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HÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÉDAN, p. de

To HEED, take care, observe, attend, guard, take charge, take possession, receiveto take care of, guardcustodire, observare

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Ðonne him forþsíþ gebyrige héde se hláford ðæs hé lǽfe when he dies let the lord take possession of what he leaves [cf 434, 27], 436, 9: L. In. 74; Th. i. 148, 19.

Linked entries: be-hédan ge-hýdan

sǽd

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., séd, R.) ne lǽfdon, Mk. 12, 22. v. æcer-, beán-, cawel-, corn-, nǽp-, senep-sǽd

fremede

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For bearnléste þone welan hí lǽfað fræmdum tó brúcanne, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 7. of another race or country Hwá is ðonne from ús fremde bútan ðá áwiergdan gæstas, ðá ðe from ðæs hefencundan Fæder éðle ádrifene sindon qui namque alieni a nobis sunt nisi maligni

ildra

(n.)
Grammar
ildra, m.
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Manige bearn beóþ gestrýned tó heora eldrena forwyrde, Bt. 31, l ; F. 112, 9. in pl. more or less distant kinsfolk of a person in direct ascent Se mon sé þe bócland hæbbe and him his yldran (mǽgas, v. l. ) lǽfdon, Ll. Th. i. 88, 16.

wine

(n.)
Grammar
wine, es; m.

A friend.applied to an equalapplied to one who can help or protecta friendly lorda (powerful) friendused of a husband or loverapplied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn

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Geared lǽfde land and leódweard (cf. Geared gold brittade..., his freómágum leóf, 72, 8; Gen. 1183), Cd. Th. 72, 29; Gen. 1194. Ne þurfon mé hæleð ætwítan, nú mín wine (Byrhtnoth) gecranc, ðæt ic hláfordleás hám síðie, Byrht. Th. 139, 7; By. 250.

Linked entries: dæg-wine wine-leás

ge-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lífan, to grant, allow.
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Ðá néron geléfed (-lǽfed, R.) him tó gebrúcanne quos non licebat ei edere, Mt. L. 12, 4. Ne is giléfed ðé tó habbanne láfe bróðer ðínes, Mk. R. L. 6, 18: Lk. L. 6, 4. with clause Ne is geléfed ðé ꝥ ðú geniomæ beer ðín, Jn. 5, 10. <b>III a.

cwide

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On cwyde þínum lǽf þearfum in testamento tuo relinque pauperibus, Scint. 146, 13. v. folc-, fore-, samnung-, sealm-, spell-cwide

á-stígan

(v.)

downwardupwarddownward upwardto descendgo down intoto ascendmount

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Seóð ꝥ þá bán áne beón lǽfed, ástíge þǽrin gelómlíce, Lch. i. 340, 26. metaphorical Ic lǽrde wlance men ꝥ hié ne ástigan on ofermédu, Bl. H. 185, 14.

stán

(n.)
Grammar
stán, es; m.
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</b> a stone for building, wrought stone :-- Ne biþ lǽfed stán uppan stáne, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 2. Lóca hwylce stánas hér synt, Mk. Skt. 13, 1. Holum stánum fornicibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 5. Ne tymbra ðú ðæt of gesnidenum stánum, Ex. 20, 25.

Linked entry: stán-weorþung

sumer-lida

(n.)
Grammar
sumer-lida, an; m. [Lida, like the equivalent Icel. liði in sumar-liði, elsewhere refers to a single object, man or ship (v. lida, sǽ-, ýð-lida), but in the passage given below from the Chronicle seems to mean a fleet. Later in the same work liþ (q. v.), which seems taken from the Scandinavians, is used in this sense, e. g. ðæt lið ðæt on Sandwíc læg, 1052; Erl. 183, 40, can sumer-lida be intended to represent Norse sumar-lið? In one other place sumer-lida occurs, in company with words relating to the sea, and it there glosses malleolus; but here perhaps sumer-loda should be read, and malleolus be taken in the sense shoot, twig (see spæc); cf. O. H. Ger. sumar-lota, -lata virgultum, palmes. v. Anglia xiii. 330.]
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A summer fleet, one that sets forth in summer and returns in autumn Æfter ðissum gefeohte cuom micel sumorlida (tó Reádingum, MS. E.), Chr. 871; Erl. 74, 35. [Steenstrup takes the word to mean a force moving from its quarters in England, and leaving

hlinc

ridge

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Swá seó Læfer scǽt tó bealdan hlince (cf. scǽt on Byrhtferðes hlǽw, 15), 431, II. On steápan hlince; of steápan hlince, 82, 4. Andlang weges tó fearnhlince, v. 147, 29. On ðonæ miclan hlinc; of ðám hlincæ on ðonæ ford, 256, 17.

