mǽþ
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measure ⬩ degree ⬩ proportion ⬩ the measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacy ⬩ degree ⬩ rank ⬩ status ⬩ condition ⬩ due measure ⬩ right ⬩ due measure in regard to others ⬩ honour ⬩ respect
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Deófol sendeþ árleásnesse ðæt ungesǽlig man mǽðe ne geseó on his underþeóddum ne on his efenlícan shews no respect for his subordinates or equals, 53, 24
CENNAN
to beget, conceive, create, bring forth ⬩ gignere, creare, facere, parere ⬩ to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, prove ⬩ advocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare
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Cenne he hwanon hit him cóme let him declare whence it came to him, L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 14, 21, 22, 23, 25. Gif he cenþ ðæt he hit bohte if he declare that he bought it, L. Edg. S. 10; Th. i. 276, 6.
Linked entries: a-cennan cænnan cænnan cynnan cennend-líc
windan
of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start ⬩ to fly, wheel, spring ⬩ of the movement of living things ⬩ of inanimate things ⬩ of abstract subjects ⬩ of twisting ⬩ rolling movement ⬩ of living things ⬩ of inanimate things ⬩ to waver ⬩ to twist ⬩ roll ⬩ to brandish ⬩ wave ⬩ to twist, plait, weave ⬩ to twist, give a curved form to
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Hé wand him up þanon, hwearf him þurh ða helldora, Cd. Th. 29, 7; Gen. 446. Ðá wand se of his swuran he sprang from his neck Homl. Th. i. 336, 17. Hornfisc plegode, and se grǽga mǽw wælgífre wand ( flew circling round), Andr. Kmbl. 743 ; An. 372.
Linked entry: winde
ge-heald
a holding ⬩ keeping ⬩ guard ⬩ observing ⬩ observantia ⬩ a keeper ⬩ guardian ⬩ protection ⬩ custos ⬩ tūtēla
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Lind. 27, 65 : Rtl. 123, 31 : Shrn. 36, 30. a keeper, guardian, protection; custos, tūtēla Willelm eorl sceolde beón [MS. ben] his geheald earl William was to be his guardian, Chr. 1070; Th. 347, 7.
fetian
To fetch ⬩ bring to ⬩ marry ⬩ addūcĕre ⬩ applĭcāre ⬩ uxōrem dūcĕre
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To fetch, bring to, marry; addūcĕre, applĭcāre, uxōrem dūcĕre He héht him fetigean to sprecan síne he bade to fetch his counsellors to him, Cd. 126; Th. 161, 17; Gen. 2666. Fetigan, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 26; Jud. 35. He óðer fetaþ ăliam duxĕrit, Mt.
of-unnan
to begrudge a person (dat. ) anything (gen.), wish to deprive a person of anything ⬩ to refuse to grant ⬩ invidia, livor
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.), wish to deprive a person of anything Se biþ ðæm ísene gelíc se ðe ofan his níhstan his lífes ferro utitur, qui vitae proximi insidiatur, Past. 37. 3: Swt. 269, 7. Se ðe (the devil) him(hermits) lífes ofonn, Exon.
hoppe
An ornament suspended from the neck, ⬩ a bell [?] hung from a dog's neck
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Hie eall him gesealdon ðæt hie ðá hæfdon búton ðæt ǽlc wífmon hæfde áne yndsan goldes and án pund seolfres and ǽlc wǽpnedmon ǽnne hring and áne hoppan ita ut nihil præter annulos singulos, bullasque sibi ac filiis, et deinde per filias uxoresque suas
Linked entry: ge-hopp
æt-speornan
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To be hindered, to be offended :-- Forðon áðreát ðá hiéremenn ryhtes lífes, ðonne hié wilniað gǽstlíce libban, be ðǽm yfelum bisenum ðe se déð ðe him fore beón sceolde; ðonne ætspornað hié and weorðað mid ðǽm áscrencte unde subjectorum vita torpescit;
eald-riht
An ancient right ⬩ vĕtus jus vel privĭlēgium
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Bǽdon hine ðæt he him to heora ealdrihtum gefultumede they prayed him that he would succour them with respect to their ancient rights. Bt. 1; Fox 2, 24
Linked entry: eald-geriht
ge-hwyrftnian
to tear
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His æfterfolgeras hit siððan totugon and totǽron ðam gelícost ðonne seó leó bringaþ his hungregum hwelpum hwæt to etanne hý ðonne gecýdaþ on ðam ǽte hwylc heora mǽst mæg gehwyrftnian his successors afterwards rent and tore it most like to when the lion
út-hleáp
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Gif hwá fare unáliéfed fram his hláforde . . . and hine mon geáhsige, fare þǽr hé ǽr wæs, and geselle his hláforde . LX. sciłł., Ll. Th. i. 126, 9-8. See also 86, 1-10: 210, 20
mǽnan
To lament ⬩ mourn ⬩ complain
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Hú Boetius his earfoðu tó Gode mǽnde, Bt. tit. cap. 4. His tungan hé mǽnde swíðost he complained most of his tongue, Homl. Th. i. 330, 31. Basilius ménde ðæt unriht, Homl. Skt. 3, 322.
full-fremman
To do fully ⬩ fulfil ⬩ finish ⬩ perfect ⬩ practise ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ perăgĕre ⬩ patrāre
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Hwæðer he hæbbe hine to fullfremmenne si hăbeat ad perfĭciendum, 14, 28. Ðæt ic fallfremme his weorc ut perfĭciam ŏpus ejus, Jn. Bos. 4, 34. Ðæt he hí eft fullfremme that he practise them [the vices] again, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 18.
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mǽdwe-land
Meadow-land ⬩ land where grass that is to be mown grows
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Meadow-land, land where grass that is to be mown grows Hió sellaþ him ðæt médweland bí westan Sæferne . . Éc twelf æceras gódes mǽdwelandes, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 150, 10-18 : vi. 219, 3
Linked entry: mǽd-land
óþ-spurnan
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to strike against, stumble Hió óþsper[n]þ impingetur, Kent. Gl. 769. Ðé læs ðín fót óþsporne, Blickl. Homl. 27, 14. Næs gecweden ðæt his fót æt stáne óþspurne, 29, 3— Cf. æt-spurnan
be-weddian
To espouse, wed ⬩ spondere, despondere
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Gif he híg his suna beweddap si filio suo desponderit eam, Ex. 21, 9
Linked entries: be-wyddod bi-weddian
weorold-dóm
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A secular judgment, judgment by a secular court Sum wer wæs betogen ðæt hé wǽre on stale, and hine man gelæhte and æfter worulddóme dydon him út ða eágan, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 267
burg-riht
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Substitute: Town-right, law in a town Ne sceall hé ( the bishop ) geþafian ǽnig unriht ... ac hit gebyreð ꝥ be his rǽde fare ǽghwilc lahriht, ge burhriht ge landriht, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 20
west
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Rufinus wolde habban him self þone anwold þǽr eást, and Stileca wolde sellan his suna þisne hér west, Ors. 6, 37 ; S. 296, 7. Þonne þunor cumeð west oððe norð, Archiv cxx. 48, 20