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of-sleán

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Th. i. 50, 14: 128, 14. to destroy a thing, material or non-material Ne þúhte nánum men þæs tweó ꝥ gif ꝥ stánclif feólle, ꝥ hit ne ofslóge ꝥ scræf and eác Martinum ácwealde si ingens moles rueret, dubium non erat quod simul et specum destrueret et Martinum

múþ

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Ox. 837. considered as the instrument of specen or voice Se crístena man sceal clypian tó his Drihtne mid móde and mid múðe. Hml. S. 17, 137.

gang

going, walking, moving on foot, step.the sole of the foot (?)the being habitually in a specified conditionpower of walkingof moving aboutmode of walking, walk, gait a walk, journeygo, time, occasion of goinga way, road, path, passage a trackcourse a streama narrative space traversedexpanse coveredan ox-gang, a bovale, the eighth part of the carucate.legal processlegal procedure, processa company of people (?), a gang.a step, staira privy

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Dan. retter-gang legal procedure, process) Ðús man sceal swerigean ðonne man hafð his ǽhte gebryid, and bringeð hí on gange (cf. ꝥ orf ꝥ, ic on spece, and ꝥ ic mid N. befangen hæbbe, 15), Ll. Th. i. 178, ii. a company of people (?), a gang.

hwæþer

(con.)
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hwæþer, conj.
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gt;I a</b> :-- Gesege mé hwæþer þe betere ðince ... hwæþer þe þú hý forseó ... þe þú gebíde hwonne hí þé forlétan, Bt. 8; F. 26, 12. hwæþer ... hwæþer þe Hé gecnǽwþ be þǽre láre, hwæþer ( utrum) heó sí of Gode, hwæþer þe (an ) ic be mé sylfum spece

þeówian

(v.)
Grammar
þeówian, p. ode.
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. ¶ In special reference to the services of religion :-- Þeówian his Drihtne swá wel swá hé ( the monk ) betst mæge, L. Eth. v. 6; Th. i. 306, 9. Ic ðǽr Englisce scole gesette, ðe ǽfre for úre þeóde Gode þýwian scolde, Chart. Th. 116, 35.

Linked entries: þeáwian þeówan

eorþe

the groundsoillandearththe eartha landcountrysoilmoulddust

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Þá lástas on þá eorþan bestapene wǽron, 127, 21. of a part of the surface which has special characteristics, (rough, &c.) ground: Hé hleóp on unsméðe eorðan, Shrn. 152, 2. as a solid stratum Eorþu hroernis terrae motus, Mk. R. 13, 8.

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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Ox, 4856. with clause Ic ne mæhte þeáh forberan þæt ic æmbe ne specce, Solil. H. 20, 5. Heó ne mihte forbæran ꝥ heó hit leng forhǽle, Hml. S. 30, 348. absolute Hǽte oþ ꝥ hit sié swá hát swá þín finger forberan mæge. Lch. ii. 236, 28.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

hlísa

famereputationreputegloryreputationreportfameapprobationapplause

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woldon habban gódne hlísan, þeáh hí his unwyrþe sién, Bt. 18, I; F. 60, 26. used of the Deity, glory: Nǽfre hlísan áh Meotud þan máran þonne hé wið monna bearn wyrceð weldǽdum no more glorious attribute has the Maker than his mercy to man Az. 85. where special

úte

(adv.)
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úte, adv.

Outsidewithout.outfrom one's positionon the outsideoutsideon the outer sideoutout of doorsin the open airoutawayat a distanceoutaway from habitationsin open countryoutfrom home on serviceoutnot in one's own countryabroadoutaway from land

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Skt. 3, 32. in a special sense.

Linked entry: út

on-fón

(v.)
Grammar
on-fón, p. -féng; pp. -fangen ( with gen. dat. acc.).

to taketo take what another appoints or grants, to receive, have givento take what another offers, receive favourably, acceptto receive a personto undergo a rite, undertake a dutyto conceiveto take to, to beginincipere

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Conon mid micle gefeán onfangen wæs, 3, I; Swt. 98, 25. in a special sense of receiving at the baptismal font, or at confirmation, to stand sponsor to a person: — His (Godrum) se cyning onféng æt fulwihte, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 22.

Linked entries: an-fón on-fónd

or-dál

(n.)
Grammar
or-dál, -dél; generally neuter, but an apparently fem. acc. pl. ordéla occurs,
  • L. Edg. C. 24
  • ;
  • Th. ii. 248, 28
  • .
(Cf.
O. H. Ger. which has fem. and neut. forms
.
)

judicial decision, judgmenta decision which follows an appeal to the Deity

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Sax. it is found only in the special sense, which belongs also to the O. Frs., of a decision which follows an appeal to the Deity.

ELN

(n.)
Grammar
ELN, e; f.

the Royal

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[Early English, Wrt. spec. 35, án elne long: R. Glouc. 429, 3, elnen, pl: Plat. eel, f: Frs. jelne; O. Frs. ielne, elne, f: Dut. el, elle, f: Ger. elle, f: M. H. Ger. elne, eln, elline, ellen, f: O. H.

Linked entry: eln-gemet

gód

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. ¶ where a special virtue or excellence is implied. bravery Sé þe worna fela gumcystum gód gúða gedígde, B. 2543. Hyne Geáta bearn gódne ne tealdon . . . wéndon þæt hé sleac wǽre, æðeling unfrom, 2184.

gleáw

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Glǽw, 7, 234. clever in a special department, skilled in an art, pursuit, having knowledge of a subject Gleáw gnarus (culter vineae ), An. Ox. 8, 143. Se gleáwa argutus (poeta, Ald. 137, 9), Wrt.

ge-wunian

(v.)
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Hý eal óðer specað anð óðer híwiað . . . þá beóð rihtlíceteras þe tó ðám gewuniað, Wlfst. 54, 15. Geswícað eówra misdǽda and gewuniað tó gódan dǽdan quiescite agere perverse, discite benefacere, 48, 21. Ǽghwylc crísten man gewunige tó scrifte, Ll.

ge-myndig

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I a. where special conditions are implied. where action is to follow, with gen. Gif hwilc mon sié on ondyrstlecum wísum. and hé sý mínes naman gemyndig (remembers my name and calls upon it ), Drihten, gefriða ðú hine, Shrn. 101, 31.

hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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Abraham þa nam buteran and meoloc and þæt flǽsc mid þám hláfum and léde him ætforan, Gen. 18, 4-8. in special phrases, e.g. bread of affliction: Ðú ús fédest teára hláfe, Ps. Th. 79, 5.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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.: Heard spéc sermo durus (suscitat furorem Prov. 15, 1), Kent. Gl. 503. Hé þóhte forgrípan gumcynne grimme and sáre heardum mihtum, Gen. 1276. of a thing with which injury may be inflicted by a person: Heardum méce dira framea An.

ge-mót

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Hí longe (long, v. l. ) gemót ymb þæt hæfdon, hwæðer hit tácnade þe sibbe þe unsibbe, Ors. 5, 5 ; S. 226, 20. in more special senses, a deliberative assembly, a council Hé biþ gemóte ( consilio ) scyldig. Mt. R. 5, 22 : Wrt.

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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S. 23 b, 196. to mark by assigning a special condition þéh þe ǽgþer þissa burga þurh Godes diégelnessa þus getácnod wurde quamvis in tantum arcanis statutis inter utramque urbem convenientiae totius ordo servatus sit.