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hwanan

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Dauid sylf nemde hine drihten and hwanon is hé his sunu?, Mk. 12, 37. the cause or reason for a result Hwanun is mé ðis ꝥ mínes drihtnes móder tó mé cume?, Lk. 1, 43. Hwanon is þes þus strang?, Bl. H. 85, 10.

brýten-walda

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
brýten-walda, brýten-wealda, bréten-ánwealda, an; m: brýten-weald, es; m.

A powerful ruler or kingpræpotens rexa rulerthe British aboriginesto bruise, break, to break into small portions, to dispersea ruler, king, an extensive or powerful king, a king whose power is widely extended.a powerful kingthe wide expanse of eartha spacious realmthe spacious worlda spacious dwellinga war-king

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Ærest wæs Ælle, [Súþ-Seaxna] cing, se ðus mycel ríce hæfde. Se æftera wæs Ceawlin, West-Sexna cing. Se þridda wæs Æðelbriht, Cantwara cing. Se feórþa wæs Rǽdwald.

slítan

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

To slit, tear, rendto tear a garment rendto tear, split, rend, cleave, divideto tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, to tear, bite irritateto tear to destroy, waste, consumeto carp at, back-biteto tear attero to tear, split to tear, break scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere to slit, tear, break

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Hí beóþ mec slítende (of the waves tearing at an anchor) 398, 11; Rä. 17, 6. to tear, bite (of pungent things, cf. slitol), irritate (of physical or mental irritation) Slíto ( suto, Wrt., cf. slítung) lacesso Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 29.

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Sume heaðoreáf heóldon, 401. Weard Scyldinga sé þe holmclifu healdan scolde, 230. Sceótend þá þæt hornreced healdan scoldon, 704. Neorxna wang and lífes treó légene sweorde healdan, El. 758.

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Nis gecweden ðæt ða wæterfatu sume heóldon twýfealde gemetu, sume þrýfealde waterpots holding singly two or three measures. It is not said that some of the waterpots held two, some three measures, Homl.

hǽþen

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Haedno gentiles, Mk. p.4, 15. a believer who is not of Jewish nationality Sume wǽron hǽðene (hǽdno summo, L., hǽðno sume, R. gentiles quidam ) þe fóron ꝥ hig woldon hí gebiddan on ðám freólsdæge, Jn. 12, 20.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Wéron gesendeno hergas his missis exercitibus suis, Mt. L. 22, 7. Heria manipulorum, An. Ox. 2, 443. Herium cohortibus, 23. Hóf for hergum hlúde stefne lifgendra leód, Exod. 276. Faraon bróhte sweord*-*wígendra side hergas, 260.

þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, es; m.
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But far stronger measures than the exacting of such an oath were in force. The law made provision for the pursuit of thieves, L. Edg.

Linked entry: þeáf

FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FORon account ofbecause ofwithbypropropterperaccording toprosĕcundumjuxtaForinstead ofprolŏcovĭceForon account ofbecause ofthroughpropropterper

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For dæge oððe for twám per ūnum aut duos dies, Ex. 21, 29. according to; pro, sĕcundum, juxta Eall sió lufu biþ for gecynde, nallas for willan omne illud dĕsĭderium juxta nātūram est, non juxta vŏluntātem suam, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 152, 14, 15.

(adv.; con.; int.)

