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ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od.

to defendprotecttake care ofmake [land] free from claimsdefendĕreprocurareto associate with for the cause of defenceto make a treaty withassŏciāre defensiōnis causajungere fœdĕre

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Kmbl. ii. 300, 10. to associate with for the cause of defence, to make a treaty with; assŏciāre defensiōnis causa, jungere fœdĕre Nalæs æfter micelre tíde ðæt hí geweredon wið him, and heora wǽpen hwyrfdon wið Bryttas heora gefaran non multo post juncto

swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
swǽtan, p. te
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<b>I a</b>. to sweat with hard labour, so to toil :-- Ðæm ðe nú on gódum weorcum ne swǽt and suíðe ne suinceþ qui nunc in bonis operibus non exsudat Past. 39, 2; Swt. 285, 13.

Linked entry: swítan

weorold-þing

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-þing, es; n.
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Wé forléton ealle woruld-ðing nos dimisimus omnia (Mk. 10, 28), Homl. Th. i. 392, 32, 28. Ðá ðá his geógoð æfter gecynde woruldðing lufian sceolde, ii. 118, 23

wissung

(n.)
Grammar
wissung, e; f.

guidancedirectiondirectioninstructionteachingrulegovernmentdirection

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Skt. i. 13, 224 note

for-sacan

renounceabandonforsake

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Add Ic forsace detracto, ne forsace ic non detracto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 70, 1, 2. Forsooc detractavit, 106, 15. Forsóc, 25, 24. to refuse to receive what is offered Hé forsóc þá feáwa axan (cf. ꝥ hé underfénge þá gerýnu, 46), Hml. S. 12, 58.

ge-laþian

(v.)
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Grn. 17, 37. to call for the performance of, demand Sylflícre lu[fe and ná] gelaðedre ultroneo affectu [et non] acticio, i. inuito [famulamine ], An. Ox. 56, 111. to take into one's house (?). Cf. (?)

Linked entry: laþian

gelimplic

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S. ii. 275. of non-material things Agustinus líchaman hé þǽr gesette mid gelimplicre áre, Shrn. 122, 28. Mid gelimplicre endebyrdnesse weorþian, Bl. H. 307, 33. Wé willað nú sume eów geopenian, and sume eft on gelimplicere tíde, Hml.

ge-dígan

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Th. 77, 47. to escape from an enemy Þone feónd, þám hé wæs geseald, hé þone ná ne gedýgde eum hostem, cui traditus fuerat, non evasit, Gr.

hýd

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</b> in n], Wlfst. 172, 1 [and note], Gebéte hé þæt swá swá hit gelagod is, . . . þǽl mid his híde, þegn mid xxx scillingan, Wlfst. 181, 9

of-þryccan

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Ox. 3532. the object non-material Reóhnesse ofþrihte insaniam compressit, An. Ox. 2501. Ofþryhte, ꝥ is ácweinte compressit (foci potestatem), 4135.

on-ginnan

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Ongin nú wel, Rufe, and behát mé mid áðe take the right course now, Rufus, and promise me on oath, Hml. S. 22, 104. Ongin nú stranglíce, and þín gemynd stent on herunge, 29, 272.

ǽw

(n.)
Grammar
ǽw, ǽwe, es; n. [ǽ law] .

lawwhat is established by lawwedlockmarriagea marriage vowlexmatrimoniuma female bound by the law of marriagea wifeconjux legitimauxor justa

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Rihtum ǽwe legitimo matrimonio, Bd. 4, 6; S. 573, 7, note. Se man ðæt ǽwe brycþ homo qui adulterium committit, L. M. I.

and-git

(n.; part.)
Grammar
and-git, -giet, -gyt, -get, [ond-, on-], es; n. [and, git = get, p. of gitan to get] .

the understandingthe intellectintellectusunderstandingknowledgecognizanceintellectuscognitioagnitiosensemeaningone of the sensessensus

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Nolde ic hiora andgit ǽnig habban non agnoscebam eos, Ps. Th. 100, 4. sense, meaning, one of the senses; sensus Hwílum [he sette] andgit of andgite sometimes [he put] meaning for meaning, Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 3.

éfstan

(v.)
Grammar
éfstan, éfestan; p. éfstte, éfste, pl. éfston, éfstun; impert. éfst, éfste, pl. éfstaþ; pp. éfsted, éfst; v. intrans. [ófest, ófost, ófst haste]

To hasten, draw near, approach, make haste, be quickfestīnāre, propĕrāre, concurrĕre, appropinquāre, accelĕrāre

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To hasten, draw near, approach, make haste, be quick; festīnāre, propĕrāre, concurrĕre, appropinquāre, accelĕrāre Uton nú éfstan seón wundur let us now hasten to see the wonders. Beo. Th. 6193; B. 3101: Rood Kmbl. 67; Kr. 34.

Linked entries: ǽfstian éfestan

FEAX

(n.)
Grammar
FEAX, fex, es; n.

Hair of the headthe lockscæsăriescŏmacăpillus

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Ne feax ne fel neither hair nor skin, Exon. 74 a; Th. 278, 1; Jul. 591: Cd. 195; Th. 243, 18; Dan. 438. Feax cæsăries, Ælfc. Gr. 12; Som. 15, 53.

Linked entries: fæx fex

helpan

(v.)
Grammar
helpan, p. healp, pl. hulpon; pp. holpen; v. trans.

To helpaidassistsuccour

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Hé nyle helpan ðæs folces mid ðam ðe God his healp ex muneribus quæ perceperit prodesse aliis non curat, Past. 5, 2; Swt. 45, 5. Ðonne ðu hulpe mín when thou didst help me, Ps. Th. 70, 20.

Linked entries: a-helpan ge-helpan

ge-weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþian, -wurþian, -wyrþian; p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud.

to set a price onvalueto distinguishhonourdignifyadornworshipadorecelebratepraiseinsignīrehŏnōrāreornāreinstruĕremactāreadōrārecelebrāre

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Kmbl. 27, 9, note. to distinguish, honour, dignify, adorn, worship, adore, celebrate, praise; insignīre, hŏnōrāre, ornāre, instruĕre, mactāre, adōrāre, celebrāre Ðú hine gewuldrast and geweorþast glōria et hŏnōre cŏrōnasti eum, Ps. Th. 8, 6.

Linked entries: ge-wurþian ge-wyrþian

seht

(n.)
Grammar
seht, es ; m. : e ; f.
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., 1140 ; Erl. 265, 30.] peace, friendship Syððan seaht and sib mycelre tíde betwyh ða ylcan cyningas and heora ríce áwunode, Bd. 4, 21 ; S. 590, 25 note. Ðæt ða cyningas seht námon (cf. friþ niman) heom betweónan , Chr. 1016 ; Erl. 159, 1.

strengu

(n.)
Grammar
strengu, (o); indecl.: streng, e; f.
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Strength. referring to living beings, strength, power, vigour, fortitude Ðæs líchoman fæger and his strengo mæg bión áfyrred mid þreora daga fefre, Bt. 32, 2 ; Fox 116, 31 note. Dryhten strengo (fortitudo) folces his, Ps. Surt. 27, 8.

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swán

(n.)
Grammar
swán, es; m.
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Icel. sveinn) Ne gefrægn ic nǽfre wurðlícor æt wera hilde sixtig sigebeorna sél gebǽran, ne nǽfre swánas swétne medu (swa noc hwitne, Hickes) sél forgyldan, Fins. Th. 78; Fin. 39