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fóre

(prep.)
Grammar
fóre, = fór; prep. dat. acc.

before ⬩ cōram ⬩ ante ⬩ in conspectu ⬩ præsente vel audiente ălĭquo ⬩ ante ⬩ before ⬩ ante

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before; cōram, ante, in conspectu, præsente vel audiente ălĭquo, ante; with the dative; cum dătīvo Se ár Godes ánne wísfæstne wer gehálgode fóre ðam heremægene the messenger of God consecrated a wise man before the host, Andr. Kmbl. 3299; An. 1652.

lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽfan, p. de.

to leave ⬩ to remain

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Swá hit his yldran begeáton and létan and lǽfdon ðam tó gewealde ðe hý wel úðan, L. O. 14; Th. i. 184, 3. Ðínum mágum lǽf folc and ríce leave to thy kinsmen people and power. Beo. Th. 2361; B. 1178.

Linked entry: be-lǽfan

lencten

(n.)
Grammar
lencten, lengten, lenten, es; m.

Spring ⬩ Lent

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Ðæs sylfan lentenes hé fór tó Róme in the course of the same spring he went to Rome, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 13. Ðá com Æðelréd cyning innan ðam lenctene hám tó his ágenre þeóde, 1014; Erl. 150, 17.

Linked entry: lengten

swán-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
swán-geréfa, an; m.
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An officer whose duties were connected with the management of forests in respect to the pasturing of swine in them and to the use of wood.

wórian

(v.)
Grammar
wórian, p. ode

To wander about ⬩ to wander about ⬩ ramble ⬩ be a vagabond

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Wer unsnoter and wórigende (errans) þencþ stunte, 138, 18. Wóriende vagi (sunt gressus ejus, Prov. 5, 6) i.vagabunda (rumorum praeconia, Ald. 64), Hpt. Gl. 512, 51. His eágan ne férdon wórigende geond mistlíce lustas, Homl. Th. i. 168, 13.

crístnian

(v.)
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And ðonne þis gedón bið eal fullíce wel, swá tó ðǽre crístnunge gebyreð, þonne is æfter eallum þisum mid rihtum geleáfan tó efstanne wið fontbæðes, Wlfst. 33, 16-36, 1.

Linked entries: crístian crístnere

hol

Grammar
hol, hollow.
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On holan weg, v. 302, 37. <b>IV a.</b> lying in a hollow or depression of a stream, pool, &amp;c. :-- On holan bróc, C. D. iv. 95, 36; : 287, 37. On holan ford, iii. 436, 12. In fontem holan wielle, 379, 10.

reord

(n.)
Grammar
reord, e: ;f, :; es; ;n.;

Speech, tongue, language, voice;

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Se hálga wer hergende wæs Meotudes miltse, and his módsefan rehte þurh reorde, Exon. Th. 188, 25; Az. 51 : 111, 24; Gú. 131. Ic glidan reorde múþe gemǽne, 406, 23; Rú. 25, 5.

Linked entry: ge-reord

ǽlc

all ⬩ any

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Hira geféra ælces ðára ðe wel doo, Past. 75, 12. Unscildig eówres ǽlces blódes, 379, 14. combined with án :-- Nim ðyssa wyrta ǽlcre ánre swá micel swá ðára óþra, Lch. iii. 72, 14.

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, m. and <b>god;</b> n.
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Ꝥ ǽlc biscop béte Godes hús . . . and eác þone cyning myngige ꝥ ealle Godes cyrcan sýn wel behworfene, Ll. Th. i. 246, 9-12. Hí Godes hús griðedan, 334, 24.

FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FOR ⬩ on account of ⬩ because of ⬩ with ⬩ by ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ per ⬩ according to ⬩ pro ⬩ sĕcundum ⬩ juxta ⬩ For ⬩ instead of ⬩ pro ⬩ lŏco ⬩ vĭce ⬩ For ⬩ on account of ⬩ because of ⬩ through ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ per

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For, on account of, because of, through; pro, propter, per We sinna fela didon for úre disige we committed many sins through our foolishness, Hy. 7, 107; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 107.

