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for-wyrcan

(v.)
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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 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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Add: to seize, catch, take, of persons Ýþelíce þú his hond beféhst, Nar. 31, 24.

heáfod

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Slóg hé hors mid his sweorde ꝥ him wand þæt heáfod of, Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 216, 24. Ðá heáfudu (heáfdu, v. l. ), Past. 105, 5. Hí hine oftorfodon mid hrýðera heáfdum, Chr. 1012; P. 142, 23.

ge-settan

(v.)
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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

(n.)
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lást, lǽst, leást, es; m.

A stepfootsteptracktrace

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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

(v.)
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ge-ceósan, to geceósanne, geceósenne; ic -ceóse, ðú -ceósest, -cýst, -císt, he -ceóseþ, -cýsþ, -cýst, pl. -ceósaþ; p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To electchoosedecideproveapproveeligerepræeligereseligereasciscerepeterenancisci

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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

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mót, es; n.

A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, councilconventus, congregatio, concursusConcĭlium, 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.

Linked entry: ge-mét

Sunnan-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-dæg, es; m.
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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.

worþig

(n.)
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worþig, weorþig, wurþig, wyrþig [P s. Surt. has forms as from worðign; one such form is found in Ps. Spl. C. , and a dative worðine occurs in Bd. S. 539, 42], es; m.

enclosed homesteada place surrounded by buildingsplacestreetplatea

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Hygeláce wæs gecýðed ðæt ðǽr on worðig (into the precincts of the palace) wígendra hleó cwom tó hofe gongan, Beo. Th. 3948; B. 1972. Æt Hunigburnan twégen weorðias and . xi. æceras earðlandes, vi. 219, 1.

Linked entries: weorþig worþ

ge-sellan

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Sunu monnes gesald bið (tradendus est ) in hond monna, 17, 22. Geseald, Bl. H. 73.

Brunan burh

(n.)
Grammar
Brunan burh, gen. Brunan burge; dat. Brunan byrig; f.

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

(v.)
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teohhian, teohchian, teohgian, tihhian, teohian, teochian, tihian; p. ode.
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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

þeód

(n.)
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þeód, e; f.
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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.

Linked entries: þeád þeóden

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily 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.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

feoh

cattlepropertywealthmoneyrichestreasurebribegiftmetalcoin

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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

(v.)
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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.

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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.: Heó bæd hine blíðne (wesan), B. 617. (4)and (3 a) together Hé bæd hine áreccan, hwæt seó rún bude, hófe háligu word, Dan. 542-3. with prep. Hí ongunnon for his hreddinge God biddan, Hml.