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FRIGNAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIGNAN, part. frigneride, ic frigne, ðú frignest, he frigneþ, pl. frignaþ; p. ic, he frægn, frægen, frægin, fræng, fregen, fregn, ðú frugne, pl. frugnon; impert. frign, pl. frignaþ; subj. pres. frigne, pl. frignen; pp. frugnen

To ask ⬩ inquire ⬩ interrŏgāre ⬩ sciscĭtāri

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Gif ðeós cwén úsic frigneþ ymb ðæt treó if this queen asks us about the tree, Elen. Kmbl. 1065; El. 534. Frægn gif him wǽre niht getǽse he asked if he had had an easy night, Beo. Th. 2643; B. 1319.

Linked entries: fregnan fricgan frinan

irfe-weard

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-weard, es; m.

an heir

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Ús is swíðe uncúþ hwæt úre yrfeweardas and lástweardas dón willon æfter úrum lífe we are very ignorant of what our heirs and successors will do after our life, Blickl. Homl. 51, 35.

mór

(n.)
Grammar
mór, es; m.

a moor ⬩ waste and damp land ⬩ high waste ground ⬩ a mountain

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Ys on Breotoneland sum fenn un*-*mǽtre mycelnysse . . . Ðǽr synd unmǽte móras. Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 20, 1-4. Fennas and móras paludes Bt. 18, 1; Fox 62, 14.

mund-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
mund-byrd, e; f. (v. mund, mund-bora).

protection ⬩ patronage ⬩ aid ⬩ the fine paid for a violation of mund

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Ús gehǽl mid mundbyrdum nos salva patrociniis, Hymn. Surt. 111, 44. the fine paid for a violation of mund (v. mund, IV. a. b; mund-bryce, II.) Cyninges mundbyrd .L. scillinga, L. Ethb. 8; Th. i. 6, 1: 15; Th. i. 6, 12.

ge-feormian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feormian, p. ode; pp. od. v. a.

to entertain ⬩ harbour ⬩ receive as a guest ⬩ feed ⬩ cherish ⬩ support ⬩ suscipere ⬩ hospitio suscipere ⬩ epulare ⬩ fovere ⬩ curare ⬩ to feed on ⬩ devour ⬩ vesci ⬩ comedere ⬩ to cleanse ⬩ farm ⬩ cleanse out ⬩ mundare

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Th. 1493; B. 744. to cleanse, farm or cleanse out, Provncl; mundare Ðæt hí ða bán woldon upádón, and onþweán and gefeormian that they would take up the bones to wash and cleanse, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 11.

be-þurfan

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Geleánað hé hit ús, þǽr wé betst beðurfon when it best serves our needs, Wlfst. 41, 2 : 56, 23: 111, 14. þá þe dǽdbóte ne beðurfon (sé ðe (ðá ðe, L. ) nebiðorfeð tó hreównise, R.) qui non indigent poenitentia, Lk. 15, 7.

beorgan

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Bútan wé ús beorgan ꝥ wé him ne ábelgan, Ll. Th. ii. 332, 7. <b>IIIa.</b> without dat. of person, with acc. or clause, to guard against, avoid Beorge hé ꝥ hé áwóh ne befó, Ll. Th. i. 290, 7.

búgan

(v.)
Grammar
búgan, to bow.
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Nis ús betere þæt wé búgon ongeán tó Egipta lande ( reverti in Aegyptum )?, Num. 14, 3. Heó nǽfre ne wolde on hús búgan, Lch, iii. 34, 29, Wæs him in bogen báncoða, Gú. 997. <b>III a.

cunnan

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Leófre ys ús beón beswungen for láre þænne hit ne cunnan ( nescire ), Coll. M. 18, 22. Hé wilnade mé tó cunenne cupidus me nosse, Nar. 18, 1. Ic getnune . . . cunnendum [mé] memor ero . . . scientium me, Ps.

dígol-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
dígol-líce, díglíce.
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L. 9, 21. v. un*-*dígollíce

eallunga

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Ne ligeð hé eallinga on ðǽre eorðan, ac bið hwæthwugu úp áhæfen, Past. 155, 2S. Templ eallinga Gode weorþe, Bl. H. 163, 14. with a less definite sense, certainly, indeed, now Slápað eallunga dormite jam, Mt. 26, 45: Gr. D. 167, 9: 168, 4: An.

for-habban

(v.)

To abstain ⬩ refrain ⬩ abstinent ⬩ continent ⬩ to abstain from ⬩ to restrain ⬩ keep away ⬩ to keep back ⬩ not to mention ⬩ to restrain ⬩ check ⬩ stop

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Th. ii. 300, 3, 6. not to mention Hé worhte má wundra mid eów þonne hé mid ús dyde, and þeáh wé fela forhebbon (-habbæn, v. l.), Hml.

ge-mǽnsumian

(v.)
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Gé wilniað ús þá þing gemǽnsumian (-suman, v.l.) (communicare), I. 25 ; Sch. 55, 7.

Linked entry: -mǽnsumian

ge-nóg

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, adj.
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Genóg is ús sufficit nobis, Jn. L. R. 14, 8. Genóh is, Kent. Gl. 1088. Genóh bið munece twá tunican sufficit monacho duos tonicas, R. Ben. I. 92, 8. Genóh byð þám leorningcnihte þæt hé sý swylce hys láreów, Mt. 10, 25.

ge-reord

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. ¶ æt gereorde (-um) at meat, at table :-- Sæt hé mid ðám cynincge æt gereorde, Chr. 1053 ; P. 182, 20. Hlengendes æt gereordum (ligendes æt geriordum, L. ) recumbentis. Mt.

ge-þafa

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Hí nyllað geðáfan beón óðerra monna geðeahtes alienis consiliis non acquiescunt, Past. 305, 15. with gen. and clause Gif his wolde mínra þegna hwilc geþafa wurðan þæt hé úp heonon mihte cuman, Gen. 414. with dat.

nú

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Gehýran wé nú for hwon se blindo leóht onfeng, 11. used to introduce an important point in an argument, or series of statements Nú ús is gesǽd ꝥ . . . nú gif þú ǽnig þincg hæfst. . . Hml. S. 26, 256-258.

orf

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Seó heofone ús sendeð styrnlice stormas and orf and æceras swýðe ámyrreð, Wlfst. 92, 18. ¶ Cattle-stealing, it may be inferred from the statement of the oxherd in Ælfric's Colloquy, 'Ealle niht ic stande ofer þá oxan waciende for þeófan, Coll.

ge-ágnian

(v.)

to have as one's own, possess, occupy ⬩ to get ⬩ secure possession of, acquire ⬩ to adopt ⬩ to prove one's title to ⬩ secure by shewing title ⬩ to usurp

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Uton faran and geáhnian ús þæt land, for þan þe wé magon mid mihte hit bigitan, Num. 13, 31. Him ealle þás cynerícu on his ǽnes ǽht geágnian, Bl. H. 105, 12.

riht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-líc, adj.

right, just ⬩ right, fitting, adapted to due requirements ⬩ adapted, fitted, entitled ⬩ right, in accordance with reason ⬩ right as regards conduct, ⬩ righteous

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Eahta sweras syndon ðe rihtlícne cynedóm trumlíce up wegaþ there are eight pillars that firmly sustain a rightly conducted royal authority, L. I. P. 3; Th. ii. 306, 19