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on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Him láð wǽre ðæt hí ongeán heora cynehláford standan sceoldan, Chr. 1048 ; Erl. 178, 31. Wearþ swíðe gestired se here ongeán ðone biscop, 1012 ; Erl. 146, 13. Ðæt heó yrsige ongeán leahtras (-es, MS.), Homl. Skt. i. l, 104.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

blis

(n.)
Grammar
blis, bliss, blys, blyss, e; f. [contracted from blíþs, q. v. ]

BLISS, joy, gladness, exultation, pleasurelætitia, gaudium, exultatio, beatitasfriendship, kindness, benevolence, gracecomitas, benignitas, benevolentia, gratia

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Kmbl. 2273; El. 1138: Exon. 48 b; Th. 168, 18; Gú. 1079. friendship, kindness, benevolence, grace; comitas, benignitas, benevolentia, gratia Hí me to wendon heora bacu bitere, and heora blisse from they turned their bitter backs on me, and [took] their

Linked entry: blíþs

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, to mark, <b>mearcian</b> to fix bounds. [These may be taken together; cf. mearc.]
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Th. ii. 390, 10. to mark a symbol on something, portray, design Týn híw habbað þá bóceras . . . mid þám hig tódǽlað and ámearkiað heora accentas; ꝥ forme híw . . . hérbæftan ic mearkye, Angl. viii. 333, 23.

rýman

(v.)
Grammar
rýman, de.

to make roomy, extend, spread, enlarge,amplifyto clear a wayyield, give place

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Heora hús tó rýmende, Chart. Th. 436, 18. to make clear by removing obstructions, to clear a way (lit. and metaph.) Hé sáwlumrýmeþ lífwegas, Exon. Th. 148, 4; Gú. 739 : 436, 6; Rä. 54, 10.

Linked entry: rúmaþ

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Hit God for heora crfstendðme ne geþafode, náþer ne for heora cáseras ne for heora selfra, Ors. 2, l; S. 62, 29

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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Nime heó bysne be ðisre wudewan, Homl. Th. i. 148, 5. Hí námon ða bysne ðæs fæstenys æt ðam Niniveiscan folce, 244, 23. Casum niman to take a case (of the government of verbs), Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 43, 57. Eard niman to take up one's abode.

Linked entry: bi-nom

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Hí nóhwæþere heora willnunge habban ne ðurhteón magan in neutro cupitum passunt obtinere propositum, Bd. 5, 23; S. 647, 3: Ors. 1, 2; Swt. 30, 22.

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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Heó ne mihte forbæran ꝥ heó hit leng forhǽle, Hml. S. 30, 348. absolute Hǽte oþ ꝥ hit sié swá hát swá þín finger forberan mæge. Lch. ii. 236, 28.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Ða eldran gnorniaþ ealle heora woruld, 11, 1; Fox 32, 10. Hí winnaþ heora woruld æfter ðæm, 24, 2; Fox 82, 4. Hí búton wærscipe heora woruld ádreógaþ, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 361.

be-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
be-beódan, bi-beódan; part. be-beódende, he be-být; p. be-beád, pl. be-budon ; impert. be-beód ; pp. be-boden.

to give a by-command or a gentle commandto commandorderjuberepræciperemandareto offergive upcommendofferrecommendaremandareto announcenuntiarepronuntiare

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Ðǽm landbúendum is beboden, ðæt ealles ðæs ðe him on heora ceápe geweaxe, híg Gode ðone teóðan dǽl agyfen to farmers it is commanded, that of all which increases to them of their cattle, they give the tenth part to God, L. E.

FROM

(adj.)
Grammar
FROM, freom; comp. fromra; sup. fromest, frommast; adj.

FIRMstrongstoutboldstrenuousfortisstrēnuusrichabundantexcellentūberabundanspræstans

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Wæs Bassa heora látteów Édwines þeng ðæs cyninges se fromesta vēnit illuc dūce Basso, mīlĭte rēgis Æduini fortissĭmo, 2, 20; S. 521, 42: 3, 18; S. 546, 27, col. 2.

Linked entries: fram freom fromnis frum

hrif

(n.)
Grammar
hrif, rif, es; n.

The wombbellyuterusventer

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Ácsedon hwider hie fleón woldon ðæt hie óðer gener næfden búton hie on heóra wífa hrif gewiton quærentes, num in uteros uxorum vellent refugere, Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 54, 4. Lácnung on ðæt hrif tó sendanne to send medicine into the belly, L.

Linked entry: in-gehrif

land-búend

(n.)
Grammar
land-búend, es; m.

husbandmana native

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Ðǽm scipmannum is beboden gelíce and ðǽm landbúendum ðæt ealles ðæs ðe him on heora ceápe geweaxe hig Gode ðone teóþan dǽl ágyfen it is commanded to those who trade with ships, just as to those who cultivate land, that they give to God the tenth part

Linked entry: búend

middel

(n.)
Grammar
middel, es; middela(?), an; m.

The middlecentre

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Se ðe álǽdde Israhel of middele heora ... þurh middele his, Ps. Spl. 135, 11, 14. Of midle ex centro, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 47. Of ðæs wuda midle, Exon. 56 b; Th. 202,6; Ph. 65.

Linked entry: midlest

rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
rǽden, rǽdenn, e; f.
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The word occurs as the second part of many nouns, when its force is much the same as that of the suffixes -ship, -hood, -red, denoting a state, condition. v. bed-, bróðor-, burh-, camp-, feónd-, folc-, freónd-, gafol-, gebed-, gecwid-, gefér-, heord-,

gífre

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
gífre, adj.

Greedycovetousvoraciouseagerdesirousavidus

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Ic heora eom swíðe gífre I am very desirous for them, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 20. Líg gǽsta gífrost flame, most ravenous of spirits, Beo. Th. 2250; B. 1123. Gífrost and grǽdgost most rapacious and most greedy, Exon. 128 a; Th. 493, 2; Rä. 81, 24

Linked entry: gífer

scín-cræft

Grammar
scín-cræft, scinn-cræft, es: m.
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Wiccan beóþ tó helle bescofene for heora scín*-*cræftum, Homl. Th. ii. 330, 29. Hí mid mislícum scýncræfton ðæt folc dwelodon, 482, 4. Hé wolde ðære fǽmnan mód on his scíncræftum onwendan tó hǽðendóme, Shrn. 135, I.

swǽman

(v.)
Grammar
swǽman, p. de
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To the instance given under á-swǽman may be added the following :-- Swá Sanctus Paulus cwæþ ðætte God héte ealle ða áswǽman æt heofona ríces dura, ða ðe heora cyrican forlǽtaþ God would bid all those grieve. . . Blickl. Homl. 41, 34.

Linked entry: á-swǽman

trumness

(n.)
Grammar
trumness, e; f.
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Ðæra apostola tweónung næs uá swá swíðe heora ungeleáffulnys, ac wæs úre trumnys, Homl. Th. i. 300, 34. Hé týmde tó Basilies tǽcinge for his trumnysse, Basil prm. ; Norm. 32, 10. Ealle trumnysse hláfes hé forcnád omne firmamentum panis contrivit.

úhta

(n.)
Grammar
úhta, an; m.

the last part of the nightthe time just before daybreakthe time at which the earliest of the seven canonical services was held, the time of nocturnsDe nocturna celebratione.

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Eallum cristenum mannum is beboden ðæt hí ealne heora líchoman seofon síþum gebletsian mid Cristes róde tácne, ǽrest on ǽrnemorgen ... seofoþan síþe on úhtan, Blickl. Homl. 47, 19