findan
to come across ⬩ to obtain ⬩ find ⬩ to meet with ⬩ experience ⬩ be exposed to ⬩ find difficulty ⬩ procure ⬩ to visit ⬩ learn ⬩ arrange ⬩ settle ⬩ to determine ⬩ to supply ⬩ provide ⬩ furnish
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Carcernes duru hí opene fundon, An. 1078. to find by trial or experience, find an object (to be) so and so Hine nǽnig man yrne ne funde, Bl. H. 223, 34. Sé fand wæccendne wer wíges bídan, B. 1267. Symle hý Gúðlác gearone fundon, Gú. 885: 861.
tíd
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Beó ðám hálgum tídan eallum cristenum mannum sib and sóm gemǽne, L. Eth. v. 19; Th. i. 308, 28. marking duration, where the length of time is indefinite, time, a period of time; in pl. times (as in our times, etc.)
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hád
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Th. ii. 170, 5), oððe máran underfó þonne þú nú hæfst; sóðlíce on swá hwilcum dæge swá þí geþrístlǽcst ꝥ þú underféhst þone hálgan sácerdhád, sóna þú bist eft mid deófles anweald gehæftned ad sacrum ordinem nunquam accedere praesumas; quacumque die sacrum
here
an army ⬩ an army ⬩ a host ⬩ a division of an army ⬩ army corps ⬩ legion ⬩ cohort ⬩ troop ⬩ infantry ⬩ cavalry ⬩ an army ⬩ an army ⬩ multitude ⬩ host ⬩ crowd ⬩ multitude ⬩ harrying ⬩ devastation ⬩ plundering ⬩ ravaging
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Sóna swá hé wiste ꝥ hé wið þá twégen heras sceolde, Ors. 3, 1; S. 96, 15. a particular kind of armed force, e. g. infantry, cavalry Pharon hæfde syx hund wígwægna, and fela þæs óðres heres wæs exercitum curribus equitibus instructum egit, Ors. 1. 7;
HÝRAN
to HEAR ⬩ hear of ⬩ to listen to ⬩ follow ⬩ serve ⬩ obey ⬩ be subject to ⬩ belong to
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Hié cwǽdan ðæt se án wǽre sóþ God se ðe Martinus hýrde they said that he alone was true God whom Martin followed, Blickl. Homl. 231, 1. Englas hérdon him angeli ministrabant illi, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 13.
manian
to bring to mind what ought to be done ⬩ to urge upon one what ought to be done ⬩ to admonish ⬩ exhort ⬩ instigate ⬩ to bring to mind what, should not be forgotten ⬩ to admonish ⬩ remind ⬩ suggest ⬩ prompt ⬩ to tell what ought to be done ⬩ to teach ⬩ instruct ⬩ advise ⬩ to claim of a person (acc.) what is due ⬩ in jus vocare ⬩ ad malium mannire
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Mec ðæs þearf monaþ, micel módes sorg, Exon. 76a; Th. 285, 21; Jul. 717. to tell what ought to be done, to teach, instruct, advise Hé hié mid ðissum wordum lǽrde and manode he taught them what they should do in these words, Blickl. Homl. 169, 12.
wlitig
Beautiful ⬩ comely ⬩ fair ⬩ beauteous ⬩ glorious
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Th. 196, 24; Az. 179. of sound Hyre stefn oncwæð wlitig of wolcnum, Exon. Th. 259, 16; Jul. 283. Swég eallum songcræftum swétra and wlitigra, 206, 26; Ph. 132. Wóða wlitegaste, Elen.
innan
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Gíf men innan wyrmas eglen, Lch. l. 82, 22. (2 a) where the non-physical part of man is in question, mind, heart, soul :-- Heora heortan beóð innan gemanode, Bl. H. 129, 8. Hreðer innan weóll, Cri. 539. Ússe hreðer-cofan innan uncyste, 1330.
múþ
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ðæs líchoman múð belúcen, Past. 271, 23. to put words in another's mouth, tell him what to say Sete mín word on his múð, and ic beó on þínum múðe and on his múðe, Ex. 4, 15. to seek in a person's mouth, seek to be told by a person Sió ǽ sceal beón sóht
wela
wealth ⬩ riches ⬩ abundance ⬩ wealth ⬩ weal ⬩ prosperity ⬩ happy estate
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Ǽlc sóþ wela opes 7, 3; Fox 20, 16. Ðæt unmǽte gestreón goldes and seolfres, oþþe eal se wela Blickl. Homl. 99, 29. Eal eorþan wela Blickl. Homl. 51, 30. Wala divitiae Rtl. 81, 18. Welan patrimonii, welan, spédignesse opulentia Hpt. Gl. 491, 7-9.
