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hord-weard

(n.)
Grammar
hord-weard, es; m.

A guard of a hoard or treasure

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A guard of a hoard or treasure Hordweard the dragon which watched over the treasure, Beo. Th. 4576; B. 2293: 4594; B. 2302: 5102; B. 2554: 5179; B. 2593. Hordweard hæleþa the Danish king, 2098; B. 1047: 3708; B. 1852.

on-león

(v.)
Grammar
on-león, p. -láh, -leáh; pl. -ligon; pp. -ligen.

to grant the loan of something (gen. of loan)to grant, bestow

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Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 6; Beo. Th. 2939; B. 1467. Onligenre inpactae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 31. to grant, bestow Sum ǽhta onlíhþ, sum biþ wonspédig, Exon. Th. 295, 9; Crä. 30. Metod onláh Médum aldordómes, Cd. Th. 258, 25; Dan. 681.

on-lútan

(v.)

to lout, bend down, bow

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Ben. 83, 11. Hira sceal ánra gehwylc onlútan, ðe hafaþ læsse mægen, Salm. Kmbl. 713; Sal. 356. Ǽlc gesceaft biþ heald onloten (-locen, Fox) wið hire gecynde, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 7

Linked entry: an-lútan

mægþ-bót

(n.)
Grammar
mægþ-bót, e; f.

The fine to be paid by an unmarried woman

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The fine to be paid by an unmarried woman Mægþbót sí swá friges mannes let the fine to be paid by an unmarried woman be the same as that by a free man (for the same offence), L. Ethb. 74 j Th. i. 20, 9.

fǽ-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
fǽ-lǽcan, fá-lǽcan; p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To be at deadly enmity, to be at feudinĭmīcĭtiam capĭtālem mŏvēre

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To be at deadly enmity, to be at feud; inĭmīcĭtiam capĭtālem mŏvēre Gif hwá heora ǽnigne fǽlǽce [fálǽce MS. L.] if any one be at feud with any of them, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 10

Linked entry: fá-lǽcan

swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
swelgan, p. swealh, pl. swulgon; pp. swolgen (with acc. or inst. (dat.))
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Nymþe líges fæðm swulge, Beo. Th. 1568; B. 782

Linked entry: swylfende

til

(adj.)
Grammar
til, adj.
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Th. 97, 2 ; Gen. 1606 : Beo. Th. 122; B. 61. Til sceal on éðle dómes wyrcean, Menol. Fox 500; Gn. C. 20. Sum biþ beórhyrde gód, sum biþ bylda til hám tó habbanne, Exon. Th. 297, 29; Crä. 75. Till, Beo. Th. 5436; B. 2721.

Linked entries: ticlum til-líc

dýpan

(v.)
Grammar
dýpan, p. dýpde = dýpte [dýp deep]

To make deep, deepen, increase, augmentprofundius reddĕre, augēre

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To make deep, deepen, increase, augment;profundius reddĕre, augēre We cwǽdon be ðám blaserum, ðæt man dýpte ðone áþ be þrýfealdum we have ordained concerning incendiaries that the oath be augmented threefold, L. Ath. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 14

betigean

(v.)

to be or make bettermeliorare

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to be or make better; meliorare Sóna hý betigeaþ [MS. batigeaþ] they will be better soon, Lchdm. iii. 54, 33

stíþ

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Th. ii. 96, 15, Godes byrðene . . . beóð leóhte þám þe hí lufiað. . . þeáh hí stíðe beón þám stuntum mannum, Hml. A. 11, 273. Stíþra wala asperę inuectionis, An. Ox. 5365.

fá-lǽcan

(v.)

to be at deadly enmity, to be at feud

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to be at deadly enmity, to be at feud, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 10, MS. L

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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lent him, Beo.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

on-hagian

(v.)
Grammar
on-hagian, p. ode; v. impers. with dat. or acc. of pers.

To be within a person's power or means, to be in accordance with a person's will or convenience

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To be within a person's power or means, to be in accordance with a person's will or convenience Eádig byþ se ðe ðam þearfan gefultumaþ, gif hine tó onhagaþ ( if it be in his power ); gif hine ne onhagaþ, ðonne ne lícaþ him his earfoþu, Ps.

ge-metgian

(v.)
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Gif hé cann gemetgian hwæt hine anhagige tó sellanne, hwæt hé healdan scyle si bene jus possidendi disponatur, Past. 341, 12. Godes gecorenra wuldor is gemetegod be heora geeanmngum, Hml. Th. i. 446, 9

GRUND

(n.)
Grammar
GRUND, es; m.
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Kmbl. 453; Sal. 227: Beo.

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Beheóld ofer leódwerum byrnende beám, 184, 20; Exod. 110. Mæst hlifade ofer Hróþgáres hordgestreónum, Beo. Th. 3802; B. 1899. Wígláf siteþ ofer Biówulfe, 5806; B. 2907. denoting contact with anything, upon, on Hé gesette ofer stáne fét míne, Ps.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

á-lesan

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Monig óþer tácu mæg on þǽre béc gemétan swá hwylc swá hié rǽdeð, þe wé þás of álǽson (-lésan, v. l.) de quo haec excerpsimus, Bd. 4, 10; Sch. 400, 21

ge-sceádwíslíce

(adv.)
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Past. 69, 23. reasonably, in accordance with reason Gif hwylc bróðor unsceádelíce hwæs bidde, hé gesceádwíslíce (rationabiliter) his yfelan béne forwyrne, R. Ben. 54, 15: R. Ben. I. 61, 12: 102, i: Bt. 13; F. 38, 3. <b>III a.

stede

(adv.)
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Ben. I. 54, 9. Mathias wæs gecoren on Iúdan stede, Ælfc. T. Grn. 15, 39. v. beán-, ceáp-, ciric-, cwealm-, hám-, hleów-, hlós-, mynster-, plog-, treów-, tún-, wáfung-, wer-stede; in-stede; adv

Linked entry: welig-stedende

limpan

(v.)
Grammar
limpan, p. lamp, pl. lumpon

To befallhappenpertainbelongaffectconcern

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Beo. Th. 3978; B. 1987. Twegra sceopa ðǽrtó ðe limpende beóþ of two ships that are thereto pertaining, Chart. Th. 28, 26