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for-ildan

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Take here for-yldan, and add: to put off action. with a case, acc. Se sláwa ágǽlð and forielt (-ielð, v. l.) ðæt weorc ðe him niédðearf wǽre tó wyrcanne piger necessaria agere negligit, Past. 283, 25. Ðætte mon ðurhteón mæge, ðæt hé ðæt ne forielde (

Linked entry: for-yldan

geard

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Add: a fence, hedge His fót wearð fæst on ánum ságle þæs geardes (on ánum hegesáhle, v. l., in sude sepis ), Gr. D. 24, 27. Hé ofer þone geard (hege, v. l. sepem ) stáh, 23, 26. Hé stáh upp on þone geard (hege, v. l. ), 24, 20. Hé sette wíngeard, and

scegð

(n.)
Grammar
scegð, scǽð, es; m.: e; f.

A light, swift vessel

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A light, swift vessel Scægð trieris, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 1. Sceið, 56, 13. Litel scip vel sceigð scapha vel trieris, 47, 61. Ic gean mínre scǽðe for mínre sáwle intó Hramsége healfe ðam abbode and healfe ðam híréde, Chart. Th. 598, 9. Syððan hé tó lande

orf

(n.)
Grammar
orf, es; n.

Cattle, live stock

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Cattle, live stock Ǽlce geáre byþ orf ácenned, and mennisce menn tó mannum ácennede, ða ðe God gewyrcþ swá swá he geworhte ða ǽrran. Hexam. 12 ; Norm. 20, 20. Cuce orf, L. Edg. S. 8 ; Th. i. 274. 25. Swá mycel orfes wæs ðæs geáres forfaren, swá nán man

hláford-searu

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-searu, f. n.

Plotting against the life of a king or lord

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Plotting against the life of a king or lord Búton æt hláfordsearwe ðam hie náne mildheortnesse ne dorston gecwæðan except in cases of treason against a lord; to that they dared not assign any mercy, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 9. Be hláfordsearwe. Gif hwá

Linked entry: hláford-swice

hnáh

(adj.)
Grammar
hnáh, adj.

Bent down, ⬩ low, ⬩ lowly, ⬩ humble, ⬩ abject, ⬩ mean, ⬩ poor

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Bent down, low, lowly, humble, abject, mean, poor And hé hnáh tó eorþan áleát wið ðæs engles adoravitque eum pronus in terram, Num. 22, 31. Næs hió hnáh ne tó gnéþ gifa she was not mean nor too sparing of gifts, Beo. Th. 3863; B. 1929. Iudas cwæþ ðæt

treów-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
treów-cynn, es; n.

A kind of tree ⬩ wood ⬩ a tree ⬩ a wood ⬩ Abies

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A kind of tree or wood, a tree, a wood; Abies ðæt treówcyn, Nar. 8, 21. Treócynn, Exon. Th. 472, 20; Bo. 2. Nim ǽlces treówcynnes dǽl ðe on ðæm lande sý gewexen, Lchdm. i. 398, 7. Hé ásmeáde be ǽlcum treówcynne fram ðam heágan cederbeáme óð ðæt hé com

friþian

(v.)

to protect ⬩ to protect ⬩ maintain the sanctity ⬩ to protect an operation ⬩ keep from unfavourable conditions ⬩ to grant immunity to a criminal ⬩ to give asylum to

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Add: to protect a person or institution Hwá is monna on Angelcynne wuniende ꝥ nyte hú hé (Eadgar) Godes ríce, ꝥ is Godes cyricean, fyrþrode and friþode. Lch. iii. 438, 3. to protect, maintain the sanctity of a day Þone heaan dæg ( Sunday ) healdað and

ge-trýwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-trýwe, def. se -trýwa; adj.

TRUE ⬩ faithful ⬩ fīdus ⬩ fĭdēlis

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TRUE, faithful; fīdus, fĭdēlis Beó blíðe, ðú góda þeów and getrýwa; forðamðe ðú wǽre getrýwe ofer lytle þing, ic gesette ðé ofer mycle euge, serve bŏne et fĭdēlis; quia sŭper pauca fuisti fĭdēlis, sŭper multa te constĭtuam, Mt. Bos. 25, 21, 23: 24, 45

ge-cweþan

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Add: to speak Mið ðý yfle hiá gecuoeðas iúh cum maledixerint vobis, Mt. L. 5, 11. Mið ðý gecueð cum dixisset, Mk. L. 1, 42. Gelíc alle hiá gecuoedon similiter omnes dicebant, 14, 31. ꝥte ne ǽnigum gecuoede. Lk. L. 5, 14. to say. with noun (pronoun) object

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

a-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, pl. -scédon; pp. -sceáden, -scáden; v. a. [a from, sceádan to divide]

