DÓN
To DO, make, cause ⬩ agĕre, facĕre
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Ne dyde ic for fácne I did it not for fraud, Cd. 128; Th. 162, 34; Gen. 2691. Ðú oudsæc dydest thou madest denial, Andr. Kmbl. 1854; An. 929. Ðæt dyde unhold mann inĭmīcus homo hoc fecit, Mt. Bos. 13, 28: Boutr.
Á
Always ⬩ ever ⬩ for ever ⬩ ever ⬩ semper ⬩ unquam ⬩ usque
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Á forþ ever forth, from thence, Bt. Tupr. 303, 31. [The original signification seems to be a flowing, referring to time, which every moment flows on, hence ever, always, also to ǽ, eá flowing water, a river.
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a-reccan
to put forth ⬩ stretch out ⬩ strain ⬩ raise up ⬩ extendere ⬩ expandere ⬩ erigere ⬩ to put forth ⬩ relate ⬩ recount ⬩ speak out ⬩ express ⬩ explain ⬩ interpret ⬩ translate ⬩ proponere ⬩ exponere ⬩ enarrare ⬩ eloqui ⬩ exprimere ⬩ disserere ⬩ interpretari ⬩ reddere ⬩ to set in order ⬩ adorn ⬩ deck ⬩ expedire ⬩ expolire ⬩ comere
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Án ǽrendgewrit of Lǽdene on Englisc areccean to translate an epistle from Latin into English, Past. pref. Hat. MS. to set in order, adorn, deck? expedire, expolire, comere? - Areaht síe expoliatur, Cot. 77, Lye: Exon. 94 a; Th. 353, 9; Reim. 10
GEARD
An inclosure ⬩ inclosed place ⬩ YARD ⬩ GARDEN ⬩ court ⬩ dwelling ⬩ home ⬩ region ⬩ land ⬩ septum ⬩ lŏcus septus ⬩ hortus ⬩ ārea ⬩ habĭtācŭlum ⬩ domĭcĭlium ⬩ rĕgio
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Ǽr he on weg hwurfe of geardum ere he went away from his courts, Beo. Th. 535; B. 265 : Exon. 64 a; Th. 236, 23; Ph. 578. In geardum at home, Exon. 10 b; Th. 13, 11; Cri. 201 : 50 b; Th. 175, 13; Gú. 1194 : 61 a; Th. 223, 5; Ph. 355 : Beo.
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hyhtan
To hope ⬩ trust ⬩ rejoice
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Wé cunnon hyhtan ðæt wé heofones leóht ágan móton we can hope that we may possess the light of heaven, Fragm. Kmbl. 84; Leás. 44.
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mancus
A mancus ⬩ the eighth of a pound ⬩ the sum of thirty pence
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The value of the mancus is also seen from L. Ath. v. 6, 2; Th. i. 234, 1 :-- Oxan tó mancuse compared with Th. i. 232, 7 where an ox is rated at thirty pence, be xxx pænega oððe be ánum hrýðere. The word occurs not unfrequently in the charters.
ge-weorc
work ⬩ ŏpus ⬩ ŏpuscŭlus ⬩ a fort ⬩ fortress ⬩ arx
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Of geweorcum árwurþra fædera ex ŏpuscŭlis venerābĭlium patrum, Bd. 5, 24; S. 647, 33. a fort, fortress; arx He of ðam geweorce wæs winnende wið ðone here he warred on the army from the fortress, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 5: 896; Erl. 94, 3, 21.
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be-tweonum
BETWEEN, betwixt, among, amid, in the midst ⬩ inter, in medio
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Kmbl. 2412; El. 1207. sometimes betweonum follows its case, or is separated from it Ðá gewearþ hí him betweonum they then agreed between themselves, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 24.
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BORH
a security, pledge, loan, bail ⬩ fœnus ⬩ a person who gives security, a surety, bondsman, debtor ⬩ fidejussor, debitor
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-Bail was taken by the Saxons from every person guilty of theft, homicide, witchcraft, etc: indeed, every person was under bail for his neighbour.
weorold-líc
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Woruldlíce úðwitan natural philosophers, 18, 25 : Lchdm. iii. 240, 20. in contrast with religious or ecclesiastical, worldly, secular, civil From woruldlícum luste hearte his giscilde a seculari desiderio cor ejus defendat, Rtl. 96, 11.
geoc
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., and the charter from which the following passage is taken is Kentish. Cf. geoc-led Ðonne is ðes londes xvi gioc ærðelondes and medwe all on ǽce ærfe tó brúcanne, C. D. i. 316, 25
hwǽte
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Ꝥ hé eów hrídrude swá swá hwǽte, Lk. 22, 31. the grain separated from the chaff Corn huǽtes granum frumenti, Jn. L. 12, 24. Wæs hwǽtes wana tríticum deerat, Gr. D. 145, 9. Seó earc wæs hwǽtes full ( frumento plena ), 158, 14.
wǽpen-getæc
A wapentake,
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A wapentake, a term used in northern England where in the south hundred was used: 'Quod alii vocant hundredum, supradicti comitatus (counties northward from Northamptonshire) vocant wapentagium,' L. Ed. C. 30; Th. i. 455.
ofer-hírness
Disobedience, disregard, neglect, contempt ⬩ disregard, disobedience
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Some of the offences to which it applies may be seen from the following passages :--
hleahtor
Laughter
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Be hleahtre ðe of milte cymþ of laughter that cometh from the spleen, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 142, 21. Hé ne sceal sprecan ýdelu word ða ðe unnytte hleahtor up áhebben ne hé eác sceal lufigean micelne and ungemetlícne cancettende hleahtor, L. E.
CLIF
A CLIFF, rock, steep descent ⬩ promon ory, clivus, rupes, promontorium
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Ðú hluttor lǽtest wæter of clife clǽnum thou lettest forth clear waters from the pure rock, Exon. 55a; Th. 194, 11; Az. 137: Bt. Met. Fox 5, 25; Met. 5, 13. Se ðe gecyrde clyf on wyllan wætera qui convertit rupem in fontes aquarum, Ps. Spl. M.
dæg-réd
Dawn, daybreak, early morning ⬩ dilūcŭlum, matutīnum, aurōra
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Ðæt leóht, ðe we hátaþ dægréd, cymþ of ðære sunnan the light, which we call dawn, cometh from the sun, Bd. de nat. retum; Wrt. popl. science 2, 29; Lchdm. iii. 234, 29. Ic gá út on dægrǽd exeo dilūcŭlo, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 13: Ælfc. T. 24, 11
HÝDAN
To HIDE ⬩ conceal
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Se lǽce hýd his ísern wið ðone monn ðe hé sníðan wile the surgeon hides his knife from the man that he means to cut, Past. 26, 3; Swt. 185, 25. Hýt abscondit, Swt. 187, 9. Se ðe his hwǽte hýtt qui abscondit frumenta, 49, 1; Swt. 377, 13.
ge-wuna
A custom ⬩ wont ⬩ manner ⬩ use ⬩ rite ⬩ consuetudo
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Of gewunan from custom, R. Ben. interl. 7. Ofer míne gewunan contrary to my custom. Ælf. T. Lisle 43, 7
ge-niðerian
To put down, bring low, subdue, humiliate, condemn
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Ðurh Cristes sige ealle hálige wǽron gefreólsode; swá ðonne beóþ ða synfullan genyðerade mid heora ordfruman swá he genyðerad wearþ through Christ's victory all holy people were set free; so then the sinful shall be subdued with their chief as he was
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