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Ducentesimus sé ðe byd on ðám twám hundredum aftemyst, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 284, 1. Ofer ðrím hundradum tribunus bið forwost, Mk. L. 6, 21 marg. Hundredum centuriis (exercitus in centuriis et millibus conglobatos), An. Ox. 882.

uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
uppan, (-on); prep. dat. acc.

upononaboveuponatafteruponon touponagainst

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Ðú byst uppan lande oftor ðonne ic beó, (up country, in rural districts; cf. Chaucer's 'poure persoun dwellyng uppon londe' and see uplendisc). Engl.

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for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Godríc þone gódan (Byrhtnoth) forlét, By. 187. Gif hine seó mǽgð forlǽte, and him fore gyldan nellen, Ll. Th. i. 248, 5: 164, 11.

ge-lǽstan

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</b> to perform what is enjoined by law. secular Him ( Edward ) þúhte ꝥ hit mæctor gelǽst wǽre þonne hit scolde, ꝥ hé ǽr beboden hæfde, Ll. Th. i. 162, 3. Wé beódad . . .

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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Drihtne, þonne byð án gást his and Drihtnes scriptum est, &#39;Qui adhaeret Domino, unus spiritus est,&#39; Gr. D. 136, 13: 17.

CEÓSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEÓSAN, ciósan, ic ceóse, ðú ceósest, cýst, he ceóseþ, cýst, císt, ceósaþ; ic, he ceás, cés, ðú cure,curon; ceós, ceósaþ; coren; v. a.

to CHOOSE, select, electlegere, seligere, eligereto acceptoblatum accipere, accipere

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Kmbl. 3217; An. 1611. to accept by choice or what is offered, to accept; oblatum accipere, accipere Ðæt he ðone cynedóm ciósan wolde that he would accept the kingdom, Beo. Th. 4742; B. 2376.

DURRAN

(v.)
Grammar
DURRAN, ic, he dear, ðú dearst, pl. durron, durran; p. dorste, pl. dorston, dorstan; pp. dorren

DARE, presumeaudēre

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The inf. durran and the pres. dear, pl. durron, retaining preterite inflections, are taken from the p. of the verb, ascertained from dear, pl. durron, which shews the ablaut or internal change off], and requires by analogy with other verbs of the same

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To meanto intend to convey a certain senseto intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement to meanpurposehave as an object to which the mind is directedintendto signifyhave a certain signification or purpose

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Hwæt ðú ðonne mǽne mid ðære gítsunge ðæs feós what do you mean by the greed of money? 32, 1; Fox 114, 7. (of things) to signify, have a certain signification or purpose Saga hwæt ic mǽne, Salm.

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notu

(n.)
Grammar
notu, e; f.

useprofitadvantagean officeemploymentthe discharge of an officeconduct of business

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Ben. 29, 5. the discharge of an office, conduct of business Gif hit beón mæg swylc notu þurh decanonas on mynstre sý gefadod ... ðæt ná nán ǽnlípig ne módige ðonne mynstres notu manegum biþ betǽht if possible, let such a conducting of its business by

siððan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
siððan, siððon, syððan, seoððan. [From síþ ðam ; cf. Ger. seit*-*dem.]
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Th. 3, 21 ; Cri. 39. conj. where the tense of the verb in the clause introduced by siððan is past, in the other clause present, since Ðé is ungelíc wlite, siððdan ðú lǽstes míne láre, Cd. Th. 38, 28 ; Gen. 613 : Exon. Th. 44, 13 ; Cri. 702.

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slǽd

(n.)
Grammar
slǽd, sléd, es; n.
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By slente oþer slade, Allit. Pms. 5, 141. Loke a littel on þe lannde on þi lyfte honde &amp; þon schal se in þat slade þe self chapel, Gaw. 2147

tácnian

(v.)
Grammar
tácnian, p. ode.

to make a mark upon something, to markto be a token or mark of something, to indicate, mark to indicate, point outto signifyto be the figurative expression of, be a figure of something, to symbolizeto indicate what is future, to portend

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Homl. 129, 18. to signify, to express a meaning by means of figure or symbol, to express figuratively or symbolically Hálige gewreotu ús tácniaþ ðás world þurh ðone mónan, Blickl. Homl. 17, 21.

borh

paymentsuretyshipsecurityloandebt

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., by another, suretyship, security Borges andsaca (-u?) infictiatio, idem et abjuratio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 27. Feohlǽnung bútan borge ypotheca, i. 21, 9. Ðis synt þá men þe synt anburge (-byrge? cf. Icel. á-byrgð responsibility; or on borge ?)

ge-gaderung

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H. 165, 35. a whole formed by joining Hwæþer þé þynce unweorþ seó gegaderung ðára þreóra þinga, ðonne þá þreó biþ tó ánum gedón, Bt. 33, 1; F. 120, 29. what joins, a bond Hí beóð álýsde fram þǽre gegaderunge heora líchaman a carnis suae copula solvantur

geornlíce

(adv.)
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Cf. georne, Him se gýsel ongan geornlíce fylstan, By. 265. Heó geornlíce míne sáwle swýðe onbígdon, Ps. Th. 56, 7. Hí geornlíce Godes costadan they did all they could to tempt God, 77, 20. diligently.

ge-feón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feón, to rejoice.
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Gefeónde for ðǽre andsware, 207, 8: Past. 213, 13. by gerundial infin. Gefaeh swé swé gigent tó earnenne on weg. Ps. Srt. 18, 6

hærfest

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</b> rendered in late Latin versions by Augustus (cf. Augustus messis, messis tempus, Migne) :-- On hærfeste (in Augusta), ðá fullan wican ǽr Sc̃a Marian mæssan ( Sept. 8), Ll. Th. i. 92, 6.

hleóþor

(adj.)

a soundnoisevoice

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K. p. 152, 7-12. the sound produced by the mouth of an animate creature, voice Þá wróhtsmiðas hleóðrum brugdon, hwílum swá wilde deór cirmdon, hwílum cyrdon eft on mennisc híw breahtma mǽste, Gú. 878. voice of a rational being in speech Him stýran cwóm

ríceter

(n.)
Grammar
ríceter, rícetere, es; n.

powerdominionrulegreatnessgloryviolenceforce

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Ðam láreówe gedafenaþ ðæt hé hogie hú manegra manna sáwle hé mǽge Gode gestrýnan ... ná hú micel hé mǽge mid his rícetere him tó geteón it behoves the teacher to strive how many men's souls he can gain for God, not how much he can draw to himself by his

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Wætlinga-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
Wætlinga-strǽt, e; f.

Watling Street, the Roman road running from Dover, through Canterbury, Rochester, London, St. Alban's,Dunstable, Fenny Stratford, Towcester, Weedon, Wroxeter to Chester.

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According to Trevisa it went 'besides Wrokecestre, and then forth to Stratton, and so forth by the myddell of Wales unto Cardykan, and endeth atte Irisshe see.' Polychron. bk. i. c. 45.

Linked entry: Erming-strǽt