenta decision which follows an appeal to the Deity

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'féde hine sylfne mid hláfe and mid wætere and sealte and wyrtum ǽr hé tó gán scyle, and gestande him mæssan ðæra þreora daga (the three days preceding the ordeal) ǽlcne, and geoffrige tó, and gá tó húsle ðý dæge ðe hé tó ðam ordále gán scyle, and swerige

be-fón

to seizecatchtake,to seizetake forcible possession ofto seize a criminallost propertyto catchget to see a personto getattain toto surroundencompassto enclose,to serve as a covering forcontainto put into a coveringto encircle,to lie roundto place roundto includecontaincompriseto surround with wordsfurnish with a commentaryto have to do with an objectto engage in an occupationget involved in an action

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L. 8, 3. to catch, get to see a person :-- Gang tó ðám Godes menn ꝥ þú hine befó ǽr his forðsíðe, Hml. S. 3, 649. to get, attain to :-- ꝥte þá úe bifóe (contingamus) ðóhte, Rtl. 71, 21. of things Cwaecung biféng (adprehendit) hié, Ps. Srt. 47, 7.

hwá

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L. 4, 29. as relative Nán man ne ðorfte hine beládian ꝥ hé fæt næfde on hwý hé hit wyrman mihte, Hml. A. 141, 84. ¶ Instances of hw- forms used as true relatives are found only in late O.

fram

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Fram þǽre sixtan tíde oð þá nigoðan tíd, 27, 45. indicating an object which is left behind by an object which withdraws Ðá hé him from wolde, ðá geféng hé hine, Past. 35, 19. Sceal ic þé nihtes gesécan and fram þé hweorfan on hancréd, Seel. 67.

heáh

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Ðá gestód hine heáh weder, Bt. 38, 1 ; F. 194, 10. Heáh wæs þæt handleán, Exod. 19. Hí him heánne blǽd gestrýnað, Ph. 391. Heá mihte handa þínre, Ps. Th. 88, 12.

Linked entry: dynt

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Hine nolden his eorðlícan mágas wrecan, Chr. 979; Erl. 129, 12. Heora weras wrecan ultionem caesorum conjugum consequi, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 32: Beo.

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Nóht elles ne wunað, búton ꝥ án ꝥ sé mæg hine sylfne lǽran, 101, 5. Næfde heó nóht on hire, búton ꝥ án ꝥ heó hæfde mennisce onlícnesse, 147, 15.

ge-híran

(v.)
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H. 5, 22. the object a pronoun representing the statement in a preceding clause Se geréfa weatð wið hine forwréged swylce hé his gód forspilde . . . ' Hwí gehýre ic þis be þé ?, ' Lk. 16, 2. Férde Malcolm . . .

DEORC

(adj.)
Grammar
DEORC, def. se deorca, seó, ðæt deorce; adj.

DARK, obscure, gloomy, sad tenebrōsus, obscūrus

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Hí me asetton on seáþ [MS. sceaþ] hinder, ðǽr wæs deorc þeóstru, and deáþes scúa posuērunt me in lacu inferiōri, et in tenĕbris, et in umbra mortis, BPs. Th. 87, 6: Lk. Bos. 11,B 34.

Linked entry: deorcian

MANN

(n.)
Grammar
MANN, man, monn, es; m.

MANa human being of either sexa man who is wnder the authority of anothera servantvassalliege-mana parishioner

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For ðam forlǽt se man fæder and módor and geþeót hine tó his wífe, Gen. 2, 23-24. Gelíc ðam dysigan men ( viro, cf. wísan were, 24), Mt. Bos. 7, 26.

Linked entry: manna

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.
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Ben. 56, 16. to put in an inferior position Ðú wanodest (minuisti ) hine lytle læs fram ænglum, Ps. Spl. 8, 6. intrans. To wane, become less, decrease, diminish Ne wexþ his welena (wela ná?), ne eác nǽfre ne wanaþ. Bt. 42 ; Fox 256, 29.

Linked entry: a-wanian