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furþor

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Hwá mæg ǽfre óðrum furðor freóndscipe gecýðan, þonne hé his ágen feorh gesylle and ðurh ðæt his freónd wið deáð áhredde ( majorem hac dilectionem nemo habet ut animam suam quis ponat pro amicis suis, Jn. 15, 13), Wlfst. 111, 4.

hirde

a keeperguardianprotectordirectorguidepastor the keepera keepera guardwatchman

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Bregowearda fela, ríces hyrdas, Gen. 2334. Se wísa and se fæstrǽda folces hyrde (cf. se wísa and fæstrǽda Cato, sé wæs eác Rómána lieretoga, Bt. 19; F. 70, 8), Met. 10, 49.

mid

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Sóna swá se hræfn þá cartan geseah, þá genam hé hig sóna and gewát mid on þæne fenu corvus, ut chartulam prospexit, rapido forcipe arripuit, Guth. Gr. 141, 6. Þá gewǽda þe heó bewunden wæs mid, Hml. S. 20, 94.

sár

(n.)
Grammar
sár, es; n.
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Hé sár ne wiste he did not feel pain, Cd. Th. 12, 3; Gen. 179. a pain, pang, sore, wound Nis ðǽr ǽnig sár geméted, ne ádl, ne ece, Blickl. Homl. 25, 30. Hé byð ðæs sáres hál, Lchdm. i. 352, 2.

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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Ðe læs ðe unmihtig man feorr for his ágenon swince, L. Ff. ; Th. i. 226, 1. Ic wundrige hwí swá manige wíse men swá swíþe swuncen mid ðære sprǽce, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 250, 20. Ðú swíþor swincst on ðam sporé, ðonne hí dón, 38, 5 ; Fox 206, 13.

sunne

(n.)
Grammar
sunne, an (sunnu, Cd. Th. 286, 14; Sat. 352, and acc. sunne, 147, 11; Gen. 2437:
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</b> forms used of the sun's course :-- Seó sunne gǽþ be Godes dihte betweox heofenan and eorðan, on dæg bufon eorðan and on niht under ðysse eorðan, eall swá feorr ádúne on nihtlícre tíde under ðære eorþan swá heó on dæg bufon up ástíhþ, Lchdm.

Linked entries: sól sunna sunnu

háwian

(v.)
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Hire fóstermóder hí hét gán mid óþrum fǽmnum on feld sceáp tó háwienne, Hml.

Ælfréd

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfréd, es; m. [ælf an elf; réd = rǽd counsel, wise in counsel: v. Ælfred]

AlfredAlfrédusAlfred the Great

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Alfred the Great, born A.D. 849, grandson of Egbert, and fourth son of king Ethelwulf, reigned thirty years, A.D. 871-901 Ða, A.D. 871, féng Ælfréd, Æðelwulfing, to West Seaxna ríce ...

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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Nis hit lang (feor) tó ðon, 4, 24; S. 599, 5. Gif eáran sýn innan sáre, and ðǽr wyrms sý, on dó ða ylcan sealfe, heó ys swýðe gód tó ðam, Lchdm. i. 358, 17.

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, &nbsp;sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Th. 93, 11; Cri. 1524. where the obligation results from a law, statute, regulation Se byrdesta sceall gyldan fíftýne mearðes fell, Ors. l, l; Swt. 18, 19.

Linked entries: sceal ge-scola

BEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÓN, [bión], to beónne; part. beónde; ic beó [beóm], ðú bist, byst, he biþ, byþ, pl. beóþ; impert. beó, pl. beóþ; subj. beó, pl. beón

To BEexistbecomeessefieri

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Fela biþ many there are Exon. 78 a; Th. 293,14; Crä. 1 : 26 a; Th. 76, 5; Cri. 1235. Ne byþ lang it shall not be long Elen. Grm. 433 : Beo. Th. 3529; B. 1762. Sélre biþ ǽghwám it is better for every one Andr. Kmbl. 640; An. 320 : Ps.

HÝD

(n.)
Grammar
HÝD, e; f.

HIDEskin

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Ic bicge hýda and fell ego emo cutes et pelles, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 29. Horses hýda hí habbaþ him tó hrægle pelliculas equorum ad vestimentum habentes, Nar. 38, 2.

Linked entry: hýd-gild

searu

(n.)
Grammar
searu, searo, [w]e; f. : [w]es; n.
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Earmbeága fela searwum gesǽled (cf. searu-sǽled), 5521; B. 2764: Exon. Th. 438, 10; Rä. 57, 5 (cf. searu-bunden): 216, 17; Ph. 269.

Linked entries: searo siru

scrift

(n.)
Grammar
scrift, es; m.
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what is prescribed as a punishment, a penalty (cf. scrífan. ) Ic ( bishop Werferth) him (Eadnoth) sealde ðæt lond and ða béc . . . and úre ágen rǽdengewrit ðæt wǽre him tó ðam geráde ðæt land tólǽten ðe mon ǽlce gére gesylle fífténe scillingas clǽnes feós

syndrig

(adj.)
Grammar
syndrig, adj.

separate, alone, not joined with othersstanding apart, not accessiblespecial, set apart for a particular purposespecial, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual qualityfor the unusual degree in which some quality existsof that which concerns a single person, private, ownproprius, privatusseparate, several, sundry, each separatelyone a-piece, one each

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Wiþ fefre hylpþ syndrigo marubie tó drincanne to drink marrubium alone, Lchdm. ii. 134, 27. Heáfdehtes porres [croppan] syndrigne sele þicgan, 230, 11. Nim syndrig sealt oððe wið weaxhláfsealfe gemeng, 246, 9.

tíman

(v.)
Grammar
tíman, p. de.
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Feoh sceal on eorðan týdran and týman, Menol. Fox 557; Gn. C. 48. [Þe two tentaciuns þet temeð alle þe oðre, A. R. 220, 15. Elysabæþ ne mihhte tæmenn, Orm. 130. Ȝif ha ne mei nawt teamen . . . ha cleopeð ham weolefulle þat teamen hare teames, H.

tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
tweógan, tweón; p. tweóde.
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Tweógan, Bt. 37, 3; Fox 190, 8. absolute Ic wát ðætte wile woruldmen tweógan, Met. 4, 51. to feel doubt, to doubt, hesitate, with gen. of object of doubt Ne tweóþ ðæs nán (nǽnne, Cott. MS.) mon, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 5.

Linked entries: tuáes tweón twiógan

þeóden

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden, es; m.
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Eorl Beówulfes wolde freádrihtnes feorh ealgian, mǽres þeódnes, Beo. Th. 1598; B. 797: 3259; B. 1627. Seó ecg geswác þeódne ( Beowulf, not yet a king ) æt þearfe, 3054; B. 1525. Hé læg ðegenlíce ðeódne ( Byrhtnoth ) gebende, Byrht.

wealh

(n.)
Grammar
wealh, gen. weales; m.
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Cf. the derivation of slave from the name of a people Mín weal sprecð meum mancipium loquitur, mines weales sunu, mínum weale ic timbrige hús, mínne weal ic beládige, eá lá ðú mín weal, sáw wel, fram mínum weale ic underféng fela gód, mine wealas (mancipia

weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, es; m.
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Geseah hé máððumsigla fela, gold glitinian grunde getenge, wundur on wealle, 5511; B. 2759. Se ðe inne gehýdde wræte under wealle, 6112; B. 3060: 6197; B. 3103. Æt wealle, 5045; B. 2526.