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freó-dóm

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Add: freedom from spiritual bondage, v. freó, (1 b) Ðǽr se Dryhtnes gást is, ðǽr is freódoom, Past. 265, 1. Se freódóm þæs unáræfnedlican þeówdómes, ꝥ is ðæs deófollican onwaldes, Bl. H. 137, 12.

helpan

to succourto be serviceableto profitavail

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Oft sió ilce lár ðe óðrum hielpeð (óðre hilpeð, v. l.), hió dereð ðíém óðrum saepe aliis officiunt, quae aliis prosunt, Past. 173, 19.

be-fæstan

to fix,to place in securityto fix in the mindimplantto fix by promise or agreementto pledgeto committo commit to a person's chargeto commit to a placeto setbetake to an occupationto commendrecommend,to make acceptableto trust

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D. 203, 4. to make acceptable Se ofermete ne befæsð ús nǽfre Gode esca nos non commendat Deo, Past. 317, 19.

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, fareld, færelt, es ; n. [fær a going, faran to go] .

a way, going, motion, journey, course, passage, progress, expedition, company, one who accompanies in the journey of life, a relationvia, ĭter, cursus, gressus, expĕdītio, cognăta The passover of the Jews transĭtus, phase, id est transĭtus

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Biþ Drihtnes færeld phase Dŏmĭni est, Lev. 23, 5; is pask [the passover ] of the Lord, Wyc

lǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽstan, p. te.

to followattendaccompanyto doperformobservecarry outexecutedischargeto continuelast

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[Ic an six marc silures and ðat schal Godríc míne bróðer lésten (pay ), Chart. Th. 566, 23, 31.] to continue, last Ðonne him dagas lǽstun in their life-time, Exon. 26 b; Th. 79, 12; Cri. 1289. [Ðætt]

wenian

(v.)
Grammar
wenian, p. ede

To accustomto accustomtrainpreparefitto draw attractto draw to to drawto weanablactare

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Th. 303, 32; Fä. 62. with instrumental Dó á ðætte duge . . . wene ðec ðý betran (cf.Icel. venjask with dat.to be accustomed to do a thing) always choose the better part, Exon.

heals-fang

(n.)
Grammar
heals-fang, es; n.

'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.'embracingto embrace

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A term occurring in the laws which Thorpe thus defines: 'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.'

Linked entries: and-fang fang

gást

breathspirit, ghost, principle of lifespiritthe immaterial part of mana personsoulan incorporeal thingan incorporeal being, a spirit,divine spiritthe soul of a deceased person

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Heó ágeaf hire gást, Shrn. 72, 13. spirit in contrast with body, the immaterial part of man Seoþþan se líchoma and se gást gedǽlde beóþ, Bl. 111, 30. Úre gást biþ swíþe wíde farende úrum unwillum, Bt. 34, II; F. 152, 3.

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm. Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara,twoegra, tuoera.
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Twá turtlan (tuoe (twoege, Rush.) turturas, Lind.) par turturum, Lk. Skt. 2, 24. Hé gelǽrde twuá mǽgþa, Shrn. 131, 26. Wé habbaþ twá (tuá, Hatt. MS.) bebodu, Past. 7; Swt. 48, 13. Twá eágan (tuoe égo, Lind.) hæbbende, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 18, 9.

Linked entries: tuu twá

DILE

(n.)
Grammar
DILE, dyle, es; m.
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Ge tiogoðiaþ eówre mintan and eówerne dile and eówerne cymen ye tithe your mint and your dill and your cummin, Past. 57; Hat. MS: Mt. Bos. 23, 23.

Linked entry: dyle

hreóf

(adj.)
Grammar
hreóf, adj.

Roughruggedscabbyleprous

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Ðonne biþ se líchoma hreóf ðonne se bryne ðe on ðæm innoþe biþ útáslihþ tó ðære hýde fervor intimus usque ad cutis scabiem prorumpit, Past. 11, 5; Swt. 71, 5. In húse simonis ðæs hreófan in domo Simonis leprosi, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 6.

Linked entry: hrífþo

hwettan

(v.)
Grammar
hwettan, p. te

To WHETsharpeninstigateurgeinciteexcite

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Se lǽce his seax hwæt the physician sharpens his knife, Past. 26, 3; Swt. 187, 5. Úsic lust hwætep desire urges us, Andr. Kmbl. 571; An. 286. Ðurh ðæt his mód hweteþ by that means excites his mind, Salm.

íren

(n.)
Grammar
íren, es; n.

Irona swordblade

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Gif ðæt gegangeþ ðæt ádl oððe íren nimeþ ealdor ðínne if it come to pass, that disease or sword take off thy prince, 3700; B.1848. Mé sceal wǽpen niman, ord and íren, Byrht. Th. 139, 12. Áres and írenes æris et ferri, Bd. 1, I ; S. 473, 23, note.

norþ-dǽl

(n.)
Grammar
norþ-dǽl, es; m.

a northern partthe north

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a northern part Middaneardes norþdǽl Europa, Hpt. Gl. 512, 20. Sió hǽte hæfþ genumen ðæs súþdǽles máre ðonne se cyle ðæs norþðǽles hæbbe, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 29. Nú hæbbe wé áwriten ðære Asian súþdǽl; nú wille wé fón tó hire norþdǽle, Swt. 14, 6.

oxa

(n.)
Grammar
oxa, an ; m.
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Ath. v. 6, 2 ; Th. i. 234, 1. .xxx. pæñ scyldig oððe ánes oxan, v. 8, 5 ; Th. i. 236, 31

Linked entries: axan exen

ge-wurþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wurþan, he -wurþ; subj. pres. -wurþe, pl. -wurþon.

to bebecomefiĕriTo happencome to passcome togetheragreeevĕnīreconvĕnīre

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To happen, come to pass, come together, agree; evĕnīre, convĕnīre Ne meahte hie gewurþan they might not agree, Cd. 81; Th. 101, 32; Gen. 1691

ge-scendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scendan, -scindan, -scyndan; p. de; pp. ed

To shame, put to shame, confound, corrupt

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Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 5; Hat. MS. Ne gescend me non confundas me, Ps. Th. 118, 116. Ðæt ic ne wese gescended ut non confundar, 80: 87, 15: 126, 6. Beóþ gescende míne fýnd confundantur inimici mei, 69, 2: 82, 13.

slaga

(n.)
Grammar
slaga, an; m.
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Past. 38, 4 ; Swt. 275, 9. Gif man þeóf geméte, and hé hús brece, and hine man gewundie, se slaga biþ unscildig, Ex. 22, 2. Se slaga (cf. ðæs sleges andetta, 29; Th. i. 80, 7), L. Alf. 30; Th. i. 80, 12.

twelfta

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelfta, ord. num.
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¶ Passages having reference to Twelfth-night, the twelfth day after Christmas, Epiphany :-- Ðæs ( the first of January ) embe fíf niht fulwihtiid éces Drihtnes tó ús cymeþ, ðæne twelfta dæg tíreádige hæleþ hátaþ on Brytene, Menol.

Linked entry: epiphania

un-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fæst, adj.

Not firmunstableunsteadyweak

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Et plerumque contigit, ut quidam in nonnullis suis actibus infirmi videantur, Past. 34; Swt. 235, 14-17.