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heáfod

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XI. used of persons. one to whom others are subordinate, a chief, leader Israhéla folc geceás Ionatham, biddende ꝥ hé wǽre heora heáfod and heretoga wið þá hǽþenan þeóda ; and hé féng ðá tó ealdordóme swá swá hí bǽdon, Hml. S. 25, 717.

swǽm

(n.)
Grammar
swǽm, es; m.
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A trifler, vain, foolish person Swǽm nugator, inutilis, vanus Germ. 389, 32.

wapolian

(v.)
Grammar
wapolian, p. ode
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, abound, swarm Wapolaþ ebullit (os fatuorum ebullit stultitiam, Prov. 15, 2), Kent. Gl. 505. Wapolode vaporat, Germ. 398, 220. Up ábrǽcan, wapeladan ebulliebant, emergebant (cadavera vermium examina ebulliebant, Ald. 48), Hpt. Gl. 488, 11.

brigdan

(v.)
Grammar
brigdan, (?); p. de
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Ðæs áð ðe his ǽhte bryideð thus shall a man swear, when he has seized his (stolen) property . . . The oath of the other party from whom a man seizes his (stolen) cattle . . . The oath of him who seizes his (stolen) property, Ll. Th. i. 178, 10-180, 8

ge-bátad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bátad, <b>ge-batian;</b> pp. od
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Hire wæs micel wund open ðá heó mon on byrgenne dyde, and þá hí mon eft úp dyde of þǽre byrgenne ðá wæs hit gebatad, ꝥ þǽr næs bútan seó swaðu on (cf. Wæs seó wund fæstlíce gehálad (curatum), Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 449, 3), Shrn. 95, 2. Substitute:

heáfod-lic

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Add: marking position, placed at the top Heáfodlic, ufeweard swer epistilia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 29. Heáfudlicum capitellis, 21, 19. marking degree, rank, chief, principal. of places, offices, &amp;c. Ðæs heáfodlican hearges capitolii, Wrt.

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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Besittaþ hié útan, Past. 21; Swt. 161, 4: Chr. 894; Erl. 93, 9: 918; Erl. 104, 1. Hié hine ðǽr útan besǽton, 894; Erl. 92, 23. Ðæt nán neód sý útan tó farenne ut non sit necessitas vagandi foris, R. Ben. 127, 7.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

arc

(n.)
Grammar
arc, es; m: earc, erc, e; f: earce, an; f.

A vessel to swim on waterthe ARKa coffersmall chest or boxarcacistacistellacibotiumκιβώτιον

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A vessel to swim on water, the ARK, a coffer, small chest or box; arca, cista, cistella, cibotium = κιβώτιον Ðá ætstód se arc tunc requievit arca, Gen. 8, 4. Wire ðé nú ǽnne arc fac tibi arcam, 6, 14.

Linked entry: erk

wítnere

(n.)
Grammar
wítnere, es; m.

A punishertormentor

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Ðá swór se déma, ðæt hí þurh drýcræfte ða stánas áwendon tó heora wítnerum, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 110

BÚC

(n.)
Grammar
BÚC, es; m.

the belly, stomachventer, alvusa vessel that bulges out, as a bottle, jug, pitcherlagena, hydria

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Þurch heora bláwunge and ðæra búca swég through the sound of their blowing and of the pitchers, Jud. 7, 21. Hí tobrǽcon ða búcas mid micelre brastlunge they broke the pitchers [hydrias confregerunt] with great crashing, 7, 20

Linked entry: but

ge-sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sweostor, -sweostra, -sweostro, -swustra, -swystra

sisters;sorores;

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sisters; sorores; used as the pl. of sweostor His twá dóhtor, swáse gesweostor his two daughters, own sisters, Exon. 112 b; Th. 431, 29; Rä. 47, 3.

ge-þrístlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrístlǽcan, p. -lǽhte, -lǽcte

To darepresumeexciteprovocare

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To dare, presume, excite; provocare Ne geþristlǽcaþ hí ó ðæt hí mánswergen on his noman they never dare to sware falsely in his name, Shrn. 109, 17.

Linked entries: læþ þríst-lǽcan

ge-wita

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Þá wolde hé begytan him sylfum sumne gewitan swá myccles wundres tanti sibi testem volens adhibere miraculi, Gr. D. 171, 24. Þæs ǽghwylc heáhgeréfa wæs gewita on Iudéum ꝥ Ebréa God cóme hider; and mon geseah . . ., Bl.

lád-teów

(n.)
Grammar
lád-teów, es; m.

A leaderguideconductorgeneral

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Hé sóhte hine him tó látðeówe on ðæm wege ducem requirebat in via, Past. 41, 5; Swt. 305, 5.

HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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Ða ðe gecwedene syndon ða heardestan men who [the Scythians] are said to be very hardy men, Ors. 1, 2; Swt. 30, 3

FREMMAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREMMAN, to fremmanne; ic fremme, ðú fremest, he fremeþ, pl. fremmaþ; p. fremede, fremde, pl. fremedon; impert. freme, pl. fremmaþ; subj. pres. fremme, pl. fremmen; pp. fremed.

to advancepromŏvēreto FRAMEmakedoeffectperformcommitiăcĕrepatrāreeffĭcĕreperfĭcĕreperpetrāre

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He fremede swá and Freán hýrde he did so and obeyed the Lord, Cd. 73; Th. 90, 10; Gen. 1493: 130; Th. 165, 21; Gen: 2735. Ne ic firene fremde I have not committed crimes. Ps. Th. 58, 3: Cd. 181; Th. 227, 11; Dan. 185.

Linked entry: ge-fremman

LEÓHT

(n.)
Grammar
LEÓHT, líht, es; n.

LIGHTa light

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Ic geseó ðis hús mid swá mycele leóhte gefylled ðætte ðæt eówer blácern and leóht mé is eallinga þýstre gesewen domum hanc tanta luce impletam esse perspicio, ut vestra illa lucerna mihi omnimodis esse videatur obscura, Bd. 4, 8; S. 576, 3.

Linked entry: líht

áscian

(v.)
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Hié sculon God áscian, Past. 103, 8. to ask a person (dat. acc. ) a question Ic ácsige þé hwí latast þú swá lange, Dóm. L. 65. Hé ácsode hiom hwæs tácen ꝥ bión mihte, H. R. 5, 13. to ask, enquire about, with gen.

Linked entry: áhsian

ge-lǽran

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Swá wé magon betst ðá gedyrstigan gelǽran, Past. 209, 15. Ic wénde ꝥ ic þé gió gelǽred hæfde ꝥ þú hí oncnáwan cúþest, Bt. 7, 1; F. 16, 19. Wé sceolan beón gelǽrede mid þysse bysene, Bl.

ge-siht

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Þ ic þíne anlícnysse sceáwige mid swá mænigfealdum besmitenum gesihþum ( with eyes in so many ways defiled), 23 b, 435. Godes gesyhða behealdað ǽgðer ge góde ge yfele oculi Domini spectilantur bonos et malos, R. Ben. 25, 13.