wann
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Homl. Th. ii. 58, 16. Sweart wæter, wonne wælstreámas, Cd. Th. 78, 30; Gen. 1301 : 86, 13; Gen. 1430.
for-wyrcan
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Hé monegum yfelum wið hine selfne forworhtum geárode malis noverat parcere, Past. 37, 1. as regards divine law Ꝥ se rihtwísa man hreówsige hine sylfne swylce hé wið God forwyrht sig ut justus homo poenitentiam agat eorum quae erga Deum deliquerit, Ll
gímen
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., and add Gýmen vel hoga studium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 59. Gýmen exercitio, i. meditatio 144, 66. care for a person or thing, seeing after the welfare, proper condition of. Cf. gíman; I. 3, 4. with gen.
ídel
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Man byð merwe gesceaft, mihtum ídel homo vanitati similis factus est, 143, 5. of actions, feel-ings, thoughts, words, &c., void of worth or usefulness, vain, ineffective, frivolous His ǽfæstnes bið suíðe ídlu hujus vana est religio, Past. 281
be-fón
to seize ⬩ catch ⬩ take, ⬩ to seize ⬩ take forcible possession of ⬩ to seize a criminal ⬩ lost property ⬩ to catch ⬩ get to see a person ⬩ to get ⬩ attain to ⬩ to surround ⬩ encompass ⬩ to enclose, ⬩ to serve as a covering for ⬩ contain ⬩ to put into a covering ⬩ to encircle, ⬩ to lie round ⬩ to place round ⬩ to include ⬩ contain ⬩ comprise ⬩ to surround with words ⬩ furnish with a commentary ⬩ to have to do with an object ⬩ to engage in an occupation ⬩ get involved in an action
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Add: to seize, catch, take, of persons Ýþelíce þú his hond beféhst, Nar. 31, 24.
ge-settan
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Wæs se fruma fæstlic geseted wið synnum, Gú. 746. to assign something to a person, allot, appoint. of human agency Gesettan destinare (hoc opuscidum vobis ], An. Ox. 5427.
lást
A step ⬩ footstep ⬩ track ⬩ trace
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Homl. 127, 5-11, 55, 59. Ðæt nǽnig man ða lǽstas sylfe ufan oferwyrcean ne mihte ne mid golde ne mid seolfre so that no man might overlay the footsteps themselves, neither with gold nor with silver, 125, 35. Sceáwian láðes lástas, Beo.
Linked entry: lǽst
ge-ceósan
To elect ⬩ choose ⬩ decide ⬩ prove ⬩ approve ⬩ eligere ⬩ præeligere ⬩ seligere ⬩ asciscere ⬩ petere ⬩ nancisci
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He hyht geceóseþ he chooseth hope, Frag. Kmbl. 77; Leas. 40 : Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 21; Crä. 88 : Ps. Th. 64, 4 : Exon. 61 a; Th. 225, 1; Ph. 382. Ðonne hine man to gewitnysse gecýsþ when he is chosen as witness, L. Edg. S. 6; Th. i. 274, 15.
ge-mót
A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, council ⬩ conventus, congregatio, concursus ⬩ Concĭlium, Conventus, Synŏdus, Synŏdāle concĭliābŭlum,
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Se gedwola cwæþ gemót ongeán ðone bisceop the heretic proclaimed a council against the bishop, Homl. Th. i. 290, 12. Ðú me oft aweredest wyrigra gemótes protexisti me a conventu malignantium, Ps. Th. 63, 2: Andr.
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Sunnan-dæg
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Crist árás of deáðe on ðone Eásterlícan Sunnandæg, Homl. Th. i. 216, 33. Men ne móton baðian Sunnandagum, L. Ecg. C. 35; Th. ii. 160, 27. Gif wé ða six Sunnandagas of ádóþ, Wulfst. 284, 4. The observance of the Sunday was enjoined by the laws.
ge-sellan
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Sunu monnes gesald bið (tradendus est ) in hond monna, 17, 22. Geseald, Bl. H. 73.
Brunan burh
Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,
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Brunanburh was written by Ingulf, in A.D. 1109, Brunford: Hunt. in 1148, Brumesburh, Brunesburih, Brunesburh, Bruneburh: Hovd. in 1204, Brunnanbyrg, Brumenburh; Brom. in 1330, Brunneburyh.]
teohhian
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scyle mid ðý reáfláce ælmessan gewyrcean pro misericordia facienda peccare, Past. 45; Swt. 341, 22. with tó Swá hwæt swá ðú mé tó gyfe tihhie bring ðæt Gode tó onsægednysse whatever you may intend as a gift to me, bring that as a sacrifice to God, Homl
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þeód
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</b> in pl. the gentiles :-- Se þeóda láreów Paulus, Homl. Th. i. 96, 35: Shrn. 58, 33. Þara þeóda (ðeóda, Lind.) Galilea, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 4, 15. <b>I c.</b> a race :-- Giganta cyst ... ðæt wæs fremde þeód écean Dryhtne, Beo.
fæste
shaken ⬩ firmly ⬩ fast ⬩ urgently ⬩ strictly ⬩ solemnly ⬩ securely ⬩ fast ⬩ fast ⬩ speedily ⬩ at once
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L. 15, 44. with firm grasp or attachment, fast (in to bind, hold fast) (lit. and fig.) Dó on ꝥ dolg and bind fæste, Lch. ii. 132, 18: Sat. 324. Oft þrǽl þegen cnyt swýðe fæste, Wlfst. 163, 2: Gen. 374.
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feoh
cattle ⬩ property ⬩ wealth ⬩ money ⬩ riches ⬩ treasure ⬩ bribe ⬩ gift ⬩ metal ⬩ coin
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Ǽlcere synne ǽrre ys gýtsung and lufu feóna (pecuniarum) Scint. 112, 2. of valuable property, riches, treasure, an article or material of value: Wela, hord, feoh gazofilacium (cf. in Temples feh in corbanan, Mt. R. 27, 6), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 24.
ge-wendan
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. :-- Hí gewendon him hám they returned home, Hml. S. 25, 439. the subject passive Þú tó dúste gewendst, Hml. S. 12, 26.
ge-mynd
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Wrít þis on béc tó gemynde scribe hoc ob monumentum in libro, Ex. 17, 14. Forlét hé his fét þǽr on þá eorþan besincan mannum tó écre gemynde. Bl. H. 127, 22. Wegan máððum tó gemyndum, B. 3016. Dryhtne in gemyndum, Gú. 186.
for-standan
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Heaðolíðendum hord forstandan, bearn and brýde, B. 2955: Met. 1, 22. Hé sceal þý wonge wealdan: ne magon gé him þá wíc forstondan, Gú. 674.
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ge-wildan
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Voc. ii. 141, 73. where active resistance has to be overcome, to overcome, subdue, subject. by physical force Griffus . . . is swá mycel þæt hé gewylt hors and men, Wrt. Voc. i. 78, 2. Hé bútan wǽpnum gewylde ðá león, Hml.