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furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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Wé nóhwæðer ne hit witan nyllað, ne hit bétan nyllað, ne furðum ne récað hwæðer wé hit ongieten, 195, 6: Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 74: Solil. H. 66, 14: Met. 8, 32.

DǼD

(n.)
Grammar
DǼD, gen. dat.dǽde ; acc. dǽde, dǽd; pl. nom. acc. dǽda, dǽde; f. A

DEED, action actio, actus, factum

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Mid ðisre dǽde with this deed, Homl. Th. i. 218, 7: Exon. 103 b; Th. 393, 8; Rä. 12, 7. Ne sindon him dǽda dyrne deeds are not dark to him, 23 a; Th. 65, 5; Cri. 1050: 39 b; Th. 130, 12; Gú. 437.

Linked entry: dyd

sunne

(n.)
Grammar
sunne, an (sunnu, Cd. Th. 286, 14; Sat. 352, and acc. sunne, 147, 11; Gen. 2437:
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Th. 184, 19; Exod. 109. used in phrases expressing exposure to the sun's heat or light, e. g. in or out of the sun Gelicge upweard wið hátre sunnan let him lie on his back with his face turned towards a hot sun, Lchdm. iii. 2, 10.

Linked entries: sunna sunnu sól

cýþþu

Grammar
cýþþu, (-o).
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., and add: knowledge of, acquaintance with, a matter, subject, &c. Cýð notitia, Scint. 139, 8. Cýððe notitiae, An. Ox. 4214. Cýþþe, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 72.

Linked entry: cýþ

ge-brengan

(adj.)
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</b> with complementary adj. (ptcpl.) :-- Hé mæg þone láðan gást . . . fleónde gebrengan. Sal. 87 : 147. to bring forth, produce, v. forþ-gebrengan in Dict. Wæstm gebróhte ł gebrenges frustum affert. Mt.

ge-flít

Grammar
ge-flít, l. ge-flit,
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Hié micel geflit hæfdon in arma surgentes, 6. 34; S. 290, 24. a contest with words, dispute, disputation, argument Áworden wæs geflit (giflitt, R., contentio ) bituih him huelc hiora geseen woere mára, Lk. L. 22, 24. Ꝥ geflit, p. 11. 3.

of-sleán

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Bið se deáðbǽra wǽta on ðǽm menn ofslægen mid ðǽm biteran drence humor mortiferus per amaritudinem vacuatur, 303, 16. to strike and injure, to produce an injury by striking, strike with blindness Tó þǽm þe þǽr ofslegene syndon mid blindnesse, Bl.

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m.

A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaftthe shaft of a speara spearthe shaft of an arrowa polea taper

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Stratmann gives schaftmonde, Nares cites a passage from Harrington's Ariosto in which shaftman occurs; in Ray's Collection (1691) shafman, shafmet, shaftment is explained 'the measure of the fist with the thumb set up.' v. also Halliwell's Dict., and

open

(adj.)
Grammar
open, adj.

Opennot shut,allowing ingress or egressof a doorof the eyesnot closed upnot covered, not protecteddeclared, publicnot secret, not concealed, discovered, brought to light (in reference to things where concealment is desired)without attempt at concealment manifest, clear, plain, evident

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Ðá ágann Landfranc atýwian mid openum gesceáde ( with manifest reason), ðæt hé mid rihte crafede ðás ða hé crafede, Chr. 1070; Erl. 208, 17

dreógan

(v.)
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Ꝥ hié wíte drugon ut uterentur supplicio, 17, 2. For þám ermðum ðe hí drogan, Bt. 38, 1; S. 116, 26. Hié mon slóg and hiénde and on óþru land sealde . . . Ispánie þæt ilce wǽron dreógende, Ors. 5, 1; S. 214, 15

hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hell, helle, e; f.
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Ne sceal nán man wénan ꝥ æalla þá þe on helle beóð habban gelíc wíte. Solil. H. 65, 21. Tó þǽre sweartan helle, Hml. S. 4, 290. Hylle, Sae. 338: 717. Satan . . . helle forð healdan sceolde, Gen. 348. Þá sweartan helle, grǽdige and gífre, 792.

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Þing sceal gehégan fród wiþ fródne, biþ hyra ferð gelíc, Exon. Th. 334, 19; Gn. Ex. 18. Ic wið Grendel sceal ána gehegan ðing, Beo. Th. 856; B. 426

DEÓRE

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓRE, dióre; adj.

DEAR, belovedcārus, dilectus, familiāris dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris

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Deóran since with precious metal, Exon. 12 a; Th. 19, 31; Cri. 309. Deóre máþmas precious treasures, Beo. Th. 4464; B. 2236. Gód hlísa biþ betera and deórra [diórra MS.

Linked entries: dýre dióre

heofon-lic

chaste

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Hé getrymede heora geleáfan mid þon heofonlicon weorce (with working of miracles), Bl. H. 17, 8. of or from heaven, Similar entries v. heofon; II.

hrægl

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L. 14, 63. with collective force, dress, garments, clothes, clothing, raiment Sió mennisce wǽdl wilnað . . . ǽgðer ge hrægles ge metes ge drynces, Bt. 26, 2; S. 60, 18. Hí hine hrægles bǽdon ( vestimenta petebant) . . .

welig

(adj.)
Grammar
welig, weleg; adj.

Wealthyrichopulent

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. : Mid ðam gelǽredan biscope hé wunode on weligre láre tó langum fyrste with that learned bishop he continued for a long time, engaged in learning which was rich in results, Homl. Th. ii. 502, 21

Linked entry: wealig

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es; n.

a swine.the image of a boar as the crest of a helmet.

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The value of swine, as compared with other domestic animals, is determined by the passages (v. infra) in the laws where the various animals are mentioned together.] Swín porcus vel sus. Wrt. Voc. i. 78, 36. Swín sus, 286, 43.

Linked entries: swun swín-líca swýn

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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H. 173, 15. used of Englishmen in technical senses. a master of free or servile labourers Gif þeów mon wyrce on Sunnandæge be his hláfordes hǽse ... se hláford geselle .xxx. sciłł. tó wíte ...

teám

(n.)
Grammar
teám, es; m.

A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively.a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, childrenbringing forth children, child-bearinga line of animals harnessed together, a team

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Ðá gerǽddan witan, ðæt hit betere wǽre, ðæt man ǽure týmde ðǽr hit ǽrest befangen wǽre ... ðý læs ðe mon unmihtigne man tó feor and tó lange for his ágenan swencte, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 288, 28.

ge-ban

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ban, -bann, -benn, es; n.

a commandordinancedecreeproclamationmandātumstătūtumdecrētumthe indictionindictioedictum

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When 896 winters were passed after his birth, and in the 14th indiction-year; then, in that year, alderman Æthelred assembled all the witan of the Mercians together at Gloucester, Th. Diplm. A. D. 896; 139, 4-13.