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fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten, es; n. [fæstan II. to fast] .

a fast, fasting jējūniuma fastness, fortress, bulwark, place of strength, a castle, wall mūnīmentum, arx, castelluman inclosed place, cloister claustrum

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Lamb. 34, 13. Hí fæsten lufiaþ they love fasting, Exon. 44 b; Th. 150, 18; Gú. 780. Gif mon his heówum in fæsten flǽsc gefe if a man during a fast give flesh-meat to his family, L. Wih. 14; Th. i. 40, 9: L. E. G. 8; Th. i. 172, 6.

ge-lǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽstan, to -lǽstenne; he -lǽsteþ, -lǽst; p. -lǽste; pp. -lǽsted, -lǽst.

to doperformaccomplishfulfildischargeexecutepayfăcĕreperfĭcĕrepatrārepræstārepersolvēreto accompanyfollowattendservecŏmĭtārisĕquipersĕquiTo continueremainlastenduremănēredūrāre

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To continue, remain, last, endure; mănēre, dūrāre Ne mæg hús on munte lange gelǽstan a house cannot long remain on a mountain, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 37; Met. 7, 19. Ðæt eówre blǽda gelǽston ut fructus vester măneat, Jn. Bos. 15, 16

Linked entry: lǽstan

tweónian

(v.)
Grammar
tweónian, twínian, twýnian; p. ode.
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, 17. with gen. of object of doubt Ðý læs ðe hwam twýnige ðyssere gereccednysse, Homl. Th. i. 598, 31. Hú mæg ðé nú twýnian ðæs écan leóhtes?

Linked entries: twínian twýnian

un-wemme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wemme, adj.

spotlesswithout blemishwithout defectuninjureduninjuredinviolateundefiledpureimmaculateperfectpureimmaculate

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of concrete objects, spotless, without blemish, without defect, uninjured Lamb unwemme agnus absque macula, Ex. 12, 5: Lev. 9, 2, 3.

Linked entries: -wemme on-wæmme

wanung

(n.)
Grammar
wanung, e; f.
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Homl. 17, 24. a lack, want, defect Wanunge defectu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 43

wítnian

(v.)
Grammar
wítnian, p. ode

To punishtormentplague

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Ðý læs hit him sié wítnod lest it be punished in him, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 17

wýscan

(v.)
Grammar
wýscan, p. te
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Ic oft wíscte and wolde ðæt hyra læs wǽre swá gewinfulra que utinam minus fuissent laboriosa, Nar. 2, 28. Ðú wýsctest ðæt ðú wistest Crist on róde ahangenne, Blickl. Homl. 85, 33.

Linked entry: wíscan

wreón

(v.)
Grammar
wreón, (from wríhan); p.wráh, wreáh, pl.wrigon, wrugon; pp.wrigen, wrogen

To coverto put a covering onto cover with clothesto clotheto coverto bindto concealhideto serve as a coveringbe spread over

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Reste hé hiue sófte, and wreó hine wearme: . . . lǽt drincan . . . and wreóh hirie wearme, Lchdm. ii. 292, 6-14. Swá ðú worulddeáde wrige mid foldan as you would cover the dead with earth, Ps. Th. 140, 4.

Linked entry: wríga

bétan

put rightto mendrepairrestorecureto correctto amendmake amendsreparation for

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Th. 50, 5. in the laws, to make 'bot', pay the fine for a crime :-- Gif se hund má misdǽda gewyrce, and hé (the owner) hine hæbbe, béte be fullan were, Ll. Th. i. 78, 7. Béte man ꝥ fullum were, 286, 27: 110, 17

ge-hlýd

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</b> a tumult, uproar, disturbance :-- Næs ná on freólsdæge þe lǽs þæs folces gehlýd wurde non in die festo ne forte tumultus fieret populi Mk. 14, 2. the noise made by an animal Eosola gehlýd ruditus asinorum Gr.

ge-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lífan, to grant, allow.
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Ne is giléfed ðé tó habbanne láfe bróðer ðínes, Mk. R. L. 6, 18: Lk. L. 6, 4. with clause Ne is geléfed ðé ꝥ ðú geniomæ beer ðín, Jn. 5, 10. <b>III a.

un-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wís, adj.

unwisefoolishstupidignorantignorant of something

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On ðæs unwísestan láre, L. Alf. 41; Th. i. 54, 8. Gé ðe on folce unwíseste ealra syndon qui insipientes estis in populo, Ps.

út-gang

(n.)
Grammar
út-gang, es; m.

A going outexitegressExitusfiniseffectusterminusegressusa going out of a placeegress, exitthe right of egressa coming out from a position within a bodyevacuation of the bodythe going out of a periodthe conclusionendan exitpassagea privyan evacuation

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Be útgange (egressu) folces of Ægypta lande, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 11. Ðú mé ne dést tó útgonge ic ne mæg you will not make me go out, and I cannot, Shrn. 141, 21.

Linked entries: forþ-gang út-geng

sóþfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sóþfæstness, e; f.

truthfaithfulnessgood faithsinceritytruthrighteousnessjusticetruth of speech or thought

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Sete ðíne hand under mín þeóh and cýð mé ðíne sóðfæstnysse, and swera mé, ðæt ðú mé nǽfre ne bebirge on Egipta lande, Gen. 47, 29. truth, righteousness, justice Beseah sóðfæstnes (justitia) of heofonum, Ps. Th. 84, 10, 12: 71, 7.

timbran

(v.)
Grammar
timbran, timbrian; p. ede, ode.

to build (lit. or fig.)constructto instruct,edifyto cut timber

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Letten þa kinges timbrien þa hallen, Laym. 5940. To timbren me mine crune, A. R. 124, 8. To timmbrenn himm an hus, Orm. 13368. Who tauȝte hem (peacocks) on trees to tymbre so heighe, Piers P. 11, 352

tó-foran

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-foran, prep, with dat., gen.

Before.in front of,in presence of,previous toabove,in a greater degree thansuperior toover and above,beside,beyond

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Salomon forgeaf ðære cwéne swá hwæs swá heó gyrnde æt him, tóforan (over and above) ðære cynelícan láce ðe hé hire geaf, Homl. Th. ii. 584, 31.

tó-stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stregdan, -strédan. [For conjugation see stregdan.]

To dispersescatterdestroyspargereaspergeredispergeredisperderedissiparedispertiredestruereTo be dispersednot to keep within proper bounds

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To be dispersed, not to keep within proper bounds Ðonne ðæt mód flíhþ ðæt ðæt hit sié gebunden mid ege and mid láre, ðonne tóstrét (-strétt, Hatt.

on-fón

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Gé wítgena láre onféngon, El. 335. Onfóð mínes fæder ríce (cf. possidete regnum, Mt. 25, 34), Cri. 1345. Ðæt wé onfón sumne dǽl bledsunge, Past. 333, 1. Ꝥ ic mæge þínra gebeda onfón, Hml. S. 23 b, 212.

rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd, es; m.
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Hé Rómánum tó rǽde gelǽrde, ðæt hié fóren on Hannibales land, 4, 10; Swt. 200, 1. On ðisum rǽde ( the conspiracy against William Rufus ) wæs Oda, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 5. Ðæne rǽd ( paying the Danes ) gerǽdde Síríc, 991; Erl. 131, 19.

Linked entry: rád

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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Ðæt hió geselle ðæt land ðám hírode ... bútan hí hit mit unnan híredes ofgán tó rihtan gafole ... and his ðonne se híred hit geearnian ... and stande simle seó bóc on ðæs híredes handa, C. D. ii. 58, 21-29.