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be-ceorfan

to deprive a person (acc.) of something (dat.) by cutting

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Add: to deprive a person (acc.) of something (dat.) by cutting Ic wolde ꝥ ðú mé feaxe becurfe, Hml. S. 33, 123. Hát mé heáfde beceorfan . . . þá sceolde beón heáfde becorfen, Bl. H. 183, 16-20. wæs heáfde becorfen, 173, 5: Shrn. 123, 6: Hml.

hédan

to have a care fortake notice of to care fortake notice ofto take care thatto observetake note of

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Næs him ná þe sél þæs þe georne hédde, ne mihte þǽr nǽnne geseón þe gecnáwan cúþe, Hml. S. 23, 638. Gelamp hit ꝥ sume hlosniende menn ðǽr betweónan eódon and þisra seofona georne héddon, 137

ou-cnáwenness

(n.)
Grammar
ou-cnáwenness, e; f.

recognition, knowledge (that an object is what it really is)acknowledgment, recognition of a claim

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nolde him æteówian his oncnáwennysse he would not let them recognise him (cf. l. 16, him ne geswutelode hwæt wæs), 284, 12. Ða deóflu æteówiaþ ðære synfullan sáwle hyre mánfullan dǽda ...

lǽn

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn, lán [v. under lǽn-land], e; f.

a loangrantgiftleasefeefief

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Mon gerehte ðæt yrfe cinge forðon wæs cinges mon and Ordláf féng tó his londe forðon hit wæs his lǽn ðæt onsǽte ne meahte ná his forwyrcan the property went to the king because he [Helmstan] was the king's man; and Ordlaf took the land, for the

Linked entries: lǽne lǽn-land

ge-nídan

(v.)
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him tó gafolgieldum hié geniédde, Ors. 3, 9; S. 130, 34. with clause geniédde Arhalaus ꝥ wæs his underþeów, 5, 11; S. 238, 1. to force a person to bodily or mental action. bodily hié tó geligre geniédde, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 7.

be-fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-fóran, l. be-foran, and add:

in the presence ofin front of an object a-head ofover againstbeforein advance of:into the presence ofbeforein advance

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Th. 14, 8. temporal Hié eal ꝥ tóweard wæs beforan wítgodan, Bl. H. 161, 15: 163, 26. ¶combined with ǽr :-- God hit wát eall beforan, ǽr hit gewyrþe, Bt. 41, 3; F. 248, 28. Wæs beforan ær þá þreó gear gecrístnod, Bl. H. 215, 35.

ealdor

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Eardcundes aldores terreni parentis, Rtl. 33, 36. an author, source Martinum wurðode, for þan ðe wæs ealdor his hǽle, Hml. S. 31, 526.

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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a dwelling-place, abode, habitation, residence, lodging, quarters him wilniende wæs ðætte heó him funden swylce londáre swylce mid árum on beón mehte, and his wíc ðaer on byrig beón mihte on his lífe, Chart. Erl. 69, 23.

æt-irnan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-irnan, p. -arn, pl. -urnon; pp. -urnen; v. intrans.

To run awayegredi

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To run away; egredi Ðá ætarn he út et egressus est foras, Gen. 39, 12

Linked entries: æt-arn óþ-irnan

engle-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
engle-líc, adj.

Angelicangĕlĭcus

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Angelic; angĕlĭcus Englelíce ansýne habbaþ angĕlĭcam hăbent făciem, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 18

myne-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
myne-líc, adj.

Pleasantdesirable

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Pleasant, desirable Oft geþah mynelícne máþþum, Exon. 84 b; Th. 318, 25; Víd. 4

norþ-land

(n.)

a northern land

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a northern land fór on Sciððie ða norþland, Ors. 1, 2; Swt. 30, 3

drync

Grammar
drync, <b>; I.</b>
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áscyred fram ðæs dæges drince (cf. 15, 14-) excommunicetur, Chrd. 24, 14. Add

sixtig-wintre

(n.; adj.)
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sixty years old wæs fíf and sixtigwintre, Gen. 5, 15, 18, 20, 21, 23

þurh-swíðan

(v.)

to prove very strong

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to prove very strong þurhswíðde on ídelnesse praeualuit in vanitate, Ps. Lamb. 51, 9

á-brúcan

(v.)
Grammar
á-brúcan, p. -breác
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To partake of (gen. ), eat ábreác ðæs forbodenan treówes æpples, Angl. xi, 1. 17

be-gnagan

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ꝥ seó nǽddre ábítan sceolde and hire bán be-gnagan, Shrn. 103, 6. Add

eást-gemǽre

(n.)
Grammar
eást-gemǽre, es; n.
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An eastern boundary cóm on India eást*-*gemǽra, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 29

Linked entry: ge-mǽre

fóre-áþ

Grammar
fóre-áþ, fór-áþ. l. fore-áþ, for-áþ,
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móste mid his foráðe his hláford áspelian, Ll. Th. i. 192, 2. and add

ge-hǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hǽle, adj.
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Safe, secure gehǽle gedéð rihte heortan salvos facit rectos corde, Ps. Spl. 7, 11

Linked entry: hǽle