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leger

(n.)
Grammar
leger, es; n.

a lyingdeadsicknessdeatha coucha laira grave

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lǽraþ ðæt man innan circan ǽnigne man ne birige búton ... hé sí ðæs legeres wyrðe we enjoin that no man be buried within a church, unless he be worthy of such a place of burial, L. Edg. C. 29; Th. ii. 250, 17.

Linked entries: clǽne ÁDL

fæstlíce

(adv.)

fastfirmlyconstantlypersistencefaststrictlyspeedily at once

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úre gesibsumnesse fæstlícost ús betweónan healdan, Ll. Th. i. 246, 22. strictly (of command).

ge-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swícan, ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ. -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen

To leave offdesiststopceaserest fromturn fromwithdrawrelinquishfaildeceivebetrayintermitteredesisterecessarequiescererequiesceredesererediscedererelinqueredeficerefallereproderewith the genitive with the dative

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Gif we ðæs unrihtes geswícaþ if we cease from evil, Elen. Kmbl. 1030; El. 516. Gerǽddon [gerædden, MS.] ða witan ðæt man ǽlces yfeles geswác the witan decreed that men should cease from every kind of evil, Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 33: Ps. Th. 58, 4.

(n.)
Grammar
EÁ, often indeclinable in the sing, but eás is sometimes found in gen; and é, ǽ, eǽin dat; pl. nom. acc. eá, eán; gen. eá; dat. eáum, eám, eán; f; ǽ

indecl. f. Running water, a stream, river, water flŭvius, flūmen, torrens, aqua

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Lǽt streámas weallan, eá in fléde let streams well out, a river in flood, Andr. Kmbl. 3006; An. 1506. Ðás synd ða feówer eán of ánum wyllspringe these are the four streams from one well-spring, Ælfc. T. 25, 19.

Linked entries: ǽ é

láf

Grammar
láf, <b>. I.</b>
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Wearð se mǽsta dǽl mid hungre ádýd, and þá láfe ðæs hungres ofslóh se here, Hml. Th. i. 404, 11. Add Him féla láf ( used with collective force and taking verb in plural? ) ne meahton sceððan, B. 1032.

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Gé winnaþ and á embe ðæt sorgiaþ, ðæt úrne líchoman gefyllan... Ús is myccle máre nédþearf, ðæt winnon ymbe úre sáule þearfe, Blickl. Homl. 99, 6-11. Ealle gé ðe winnaþ (laboratis), and gebyrde sindun, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 11, 28.

Linked entry: on-winnende

ge-settan

(v.)
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Ic gesett hæbbe of þisum feówer bócum ( the gospels ) wel feówertig lárspella on Englisc, Ælfc. T.

fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
    By.
  • 247
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  • Ps. L. 54, 8
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  • Gen. 2080
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  • Bt. F. 116, 17
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  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
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  • 28, 6
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  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
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  • Ps. L. 113, 3
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  • Met. l, 20
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  • Mt. 8, 33
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  • Ps. L. 30, 12
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  • El. 134
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  • Gú. 228
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to fleeto fleeto run awayto pass awayto flyto run away fromto avoidto declineto avoideschew

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Add: intrans. to flee from conflict Ne áblinnan deófol týnan, þonne flýhþ ꝥ deófol fram ús, Bl. H. 47, 12. in case of soldiers: Nán heáf-odman fyrde gaderian wolde, ac ǽlc fleáh swá hé mǽst myhte. Chr. 1010; P. 141, i.

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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þé willað ferigen tó þám lande þǽr þé lust myneð tó gesécanne, An. 294. Seó æftre Ethiopia land and leódgeard beligeð úton, Gen. 229. Créca land, El. 250. Þec landa gehwilc herige, Dan. 376. bióð láðe on landa gehwám, folcum fracoðe, An. 408.

