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dynt

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Gif hé heáhre handa dyntes onféhð, scill. forgelde. Gif dynt sweart sié búton wǽdum .xxx. scætta gebéte. Gif hit sié binnan wǽdum, gehwilc .xx. scætta gebéte if a man strike another on the nose, a fine of three shillings.

earfoþe

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþe, adj.
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Seó Godcundnys gefylde þysne earfoðan cwyde ðurh ðá ánnysse Crístes hádes, Hml. Th. ii. 386, 20. Earfoðu difficilia, Kent. Gl. 1093. Wæter and eorþe sint swíþe earfoþe tó geseónne on fýre, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 27: 34, 11; F. 150, 24.

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feormian

(v.)

to maintainfosterto feast

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Th. i. 162, 26. to entertain a guest Gif man cuman feormæð .iii. niht an his ágenum háme, Ll. Th. i. 32, 16. Hé ongæt hwæne hé sylfa feormode (underféng, v. l.) quem ipse susceperit agnovit, Gr. D. 75, 29.

ge-sendan

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L. 25, 27. to communicate motion to an object, move to a place of rest, put, lay. the object material Helpend ne hafo ic ꝥte gesende (dó, W.S.)) Gif ðes monn bond his in ðisum wætre gisende.

ge-dwild

Grammar
ge-dwild, ge-dwyld.
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Nestorius cwæð ꝥ on Críste wǽron twégen hádas, and hí his gedwild ádwǽscton, Ll. Th. ii. 374, 19.

grípan

(v.)
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Add: intrans. with personal subject, to grasp at Heó gráp þá tógeánes, gúðrinc geféng atolan clommum, B. 1501. to take hold of, lay hands on. a material object Heó on mec ( an onion ) grípeð, Rä. 26, 7.

grǽdig

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Gítsung ontent ðæs mannes mód tó máran ǽhte, and swá hé máre hæfð swá hé grǽdigra bið, Hml. Th. ii. 220, 9. ¶ here probably belongs :-- On grǽdigum cupidineo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137. 61. <b>III a.

(adj.)
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Februarius hæfð þý geáre (leap-year) ánum dæge má daga þonne þý óðrum geáre, Angl. viii. 305, 43. Hé áferede mancynnes má þonne gemet wǽre, An. 1180. without partitive genitive Gif má tó scyle, Ll. Th. i. 160, 3. .xii. búton gé má willan, 274, 11.

rúh

(adj.)
Grammar
rúh, adj.

rough, hairy, shaggy rough, untrimmed, uncultivatedrough, knottyrough, undressed

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Ða rúwan ( pilosae ) handa wǽron swilce ðæs yldran bróður, Gen. 27, 23. Seó clǽne beó blósman gegrét swá lange ðæt hyre ða rúwan þeóh wurþaþ swýðe gehefegode, Anglia viii. 324,13. Rúwe hirta, Germ. 398, 258.

Linked entries: rýht rúg rupe

tó-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd, -brǽd, pl. -brugdon, -brúdon (-brudon ?); pp. -brogden, -bróden (-broden ? in O. and N. tobrode rimes with unsode).

to separate (trans.) by a quick movement,to pull to pieces (lit. and fig. )to pull apartto separate (intrans.) by a quick movement,to break off,start from sleep,to awaketo separate by making a quick movement with something

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Hi eteþ flesch unsode swich wulves hadde hit tobrode, O. and N. 1008. The fend him tobrayd ilium daemonium dissipavit, Wick. Lk. 9, 42. He tobraide his clothes, Gow. ii. 53, 11

ofer

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Gif þǽr beón má þonne seofon . . . gif þǽr byð án ofer þá seofon, Angl. viii. 304, 11 : 303, 44. (8, β) add :-- Sé ðe ofer his ǽwe hǽmð, hé is forlír ðurh his ǽwbrice, Hml. Th. ii. 208, 17.

wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

suppositionopinionthoughtideahopeexpectationlikelihoodprobabilitychanceperhapsperchancemay beprobably

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Is mé on wéne geþúht ðæt ðé untrymnes bysgade it seems to me in all likelihood that sickness has troubled you 163, 6; Gú. 989.

Linked entry: wéna

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fightbattlewarconflictvalourtroops

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On Móyses hand wearð wíg gifen, wigena mænieo, Cd. Th. 216, 11; Dan. 5. Hé mid ðam óðrum flocce tó ðære birig férde beótlíce mid wíge ascendit cum senioribus in fronte exercitus, vallatus auxilio pugnatorum, Jos. 8, 10.

GE-RÉFA

(n.)
Grammar
GE-RÉFA, ge-reáfa, groefa, an; m.

A prefect, steward, fiscal officer of the shire or county, judge, reeve or sheriff, countpræpŏsĭtus, villĭcus, jūdex, præfectus, cŏmes

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Gif man biscopes esne tihte oððe cyninges, cænne hine on geréfan hand, oððe hine geréfa clénsie, oððe selle to swinganne if any one accuse a bishop's servant or that of the king, he shall clear himself before the judge, either the judge shall clear him

ge-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, ge-hweorfan.
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Cf. ge-hweofan; 3 a Se hálga stede wæs gehwyrfed ðám cyninge tó handa locus regali fisco subditus erat, C.

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ge-sceaft

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., dreógeð deóp gesceaft (drees a hard weird), Sal. 393 : 248. Forgietan him þára geócran gesceafta, Gn.

ge-byrd

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Icel. bera (impers.) to befall, happen; at-burðr a chance, hap) Conditio, i. status, procreatio, natura, sors, gescæp, gewyrd, gescæft, gebyrd, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 63. continuity (?)

ge-cígan

(v.)
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'Hát clypigan ðá apostolas.' Hí wurdon hraedlíce gecígde, Hml. Th. ii. 488, 23. Wéron geceigd twelfe ðegnas his conuocatis duodecim discipulis suis, Mt. L. 10, 1. with dat.

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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hám cyrde fram pám weorce þæs landes, Gr. D. 165, 19. Hé mót neótan londes frætwa, Ph. 150. Londes ceorl the husbandman Met. 12, 27. Swá hwá swá wille sáwan wæstmbǽre land, Bt. 23 ; F. 78, 21.

wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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that which wells, v. weallan. of fluid, a fount, stream, water that surges or boils, that moves in waves Wæs ðære burnan wælm heaðofýrum hát the burn's surging stream was hot with fierce fires, Beo. Th. 5086; B. 2546.

Linked entries: wielm wælm welm