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faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Far (gaa ł fær, L.) and gá heonon exi et uade hinc, Lk. 13, 31. Hé bæd ꝥ hé móste faran and his fæder bebyrgean, Bl.

Linked entry: farnian

fela

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Hé bræ-acute;d hine on feala bleóna, Bl. H. 175, 5. Þá sǽde ic ꝥ ic his þinga feola ne cúþe respondi me ignorare quid faceret Alexander, Nar. 18, 24. adjective Similar entries (v. also III.).

Linked entry: feald

ge-lǽstan

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(cf. 2 b) Þæt hine on ylde gewunigen wilgesíðas, leóde gelǽsten, B. 24. the subject a thing. in a local sense, to be present with, not to leave Symle him gelǽste þæt swearte tácn on dæg and þæt fýrene on niht numquam defuit columns nubis per diem nec

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Ðá genam hine God mid sáwle and mid líchaman up in ðone heofon, Salm. Kmbl. p. 182, 14. Áteó he áne hringan up of ðare þrýh ... Gif seó hringe nele up þurh his ánes tige, Homl.

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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Th. 103, 12. fruit, that which may be enjoyed Hine Metod mundbyrde heóld, wilna wæstmum, and worulddugeðum, lufum and lissum, Cd., Th. 117, 3; Gen. 1948. Ic lisse selle, wilna wæstme, ðám ðe ðé wurðiaþ, 105, 24; Gen. 1758. produce of money, usury.

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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Him eorla hleó gesealde máþmas xii. hét hine mid ðæm lácum leóde secean, 3740; B. 1868. Culufre gewát fleógan eft mid lácum hire ( the olive branch ), Cd. 72; Th. 88, 28; Gen. 1472.

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

tíd

(n.)
Grammar
tíd, e; f.
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Hé bít ðære tíde, hwonne hé ðæs wierðe sié, ðæt hé hine besuícan móte, 33; Swt. 227, 11. On tíde hé sende hys þeów at the season he sent a servant (A. V.), Lk. Skt. 20, 10. Ðæt hé him on tíde mete sylle to give them meat in due season (A. V.), Mt.

Linked entry: týd

gíman

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Gémendum correctis 17, to reprove, v. gím-ness ; 2 Gife synngiga in ðec bróðer, geong and gém ( corripe ) hine; gif ðec gehéres boetend ðú bist bróðeres ðínes, Mt.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Hé ne mihte dón þá gód þe hine man lǽrde, Gr. D. 324, 9: Past. 87, 4. Þæt wé bugon fram yfele and dón góda ( bona ), Coll. M. 33, 9. (3 a) of the services of the church :-- Ðættæ mon unce tíde geuueorðiae on godcundum gódum and ǽc on aelmessan, C.

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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Wæs þæs cynges fyrde hindan, 948; P. 112, 30. Cóm seó Centisce fyrde, 999; P. 131, 21. Hé hét óðre fyrde ábannan, . . . and his fyrde tóscyfte . . . seó fyrde eall tógædre cóm, 1095; P. 231, 21.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Ðonne God hié slóg (occideret), ðonne sóhton hié hine, Past. 36, 3; Swt. 251, 20: Beo. Th. 217; B. 108. Slógh, Bd. 3, 9 ; S. 533, 14. Hé slóh and fylde feond, Cd. Th. 124, 32; Gen. 2071.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Ðonne stent se hé on his naman stede and spelaþ hine, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 8, 15. Ða ðe stódon ongeán ús insurgentes in nos, Ps. Th. 43, 7. Ne manna getrýwða tó áhte ne standaþ, Wulfst. 82, 11. Godu ðe ðissum folce tó freme stondaþ, Exon.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

ge-mǽne

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Voc. i. 58, 50. inferior in degree, minor, used of the ecclesiastical orders below the sub-deacon (earlier the deacon); from the sub-deacon upwards the orders were 'sacri ordines' Gif hwylc lǽwede man hine forswerige . . . fæste . iiii. geár.

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(b α) independence on adjectives :--- with weakened meaning, nearly with the force of that, introducing indirect statements. after verbs as in (1 a) Hig rehton . . . hú hig hine oncneówan on hláfes brice, Lk. 24, 35.

licgan

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Th. i. 68, 17. to assume a recumbent or prostrate position, of a wounded or slain person, to fall Hé tó þám ylpe cóm, and stang hine æt ðám nauelan ꝥ hí lágon ðǽr bégen, Hml.

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Ðá sette Bora ðás spéce wið Ælfríce: ðæt wes, ðæt Putrael sealde Ælfríce .viii. oxan, and gef Bora sixtig penga for ðere forespǽce, and dide hine sylfne sacclés wið Ælfríce, Chart.

A

(prefix)
Grammar
A, A. It is not necessary to speak of the form of what are often called Anglo-Saxon letters, as all Teutonic, Celtic, and Latin manuscripts of the same age are written in letters of the same form. There is one exception: the Anglo-Saxons had, with great propriety, two different letters for the two distinct sounds of our th: the hard þ in thin and sooth, and the soft ð in thine and soo
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A-biddan = biddan to ask, pray :-- Abiddaþ [biddaþ Cott.] hine pray to him. Bt. 42 ; Fox 258, 21. Ic bidde ðé, Drihten I pray to thee, Lord, Gen. 19, 18.

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Ðá námon hig ánne stán and lédon under hine, Ex. 17, 12. Lǽd under earce bond eaforan ðíne, Cd. Th. 80, 23; Gen. 1333. Under helm drepen biteran strǽle, Beo. Th. 3495; B. 1745.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

gearo

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Ǽlc here hæfð ðý lǽssan cræft ðonne hé cymð, gif hine mon ǽr wát, ǽr hé cume; for ðǽm hé gesihð ðá gearwe ðé hé wénde ðæt hé sceolde ungearwe findan.

heáfod

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hine oftorfodon mid hrýðera heáfdum, Chr. 1012; P. 142, 23. Ceruerus sceolde habbanþrió heáfdu, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 17. the head as the seat of thought Ðæt heáfod sceal wísian ðǽm fótum, Past. 131, 24. Hond sceal heófod in wyrcan, Gn.