dýre
dear, beloved ⬩ cārus, dilectus ⬩ dear of price, precious, costly
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Kmbl. 583; El. 292. dear of price, precious, costly; prĕtiōsus, magni æstimandus On ðisum gére wæs corn swá dýre swá nán man ǽr ne gemunde, swá ðæt se sester hwǽtes eóde to lx penega, and eác furðor in this year [A.
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for-leósan
To lose ⬩ let go ⬩ destroy ⬩ amittĕre ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ destruĕre
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Ðam ðe ǽr his elne forleás to him who had before lost his courage, Beo. Th. 5715; B. 2861. Ðú náne myrhþe ne forlure, ðá ðá ðú hie forlure thou didst lose no pleasure, when thou didst lose them, Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 18.
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frum-sceaft
the first creation ⬩ the creation ⬩ beginning ⬩ origin ⬩ original state or condition ⬩ prīma creātio ⬩ ŏrīgo ⬩ prīmĭtīva vel pristĭna condĭtio ⬩ a created being ⬩ creature ⬩ creātūra
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Æt frumsceafte at the beginning Exon. 99 a; Th. 371, 21; Seel. 79: Beo. Th. 89; 6. 45: Andr. Kmbl. 1593; An. 798. He cúðe frumsceaft fira feorran reccan he could relate the origin of men from [times] remote, Beo. Th. 182; B. 91.
métan
To meet with ⬩ come upon ⬩ come across ⬩ find
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Swá ǽr swá hé hádes wyrþne mon métan mihte as soon as he could meet with a man worthy of the (episcopal) rank, Bd. 3, 29; S. 561, 26. Ðǽr byþ sóþ symble méted truth is ever found there, Ps. Th. 118, 160.
nearu
confinement ⬩ durance ⬩ prison ⬩ a strait ⬩ difficulty
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Hé ǽr fela nearo néþende níða gedígde from many straits and strifes had he come safely, 4689; B. 2350. Hine of nearwum út forlét, Vald. 2, 8. In nearowe néþan to venture into difficulties, Exon. Th. 436, 12; Rä. 54, 13
pæþ
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The word seems feminine in the following :-- Andlang paþæ ... ǽc ðæ standaþ in on ðær paþæ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 175, 36-176, 6. In the Northern Gospels pæþ is an alternative gloss with dene :-- Pæþ ł ðene uallis, Lk. Skt. Lind.
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seht
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a settlement, an agreement, terms arranged between two parties by an umpire, a peace between two powers Se seht ðe Godwine eorl worhte betweónan ðam arcebisceop and ðam híréde æt Sc̃e Augustine, and Leófwine preóste, Chart. Th. 349, 19.
swæþ
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Deáþ ne forlǽt nán swæþ ǽr hé geféhþ ðæt ðæt hé æfter spyreþ. Bt. 39, 1; Fox 212, 1: Met. 27, 14. Weard sáweþ on swæð mín ( the plough's), Exon. Th. 403, 11; Rä. 22, 6. Swearte wǽran lástas, swaþu swíþe blacu, 434, 19; Rä. 52, 3.
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swán
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Icel. sveinn) Ne gefrægn ic nǽfre wurðlícor æt wera hilde sixtig sigebeorna sél gebǽran, ne nǽfre swánas swétne medu (swa noc hwitne, Hickes) sél forgyldan, Fins. Th. 78; Fin. 39
týn
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Se wísdóm ðe hit lange ǽr týde and lǽrde, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 30. Hé hine geornlíce týde and lǽrde hú hé drohtian sceolde eum erudire studuit qualiter conversari debuisset. Bd. 1. 27; S. 489, 5.
tyge
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a pull, tug Gange him tó mínre byrgene and áteó áne hringan up, and gif seó hringe him folgaþ æt ðam forman tige, ðonne wát hé ðæt ic ðé sende tó him. Gif seó hringe nele up þurh his ánes tige, ðonne ne sceall hé ðínre sage gelýfan. Homl.
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ge-lícettan
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diégellíce dóð, and swá ðeáh on sumum weorcum gelíccetað ðæt hí openlíce yfel dón qui bona occulte faciunt, et tamen quibusdam factis publice de se mala opinari permittunt, Past. 449, 21. to obtain by false pretences Ðæt hié gegítsien and gelícetten æt
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ge-metlic
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L. 38, 6. meet, suitable, fit Þ hé ne wilnige wynsumran wyrde ðonne hit gemetlic sié, Bt. 40, 3 ; F. 238, 21. meeting the requirements of a case, sufficient Philippuses yfel mehte þéh þá giet be sumum dǽle gemetlic þyncan, ǽr Alexander tó ríce féng
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ge-syngian
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Ær ðǽm ðe hé gesyngige, 407, 4. Hí on hira inngeðonce ongieten ðæt hié gesyngoden, 417, 35. Hié suuncon ymb ðæt hú hié meahton gesyngian, 239, 21. to sin in respect to a particular matter Hú suíðe hé on ðám gesyngað, Past. 39, 2.
ge-fégan
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Ðá stánas wǽron suá wel gefégede and suá emne gesnidene and gesméðde, ǽr hié mon tó ðǽm stede bróhte ðe hié on standan scoldon, Past. 253, 14
heáfod-mann
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Æt nýxtan næs nán heáfodman ꝥ fyrde gaderian wolde, Chr. 1010; P. 140, 30. Ozias heora heáfodmann ( princeps; governor of the city), Hml. A. 107, 156.
híwan
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Hí áxodon æt þám híwum hwæðer Petrus ðǽr wununge hæfde, Hml. S. 10, 111. Hí(g)na ealdor the head of a household: Gemétte hé þǽr fǽmnan wæs nift þæs hína ealdres (patris familias), Bd. 3, 9; Sch. 231, 11.
hwirfan
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Nú wé sculon eft hwierfan neár Róma þǽr wé hit ǽr forléton Romae ut ad id tempus redeam unde digressus sum Ors. 2, 5; S. 86, 13. trans. To turn, give direction to Arewan ongeán hwyrfde catapultas retorsit An. Ox, 4241.
mǽd
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Æt ðǽra hína mǽde, vi. 4, 26. On cuttes mǽd ; of þǽre mǽde, iii. 456, 30. Onbútan ðá mǽdewe, iii. 386, 5. On miclan mǽdua (or pl. ?), iii. 81, 7. Hé eóde on þá mǽdwe (mǽde, v. l.) pratum ingressus, Gr. D. 36, 11. On bulan mǽdæ, C. D. v. 112, 29.
nemnan
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Ðú sǽdest ꝥ ðú nystest ǽlcre gesceafte ende; ac wite nú ꝥ ꝥ is ǽlcre gesceafte ende ꝥ þú self ǽr nemdest, ꝥ is God, Bt. 34, 12 ; F. 154, 14. <b>IV a.