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feorh-lást

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-lást, es; m.

A life-stepstep taken to preserve one's lifeflightvītæ vestīgiumgressus vītæ servandæ causâ lātusfŭga

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A life-step, step taken to preserve one's life, flight; vītæ vestīgium, gressus vītæ servandæ causâ lātus, fŭga He onweg ðanon on nicera mere, fǽge and geflýmed, feorhlástas bær he bore his life-steps away thence to the monsters' mere, death-doomed and

fór-mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
fór-mǽl, fór-mál, e; f. [fór = fóre, mǽl a speech, discourse]

An agreementa treatyfœduspactum

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An agreement, a treaty; fœdus, pactum Wið ðam ðe he eall ðæt lǽste ðæt uncer fórmǽl wæs on condition that he fulfil all that was our agreement, L. O. 1; Th. i. 178, 8. Æfter ðam fórmálum [MS. -málan] according to the treaties, L.

gafel

(n.)
Grammar
gafel, es; n.

Taxtributevectīgaltrĭbūtum

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Tax, tribute; vectīgal, trĭbūtum Ðæt he mǽge cyninges gafel forþbringan that he can bring forth the king's tribute, L. Wg. 7; Th. i. 186, 14, note 17. Hí Godes gafel lǽston they rendered God's tribute, L. Eth. ix. 43; Th. i. 350, 8.

helde

(n.)
Grammar
helde, an; f.

Allegiancefealty

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Allegiance, fealty ðǽr on ðæs cynges willelmes heldan tó cynge gesette he placed Edgar there as king in allegiance to King William, Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 37.

Linked entries: hyld hyldu

ildian

(v.)
Grammar
ildian, p. ode

To delaydeferput off

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To delay, defer, put off Nis forðí nánum synfullum tó yldigenne ágenre gecyrrednysse ðýlæs ðe mid sleacnysse forleóse ða tíd Godes fyrstes it is not, therefore, for any sinner to delay his own conversion, lest by remissness he lose the time of God's

BOLCA

(n.)
Grammar
BOLCA, an; m.

The gangway of a shipforus navisthe cargo of a ship

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He on bolcan sæt he sat on the gangway, 610: An. 305

ge-híwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-híwian, -hiewian; p. ode; pp. od

To marry

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To marry Forðæm hit is awriten ðæt hit síe betere ðæt mon gehiewige ðonne he birne, forðæm bútan synne he mæg gehíwian for it is written that it is better to marry than to burn, because a man may marry without sin, Past. 51, 9; Swt. 401, 33; Hat. MS

þri-gilde

(adv.)
Grammar
þri-gilde, adv. (or case of a noun þri-gilde.

With a treble payment

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Gylde hit þrygylde, L. A. G. 3; Th. i. 154, 11. Gauge tó ánfealdum ordále oþþe gilde .iii. gylde, L. Eth. iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 15

blód-ryne

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Gefór on blódryne effusione sanguinis, quod Graece apoplexis vocatur, mortuus est, Ors. 6, 33; S. 288, 27. Ðeós wyrt þone blódryne gewríð, Lch. i. 306, 22. blódrynas áfeormaþ, 300, 16. Add

hete-lic

malignanthardsevere

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S. 18, 194. of things, hard, severe mæg him wénan hetelices leánes, Wlfst, 191, 23. ferde on hetelicum wintra, on swá swíðlicum cyle ꝥ sume men swulton þurh þone, Hml. S. 31, 59

reord

(n.)
Grammar
reord, e; ;f.;

A meal, refection, food

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Th. 81, 12; Gen. 1344, wæs swá gistlíþe, ðæt for Godes lufon eode tó reordum mid ðám tócumendum mannum Shrn. 129, 27

GÝMAN

(v.)
Grammar
GÝMAN, géman, gíman, giéman; p. de

To care fortake care oftake heed toheedobserveregardkeep

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To care for, take care of, take heed to, heed, observe, regard, keep; cum gen. acc Ic gýme mín wedd I will keep my covenant, Lev. 26, 42.

ildest

(adj.)
Grammar
ildest, superl.

eldestoldestprincipalchiefgreatest

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Tyrus hét him tó clypian ðone ðe on ðam scype yldost wǽre Tyrus bade call to him the principal man on the ship, St. And. 28, 6. clipode him tó his yldestan geréfan dixit ad servum seniorem. Gen. 24, 2.

cunnan

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Swylce andgytful sý þe lytel can tó geráde on ǽnige wísan, Wlfst. 53, 5. Hié woldon ðǽt hér ðý mára wísdóm on londe wǽre ðý wé má geðeóda cúðon, Past. 5, 25. Leófre ys ús beón beswungen for láre þænne hit ne cunnan ( nescire ), Coll. M. 18, 22.

díc

(n.; v.)
Grammar
díc, es, e, and indecl.; m. f. [The instances given in Dict. under díc; m. and díc; f. may probably be taken together.]
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hét delfan þá eorðan swá ꝥ hors urnon embe ꝥ hús þurh þá dígelan díca, Hml. S. 27, 39. an earthwork with a trench Gihaðrigað ðec fióndas ðíne mið díce (dícg, L.) circumdabunt te inimici tui uallo, Lk. R. 19, 43.

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, e; f.

shame, disgrace, infamy, ignominya shameful, infamous, or abominable thing,

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He makede to sconde he disgraced, Laym. 7032. Unk schal itide harm and schonde, O. and N. 1733. ÞU schalt haue schonde, Horn. 714. To spouse þe emperoures doȝter yt ner hym no schonde, R. Glouc. 65, 12

wǽr-loga

(n.)
Grammar
wǽr-loga, an; m.

One who is false to his covenant, a faithless, perfidious person

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He warded þis wrech man ( Jonah ) in warlowes gutteȝ, Allit. Pms. 99, 258. Þaa warlaus (v. ll. deuils, fendes), C. M. 23250. The foulle warlawes of helle, Halliw. Dict.]

Linked entry: wér-loga

of-sittan

(v.)

to sit upon, press down by sittingto sit upon, oppressto sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong)to sit about, besiegeto repress, check, present motion

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Nû sceal se ðe wile sittan æt Godes gereorde ðæt gærs ofsittan, ðæt is, ðæt sceal ða flǽsclícan lustas gewyldan, Homl. Th. i. 188, 26. to sit upon, oppress Gif ; (a king) his folc ofsit, ðon biþ tyrannus, Ælfc.

Linked entry: of-setenness

FǼMNE

(n.)
Grammar
FǼMNE, fémne, an; f. [fēmĭna a woman]

A virgin, damsel, maid, woman virgo, puella, fēmĭna

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He mid fǽmnan on flet gǽþ he walks with the woman in the court, Beo. Th. 4074; B. 2034.

Linked entry: fémne

folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOWgo behindrun afterpursuesĕquiinsĕquito follow as a servant, attendant or disciplecŏmĭtāriadhærēre alicuiservīresubdĭtus esse

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Ðæt ǽlc folgie swylcum hláforde swylcum he wille that each follow [ = serve] such lord as he will, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. i. 222, 1.

Linked entry: FYLGEAN