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raðe

(adv.)
Grammar
raðe, (aspirated and unaspirated forms occur, and each can alliterate; the two forms are given separately. v. hraðe); adv.
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Ðonne mágon hí swá raðosð ( in the quickest manner possible ) tó ryhte gecierran, Past. 32; Swt. 209, 21

ge-treówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-treówan, -triówan, -triéwan; p. de; pp. ed.

to trustbelievehave confidencehopeconfiderecrederesperareto make true or credibleto persuadesuggestto make one's self out to be trueto clear one's self

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Th. 92, 6. to persuade, suggest We getréwaþ him nos suadebimus ei, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 28, 14: 27, 20. Ðe hálig gást gitrióweþ iówih alle ða ðe swá hwæt ic cweðo iów spiritus sanctus suggeret vobis omnia quæcumque dixero vobis, Jn. Skt.

BORH

(n.)
Grammar
BORH, g. borges; d. borge; acc. borh; pl. nom. acc. borgas; g. a; d. um; m.

a security, pledge, loan, bailfœnusa person who gives security, a surety, bondsman, debtorfidejussor, debitor

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It is generally thought, that the borh originated with king Alfred, but the first time we find it clearly expressed, is in the Laws of Ine, v. Turner's Hist. of A. S. Bk. vi.

Linked entries: an-burge borg

teóða

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
teóða, teogeða; ord. num.
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Gif úre teóðan gesyllan nyllaþ, ús ða nygon dǽlas biþ ætbrǽdene, and se teóða án ús biþ tó láf[e], L. Ath. i. prm.; Th. i. 196, 20-26, cf. L. Edg. i. 3; Th. i. 264, 1-5

Linked entries: teigða téþa

wiþer-saca

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-saca, an; m.

an adversaryopponentenemya rebelan adversary at lawa prosecutorone who renouncesdeniesapostate

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beódaþ ðæt wiðersacan and útlagan Godes and manna of earde gewítan, L. C. S. 4; Th. i. 378, 11. Hý synt genemnede sarabagite oððe renuite, ðæt ys sylfedéman and wiðersacan, R. Ben. 136, 11. Wiðersacena apostatorum, Hpt.

leóran

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Add: leórian. to pass from one place to another, pass over or through leórdon ( transivimus) þurh fýr and wæter, Ps. Vos. 65, 12. þé gedafenaþ ꝥ þú leóre on þíne bǽre tu debes procidere lectum, Bl. H. 149, 17.

wǽpen-getæc

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen-getæc, -tak, es; n.

A wapentake,

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Hist. i. 99 sq willaþ ðæt man namige on ǽlcon wǽpengetæce .ii. trýwe þegnas, L.N.P.L. 57; Th. ii. 298, 31. Ǽlc ðara ceápa ðe hé bigcge oððe sylle áðer oþþe [on] burge oþþe on wǽpengetæce, L. Edg. 5, 6; Th. i. 274, 14. On wǽpentake, L.

ǽr

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽr, prep.

before a certain time or circumstancebefore the proper timeago

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Th. ii. 590, 25. ago, cf. for Ǽr monigum geárum ante annos plures be his lífe áwriton, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 12.

Linked entry: ǽr-ǽt

on-sittan

(v.)

to occupy to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person)to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)

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Hí onsǽton and ondrédon ðæt heom grame beón woldon, 23, 273. Godes him ondrédon hete, heofoncyninges níþ swíðe onsǽton, Cd. Th. 48, 1; Gen. 769. Ðonne ðú ðé selfum swíðost onsitte, Met. 5, 38. Ðú ðé láðra ne þearft hæleþa hildþræce onsittan, Cd.

tyge

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
tyge, tige (v. double forms togen, tigen, pp. of teon), es; m.

a pulltuga dragging leadingconductinga draught of drinka drawing of an inferencea deduction

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., a deduction wyllaþ embe ðone geleáfan swíðor sprecan, forðan ðe ðises godspelles traht hæfþ gódne tige much good may be drawn from an examination of this gospel, Homl. Th. i. 248, 21.