LÍF

(n.)
Grammar
LÍF, es; n.

LIFE

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lǽfde uneáðe ǽnne tó lífe, Wulfst. 106, 8. Se deáþ cýmeþ ðæt hé ðæt líf áfyrre, Bt. 8; Fox 26, 7. Sylle líf wið lífe reddat animam pro anima, Ex. 21, 23. Ðeáh hé líf hæfde if he had been alive, L. C. S. 73; Th. i. 416, 1.

ge-leáfa

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Hé wolde þone Xp̃es geleáfan (-lǽfan, v. l. ) geryhtan, Chr. 680; P. 38, 9. Monega þeóda Crístes geleáfan ( the Christian religion ) onféngon, Ll. Th. i. 58, 1: El. 491. Ꝥ hé cunne rihtne geleáfan understandan, Ll. Th. i. 372, 23.

be-fón

to seizecatchtake,to seizetake forcible possession ofto seize a criminallost propertyto catchget to see a personto getattain toto surroundencompassto enclose,to serve as a covering forcontainto put into a coveringto encircle,to lie roundto place roundto includecontaincompriseto surround with wordsfurnish with a commentaryto have to do with an objectto engage in an occupationget involved in an action

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Voc. ii. 22, 15. to surround with words, furnish with a commentary :-- Ús gedafenað þæt wé underfón Drihtnes trahtnunge, and ðá ðing þe hé lǽfde ús tó trahtmigenne wé sceolon mid scortre race ðá befón, Hml.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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Ðæt feoh ðæt hí ǽr lǽfdon the money they had left (when they were spending before, v. l. 200), Hml. S. 23, 213.

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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Hí bǽdon lǽfe æt mé, Guth. 62, 13. Uton biddan leóht æt úrum Drihtne, Hml. Th. i. 158, 26. with clause Hé bæd æt Gode þæt hé móste fandian Ióbes, Hml.

wela

(n.)
Grammar
wela, weola, weala, an; m.

wealthrichesabundancewealthwealprosperityhappy estate

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Úre ieldran begeáton welan, and ús lǽfdon Past. pref.; Swt. 5, 15. Se man áhte mycelne welan Blickl. Homl. 197, 30. Æhte síne, beágas and botlgestreón welan, wunden gold Cd. Th. 116, 4; Gen. 1931: Exon. Th. 331, 1; Vy. 61: Andr. Kmbl. 603; An. 302.

Linked entries: wala weala weola

ge-tǽcan

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</b> to persuade: cf. lǽfan :-- Wé getǽceþ (lǽrað, W. S. ) him suadebimus ei, Mt. R. 28, 14. to shew in action, give effect to On hundrede wé wyllaþ ꝥ(mon folcriht getǽce æt ǽlcere spǽce, Ll. Th. i. 260, 12

mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl, mál, mél, es; n. m. (?)

a measurea marksigncrosscrucifixfixed, suitable, appointed timeseasonoccasionthe time for eatinga meal

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Ne fæsþ se no Gode ac him selfum se ðe ðæt nyle þearfum sellan ðæt hé ðonne on mǽle lǽfþ ac wile hit healdan eft tó óðrum mǽle non Deo, sed sibi quisque jejunat, si ea quæ ventri ad tempus subtrahit, non egenis tribuit sed . . custodit, Past. 43, 8; Swt

tó-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

To throw in different directionsthrow awaythrow downto scatterdispersedestroyoverthrowto scatterdisperseto break in piecesscatter the parts of a connected wholeto overthrowto overturnto throw downdestroy a buildingdemolishto overthrowto destroy the power of a person,to destroyto overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc.,to put downput an end todestroymake voidbreakdissolveto throw out

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Ne bið hér lǽfed stán uppan stáne ðe ne beó tóworpen, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 2: Mk. Skt. 13, a. Wearð Tirus seó mǽre burg eall tóworpenu Tyrus excisa est, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 28. Æfter tóworpenum templan post deruta sacella, Hpt.