neáh
nigh ⬩ near ⬩ near ⬩ nearly ⬩ about ⬩ of place
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Ús is þearf ðæt wé geþencen hwæt Dauid cwæþ and eác ðon dón swá wé nýhst mǽgan we must consider what David said, and besides that act as nearly as we can accordingly, L. E. I. 30; Th. ii. 426, 38.
ge-bídan
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Gebídan hwæt mé God déman wille, Sat. 108.
HEG
Hay ⬩ grass ⬩ fœnum
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Ðá bebeád se hǽlend ðæt ðæt folc sǽte ofer ðæt gréne hig præcipit illis ut accumbere facerent omnes super viride fœnum, Mk. Skt. 6, 39. Heig [Rush. heg] fœnum, Jn. Skt. Lind. 6, 10.
lah-bryce
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A breach of the law Ðæt wæs geworden ðæs ðe hé sǽde þurh gelǽredra regolbryce and þurh lǽwedra lahbryce that happened, according to him [Gildas], through the violation of their rule by ecclesiastics, and through the breaking of the law by laymen, Swt
tíma
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Hét hé him beran bere tó sǽde, and ofer ǽlcne tíman ðá eorðan seów ( allatum hordeum ultra omne tempus serendi terrae commendavit, Vit. Cuth. 19), Hml. Th. ii. 144, 12.
þrymm
a host ⬩ great body of people ⬩ a force ⬩ multitude ⬩ a great body of water ⬩ force ⬩ power ⬩ might ⬩ glory ⬩ majesty ⬩ magnificence ⬩ greatness ⬩ grandeur
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Drihtenes þrym the majesty of the Lord, 274, 34; Sat. 164: Exon. Th. 37, 26; Cri. 599: Judth. Thw. 22, 30; Jud. 86. Wæs him ( the fallen angels ) forbíged þrym, wlite gewemmed, Cd. Th. 5, 12; Gen. 70: 306, 11; Sat. 662.
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weorpan
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A. : worpað, Lind.: worpes, Rush., jaceat) gód sǽd on his land, Mk. Skt. 4, 26. Ic hét hit weorpan on fýr. Ex. 32, 24.
ná
No ⬩ not ⬩ non
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Nó seoððan ðæt hí mósten in ðone écan andwlítan, 288, 8; Sat. 377 : 304, 23; Sat. 634. Grammar ná, with other negatives Hyt ná ne feóll non cecidit, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 25. Ne eom ic ná Crist, Jn. Skt. 1, 20.
ge-mót
A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, council ⬩ conventus, congregatio, concursus ⬩ Concĭlium, Conventus, Synŏdus, Synŏdāle concĭliābŭlum,
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Although synŏdus and seonoþ might more properly be confined to ecclesiastical conventions, the Saxons do not appear to have made any distinction; probably because ecclesiastical and secular regulations were made by the same body, and at the same time.
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hyge
Mind ⬩ heart ⬩ soul
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Mín hyge dreóseþ bysig æfter bócum: hwílum hyge heortan neáh hearde wealleþ, Salm. Kmbl. 122-6; Sal. 60-2. Ðú wást ðæt ic eom unwís hyges tu scis insipientiam meam, Ps. Th. 68, 6.
wís
wise ⬩ discreet ⬩ judicious ⬩ cunning ⬩ wise ⬩ learned ⬩ skilled ⬩ expert ⬩ known
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Sax. O. H. Ger. wís; Icel. víss.] Similar entries v. and-, brægd-, fore-, gesceád-, getæl-, med-, riht-, sám-, sundor-, un-, unriht-, weorold-, wrenc-wís. (Some of these compounds may be con-nected with wíse.)
toll
Toll, ⬩ tax, ⬩ custom, ⬩ duty, ⬩ due ⬩ that which is paid to the state. ⬩ that which is paid to individuals ⬩ taking toll
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In like manner in the Laws of Edward the Confessor it is said: 'Tol, quod nos vocamus theloneum, scilicet libertatem emendi et vendendi in terra sua,' Th. i. 451, 30.
be-healdan
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Hé hét his cnapan behealdan tó þǽre sǽ, Lch. iii. . 276, 24. Behealden(d)ra prospicientium, Kent. Gl. 1030. trans. to look at, gaze on Ic þé beheóld, Bl. H. 235, 26.
innan
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Of ðǽre sǽ cymþ ꝥ wæter innon þá eorþan, Bt. 34, 6 ; F. 140, 18. Gif heó ꝥ heáfod innan þone man bestincð, Angl. vii. 28, 259
slítan
To slit, tear, rend ⬩ to tear a garment ⬩ rend ⬩ to tear, split, rend, cleave, divide ⬩ to tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, ⬩ to tear, bite ⬩ irritate ⬩ to tear ⬩ to destroy, waste, consume ⬩ to carp at, back-bite ⬩ to tear ⬩ attero ⬩ to tear, split ⬩ to tear, break ⬩ scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere ⬩ to slit, tear, break
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Skt. 14, 63. to tear, split, rend, cleave, divide Hé slát sǽ interrupit mare Ps. Spl. 77, 16. Hé slát stán interrupit petram 77, 18. to tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, etc.
HÝRAN
to HEAR ⬩ hear of ⬩ to listen to ⬩ follow ⬩ serve ⬩ obey ⬩ be subject to ⬩ belong to
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Hié cwǽdan ðæt se án wǽre sóþ God se ðe Martinus hýrde they said that he alone was true God whom Martin followed, Blickl. Homl. 231, 1. Englas hérdon him angeli ministrabant illi, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 13.
níd
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S. 23, 706. v. ciric-, folc-, ofer-, sǽr- (?), weorold-níd ; níde, nídes
searu
Device ⬩ design ⬩ contrivance ⬩ art ⬩ craft ⬩ artifice ⬩ wile ⬩ deceit ⬩ stratagem ⬩ ambush ⬩ treachery ⬩ plot ⬩ in a good sense ⬩ art ⬩ skill ⬩ contrivance ⬩ skilfully ⬩ ingeniously ⬩ with art ⬩ that which is contrived with art ⬩ a machine ⬩ engine ⬩ fabric ⬩ armour ⬩ equipment ⬩ arms
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Licgeþ lonnum fæst . . . swíðe swingeþ and his searo hringeþ, Salm. Kmbl. 534; Sal. 266. Hringíren song in searwum (coats of mail), Beo. Th. 651; B. 323: 5053; B. 2530. Secg on searwum, 503; B. 249: 5392; B. 2700.
Linked entries: searo searu-níþ searu-wundor siru
ge-secgan
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Take here forms under <b>ge-sagian,</b> and add: with acc. where the object denotes a collection of words, to say words, tell a tale, give a list, account, &c.
hwá
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(iv) where the genitive denotes objects the number of which is in question :-- Saga mé hú fela si fugela cynna. Ic ðé secge twá and fiftig. Saga mé hwæt fisccynna si. Ic ðé secge six and þrittig, Sal.