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nigon

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add: inflected Mid nigonum þára níwena scipa, Chr. 897; P. 90, 23. (1 a) with a pronoun :-- Ðæt tellan á .x. men tógædere, and se yldesta bewiste þá nigene, Ll.

útera

(adj.)
Grammar
útera, cpve. útemest, útmest; spve. adj.

Outeroutmostexternalnot of the inner man

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Ðætte swá lufigen ðisne úterran and ðisne eorðlícan fultum, Past. 50; Swt. 389, 2. Ða úttran weorc wǽron behealden exteriora opera observantur, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 30: Scint. 60, 4.

Linked entry: ýtera

betǽcan

(v.)

to entrustguidanceto hand overpaygiveto assigndestineyield toto direct

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Ben. 91, 2, 7, to hand over, pay, give, of concrete objects Ús gebyreð þ æt ǽlces þinges úre teóðunge Gode betǽcan, Wlfst. 102, 20: 208, 1.

ende-mes

Grammar
ende-mes, emdenes, emdemes.

togethercoincidence straightwayat once

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Þonne hig út farað tó ús, fleóð endemes, 8, 6. Cumað endemes tó mé gé ealle þe swincað venite ad me omnes qui laboratis, Hml. A. 10, 244. Hí cépton hwǽr hé mæssode, and urnon endemes tó, and hine gelæhton, Hml.

manian

(v.)
Grammar
manian, <b>, manigean, monian;</b> p. ode.

to bring to mind what ought to be doneto urge upon one what ought to be doneto admonishexhortinstigateto bring to mind what, should not be forgottento admonishremindsuggestpromptto tell what ought to be doneto teachinstructadviseto claim of a person (acc.) what is duein jus vocaread malium mannire

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Hér ús manaþ and mynegaþ be ( we are here reminded of ) ðisse hálgan tíde weorþunga, 161, 3. Manaþ swá and myndgaþ sárum wordum Beo. Th. 4120; B. 2057.

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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On þǽre stówe þe nú bissextun healdað, Angl. viii. 306, 41. Tódál þǽra metta ná ne healdaþ . . . þá bígengu þæs níwan mónan ná ne healdaþ, An. Ox. 40, 26, 34.

trúwian

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
trúwian, ; p. ode
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Secgaþ ðǽm welegum, ðæt hí tó wel ne trúwigen ðissum ungewissum welum ( sperare in incerto divitiarum suarum), Past. 26; Swt. 181, 15. Heó ongan his wordum trúwian, Cd. Th. 40, 35; Gen. 649. <b>I a.

Linked entry: trúgian

for-déman

to condemnto condemnsentence to punishmentto confiscatesequestratedecidedetermine

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[He let him fordéme lif and lime, O. and N. 1098.] to give judgement on, decide, determine Hé ǽr on him fordéme gif líf his on wyrþscype sí wel þæslic ante in se discutiat si uita honore sit condigna, Scint. 125, 5.

ge-wyrht

(n.)
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. ¶ gewyrht(o) ágan to deserve (good or ill) :-- Hé þone gylt gebéte swá wer swá wíte, swá hé gewyrht áge, Ll. Th. i. 66, 13.

híwisc

Grammar
híwisc, l. híwisce, híwisc. For suffix cf. ídisc(e).

a familyhouse

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Laurentius him ðæs getíðode, and nigontýne wera and wífa his híwisces gefullode, Hml.

wine

(n.)
Grammar
wine, es; m.

A friend.applied to an equalapplied to one who can help or protecta friendly lorda (powerful) friendused of a husband or loverapplied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn

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Se eádga wer (Guthlac) ágeaf andsware : "Hwæt, ðú (the disciple) mé, mín Łwine, frignest," Exon. Th. 175, 25; Gú. 1200. Ða gástas ðus ðone líchoman grétaþ: "Wine leófesta," Soul Kmbl. 266; Seel. 137: Andr. Kmbl. 614; An. 307: 2862; An. 1433.

Linked entries: dæg-wine wine-leás

freónd

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R. 23, 12. (6 a) one who is on the same side or of the same party as another, an associate :-- Ne sé freóndas ( socii, geféran, W.S.) hiora in blód ðára wítgana, Mt. L. 23, 30.

feórþa

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
feórþa, feówerþa; seó, ðæt feórþe, feówerþe; adj.

The FOURTHquartus

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The FOURTH; quartus Wæs geworden ǽfen and mergen se feórþa dæg the evening and morning were the fourth day, Gen. 1, 19. Seó feórþe eá ys geháten Eufrates flŭvius quartus ipse est Euphrātes, 2, 14.

GLÍDAN

(v.)
Grammar
GLÍDAN, he glídeþ, glít; p. glád, pl. glidon; pp. gliden

To GLIDEslipslidelabi

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To GLIDE, slip, slide; labi Sunne gewát to sete glídan the sun went gliding to its setting, Andr. Kmbl. 2610; An. 1306: 2498; An. 1250: Exon. 57 a; Th. 204, 24; Ph. 102: Ps. C. 50, 145; Ps. Grn. ii. 280, 145.

Linked entry: ge-glídan

un-wénlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wénlíc, adj.

Not giving grounds for hopeunpromising

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Hwæt wénst ðú be ðære unwénlícran wyrde ðe oft þriétaþ ða yflan tó wítnianne, hwæðer ðis folc wéne ðæt ðæt gód wyrd sié? quid vero jucunda fortuna, quae in praemium tribuitur bonis, num vulgus malam esse decernit?

Linked entry: wén-líc

á-ginnan

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Þá anlícnessa hé gemacode þurh drýcræft þæt hý águnnon swylce hý cwice wǽron he made the images by magic to act as if they were alive , Wlfst. 99, l

ge-miltan

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On gemelt weax gedón, ii. 72, 7. to digest Heald georne l se mete si gemylt, Lch. ii. 284, 3.

gild

(n.)
Grammar
gild, geld, gield, gyld. es; n.

a payment of moneya tributecompensationretributionsubstitutesolutiotributumcompensatioremuneratioretributioGUILDsocietyclub, to which payments were made for mutual protection and support, more extensive than our friendly societiessocietasfraternitasa payment to Godworshipservicesacrificeofferingcultussacrificiuma heathen deitynumena visible object of worshipan idolidolum

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Ethb. 4; Th. i. 4, 3. a GUILD, society, or club, to which payments were made for mutual protection and support, more extensive than our friendly societies; societas, fraternitas. The members of the A.

under-bæc

(adv.)
Grammar
under-bæc, adv.

backwardsbackbehindback

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they went backward; abierunt retrorsum, Jn.

Linked entry: BÆC

beódan

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Gafol beódan, 1011; P. 141, 19. to attempt to do Gif him man bude þæt man beád þám martyrum if they were treated as the martyrs were, Hml. Th. i. 212, 27. Athéne budon gefeoht Alexandra, ac he hié sóna forslóg, Ors. 3, 9; S. 134, 3.