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stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.
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Se man ðe tó ðon stíð biþ ðæt hé áðas sylþ ðæt hé tó nánre sybbe fón nelle homo qui adeo durus sit ut juramenta praestet, se nullam pacem admittere velle, L. Ecg.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

ge-scippan

(v.)
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Úre líchoma wæs gesceapen of feówer gesceaftum, 35, 12. Gescapene (-scepen, Ps.V.) hý syndon creata sunt, Ps. Rdr. 148, 5. Þá sibbe ðe þá tunglu on gesceapne wǽron, Bt. 39, 13; F. 232, 26.

ge-endian

(v.)
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Lǽt ús þurh þis fýr geendian, Hml. S. 30, 433: Hml. Th. i. 414, 8. His twá dohtra gewiton fægre geendode ( having made a fair end ), ii. 298, 10

lufian

(v.)
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to bestow affection on Wé lufedon Úra wamba fylnesse and on úre gold and on úre glengnesse and on úre myclan gestreóne and on reáfiácum. Swíðor wé þæt lufedon, þonne wé dydon Godes beboda, Verc. Först. 123, 14-17. v. sceand-lufiende, and next word

open

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Ðonne hí wyrcað ðá openan scylda, Past. 439, 21. of speech, that conceals nothing Nǽnig mon his geþóht openum wordum út ne cýðe, nemo palam pronunciet, Nar. 28, 29. of a season, where nothing is concealed In þá openan tíd (the day of judgement), Ph.

sacu

(n.)
Grammar
sacu, e; f.

strife, contention, dissension, sedition, disputedistress, trouble, affliction, persecutioncrime, guilta contention at law, a suit, cause, action

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It is thus explained in the Latin version of an Anglo-Saxon charter where it is found Ic an heom ealswá ðæt hý habben ðǽrofer saca and sócna iis (sanctus Petrus et fratres Westmonasterienses) etiam concedens ut insuper habeant priuilegium tenendi curiam

Linked entries: ge-sacu sac sæc

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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Ús secgaþ béc hú ástág in middangeard bearn godes, Exon. 19 a; Th. 49, 15; Cri. 786.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

ymb-hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hwyrft, (-hwearft, -hweorft, -hwerft), es; m.
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Ðæt eall ymbhwyrft (-hyrft, Lind.) wǽre tómearcod ut describeretur universas orbis, Lk. Skt. 2, I : Homl. Th. i. 30, 2.

ge-habban

(v.)
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To have at (wiþ), to attack Drihten hig gehyrde, þæt hig gehæfdon (-hæfton, Thw.) wið hine, þæt hig feóllon on þám gefeohte ætforan Israhéla bearnum Domini sententia fuerat, ut indurarentur corda eorum et pugnarent contra Israel et caderent, Jos. 11,

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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Ne tóslíte ðæt cyrtel non scindamus tunicam, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 19, 24. Ðá hét ic eald hrægl tóslítan and habban wið ðæm fýre jussi scissas uestes opponere ignibus, Nar. 23, 30.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Ús is nédþearf ðæt wé sécan ðone lǽcedóm úre sáuwle, Blickl. Homl. 97, 31. Biddon wé Drihten ðæs leóhtes ðe nǽfre ne geendaþ . . . ðæt leóht wé sceolan sécan, ðæt wé mótan habban mid englum gemǽne, 21, 14.

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, and <b>were,</b> es; m. [The word seems to be interchangeable with wer-gild (q. v.), e. g.
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Gif hé út hleápe,... gilde se borh ðam hláforde his were ( if the lord had a share in the escape, the wer went to the king: Fó se cyning tó ðam were)... Gif hé (a lord's man) út óðhleápe, gylde se hláford ðæs mannes were ðam cyninge...

swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
swíðe, adv.
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Ðá hé hí swíðost forslagen hæfde when he had inflicted a most severe defeat upon them, 16, 2; Fox 54, 2. Ðá hí swíðost worhton when they were working hardest, Homl. Th. i. 22, 22.

Linked entry: swíðor

þætte

(con.)
Grammar
þætte, ( = þæt þe; cf. eác wæs ðæt ðe beforan ðæm temple stód ceác, Past. 16; Swt. 105, 1, and : Ðá wæs ꝥte scyttelas wurdan tóbrocene, Blickl. Homl. 87, 5. Þætte is used in the same way as þæt, q. v.); conj.
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And ðæs embe fíf niht ðætte fulwiht tiid éces Drihtnes tó ús cymeþ, Menol. Fox 22; Men. 11, and often. Eálá ꝥte ðis moncyn wǽre gesǽlig, gif heora mód wǽre riht Bt. 21; Fox 74, 40.

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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Hé hyra má wolde ácwellan, nefne him God wyrd forstóde, B. 1056. with idea of defence, to defend, protect Betǽc ús Daniel ... Gif ðú hine forstenst, wé fordýlegiað þé, Hml. Th. i. 570, 25. Hine God forstód, An. 1337.

Linked entry: for-licgan

gleáw

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., skilled in the use or practice of, having good knowledge of :-- Fród wita . . . snottor ár . . . wordhord onwreáh, beorn bóca gleaw, Mód. 4: El. 1212. Rece, gif þú cunne, wís, worda gleáw, Rä. 33, 14.

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &amp;c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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Ðeáh þá unriht-wísan ús úton begán on ǽlce healfe in circuitu impii ambulant, Ps.

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Wé witon swíþe lytel þæs þe ár ús wæs búton be gemynde, Bt. 42 ; F. 256, 25. (3 b) in the genitive depending upon an indefinite pronoun :-- Gif þé ǽnies willan wana biþ, ðeáh hit lytles hwæt sié si absit aliquid tuae beatitudini Bt. 11. 1 ; F. 30, 22:

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Kmbl. 568; Sal. 283. trans. to labour at, bestow labour upon Ic wann wununise mín laboravi habitationem meam, Rtl. 68, 28. Ic sende iúh gehrioppa ðætte gié ne wunnon ego misi uos metere quod uos non laborastis Jn. Skt. Lind.

Linked entry: on-winnende

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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Th. 6173; B. 3091. a hand (as a measure) Stǽnen bedd þrým mundum hiérra ðonne ðæs húses flór, Shrn. 69, 4. protection (cf. to be in a person's hands, and v. hand) Wé woldon gesettan ðás bóc mannum tó getrym *-* minge and tó munde ús sylfum we wished

Linked entry: mundian