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be-feallan

to fall,to get intoto fall into sininto the hands of a person, to fall to actionto fall upontake effect on a personto fall tobe assigned todeprived (of)

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Add: to fall, literal Hé on þone pytt befylð in foveam incidit, Ps. Th. 7, 15. to get into:-- Se deófol befylð intó Antecrístes móder innoðe, Wlfst. 193, 16. Ꝥ furðon án spearwa on gryn ne mæg befeallan forútan his foresceáwunge, Chr. 1067; P. 201,

fór-steal

(n.)
Grammar
fór-steal, -steall, -stal, fóre-steall, es; m. [fór, fóre before; steal from stellan to leap, spring; therefore, at least originally, an assault, consisting in one man springing or placing himself before another, so as to obstruct his progress, Thorpe's Glos. to A. Sax. Laws] .

an assaultassultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factusviæ obstructiothe fine for an assaultmulcta pro assultu

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an assault; assultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factus, viæ obstructio Gif hwá forsteal oððon openne wiðercwyde ongeán lahriht Cristes oððe cyninges gewyrce if any one commit an assault or open opposition against the law of Christ or of the king, L.

Linked entries: fóre-steall fór-stal

folc-sóþ

(n.)
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Ic secge hér beforan eów eallum folcsóð I say here before you all the plain and simple truth, Hml, S. 23, 666

Linked entry: sóþ

dón

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Add: 2 b α. with acc. and clause Hió ðá hind swá dyde ꝥ hió him beforan hleápende wæs she caused the hind to keep running before them, Lch. iii. 426, 32

a-snǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
a-snǽsan, -snásan ; p. de ; pp. ed ; v. trans.

to hit or strike againstto stake oneself upon anythingimpingereto wrest anything from anotherextorquere

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to hit or strike against, to stake oneself upon anything; impingere Gif befóran eágum asnáse [MS. H. asnǽse] if he stake himself before his eyes, L. Alf. pol. 36 ; Th. i. 84, 14. to wrest anything from another? extorquere, L. Noel, Lye

úht-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
úht-tíd, e; f.

Early morning timethe time before daybreak

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Early morning time, the time before daybreak Úhttíd vel beforan dæge matutinum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 64. On úhttíde in matutino, Ps. Spl. 48, 15. Moyses bebeád eorlas on úhttíd folc somnigean, frecan árísan, Cd. Th. 191, 17; Exod. 216

Linked entry: úhtan-tíd

wiþ-foran

(prep.)
Grammar
wiþ-foran, prep. with dat. acc.

Before

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Before Hé feaht him wiðforan, Jos. 8, 22.

scilfrung

(n.)
Grammar
scilfrung, e; f.
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Hwǽr com seó wlitignes heora ræsta and setla . . . and seó scylfring heora leóhtfata ðe him beforan burnon the swinging (?) of the lamps that burnt before them, Scilbronge libramine, Wrt. Voc. ii. Cf. skelfan, and Icel. skjálfra to shake

Linked entries: scilbrong scylfring

þætte

(con.)
Grammar
þætte, ( = þæt þe; cf. eác wæs ðæt ðe beforan ðæm temple stód ceác, Past. 16; Swt. 105, 1, and : Ðá wæs ꝥte scyttelas wurdan tóbrocene, Blickl. Homl. 87, 5. Þætte is used in the same way as þæt, q. v.); conj.
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Th. 244, 21; Dan. 451. introducing clauses expressing end or purpose, that, in order that Beforan ðæm temple stód ǽren ceác, ðætte menn meahten hira hondaðweán, Past. 16; Past. 105, 1.

hatigend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hatigend-lic, adj.
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Hatigendlic (odibilis) beforan Gode and mannum ofermódignyss ( pride is hateful before God and man, Ecclus. 10, 7), 83, 1. Ic wiðsace þám hatigendlicum bígengum þe ðá Iúdéiscan healdað, Hml. S. 3, 605

sáwlung

(n.)
Grammar
sáwlung, e; f.

expiring

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wert thou, for ever hadst thou this hour (the hour of death) before thine eyes.'

Linked entry: sáwlian

ge-leógan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leógan, p. -leáh, pl. -lugon; pp. -logen

To liebeliedeceivementīrefallĕre

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To lie, belie, deceive; mentīre, fallĕre Be ðám ðe hiora gewitnessa befóran bisceope geleógaþ of those who belie their testimonies before a bishop, L. In. 13; Th. i. 110, 10, MS. B. Him seó wén geleáh hope deceived him, Beo.

Linked entry: ge-leáh

portic

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Seó cyrce mid hire portice mihte fíf hund manna befón on hire rýmette, Hml. Th. i. 508, 9-14. v. eást-, hálig-portic

á-wóh

(n.)
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Beorge ꝥ hé áwóh ne befó, Ll. Th. i. 290, 8. Add

cneów

(n.)
Grammar
cneów, es; n.

a kneegenua generation; generatio

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Hí bígdon heora cneów befóran him they bowed their knees before him Mt. Bos. 27, 29. a generation; generatio In ðære þeóde awóc his ðæt þridde cneów in that nation rose the third generation from him Cd. 209; Th. 258, 16; Dan. 676

Linked entry: cneó

leásere

(n.)
Grammar
leásere, es; m.

hypocritea buffoonjester

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Kmbl. p. 15, 8. one who feigns or acts, a buffoon, jester Se wæs ǽrest sumes káseres mima, ðæt is leásere and sang beforan him scandlícu leóþ first he was some emperor's mima, that is, jester, and sang obscene songs before him, Shrn. 121, 9.

fór-stæpþ

Grammar
fór-stæpþ, pres. of fór-stapan.

steps beforegoes before

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steps before, goes before. Ps. Spl. 96, 3;

gengan

(v.)
Grammar
gengan, p. de, pl. don; pp. ed

To go, passire, meare, currere, ferri, converti

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He feára sum beforan gengde wong sceáwian he with a few went before to view the plain, Beo. Th. 2829; B. 1412. Him oft betwuh gnornword gengdon words of sadness passed oft between them, Cd. 37; Th. 47, 27; Gen. 767.

ǽron

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽron, adv.

Beforeantea

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Before; antea Ic hyt ǽron nyste I knew it not before, Nicod. 12; Thw. 6, 22

æfter-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-cweðan, p. -cwæþ; pp. -cweden

To speak afterrepeatto answerrevokerenounceabjurerepetererevocare

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To speak after, repeat, to answer, revoke, renounce, abjure; repetere, revocare Bebeád he ðæt him mon lengran cwidas beforan cwæde, and he symle gedéfelíce æftercwæþ he ordered longer sayings to be spoken before him, and he always repeated them properly