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FÆC

(n.)
Grammar
FÆC, es; pl. nom. acc. facu; gen. faca; n.

Space, interval, distance, portion of timespătium, intervallum, tempŏris intervallum

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Space, interval, distance, portion of time; spătium, intervallum, tempŏris intervallum On swá lytlum fæce in so short a space, Elen. Kmbl. 1917; El. 960.

Linked entries: æfter-fæce fec

folc-riht

(n.)
Grammar
folc-riht, -ryht, es; n.

Folkrightcommon lawpublic rightthe understood compact by which every freeman enjoys his rights as a freemanpublícum juscommūneτὸ κοινόν

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He him forgeaf wícstede wéligne, folcrihta gehwylc, swá his fæder áhte he had given him the wealthy dwelling place, every public right, as his father had possessed, Beo. Th. 5209; B. 2608.

Linked entries: folc-geriht leód-riht

FREÁ

(n.)
Grammar
FREÁ, [ = freaha], freó; gen. freán; m.

A lordmasterthe Lorddŏmĭnus

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Swá neáh wæs sigora Freán þusend aurnen so nearly a thousand [winters] of the Lord of victories had elapsed, Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 23; Edg. 15. Habbaþ we to ðæm mǽran ǽrende Deniga freán we have an errand to the famous lord of the Danes, Beo.

lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, léfan, lýfan; p. de

allowpermit

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Ðá se cing lýfde eallon Myrceon hám and hig swá dydon then the king gave leave to all the Mercians to go home, and they did so, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 37. Wé hit ne selfe ne lufedon ne eác óðrum monnum ne lífdon [léfdon, Hat.

grimetan

(v.)
Grammar
grimetan, grymetan, grimetian; p. ode, ede
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Swá grymetigende leó as a roaring lion, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 22

Linked entry: grymetan

be-tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tǽcan, p. -tǽhte, pl. -tǽhton; pp. -tǽeht; v. a. [be by, tǽcan to teach, shew]

to shewostendereto BETAKE, impart, deliver, commit, put in trustimpertire, adsignare, tradere, commendareto send, follow, pursuemittere, insequi, amandare

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Swá us be-tǽhton, ða ðe hit of frymþe gesáwon sicut tradiderunt nobis, qui ab initio ipsi viderunt, Lk. Bos. 1, 2: Elen. Kmbl. 1167; El. 585. Man hý ðære abedissan betǽhton they committed her to the abbess, Chr. 1052; Ed. 181, 28.

BÍDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÍDAN, ic bíde, ðú bídest, bítst, bíst, he bídeþ, bít, pl. bídaþ; p. ic, he bád, ðú bide, pl. bidon; pp. biden; acc. gen.

To BIDE, abide, continue, remain, tarry, wait, await, expect, enduremanere, remanere, morari, habitare in aliquo loco, expectare, consequi, sustinere

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Swá mín sáwl bád sicut expectavit anima mea, 55, 6. He geþyldum bád he waited patiently, Exon. 46 a; Th. 157, 4; Gú. 886. Utan we well ðære tíde bídan bene expectemus horam illam, Bd. 4, 24; S. 599, 5.

Linked entries: a-bídan bád bídende

þeód-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-cyning, es; m.
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Ond swá micel wundor and wæfersién wæs mínes weoredes on fægernisse ofer ealle óþre þeódkyningas ðe in middangearde wǽron fuitque inter uarietates spectaculorum in conspiciendo talem exercitum, qui ornatu pariter ac uiribus inter gentes eminebant, Nar

wissung

(n.)
Grammar
wissung, e; f.

guidancedirectiondirectioninstructionteachingrulegovernmentdirection

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Hí ðurhwunedon swá þurh his wissunge, 30, 149. Þurh góde wissunge, Wulfst. 32, 13: Homl. Th. ii. 482, 1: Homl. Skt. i. 3, 104.

