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cot-líf

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Add used of a single habitation Ǽlcne man lyst, siððan hé ǽnig cotlýf on his hláfordes lǽne myd his fultume getimbred hæfð, ꝥ hé hine móte þáron gerestan, and huntigan and fuglian and fiscian, Shrn. 164, 3. [Cf. Wo is him þat uvel wif bryngeþ to his

feormian

(v.)

to maintainfosterto feast

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Dele II, take III. separately, and add: to maintain, foster Feormat, broedeth fovet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 79. Brédeþ, feormaþ fovit, 35, 74. Feormeþ fomet, 150, 8. Brond . . . fealo líg feormað flammam parturit ipse calor, Ph. 218. Fúl náwár friðian ne

tír

(n.)
Grammar
tír, es; m.

Gloryhonour

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Glory, honour Eów ys wuldorblǽd torhtlíc tóweard and tír gifeþe, Judth. Thw. 23, 35; Jud. 157. Tír æt getohte, Byrht. Th. 134, 54; By. 104. Nis hér (in hell) eádiges tír ne worulde dreám, Cd. Th. 270, 20; Sat. 93. Ne biþ hira(two twins) tír gelíc, Salm

Linked entry: tyr

leán

(n.)
Grammar
leán, es; n.

Rewardrecompenseremunerationrequitalretribution

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Reward, recompense, remuneration, requital, retribution Leán meritum laboris, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 40. Se ðe ðæt gelǽsteþ him biþ leán gearo, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 14; Gen. 435. Him ðæs grim leán becom terrible retribution befel them for that, 2; Th. 3, 36;

Linked entries: leahan be-leán

sleán

Grammar
sleán, <b>A. I.</b> add: v. sliccan
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Sum slóh mid slecge þá hæpsan, Hml. S. 32, 202. <b>II a.</b> add :-- Eald feoh þe man on fyrndagum slóh, Hml. S. 23, 614. to strike a musical instrument, cf. hearp-slege Hé slóh cymbalan cymbala percussit, Gr. D. 62, 16. Add Iosue hæfde

ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, l. ge-áscian,
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and add: to ask a question of a person Hé geáscade (sciscitabatur) from him huér Críst ácenned wére, Mt. L. 2, 4. a person a question Hé geáscode hiá, 'Huu feolo láfo habbað gié?, ' Mk. L. 8, 5 : 14, 60: 15, 2. Geáscadon interrogabant, 13, 3. (2 a)

tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an ; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.
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a tongue Tunge lingua, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 56. Gif monnes tunge biþ of heáfde óðres monnes dǽdum dón, ðæt biþ gelíc and eágan bót, L. Alf. pol. 52 ; Th. i. 94, 20: Exon. Th. 373, 25 ; Seel. Ex. 115. His tungan (tungæs, Lind. : tunga, Rush. ) bend uinculum

BERAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERAN, beoran, ic bere, beore, ðú birest, birst, byrst, he bireþ, byreþ, birþ, byrþ, pl. beraþ; p. ic, he bær, ðú bǽre, pl. bǽron; pp. boren; v. a.

to BEARcarrybringbear or carry a sacrificeofferbear offcarry outextendwearsupportenduresufferferreportareafferreofferredeferreproferreextenderegereretolerareto BEARproducebring forthfacereferreedereparere

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to BEAR, carry, bring, bear or carry a sacrifice, offer, bear off, carry out, extend, wear, support, endure, suffer; ferre, portare, afferre, offerre, deferre, proferre, extendere, gerere, tolerare Ðú eall þing birest thou bearest all things Bt. Met.

HELM

(n.)
Grammar
HELM, es; m.

