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be-gang

exerciselabourbusinesscultivationreligious practice

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hine nýdde tó deófolgylde begonge, Shrn. 76, 6. Tó úra goda bigange (begangum, v.l.) culturae deorum nostrorum, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 164, 22. Þæt hí heora eald begang (culturam) forléton and þæt níwe beeódon, 5, 10; Sch. 602, 9

for-ðig

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðig, conj.

Forbecauseĕnimetĕnimquiaquŏniam

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For, because; ĕnim, etĕnim, quia, quŏniam Forðig he áhte ǽgðer ge Engla land ge Normandige for he owned both the land of the English as well as Normandy, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 3-4

friðo

(n.)
Grammar
friðo, indecl. f.

Peacepax

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He benam his feónd friðo he deprived his foe of peace, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 21; Gen. 57

friþ-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-sócn, e; f.

A peace-refugean asylumasȳlum

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A peace-refuge, an asylum; asȳlum Ðæt he friþsócne geséce that he may seek a refuge of peace, L. Eth. ix. 1; Th. i. 340, 8: L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 358, 25

fyrwitnys

(n.)
Grammar
fyrwitnys, -nyss, e; f.

Curiositycūriōsĭtas

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Ðæt he his fyrwitnysse fæderlíce miltsode that he would paternally compassionate his curiosity, ii. 138, 19

be-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tellan, p. -tealde, -telede, pl. -tealdon, -teledon; pp. -teald, -teled, -tæled; v. a. [be, tellan to tell]

To speak about, to answer, excuse, justify, clearexcusare

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To speak about, to answer, excuse, justify, clear; excusare Ðæt he móste hine betellan that he might answer him, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 12. Godwine betealde hine Godwin cleared himself, 1052; Ing. 238, 22

ge-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlan, p. de

To be successful, succeed

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To be successful, succeed Ðam ðe eahtan wile sáwla gehwylcre ðǽr he gesǽlan mæg to him who will persecute every soul if he can manage it, Exon. 37 b; Th. 123, 6; Gú. 318

forhtlíce

(adv.)
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þá fǽringa forhtlíce ábrǽd . . . wæs forhtlíce geworden for þǽre ungewunelican gesihþe, Guth. 94, 20-23. Gif hwæt bið beboden ne forhtlíce (trepide), ne lætlíce bið geworden, R. Ben. I. 24, 17. Add

seód

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nán þing him sylfum of his campdómes scipe on his seóde ne heóld búton ꝥ dæghwámlíce tó bigleofan hæfde, Hml. S. 31, 55. Add

Linked entry: á-seódan

be-neah

he requires

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he requires, Elen. Kmbl. 1233; El. 618

rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd, es; m.
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Ðá wæs se Acitofel mid Absalone on rǽde and rǽdde him hú mihte beswícan his fæder, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 196-203. Ðíne heortan tó rǽde gecyr turn thine heart to listen to good advice, Blickl. Homl. 113, 27.

Linked entry: rád

ge-ceápian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceápian, p. ode; pp. od [ceápian to bargain]

To buypurchasetradeĕmĕrenegotiari

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Ðone mándrinc geceápaþ he buys the deadly drink, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 7; Rä. 24, 13. Gif he hit næbbe befóran gódum weotum geceápod if he have not bought it before good witnesses, L. In. 25; Th. i. 118, 14 : L. Ethb. 77; Th. i. 22, 1 : Gen. 43, 21.

gistlíþ-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gistlíþ-ness, (gæstlíþ-ness, gestlíþ-ness, q. v. in Dict.)
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Wæs on sumum húse inne þe hwílum on gæstlíþnesse wunode ( hospitari solebat ), Guth. Gr. 171, 16. Cf. cum-líþnes

níþ

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Add mid swá lytle níþe ábræc Rómebyrg, ꝥ bebeád ꝥ mon nǽnne mon ne sláge. Ors. 6, 38; S. 296, 30. Ne trúwige nán man be ælmesdǽdum bútan lufe; for ðan ðe swá lange swá hylt ðone sweartan níð on his heortan, ne mæg God gegladian. Hml.

a-weg

(adv.)
Grammar
a-weg, adv.

AWAYoutauferendi vim habet

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He hí raðe aweg aþýwde he quickly drove them away, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 28 : Ps. Th. 77, 57

Linked entry: aweg-weorpan

rǽd-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
rǽd-líce, adv.
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wisely, skilfully, cleverly rǽdlíce slóh swá hine ( the ball ) nǽfre feallan ne lét, Ap. Th. 13, 5.

ge-þyldigean

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þyldigean, -þyldgian, -þyldian; p. ode; pp. od
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To be patient, to bear patiently, endure, to bear, endure, sustain; sustinere, patientiam habere, tolerare, pati He ne mæg geþyldgian ðæt he ðæt forhele he cannot bear to conceal it, Past. 33, 2; Swt. 216, 6, 8. Geþyldega patientiam habe, Mt.

teám-byrst

(n.)
Grammar
teám-byrst, es; m.

The failure to produce a geteáma in a suit.

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Ðá týmde Wulfstán hine ( the stolen slave about whom the case had arisen) tó Æðelstáne; ða cende tém and lét ðone forberstan (he admitted having sold the slave to Wulfstan, but would not declare from whom he had obtained it) ...

teartlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
teartlíce, adv.

Sharply, severely

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ealra teartlícost geþreád acrius coherceatur, R. Ben. 129, 10

þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
þeaht, e; f.
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Counsel Sum bisceop tó him férde, efne swá swá wǽre mid heofonlícre þeahte gelǽred, ðæt tó ðære sprǽce férde ðæs Godes mannes, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 70, 8. Hí rǽddon ðæt man hine gebunde, and óð deáð swunge.