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set

(n.)
Grammar
set, es; n.

A seat ⬩ the place where the sun sets ⬩ of men ⬩ a place where people remain ⬩ of an army ⬩ a camp, entrenchment ⬩ to sit down before a place ⬩ a place where animals are kept ⬩ a stall ⬩ fold ⬩ where they feed ⬩ pastures

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Cf. set-gang, setl. of men, a place where people remain, of an army, a camp, entrenchment, cf. to sit down before a place Ne com se here oftor eall úte of ðǽm setum ðonne tuwwa, óðre síþe ðá hié ǽrest tó londe cómon . . . óðre síþe ðá hié of ðǽm setum

Linked entries: seotu set-gang siota

þoden

(n.)
Grammar
þoden, es; m.

A violent wind ⬩ a whirlwind ⬩ a whirlpool ⬩ turbo

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Þoden ða nán ne tócwíse oþþe worigende tówurpon windas turbo quam nullus quatit aut vagantes diruunt venti, Hymn. Surt. 142, 26. Cumendum swá þoden tó tóstæncanne mé venientibus ut turbo ad dispergendum me, Cant. Ab. 14.

ge-dreog

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dreog, and ge-dreóg. Substitute: ge-dreóg, es; n.

a dressing, something used in preparing material for use ⬩ seemly, orderly behaviour, gravity

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Mid ofoste sí becumen; mid gedreóge þeáhhwæðere ꝥ ne gehigeleás méte tender cum festinatione curratur: cum gravitate tamen, ut non scurilitas inveniat fomitem, 17.

ge-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drinc, ge-drync, es; n.

Drinking ⬩ with the idea of quenching thirst ⬩ with the idea of feasting

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Man æt ciricwæccan swíðe gedreóh sí, and ǽnig gedrinc . . . þár ne dreóge, 250, 12. Secgas mǽnað meodogáles gedrinc, Vy. 57

á-secgan

to speak out ⬩ utter a word ⬩ to tell ⬩ narrate ⬩ to offer

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Ox. 3449. absolute, to speak out,utter a word Hí ne meahton ásecgan for þæs leóhtes mycelnesse, Bl. H. 145, 14. to tell,narrate, with acc. Ðæt ic ásecgu (enarrem) all wundur ðín, Ps. Srt. 25, 7. Ðú ásagas (enarras ) rehtwísnisse míne, 49, 16.

be-beorgan

to ward off something ⬩ to guard one's self against ⬩ to save one's self ⬩ to guard one's self (acc.) against (wiþ) something

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H. 63, 33. dat. or inst. of thing Hé him bebeorgan ne con wóm wundor-bebodum wergan gástes, B. 1746. to guard one's self (acc.) against (wiþ) something Bebeorh þé wið þá eahta heáhsynna cave tibi ab octo capitalibus criminibus, Ll. ii. 132, 5, 9

sunu

(n.)
Grammar
sunu, gen. a, u; dat. a, u; n. pl. a, u, o: there are also weak forms sing. suna; n. pl. sunan; gen. sunena; m.
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Heó ne gehýrde ná hyre leófan sunu stemne ( but suna ll. 20, 24), Wulfst. 152, 16. Gif his sunu and his sunu sunu geþeóþ, L. Wg. 11; Th. i. 188, 10. Cyning ðe macode hys suna (sune, Lind.: sunu, Rush. filio ) gyfta, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 2.

