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folgaþ

(n.)
Grammar
folgaþ, es; m.

a trainretinueid quod sĕquĭturcŏmĭtātusservice of a followercŏmĭtis servĭtusministĕrium

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is better than the king's service?

sǽ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-mann, es; m.

a seaman,

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Kmbl. 342, 15; Rún. 16, when English affairs are referred to the word is used of the Scandinavians Wálá ðære woruldscame ðe nú habbaþ Engle. Oft twegen sǽmen oððe þrý drífaþ ða dráfe cristenra manna fram sǽtð sǽ, Wulfst. 163, 5.

ymb-gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-gyrdan, p. de.
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T. 44, 15. His lendena wǽron ymbgirde, L. Ælfc. P. 17 ; Th. ii. 370, 12. 'Beón eówre lendena ymbgyrde.' On ðám ymbgyrdum lendenum is se mægðhád understandenne. Homl.

Linked entry: embe-gyrdan

BÚAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÚAN, búgan; ic búe, ðú búst, he býþ; p. búde, pl. búdon; pp. gebún; v. anom.

To dwell, livehabitare, versari aliquo locoTo inhabit, occupyinhabitare, colere, incolere

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Ðæt hér men bún ðone heán heofon that here men inhabit the high heaven, Cd. 35; Th. 45, 32; Gen. 735. Ne mæg mon meduseld búan a man may not occupy the mead-bench, Beo. Th. 6123; B. 3065

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).

where the word points to what has been already describedsuchthe like, the samesuch . . . assuch as so (as) much, so (as) many

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where the word points to what has been already described, such, used substantively, that which has been already described, the like, the same Ne biþ swylc ( the practice already described ) cwénlíc þeáw, Beo. Th. 3885; B. 1940.

Linked entries: swá-lic swelc swylc

wlítan

(v.)
Grammar
wlítan, p. wlát, pl. wliton

To lookgaze

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heofenum wlát, Byrht. Th. 136, 56; By. 172. Hé æfter recede wlát, Beo. Th. 3149; B. 1572. Ða ðe on holm wliton, 3189; B. 1592. Wlítan on Wíláf, 5696; B. 2852: Cd. Th. 145, 8; Gen. 2402.

á-leógan

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Add: to fail to perform a promise, pledge, &c., to be false to one's promise Hí hit eall álugon, ge wed ge áþas, Chr. 947; P. 112, 25. Gif hwá geniéd sié hláfordsearwe . . . ꝥ is ryhtre áleóganne þonne gelǽstanne.

grówan

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Þá þá ðú óðre men reáfodest, ðá greówon unc þá écan wítu, Nap. 60, 2. to increase in a specified respect Grówan in Godes sibbe, Sal. 484. to approach maturity Grýwe pubesceret, An. Ox. 17, 30.

gód

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Ic þé gódne wát, fæsthýdigne, 1346. Oft þá gódan déman (cf. þá unrihtwísan déman, 21) habbað yfele gingran, Ll. Lbm. 475, 28.

deád

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Voc. i. 283, 79: ii. 16, 57. fig. dead to, insensible to Heó bið deád ǽlcere duguðe and gesǽlðe, and bið gehealden ðám écan deáðe, Hml. Th. i. 160, 15

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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The idea which lies at the root of the various meanings of this and of the next word seems to be that of motion.

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

for-gieldan

(v.)

to pay forrepayrequitereddĕre

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In. 35, 36; Th. i. 124, 9, 18: 9; Th. i. 108, 5: 11; Th. i. 110, 4: 31; Th. i. 122, 6

ge-ánlǽcan

(v.)

to uniteuniteTo join togetherto get together, collect, assemble

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Add: to unite one person to another, unite persons as associates Feówer þeóda hine underféngon hláforde, Peohtas and Bryttas, Scottas and Angli, swá swá God hí geánlǽhte ðám, Hml. S. 26, 107.

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Ðæs ðe hé wénde according to his belief Chart. Th. 140, 7.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

micel

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Lch. i. 76, 4. with reference to coarseness of material, v. greát Hé féng þǽre teala myclan andleofone, þæt wæs þám berenan hláfe, Guth.

cempa

(n.)
Grammar
cempa, an; m. [camp war, battle, -a, q. v.]

A soldier, warrior, CHAMPIONmiles, bellator, athleta = ἀθλητής

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Húslfatu hálegu cempan genamon the warriors took the holy vessels of sacrifice, Cd. 210; Th. 260, 9; Dan. 707: Fins. Th. 29; Fin. 14. We his þegnas sind, gecoren to cempum we are his thanes, chosen to [be his] warriors, Andr. Kmbl. 647; An. 324.

Linked entry: cæmpa

láf

Grammar
láf, <b>. I.</b>
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. ¶ in the phrase láfe as remainder, remaining, left Þrý dagas nú láfe syndan, Bl. H. 231, 14. Hwæt is heora nú láfe bútan se lytla hlísa and se nama mid feáum stafum áwriten ?

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Gl. 496, 11. to receive or accept an office, a duty, etc., to take upon one's self, to undertake a labour, task, etc., where the object of the verb is a word implying action or effort Regulus underféng Cartaina gewinn Regulus, bellum Carthaginense sortitus

Linked entry: under-niman

glídan

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His sceadu gehǽlde ealle þá untruman þe heó ofer glád, Hml. S. 10, 20. Besweþe ꝥ hió áweg ne glíde, Lch. ii. 250, 19. to pass away Þæt þá sáule wunde . . . glídan móte, Ps.

ge-belgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-belgan, he -bylgþ, -bilhþ; p. -bealg, -bealh, pl. -bulgon; pp. -bolgen.

To make one angryirritateenrageīra se tumefăcĕreirrītāteexaspĕrāreTo angerincenseirrītāreexaspĕrāreTo be angryindignāriirasci

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To anger, incense; irrītāre, exaspĕrāre Ðæt he écean Dryhtne bitre gebulge that he had bitterly incensed the eternal Lord, Beo. Th. 4651; B. 2331. Ðá wæs Herodes swýðe gebolgen tunc Hērōdes irātus est valde, Mt.