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fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Ne hýrde ic síþ ne ǽr on égstreáme idese lǽdan mægen fægerre I never heard before or since that a female led on the ocean-stream a fairer power, Elen. Kmbl. 484; El. 242.

ge-bídan

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cyme to await the time of thy return, An. 399. to get by waiting or remaining, to have, experience that which befalls, the subject a person Hwelcne endedæg mín módor oþðe mín geswuster nú gebídan scoldon quan exitum mater mea sororesque mee habiture sint

ofer

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Þám hí ofer sint cui pęsunt, Angl. xiii. 373, 112

heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod, gen. heáfdes; dat. heáfde; pl. heáfdu [v. Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 21-25]

HEAD, chief, source, 'the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.

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His heáfod forweard mid ðære hálgan róde tácne gewǽpnige let him arm his head in front with the sign of the holy rood, L. E. I. 29; Th. ii. 426, 8.

GE-RÉFA

(n.)
Grammar
GE-RÉFA, ge-reáfa, groefa, an; m.

A prefect, steward, fiscal officer of the shire or county, judge, reeve or sheriff, countpræpŏsĭtus, villĭcus, jūdex, præfectus, cŏmes

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He hét sécan síne geréfan he commanded to seek his officers, Cd. 176; Th. 220, 31; Dan. 79. We ðǽr settan and geendebyrdedon úre geréfan ordinarios proprætoresque nostros proposuimus, Nar. 3, 25. From ðen groefæ a præside, Mt. Kmbl.

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpereto press, force, urge;urgereto rush intotakeby stormin locum irrumpere, expugnare, erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere to breakburst forthmake a noisecrashto sail;navigareTo retch;screare

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To retch; screare Gebræd he hine seócne, and ongan hine brecan to spíwenne he feigned himself sick, and began retching to spew, Chr. 1003; Erl. 139, 9

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Hú ða wísan sind wundorlíce ymb ðæs fugles gebyrd, 223, 16; Ph. 360. Ðæt wundor ymb ðone beorhtan beám, Elen. Kmbl. 2507; El. 1255: 1324; El. 664. with dative, local Ða weorod ðe him ymb férdon and stódon, Blickl. Homl. 99, 25: Beo.

ge-teón

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 121, 33. where the movement is up or down, to heave a sigh Getogene siccetunga ducta suspiria, An.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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to strike an object, smite Gif ðú slehst si percusseris, Kent. Gl. 880. Gif man óðerne mid fyste in naso slæhþ, L. Ethb. 57; Th. i. 16, 17. Ðæt fell hlýt, ðonne hit mon sliehþ, Past. 46; Swt. 347, 5. Ðæt ár ðonne hit mon slihþ, 37 ; Swt. 267, 24.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Ælþeódige mæn of lande mid heora ǽhtum and mid synnum gewíten let foreigners depart from the country with their goods and with their sins, L. Wih. 4; Th. i. 38, 2.

hors

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Hié ásettan him on ánne síþ ofer mid horsum mid ealle, 893; P. 84, 4. Fleáh ðæt Englisce folc, for ðan þe hig wǽran on horsan, 1055; P. 186, 6. Ǽlc man wite his getýman be mannum and be horsum and be oxum, Ll. Th. i. 154, 14.

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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Ðá sóðan welan ðæt sind hálige mægnu the true riches, they are holy virtues, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 310. Mægenu, Basil admn. 2; Norm. 38, 9. Mægno and cræftas, Bt. 32, 1; Fox 116, 1. Wísdóm módur eallra mægena virtutum omnium nutrix, 10; Fox 26, 24.

Linked entry: mægn

HÁD

(n.)
Grammar
HÁD, es; m.

personpersonasexdegree, rank, order, conditionstate, condition, kind, nature, formmanner, wayhonourpersona, sexus, ordo, gradus.

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Næs sinc-máððum sélra on sweordes hád there was no better treasure among swords, 4393; B. 2193. Þurh hǽstne hád by violence, Beo.Th. 2674; B. 1335 : Exon. 8 b; Th. 4, 7; Cri. 49. Þurh monigne hád in many a form, 54 b; Th. 191, 34.

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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Sige niman to gain the victory, Chr. 871; Erl. 74, 8 (and often). Tó gemæccan niman to take to wife, Cd. Th. 76, 17; Gen. 2258. Tó suna niman to adopt as a son, Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 52, 16. Wæpna niman to take up arms, 1, 10; Swt. 44. 32.

Linked entry: bi-nom

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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Ic (a sword) sinc wege, Exon. Th. 401, 4; Rä. 21, 6. Se ðe gold wigeþ he that wears golden ornaments, 484, 12 ; Rä. 70, 6. Mec (a lance). . . on fyrd wegeþ, 486, 21 ; Rä. 72, 18. Hé heregeatowe wegeþ, Salm. Kmbl. 106; Sal. 52.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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R. 24, 31. in the case of landed property, a boundary Mǽd pratum, gemǽre (n. sing. or ? pl. f.) fines, hafudland limites. Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 1-3. Líð ðæt gemǽre on gerihte of foxhylle . . . C. D. ii. 249, 34.

nama

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Hié wilniað ðæt hié gegítsien ǽt ðǽm ungetýdum folce wísdómes naman ut apud imperitum vulgus scientiae sibi nomen extorqueunt, student, Past. 365, 22. <b>IV a.

sweord

(n.)
Grammar
sweord, swurd, swyrd, es; n.
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Litel sweord sica, 13. Hiltleás sweord ensis, 33. Swurdes ord mucro, 15. Sweordes sceáð classendis, 34, 29. Swyrdes gyrdei baltheus, 40, 58. Ðæt ús cwealm on ne becume ne swurdes ecg ne occidat nos pestis aut gladius, Ex. 5, 4.

Linked entry: swyrd

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Seraphinnes cyan unáþreótendum þrymmum singaþ the seraphim with unwearying powers sing, Exon.

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CYRICE

(n.)
Grammar
CYRICE, cirice, cyrce, circe; gen. an, ean; f: cyric, ciric, in the compound cyric-ǽwe, etc. q. v. cyrc, e; f. circ,

in the compounda church, the material structure ecclesiaa heathen temple templum paganum

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Ealle Godes cyrcan sind getealde to ánre cyrcan, and seó is geháten gelaðung all God's churches are accounted as one church, and that is called a congregation, ii. 580, 22.

Linked entries: cyrce circe cirice