rǽd
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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.
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scyldig
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Gif God him ne áraþ, ðonne beóþ hié suá monegum scyldum scyldige suá hié manegra unþeáwa gestíran meahton mid hiora lárum, gif hí ongemong monnum beón wolden ex tantis rei sunt, quantis venientes ad publicum prodesse potuerunt, Past. 5, 3; Swt. 45, 22
Linked entries: scildig deáþ-scyldig for-scyldigian sceldig
híréd
a family ⬩ a family ⬩ house ⬩ the family ⬩ court
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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.
Linked entries: híred-cniht híred-geréfa híred-lic híred-mann híred-preóst
gang
going, walking, moving on foot, step. ⬩ the sole of the foot (?) ⬩ the being habitually in a specified condition ⬩ power of walking ⬩ of moving about ⬩ mode of walking, walk, gait ⬩ a walk, journey ⬩ go, time, occasion of going ⬩ a way, road, path, passage ⬩ a track ⬩ course ⬩ a stream ⬩ a narrative ⬩ space traversed ⬩ expanse covered ⬩ an ox-gang, a bovale, the eighth part of the carucate. ⬩ legal process ⬩ legal procedure, process ⬩ a company of people (?), a gang. ⬩ a step, stair ⬩ a privy
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'The carucate being the extent of land ploughed by one plough, with its team of eight oxen, an eighth of this was considered as the share of each ox of the team, N. E. D. Hé sealde án(e) hide búton ánes oxan gang, C. D. B. iii. 370, 5, 7.
wirsa
Worse ⬩ worst
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Ðý læs God ús sende on wyrsan tintrego, Blickl. Homl. 243, 20. Ðæra synfullena deáþ byð se wyrsta (wyrresta, Ps. Surt.: wyrst, Ps. Spl., pessima) Ps. Th. 33, 21. Wilddeóra ðæt wyrreste (grimmeste, Exon.
ge-tácnian
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Gl. 525, 59. þurh þæt lamb hé wæs getácnud (figura-batur). An. Ox. 40, 31. to indicate figuratively what is future, betoken, portend, be a prognostic of Ic getácnie portendo, An. Ox. 18 b, 69.
húru
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</b> where a limiting date is fixed, at latest, at last :-- Utan gelǽstan ǽlce geáre úre sulhælmessan fífténe niht onufan Eástran . . . and úre eorðwæstma be emnihte oððe húru (cf. latest, 208, 5) be ealra hálgena mæssan, Wlfst. 116, 3.
ongeagn
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Hí lédon hine ongeán þá sunnan they laid him down with his face to the sun, Hml. S. 35, 160. (1 a) :-- Se assa geseah ðone engel ongeán hine standan, and him ðæs færeltes forwiernan, Past. 255, 24.
tíma
Time ⬩ hour ⬩ tempus ⬩ hora ⬩ time when, ⬩ time at which an event takes place ⬩ a time when a thing can or ought to be done, ⬩ a proper time, ⬩ opportunity ⬩ in time ⬩ in good time ⬩ be-times ⬩ proper time ⬩ an appointed time ⬩ a period of time ⬩ time during which certain events are happening, during which a particular person is living, etc. ⬩ a season of the year ⬩ an age of the world ⬩ time of pronouncing a syllable, ⬩ quantity ⬩ time, ⬩ condition of things
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Óðer under Godes lage . . . Ðridde under Cristes ágenre gife, L. Ælfc. P. 6; Th. ii. 366, 6. as a grammatical term, time of pronouncing a syllable, quantity Ðæt rihtmetervers sceal habban feówer and twéntig tíman . . .
þanc
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Hié ða lác þégon tó þance ( thankfully, gratefully ), Andr. Kmbl. 2225; An. 1114. Hé him dǽda leán gieldeþ, ðám ðe his giefe willaþ þicgan tó þonce, Exon. Th. 109, 26; Gú. 96.
findan
to come across ⬩ to obtain ⬩ find ⬩ to meet with ⬩ experience ⬩ be exposed to ⬩ find difficulty ⬩ procure ⬩ to visit ⬩ learn ⬩ arrange ⬩ settle ⬩ to determine ⬩ to supply ⬩ provide ⬩ furnish
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B. i. 544, 5. in law phrases, to find surety, &c.: Finde hé borh, Ll. Th. i. 390, 19: 332, 20. Finde hé wærborh borh, 250, 18. Finde hé him borh, 268, 16. Hé þæs borh finde, 168, 7. Hé him borh finde ꝥ hé swilces geswíce, 346, 13.
