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fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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Þá gód sindon fæste on þám héhstan góde; swá swá ǽlces húses wáh biþ fæst ǽgðer ge on ðǽre flóre ge on þǽm hrófe, swá biþ ǽlc gód on Gode fæst, 36, 7; F. 184, 10-13.

frignan

(v.)
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Ǽlc ácsiende and frínende æfter his friénd, Ors. 4, 5 ; S. 166, 12. Frægnende of mæhte his sciscitantes de potestate ejus, Lk. p. 10, 6. to ask, question a person Hwæt mec fregnestú quid me interrogas ?, Jn. R. 18, 21.

mann

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Th. 115, 2. ( See also ǽghwilc, ǽlc, ǽnig, gehwilc, hwilc, nǽnig, nán, sum. ) (b α) where there is contrast of human and divine :-- Se munuc trýwsie hine sylfne wið God and wið men, Ll. Th. i. 306, 7.

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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Gret soken hadde this meller With whete and malt of al the londe aboute Chauc.Reeve's T. 67.] a seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asylum in a general sense Ic séce sócne refugio, of ðam is refugium sócn Ælfc.

Linked entry: fird-sócn

teám

(n.)
Grammar
teám, es; m.

A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively.a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, childrenbringing forth children, child-bearinga line of animals harnessed together, a team

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E. 7; Th. i. 30, 18: 16; Th. i. 34, 7, or kyninges burh: Ǽlc teám beó on ðæs kyninges byrig; L. Eth. iii. 6; Th. i. 296, 4), the plaintiff made oath, that he prosecuted his suit lawfully and fairly, L.

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Abrames wíf wæs ðágit wuniende bútan cildum she remained still childless, Gen. 16, 1. to be wont Ic gewunige soleo, wunigende solens, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Zup. 247, 5

Linked entries: wunung wynian

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Þú ... ealle gesceafta tósyndrodest on manega, sealdest ǽlce gecynd ágene wísan, Hy. 7, 66. Ne forseoh þú nǽfre þíne gecynd carnem tuam ne despexeris (Is. 58, 7), Bl. H. 37, 22.

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Gif wíteþeów hine forstalie, hó hine mon, and ne gylde his hláforde, 118, 7. the male head of a household, the master of domestics Hæbbe ǽlc hláford his híredmen on his ágenum borge. Ll. Th. i. 394, 27.

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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ǽlce dæg útan ymbhwyrfþ ealne ðisne middaneard, 39, 3; Fox 214, 16: Met. 28, 4, 13. Hié ne mehton Súð-Seaxna load útan berówan, Chr. 897; Erl. 96, 9.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es; n.

a swine.the image of a boar as the crest of a helmet.

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Gafolswán sylle ǽlce geáre . xv. swýn tó sticunge, L. R. S. 6; Th. i. 436, 13. the image of a boar as the crest of a helmet. Cf. swín-líca, eofor-cumbol, -líc Swín ofer helme, Beo. Th. 2577; B. 1286.

Linked entries: swun swín-líca swýn

sittan

(v.)
Grammar
sittan, p. sæt, pl. sǽton ; pp. seten.
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Sitte ǽlc wuduwe werleás twelf mónaþ, L. C.

Linked entries: a-sittan blód-setenn

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Se gewuna is strengra on ǽlcum worde, ðonne his regol sý, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Zup. 193, 2. Ðæt hié hæfden ðý strengran scyte ne sagittarum jactus inpedirentur, Ors. 1. 10; Swt. 46, 13.

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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H.) sumum stuntum menn corrigo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Zup. 173, 10.

þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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Ac swá ðeáh wíse láreówas tódǽldon ðone praeteritum tempus, Ælfc. Gr. 20; Zup. 124, 1: 38; Zup. 226, 1. And ábád swá þeáh ( nihilominus ) seofon dagas, Gen. 8, 12. Ic déme swá þeáh ða þeóde verumtamen gentem ego judicabo, 15, 24.

Linked entries: þáh þéh þǽh

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Mid ðam casu (ablative) byð geswutelod, swá hwæt swá wé underfóð æt óðrum ... ab hoc homine pecuniam accepi fram ðisum men ic underféng feoh, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Zup. 23, 7-11. Ða Godes þeówas ðe ða sceattas underfóð ðe wé Gode syllaþ, L. Edg.

Linked entry: under-niman

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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Se ðe him ǽlc wolcn ondrǽdt. . . . Hwæt getácnaþ ðæt wolc (wolcn, Cote. MSS. ) ? . . . Se wind drífeþ ðæt wolcn. Past. 39 ; Swt. 285, 18-21. ' Send me ðínne engel on fýrenum wolcne.' . . . Fýren wolc ástáh of heofonum, Blickl. Homl. 245, 30.

spéd

(n.)
Grammar
spéd, e; f.

Speedsuccessmeansspeedquicknessspeedilyquicklyspeedsuccessprosperous issue meanssubstanceabundancewealthpowerfacultyopportunitymeans of doing anything progenyceleritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia

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Ðeós spéd haec ops, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 56; Zup. 67, 18. Spéde facultatem, Hpt. Gl. 437, 40. Spédum successibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 56. speed, quickness; spédum speedily, quickly Gewiton him ædre æfter ðære sprǽce spédum féran, Cd. Th. 144, 32; Gen. 2398.

FOLDE

(n.)
Grammar
FOLDE, an; f.

the earthdry landtellusterraa landcountrydistrictregionterritoryrĕgiotractusplăgaterrĭtōriunithe groundsoilhŭmussŏlumearthclayterræ līmuslŭtum

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Th. 142, 4. earth, clay; terræ līmus, lŭtum God ðone ǽrestan ælda cynnes of ðære clǽnestan foldan geworhte God made the first of the race of men from the purest earth, Exon. 44b; Th. 151, 14; Gú. 795

hér

here . . . there

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Add Sume (adverbs) synd localia, þæt synd stówlice, for ðan ðe hí getácniað stówa . . . hic hér, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 224, 15. Sume cumað of naman speliendan, hic hér, 233, 9. in this place Wé nabbað hér (hic) bútun fíf hlá as, Mt. 14, 17.

lang

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heofonum, Gú. 91. (6 a) in the comparative, cf. (2 b), (3 b) — Oð þæt lengre ne bið westem wudu*-*beámes, Vy. 23. as a grammatical term Seó óðer declinatio geendað hire genitiuum on langne i. . . seó feórðe declinatio macað hire genitiuum on langne us Ælfc