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ge-byrd

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Gebyrda ł freónda natalicium, 37. Gemunan hwylcra gebyrda þú wǽre, Bt. 5, 1; F. 10, 3: R. Ben. 12, 20. Hé befrán hí be hyre gebyrdum, Hml. S. 8, 40. Bisceopas ne beóð nú be gebyrdum gecorene, 10, 228.

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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Freónd-rǽdene niman amicitias jungere, Ex. 34, 12. Friþ niman wið to make peace with, Chr. 867; Erl. 72, 17 : 868; Erl. 72, 29 (often in the Chronicle). Geleáfan niman to believe, Cd. Th. 41; 2; Gen. 650. Geþeódrǽdene nimán wið to associate with.

Linked entry: bi-nom

ge-þóht

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Cf. ge-þeaht; Hé hæfde geþóht mid his witum and freóndum facto cum suis consilio, Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 292, 13: 4, 1; Sch. 336, 15. Hé áwyrpð smeáunga ł geþohta ( cogitationes ) folca, Ps. L. 32, 10. Þá geþóhtas, Ps.

Linked entry: þóht

wiþ-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To denyrefuserejectto say noto refuse permissionrefuserejectdeclineto denyreject refuse assentto renouncerejectgive uprefusewithholdnot to giveto declare hostility

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., and acc. in the same sentence Se fæder wiðsóc his bearne, and ðæt bearn wiðsóc ðone fæder, and æt néxtan ǽlc freónd wiðsóc óðres, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 110. of self-renunciation Gyf hwá wylle fyligean mé, wiðsace (abneget) hyne sylfne, Mt.

FEORH

(n.)
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FEORH, feorg, fiorh, ferh, fyorh; gen. feores; dat. inst. feore; pl. nom. acc. feorh; gen. feora; dat. inst. feorum; n. m.

lifesoulspiritvītaănĭmaa living beingpersonhŏmopersōna

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Freónda feorum with the lives of friends, Beo.

fela

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Th. i. 22, 23. adverb Sélre bið ǽghwǽm þæt hé his freónd wrece, þonne hé fela murne, B. 1385. Gif hí fulle ne beóð, fela gnorniað (murmurabunt), Ps. Th. 58, 15. Hí fét habbað, ne magon feala gangan they cannot walk much;non ambulabunt, 113, 15.

Linked entry: feald

Sunnan-dæg

(n.)
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Sunnan-dæg, es; m.
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nǽnig geflytu, ne nǽnig ungeþwǽrnes gehýred, ac smylte móde, æt ðære hálgan þénunge, ǽgðer ge for hig sylfe ge for eal Godes folc þingien, ǽgðer ge mid heora gebedum ge mid heora ælmessan; and æfter ðære hálgan þénunge him gehwá hám hwyrfe, and mid his freóndum

ge-sécan

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Sceal fǽmne hire freónd gesécean, Gn. C. 44. Gié nællað gesoeca hwæd gié geete, Lk. L.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Wracu sceal heardum men (cf. sélre bið ǽghwǽm þæt hé his freónd wrece, B. 1385), Gn. Ex. 153. Ecg sceal on sweorde and ord spere, hyge heardum men, 205.

læssa

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læssa, l. lǽssa,
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Ic lufige ǽlcne mínra freónda, sume lǽsse, sume máre, Solil. H. 16, 18. Ic ðóhte þæt hit wǽre lǽsse ǽðrýt ( less wearisome; or? a less weariness ) tó gehýrenne, Hml. Th. ii. 2, 11.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Ꝥ him ꝥ gód móte tó écum médum gegangan, ꝥ him his freónd æfter gedéþ, Bl. H. 101, 17. Ꝥ heofonlice ríce is geháten eallum þe nú syndan gódes wyrhtan, 111, 12. Þeáh hé gódes hwæt onginne gǽstlíce, Jul. 397: Met. 9, 62.

on-fón

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Gif hí sumne freónd onfón willað tó him, Hml, Th. ii. 316, 8. <b>IV b.</b> add :-- Sum geréfman wǽre þára þe onfénge ánum mægdene æt fullwihte quidam curialis juvenculam in baptismate suscepit, Gr. D. 308, 13.

þǽr

(adv.)
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þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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Far þǽr ðú freónda wéne, Exon. Th. 119, 29; Gú. 262. metaph. usages, there, in that case, then Þǽr ðú cýþdest ðæt ðú nystest ... þá ðú sǽdest ðæt ..., Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 2. Hú ne is se anweald þonne þǽr náuht is not, then, power in that case nought?

Linked entry: þár

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Mid ðissum woruldgesǽlþum and mid ðís andweardan welan mon wyrcþ oftor feónd ðonne freónd, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 2-4. Mid his handum gesceóp, Cd. 14; Th. 16, 30; Gen. 251.

Linked entry: mið

lǽran

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Wé willað biddan freónda gehwylcne and eal folc lǽran georne ꝥ hí inwerdre heortan God lufian, Ll.

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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Sélre bið ǽghwæm ðæt hé his freónd wrece, ðonne hé fela murne, Beo. Th. 2774; B. 1385. Ða ðe þeóf wrecon, L. Ath. i. 6; Th. i. 202, 19. Ðæt beorna gehwylc Byrhtnóð wrǽce, Byrht. Th. 139, 21 ; By. 257.

ge-híran

(v.)
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Heó gehýrde hú se feónd and se freónd geflitu rǽrdon, El. 953. Mihte man gehéran þæt þǽr wæs tóða geheáw, Sat. 338. <b>II a.</b> said of the ear :-- Ðáá with object followed by an infinitive Hé gehýrde myccle menigo him beforan feran.

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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Icel. fara um tún to pass by a house) ðǽr him wát freónd unwiotodne often a man travels far, passing the dwellings of men, and knows that he has no friend for himself in them, Exon. Th. 342, 21; Gn. Ex. 146. Ǽr sumor on tún gá, Lchdm. iii. 6, 1, 3.

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þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Ðæs ánes ic áh þearfe, ðæt ðú mín freónd sig and ic ðíne miltse hæbbe hoc uno tantum indigeo, ut inveniam gratiam in conspectu tuo, Gen. 33, 15. Wé ðæs náne þearfe nágon, ðæt wé him ǽfre fram ábúgan, Homl.

Linked entries: þærf þarf

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Mid ðís andweardan welan mon wyrcþ oftor feónd ðonne freónd, Bt. 24, 3 ; Fox 84, 3. Ic worhte (feci) earce of sethimtreówum, Deut. 10, 3. On ðære béc ðe ic weorhte, Bd. 3, 17, S. 545, 4. Ðú ða scíran gesceaft sceópe and worhtest, Hy. 10, 2.