á-ídlan

Grammar
á-ídlan, á-íd(e)l(i)an.
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S. 4, 399. to vanish Se áwyrigeda gást efne swá smíc beforan his ansýne áídlode, Guth. 34, 4. to make vain, deprive of force, worth, &c. Áídlie obunco, An. Ox. 18 b, 66. Þæt hé þá þe mid oferméttum hý sylfe for áht teliaþ áídele, R.

bletsung

benediction

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Swá Thomas tó þám tíman ágeán férde búton bletsunga (without consecration), Chr. 1070; P. 206, 6. Hé mid his bletsunge þæt wæter tó wíne awende, Hml. Th. i. 58, 13.

cirlisc

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Se feórþandǽl byð quadrans gecíged, beó hyt penig oððe pund, swá ꝥ wel wát ceorlisc folc, Angl. viii. 306, 31. Vulgaris dies, ꝥ byð ceorliscdæg, 317, 11. Cyrlisc plebeia, Germ. 393, 115: barbarus, An. Ox. 56, 228.

drý-cræft

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Hé sǽde ꝥ hé ( Joseph) ðǽr (in Egypt ) drýcræftas geleornode and of þǽm drýcræftum ꝥ hé gewunode monige wundor tó wyrcenne, and ꝥ hé mihte swá wel swefn reccan ... and hé sǽde ꝥ hé of þǽm drýcræfte geleornode godcundne wísdóm. Ors. 1, 5; S. 34, 3-8.

fore-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
fore-weard, adj.
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Similar entries v. æfte-weard: Swá wé ǽr on foreweardan þysse race rehton, Hml. S. 23, 790. Malchus eóde on foreweardan (in front) in tó his geféran, and se bisceop æfter him inn eóde, 752.

heorot

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Hé forbeád þá heortas, swylce eác þá báras, swá swíðe hé lufode þá heádeór swilce hé wǽre heora fæder, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 9. the word occurs in many place-names as the first part of a compound: On heortbróc, C. D. iii. 430, 12.

hwettan

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D. iii. 430, II. to make a person keen (hwæt), incite, excite, egg on. absolute Swá þín sefa hwette, B. 490. with acc. Þonne wín hweteð beornes breóstsefan, Mód. 18.

smyltness

(n.)
Grammar
smyltness, e; f.

Quiet, calm, serenity, tranquillityof physical calmthe quiet of evening, eveninggentleness, quietness in actionquiet, silenceplacidity, calmnesspeace, tranquillity, quiet calmness, composure

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Næhtes smyltnisse noctis quiete Rtl. 37, 35. gentleness, quietness in action Hig hine mid ealre smyltnesse swá gelǽddon and on heora fiðerum bǽron, ðæt hé ne mihte ne on scipe fægeror gefered beón Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 40, 16, 14. quiet, silence Smyltnisse

tó-faran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-faran, p. -fór; pp. -faren.

to go in different directions,go off separately,partto disperse (intrans.)scatterto go away, pass off,depart,become extinct.

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Ðá hié tógædere woldon, ðá com swá ungemetlíc rén, ðæt heora nán ne mehte nánes wǽpnes gewealdan, and for ðæm tófóran, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 194, 19. Tófóran on feówer wegas ætfelinga bearn they went off in four different directions, Cd.

Linked entries: tó-fær tó-féran

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Nú syndon hit þás dagas swá swá hit hér on segð. Se forma dæg on Martio . . . On Februaruis mónðe se .iiii. dæg . . . Wé gesetton on foreweardan þissere endebyrdnesse Martius, Lch. iii. 152, 8-31.

nealles

(adv.)
Grammar
nealles, nalles, nallæs, nallas, nales, nalæs, nalas; adv.

Notnot at all

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Swá sceal mǽg dón, nealles inwitnet óðrum bregdan, Beo. Th. 4340; B. 2167 : 4365; B. 2179. Hé spræc þurh feóndscipe, nalles hé hié freme lǽrde, Cd. Th. 38, 22; Gen. 610 : 14, 2; Gen. 212.

Linked entry: nalas