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ge-byrd

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Oft þæt gegongeð þætte wer and wíf in woruld cennað bearn mid gebyrdum, Vy. 3. of a child, the being born Ǽr þon þe hé þǽre gesýnelican gegaderunge menniscre gebyrde onfénge, Bl. H. 165, 36.

hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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Bútan osterlandes béc and hé ða bóc unnendre handa hire tó lét excepto libro de osterlande quem bona voluntate dimisit, 37.

inne

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Inne mid Denum, 414, 15. where there is detention Stande þriddan dǽl þǽre bóte inne a third part of the fine shall not be paid out, Ll. Th. i. 94, 7. of the inner man Hreðer inne weóll, B. 2113.

heán

(adj.)
Grammar
heán, adj.

Low, mean, abject, poor, humbled, humble ⬩ humilis, infamis

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Hú uncúþ biþ ǽghwylcum ánum men his lífes tíd ǽghweðer ge rícum ge heánum ge geongum ge ealdum how unknown to every single man is the period of his life, both to the rich man and to the poor, to the young and to the old, Blickl. Homl. 125, 8.

twelf-hynde

(adj.)
Grammar
twelf-hynde, adj.
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O. 13; Th. i. 182, 19-22. xii-hyndum men twyfealdlíce be ðæs syxhyndan bóte, L. Alf. pol. 39; Th. i. 88, 4. Æt twyhyndum were mon sceal sellan tó monbóte .xxx. sciłł. . . . æt twelfhyndum .cxx.

Linked entry: six-hynde

ge-feoht

fighting ⬩ in a military sense, war: — ⬩ fighting between two or more persons ⬩ a fight, combat, battle, war. ⬩ military, between opposing forces ⬩ a fight between two or more persons ⬩ figurative, conflict, struggle for victory

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Voc. i. 84, 15. fighting, in a military sense, war: — Gefeohtes bodan praefeciales, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 7. Gefeohtes duelli, ii. 96, 27: 27, 28. Hí cómon fǽrlíce mid gefeohte tó Judan they suddenly attacked Judas, Hml. S. 25, 653: 670.

niman

(v.)
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Æt þám mannum þe . . . hý niton hwá hý on borh nime, Ll. Th. i. 204, 1. Neoman wé ús tó wynne weroda Drihten, Sat. 198. Ꝥ hí hine niman be his fullan were on borh, Ll. Th. i. 242, 2: 162, 16.

láf

(n.)
Grammar
láf, e; f.

remnant ⬩ remains ⬩ relic ⬩ remainder ⬩ rest ⬩ lave ⬩ legacy ⬩ heirloom ⬩ a relict ⬩ widow

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Th. 913; Bö 454. Gomel swyrd Eánmundes láf an ancient sword, an heirloom from Eanmund, 5216; B. 2611: 5250; B. 2628. Ðǽr brægd eorl Beówulfes ealde láfe, 1595; B. 795: 2981; B. 1488.

Linked entries: lǽf tó

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defend ⬩ with gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something) ⬩ to act as guardian to, to rule ⬩ to keep, have charge of ⬩ to hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit. ⬩ in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track, ⬩ to follow ⬩ to remain behind

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Eard weardigan, án lond búgan, 473, 19; Bo. 17: Andr. Kmbl. 1198; An. 599. Wíc weardian, Exon. Th. 248, 7; Jul. 92.

Linked entries: weardere ge-weardian

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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[Ðe king him bad ben harde and bold, If he can rechen ðis dremes wold; He told him quat him drempte o niht, And Josep rechede his drem wel rigt, Gen. and Ex. 2121-4.] to unravel a difficult case, give a solution of a difficult question Wé sǽdan hú wé

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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Hé ða cyricean wæs reccende and stýrende ecclesiam regens, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 13. to correct, restrain a person (dat.) from wrong, (gen. or prep.) give a right direction to what is wrong Ic béte sume leáse bóc oððe ic stýre (steóre, MS.