To separate ⬩ disjoin ⬩ exclude ⬩ distinguish ⬩ separare ⬩ segregare

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To separate, disjoin, exclude, distinguish; separare, segregare Ic mec ascéd ðara scylda I separated myself from the guilt, Elen. Kmbl. 937; El. 470: 2623; El. 1313. And he hine from nýtenum ascéd and he distinguished him from beasts, L. E. I. 23; Th

Linked entries: a-scádan a-scéd

be-fealdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fealdan, bi-fealdan ; p. -feóld, pl. -feóldon; pp. -fealden, -falden

To fold ⬩ infold ⬩ clasp ⬩ involve ⬩ surround ⬩ inwrap ⬩ cover ⬩ overwhelm ⬩ implicare ⬩ involvere ⬩ amplecti ⬩ circumdare

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To fold, infold, clasp, involve, surround, inwrap, cover, overwhelm; implicare, involvere, amplecti, circumdare Ðú miht on ánre hand eáðe befealdan ealne middaneard thou canst easily infold in one hand all the midearth, Hy. 7, 119; Hy. Grn. ii. 289,

Linked entries: be-feóld bi-fealdan

dǽlere

(n.)
Grammar
dǽlere, es; m.

DEALER, divider, distributor, agent ⬩ divīsor, sequester

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A DEALER, divider, distributor, agent; divīsor, sequester Dǽlere divīsor, Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 28; W rt. Voc. 28, 11: 74. 15. Ic wæs dǽlere betwix Gode and eów ego sequester et medius fui inter Domĭnum et vos, Deut. 5, 5. Ðam wǽdlan gedafenaþ ðæt he

DRÓF

(adj.)
Grammar
DRÓF, adj.

Draffy; dreggy, dirty, troubled ⬩ sordĭdus, turbŭlentus, turbĭdus

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Draffy; dreggy, dirty, troubled; sordĭdus, turbŭlentus, turbĭdus Se ðe his bróðor hataþ, he hæfþ unstilnesse, and swýðe dróf [MS. drofi] mód he that hateth his brother has disquietude, and a very troubled mind, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 44, 16. Flód dróf

Linked entries: DRÉFAN dréfre

blíðe-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
blíðe-mód, adj.

Blithe, of mind, glad, cheerful ⬩ lætus animo, lætus, hilaris

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Blithe, of mind, glad, cheerful; lætus animo, lætus, hilaris Wæs á blíðemód bealuleás cyning [MS. kyng], ðeáh he lang ǽr, lande bereáfod, wunode wræclástum the innocent king was ever blithe of mind [cheerful], though he long before, bereft of land, dwelt

ge-dwyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwyld, es; n.

Error ⬩ heresy ⬩ error ⬩ hærĕsis

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Error, heresy; error, hærĕsis Ðæt æftere gedwyld novissĭmus error, Mt. Bos. 27, 64. Ic wille him dón edleán heora gedwyldes I will give them a reward for their error, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 37. Forwearþ ðes gedwola mid his gedwylde this heretic perished with

stellan

(v.)
Grammar
stellan, stillan; p. stealde; pp. steald.
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to give a place to, set, place Hé óðrum yfele bisene stelep, Past. 28; Swt. 191, 12. Hwelce bisena hé ðǽr stellende wæs, Ors. 2, 2; Swt. 64, 24. to take a place(?), to stand Ðonne cumaþ upplíce eoredheápas stiþmægen ástyred styllaþ embútan eal engla

þreodung

(n.)
Grammar
þreodung, þridung, e; f.

deliberation ⬩ hesitation

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deliberation Þridung discrepatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 63. Gif hé mid þancmetunge and ðreodunge (ðrydunge, MS. B.) geþafaþ si ex deliberatione consentit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 23. hesitation Geseah hé sume earme sáwle út fundigende of hyre líchaman, ac heó

Linked entries: þridung þrydung

un-deádlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deádlíc, adj.

Immortal ⬩ undying ⬩ imperishable ⬩ endless

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Immortal, undying, imperishable, endless God hálig and undeádlíc ( immortalis ), Rtl. 169, 17. Hé wunaþ undeádlíc, se ðe wæs deádlíc, Homl. Th. i. 150, 22. Se mann wǽre ǽfre undeádlíc, gif hé his Drihtne gehýrsumode, Hexam. 15; Norm. 22, 27. Undeádlíc

un-dearninga

(adv.)
Grammar
un-dearninga, un-dearnunga, -deornunga; adv.

Without secrecy or concealment ⬩ openly

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Without secrecy or concealment, openly Elene for eorlum spræc undearninga, ides reordode hlúde for herigum, Elen. Kmbl. 809; El. 405: Fins. Th. 45; Fin. 22. Undearnunga, Elen. Kmbl. 1237; El. 620. Ðú ofer ealle undearnunga ðíne bearn sprecest and beslde