Linked entries: for án fore forne fær fore

ge-niman

(v.)
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Icel. nema to learn) Hé lára wel genóm, C. D.

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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sulling Aliquam terrae partiunculam, hoc est duarum manentium ... ritu Cantiae án sulung dictum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 249, 19. Terrae particula duarum manentium, id est, án sulung, 250, 8. Yc gean intó Cristes cyrican on Cantwarabyrig ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan

Linked entry: swulung

AC

(con.)
Grammar
AC, ach, ah, oc; conj.

but ⬩ sed ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ nam ⬩ enim ⬩ quia ⬩ but also ⬩ but yet ⬩ sed etiam ⬩ sed et ⬩ sed tamen

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Ða cwican nó genihtsumedon ðæt hí ða deádan bebyrigdon, ac hwæðere ða ðe lífigende wǽron nóht dón woldon the living were not sufficient to bury the dead, but yet those who were living would do nothing, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 32: 2, 7; S. 509, 13.

Linked entries: ach ah oc

be-weddian

(v.)

to betroth ⬩ pledge ⬩ plight

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Heó wæs ær beweddad sumum æþelum were, Shrn. 86, 14. Gif beweddodu fǽmne hié forlicgge, Ll.

ge-munan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-munan, ic, he -man, -mon, pl. -munon; also ic -mune, he -monþ, pl. -munaþ; p. -munde; pp. -munen [a verb whose present tense is the past tense of a lost strong verb, cf. Lat. memini]

To remember, bear in mind, consider ⬩ recordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari

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Gemunaþ ðæt gé silfe wǽron þeówe on Egipta lande remember that ye yourselves were slaves in Egypt, Deut. 5, 15; Exon. 75 a; Th. 281, 4; Jul. 641. Gemunon we úre dæghwamlícan synna let us be mindful of our daily sins, Blickl.

Linked entries: ge-mýste ge-mon ge-monan ge-mynan

on-ǽlan

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Ðonne wé ne beóð onǽlde mid ðǽre lustbǽrnesse úres módes dum congruo fervore mens non accenditur, Past. 283, 2. to incite to Menie men syndon þe þá gebysnunga gódra wera swýðor þonne þá láre onǽlað and tihtað tó lufe þæs heofenlican éðles (ad amorem

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, children ⬩ bringing forth children, child-bearing ⬩ a line of animals harnessed together, a team

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If the geteáma were dead other formalities were prescribed, L. In. 53; Th. i. 134, 17: L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 9.

Linked entries: teám-byrst tém wróht-getíme ge-teáma -tíme -tíme

under-fón

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

to receive ⬩ to have given ⬩ to get ⬩ to receive ⬩ submit to ⬩ a rite ⬩ to receive a person ⬩ to receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouring ⬩ to receive for safe conduct, custody ⬩ to receive as a servant or dependent ⬩ to receive, admit into a society ⬩ to receive as a master ⬩ to submit to ⬩ to receive ⬩ admit the claims of ⬩ to receive, admit the force of a person's words ⬩ accept testimony ⬩ to receive what is offered ⬩ to accept ⬩ to receive ⬩ serve as a receptacle for ⬩ to receive or accept an office, a duty, etc. ⬩ to take upon one's self ⬩ to undertake a labour, task, etc. ⬩ to receive what is burdensome ⬩ undergo ⬩ bear ⬩ to take surreptitiously ⬩ to 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

tó-geagnes

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

towards, ⬩ so as to meet ⬩ against, ⬩ to meet ⬩ in the way of, ⬩ to meet the approach of ⬩ in readiness for, ⬩ against the coming of ⬩ against, ⬩ for the purpose of resisting ⬩ on the approach of, ⬩ towards ⬩ again, ⬩ in return

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Basilius underféng ðæt gærs ðus cweðende: 'Wé budon ðé ðæs ðe wé sylfe brúcaþ, and ðú ús sealdest tó edleáne (cf. ðú sealdest ús tógeánes, Homl.

Linked entries: geagnes tó-gægnes tó-geagn tó-gegnes tó-génes

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