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Under ⬩ under ⬩ at the foot of ⬩ under ⬩ within ⬩ among ⬩ below ⬩ beneath ⬩ down

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Lǽd under earce bond eaforan ðíne, Cd. Th. 80, 23; Gen. 1333. Under helm drepen biteran strǽle, Beo. Th. 3495; B. 1745.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a region ⬩ quarter ⬩ side ⬩ quarter ⬩ part ⬩ proportion ⬩ death ⬩ end ⬩ finished ⬩ issue ⬩ event ⬩ goal ⬩ ultimately ⬩ always ⬩ ultimately ⬩ continuously ⬩ consecutively ⬩ kind ⬩ sort

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Th. i. 536, 19. in an indefinite sense, side, quarter Beó man georne ymbe feós bóte ǽghwár on earde, and ymb burhbóte on ǽghwylcan ende, Ll.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

níde

(adv.)
Grammar
níde, neáde, neóde, níde, niéde, nýde; adv. ( a case of níd, q. v.).

of necessity ⬩ as a natural ⬩ inevitable consequence ⬩ from force of circumstances ⬩ of necessity ⬩ because a law, natural, moral or human, is to be satisfied ⬩ from force ⬩ under compulsion ⬩ without free-will

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Hit is on worulde swá leng swá wyrse, and swá hit sceal nýde ǽr Antecristes tócyme yfelian swíðe, Wulfst. 156, 4 : 157, 8. of necessity, because a law, natural, moral or human, is to be satisfied Ðis sceal se mæssepreóst néde bebeódan the priest is bound

ge-unnan

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. ¶ gen. or acc. comes to be used indifferently in the same document, even in the same line :-- Ánes híwscipes hé geann and án sylhðe oxna; and hé geann his hláforde twégen helmas ... and Ordulfe twégra bóca ... and Wulfgáre twégra wáhryfta and þreó byrnan

standan

Grammar
standan, <b>I 2.</b>
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Ne standað ná ealle steorran on ðám steápan rodore, Hex. 12, 29. of the matter contained in a book Stynt on þǽre béc on þám forman ferse: 'Et Spiritus . . . ' Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 3. Áht þæs þe on úrum gewritum stent, Ll. Th. i. 236, 32.

fúl

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fúl, adj.

offensive to the senses ⬩ dirty ⬩ miry ⬩ filthy ⬩ dark ⬩ ugly ⬩ morally polluted ⬩ guilty of a charge ⬩ disgraceful ⬩ infamous ⬩ to bury ignominiously

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Ger. fúl-boum: Ger. faul-baum.] figurative. morally polluted Fúlre gálnysse, fúles forligeres lupanaris incesti, An. Ox. 4222. Gilt sliporne ł fúlne culpam lubricam, Hy. S. 15, 38.

scíran

(v.)
Grammar
scíran, p. de.

to make clear what is hidden or obscure ⬩ declare ⬩ tell ⬩ make known ⬩ to make clear by distinguishing between things ⬩ to distinguish ⬩ decide ⬩ to bring a charge against a person ⬩ to get clear of obligation, trouble, etc. ⬩ get exemption

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Ðæm folce wæs ǽgðres waa ge ðæt hié ðæt mǽste yfel forberan sceoldon ge eác ðæt hié his scíran ne dorstan there was trouble to the people on both accounts, that they had to bear a very great evil, and that they durst not get rid of it, Ors. 3, 7; Swt.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Þú hæfst mycele gód (feolo gódo, L., feolu góda, R., multa bona ), Lk. 12, 19

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.

About, by ⬩ local, about, round ⬩ in attendance upon ⬩ at ⬩ after ⬩ preceding ⬩ following ⬩ about

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ðás bóc these four were engaged on this book, Mk. Skt. p. i. 3. Hé cwæð ðæt hé ne mihte embe munuclíf smeágan, ac wolde beón embe his þincg, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 120. Emban ða steóran beon, L. Ath. v. 11; Th. i. 240, 17.