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heord-rǽden

Grammar
heord-rǽden, hyrd-rǽden, e; f.

Guardguardianshipcarekeeping

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Guard, guardianship, care, keeping Him is sinderlíce betǽht hyrdrǽden ofer eallum cristenum monnum to him is especially committed the guardianship over all christian men, Homl. Th. ii. 290, 26.

Linked entry: hyrd-rǽden

ge-teórian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teórian, l. ge-teórian,
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Bt. 40, 5; F. 240, 23. (2 a) to grow weary of doing, cease from weariness to do :-- Ic þ é bidde ꝥ þú ne geteórige for mé gebiddan, Hml.

heáh

(adv.)
Grammar
heáh, adv.
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Wæs nán gedále nymðe heá wæs áhafen on þá heán lyft, Gen. 1401.

for-habban

(v.)
Grammar
for-habban, part, -hæbbende; p. -hæfde, pl. -hæfdon; impert. -hafa, pl. -habbaþ; pp. -hæfed, -hæfd; v. trans.

To hold inrestrainretainabstainrefraintĕnērecontĭnērecŏhĭbēreprŏhĭbēreabstĭnēre

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Hit forhæfed gewearþ ðætte hie sǽdon swefn cyninge it was denied them that they should say the dream to the king, Cd. 179; Th. 225, 1; Dan. 147. Hyra eágan wǽron forhæfde ŏcŭli illōrum tĕnēbantur. Lk. Bos. 24, 16

á-cwellan

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Wilde deór willnaþ óþer ácwellenne, 39, 1; F. 212, 3. áccuellanne interficere, Jn. L. 8, 37. Ácweald peremptus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 20. Ácweald trucidabatur, An. Ox. 4869. Domicianus wearð ácweald æt his witena handum, Hml. Th. i. 60, 3.

á-sceádan

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Th. ii. 420, 8. to make distinct, clear Ásceádan is declaratur, Jn. p. 8, 1

Linked entry: sceádan

ge-ǽswícod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽswícod, Substitute: ge-ǽswician; p.

To offend

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To offend (in the Biblical sense) Sé ðe geǽswicað ánum ðyssera lyttlinga (qui scandali-zaverit unum de pusillis istis, Mt, 18, 6), Hml. Th. i. 514, 15. Geáswicað, R. Ben. I. 62, 13.

ag-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
ag-lǽca, -lǽcea, -léca, an; m. [ah-lǽca, æg-, æc-; ag-lác, -lǽc misery; a the m. of personal noun]

A miserable beingwretchmiscreantmonsterfierce combatantmiserperditusmonstrumbellator immanis

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Earme aglǽcan miserable wretches, Exon. 41 a;Th. 136, 26; Gú. 547. Satanus, earm aglǽ ca Satan, miserable wretch, Cd. 223; Th. 293, 1; Sat. 448: Exon. 69 b; Th. 258, 21; Jul. 268: 70a; Th. 261, 22; Jul. 319: Beo. Th. 1116; B. 556: 5177; B. 2592

scilling

(n.)
Grammar
scilling, es; m.
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In Mercia four pennies go to the shilling. According to Mercian law (Th. i. 190) the ceorl?s wergild is 200s., the thane?s six times as much, 1200s., the king?s, which is six times the thane?

ge-metan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metan, p. -mæt and -mette , pl. -mǽton; pp. -meten; v. trans.

to measure, measure back or againmetiri, remetirito measure by traversing or going overmetiri transeundo

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And. 47, 2. to measure by traversing or going over; metiri transeundo And his cwén mid him medo-stíg gemæt and his queen with him measured the mead way [way to the mead-hall], Beo. Th. 1852; B. 924

un-gewittig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewittig, adj.

madinsanefoolishsenselessnot having reasonirrational

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Ða yfelan men ne magon cuman þider, ðider ða ungewittigan gesceafta wilniaþ cumenne, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 3

Linked entry: un-wittig

burg-scír

Grammar
burg-scír, (burh-).
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Substitute: A township, town or city with the district belonging to it, and add Þǽre burhscíre Hipponensis (pontifex ), An. Ox. 5400. Hé hine gesette bisceope þǽre burhscíre ( Alexandria ), Hml. S. 15, 24.

eargian

(v.)
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Substitute: To grow timid, turn coward, lose heart Dumbe beóð þá bydelas þe for ege oððe ǽnigre worldscame eargiað and wandiað Godes riht sprecanne, Wlfst. 191, 5. Þá eargode heora án for þám ormǽtum cyle, Hml. S. 11, 156.

nón

(n.)
Grammar
nón, m. (not n. )
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Th. ii. 74, 20. Se bere . . . nó middes dæges hám cóm, þonne him wæs beboden ꝥ hé nónes sceolde, ne hé hit nó ne ylde æt nón, þonne hé middes dæges sceolde hám cumin, Gr. D. 206, 20-23.

æfstigian

(v.)
Grammar
æfstigian, æfestigian; p. ode.

to envy, be envious of to took with envy or ill will on, have envy towards

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D. 99, 7. with prep. to took with envy or ill will on, have envy towards Ðes iunga man ne æfestigað on nánum ðingum ðe hé hór gesihð, Ap. Th. 14, 25. Se áwyrgda gást æfestgaþ on ðá ðe hé gesyhþ Gode higian, Bl. H. 29, 21.

leornian

(v.)
Grammar
leornian, p. ode

To learnstudyread

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Lange sceal leornian se ðe lǽran sceal long must he learn who has to teach, L. Ælfc. P. 46; Th. ii. 384, 15: L. L P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 8. Béc on leornianne libros ad legendum, Bd. 3, 27; S. 558, 27.

Linked entry: leornend

á-cennan

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Add: to produce, &c., where the product is of the same kind as the producer, in reference to men or animals ácennene ad propagandam An. Ox. 1400. Ácennende wæs enixa est Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 38. Ácenned cretus 21, 23.

Linked entry: on-cennan

ge-léd

(n.; v.)
Grammar
ge-léd, ge-loed, ge-leód, gloed glosses catasta (
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Of the five forms which here gloss catasta the only one to which a meaning may easily be given is gloed, which elsewhere translates carbo. This form might apply to the fire used in the form of torture denoted by catasta.

Linked entries: ge-loed gæleþ

ge-welgian

(v.)
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God ne hét ús gewelgian þá hæbbendan, Wlfst. 287, 24. to make oneself rich Gif hé beó gewelegod þám ꝥ (gif hé geþeó ꝥ, v. l. ) hé áge .v. hýda landes, Ll. Th. i. 188, 19: 186, 18. Ne bið geweolegad non ditabitur, Kent.

folc-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
folc-cyning, es; m.

Folk's kingking of nationsking of the peoplepŏpŭli rex

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Folk's king, king of nations, king of the people; pŏpŭli rex Nealles folc-cyning fyrdgesteallum gylpan þorfte the people's king needed not to boast of his comrades in arms, Beo. Th. 5738; B. 2873; 5460; B. 2733.