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frý-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
frý-dóm, es; m.

Freedomlibertylībertas

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Ða men habbaþ simle frýdóm men have always freedom, 40, 7. Fox 242, 25, 27, 28: 41, 2; Fox 244, 16, 21

gilp-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
gilp-sceaða, an; m.

An arrogant, boasting criminal

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Ðone gelpscaðan that proud and wicked man [Nero], Bt. Met. Fox 9, 98; Met. 9, 49

blíþsian

(v.)
Grammar
blíþsian, p. ode; pp. od

To rejoice, be glad, blithe, merrylætariexsilire gaudio

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MS. Blíþsa, cniht on ðínum gióguþháde rejoice, young man, in thy youth, 49, 5; Hat. MS

Bryt-ford

(n.)
Grammar
Bryt-ford, es; m.

a Britona fordBRITFORD

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[Bryt a Briton, ford a ford] BRITFORD, near Sarum, Wiltshire Tostig wæs ðá æt Brytforda [MS. Brytfordan] mid ðam cinge [MS. kinge] Tostig was then at Britford with the king, Chr. 1065; Erl. 194, 38

for-weorþan

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Add: to become ill Philippus forwearð on móde, Hml. S. 2, 104. (1 a) of food, to go bad :-- Gif salt forworðes si sal evanuerit, Mt. L. 5, 13. (1 b) to come to a bad end :-- His geféran ealle forwurdon tó deáðe, Ap.

ge-streón

(n.)
Grammar
ge-streón, -strión, es; n.

Gainproductemolumentwealthrichestreasureusurybusinessmercesmercātusquæstuslucrumēmŏlŭmentumŏpesthesaurusūsūranēgōtium

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Met. Fox 8, 115; Met. 8, 58. Gestreóne mercātu, Mone B. 2588. Hý beóþ rúmmóde ryhtra gestreóna they are liberal of just gains, Exon. 33 b; Th. 106, 31; Gú. 49: 105 b; Th. 402, 18; Rä. 21, 31: 107 b; Th. 410, 23: Rä. 29, 3.

Linked entries: streón ge-strión

ge-bǽru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bǽru, gen. e; acc. e, u; f : ge-bǽro; f. indecl. Or ge-bǽre; n; pl. u. See the cognate words at the end. [baero, bǽru a bearing]

BEARINGstatehabit or disposition of body or mindmannerconductbehaviourdemeanourmanners in societysocietygestushăbĭtusmōresconsortiumconsuētūdo

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Laym. wide me mihte iheren Brutten iberen, iii. 125

Linked entries: ge-bǽre ge-bǽrness

næs

(adv.)
Grammar
næs, adv.

Not

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Næs ná mid golde, ac mid gódum dǽdum, 95, 19. Lufian wé hine næs nó on gesundum þingum ánum, ac eác swylce on wiðerweardum þingum, 13, 7

séfte

(adj.)
Grammar
séfte, adj. Soft
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Sélre wæs and séftre, Ps. Th. 118, 71. Ðone deáþ hé him gedéþ séftran ðonne óðrum monnum, Bt. 39, 10 ; Fox 228, 10. <b>IVa.

Linked entry: sófte

feorh

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Ic cweþe tó eów ꝥ gé ne sorgige eówrum fere (animae) hwæt gé etan . . . ah nis máre ꝥ ferh (anima) þonne se mete?, Mt. R. 6, 25. On earfoþum þǽr wé úres feores ne wénaþ, Bl. H. 51, 28.

ge-clǽnsian

(v.)
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Gif man esne tihte, his dryhten hine his áne áðe geclǽnsie (-clénsige, 12), Ll. Th. i. 42, 7. Geswicne (geclénsie, v.l. ) sé hine, 110, 16: 112, 3: 134, 12. Búton hé hine mid fulre láde wið geclǽnsian mæge, Cht.

FOLDE

(n.)
Grammar
FOLDE, an; f.

the earthdry landtellusterraa landcountrydistrictregionterritoryrĕgiotractusplăgaterrĭtōriunithe groundsoilhŭmussŏlumearthclayterræ līmuslŭtum

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Fox 283; Men. 143: Rood Kmbl. 261; Kr. 132.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Hét mec hláford min hér heard (?her-heard, MS.; see hearh-eard. Grein suggested eard, but the alliteration seems to require heard. Cf. oððe þis waroð þe hér áworpen ligeð, Rä 41, 49) niman, Kl. 15.

BYRGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BYRGAN, birgan, byrigan, birigan, birgean, byrigean, byrian; p. de; pp. ed [beorg tumulus]; v. trans.
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Birge man hine ðæs ilcan dæges sepelietur in eadem die, Deut. 21, 23. Ðǽr hine man birgde ibi sepelierunt eum, Gen. 49, 31. Alýf me ǽrest byrigan mínne fæder permitte mihi primum sepelire patrem meum, Lk. Bos. 9, 59: 9, 60.

leás-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
leás-líc, adj.

Falsevainfrivolous

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False, vain, frivolous Wénþ ðæt hit hæbbe sum heálíc gód gestryned ... and þincþ ðæt hit hæbbe geboht sume swíðe leáslíce mǽrþe it supposes that it has gained some exalted good ... and methinks it has purchased a very false greatness, Bt. 24, 3; Fox

Linked entry: leás-ferhþness

mis-fón

(v.)

to fail to taketo mistake

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[Mine songe þah he beó god me hine mai misfonge (mis-apply, take wrongly ), O. and N. 1374:

Linked entries: mis-cirran fón

neoþan

(adv.)
Grammar
neoþan, adv.

Downbeneathfrom beneath

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Ðú of neowelnesse neoþan álýsdest, Ps. Th. 70, 19 : 103, 7 : Elen. Kmbl. 2228; El. 1115. Neoþan, Exon. Th. 479, 11; Rä. 62, 6

Linked entries: under under-neoþan

ge-helpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-helpan, p. -healp, -heolp, pl. -hulpon; pp. -holpen; gen. dat.

To assistpreserveto be sufficientadjuvaresubveniresuppetere

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Ðú mín hæfst geholpen thou hast assisted me, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 250, 18. Grammar ge-helpan, cum dat Him ðá Ioseph gehealp then Joseph helped them, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 6. Ðæt wíf, ðe eówrum lífe geheolp the woman who preserved your life, Jos. 6, 22.

Linked entry: ge-heolp

ge-leccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leccan, part. -leccende; ic -lecce, ðú -lecest, -lecst, he -leceþ, -lecþ, pl. -leccaþ; p. -lehte; pp. -leht

To moistenwethŭmectārerĭgāre

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Mid mínum teárum strecednysse míne oððe míne beddinge ic beþweá oððe ic gelecce lacrĭmis meis strātum meum rĭgābo, Ps. Lamb. 6, 7.

Linked entry: ge-leht

ge-metan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metan, p. -mæt and -mette , pl. -mǽton; pp. -meten; v. trans.

to measure, measure back or againmetiri, remetirito measure by traversing or going overmetiri transeundo

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And. 47, 2. to measure by traversing or going over; metiri transeundo And his cwén mid him medo-stíg gemæt and his queen with him measured the mead way [way to the mead-hall], Beo. Th. 1852; B. 924