þencan
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Ath. i. prm.; Th. i. 196, 23. where the subject of thought is governed by a preposition, to think about, of, on a subject Ic ymb síþ spræce and on lagu þence, Exon. Th. 458, 9; Hy. 4, 97.
wunian
To dwell ⬩ remain ⬩ to dwell ⬩ abide ⬩ stay ⬩ remain ⬩ live ⬩ to inhabit a place, live in or on ⬩ to live, be in certain conditions or circumstances, ⬩ to abide ⬩ be present with a person to comfort or help ⬩ to be ⬩ rest ⬩ reside ⬩ remain ⬩ occupy a position ⬩ to consist of or in, ⬩ subsist, exist ⬩ to remain ⬩ last ⬩ continue ⬩ endure ⬩ to be wont
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God is þurh hine sylfne wunigende, ii. 236, 18. where there is permanence, continuity, to remain, last, continue, endure Ðú wunast tu permanebis, Ps. Th. 101, 23. Ðú on écnesse wunast tu in aeternum permanes, 101, 10: 92, 3.
spéd
Speed ⬩ success ⬩ means ⬩ speed ⬩ quickness ⬩ speedily ⬩ quickly ⬩ speed ⬩ success ⬩ prosperous issue ⬩ means ⬩ substance ⬩ abundance ⬩ wealth ⬩ power ⬩ faculty ⬩ opportunity ⬩ means of doing anything ⬩ progeny ⬩ celeritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia
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Lamb. 118, 57: 141, 6. Spéd substantia, Ps. Spl. 38, 7, 11: 68, 2: Ps. Th. 88, 40. His meahta spéd the abundance of his powers, Exon. Th. 240, 18; Ph. 640. Hé is mægna spéd, Cd. Th. 1, 6; Gen. 3.
CWIC
Alive, QUICK ⬩ vivus, vivax
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Lamb. fol. 199a. 25: 202a, 27
mǽgþ
A collection of mǽgas ⬩ a family ⬩ stock ⬩ race ⬩ as a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied ⬩ descendants of a common ancestor living at the same time ⬩ a generation ⬩ a tribe ⬩ subdivision of a people ⬩ a people ⬩ nation ⬩ province ⬩ country
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Th. 166, 16. as a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied Gá seó mǽgþ him on borh let the family go bail for him (the thief ), L. Ath. i. 1; Th. i. 198, 24.
se
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K. 34: Exod. 51. 3. with prep. tó Hié tó don swíðe forslagene wurdon, ꝥ hiera feáwa tó láfe wurdon, Ors. 1. 13; S. 56, 9. Tó þon ꝥ hié his ǽnne ende onbærndon, Ors. 4, 10; S. 200, 15: 1, 4; S. 34, 19. Tó ðon þaeti hí heó geeáðmédden, Cht.
furþum
Take here ⬩ in Dict., and add: ⬩ even, ⬩ just
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H. 10, 7. in negative sentences Ne wearð furðon án tó láfe non remansit ne una quidem, Ex. 10, 19. Þæt furðon nán tácen . . . næs gesewen, Hml. Th. i. 62, 16.
tó-dǽlan
To divide, ⬩ separate, ⬩ distribute ⬩ to divide a whole into parts, ⬩ to destroy unity, ⬩ make dissension in ⬩ to divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different parts ⬩ to divide one number by another ⬩ to divide one thing from another, ⬩ part, ⬩ separate ⬩ to scatter, ⬩ disperse ⬩ to destroy ⬩ to distribute, ⬩ give away parts of a whole, ⬩ to divide into shares ⬩ to share ⬩ to divide, ⬩ distinguish, ⬩ separate, ⬩ make a difference between ⬩ to be different, ⬩ be distinguished from. ⬩ to separate with the mind ⬩ discern, ⬩ discriminate, ⬩ distinguish, ⬩ to give forth, ⬩ utter
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Nǽfre leófe ne tódǽlaþ ne láðe ne gemétaþ, 190, 2. to scatter, disperse Drihten hig tódǽlde of ðære stówe geond ealle eorðan the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth (A. V.), Gen. 11. 8.
treów
truth to a promise or engagement, ⬩ faith ⬩ good or bad faith ⬩ to keep faith with a person ⬩ troth ⬩ truth to a person, ⬩ fidelity ⬩ fealty ⬩ loyalty ⬩ the truth of the stronger to the weaker, ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ help ⬩ an assurance of faith or truth ⬩ word (in to give or pledge one's word) ⬩ a promise ⬩ an engagement ⬩ a covenant ⬩ league ⬩ faith in something ⬩ belief ⬩ trust ⬩ confidence
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Ðý læs ic mín gehát and míne treówe forleóse ne fidem mei promissi praevaricer, 4, 22; S. 592, 2.