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hæft-noþ

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-noþ, -neþ, es; m.

Custody, keeping, imprisonment

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Custody, keeping, imprisonment On hæftnoþe biþ gehæfd he will be imprisoned, Lchdm. iii. 200, 34. On hæftneþe gebringan to imprison, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 21. Ðǽr on hæftneþe wæs where he was imprisoned, 1101; Erl. 237. 40

fandian

(v.)

to tryto temptto tryto trytastefeelto tryto visittemptprovokeattempt

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wísa mon his fandigan, hwæðer swá wís wǽre swá self wénde ꝥ wǽre, Bt. 18, 4; F. 66, 32. to try, have experience of, taste, feel (lit. or fig.). absolute Fandiað nú þonne gustate, Ps.

fruma

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H. 89, 32

býrigan

(v.)
Grammar
býrigan, p. de
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To taste; gustare Deáþ he ðǽr býrigde he there tested death, Rood Kmbl. 199; Kr. 101. Ðæt he hire sealde ðæt wæter to býrigenne ut gustandam illi daret eam aquam. Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, 21

lǽdan

(v.)
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hét smiðian of smǽtum golde áne lytle róde, ðá lǽdde on his swýðran, Hml. Th. ii. 304, 16. Æþelhelm lǽdde Wesseaxna ælmessan tó Rome, Chr. 887 ; P. 80, 30.

scyld

(n.)
Grammar
scyld, e: scyldu (o); indecl. f.
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guilt, sin, crime, fault sume mándǽde gefremede ðá seó scyld ðá tó his heortan hwearf ðá onscunode hefelíce sceleris aliquid commiserat, quod commissum, ubi ad cor suum rediit, gravissime exhorruit, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 34.

Linked entry: GYLT

nacod

Grammar
nacod, <b>. I a.</b>
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Þá hét nacode (propriis exutam vestibus Ald. 60, 17) lǽdan tó sumum scandhúse, Shrn. 56, 8.

ge-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sleán, p. -slóg, -slóh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slagen, -slægen, -slegen

To strikepitch [a tent]smiteslayquellforgefightobtain by fighting

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Se geslagena biþ mid deáþe gegripen the man stricken [by disease] is seized by death, Homl. Th. ii. 124, 12. Ðǽr he geslóh his geteld he pitched his tent there, Gen. 12, 8.

Linked entry: ge-slóh

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, p. ede, ode.
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Haroldes eorles mæssepreóst werede his kenepas on his preóstháde óð ðæt wæs biscop. Se forlét . . . his gástlícan wǽpna, and féng tó his spere and tó his sweorde æfter his biscupháde, Chr. 1056; Erl. 190, 24

ge-wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wealdan, p. -weóld; pp. -wealden

To wieldrulehave power overcommandcontrolcause

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Gif he abilhþe áhwám on unriht áhwár geweólde gebéte hit georne and gif him abulge ǽnig man swíðe forgife ðæt if he anywhere have wrongly been the cause of offence to any man, let him diligently make amends; and if any man have much offended him, let

Linked entry: ge-waldan

á-drýgan

to dry upto extract the moisture from materialto dry up a fluidto dry up moisture on material, wipe offto dry material on which there is moisture, wipe dry

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ðǽre hýde giocðan of ádrýgde, Past. 71, 11. Ádrýg horu absterge sordes, Hy. S. 23, 3. Ǽlc mon ádrýge of óðerra monna móde ðone wénan be him ǽlces yfeles, Past. 451, 22. Ðæt mæge ádrýggean (-drýgean, Hatt.

Linked entry: á-drígan

tó-teran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-teran, p. -tær, pl. -tǽron; pp. -toren

To tear to piecesto tear to pieces a material to tear to piecesto harassdistractdestroy

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tótær his tunecan, 450, 21. tótǽron heora reáf, 454, 11. Fýrene næddran ðæt folc tótǽron, Num. 21, 6.

begra

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

of both

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of both He is heora begra lufu he is the love of them both Hexam. 2; Norm. 4, 22

emn-sceólere

(n.)
Grammar
emn-sceólere, es; m.

A fellow-scholarcondiscĭpŭlus

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He ofslóh his emnsceólere he slew his fellow-scholar, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 12

Linked entry: scolere

fetel-hilt

(n.)
Grammar
fetel-hilt, es; n.

A belted hiltcăpŭlus baltĕo instructus

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A belted hilt; căpŭlus baltĕo instructus He geféng fetelhilt he seized the belted hilt, Beo. Th. 3130; B. 1563

fyrd-man

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-man, ferd-mon; pl. -men; m.

A military mana soldiermīles

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A military man, a soldier; mīles He sceal hæbban fyrdmen he must have soldiers, Bt. 17; Fox 58, 33

Linked entries: ferd-mon fird-man

ealc

(pronoun.)

each

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each He ofslóh ða hǽðenan on ealcum gefeohte he slew the heathen in every fight, Ælfc. T. 13, 18

hyge-frófor

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-frófor, e; f.
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Kmbl. 709; El. 355: Hy. 9, 13; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 13

mán-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
mán-scyld, e; f.

Guiltsin

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Guilt, sin Ðú eart ðæt hálige lamb ðe mánscilde middangeardes tówurpe], Hy. 8, 23; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 23

ge-bréman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bréman, p. de; pp. ed [ge-, bréman to celebrate]

To celebratemake famoushonourcelebrārehonōrāre

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To celebrate, make famous, honour; celebrāre, honōrāre He wolde gebréman ða ludéiscan he would honour the Jews, Som. Lye