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wildan

(v.)
Grammar
wildan, p. de.

to tamesubdueto make submissivehave dominion overrulecontrolto take into one's powerto seize

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Gyf mín hí ne beóþ wyldde si mei non fuerint dominati . Ps.

ofer-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-mód, adj.

Proud, arrogant, presumptuous

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Proud, arrogant, presumptuous Ne sceal mon beón ofermód, R. Ben. 17, 15. Cild ácenned ofermód him sylfum gelícigende a child born on the thirteenth day of the moon will be arrogant, pleasing himself Lchdm. iii. 190, 14.

spelian

(v.)
Grammar
spelian, p. ode

To act as the representative of anotherto representto take, or stand in, the place of another

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Nán gehádod man ne sceal him tó geteón, ðæt hé Crist spelige ofer his hálgan híréd, búton him seó notu fram Godes láreówum betǽht sý, Homl. Th. ii. 592, 29

Linked entry: speliend

symbelness

(n.)
Grammar
symbelness, e; f.

Festivity, solemnityfestivity, feastinga religious festivalsolemnityfestive nature

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Semelnyssa solemnia, festivitates, 500, 7. festivity, feasting Ðǽr ðurhwunaþ seó éce bliss; ne byþ ðǽr hungor ne þurst. . ., ac háligra symbelnys ðǽr þurhwunaþ á bútan ende, Wulfst. 143, 2. Symbelnes, Blickl. Homl. 65, 21.

Linked entries: symbel symbel-calic

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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Swá swá gé eów innan ne geðiéden tó ðǽm áwiergedum gǽstum te immundis spiritibus non conjungas, 375, 6. Ǽnig him gebróðra on ǽnigre sí geþeód geférrǽdene nullus ei fratrum in ullo jungatur consortio, R. Ben. I. 57, 2.

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, -stondan; he -stent; p. -stód. pl. -stódon; pp. -standen; v. trans.

to stand up forto defendaidhelpbenefitavaildefendĕreprodesseto understandintelligĕre

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Hwá forstandeþ hie, gif ðu hie ne scyldest who shall defend it, if thou dost not shield it, Blickl. Homl. 225, 18. Hwæt forstód ðám betestum mannum — oððe hwæt forstent hit what did it help the best men — or what does it profit?

metod

(n.)
Grammar
metod, metud, meotud, meotod, es; m.

fatedestinydeath

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-Ne dorston ða deóflu, ðá ðá hí ádrǽfde wǽron, intó ðám swýnum, gif hé him ne sealde leáfe, ne intó nánum men forðan se metoda drihten úre gecynd hæfde on him sylfum genumen, Homl. Th. ii. 380, 4-7.

þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
þyrel, (from þyrhel, v. þurh), þyrl, es; n.

A hole made through anythingan apertureorifice

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Ic hét hió þurhborian ... hét ic eft ða ðyrelo mid golde forwyrcean, Nar. 20, 3

Linked entries: þirel þyrl

ge-sib

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Ne eart þú þon leófra méder ne fæder, ne nǽnigum gesybban (naǽngum gesibbra, v.l.), þonne se swearta hrefn, Seel. 54. Hé bebeád ꝥ ǽlc mǽgþ ymbe geáres ryne tógædere cóme þæt ǽlc man þý gearor wiste hwǽr hé gesibbe hæfde, Ors. 5, 14; S. 248, 17

settan

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Ne sete þú him ðás dǽda tó synne ne statuas illis hoc peccatum, Hml. Th. ii. 34, 21. On gewrit settan, Ll. Th. i. 58, 22. Add Fuglas heofnes ne settas ł sáwas volatilia caeli non serunt, Mt. L. 6, 26. On længtene wíngeard settan, Angl. ix. 262, 8.

þæt

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Ne híwa ðú swilce ðú mæge ... wið hí mótian ðæt ðín mód ne beó yfele besmiten, Hex. 48, 11. ¶ In the charters the word is used almost with the force of until, marking the point reached in tracing a boundary :-- Swá west wið ðan heáfdan ðæt hit cymð tó

ælmesse

alms, what is given in charitya charitable actionan offering

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Ne selle mon tó fela . . . ðý lǽs him gehreówe sió ælmesse, Past. 325, 8. Ðé þúhte ǽfre tó lytel úre ælmesse, Wlfst. 241, 3. Ælmæssan stipis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 35.

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly usedspace to be traversed, a journeymanner, mode, method, plan way, way,

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Nán man ne mihte faran þurh ðone weg (woeg, Lind.: wæge, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 8, 28. Sceáweras, ðæt cýðon ús, on hwilcne weg wé faran sceolon (per quod iter debeamus ascendere), Deut. 1, 22. Ðú weg nimest geond deóp wæter, Cd. Th. 80, 16; Gen. 1329.

swég

(n.)
Grammar
swég, es; m.
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Nán monn ne gehiérde ne æxe hlem ne biétles suég, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 17. Hig fleóþ leáfes swég (sonitus folii volantis), Lev. 26, 36. Micelne swég unmǽtes wópes, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 29. Swégas (-es, MS.) tonitrua, Hpt. Gl. 452, 60.

Linked entries: swég-cræft swóg

an-gin

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</b> practice of a rite, study :-- Nǽfre nán man ne geþrístlǽce ǽnigne deófles bígencg tó dónne, ne on wiccedóme, ne on ǽnegum ídelum anginne, Hml. A. 143, 123. Forsægenum þám onginnum (studiis; v. l. bígengum) þára bðccræfta. Gr.

æl-þeódig

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-þeódig, æl-þiódig; adj.

Strangeforeignexterusperegrinusbarbarus

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Ne geunret ðú ælþeódige, ge wǽron ælþeódie on Egipta lande advenam non contristabis, advenæ enim et ipsi in terra Ægypti, Ex, 22, 21. Ðám ælþeódegan to the foreigners, Bt. 27, 3 ; Fox 100, 2

drig-nes

(n.)
Grammar
drig-nes, dryg-nes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

DRYNESSsiccĭtas

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DRYNESS; siccĭtas Ðære drignesse ne sceal he huniges onbítan ac eald wín for the dryness he must not taste of honey but old wine, L. M. 2, 27; Lchdm. ii. 222, 19. Æteówige drignis let dryness appear; appāreat ārĭda, Gen. 1, 9.

Linked entry: dryg-nes

eáwunga

(adv.)
Grammar
eáwunga, eáwunge; adv. [eáwan to shew, manifest]

Openly, publicly mănīfeste, pălam, cōram

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He wearþ dígellíce cristen, forðon he eáwunga ne dorste he was secretly a christian, because he durst not openly. Ors. 6, 21; Bos. 123, 29: Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 2; Rä. 72, 22. Oððe eáwunga oððe dearnunga either publicly or privately, L.

feohte

(n.)
Grammar
feohte, an; f.

A fightcombatpugna

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ic gefrægn heardran feohtan I have not heard of a harder fight, Beo. Th. 1157; B. 576: Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 7; Rä. 6, 4: Andr. Kmbl. 2045; An. 1025. We ðǽt ellenweorc feohtan fremedon we have achieved that valourous deed by fighting, Beo.

FREC

(adj.)
Grammar
FREC, fræc; adj.

Desirousgreedygluttonousaudaciousboldavĭdusgŭlōsusaudaxtemĕrārius

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Hí firenlusta frece ne wǽron they were not desirous of luxuries, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 30; Met. 8, 15. Ðæt hie firendǽda tó frece wurdon that they were too audacious in wicked deeds, Cd. 121; Th. 155, 30; Gen. 2580

Linked entries: frettan freceo fric