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toll

(n.)
Grammar
toll, es; n. m. (?)

Toll,tax,custom,duty,duethat which is paid to the state. that which is paid to individualstaking toll

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Hý árérdon unrihte tollas, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 15. that which is paid to individuals Sume men syllaþ cyrcan tó hýre swá swá wáclíce mylna ... ac hit ne gedafnaþ dæt man dó Godes hús ánre mylne gelíc for lyðrum tolle, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 248-253.

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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Swá swá Drihten cwæþ on ǽr, Jos. 11. 23: Gen. 6, 6. Hé cýðde his forþsíþ on ǽr he foretold his death, Homl. Th. ii. 186, 23. Hió þyrstende wæs on symbel for ever mannes blódes, Ors. 1. 2; Swt. 30, 27.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

swápan

(v.)
Grammar
swápan, p. sweóp; pp. swápen
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Ic swápe uerro, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Zup. 169, 14. Ic sweóp gást mínne scopebam spiritum meum, Ps.

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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L. 13, 33. with inst., a little (before) Swá swá þú mé nú lytle ǽr gehéte, Bt. 22, 1 ; F. 76, 22 : Met. 12, 13. v. for-, un-, ungemet*-*lytel; lytle, an ; f.: lǽs, lǽssa

Babilón

(n.)
Grammar
Babilón, e; f: Babilónie, Babilónige, an; f: Babilón, Babylón, es; f. [v. wim-man, es; f.]Babylon; Baby̆lōn, ōnis; f.
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On ðære þeóde, ðe swá hátte bresne Babilónige in the country, that was so called powerful Babylon, 180; Th. 226, 18; Dan. 173

ferian

(v.)
Grammar
ferian, ferigan, ferigean, fergan; to ferianne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [fer = fær a journey] .

to carryconveybearleadconductferreportārevehĕrededūcĕreafferreto betake oneself tose gerĕreversērito godepartvehiīre

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Folc ðín ðú feredest swá sceáp deduxisti sīcut ŏves pŏpŭlum tuum, Ps. Th. 76, 17. He ferode ðone to his mynstre mid árwurþnysse he bare it to his minster with honour, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 7: Chr. 1009; Erl. 141, 23.

Linked entries: fergan ferigan fergan

EALDOR

(n.)
Grammar
EALDOR, aldor, es, ; n: e;

lifevita

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Swá biþ geóguþe þeáw, ðǽr ðæs ealdres egsa ne stýreþ so is the wont of youth, where fear of life checks not, Exon. 38 b; Th. 127, 24; Gú. 391. On ealdre ealre in the whole life, Ps.

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hrínan

(v.)
Grammar
hrínan, p. hrán; pp. hrinen

To touchreachstrike

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Swá hit him on innan com hrán æt heortan so it came within him, touched him at his heart, Cd. 33; Th. 45, 9; Gen. 724. Óþ ðæt deáþes folm hrán æt heortan until the hand of death touched him at his heart, Beo. Th. 4532; B. 2270

leás

(adj.)
Grammar
leás, adj.

loosedestitutevoid ofwithoutvainfalselyingdeceitfuldeceptivefaulty

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Náge wé náne þearfe ðæt wé ðyses weorþan leáse ac utan dón swá ús þearf is gelǽstan hit georne we have no need to fail in this; but let us do, as there is need for us, diligently perform it, Wulfst. 38, 13. vain, false, lying, deceitful, deceptive, faulty

Linked entry: -leás

mynster

(n.)
Grammar
mynster, es; n.

a monasterya place where a body of monks or of nuns resideda churchminster

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a monastery, a place where a body of monks or of nuns resided Gif hit beón mæg, swá sceal mynster beón gestaþelod, ðæt ealle neádbehéfe þing ðǽr binnan wunian, ðæt is wæterscype, mylen, wyrtún and gehwylce misenlíce cræftas ðe synd góde tó begánne, R

GEONG

(adj.)
Grammar
GEONG, giong, geng, ging, giung, iung, gung; def. se geonga, seó, ðæt geonge; comp. geongra, gingra, gyngra; superl. gingest, gingst; adj.