slítan
To slit, tear, rend ⬩ to tear a garment ⬩ rend ⬩ to tear, split, rend, cleave, divide ⬩ to tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, ⬩ to tear, bite ⬩ irritate ⬩ to tear ⬩ to destroy, waste, consume ⬩ to carp at, back-bite ⬩ to tear ⬩ attero ⬩ to tear, split ⬩ to tear, break ⬩ scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere ⬩ to slit, tear, break
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Th. 126, 1; Gen. 2088 Ðé sculon moldwyrmas slítan Soul Kmbl. 145; Seel. 73. Hió (the lioness) onginþ racentan slítan (cf. brecan, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 13) Met. 13, 29. Se unclǽna gást hine slitende (discerpens) Mk. Skt. 1. 26.
syndrig
separate, alone, not joined with others ⬩ standing apart, not accessible ⬩ special, set apart for a particular purpose ⬩ special, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual quality ⬩ for the unusual degree in which some quality exists ⬩ of that which concerns a single person, private, own ⬩ proprius, privatus ⬩ separate, several, sundry, each separately ⬩ one a-piece, one each
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Ða Senatores dæghwamlíce smeádon on ánum sindrian húse, Jnd. p. 161, 33. special, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual quality or for the unusual degree in which some quality exists Ðæt is syndrig cynn, symle biþ ðý heardra ðe hit sǽstreámas
tó-geagnes
towards, ⬩ so as to meet ⬩ against, ⬩ to meet ⬩ in the way of, ⬩ to meet the approach of ⬩ in readiness for, ⬩ against the coming of ⬩ against, ⬩ for the purpose of resisting ⬩ on the approach of, ⬩ towards ⬩ again, ⬩ in return
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prep. with dat. before or after it. where there is motion towards the object governed by the word; without idea of hostility, towards, so as to meet Sittas (the translater has read sed iec as sedite, and taten ii as sedete) cuoæðað ðegnum his ðætte tógeaegnes
settan
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To settle, abate, subside Lege uppa þat geswollene and hyt sceal sóna settan. Lchdm. iii. 86, 19. Ðonne biþ ðæs innoþes sár settende, i. 74, 9. to compose a book, etc. Ic ðás bóc wrát and sette . . . ic sette feówer béc.
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ge-métan
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Sóna swá hí cómon on Stúre múðan gemǽtton hí .xvi. scipa wícinga, 885 ; P. 79, 19. (3 a) with reflex, pron. used reciprocally :-- Næs long tó þon þæt þá áglǽcean hý eft gemétton, B. 2592. (3 b) to encounter hostility, opposition, & c. meet attack
IN
In ⬩ on ⬩ into ⬩ in ⬩ to ⬩ In
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On sumre stówe hé wæs ðæt man mid his handa neálíce gerǽcean mihte in sumre eáðelíce mid heáfde gebrínan in one place the roof was so that it could hardly be reached with the hand, in another it could easily be touched with the head, 207, 22.
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healdan
to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, contain ⬩ to hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabit ⬩ to rule, govern ⬩ to behave, conduct ⬩ to guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heed ⬩ to hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold with ⬩ to hold, keep, keep sheep ⬩ servare, custodire
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It is not said that some of the waterpots held two, some three measures, Homl.
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sculan
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Ðonne ðú ǽfre on moldan man gewurde oððe ǽfre fulwihte onfón sceolde, Soul Kmbl. 172; Seel. 86. On ðæs engles wordum wæs gehýred, ðæt þurh hire beorþor sceolde beón gehǽled eall wífa cynn and wera, Blickl. Homl. 5, 23.
þeówian
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Him ánum ðú þeówast (þéwige, Rush.) illi soli servies, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 10. Ðam ( God ) þeówiaþ ealle, ða ðe þeówiaþ ... ge ða ðe hit witon, ðæt hié him þeówiaþ, ge ða ðe hit nyton, Bt. 21; Fox 72, 30-32: Exon. Th. 106, 34; Gú. 40.
wráþ
wroth ⬩ angry ⬩ incensed
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Mé tó aldorbanan weorðeþ wráðra sum some fell one shall be my life-destroyer, Cd. Th. 63, 18; Gen. 1034: 109, 29; Gen. 1830. Wráðra gryre the horror of fierce foes, 178, 32;Exod. 20: Beo. Th. 3242 ; B. 1619: Andr.