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ge-namian

(v.)
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IV. to assign something to a person :-- Ðæs eftleán wile ealles genomian, Cri. lloi. Hit is gewunelic on hálgum gewritum þæt gehwám bið fæder genamod be his efenlǽcunge: gif geeuenlǽcð Gode . . . bið Godes bearn gecíged, Hml.

be-werian

(v.)

prohibitforbidto protectdefend

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Mé Godes wracu þá duru bewerede, Hml. S. 23 b, 417. Se Hálga Gást hié ǽghwylc gód lǽrde, and him ǽghwylc yfel bewerede, Bl. H. 131, 30. ꝥeáh þe se bysceop him ꝥ swíðe bewerede episcopo multum prohibente, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 661, 17.

stæppan

(v.)
Grammar
stæppan, steppan; p. stóp; pp. stapen
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Ðonne heóhyre hláforde on reste gá, ðonne cweþe heó: 'Up ic gange, ofer ðé stæppe,' Lchdm. iii. 66, 18-26. Ic steppe on grénne græs, Exon. Th. 396, 16; Rä. 16, 5.

ge-wyrht

(n.)
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þæs deóran hám wilniað bi gewyrhtum ( as it deserves ), Gú. 41. Gief hwá búton ge-wrihtum (without just cause) hit ábrecan wille, C.

þætte

(con.)
Grammar
þætte, ( = þæt þe; cf. eác wæs ðæt ðe beforan ðæm temple stód ceác, Past. 16; Swt. 105, 1, and : Ðá wæs ꝥte scyttelas wurdan tóbrocene, Blickl. Homl. 87, 5. Þætte is used in the same way as þæt, q. v.); conj.
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(a 1) where the subject of the substantive clause is omitted :-- Nis eów forboden, ꝥte e where þæt or hit stands as subject in the main clause Hit is áwriten ðætte Dauid, ðá ðone læppan forcorfedne hæfde, ðæt slóge on his heortan, Past. 28; Swt

feorh-fægen

(adj.)
Grammar
feorh-fægen, adj.
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Glad to live Ðá ðus sylfe earhlíce betealdon, þá hét se cásere faran swá hwider swá woldon, and feorhfægene him fram sóna ðanon eódon, Hml. S. 23, 309

Linked entry: fægen

ge-wilnung

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micele gewilnunge hæfde Crístes tócymes, Hml.

be-fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-fóran, l. be-foran, and add:

in the presence ofin front of an object a-head ofover againstbeforein advance of:into the presence ofbeforein advance

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In feccan beforan hine, Bl. H. 175, 2. héht hié ealle þrý in beforan hine, 18. where something is put into position þone ásette beforan ꝥ weofod. Gr. D. 51, 5. temporal, with dat.

án-gild

Grammar
án-gild, l. án-gilde,
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.; siþþan hit tó þám áríse, ꝥ ángylde, siþþan sié ꝥ wíte .CXX. sciłł., Ll. Th. i. 68, 3-5. Þolie his ángyldes (-gildes , v. l. ), 76, 7. Mana þone byrgean þæs ángyldes; gif næbbe, gyld þú ꝥ ángylde, 116, 11-12.

a-færþ

he shall lead out

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he shall lead out, Ps. Spl. 51, 5

á-stígan

Grammar
á-stígan, <b>. I</b> 2.
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on gylp ástág, Met. 9, 46. Add

HETE

(n.)
Grammar
HETE, es; m,

HATEhatredenmitymalignitymalicespite

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HATE, hatred, enmity, malignity, malice, spite Hete nequitia, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 22, 18. Ús hól and hete derede swíðe þearle slander and hate have injured us very sorely. Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 70. Wæs his hete grim fierce was its hate.

ge-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígian, (l. ge-swigian, -swugian; and for Mt. L. 22, 12: 12, 23: Shrn. 151, 33: Ph. 145 see ge-swígan).
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Geðreádon hine þte gesuigade, micle mára cliopade, Lk. L. 18, 39.

HÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÉDAN, p. de

To HEED, take care, observe, attend, guard, take charge, take possession, receiveto take care of, guardcustodire, observare

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Ðonne him forþsíþ gebyrige héde se hláford ðæs lǽfe when he dies let the lord take possession of what he leaves [cf 434, 27], 436, 9: L. In. 74; Th. i. 148, 19.

Linked entries: be-hédan ge-hýdan

lǽn

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn, lán [v. under lǽn-land], e; f.

a loangrantgiftleasefeefief

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Mon gerehte ðæt yrfe cinge forðon wæs cinges mon and Ordláf féng tó his londe forðon hit wæs his lǽn ðæt onsǽte ne meahte ná his forwyrcan the property went to the king because he [Helmstan] was the king's man; and Ordlaf took the land, for the

Linked entries: lǽne lǽn-land

swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.
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Swylce brohte mycel feoh attulit autem et summam pecuniae non parvam, 4, 11; S. 599, 20. wæs sóþ man, ðý hine dorste deófol costian; swylce wæs sóþ God, ðý him englas þegnedon, Blickl. Homl. 33, 34.

Linked entry: swálíce

hwilc

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H. 13, 22 : 49, 12. Swá hwylc lác swá munus quodcumqve Mt. 15, 5. substantival Swá hwylc swá ne gelýfeþ, Bl. H. 153, 17. Swá hwilcne swá tó hospe habban wolde, Hml. Th. ii. 228, 31: Bl. H. 49, 15.

weorþian

(v.)
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weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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wæs of cilda múþe gecnáwen and weorþad, 71, 33. to honour, pay respect to, heed, attend to (cf. Icel. virða to give heed) héthis word weorðian and wel healdan, lǽstan his láre, Cd. Th. 34, 13; Gen. 537: 21, 24; Gen. 329.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

ge-feallan

(v.)
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fond his mondryhten ádlwérigne; him þæt in gefeól hefig æt heortan, Gú. 981. trans. to reach by falling, to fall and reach, fall to meregrund gefeóll, B. 2100. hreás on hrúsan ... eorðan gefeóll, 2834.

dimlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
dimlíc, dymlíc; adj.
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Ná swylce he todrǽfe ða dymlícan þeóstra not as if he dispelled the dim darkness, L. Ælf. C. 14; Th. ii. 348, 7

Linked entry: dymlíc