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lufu

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For ðára leásena spella lufan, 35, 5 ; F. 166, 16. love between man and woman Gif ðú hwilc ǽnlic wíf lofodest, and heó nolde þé lufian on nán óðer gerád bútan þú woldest ǽlce óðer lufe álétan for hyre ánre lufe, Solil. H. 42, 16.

lócian

(v.)
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Hét hé ǽnne mon stígan on þone mæst and lócian hwæþer hé þæt land gecneówe, Ors. 4, 10; S. 202, 2. fig. to direct the intellectual eye, to turn or fix one's attention or regard Ic ðé bidde ðæt ðú nó ne lócige on míne synna, for ðǽm ðe ic self

sacu

(n.)
Grammar
sacu, e; f.

strife, contention, dissension, sedition, disputedistress, trouble, affliction, persecutioncrime, guilta contention at law, a suit, cause, action

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Ne þearft ðú sár níwigan and sæce rǽran (cf. Gi werðat ók só sálige thes in saka biodat liudí blessed are ye when men shall persecute you, Hel. 1336) 1879; El. 941.

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lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Airatmospherebreezeskyheavenscloud

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Ðú þurh lyft lǽtest leódum tó freme mildne morgenrén for the benefit of men thou dost let the gentle morning rain fall through the air, Exon. 54 a; Th. 190, 30; Az. 81. Fugel under lyft ofer lagu lócaþ georne, 57 a; Th. 204, 22; Ph. 101.

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feoh

cattlepropertywealthmoneyrichestreasurebribegiftmetalcoin

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Gif ðú þisses mannes feá (cf. góde, 3, and: Hé his hrægle onféng, 280, 21) ne onfénge, Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 281, 8. Gif hié feoh (fioh, v. l.) habbað and his him oftióð si quas haberent pecunias absconderent, Past. 377, 2.

ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, l. ge-áscian,
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Ic hæbbe gehýred be ðé, hú ðú hǽlst ðá untruman, 90), Hml. S. 24, 86. to find out (the character or designs of) a person Geácsoden ut caperent (v. Ut caperent eum in sermone, Mt. 22, 15), Wrt.

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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Hé ða weáláfe weotena dóme árum heólde, 2201; B. 1098. an elder, a chief person, senior Similar entries (cf. fród for double sense of wise and old) Beón gesette án oðþe twégen ealde witan (unus aut duo seniores ), R. Ben. 74, 14.

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

ge-tellan

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Man getealde him (Oswold) ꝥ nigonðe geár (ui idem annus Osualdi regno adsignaretur, Bd. 3, 1), Chr. 633; P. 27, 6. to assign a person or thing, to a duty, position, &c. to depute, delegate; cf. to be told off for a duty Getealde delegavit, Wrt

Brunan burh

(n.)
Grammar
Brunan burh, gen. Brunan burge; dat. Brunan byrig; f.

Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,

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We find, in the present day, east and west Brandon [Brunan dún] and Brandon castle, the property of Viscount Boyne. There is still the river Browney [Brunan eá]. In the Feod. Dunelmen. compiled about A.

on-fón

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Th. ii. 280, 29. to undertake a duty Restedæges begýminge hí onfóþ Sabbati obseruationem suscipiunt, An. Ox. 40, 6. Cyning selfa onféng fulluhtþeáwum, Met. 1, 33.

hand

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

HAND, side, power, control

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Ic beóde ðe ðat ðú beríde ðás land ðam hǽlge tó hande I enjoin thee that thou perequitate these lands into the possession of the saint, Th. Chart. 369, 22.

feallan

to runto be overcometo stumblesnareto failfall awaydecaycrumble away

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Hié cweþaþ tó þǽm dúnum: "Feallaþ ofor us, " Bl. H. 93, 33. Nis þǽre eorþan ére tó feallanne ofdúne ðonne úp, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 38. Se feallenda deófol, Hml, Th. i. 214, 23. fig. of immaterial things: Mé fealleð on fyrhtu deáðes, Ps. Th. 54, 4.

hefig-tíme

heavyweightyof great importanceseriousgravesevereseriousoppressiveannoyingtroublesomehard to beargrievoustedious

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Án licgende mǽden on langsumre sáre ðurh hefigtýmum heáfodece (cf. per integrum annum intolerabili capitis dolore vexata, Vit.

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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túnes tácen is ðæt ðú sette ðíne swýþran hand brádlinga ofer ðínne innoð, Techm. ii. 126, 15 (cf. gang-tún).

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ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Bt. 14, 2 ; F. 42, 28. to make known the position of an object, enable to find, shew Sæge ús hwæðer ðú hér wite ǽnigne ælþeódigne þe hátte Placidas . . . gif ðú hine ús gecýþest, wé þé willað syllan méde. Hml. S. 30, 253.

Linked entry: cýþan

ge-standan

(v.)
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Gestáh hé steápe dúne þæt hé on hrófe gestód heán landes. Gen. 2898 : 2575.

trymman

(v.)
Grammar
trymman, trymian; p. trymede. I. to make firm or
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Ðú trymmende earð mec exhortatus es me, Ps. Surt. 70, 21. Tremegende ide monens, R. Ben. 4, 15. intrans. (?)

gelíce

(adv.)
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Cnuca mid smerwe þám gelíce þe ðú clyþan wyrce, Lch. i. 108, 10: 144, 18. Hé dyde gelíce þon swylce hé slépe, Gr. D. 85, 7. Beóð þínes wífes welan gelíce swá on wíngearde weaxen berigean uxor tua sicut vitis abundans, Ps. Th. 127, 3.

heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod, gen. heáfdes; dat. heáfde; pl. heáfdu [v. Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 21-25]

HEAD, chief, source, 'the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.

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Ðú settest ús mænige men ofer heáfod imposuisti homines super capita nostra, Ps. Th. 65, 10. Hér Offa hét Æþelbryhte ðæt heáfod ofásleán in this year Offa ordered Ethelbert's head to be struck off, Chr. 792; Erl. 58, 2.

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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ÐÚ eart on borg begán ðínum friénd incidisti in manus proximi tui, Past. 193, 18. of position, to surround Deáþes geómerunga mé beeódon (circumdederunt), and helle sárnyssa mé beeódon, Hml.