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ge-fégan

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wæs geféged mid ðǽre lufan Godes and monna ǽgðer ge tó ðám hiéhstum ðingum ge tó ðǽm nyðemestum compage caritatis summis simul et infimis junctus, Past. 99, 25. to join in friendship, unite Þæt gecynd geféhþ and gelímþ ðá friénd tógædere mid untódǽledlicre

ge-fetian

(v.)
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Amilcor wæs of Sicilium him tó fultume gefett accitum ex Sicilia Amilcarem, Ors. 4, 6; S. 174, 20. Gefetodne accitum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 4, 35. Gefetodnae, gefetatnae, gefeotodne accetum., Txts. 42, 105. Gefetadne arceri (jubet Augustus vatem), Wrt.

heáfod-mann

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Hig (the robbers ) clipodon þone cniht him tó þe hira heáfodman wæs, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 19

of-settan

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wæs ofseted and geswænced mid hefigre mettrumnesse his líchaman qui cum gravi molestia corporis fuisset depressus, Gr. D. 298, 3. Hé is nú mid ylde ofsett, Hml. Th. i. 614, 20. Wurdon hí ealle mid ógan ofsette, Hml.

ofer-cuman

(v.)

to overcome, vanquish, subdueto come upon, reach, obtain

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Ofercymen wæs obstipuit, 63, 9. Ðú mé hæfst ofercumenne mid ðínre gesceádwísnesse, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 12. Hé ongitt hine selfne ofercumenne (-cymenne, Hatt. MS.), Past. 34, 1; Swt. 228, 20. Ðás men geseóþ ðæt hié synt ofercumene, Blickl.

on-hyrian

(v.)
Grammar
on-hyrian, p. ede

To imitate, emulate

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Hé ðære frymþelícan cyrican líf wæs onhyrigende, 1, 26; S. 487, 28: 4, 23; S. 593, 15. Onhyrgende, L. Ecg. P. iv. 68, 8; Th. ii. 228, 29

hirde

(n.)
Grammar
hirde, hierde, heorde, hiorde, hyrde, es; m.

A herd, shepherd, pastor, guardian, guard, keeper

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Ne ic hyrde wæs bróðer mínes I was not my brother's keeper, 48; Th. 62, 1; Gen. 1007. Heorde, Exon. 43 b; Th. 146, 33; Gú. 719. Hiorde, Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 101. Rihtwís hyrde ofer cristene heorde a righteous shepherd over a Christian flock, L. I.

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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His líf wæs þus gelðgod; ðá þá hé twelf wintra wæswæs betǽht Benedicte, and hé wunode mid him twéntig wintra, and on his ágenum mynstre em feówertig geára, Hml.

hwæðer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæðer, hweðer; conj.

Whether

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Josep áxode hig hwæðer hira fæder wǽre hál oððe hwæðer hé lyfode ille interrogavit eos dicens: Salvusne est pater vester? adhuc vivit? 43, 27.

wyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyn, wynn, e; f.

delightpleasuredelightfullypleasantlya delightthat which causes pleasurethe best of a class,the pride of its kind.the name of the w-rune

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Weorod wæs on wynne, Beo. Th. 4032; B. 2014 : Exon. Th. 462, 21; Hö. 55. Ðæt treów wæs on wynne, wudu weaxende, 435, 18; Rä. 542. Beóð on wenne ða bán ðe on hǽnðum wǽron exultabunt ossa humiliata, Ps. C. 80.

Linked entry: mód-wén

ge-cweþan

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In þǽre stówe þe is gecueden Deórham, Chr. 577; P. 18, 31. a name His tónama wæs Cambises gecweden, Hml. A. 103, 25. His nama wæs gereht 'Godes strengo.' Wel þæt wæs gecweden, Bl.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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Ne án furðum ealra wǽre non est usque ad unum, Ps. Th. 52, 2, 4. Nǽnig forðum wæs þæt hé eft síðade hyhta leás, Gú. 895. to the object Feáwa . . . cúðen . . . furðum án ǽrendgewrit of Lædene on Englisc áreccean, Past. 3, 15.

BEÓDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÓDAN, biódan; ic beóde, bióde, ðú beódest, býtst, býst, he beódeþ, být, pl. beódaþ; p. ic, he beád, ðú bude, pl. budon; pp. boden; v. trans.

BIDto commandorderjuberemandareto announceproclaiminspirebodethreatennuntiareannuntiarenuntium vel mandatum deferreprædicaresignificareinspirareminari alicui aliquid to offergivegrantofferrepræbere

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Him wæs hild boden to him was war proclaimed Elen. Kmbl. 36; El. 18. Hwæt seó rún bude what that mystery boded Cd. 202; Th. 250, 6; Dan. 542.

CEÓL

(n.)
Grammar
CEÓL, ciól, es; m.

KEELa shipcarina, celox, navis

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In ðam ceóle wæs cyninga wuldor the glory of kings was in the ship, 1707; An. 856: Exon. 81b; Th. 306, 9; Seef. 5. He ceól gesóhte he sought the ship, Andr. Kmbl. 759; An. 380.

Linked entry: ciól

cyne-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cyne-líc, cynellíc, cynelec; adj.

Kingly, royal, regal, belonging to the state, public regius, regalis, publicus

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Wæs ðæs ylcan mynstres abbudisse on ða tíd seó cynellíce fǽmne Ælflǽd præerat quidem tunc eidem monasterio regia virgo Ælbflæd, Bd. 4, 26; S. 603, 3.

Linked entries: cynelec cynellíc

FÆC

(n.)
Grammar
FÆC, es; pl. nom. acc. facu; gen. faca; n.

Space, interval, distance, portion of timespătium, intervallum, tempŏris intervallum

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Ðæt wæs on fæce syxtig furlanga fram Hierusalem quod ĕrat in spătio stădiōrum sexāginta ab Ierūsālem, Lk. Bos. 24, 13. Hí binnon lytlan fæce gewendon to Lundene they within a little space went to London, Chr. 1016; Erl. 155, 22.

Linked entries: æfter-fæce fec

for-gifan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gifan, -gyfan, -giefan; p. ic, he -geaf, ðú -geáfe, pl. -geáfon; pp. -gifen.

to givegrantsupplypermitgive upleave offdăredōnārepræbēreindulgēredēdĕrerelinquĕreFORGIVEremitremittĕredimittĕrecondōnāre

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Siððan ðis gedón wæs, gesceóp God Adam, and him sáwle forgeaf after this was done, God created Adam, and gave him a soul, Ælfc. T. 4, 25-5, 1. Ðisum men ic forgife hors huic hŏmĭni do ĕquum, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 21.

Linked entries: for-giefan for-gyfan

FREÁ

(n.)
Grammar
FREÁ, [ = freaha], freó; gen. freán; m.

A lordmasterthe Lorddŏmĭnus

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Swá neáh wæs sigora Freán þusend aurnen so nearly a thousand [winters] of the Lord of victories had elapsed, Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 23; Edg. 15. Habbaþ we to ðæm mǽran ǽrende Deniga freán we have an errand to the famous lord of the Danes, Beo.

FREÓ

(adj.)
Grammar
FREÓ, frió, freoh, frioh, frig, frí, frý; adj.

FREEhaving liberty or immunitynoblegladjoyfullībersui jūrisingĕnuusnōbĭlislætus

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FREE, having liberty or immunity, noble, glad, joyful; līber, sui jūris, ingĕnuus, nōbĭlis, lætus Heó ðá freó on hire fóta gangum blíðe hám wæs hweorfende ipsa lībĕro pĕdum incessu dŏmum læta reversa est, Bd. 4, 10; S. 578, 32.

líget

(n.)
Grammar
líget, es; m. n.: lígetu, e; f.

Lightning

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Hys ansýn wæs swylce lígyt, Mt. Kmbl. 28, 3: 24, 27. Ðǽr begann tó brastligenne micel þunor and líget sceótan, Homl. Th. ii. 196, 23. Swá háttra sumor swá mára þunor and líget, Lchdm. iii. 280, 10.

Linked entry: légetu