Nowat this timeNowsincewhen

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Sume syndon ortativa . . . heia nú lá, age nú lá; ðis is eác menigfealdlíce, agite nú gé lá, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 27-28. Nú lá age jam, Wülck. Gl. 252, 43

BLÍÐE

(adj.)
Grammar
BLÍÐE, comp. blíðra; superl. blíðost; def. se blíða, seó, ðæt blíðe; adj.

joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHElætus, hilarisgentle, kind, friendly, clement, mild, sweetmansuetus, benignus, comis, clemens, mitis, suavisquiet, calm, peacefultranquillus, placidusjoy

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Swylce habban sceal blíðe gebǽro such shall have gentle demeanour, Exon. 115 b; Th. 444, 8; Kl. 44.

ge-met

(n.)
Grammar
ge-met, es; nom. acc. pl. -u, -a; n.

a measure, space, distancemensura, spatium, intervallumthat by which anything is measured, a measuremensura, modius, satummeasure, capacity, ability, power, etcmensura, facultas, potestas, vismeasure, proportion, moderation, bounds, limit, boundary, means, way, mannermensura, modus, finis, terminus, limes, ratioa rule, order, lawnorma, regula, lexa poetical measure, metremetrum

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</b> a mood, the inflection of a verb expressing the mode or manner of action or being, abstracted from time-tense tíd q.v. and person hád IV. q.v: such as, indicative gebícnigendlíc, q.v: imperative bebeódendlíc, q.v. subjunctive under-þeódendlíc

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, l. bisen, e; bisene, an; f. (also n. in North.),

an exemplar a modelpatternexampleprecedenta ruleprescriptpreceptparablesimilitudetype

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Hé nam bysne be mannum, hú ǽlc sunu bið gingra þonne se fæder, Hml. Th. i. 290, 7. a rule, prescript, precept Bysne normam, i. regulam, An. Ox. 997. Bisne normam, i. rectitudinem, 2306.

brúcan

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Hí brucon sácerdhádes functi sunt sacerdotio, Num. 3, 4, Brúcan ðǽre hirdelican áre honore pastorali uti , Past. 133, 3. Þá hé bisceopðegnunge brúcende wæs cum episcopatus officio fungeretur , Bd. 3, 23; Sch. 299, 1.

fæder

a parenta step-fatherforefatherfathersancestorsfathera god-fathera patron

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Sý lof Fæder mid Suna, 96, 19. the Father of Jesus Mínes Fæder (Fador, L., Fædres, R.) willa, Jn. 6, 40. Fædores, Mk. p. 3, 3. Faderes, Mt. L. 12, 50. Ic wæs sended fram mínum Fæder, Bl.

geár

(n.)
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Sume tén geár, Bt. 38, 1; F. 194, 7. Ymb xiii geár, Gen. 2302. of indefinite periods of time Hé feala geára lifde, Bl. H. 219, 2 : Bt. 18, 3; F. 66, 18. Wintra fela . . . geára mengeo. Gen. 1726.

ge-fón

(v.)
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(ε) to receive, accept :-- Hié geféngon mearde hiora receperunt mercedem suam, Mt. L. 6, 2. Mið ðý geféngon accipientes, 20, 11. Hiá gefóen hæfdon feh accepta pecunia, 28, 15. to get, obtain, gain, take courage (with inst.)

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, <b>. I.</b>
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A. 15, 58. customary rule or usage Landlaga sýn mistlice . . . laga sceal on leóde luflíce leornian sé þe on lande sylf nele leósan leges et consuetudines terrarum sunt varie . . . leges debet in populis libenter addiscere, qui non vult in patria solus

tó-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brecan, p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To break,break in piecesto break in two,to break to pieces,break up,to separate into parts by striking or pullingto overthrow,break down,ruin,destroy,put into confusion,rout,to destroy,crushto take by assaultto break a promise, pledge, etc.,to infringe,violateto break,interrupt

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Heora scipu sume þurh oferweder wurdon tóbrocene. Chr. 794; Erl. 59, 22. to overthrow, break down, ruin, destroy, put into confusion, rout, of material objects Ceaster heora ðú tóbrǽce (destruxisti). Ps. Spl. 9, 6.

be-cuman

to comeget,to come to powerget into troubleto come toby to cometo a personto befallto becomebehove

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Hí him gefylstan ꝥ hié eft tó hiora ágnum becóman vindicati sunt et restituti, Ors. 4, 3; S. 162, 21.