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fore-spræc

Grammar
fore-spræc, fóre-spræc.

advocacyexcusepreliminary speecha prefaceprologue

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Take these together under fore-sprǽc, and add: speech on behalf of a person or thing. advocacy Hé ús gefreóð mid his foresprǽce from écum wítum advocatione sua nos ab aeternis suppliciis liberans, Past. 261, 10.

hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hyge, es; m.

Mindheartsoul

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Ic geornlíce gode þegnode þurh holdne hyge diligently I served God with loyal heart, 28; Th. 37, 7; Gen. 586: Beo. Th. 539; B. 267. Þurh yrne hyge in anger, Exon. 16 b; Th. 39, 10; Cri. 620: Andr. Kmbl. 1941; An. 973.

mund

(n.)
Grammar
mund, e; f.

a handa handprotectionGuardianshipA protectorguardianprotectionguardianship extended by the king to the subjectthe king's peace, by the head of a family to its membersthe fine paid for violation of mund

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Ðá hé geendod wæs ðá rád se bisceop tó ðam cynge myngude ðære munde and his gewitnesse then Ecgferth delivered land and charter, with the witness of the king, to archbishop Dunstan, that he might act as guardian in respect to them, on behalf of his widow

Linked entry: mundian

yfel

(n.)
Grammar
yfel, es; n.
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Homl. 191, 10. ¶ the word often occurs in contrast with gód :-- Swá ðæs gódan gódnes biþ his ágen gód, swá biþ eác ðæs yfelan yfel his ágen yfel, Bt. 37, 3; Fox 190, 15. Hwæþer him yfel þe gód under wunige, Exon. Th. 82, 3; Cri. 1333.

Linked entries: efel eofel

ge-sceaft

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Heofontorht swegl gescyndeð in gesceaft Godes ( in accordance with God's order ] under foldan fæðm, Sch. 74. ordered course of events Wyrda gesceaft, Dan. 132: Wand. 107

ge-þeón

(v.)
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L. 251. where the extent to which growth takes place is stated, with prep. Geðícð se æðeling tó heálicum cynesetle the prince is promoted to a lofty throne, Hml. Th. i. 110, 27.

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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D. ii. 100, 9-24 (and see híd; 2). country in contrast with town Be ciépemonna fóre uppe on londe, LI.

toll

(n.)
Grammar
toll, es; n. m. (?)

Toll,tax,custom,duty,duethat which is paid to the state. that which is paid to individualstaking toll

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In another charter a grant of land carries with it 'theloneum aquarum,' Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 369, 25. In the charter inserted in the Chronicle under the year 963, se toll of certain streams is the subject of grant, Erl. 123, 2.

sár

(n.)
Grammar
sár, es; n.

pain, suffering, sorenessa pain, pang, sore, woundgrief, pain, ¨trouble, sorrowa grief, sorrow, pain, wound

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Nǽfre ðú þæs suíðlíc sár gegearwast heardra wíta, ðæt ðú mec onwende worda ðissa, Exon. Th. 246, 2; Jul. 55. Ðú ðæt sár ( stripes and blows ) áber, Andr. Kmbl. 1912; ¨An. 958.

ge-mynd

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Gé monigfeald on gemynd witon, alra tácna gehwilc you know everything that can keep alive the memory (of the Trojan War), El. 644. (to be in) mind Byð on éceum gemynde ǽghwylc, Ps. Th. 111, 6: Rtl. 177, 35.

Etna

(n.)
Grammar
Etna, indecl? Etne, Ætne, es; m.

