drincan
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Nalles scír wín hí ne druncan ... hlúterra wella wæter hí druncon, Bt. 15; F. 48, 10, 13. Hí wæter ne druncon, ac manna blód druncon, Bl.
ge-habban
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S. 3, 325. to treat well or ill Hé fram him fremsumlíce wæs onfangen and micle tíd mid him well gehæfd (-hæfed, v. l.) wæs (habitus est ), Bd. 4, 1; Sch. 340, 16. <b>XII a.
cwicu
Alive, quick ⬩ vivus
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He clifu cyrreþ on cwicu wæteres wellan he turnelh the rocks to quick [living] springs of water, 113, 8
LYSTAN
To LIST
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Wél mé lícode ðæt ðú ǽr sǽdest and ðises mé lyst nú get bet I liked well what you said before, and am still better pleased with this, 35, 4; Fox 162, 3; 34, 6; Fox 142, 12.
blíþe
cheerful ⬩ gentle
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Th. ii. 518, 9. well-disposed to, ready for; alacer (ad) :-- Þá cempan hét Claudius heáfde beceorfan . . . and hié wǽron blíðran tó ðám deáðe þonne hý hér on hǽðengilde lifden, Shrn. 132, 12. in encouraging exclamations: Beó blíþe euge, An.
geornlíce
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Voc. ii. 65, 67. with verbs of knowing, understanding, well. Cf. georne, Georlíce diligenter (agnosce ), Kent. Gl. 1037. Geornlíce ongitan, Bl. H. 203, 25: 205, 2
ge-rád
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Th. i. 270, 33. well arranged, ordered, disposed, adapted Ne mæg nán mon on þisse andweardan life eallunga gerád beón wiþ his wyrd nemo facile cum fortunae suae conditions concordat. Bt.
Linked entry: sam-rád
FOLM
The palm of the hand ⬩ the hand ⬩ palma ⬩ mănus
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Heó genam cúþe folme she took the well-known hand, Beo. Th. 2610; B. 1303: Salm. Kmbl. 339; Sal. 169: Ps. Th. 128, 5.
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ealdor-man
ALDERMAN, senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of the highest rank, and holding an office inferior only to that of the king ⬩ mājor nātu, sĕnātor, prŏcer, princeps, prīmas, dux, præfectus, trĭbūnus, quīcunque est aliis grădu aut nātu mājor. ⬩ eorl, Nrs. jarl, being placed over several shires. The Danish kings ruled by their eorlas or jarls, and the ealdormen disappeared from the shires. Gradually the title ceased altogether, except in the cities, where it denoted an inferior judicature, much as it now does among ourselves
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The internal regulations of the shire, as well as its political relation to the whole kingdom, were under his immediate guidance and supervision,—the scír-geréfa, or sheriff, being little more than his deputy, and under his control.
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EALDOR
life ⬩ vita
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expressions, on ealdre, on aldre ever; unquam and to ealdre always; semper, which are used not only with regard to the duration of life, but also in general for an unlimited period of time, independently or with the addition of á, áwa, ǽfre, æfter, éce as well
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eáþe
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Add: of action, easily. as being well within one's power Ðæt wé gedón, swǽ wé swíðe eáðe magon mid Godes fultume, ðætte . . ., Past. 7, 9. Þet hí mann eáðe befaran mihte, Chr. 1009; P. 138, 20.
ge-teón
to draw ⬩ lead ⬩ incite ⬩ excite ⬩ constrain ⬩ restrain ⬩ bring up ⬩ instruct ⬩ bring to an end ⬩ complete ⬩ draw or bind together ⬩ string a musical instrument ⬩ trahere ⬩ ducere ⬩ perducere ⬩ stringere ⬩ evaginare ⬩ excitare ⬩ constringere ⬩ educare ⬩ instituere ⬩ ad finem perducere ⬩ complere ⬩ nervis aptare vel instruere ⬩ to bring as an offering or gift ⬩ contribute ⬩ bestow ⬩ give ⬩ conferre
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Swá getogen mann a man so well instructed, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 13: Th. Ap. 17, 18. Ðeós fyrd wæs getogen ðý feorþan geáre his ríces hoc bellum quarto imperii sui anno complevit, Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 15.
