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for-beran

(v.)
Grammar
for-beran, p -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren [for for; beran to bear]

To FORBEARabstainrefrainrestrainbear withenduresufferabstĭnēresustĭnērecomprĭmĕrereprĭmĕretŏlĕrārepătiferre

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Yfelu forberan ne sceal măla tŏlĕrāre non dēbet, Past. 21, 5; Hat. MS. 31 b, 2. Hú lange forbere ic eów quousque pătiar vos? Mt. Bos. 17, 17.

for-gýman

(v.)
Grammar
for-gýman, -gíman; p. de; pp. ed [for, gýman to take care]

To neglectpass bytransgressneglĭgĕreprætĕrīretransgrĕdi

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Ne forgým ðú ðínes Drihtnes steóre be not heedless of thy Lord's correction, Homl. Th. ii. 328, 21

Linked entry: for-gíman

mynegung

(n.)
Grammar
mynegung, e; f.

admonitionexhortationa demand for payment of what is duea claim

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Ne forlǽte hé ða mynegunge let him not relinquish the claim, L. Æðelst. v. 7; Th. i. 234, 26

Linked entry: mynung

ge-útian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-útian, p. ode; pp. od

To ejectbanishalienateejĭcĕreexpellĕre

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He beád ðæt náðer ne ðære stówe bisceop ne nánes bisceopes æftergenga ðæt land nǽfre of ðære stówe geútode he ordered that neither the bishop of the place nor any bishop's successor should ever alienate that land from the place, Cod. Dipl.

Linked entry: útian

hergian

(v.)

to harryplunderto harrass

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monna scylda of áðueán, sé sé ðe hine ðonne giét his ágena on herigeað ne profecto diluere aliena delicta non valeat is, quem adhuc propria devastant.

wǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽgan, p. de

To deceivedelude

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To deceive, delude Ne gewurðe hit ðæt ic on dam hálgum gerecednyssum wǽge, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 18. Bepǽhst vel wǽgest deludis, i. decipis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 53. Uuégið fefellit, 108, 46. Wǽgeþ fefellit, i. eludit, 35, 28. Wégð mentitur, Kent.

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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ne mihte ǽnig mægen wyrcan non poterat virtutem ullam facere, Mk. Skt. 6, 5. Án mægen and án wundor of monegum ásecgan unum e pluribus virtutis miraculum enarrare, Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 38.

Linked entry: mægn

ge-met

(adj.)
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Gýtsung gemet nát auaritia modum ignorat, Scint. 99, 5. Seó gítsung ne cann gemet avartiae nihil satis est, Bt. 26, 2; F. 94, 6.

FEOH

(n.)
Grammar
FEOH, fioh; gen. feós; dat. feó; n.

cattleliving animalspĕcusjūmentaMoneyvaluepricehirestipendFEErewardpĕcūniamercesGoodspropertyricheswealthbŏnadīvĭtiæŏpes

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Ne wilniaþ nánes óðres feós wish for no other riches, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 22.

Linked entries: feá fioh feoh-fang

M

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Ger. conjugations has left no trace.

ge-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽdan, -lédan; part. -lǽdende; he -lǽdeþ, -lǽdt, -lǽt, pl. -lǽdaþ; p. ic, he -lǽdde, ðú -lǽddest, pl. -lǽddon; impert. -lǽd, pl. -lǽdaþ; subj. pres. -lǽðe, pl. -lǽden; pp. -lǽded, -lǽdd, -lǽd

To leadconductbearbringderivebring outbring forthproducebring updūcĕrededūcĕreăgĕreindūcĕredeferreperferrederīvāreedūcĕreprodūcĕreedŭcāre

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Ne gelǽd ðú us on costnunge ne nos indūcas in tentātiōnem, Mt. Bos. 6, 13. Ðæt ðú gelǽde hláf of eorþan ut edūcas pānem de terra, Ps. Spl. 103, 16. His líchoma wæs to Turnum gelǽded corpus Turōnis delātum, Bd. 4, 18; S. 587, 9, 12.

Linked entries: ge-lǽt ge-lédan

þigen

(n.)
Grammar
þigen, e; f.
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Ne sý him nánre óðere þigene getíðod let him have no other food given him, 69, 21. Werede ðigene nectareum edulium, Hpt. Gl. 413, 38. Ða hálgan ðigene ( the eucharist ) onfón, Homl. Th. ii. 280, 29.

wéste

(adj.)
Grammar
wéste, adj.
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Bið on eorðan wéste (wésðe, v. l. ) wísdómes, se þurh ðone cantic ne can Crist geherian, Salm. Kmbl. 43; Sal. 22

heáh-nes

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Ne wællað gié in heánnise (heónisse, R.) genime nolite in sublime tolli, Lk.

Linked entry: heá-nes

hord

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Swithin ) ꝥ heora dýre gold ne bið náhte wurð wið þá foresǽdan máðmas, Hml. 8. 21, 54. a valuable article Bið seó móddor hordum gehroden, Rä. 81, 17. of non-material things, that are valued Hýdeþ eów hord in heofonum, Mt. R. 6, 20.

geá

etiam, jam

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Geá lá geá, 34, 11. where the question is put negatively Ne canst þú huntian búton mid nettum? Geá (etiam), bútan nettum huntian ic mæg, Coll. M. 21, 23. ; 'Láruua iúr ne unhand cáseres gæfel?' ; Cueð: ; 'Gee (gǽ, R. etiam)', Mt.

hálsian

(v.)
Grammar
hálsian, heálsian [Ettmüller connects this verb in the sense obsecrare with hals, and writes halsian, healsian; the forms in which ea occurs seem to favour this writing, while reference to cognate dialects seems to point to á]

To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorciseaugurarito salute, greet

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Ic eów hálsige scucna englas ðæt gé leng ne beran I adjure you, devils' angels, that ye bear him no longer, 189, 7.

ge-samnian

(v.)
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Þæt God gesamnode ( junxit ), ne syndrige ꝥ nán man, Mk. lo, 9. Tógædere gesamnod nodatur, i. ligatur (licitis connubii nexibus), An.

folc-leásung

(n.)
Grammar
folc-leásung, e; f.

Folk-leasingpublic lyingslanderpublĭcum mendäciumcălumnia

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If a man commit slander, let him make amends with no lighter thing than that his tongue be cut out, L. Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 80, 19-82, 1

Linked entries: leásung folc-lǽsung

fóre-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-þanc, es; m.

Forethoughtconsiderationconsidĕrātio

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Náhton fóreþances wísdómes gewitt they had no sense of wisdom's foresight, Elen. Kmbl. 712; El. 356. Ða hát-heortan hie mid náne fóreþance nyllaþ gestillan the furious will not calm themselves with any consideration, Past. 40, 6; Cot. MS