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þearfan

(v.)
Grammar
þearfan, p. de; pp. ed
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Widua ðiós ðærfen[de] (ðorfende, Rush.) uidua haec pauper, Mk. Skt. Lind. 12, 43. On ðearfendum lífe and on earmlícum in humili et paupere vita, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 23: 1, 15; S. 484, 7. Of ðearfendum folce de paupere vulgo, 4, 22; S. 591, 34.

þeów-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-dóm, es; m.
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Service; in an unfavourable sense servitude, slavery, bondage, thraldom Ðes þeówdóm haec seruitus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 33; ZuP. 60, 7. Þeówdóm mancipatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 57: famulatus, ii. 147, 35. Þeówdómum famulatibus, 34, 3. Ðeówdóm is twyfeald ...

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwellinglivinga dwellinghabitationplace to live inbeingexistenceliving

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Se is lybbende God ðe hæfð líf and wununge ðurh hine sylfne, 366, 33. Gesceafta nabbaþ náne wununge þurh hí sylfe, ac ðurh God, se ðe ána is þurh hine sylfne wunigende, ii. 236, 17.

Linked entry: wunian

fullíce

(adv.)
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Wé magon fullecor (fullícor, v. l.) ongietan and tósceádan ðá sprǽce hanc discretionem plenius agnoscimus, Past. 115, 6. fully, without reservation or qualification Eal ðeód hine fullíce underféng, Chr. 1013; P. 144, note 2. fully, without defect Ðeáh

ge-férscipe

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Án gildscipe is gegaderod on Wudeburglande, and se b̃ and þá canonicas . . habað underfangen þone ilcan geférscipe on bróðorrǽdenne, Cht. Th. 609, 3. a profession, order Cyning sceal hæbban gebedmen and fyrdmen and weorcmen . . .

ge-unnan

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God hæfð geunnen ðone wurðmynt his gecorenum, Hml. Th. i. 366, 16. Hí habbað geunnen twá land in tó ðǽre hálgan stówe, C.

wearg

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg, werg, werig, wyrig; adj.

Evil, vile, malignant, accursed,

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Homl. 83, 12. of things Ðone werigan sele that accursed hall (Hell), Cd. Th. 285, 4; Sat. 332

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Hié wǽron simle healfe æt hám, healfe úte, bútan þǽm monnum þe þá burga healdan scolden, 894; P. 84, 32. Ymbe .xli. wintra bútan ánre niht, 941; P. 110, 9. Ealle ofslagene wǽron búton feáwum. Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 30.

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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Hérde from ðǽm menigum lá hǽl úsic audit a turbis osanna, Mk. p. 4, 17. Gíé hérdon efolsungas audistis blasphemiam, Mt. L. R. 27, 65. Ðá ðing gié hérdon, Lk.

wolcen

(n.)
Grammar
wolcen, wolcn (wolc), es;n. : also wolcne, an; f.

A cloudthe cloudsthe heavensthe skythe clouds of nightunder heavenon earthskywelkin

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Sealdon wolcnes stefne vocem dederunt nubes (the translator has read nubis ?), Ps. Th. 76, 14. Ic cume tó ðe on sweartum wolcne (in caligine nubis), Ex. 19, 9 : Cd. Th. 27, 15; Gen. 418. Wolcan nubem, Ps. Surt. 103, 3.

ge-sceád

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Man sceal mǽðe on háde gecnáwan mid gesceáde, Ll. Th. i. 362, 5.

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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Basilius took the grass saying: 'We offered thee what we ourselves use, and thou hast given us as requital (thou hast given us in return) the sustenance of irrational beasts,' Homl. Th. i. 450, 2-8: Homl. Skt. i. 3, 215.

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.

truth to a promise or engagement,faith good or bad faithto keep faith with a persontrothtruth to a person,fidelityfealtyloyaltythe truth of the stronger to the weaker,gracefavourhelpan assurance of faith or truthword (in to give or pledge one's word)a promisean engagementa covenantleaguefaith in somethingbelieftrustconfidence

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Hé treówa gehét, his holdne hyge, 41, 8; Gen. 653. an assurance of faith or truth, word (in to give or pledge one's word), a promise, an engagement, a covenant, league Hú þearf mannes sunu máran treúwe what need has a son of man of a better assurance

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Throughthroughforduringthroughbythroughbyby means ofby use ofthroughin consequence ofas the result ofby reason ofon account ofthroughfromthroughin virtue ofby right ofinbyin the character ofby way ofinwithwith a view tothroughbyin

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Ic ðé háte þurh ða héhstan miht, Cd. Th. 308, 18; Sat. 694. marking extent : -- Hwí is ðis fæsten þus geteald þurh feówertig daga why is this fast reckoned at forty days? Homl. Th. i. 178, 19.

FUGEL

(n.)
Grammar
FUGEL, fugol, fugul; gen. fugeles, fugles; m.

A birdFOWLăvisāles

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A bird, FOWL; ăvis, āles Ðes fugel hæc ăvis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 54: Lk. Bos. 13, 34: Cd. 72; Th. 88, 5; Gen. 1460: Exon. 17 a; Th. 40, 27; Cri. 645: Salm. Kmbl. 507; Sal. 254: Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 25; Jud. 207. Fugel āles, Ælfc.

Linked entries: fen-fugelas fugol fugul

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.
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Ðæt ýtemeste land, ðæt man hǽt Thila, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 20. Ðæt hé gewǽte his ýtemystan finger, Past. 43; Swt. 309, 6. On ða ýtemesta[n] sǽ in extremis maris, Ps. Spl. 138, 8. Ða ýtemestan endas ðare seglgyrde cornua, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 46.

Linked entry: ýtmest

be-witan

watch over

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S. 17, 187. of official or professional action, to have charge or direction of, persons Se mágister þe þá cild bewát the schoolmaster, Tech. ii. 118, 12. þá hyndenmenn and þá þe teóðunge bewitan, Ll. Th. i. 236, 4.

Linked entry: be-witian

feówer

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Bifora feóro nétno ante quatuor animalia, Rtl. 47, 28. with a pronoun: Ðás féwera godspelles haec quattuor evangelia, Mt. p. 9, 8. as multiplicative, four times: Se earma man wile drincan feówer swá feala swá his neád wǽre, Hml.

ge-lícnes

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L. 16, 12. the representation of an object, an image, a copy Hwæs gelícnis his þæt cujus est imago haec?, Mt. R. L. 22, 20: Mk. L. R. 12, 16. Gelícnes iconisma (regale compto stemmate depictum ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 45: 47, 14.

ge-búgan

(v.)
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Ǽlces hádes men gebúgan tó þám rihte þe him tó gebyrige, 304, 24; 348, 29: 378, 12. Fela manna nolde to godcundre bóte gebúgan, 166, 16. Gif preóst tó rihte gebúgan nelle, ac ongeán biscopes gerǽdnesse wiðerige, ii. 296, 17.