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lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
lúcan, p. leác, pl. lucon; pp. locen

To closeconcludefastenlock

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Hrím and forst lucon leóda gesetu rime and frost shut up men's dwellings, Andr. Kmbl. 2519; An. 1261.

Linked entry: lýcþ

lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
lǽran, p. de

To teachinstructeducateto preachto exhortadmonishadvisepersuadesuggest

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Hí hí on metercræfte and oft tungolcræfte and on gramatisccræfte týdan and lǽrdon, 4, 2; S. 565, 26. Hí him lífes weg bodedon and lǽrdon verbum ei vitæ prædicarent, 1, 25; S. 487, 8. Ða ðe bododan and lǽrdon qui dogmatizabant, 5, 19; S. 639, 34.

hleahtor

a laugh

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Add: the action of laughing. as an expression of joy, merriment Plega and hleahtor . . . þǽr wigan sittað on beórsele blíðe ætsomne, Rún. 14. Hlehter (risus) eówer on heófunge byþ gehworfen and bliss on gnornunge, Scint. 171, 6.

Linked entry: hleahtrian

wealh-stod

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-stod, es; m.

An interpreterone who serves as a medium between speakers of different languagesan interpreter of written language a translatoran interpreter of a subject, an expoundera mediator the word occurs as a proper name

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Hé ( Jerome ) is se fyrmesta wealhstod betwux Hebréiscum and Grécum and Lédenwarum, Homl. Th. i. 436, 16. Se hálga biscop hine hádode tó messepreóste, and his wealhstod tó diácone, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 525.

Linked entry: -stod

ge-tæl

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Án eórod is gecweden on ðám ealdan getele six ðúsend manna and six hund and six and syxtig, 28, 12. Nǽron náne tída on þám geárlican getæle ǽr ðám God gesceóp ðá tunglan tó geárlicum tídum, Hex. 12, 21.

folc-land

(n.)
Grammar
folc-land, -lond, es; n. [folc folk, land land] .

the land of the folk or people

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They were required to give hospitality to kings and great men in their progress through the country, to furnish them with carriages and relays of horses, and to extend the same assistance to their messengers, followers, and servants, and even to the persons

treów-gewrid

(n.)
Grammar
treów-gewrid, es; n.
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Ðǽr synd . . . manige eáland and hreód and beorhgas and treowgewrido, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 20, 7

Linked entry: ge-wrid

feallend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
feallend-lic, adj.

Perishabletransitoryfrail

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Þeós world is gebrosnodlic and feallendlic, Bl. H. 115, 4: Wlfst. 136, 27. Þysse worulde wela is hwýlwendlic and feallendlic and gebrosnadlic, 263, 12

Linked entry: feallan

ge-dyn

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dyn, m. l. <b>ge-dyne;</b> n.
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and add Hit anginne eal ætgidre brastligan, and ðá hameras beátan and for eallum ðysan gedene ne mæg sió sáwle hí gerestan. Sal. K. p. 85, 21

rétend

(n.)
Grammar
rétend, es; ;m.;

One who cheers; or ;comforts

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; One who cheers; or ;comforts; Wǽron wé oft gemyngode ðæt wé sceoldan beón wudewena helpend and steópcilda árigend and earmra rétend and wépendra fréfriend, Wulfst. 257, 4

hál

(adj.)
Grammar
hál, adj.

Whole, hale, well, in good health, sound, safe, without fraud, honest; often used in salutation

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Hine ðǽm mannum hálne and gesundne ágeaf restored him to the men safe and sound, Blickl. Homl. 219, 21 : 107,17. Ðú mé behéte hál and clǽne ðæt ðæt ðú mé sealdest thou didst declare to me that what thou didst sell me was sound and clean, L.

Linked entry: hǽl

hran-rád

(n.)
Grammar
hran-rád, e; f.

the sea

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Kmbl. 1641; An. 822

ge-rif

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rif, a seizing.
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D. and D. D. riff, reeve a string or rope of onion s) An gerif fisca una serta, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 40. An geríf fisca oððe in snǽs fisca oððe ððra þinga, 64, 9

ge-sǽlig

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlig, es; m.
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Cf. fertur sǽd, An. Ox. 4, 2.]

æfter-genga

one living at a later timea descendant one coming after in an office, a successora follower of a creed, &c.

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Sume men wǽron gió . . . ðá bisnodon hiora æftergengum, Bt. 39, 11; F. 230, 3. one coming after in an office, a successor Æftergenga successor, i. subsequenter obtinens locum, An. Ox. 1996. Eádwine and twégen his æfter-gengan, Hml. S. 26, 10.

ealdor-dóm

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Israhéla folc geceás Ionatham, biddende þæt hé wǽre heora heáfod and heretoga; and hé féng ðá tó ealdordóme swá swá hí bǽdon, Hml. S. 25, 718. Hér forðférde Ælfere ealdorman, and féng Ælfríc tó þám ilcan ealdordóme, 983; P. 125, 6.

for-settan

to stop upblockobstructto press downoppressrepress

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Substitute: to stop up, block, obstruct Dype ánne cláð and forsete þá næsðyrlu þǽr mid, Lch. i. 180, 2. Hí tiledon ꝥ hí him ðone weg forsetton and fortýndon iter illi intercludere contendebant, Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 278, 9.

lang-fǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-fǽre, adj.

Lastingenduringold

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On langfǽre ylde bet hé déþ at an advanced age he will do better, Lchdm. iii. 188, 26. Eác ða treówa ðe beóþ áheáwene on fullum mónan beóþ heardran wið wyrmǽtan and lengfǽrran [langferran, MS. L.], 268, 10.

Linked entries: leng-fǽrra -fǽre

arod

Grammar
arod, strenuous, bold.
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Beó arod and ne ondrǽd þé nó deáþ, Shrn. 119, 26. Tó ðám arod so bold, Jud. 275. Arude strenua (luctamina ), An. Ox. 5, 1. Ꝥ wíf wæs á siððan þý aredra on hire béne, Shrn. 99, 36. Add

for-þryccan

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and gebundene, Ll. Th. ii. 400, 22. to close up an opening Þá tóslitenan wunda heó forþrycceþ, Lch. i. 356, 15. Múð his forðrycca (-ðrycga, L., dyttan, W. S. opprimere ), Lk. R. 11, 53