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ymb-hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hwyrft, (-hwearft, -hweorft, -hwerft), es; m.
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Ðá eode Israhéla folc on ymbhwyrfte ðære byrig, ii. 212, 27. On ymbhwyrfte ondrǽdendum hine in circuitu timentium eum, Ps. Spl. 33, 7. Haldeþ heora ymbhwyrft Drihten Dominus in circuitu populi sui, Ps.

fæsten

firmamentcitadelforta fortificationentrenchmentsfastnessstrongholda prisona sepulchreHellclaustrum

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Martinus wæs geboren on þám fæstene (cf. on þǽre byrig, Hml. Th. ii. 498, 23) Sabaria, Hml. S. 31, 10. Tó þám fæstenne . . . under burhlocan, Gen. 2534. On þám fæstene (Exeter), Chr. 877; P. 74, 19.

ge-habban

(v.)
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</b> to carry on an institution :-- Basilius tó þǽre byrig férde on þǽra wæs gehæfd ꝥ foresǽde mynster, Hml.

ge-staþelian

(v.)
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Hió tó Gode hæfde freóndrǽdenne fæste gestaðelad, Jul. 107. to build Beóð him of þám wyrtum wíc gestaðelad in wuldres byrig, Ph. 474.

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ge-wríþan

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Hé gewráð fela manna, and on racenteágum gebróhte tó þǽre byrig, Hml. S. 31, 1144. In brídelse cécan heara gewríþ ( constringe ), Ps. Srt. 31, 9. Mid bendum fæste gewríðan, Hml. S. 23, 179. Man sceall þé fæste gewrídan ǽgder ge handa ge fét, 713.

Linked entry: ge-wriþen

ge-wildan

Grammar
ge-wildan, Take here <b>ge-wyldan</b> in Dict., in which dele passage from Nar. 2, 1, and add
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Hé hý gewyldan meahte, nǽre ꝥ hí on neht út ne ætburston of þǽre byrig, Chr. 943; P. 111, 16.

land

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land, <b>. I.</b>
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D. iii. 450, 11-32.Monega land binnan þǽre byrig wǽron bútan ǽlcum ierfwearde largissimae introrsum hereditates et nulli penitus heredes Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 218, 1. Taurus bróhte þone bisceop tó sumum his landa, Hml. S. 22, 187.

DEÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
DEÁÞ, es; m.

DEATH mors

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Deáþ he ðǽr býrigde he there tasted death, Rood Kmbl. 199; Kr. 101: Cd. 228; Th. 306, 17; Sat. 665: Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 25; Hö, 5. Þurh fǽrlícne deáþ through sudden death, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 412, 29.

Linked entry: deóþ

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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Tó ðære mǽran byrig (the heavenly Jerusalem), 227; Th. 304, 4; Sat. 624. Tempel heáhst and háligost, hæleþum gefrǽgost, mǽst and mǽrost (Solomon's temple), 162; Th. 202, 28; Exod. 395.

lǽtan

(v.)
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Först. 106, 15. the object a clause, to consider that Swá ic lǽte on mínum geþance ꝥ mé tó nánre byrig swá rihte ne gebyrige swá tó þissere byrig, Hml. S. 23, 675. Hé lǽt þæt hé ána sý strengra þonne hí ealle, Wlfst. 197, 21.

níwe

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Þá Scipia hæfde gefaren tó ðǽre níwan byrig Cartaina, 4, 10; S. 196, 33. of recent origin or growth, that has not yet existed long Níwes recentis (paradisi), An. Ox. 688. Ic tiohhie þæt hió þæs níwan taman náuht ne gehicgge, Met. 13, 26.

se

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Dysig bið se wegférenda man, sé ðe nimð þone sméðan weg þe hine mislǽt, and forlǽt þone sticolan þe hine gebrincð tó ðǽre byrig, Hml. Th. i. 164, 9. Nim ꝥ seax þe þæt hæfte sié hrýþeres horn, Lch. ii. 290, 22.

hús

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Nán hús næs binnan þǽre byrig ꝥ hit næfde þǽre wrace angolden, Ors. 6, 23; S. 274, 12. a family, race Jacobes, Israhéla, Aarones hús, Ps.

IN

(prep.)
Grammar
IN, prep. cum dat. inst. acc.

InonintointoIn

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Wæs hé hweðre in Italia áféded, in Ticinan ðære byrig, 211, 16-18. Ðara monna ðe in ðam here weorþuste wǽron of the men that were most distinguished in the army, Chr. 878 ; Erl. 80, 21.

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tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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Hí gewunodon on gehwilcere byrig, óð dæt hí geáxodon ða apostolas tówearde they stopped in every town until they learned that the apostles were on the way thither, Homl. Th. ii. 494, 2

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þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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On ðære byrig þǽr se cyning ofslægen læg, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 13. Sum feóll ofer stánscyligean þár hit næfde mycele eorðan, Mk. Skt. 4, 5. whither, to which place Ic lǽrde on temple þár (þǽr, MS.

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LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Hettend lǽddon út mid ǽhtum abrahames mǽg of Sodoma byrig, Cd. 94; Th. 121, 17; Gen. 2011. Ne lǽd ðú ús in costunge lead us not into temptation, Hy. 6, 27; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 27, Lǽd út mid ðé educ tecum, Gen. 8, 17.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Ic eom forgifen fram Gode þyssere byrig, 136. Manegum men bióþ forgifene þás woruldgesǽlþa, Bt. 39, 12; F. 230, 24. the object a clause Forgeaf him moncynnes fruma þæt hé weorðan sceolde . . ., Ph. 377.

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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Hig lǽddon hí of ðære byrig mid eallumhire mágum ( Rahab et cunctum cognationem illius ), Jos. 6, 23. Wé sungon seofon seolmas mid letanian, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 29. Se feónd mid his geférum eallum feóllon of heofnum, Cd. 16; Th. 20, 10; Gen. 306.

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up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Þéh ða menn up ætberstan intó ðære byrig, L. Eth. ii. 2; Th. i. 286, 2. Se here hiene on niht up bestæl, Chr. 865; Erl. 70, 34. Cnut com tó Sandwíc, and lét ðǽr up ða gíslas, 1014; Erl. 151, 9. Hét ðá up beran æþelinga gestreón, Beo.