æt

(prep.)
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magon beón nyttran æt him utilius apud eos proficimus, Past. 211, 21. habbað gedón swá swá ús swutelung fram eów com æt ðám ƀ. Æðelnóðe, Cht. Th. 314, 2. Ðæt his fót æt stáne oþspurne. Bl.

ealdor-man

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-man, -mann, -mon, ealdur-, aldor-, eldor-, es; m. [eald old, not only in age, but in knowledge, v. eald, hence ealdor an elder; man hŏmo] .

ALDERMAN, senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of the highest rank, and holding an office inferior only to that of the king mājor nātu, sĕnātor, prŏcer, princeps, prīmas, dux, præfectus, trĭbūnus, quīcunque est aliis grădu aut nātu mājor.eorl, Nrs. jarl, being placed over several shires. The Danish kings ruled by their eorlas or jarls, and the ealdormen disappeared from the shires. Gradually the title ceased altogether, except in the cities, where it denoted an inferior judicature, much as it now does among ourselves

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The internal regulations of the shire, as well as its political relation to the whole kingdom, were under his immediate guidance and supervision,—the scír-geréfa, or sheriff, being little more than his deputy, and under his control.

heán

lowpoormeanignoblebasehumbleddepresseddejectedcast downmiserablewretchedmeanbaselow

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Beornas wépað wánende, heáne, hygegeómre, hreówum gedreahte, Cri. 994: El. 1216. low in fortune, wretched, in evil plight Wend þé from wynne, þú scealt mid weres egsan hearde genearwod heán þrowian þínra dǽda gedwild, Gen. 921.

fram

away fromapart fromabsent fromfromalien frombybecause ofon account ofas a result ofofde

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Wearð Cartainum frið áliéfed from Scipian ( per Scipionem ), Ors. 4, 10; S. 202, 20.

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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a host, great body of people, a force, multitude Eall heofonlíc þrym (cf. ðæt heofonlíce werod, 1. 9) hire tócymes fægnian wolde. Eác gelýfaþ ðæt Drihten sylf hire tógeánes cóme all the heavenly host would rejoice at her advent.

Linked entry: þrym

hús

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Wyrce ðriá hús (húsa, L.), Mk. R. 9, 5. <b>I c.

þín

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þín, prop. poss.
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Sege mé hwæþer se þín wela swá deóre seó, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 6: Met. 20, 29. Álés þíne þa liófan gesceft, Hy. 8, 33: Ps. Th. 90, 7. Hi ðæt þín fægere hús forbærndan, 73, 7.

ge-séman

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beóð ætforan Gode gesémde before God shall the case between us be decided, Hml. Th. ii. 338, I : Bl.

hwæt

(adv.; int.)
Grammar
hwæt, adv. or interjection.
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Hwæt witan nouimus namque, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 81, 21. And hwæt þá se ylca God manna cynn ádwǽscan ne wolde quia itaque isdem Deus humanum genus exstinguere noluit, 77, 12.

drohtnian

(v.)
Grammar
drohtnian, drohtian; part. drohtniende, drohtiende, drohtende; p. ode , ade ; pp. od, ad

To converse, dwell or keep company with, pass life, liveversāri, conversāri, dēgĕre, vitam ăgĕre

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We drohtniaþ degĭmus, Hymn. Surt. 113, 17. Ða ungeleáffullan, ðe búton Godes gelaðunge dwollíce drohtniaþ the unbelieving, who live in error without the church of God, Homl. Th. ii. 60, 14.

Linked entries: drohtian drohtigen

HÝDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝDAN, p. de

To HIDEconceal

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Ne sylþ hé hit ús tó ðon ðæt hit hýdon. Blickl. Homl. 53, 17. Crist hét hine hýdan ðæt hearde ísen [put up his sword], Homl. Th. ii. 246, 24. Nó ðú mínne þearft hafelan hýdan [bury], Beo. Th. 896; B. 446.

Linked entries: a-hýdan hídan