YOUNG, youthful, new, recent, freshjŭvĕnis, adolescens, nŏvellus, rĕcensyoung

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Kmbl. 2236; An. 1119, On swá geongum feore in so young a life, Beo. Th. 3690; B. 1843. Me eáden wearþ, geongre it was granted to me young, Exon. 10 b; Th. 13, 11; Cri: 201. Ic ðé geongne gelǽrde I taught thee young, Bt. 8; Fox 24, 27: Andr.

scríðan

(v.)
Grammar
scríðan, p. scráð, pl. scridon; pp. scriden, scriðen.
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Swá scríðende hweorfaþ gleómen, Exon. Th. 326, 27 ; Víd. 135. of the gliding motion of a ship, cloud, etc. , or of the motion of a heavenly body in its orbit -Ne æt mé hrisil scríðeþ, Exon. Th. 417, 20 ; Rä. 36, 7.

strengðu

(n.)
Grammar
strengðu, (o); indecl. : strengð, e; f.
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Swá se fulfremeda wæstm biþ on fulre strencðe þeónde, ii. 76, 19. Se weard (the angel at the gate of Eden) hafaþ miht and strengðo, Cd. Th. 58, 22; Gen. 950. Ic ðíne strengþu (virtutem) singe, Ps. Th. 58, 16. Strengðe fortitudinem, Ps. Spl. 58, 18.

wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm, wurm, weorm, es; m.

a reptileserpenta creeping insecta worm

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Froxan ... swá fela ðæt man ne mihte nánne mete gegyrwan, ðæt ðara wyrma nǽre emfela ðæm mete ranae per omnia reptantes, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 36, 28. Wyrma þreát, dracan and næddran, Cd. Th. 285, 12; Sat. 336. Wyrma slite, Exon. Th. 77, 4; Cri. 1251.

Linked entries: weorm wurm

wulf

(n.)
Grammar
wulf, es; m.

a wolfused in reference to outlaws

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Swá sceáp gemang wulfas, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 16. Wineleás, wonsǽlig mon genimeþ wulfas tó geféran, Exon. Th. 342, 25; Gn. Ex. 147. ¶ in battle-scenes the wolf is a frequent figure Ne wæl wépeþ wulf se grǽga, morþorcwealm mæcga, ac hit á máre wille, Exon.

Linked entry: wulfheáfod-treów

bodian

(v.)

to declareproclaimto foretellprophesycelebratepraiseto preacha persona doctrinebelief

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Ox. 1524. to proclaim the excellence of, celebrate, praise (cf. bodigend-lic) : Hé hine swá orgellíce up áhðf and bodode, ðæs ꝥ hé úþwita wǽre. Bt. 18, 4; F. 66, 29.

for-déman

to condemnto condemnsentence to punishmentto confiscatesequestratedecidedetermine

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Swá segð se apostol (v. 1 Cor. 11, 29) ná fordémiende (dijudicantes) líchaman Drihtnes, Angl. xiii. 389, 344

hearde

firmlytightly

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Unrótnesse gerǽped, hearde gehæfted (cf. gerǽpte mid þǽre unrótnesse, and swá gehæfte. Bt. 37, 1; F. 186, 22), Met. 25, 49. Wítum gebunden, hearde gehæfted, Jud. 116. Þurh þá ic hongade hearde gefæstnad, Cri. 1457.

híwung

shapingshapeframemakeconstitutionshapeformspecieskindtransformationan illusory shapedeceptive appearancea pretencetricksimulationhypocrisyfictionirony

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S. 23 b, 281. pretending to do what is not really done Ðá bǽdon hí ... ꝥ ... hé dyde swilce hé ǽte ... and swá mid ðǽre híwunge him sylfum geburge. Ðá cwæð hé: 'Ic eom eald tó híwigenne ... bið mín híwung þám geongum tó forwyrde, Hml.

lícettan

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Add: absolute. to dissemble, pretend, be hypocritical Swá bióð ðá ðe hira gód eówiað beforum monnum and hira yfel helað oninnan him selfum: hí lícettað, and woldon lícian for manna eágum útane búton gódum weorcum innane vitiorum mala inius contegunt,