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FEORH

(n.)
Grammar
FEORH, feorg, fiorh, ferh, fyorh; gen. feores; dat. inst. feore; pl. nom. acc. feorh; gen. feora; dat. inst. feorum; n. m.

lifesoulspiritvītaănĭmaa living beingpersonhŏmopersōna

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Ne bip him feores wén there will be no hope of his life, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 264, 19: Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 8: Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 27: Exon. 115 b; Th. 445, 4; Dóm. 2: Cd. 162; Th. 203, 15; Exod. 404.

þrítig

(n.; num.; adj.)
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þrítig, þrittig; num.

Thirtythirty (years old)

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Grammar þrítig, used adjectivally, Grammar þrítig, alone Þrítig þúsend wera, Jos. 8, 3. Þrítigon síðon tricies, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 286, 2. Cf. Þrittig síðon seofon beóð twá hundred and týn, Anglia viii. 303, 7. Þrittig síðon twelf, 29.

be-witan

watch over

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Add: in a general sense, to take charge of, watch over Wén is ꝥ hé wille bewitan á his menn ge on lífe ge on deá ðe, Hml.

Linked entry: be-witian

ge-lícnes

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Wel ꝥ gedafenode ꝥ Drihten swá dyde on þá gelícnesse, Bl. H. 67, 12. Efne þǽm gelícost swylce (on ðá gelícnesse swá, Bl. N.) ðá gesceafta him betweónan gefeohtan sceoldan, 221, 14. <b>II a.

hínan

to humblehumiliatedegradeinsultto conquersubjecto oppressafflictto lay lowdestroyto lay wastedestroyto accuse

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Þá hié mon slóg and hiénde and on óþru land sealde populis bello victis, pretio vinditis, Ors. 5, l; 8. 214, 13. to oppress, afflict Hé cóm tó ánre byrig Bosor geháten, on ðǽre wǽron ðá hǽðenan þe hýndon his mágas (cf. many of their brethren were shut

Linked entries: hýnan hénan hinend

leóht

Grammar
leóht, not heavy.
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Hwílum him deáh ꝥ him mon selle leóhte wyrtdrencas, swilce swá bið wel geteád alwe, Lch. ii. 226, 13. Leóhte mettas þicge hé, 264, 4. of little moment, trivial; of sin, venial For lǽhton suman gylte pro leni qualibet culpa, Angl. xiii. 434, 984.

ge-scendan

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Ne ús ne gedafenað þæt úrne líchaman, ðe Gode is gehálgod . . . mid unþæslicum plegan and higeleáste gescyndan, Hml. Th. i. 482, 10.

hwanan

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H. 51, 7. ꝥ hí ongiten hwonan him se wela cóme, Bt. 39, 11; F. 230, 18. (2 c) cf. I. 2 c :-- witon hwanon þes is. Ðonne Críst cymþ, þonne nát nán mann hwanon he biꝥ, Jn. 7, 27: 28: 8, 14: 9, 29, 30.

tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
tweógan, tweón; p.tweóde .

to inspire doubt into a personto feel doubtto doubthesitate

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with impersonal construction, to inspire doubt into a person (acc. ), Grammar tweógan, with gen. of object of doubt witon ðæt nánne mon ðæs ne tweóþ, ðæt se seó strong on his mægene ðe mon gesihþ ðæt stronglíc weorc wyrcþ, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 28.

Linked entries: tuáes tweón twiógan

duguþ

(n.)
Grammar
duguþ, dugoþ, e; f. [dugan vălēre] .

multitude, troops, army, people, men, attendants, the nobles, nobility, the heavenly hostcōpiæ, exercĭtus, pŏpŭlus, hŏmĭnes, comĭtātus, prŏcĕres, mīlĭtia cœlestismajesty, glory, magnificence, power, virtue, excellence, ornament majestas, magnificentia, potentia, virtus, dĕcus advantage, gain, good, happiness, prosperity, riches, blessings, salvation commŏdum, lucrum, bŏnum, prospĕrĭtas, divĭtiæ, ŏpes, sălusbenefit, gift benefĭcium, mūnus, dōnum that which is seemly, suitable, seemliness dĕcōrum

