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dón

(v.)
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Óðres mannes man þe hé for his yfele him fram dó ( turns away, dismisses from service ), Ll. Th. i. 220, 20. Ꝥ hit nǽfre næs his dǽd ꝥ man sceolde ǽfre Sandwíc dón út of Xp̃es. cyrc̃. that Sandwich should be taken away from Christchurch, Cht.

DÆG

(n.)
Grammar
DÆG, gen. dæges; pl. nom. acc. dagas; m: daga, an; m.

DAY dies the time of a man's life tempus vitæ humanæ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear to men

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6 a.m. to 12 pm; — and 6ly at the fore night [at 9 o'clock]; — and 7ly at midnight, that is from 12 o'clock at night, to 3 or later in the morning ǽr dægréde before dawn, Canon.

ÉÐEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÉÐEL, æðel, ǽðel; gen. éðles; dat. éðle, éðele; m. n.

property, inheritance, country, realm, land, dwelling, home prædium ăvītum, fundus heredĭtārius, patria, terra, sēdes, domĭcĭlium, tabernācŭlum

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Ic ferde to foldan ufan from éþle I went to earth from the realm above, Cd. 224; Th. 296, 2; Sat. 496. Engla éðel the dwelling of angels, Andr. Kmbl. 1049; An. 525. Hæleða éðel the dwelling of heroes, 41; An. 21.

Linked entries: ǽðel éðyl óðel

FRIÞ

(n.)
Grammar
FRIÞ, fryþ, es; m. n.

Peacefreedom from molestationsecurity guaranteed by law to those under special protectionagreementtruceleaguepaxtūtēlarefŭgium

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Peace, freedom from molestation, security guaranteed by law to those under special protection, e. g. that of the Church, Similar entries v. cyric-friþ. See Stubbs' Const.

neáh

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh, adj.

nighnearlaterlatterlastlatest

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From ðǽm nǽhstum óþ ðe ǽrestum, 20, 8. Æt neáhstan postremo, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 19. Æt néhstan (Rush. níhsto) novissime, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 11: Blickl. Homl. 85, 1. Æt néxtan, Homl. Th. i. 66, 23. Æt niéhstan, Cd. Th. 84, 19; Gen. 1400.

scín-lác

(n.)
Grammar
scín-lác, es; n.
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Ða ðe galdorcræftas begangaþ, and mid ðǽm unwære men beswícaþ, and hí áweniaþ from Codes gemynde mid heora scínlácum, Blickl. Homl. 61, 25.

ge-síne

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Þ gié sé geséno (-seánæ, R.) from him ut uideamini ab eis, Mt. L. 6, Geséne (-sǽnæ, R.), 5 : 23, 5. Woeron geséne uisi, Lk. L.

hǽlan

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H. 223, 22. to save from physical harm or destruction Dryhten, hǽl ( salva ) úsic, wé forweorðað. Mt. R. L. 8, 25. Hǽl þec seolfne . . . ástíg nú of róde, 27, 40. Of weorum blóda hǽl mec, Ps.

hlóþ

(n.)
Grammar
hlóþ, e; f.

spoil, bootya band, troop, company, gang, crew, body of robbersthe crime of taking part in the action of a hlóþ

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Heó ðæt weorud ágeaf hlóþe of ðam hátan hreþre she gave up that multitude, troops from her hot bosom, Exon. 24 b; Th. 71, 29; Cr. 1163: 75 b; Th. 283, 6; Jnl. 676.

hád

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Hé nolde ꝥ ǽnigóðer man sceolde hire hád on sættan he would not have her take the veil from any one else, Hml.

ge-girwan

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Ꝥ wæter is gegyred tó þám neoðerum stówum fram þám cnolle þæs muntes ut aqua ab illo montis cacumine usque ad inferiora derivetur, 113, 13. to present, give Þá máðmas ic þé bringan wylle, éstum gegyrwan, B. 2149

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, a mark, <b>mearc</b> a limit. [These may be taken under one head, see N. E. D. mark.]
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Hé Pætres mearce onféng accepta tonsura, Bd. 3, 18; Sch. 274, 4. a character made with a pen by an illiterate person in place of a signature Ꝥ gewrit mid his ágenre hand hé áuríte, oððe gif hé ná can stafas óðer fram him gebeden wríte ; and se nícumena

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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On winterlícre tíde hí (the Pleiades) beóð on niht uppe and on ðæg ádúne, Lchdm. iii. 272, 2. where there is motion from the sea up to the land. Similar entries v. up, I Gif hé his scip uppe getogen hæbbe, L. Eth. ii. 3; Th, i. 286, 8.

Linked entry: up

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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Hé wolde on ǽr ðæt godspell áwrítan, ǽr ðám ðe hé gewende him fram, Hml. S. 15, 139. sooner Manegum men is leófre ðæt hé ǽr swelte, ǽr hé geseó his wíf and his bearn sweltende, Bt. 10; F. 28, 39.

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Th. 16, 20. (3 b) denoting the person or thing on which dependence is placed, from which a result is derived :-- Seó mǽðung is on þám bisceope modus correptionis in episcopi iudicio pendeat, Chrd. 35, 18.

gifu

(n.)
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H. 31, 29. a power or quality miracu-lously bestowed, a Christian virtue emanating from the Holy Ghost Wæs sum bróðor þám godcundlíce forgifen wæs seó gyfu tó singanne. Bd. 4, 24 ; Sch. 480, 19. Gyfe munus (virginale ), An. Ox. 4210.

a-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stígan, ic -stíge, ðú -stígest, -stíhst, he -stígeþ, -stíhþ, pl. -stígaþ ; p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; impert. -stíh; pp. -stigen [a, stígan to go] .

to gocomestepproceedclimbireveniregradiprocederescandereto go in any directionto riseascenddescendsurgereascenderedescendere

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He from helle astág he came from hell, Exon. 48 b; Th. 168, 14; Gú. 1077. Ðæt he mid ðam dynte nyðær astáh that he came down with the blow, Chr. 1012; Th. 268, 29, col. 2. Astígaþ [Spl.

scíran

(v.)
Grammar
scíran, p. de.
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Is geháten ðæt hé wille cueðan, 'Gewítaþ from mé áwiergde.' Ne scírþ hé nó hwæðer hé reáfoden oððe hwelc óðer yfel fremeden (no distinction is made in the sentence between various kinds of evil), Past. 44; Swt. 329, 7.

þeów-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-dóm, es; m.
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Se freódóm ðæs unáræfnedlícan þeówdómes freedom from the intolerable bondage, 137, 13. From deófles þeówdóme, 65, 33: 73, 8.

dígle

(adj.)
Grammar
dígle, dégle, diégle, deigle, deágol, dǽg-, dég-, deóg-, dióg-, díg- dýg-ol (-el), deáhle, díhle; adj.
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Secret.Add: of that which might be seen, hidden from sight Dígle hús secessus, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 39: 57, 57. Deágol obstrusus (of John yet unborn), Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 36; 64, 40. Se diégla (digla, v. l.)