ge-healdan
to keep ⬩ hold ⬩ observe ⬩ keep in ⬩ retain ⬩ reserve ⬩ preserve ⬩ save ⬩ defend ⬩ protect ⬩ custodīre ⬩ servāre ⬩ observāre ⬩ contĭnēre ⬩ reservāre ⬩ salvāre ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ to hold ⬩ occupy ⬩ possess ⬩ tĕnēre ⬩ possĭdēre
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Wel gehealden well contented, satisfied, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 64, 27 : Basil admn. 9; Norm. 52, 22. to hold, occupy, possess; tĕnēre, possĭdēre On eówrum geþylde gé gehealdaþ eówre sáwla in pătientia vestra possĭdēbĭtis anĭmas vestras, Lk. Bos, 21, 19.
ge-niman
To take, take up, take away, assume, receive, accept, obtain, comprehend, enter into ⬩ sūmĕre, tollĕre, auferre, assūmĕre, accĭpĕre, nancisci, comprehendĕre, inīre
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Heó genam cúðe folme she took the well known hand, Beo. Th. 2609; B. 1302: 4850; B. 2429. He his folc genam swá fǽle sceáp abstŭlit sīcut oves pŏpŭlum suum, Ps. Th. 77, 52, 69.
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þafian
to consent to, ⬩ agree with, ⬩ approve of, ⬩ assent to, ⬩ allow, ⬩ permit ⬩ to submit to, ⬩ bear, ⬩ suffer, ⬩ endure ⬩ to bear with, ⬩ tolerate
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Ond hé ðæt well ðafode he readily consented to it Bd. 4. 24; S. 598, 3. Ðé sint tú gearu swá líf swá deáð, swá ðé leófre biþ tó geceósanne; cýð hwæt ðú ðæs tó þinge þafian wille say which alternative you mean to accept Elen. Kmbl. 1213; El. 608.
hwǽr
Where ⬩ anywhere ⬩ somewhere ⬩ wheresoever ⬩ wherever
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Lóca hwǽr ðæt blód útwealle see where the blood wells out, Lchdm. iii. 142, 15: 226, 13. Ðá frægn wuldres aldor cain hwǽr abel eorþan wǽre the Prince of glory asked Cain where on earth Abel was, Cd. 48; Th. 61, 26; Gen. 1003.
FÉDAN
nourish ⬩ support ⬩ sustain ⬩ bring up ⬩ educate ⬩ pascĕre ⬩ cĭbāre ⬩ nutrīre ⬩ engtrīre ⬩ sustentāre ⬩ edŭcāre ⬩ to bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ gignĕre ⬩ prodūcĕre
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He me well fétt me bĕne pascit, Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 33: 30, 27. Mægeþ and mæcgas fédaþ hine fægre lasses and lads feed him kindly, Exon. 113 a; Th. 434, 9; Rä. 51, 8.
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þweorh
crooked ⬩ cross ⬩ adverse ⬩ opposed ⬩ cross ⬩ angry ⬩ bitter ⬩ perverse ⬩ wrong ⬩ evil ⬩ depraved ⬩ froward ⬩ wrongly ⬩ evilly
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On þweorra (ðwyrra, Wells Frag.) manna ( pravorum ) gewit, R. Ben. 119, 23. Ðwyrra, Homl. Th. i. 552, 35. Ðweorum pravis, Wülck. Gl. 251, 23. Mid þweorum ðeáwum, Homl. Th. i. 302, 30. From þweorum and yfelum wordum, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 33.
hlutor
clear ⬩ bright ⬩ shining ⬩ splendid ⬩ bright ⬩ untroubled ⬩ peace ⬩ clear ⬩ splendid ⬩ glorious ⬩ illustrious ⬩ brilliant ⬩ guilt ⬩ deceit ⬩ pure ⬩ sincere
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Hlúterra wella wæter hí druncon, Bt. 15; F. 48, 12. Swín þe . . . nyllaþ hí áspyligan on hlúttrum wæterum, 37, 5; F. 192, 27. of air, weather, clear, not cloudy Þurh þá hlútran per sudum Wrt.
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ǽstel
A tablet ⬩ a table for notes ⬩ a waxed tablet ⬩ indicatorium ⬩ astula ⬩ pugillaris
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After I had then learned it, so that I understood it as well as my understanding would allow me, I translated it into English, and I will send one copy to each bishop's see in my kingdom; and on each one there shall be one tablet, which shall be worth