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On ðære dægtíde duguþe wǽron there were riches at that time, 80; Th. l00, 5; Gen. 1659.

lócian

(v.)
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D. 241, 11. to have regard to Gódra bysena lócendra wera. Gr. D. 8, 20. to take care of, watch over Þú eádmóra ealra lócast humilia respicit, Ps. Th. 137, 6. Þám cwellere ætfeóll fǽrlíce his gold.

girnan

(v.)
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Th. ii. 400, 2. to ask for, demand, require. with gen. or indecl. pron Swá micel swá þæs wífes wer girnð ( expetierit ), Ex. 21, 22. Se aƀƀ. þes biscophádes gernde, and se arceƀ. him forwernde, Chr. 1048; P. 172, 10.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Eóde Isaac on þám wege deambulabat Isaac per viam Gen. 24, 62. Drýgum fótum gán ofer sǽs ýþa, Bl. H. 177, 18. gedóð þæt hí gán ne magon. Hml. Th. ii. 486, 13.

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Ne wend þú þé nó . . . on þæs unwísestan láre, ne him ne geþafa, Ll. Th. i. 54, 8. to consent to action or condition to which one is invited or called, make oneself a party to. with acc.

ge-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþan, -wiorþan, -wurþan, -wyrþan; he -weorþeþ, -weorþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; subj. pres. -weorþe, pl. -weorþen; p. -wurde, pl. -wurden; pp. -worden.

to bebe madebecomehappenfiĕriTo happencome to passbefallcome togetheragreebe agreeablecontingĕreevĕnīreconvĕnīreplăcēre

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We geségon windas and wǽgas forhte gewordne we saw winds and waves become fearful, Andr. Kmbl. 913; An. 457. v. impers. cum acc.

ge-sécan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sécan, -sécean; to -sǽcanne, -sécenne; part. -sécende, ic -séce, ðú -sécest -sécst, he -séceþ, -sécþ, pl. -sécaþ; p. -sóhte, pl. -sóhton ; pp. -sóht; v. a.

to seek, inquire, ask forquærere, requirere, inquirereto seek, go to, approach, look for, visit, come toadire, ire vel proficisci, aliquo vel ad aliquem, visitare, venire, pervenire aliquoto seek with hostile intention, to persecute, afflict, invadehostiliter aggredi, invadere, corripereto seek; go to, visitire, proficiscito appoint, dispose, besetexigere, disponere

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We ðé willaþ ferigan freólíce to ðam lande ðǽr ðé lust myneþ to gesécanne we will freely convey thee to the land which desire urges thee to seek, 589; An. 295.

Linked entries: ge-sahte ge-soecan

þegnian

(v.)
Grammar
þegnian, p. ode; pp. od.
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Hwænne gesáwe ðé hingrigendne oððe þyrstendne ... and ne þénedon ðé?, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 44. Eallum Godes ðearfum man sceall weldǽda þénian, Homl. Th. i. 514, 5. Hé him bigleofan ðénian wolde, ii. 128, 29. Hé hét hire þénian of his éstmetum, Homl.

Linked entry: þénian

wiþ-cweþan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-cweþan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp.-cweden.

to replyto gainsaycontradict maintain an opposite opinionto contradictopposeresistto refuserejectnot to allow

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Sume sind gecwedene vitia, ðæt synd leahtras, on manegum wísum miswritene oððe miscwedene; ðám eallum sceolon wiðcweðan, gyf cunnon ðæt gesceád, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 23; Zup. 294, 15.

ge-rád

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wyllað ámearkian þǽra twelf mónða naman, and gecýðan eall ꝥ gerád ꝥ heora gehwylcum folgað, Angl. viii. 305, 28. Stande on þæt ilice gerád on écnesse swá hwæt swá Críste geseald biþ on cyricena ǽhtum.

samod

(adv.)
Grammar
samod, adv.

Together.and, both . . . and, also, too

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Weras wíf samod men and women, Andr. Kmbl. 3330; An. 1668. Weras, heora wíf somed Cd. Th. 146, 7 ; Gen. 2418. Hé ðone healsbeáh gesealde, þrió wicg somod, Beo. Th. 4355; B. 2174.