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MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Dǽle hé swá mycel feoh for hyne swá hé ǽr mid him nam ( as much as he got with him, i. e. by selling him ), L. Ecg. P. iv. 26; Th. ii. 212, 12. Eom ic leóhte geleáfan and mid lufan gefylled, Exon. 42 a; Th. 141, 9; Gú. 624.

Linked entry: mið

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Swǽ gelǽrede biscepas, swǽ suǽ nú Gode ðonc wel hwǽr siendon, Past, prep. ; Swt. 9, 4 : 1; Swt. 27, 3 : Andr. Kmbl. 2302; An. 1152.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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Is seó geoluwe swá ðeáh swíðost lǽceon [MS. B. lǽcon] gecwéme the yellow is however most suitable for doctors, Herb. 165, 1; Lchdm. i. 294, 11. Josep beád his þeówan lǽcon Joseph præcepit servis suis medicis, Gen. 50, 1.

Linked entries: lǽca léce

morþ

(n.)
Grammar
morþ, es; n. m.

deathdestructionperditionthat which causes deathmurderslaying with an attempt at concealment of the deedmurderhomicide

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Grn. 21, 15. that which causes death Ðú (the evil soul) wǽre ðǽr (in this world) morþ and myrþra, ac ðú ne miht hér (in the next world) swá beón, Wulfst. 241, 9.

wirnan

(v.)
Grammar
wirnan, p. de.

to refuserefrain from grantingto preventprohibitkeep from

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Ne beó ðú swá heard*-*heort, ðæt ðú him ðínes gódes wyrne non obdurabis cor tuum, nec contrahes manum, Deut. 15, 7. Sele him scearpne wyrtdrenc, wyrne him metes, Lchdm. ii. 46, 25. For hwan ðú woldest ðínre gesihðe mé wyrnan? Ps.

Linked entries: wyrnan wernan

ge-metgian

(v.)
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Hé sceal gemetgian swá cræftelíce his stemne tanta arte vox tem- peranda est, 453, 12. Ríxiende and gemetgende ( moderans ) worulda ealle, Hy. S. 108, 33. Gimetgende frenans, Rtl. 162, 26. Hió bióð gemetgode temperantur (sortes a Domino), Kent.

gíme-líst

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Hý méde habbað, gif hý swá dóð, eác swylce wíte, gif hí . . . for gýmeleáste hit ne bétað ( si neglegant ), R. Ben. 119, 16. Gémeleáste, 68, 20. Þæt hý ǽr on óþrum tídum mid gémeléste forléton omnes neglegentias suas aliorum temporum 76, 7.

ryne

(n.)
Grammar
ryne, es; m.

A course, run, running,an orbitcourse, uninterrupted progressa course, water-course, a flow, flux of blood course, cycle, lustrecourse of life

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B. i. 221, 21. of other things, of the heavenly bodies, an orbit Nǽron nó swá gewíslíce neswá endebyrdlíce hiora (the various members of the created world) stede and hiora ryne funden on hiora stówum and on hiora tídum gif án unáwendendlíc God nǽre non

Linked entry: rine

on-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-ginnan, p. -gan, -gann; pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen.

to begin, set about, set to workto attempt, endeavour (with infin.)to act strenuouslyto make an attempt upon, to attack

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Ðonne yfle unmǽgas onginnaþ, mécum gemétaþ, swá gé mé dydon, Vald. 2, 23. Mé strange ongunnon irruerunt in me fortes, Ps. Th. 58, 3 : 61, 3. Gif hí sceoldon eofor onginnan. Exon. Th. 344, 20 ; Gn. Ex. 176

lǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽstan, p. te.

to followattendaccompanyto doperformobservecarry outexecutedischargeto continuelast

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Wé sóðfæstes swaðe folgodon, lǽston lárcwide, Andr. Kmbl. 1347; An. 674. Lǽstun, Exon. 25 b; Th. 75, 21; Cri. 1225. Bibeád ic eów ... earge gé ðæt lǽstun my command was ... ill have ye performed it, 30 a; Th. 92, 3; Cri. 1503.

sweora

(n.)
Grammar
sweora, swira, swyra, swura, an; m.
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[Sware, swire, the neck, the declination of a mountain near the summit; the most level spot between two hills, Jamieson. Cf. Icel.] of water, the part where the distance between opposite shores is least Ofer swira sǽs (cf. ofer ðære sǽs múðan, W.

Linked entries: swira swyra

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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Ne eart ðú se sylfa God, ðe us swá drife nonne tu, Deus, qui repŭlisti nos? Ps. Th. 59, 9. Hí drifon scipu into Medwæge they drove the ships into the Medway, Chr. 1016; Erl. 157, 16. Híg hyne drifon út ejēcērunt eum foras, Jn. Bos. 9, 35.

stician

(v.)
Grammar
stician, p. ode.
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Ðonne swá forð ðæt hit sticaþ on miclancumb; and of miclancumbe ðæt hit sticaþ on litlancumb, 405, 30.

þys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þys-líc, þyl-líc; pron.

Such

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Ðyllíce gife and swá mycle tanta taliaque dona, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 13. Ðyllíca giefa, Past. 5; Swt. 41, 13. Ðyllíce gyltas, Homl. Ass. 149, 132. Ðyllíce weorc, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 28. Manega óþre þyllíce ðing alia similia his multa, Mk. Skt. A. 7, 8.

Linked entries: þislíc þyl-líc

fæstlíce

(adv.)

fastfirmlyconstantlypersistencefaststrictlyspeedily at once

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Ic þín wundur eall sæcge, swá ic fæstlícast mæg befón wordum (as completely as ever I can express them in words), Ps. Th. 74, 2. firmly, constantly. Similar entries Cf. fæst; II Búton fæstlíce (firmiter) hé gelýfe, Ath. Crd. 42: Shrn. 195, 3.

ge-frignan

(v.)
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Hié wuldor gesáwon, swá hæleð gefrúnon, Exod. 388. Medoærn micel gewyrcean, þonne yldo bearn ǽfre gefrúnon, B. 70. with acc. and infin. Ic þæt wíf gefrægn cýðan módes sorge, Gen. 2242: Sal. 179.

ge-sǽlig

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Dón swá gesǽligne ꝥ hé nánes þinges máran ne þyrfe, 26, i; S. 58, 17. Sume hé bereáfaþ hiora welan (weal; quosdam remordet) swíþe hraþe þæs ðe hí ǽrest gesǽlige weorþaþ, 39, II ; F. 218, 22. Gesǽlie, 5, 13; S. 13, 21: 36, 2; S. 104.

helm

a helmeta crowndiademthe topcrowncoverconcealmenta covering

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Þeán ceorlisc geþeó ꝥ hé hæbbe helm and byrnan . . . gif hé ꝥ land nafað hé bið ceorl swá þeáh, Ll. Th. i. 188, 8. a crown, diadem Sitt þonne swegles brytta on heáhsetle helme beweorðod (gewurþod, Wlfst. 137, 17), Dóm. L. 118.

hirde

a keeperguardianprotectordirectorguidepastor the keepera keepera guardwatchman

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Swá hiorde (pastor) áscádeþ scep from ticnum, Mt. R. L. 25, 32. Hyrdas (ðá hiordas, R. dá hiorde, L. pastores) wǽron nihtwacccan healdende ofer heora heorde, Lk. 2, 8. Hyrdas (hiordas, R., hiorda), 15. Bodan hyrdum cýðdon, Cri. 450.

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.