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stæppan

(v.)
Grammar
stæppan, steppan; p. stóp; pp. stapen
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Th. 16, 5: Cd. Th. 86, 22; Gen. 1434: Wulfst. 303, 10: Homl. Th. i. 118, 32. Steppan, Ps. Th. 31, 9: Wulfst. 239, 11: Cd. Th. 88, 2; Gen. 1459: 279, 35; Sat. 248. Com stæppende sum cempa, Homl. Th. i. 452, 14

fold-weg

(n.)
Grammar
fold-weg, es; m.

earth-wayterrestris viathe earth in generalterra

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earth-way; terrestris via On foldwege on the earth-way, Cd. 95; Th. 123, 24; Gen. 2050: 116; Th. 151, 17; Gen. 2510: 139; Th. 174, 4; Gen. 2873: Beo. Th. 3271; B. 1633. Foldwegas, Beo.

Linked entry: eorþ-weg

for-gíman

to neglectto neglectto disregard

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Oferhogie hé oððe forgýme ðá ðing begánne and bewitanne ðe scepene belimpað, Angl. ix. 260, 3. to disregard evil Forgéman praetergredi (iniqua ), Kent. Gl. 685

wæterian

(v.)
Grammar
wæterian, p. ode

To water, supply with water,give drink to living creaturesto water plantsto irrigate

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Th. 20, 1. Ðá hét ic wætrigan úre hors and úre niéteno, Nar. 12, 12. wætranne, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 13, 15 : p. 8, 15. to water plants Se man ðe plantaþ wyrta, hé hí wæteraþ, Homl. Th. i. 304, 26.

Linked entry: wætrian

fæstnung

stabilityfixityfortifyinga fasteningbinding an exhortationconfirmationratificationa covenantassurance

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Similar entries v. fæst; IV a Seó fæstnung ðǽre hellican clýsinge ne geðafað þæt hí ǽfre út ábrecon the prison of hell is shut too fast to allow them ever to break out, Hml. Th. i. 332, 20. a making strong, fortifying. Similar entries v. fæst; IV.

GRUND

(n.)
Grammar
GRUND, es; m.
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Th. 4577; 13. 2294: 5523; B. 2765: 5510; B. 2758. Grunde getenge deep in the earth, i. e. lying, as it were, at the bottom of a hole, Elen. Kmbl. 2226; El. 1114. Me to grunde teáh he drew me to the bottom [of the sea], Beo.

sígan

(v.)
Grammar
sígan, p. sáh, pl. sigon ; pp. sigen.
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[Þe kinge sah to grunde (deide, 2nd MS.), Laym. 10255. Scal þi saule siȝen to helle 14589.] <b>Ia.</b> to sink as the sun to its setting :-- Heó (the sun) síhþ ðam tácne (Aries ) óþ ǽfen, Anglia viii. 307, 20.

Linked entries: sígend sígere

DOL

(adj.)
Grammar
DOL, def. se dola, seó, ðæt dole; adj.
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Ge weorþmyndu in dolum dreáme Dryhtne gieldaþ ye pay reverence to the Lord in foolish joy, Exon. 39 a; Th. 130, 8; Gú. 435. Óþ hie to dole wurdon until they became foolish, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 14; Gen. 340.

hefig-tíme

(adj.)
Grammar
hefig-tíme, -týme; adj.

Grievouswearisometedioustroublesome

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Ne þince ðé hefitýme gehýrenne míne sprǽce do not let it seem too tedious to thee to hear my speech, Basil admn. 7; Norm. 48, 12.

Linked entry: hefe-tíme

stalian

(v.)
Grammar
stalian, p. ode
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to steal Se ðe stalaþ on Sunnanniht, L. Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 22. Ðæra þeófa ðe staledon, L. Ath. i. 3; Th. i. 200, 24. Ne stala ðú, L. Alf. 7; Th. i. 44, 19: Homl. Th. ii. 208, 24. Be stale. Gif hwá stalie (stalige) ...

Linked entry: stal-gang

heals-fang

(n.)
Grammar
heals-fang, es; n.

'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.'embracingto embrace

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A term occurring in the laws which Thorpe thus defines: 'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.'

Linked entries: and-fang fang

ge-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tellan, ic -telle, ðú -telest, he -teleþ, pl. -tellaþ; p. -tealde, pl. -tealdon; pp. -teald, -teled

To tellnumberreckonesteemconsiderascribeassignnumerarecomputarereputarecompararedinumerare

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Geteled ríme, Cd. 64; Th, 76, 27; Gen. 1263: 161; Th. 201, 15; Exod. 372: Andr. Kmbl. 2070; An. 1037. Tyn hund geteled ten hundred in number, Cd. 154; Th. 192, 15; Exod. 232: Andr. Kmbl. 1329; An. 665: Ps. Th. 90, 7

Linked entry: ge-talian

gild

(n.)
Grammar
gild, geld, gield, gyld. es; n.

a payment of moneya tributecompensationretributionsubstitutesolutiotributumcompensatioremuneratioretributioGUILDsocietyclub, to which payments were made for mutual protection and support, more extensive than our friendly societiessocietasfraternitasa payment to Godworshipservicesacrificeofferingcultussacrificiuma heathen deitynumena visible object of worshipan idolidolum

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To ðam gielde for that sacrifice, Cd. 74; Th. 90, 26; Gen. 1501.

hír-ness

hearingsubjectionservicea parish

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D. 299, 29. a parish Man ágife ǽlce teóðunge þám ealdan mynstre þe seó hýrness (hér-, v. l.) hýrð (ad matrem ecclesiam, cui parochia adjacet), Ll. Th. i. 262, 7

Linked entries: hýr-ness hére-nes

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, wergan; p. ede.
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</b> in the phrase werian land the word refers to the performance of services that might be demanded from the holders of land :-- Werige (the Latin version has adquietet) se cotsetla his hláfordes inland, gif him man beóde, æt sǽwearde and æt cyniges

swefan

(v.)
Grammar
swefan, p. swæf, pl. swǽfon; pp. swefen
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Th. 3487; B. 1741. to denote cessation of activity Swǽfon seledreámas, Cd. Th. 179, 29; Exod. 36

Linked entry: sweofot

ge-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feolan, l. ge-feólan; p. -fealh, pl. fulgon.
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Take here passage given under ge-felgan, and add: to press into, to make ones way into a place, get and remain in Wæs þǽr neáh Apollines templ; þá gefealh hé þǽr in and þǽr þá niht gewunode juxta Apollinis templum fuit, ibique se ad manendum contulit

folgian

(v.)

to pursueto accompany be attendant uponto followbe guided byfollowto followpractise

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Þá þing þe heora ágene gecynd þé gedydon fremde . . . nis hit nó þé gecynde ꝥ te þú hí áge, ne him nis gebyrde ꝥ hí ðé folgien, Bt. 14, 1; F. 40, 34.

stígan

(v.)
Grammar
stígan, p. stáh, pl. stigon; pp. stigen.
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Surt. 118, 118. implying ascent, to go from a lower to a higher level, to ascend, mount Sió sunne ofer moncyn stíhþ á upweardes, Met. 13, 69. Bryne stígeþ heáh heofonum, Exon. Th. 233, 6; Ph. 520. Hálge gǽstas stígaþ wuldre, 234, 19; Ph. 542.

Linked entry: a-stígend

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
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</b> swícan from to turn from, to withdraw favour or allegiance from, to rebel :-- Ða leóde him from swicon the people renounced their allegiance to the king of the Elamites (cf. recesserunt ab eo, Gen. 14, 4), Cd. Th. 119, 18; Gen. 1981.

Linked entry: be-swicenness