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be-fleón

to fleeto flee fromto flee from

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Ðeáh hé hæbbe beflogen ðone gesin-scipe, næfð hé beflogen ðá byrðenne, Past. 401, 21-2. to flee from, with dat. Heó befleáh þám gesettan gyfte tó Godes cyrican, Gr. D. 199, 15. with prep. Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 39 (in Dict.)

féða

(n.)
Grammar
féða, an; m.

a band on footinfantrya hosttrooptribecompanyphălanx pĕdestrispĕditeslĕgioăciestrĭbuscătervaa battlepugna

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Ne willaþ eów andrǽdan deáde féðan dread ye not dead bands, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 26; Exod. 266. Hí bǽdon ðæt hí móston ofer ðone ford faran, féðan lǽdan they gave orders to go over the ford, to lead the troops onward, Byrht. Th. 134, 23; By. 88.

Linked entry: féðu

swencan

(v.)
Grammar
swencan, p. te; pp. swenced, swenct (cf. swinkt = wearied, Comus v. 293)
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To cause a person to labour, to cause trouble to a person where no good is implied, to harass, vex, afflict, distress Ic swencu hió adfligam illos. Ps. Surt. 17, 39. Hwí swencst ðú ðis folc . . .

gehðo

(n.)
Grammar
gehðo, gehðu, geohðu, geoðu, giohðo, giðu, e; f.

Careanxietycurasolicitudo

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Ne meahte he ða gehðu bebúgan he could not avoid the sorrow, 1215; El. 609. Ic sceal gehðu mǽnan I must lament my cares, Exon. 71 b; Th. 266, 1; Jul. 391. Oft mec gehða gemanode often sorrow hath admonished me, 50 a; Th. 174, 22; Gú. 1181.

Linked entry: gihþu

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, p. ge-teóde.
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Först. 116, 10. (3 a) where the course, &c. is not given :-- Sé þe wæs ǽr eallum worldum geteód and geendebyrd, Bl. H. 31, 22. Cf. ge-tíung

ge-crístnian

(v.)
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In Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 581, 1-19 the rite is evidently referred to, as it says: Hé (the bishop) on mínne andwlitan bleów; and it was the ritual that (in Sch. 580, 19) it is said the dull priest could not master.

Linked entry: crístnian

ríht

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Gif wé sculon rynt ágildan (si ratio exigitur) unnyttra worda, P. 281, 9-14. v. ælmes-, bóc-, burh-, cyne-, eorl-, fær-, freó-, geneát-, lah-, swán (not swǽn-), þegen-, þrǽl-riht

þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, es; m.
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The extreme penalty was not in all cases exacted; but in case of repeated conviction there was to be no remission, L. Ath. v. 1, 4; Th. i. 230, 3.

Linked entry: þeáf

ge-metgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metgian, -metegian, -metigian; p. ode; pp. od.

To measure, moderate, temper, regulate, order, govern, restrainmensurare, temperare, moderare, regereto measure in the mind, to deliberate, meditate ondeliberare, meditariTo become moderate, to moderate one's selfmoderari, temperari

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Gif ðú ne gemetgodest céle and hǽto if thou didst not moderate cold and heat, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 224; Met. 20, 112: fSalm. Kmbl. 879; Sal. 439. Beorhte steorran móna gemetgaþ the moon tempers the bright stars, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 17; Met. 4, 9.

Linked entries: metgian ge-metegian

eáre

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Hé cearf of heora handa and eáran and nosa, Chr. 1014; P. 145, note 9. Égo, eára oculos, aures, Rtl. 125, 39. with reference to its function, the organ of hearing Of eáres hlyste hé hýrsumode mé, R. Ben. 19, 20. Ꝥ gé on eáre (in eáre, L.

hycgan

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Ne hycge hé tó slǽpe let him not think of sleep (i. e. don't let him have any intention of going to sleep ), Ps. Th. 120, 3. to call to mind, remember Uton wé hycgan hwǽr wé hám ágen, and þonne geþencan hú wé þider cumen Seef. 117

bryne

(n.)
Grammar
bryne, byrne, es; m.

to burnA burning, fire, flame, heatustio, ardor, incendium, ignis, flamma, fervor

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[byrnan to burn] A burning, fire, flame, heat; ustio, ardor, incendium, ignis, flamma, fervor Ne se bryne beót mæcgum the burning did not hurt the youths. Cd. 187; Th. 232, 24; Dan. 265: Exon. 59a; Th. 213, 24; Ph. 229: 53b; Th. 189, 9; Az. 57.

Linked entry: byrne

hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
hleótan, p. hleát, pl. hluton.

to cast lotsto obtain by lot, get a share, share in, participate, obtain

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Ða Godes þeówas on Israhéla þeóde náne landáre hleótan ne móston to the servants of God among the people of Israel might not be allotted any landed possessions, Homl. Th. ii. 224, 5.

Linked entry: ge-hleótan

toft

(n.)

a piece of ground, messuage, homesteada place marked out for a house or buildinga square piece of ground with walls but without roofan enclosed home-fieldcampusan elevated piece of grounda field where a house or building once stood.

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It does not occur often in the earliest English, but it is found as the second part of many place-names in districts which were affected by the Danes, v. Taylor's Names and Places.In the Prompt.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Verc. 137, 18. of non-material things, rigid, unyielding Heardum rigido (imperio), An.

gár-secg

(n.)
Grammar
gár-secg, -sæcg, es; m. [gár a spear, secg man] .

a spear-manthe oceanhŏmo jăcŭlo armātusoceănusa seamăre

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Be norþan ðæm beorgum, andlang ðæs gársecges, óþ ðone norþ-eást ende ðyses middangeardes, ðǽr Bore seó eá scýt út on ðone gársecg to the north of the mountains, along the ocean to the north-east end of this mid-earth, there the river Bore shoots out into

Linked entry: secg

westnorþ-lang

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
westnorþ-lang, adv. or adj. [cf. west-lang]
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With the length lying north-west (and south-east) Þonne is Italia land westnorðlang and eástsúðlang Italiae situs a circio in eurum tenditur Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22; 17

declínian

(v.)
Grammar
declínian, pp. od
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To decline (in grammar) Mæg man on ǽgðrum ende hine ( a compound noun ) declínian, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 88, 6. Wé habbað nú declínod þá eahta frumcennedan pronomina, 100, 6

exámeron

(n.)
Grammar
exámeron, es; n.

A work on the six days of creation hexæmĕron = ἑξαήμερον = ἕξ, six, ἡμέριος, ον

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Norm. I. Basilius awrát áne wundorlíce boc, be eallum Godes weorcum, ðe he geworhte on six dagum, Exámeron geháten Basil wrote a wonderful book about all the works of God, which he wrought in six days, called Hexameron, Basil prm; Norm. 32, 12

gleowian

(v.)
Grammar
gleowian, gliowian, gliwian, glywian; p. ode; pp. od

To play on an instrumentsingjokejestact the gleeman or buffoonfidicinarejocariscurrariscurram agere

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Ðæt ǽnig preóst ne gliwige that no priest act the gleeman, L. Edg. C. 58; Th. ii. 256, 16.