HELMhelmeta crownthe topovershadowing foliage of treesa covering

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a HELM, helmet Leðer helm galea: íren helm cassis, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 13, 14; Wrt. Voc. 35, 3, 4. Helmes camb crista: helmes býge conus, 53; Som. 66, 76, 77; Wrt. Voc. 36, 2, 3. Se hwíta, hearda helm, Beo. Th. 2900, 4502; B. 1448, 2255. a crown,

Linked entry: helmiht

weorold-mann

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-mann, es; m.
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in a general sense, a man upon earth, a man Orsorg líf lǽdaþ woruldmen wíse (cf. se wísa mon, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 24), Met. 7, 41. Án ðara tungla woruldmen hátaþ (cf. wé hátaþ, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 19) wǽnes þísla, 28, 10. Weoruldmen (cf. folc, Bt. 39, 3;

ge-rád

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rád, adj.
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Add: stilled, instructed Wite þú, geráda preóst, Angl. viii. 330, 17. On ðám heofonlican life beóð ealle ful wise, and on gástlicre láre full geráde. Hml. Th. i. 270, 33. well arranged, ordered, disposed, adapted Ne mæg nán mon on þisse andweardan life

Linked entry: sam-rád

gearwe

(adv.)
Grammar
gearwe, adv.
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Take here <b>geare, geara, gearo</b> in Dict., and add: with verbs of knowing, well, certainly, clearly Geare (gere, v. l. ) witan. Past. 190, 11. Swíþe geare, Bt. 14, 2; F. 44, 8. Genóg geare, Bl. H. 175, 30. Wé þæs geléfað and geare witan

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fightbattlewarconflictvalourtroops

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fight, battle, war, conflict Wíg oððe gefeoht mavors, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 37. Ðonne wíg cume, Beo. Th. 46 ; B. 23: 5737; B. 2872. Wíg ealle fornam, 2165; B. 1080: Exon. Th. 291, 11; Wand. 80: Elen. Kmbl. 262 ; El. 131. Wæs ðæs wyrmes wíg wíde gesýne, nearofáges

ealdor

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Dele bracket at end, and add: one occupying a position of superiority. of human beings, one (man or woman) having authority over others, of public authority Manna ealdor tribunus, þúsendes ealdor ciliarcus, fíftiga ealdor quinquagenarius, fíf hund cempena

ge-bǽru

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Add: [The declension and gender of this word are uncertain. In An. 1572: Ph. 125: Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 59: 40, 28 the forms seem to belong to the declension of feminine nouns which remain unchanged in the singular, and to this declension all the other instances

topp

(n.)
Grammar
topp, es; m.

a top,summita lock of hair, tufta collection of rays of lighta top to play withthe hair at the top of the head that which has a similarity with it

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a top, summit Helmes top apex, summitas galeae, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, a lock of hair, tuft; and fig. a collection of rays of light (?), as in the tail of a comet Se bróðor geseah eall ðæt hús mid heofonlícre bryhto geondgoten, and hé ðǽr geseah fýrenne topp

trum

(adj.)
Grammar
trum, adj.
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Firm, strong; firmus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 236, 8. of material things, lit. or fig. He is mé trum weall, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 127. Seó burh Asor wæs swíde trum gefyrn and manegra burga heáfod Asor antiquitus inter omnia regna haec principatum tenebat, Jos.

on-findan

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Add Anfindo depraehendo, Txts. 57, 661. to come upon by chance or in the course of events. to come across, meet with, light upon Ðone sé ðe onfindes quem qui invenit, Mt. L. 13, 44. Huón aron ðá ðe onfindes ðá ilco, 7, 14. Gesomnadon alle ðá ðe onfundon

beón

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Add: to be Wesan and beón fore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 61. absolute, to exist, (of life) to last Ðú eart éce and á byst, Shrn. 199, 21. Þá hwíle þe mín líf byð, Cht. E. 230, 7. Gif ic lengc beó þonne heó, Shrn. 159, 27. ꝥ Án is þú woldest beón; óðer ꝥ þú

medume

(adj.)
Grammar
medume, medeme, meodume; adj.

middlingmoderatecommonoccupying the middle or mean position as regardsobserving the just meanperfectmeetfitworthy

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middling, moderate, common Medeme mediocer, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 67. Gif hwylc man forstele deórwurþe þing ... Gif hwylc man medeme þing ( rem mediocrem ) stele, L. Ecg. P. ii. 25; Th. ii. 192, 17-20. occupying the middle or mean position as regards

Linked entry: medeme