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wífian

(v.)
Grammar
wífian, p. ode

To take a wifeto marryon

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Is geset swíðe micel dǽdbót swylcum mannum tó dónne, ðe eft wífiaþ; and eác is ǽlcum preóste forboden, ðæt hí beón ne móton on ða wísan ðe hí ǽr wǽron æt ðám brýdlácum, ðǽr man óðre síðe wífaþ.

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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Ðara óðerra manna nán árian wolde, 215, l. Mid manegum óðrum gástlícum mægenum, 73, 28. Ðæt geleáfulle folc Iudéa, and eác óðor manig ða ðe beóþ Gode underþeódde, 79, 31. Ðás wundor and manig óðer, 219, 22. Óðre wundro manega, 177, 18.

feormung

(n.)
Grammar
feormung, e; f.

a harbouringan entertainingsusceptiohospĭtium

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Pol. 4; Th. i, 62, 16. a cleansing, polishing; purgātio, pŏlītio Gif sweordhwíta óðres monnes wǽpn to feormunge onfó if a sword polisher receive another man's weapon for polishing, L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 9

þý-dǽges

(adv.)
Grammar
þý-dǽges, adv.

On that daythen

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On that day, then Gif ðǽr byð án ofer ða seofon, ðonne tácnaþ ðæt ðæt se mónð gǽð on Sunnandæg on túne; gif ðǽr beóð ofer ða seofon twá oððe þreó, feówer oððe fífe oððe syxe, wite ðú tó sóðe ðæt ðýdæges cymð sé mónð tó manuum, Anglia viii. 304, 13: 310

fore-word

(n.)
Grammar
fore-word, es; n.

A provisocondition

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A proviso, condition Ðat land æt Áctúne twégra manna dæg, ealswá ðá foreword sprecað, C. D. vi. 148, 30. Standan ðá forword betweónan ðan abbode and Ceólríce, iii. 352, 3. Syndon ðis þá forword þe Orecy and þá gegyldan gecoren habbað, iv. 277, 30.

hlecan

(v.)
Grammar
hlecan, p. hlæc [?]

To join, unite, cohere

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To join, unite, cohere Swá eác his folgeras swá hie unwiðerweardran and gemódran beóþ swá hie swíður hlecaþ tósomne and eác fæstor tósomne beóþ gefégde tó gódra manna hiénþe sequaces quippe illius, quo nulla inter se discordiæ adversitate divisi sunt

stæl-here

(n.)
Grammar
stæl-here, g. -her(i)ges; m.

A marauding bandpredatory army

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A marauding band, predatory army Hié fóron út mid stælherge nihtes ... and genómon unlytel ǽgðer ge on mannum ge on ierfe, Chr. 921; Erl. 106, 13. Drehton ða hergas West-Seaxna lond mid stælhergum, 897; Erl. 95, 9.

be-fón

to seizecatchtake,to seizetake forcible possession ofto seize a criminallost propertyto catchget to see a personto getattain toto surroundencompassto enclose,to serve as a covering forcontainto put into a coveringto encircle,to lie roundto place roundto includecontaincompriseto surround with wordsfurnish with a commentaryto have to do with an objectto engage in an occupationget involved in an action

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Gif hwylc man mid arwan deór ofsceóte . . . and hit man ymbe. iii. niht deád finde, and þǽr hund oþþe wulf on befangen hæbbe (have had any-thing to do with it; eam occupaverit), Ll.

gemynd-wirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
gemynd-wirþe, adj.
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Worthy to be had in remembrance, of persons Wé witon manige foremǽre and gemyndwyrþe weras forþ-gewitene þe swíþe feáwa manna á ongit, Bt. 19; F. 70, 12. of things, worthy of record Hé mé ealle ðá þe gemyndwurðe wǽron onsende ea mihi, quae memoria digna

hand-bóc

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Th. ii. 384, 1. a hand-book, manual Wé gesetton on þissum enchiridion, ꝥ ys mannalis on lyden and handbóc on englisc, manega þing ymbe gerímcræft, Angl. viii. 321, 34

on-íwan

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Add: to show Ðá seó sunne begann onýwan eallum mannum hire ðone beorhtan leóman, Hml.

tǽl-wirþe

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Hé lýfeð sumum mannum sume tǽlwyrðe wísan quaedam reprehensibila relinquit, Gr. D. 204, 15. Add

hád

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hádes mannum þe him ealra uneáðest was, ꝥ was clerican Chr. 995; P. 128, 19. Settan þas ylcan hádes menn (i. e.they were to be regular, not secular, clergy) . . . þa hé sylf wes, and eác ꝥ ǽlc óþer b̃ sceolde beón munechádes mann, 40.

first

timerespite(additional) timein time

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Se deófol wile on fyrste, gif hé æt fruman ne mag, þone man beswícan, Scrd. 20, 19

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be-beódan

'to give . . . generally,'to orderenjoin to commitcommendto offer to the gods to commit into (on, in)to announce

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Healde man mæssedæg swá hé beboden beó, Wlfst. 117, 5. Hí wǽron bebodene imperantur, An. Ox. 4782, to commit, commend Ic mé þé bebeóde, Hml. S. 23 b, 448. Gif ðú gewítest, hwǽm bebeódest þú ús?, Bl. H. 225, 17.

ÁN

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)

ONEunusunaunumaloneonlysoleanothersolusaliussolealone of its kindsingularuniquewithout an equalunicuseximiusa certain onesome onequidamaanaaneachevery oneallunus-quisqueuna-quæqueunum-quodqueOneother

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Ðár beó án mann stande there shall be a man standing, Chr. 1031; Ing. 206, 5; Erl. 162, 7. Ðá stód ðár án Iudeisc wer, ðæs nama wæs Nichodémus then stood there a Jewish man, whose name was Nicodemus, Nicod. 11; Thw. 5, 38.

þrítig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrítig, þrittig; num.

Thirtythirty (years old)

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Mid þrym and ðrittigum mannum, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 128. Mid ðám áþelestum ceastrum ánes wana ðrittigum civitatibus viginti et octo nobilissimis, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 26.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Wrecaþ Godes yrre on ðám mannum, Ex. 32, 27. Ðæt wé magon wrecan Godes yrre on ðám mannum, 32, 26 : Cd. Th. 152, 34; Gen. 2530.

dirnan

(v.)
Grammar
dirnan, p. de
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Dyrnan Meotudes mihte, An. 693: El. 971: Hy. 7, 93. with dat. of person from whom a thing (acc. ) is concealed Seó ród þe gé mannum dyrndun, El. 626. On yrre wille hé his milde mód mannum dyrnan numquid continebit in ira sua misericordiam suam?

éhtend

(n.)
Grammar
éhtend, es; m.

A persecutor persĕcūtor

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A persecutor; persĕcūtor Domicianus wearþ éhtend cristenra manna Domitian was a persecutor of christian men, Ors. 6, 9; Bos. 120, 18. He dreág éhtendra níþ he endured the persecutors' malice, Exon. 40 a; Th. 133, 28; Gú. 496.