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norþ-here

(n.)
Grammar
norþ-here, es; m.

An army belonging to the north

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An army belonging to the north Heó (the English force ) gehergade swíðe micel on ðæm norþhere, ǽgðer ge on mannum ge on gehwelces cynnes yrfe, and manega men ofslógon ðara Deniscena, Chr. 910; Erl. l00, 13

eánian

(v.)
Grammar
eánian, eánigan; part. eánigende; p. eánode; pp.eánod [eáw=eówu a female sheep, a ewe]

YEAN, bring forth as a eweenīti, parturīre

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To YEAN, bring forth as a ewe; enīti, parturīre He genam hine of eówedum sceápa, fram eánigendum he genam hine sustŭlit eum [Dāvĭdem] de grĕgĭbus ovium, de post fetantes [oves] accēpit eum, Ps. Lamb. 77, 70

Linked entry: eácnian

gist-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
gist-mægen, es; n.

A force composed of guests

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A force composed of guests Ðǽr frome wǽron godes spellbodan hæfde gistmægen strengeo there were bold messengers of God, the band of guests [the angels visiting Lot] had strength, Cd. 115; Th 150, 20; Gen. 2494

Linked entry: gæst-mægen

tǽlness

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Först. 118, 9. Forlǽtan wé tǽlnessa nnd twysprǽcnessa, 94, 3: Ll. Th. ii. 262, 26. Add

un-fæstnian

(v.)
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Först. 165.] [

spilcan

(v.)
Grammar
spilcan, spelcean; p. te

To bind with splints

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Gif scancan forade synd . . . hú mon spelcean scyle, Lchdm. ii. 6, 12

Linked entries: spelc spelcean

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Ðec nú for þearfum ðín ágen geweorc bídeþ, Exon. Th. 8, 3; Cri. 112. Wé ðec for þearfum and for þreánýdum árena biddaþ, 186, 3; Az. 14. Ðonne hwá tó his scrifte cymeþ, on ða gerád ðæt hé wille his þearfa tó him sprecan and his synna andettan, L. E.

Linked entries: þærf þarf

in-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
in-weard, adv.

Within

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Ðá hig inweard fóron ðá gemytton hig twegen ealde weras when they went in, they met two old men, Nicod. 31; Thw. 18, 3

mæsse-niht

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-niht, e; f.

The night which precedes a festival

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The night which precedes a festival (mæsse-dæg) Ðis sceal on mydde-wyntres mæssenyht (i. e. on Christmas morning ) tó ðære forman mæssan, Lk. 2, 1 (rubric). Nágan lǽwede men wífes gemánan mæssenihtum, Wulfst. 305, 23

tacan

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Hí tócon mycele ǽhta and fóron áweg, Chr. 1076; P. 212, 15. Hé hine lét tacan, P. 211, 35. ¶ tacan on to touch. Cf. Icel. taka á :-- Swá hwæt swá ꝥ ele on tæcð . . . ꝥ Add

prica

(n.)
Grammar
prica, an; m. pricu (e), an, e (?) ; f.
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Fr. ne point) of space Ne gǽþ,heora náðer ǽnne prican ofer ðam ðe him gesette is, Lchdm. iii. 252, 17. of time, the fourth or fifth part of an hour Feówer puncti, ðæt synt prican, wyrcaþ áne tíd on ðære sunnan ryne, and forðan ys se prica gecweden forðan

Linked entry: pric-mǽlum

ge-tǽcan

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</b> to warn :-- Ðe angel fore-gelǽrde ł fore*-*getáhte angelo praemonente, Mt. p. 14, 2. to teach 'Ic wolde ꝥ þú leornodest hú þú mihtest becuman tó ðám sóþum gesǽlþum.'

gildan

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Hé þé mid góde gyldan wille uncran eaferan, B. 1184. to pay for, with idea of gratitude, to repay, make grateful return for a benefit to a person (dat. ) Swá gé weorð-myndu Dryhtne gieldað, Gú. 435.

magan

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For 'does not occur in W. S. but' substitute: magan = posse occurs in Angl. xiii. 389, 337 : Scint. 46, 6 : 159, 6; in 1. 8 for mágon l. magon. add Ne magon hý ús þonne ǽnige góde, Wlfst. 122, 7.

ge-hiwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hiwian, l. ge-híwian,
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Gehíwian inficere, 47, 49. to form, fashion Ic eom sé þe man of eorðan gehíwode, Hml. S. 30, 63. Sé gehiéwade ( finxit ) heortan heara, Ps. Srt. 32, 15.

Linked entry: ge-hiwad

hruse

(n.)
Grammar
hruse, an; f.

The earthground

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For ansýne écean Drihtnes heofonas droppetaþ hrusan forhtiaþ terra motu est; etenim cæli distillaverunt a facie Dei, Ps. Th. 67, 9. Heofenas blissiaþ hrusan swylce gefeóþ lætentur cæli et exultet terra, 95, 11.

ge-féran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-féran, p. -férde; pp. -féred.

To gotravelgo onbehavefareget oncomeget to a placeTo perform a journeyreach or get by goingobtainattainexperiencesuffer

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To perform a journey, reach or get by going, obtain, attain, experience, suffer Ðú scealt ða fóre geféran thou shalt perform that journey, Andr. Kmbl. 431; An. 715; 388; An. 194.

bisenian

(v.)
Grammar
bisenian, p. ode

model

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Hé gesyngað ðurh ðá ðe be him bisniað (per eos, qui se imitari fecerint, delinquant) ... ðýlǽs ðá untruman be him bisneden, 451, 27-30. to take the model for, model, form after a pattern, Similar entries v. bisen, Of þínum ríce wé bysniað eall ꝥ wé gódes

tó-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
tó-cyme, es; m.

A coming to a place,coming,approach,arrival,adventthe coming of Christ to the world,the first or second Adventthe anniversary of Christ's coming,Advent

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Foran tó ðon tócyme dómes dæges. Blickl. Homl. 35, 8. For Drihtnes cynedómes tócyme, 87, 5. Deáþ mid his dígelan tócyme, Homl. Ass. 54, 98. Gif se hírédes ealdor wiste ðæs ðeófes tócyme, 54, 100. Ðone tócyme ðæs Hálgan Gástes, Blickl. Homl. 131, 12.

á-biddan

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Gif hé wolde ábiddan æt Gode, ðæt hé móste his feónde áfyllan, Chr. 626; P. 25, 11: 1093; P. 228, 15. where the person for whom is given Ðæt oft wǽpen ábæd his mondryhtne weapon oft it (a sheath) got for its lord Rä. 56, 12. where the purpose for which