Etna, the volcano of Sicily

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Etne, Ætne, es; m Se múnt, ðe nú monna bearn Etne hátaþ, on íglonde Sicilia swefle byrneþ, ðæt mon helle fýr háteþ wide, forðæm hit simle biþ sinbyrnende the mountain, which now the children of men call Etna, burns in the island of Sicily with sulphur

Linked entries: Ætne Etne

ferian

(v.)
Grammar
ferian, ferigan, ferigean, fergan; to ferianne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [fer = fær a journey] .

to carryconveybearleadconductferreportārevehĕrededūcĕreafferreto betake oneself tose gerĕreversērito godepartvehiīre

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He ferode ðone to his mynstre mid árwurþnysse he bare it to his minster with honour, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 7: Chr. 1009; Erl. 141, 23. Us ofer árwélan æðeling ferede a noble one conducted us over the realm of oars [the sea], Andr. Kmbl. 1706; An. 855.

Linked entries: fergan ferigan fergan

FOLC

(n.)
Grammar
FOLC, es; n. [Folc being a neuter noun, and a monosyllable, has the nom. and acc. pl. the same as the nom. and acc. sing: it is a collective noun in English, and has not the plural form folks but by a modern corruption]

The FOLKpeoplecommon peoplemultitudea peopletribefamilypŏpŭlusgensnātiovulgusplebscīveshŏmĭnesexercĭtusmultĭtūdo

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Folce gestépte sunu Óhtheres with people he supported Ohthere's son, Beo. Th. 4776; B. 2393. Ða folc fǽhþe towehton the people excited enmity, 5888; B. 2948: 2849; B. 1422. Freáwine folca friend of peoples, 864; B. 430: 4038; B. 2017: 4849; B. 2429.

Linked entries: folc-stów ge-folc

herian

(v.)
Grammar
herian, hærian, hergan; p. ode, ede; imper. hera and here; pp. ed

To praise

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Ðeáh hira hiéremenn hie mid ryhte heregen though their subjects with justice praise them, Past. 19; Swt. 145, 22. Herian, Ps. Th. 65, 1. Hergen, Exon. 54b; Th. 191, 27: Az. 94.

Linked entry: hergan

HÚSEL

(n.)
Grammar
HÚSEL, húsul, húsl, es; n.

The HOUSELthe Eucharist

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Húsle gereorded ðý æþelan gyfle having been fed with the Eucharist, that noble meal, Exon. 51 b; Th. 180, 4; Gú. 1274

Linked entry: húsl

hwón

(adj.)
Grammar
hwón, adj.

Littlefew

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Little, few [but the word occurs for the most part only in the neuter acc. with a substantive or adverbial force = a little] Dó huniges hwón tó put a little honey to it, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 32, 15. Hwón buteran, 8; Lchdm. ii. 54, 3.

wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm, wurm, weorm, es; m.

a reptileserpenta creeping insecta worm

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Wiþ ðam smalan wyrme, Lchdm. ii. 122, 18. Dó on ðæt eáre; þeáh ðǽr beón wyrmas on ácennede, hí þurh ðis sceolon beón ácwealde, i. 200, 22. Rib reáfiaþ réþe wyrmas, Exon. Th. 373; 22; Seel. 113.

Linked entries: weorm wurm

dreógan

(v.)
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Ꝥ hié wíte drugon ut uterentur supplicio, 17, 2. For þám ermðum ðe hí drogan, Bt. 38, 1; S. 116, 26. Hié mon slóg and hiénde and on óþru land sealde . . . Ispánie þæt ilce wǽron dreógende, Ors. 5, 1; S. 214, 15

for-déman

to condemnto condemnsentence to punishmentto confiscatesequestratedecidedetermine

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Martin) nǽnigne man unrihtlíce fordémde, ne nǽnigum yfel wiþ yfele geald, Bl. H. 223, 32. in a civil case Þý lǽs ǽnig man cweðe þæt ic míne mǽgcild mid wó fordémde, Cht.

for-niman

to comprehendcarry offdo away withdefraudconsume

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R. 1, 5. to seize and take away, carry off, do away with Fornymþ aboleuerit, Germ. 388, 30. Fornoom intercepit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 18. Sume þá wyrta wǽron mid fótum fortredene, sume hý wǽron mid ealle fornumene (direpta), Gr. D. 23, 30.

Linked entry: for-nǽman