Linked entry: tige

strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt, e (but uninflected forms occur) ; f.

a roada road in a town, a street, a paved road

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Hig cwǽdon: ' willaþ wunian on ðære strǽt (in platea), Gen. 19, 1-2. Be ðisse strǽte, Cd. Th. 147, 8; Gen. 2436. Eode se apostol be ðære strǽt, Homl. Th. i. 60, 21: ii. 120, 16. Hé eode in burh, stóp on strǽte, Andr. Kmbl. 1969; An. 987.

Linked entry: strét

hwá

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H. 11, 19. with gen. what manner of Ac hwæt wile ðæt nú beón weorca ðæt ús on óðerre stówe forbiét ðæt hit beforan mannum dón, on ððerre lǽrd búton ðæt hit helen ?

ge-scippan

(v.)
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</b> to shape after or according to (to) a pattern :-- sint gesceapene æfter ðǽre biesene úres Scippendes. . . sé ðe tó Godes bisene gesceapen is ( ad Dei imaginem conditus), Past. 249, 22.

for-ðam

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðam, for-ðæm, for-ðan, for-ðon, for-ðam-ðe, for-ðæm-ðe, for-ðan-ðe, for-ðon-ðe; conj, [for that which]

For thatfor that reason whichforbecausenamquia

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Eádige synd ða ðe nú wépaþ, forðamðe hí beóþ gefréfrede blessed are they who weep now, for they shall be comforted, Mt. Bos. 5, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12: Cd. 184; Th. 230, 1; Dan. 226: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 73; Met. 20, 37.

Linked entries: for-ða for-ðon

irre

(n.)
Grammar
irre, es; n.

Angerwrathirerage

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Síe ǽlc monn lætt tó iorre iorra forðon weres sóþfæst godes ne giwyrcaþ sit omnis homo tardus ad iram; ira enim viri justitiam Dei non operator, Rtl. 28, 21 : 40, 35 : 41, 3.

Linked entries: ir eorre erre

git

(adv.)
Grammar
git, giet, get, gyt; adv.

Stillyet

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He sende to eallum ðám cynegum ðe cuce ðá git wǽron he sent to all the kings that were still alive, Jos. 11, 1: Homl. Th. i. 72, 9. Ðá get ic furðor gefregen I yet further learned, Cd. 218; Th. 278, 21; Sat. 225. Ðá giet, Chr. 921; Erl. 108, 3.

Linked entries: giet geot þá

wundor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wundor-líc, adj.

Wonderfulexciting admirationsurprise

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Hé (Samson) wearð swíðe ofþyrst for ðam wundorlícan slege, Jud. 15, 18. Wundorlícre hrædnysse hé bið álýsed, Lchdm. i. 288, 16. On wundorlícre mycelnesse, Blickl. Homl. 181, 20.

eáca

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Hér is git óþer wel gód eáca, Wlfst. 180, 1. a suffixed particle Þrý eácan synd met, pte, ce, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 107, 3. something in excess, overplus In þǽre tócnáwnesse ǽgðres gedáles weaxeþ se éca (cumulus) þæs edleánes, Gr. D. 311, 12. <b>II a.

for-cweþan

to reproachupbraidblamereproverebuketo reproveto refusedeclineto excuseto refuseto receiveto rejectdisapprove of

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Ꝥte ne sié forcwedeno (-cuodeno, L.) werc his ut non arguantur opera ejus, Jn. R. 3, 20. to refuse, decline to do Hé forcwið ðæt hé ne féde Godes heorde gregem Dei renuit pascere, Past. 43, 6.

leás

Grammar
leás, <b>. II.</b>
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Se leása wéna þára dysigena monna hominum fallax opinio, 27, 3 ; F. 98, 32. Ꝥ leáse lot bewrigen mid wrencum fraus mendaci compta colore Met. 4, 46.