Linked entry: suna

þrítig

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

Thirty ⬩ thirty (years old)

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God cwæð: Ne dó ic him ná láð, gif ðǽr beóþ þrítig rihtwísra, Gen. 18, 30. Þrittig fæðma biþ se arc on heáhnisse, 6, 15: Jn. Skt. 6, 19. Ymb þrittig wintra, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 25. Ymb þrítig wintergerímes, Met. 28, 25. Ymb þrítig geárgerímes, 29.

ge-búgan

(v.)
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., by a follower, vassal, tenant, worshipper, &c. to a person or institution Ic wille beón N. hold and getríwe ... and eall ꝥ lǽste ꝥ uncer formǽl wæs, þá ic tó him gebeáh and his willan geceás, Ll. Th. i. 178, 9.

hopian

(v.)
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Ðý lǽs hé eallunga áfealle ðonon ðe hé fæsðlícost tó hopian scolde ne ab eo, quad robuste sperare debuit, funditus cadat Past. 395, II. to be hopeful about (with gen.)

Róm-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
Róm-feoh, gen. -feós; n.

Peter's pence

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The penalty, which is not here stated, was a heavy one, as will be seen from the passages given below.

fédan

(v.)

to suckle ⬩ nurse ⬩ to feed up ⬩ fatten ⬩ to support ⬩ maintain ⬩ nurture ⬩ educate ⬩ foster ⬩ to nourish ⬩ sustain ⬩ to bring forth ⬩ To graze

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K. 60. to bring forth Ðá ðe ne foedað ł ne alað quae non parent, Lk. L. 11, 44. intrans. To graze Wæs worn berga michil foedende erat grex porcorum magnus pascens, Mk. L. R. 5, 11. Sunor bergana foedendra, Lk. L. 8, 32

Linked entry: fóster

BE

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BY ⬩ near to ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ in ⬩ on ⬩ upon ⬩ about ⬩ with ⬩ juxta ⬩ prope ⬩ ad ⬩ secus ⬩ in ⬩ cum ⬩ of ⬩ from ⬩ about ⬩ touching ⬩ concerning ⬩ de ⬩ quoad ⬩ for ⬩ because of ⬩ after ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ according to ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ er ⬩ secundum ⬩ beside ⬩ out of ⬩ e ⬩ ex

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Ne mæg he be ðý wedre wesan he may not be in the open air, Exon. 90b; Th. 340, 18; Gn. Ex. 113. Be ðam strande upon the strand or shore, Mt. Bos. 13, 48.

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, l. bisen, e; bisene, an; f. (also n. in North.),

an exemplar ⬩ a model ⬩ pattern ⬩ example ⬩ precedent ⬩ a rule ⬩ prescript ⬩ precept ⬩ parable ⬩ similitude ⬩ type

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Wé sculon manega bisna reccan ... ne fó wé ná on ðá bisena (bisna, v. l.) for ðára leásana spella lufan, Bt. 35, 5; F. 166, 13-16

CÉPAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÉPAN, to cépanne; cépte, cépton; céped, cépt; v. a. gen. acc.

To observe, keep, regard, await, desire, take, betake oneself to, meditate, bear ⬩ observare, tenere, manere, appetere, captare, se conferre, meditari, portare

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Ne cép [MS. kep] ðú ðínum néxtan fácnes devise not deceit against thy neighbour, 5; Norm. 46, 10. Geþyldelíce synd to cépanne patienter portandi sunt, R. Ben. interl. 36

Linked entry: ge-cépan

DURRAN

(v.)
Grammar
DURRAN, ic, he dear, ðú dearst, pl. durron, durran; p. dorste, pl. dorston, dorstan; pp. dorren

DARE, presume ⬩ audēre

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ToDARE, presume ;audēre Ne dear ic hám faran I dare not go home, Gen. 44, 34: Ex. 32, 30: Cd. 40; Th. 54,1; Gen. 870. Gif ðú Grendles dearst neán bídan if thou darest abide near Grendel, Beo. Th. 1059; B. 527: Andr. Kmbl. 2700; An. 1352.

for-seón

(v.)
Grammar
for-seón, -sión; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, -sixst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. -ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, -seáge, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; impert. -seoh; subj. he -seó; pp. -sewen

To overlook ⬩ despise ⬩ contemn ⬩ scorn ⬩ be ashamed of ⬩ neglect ⬩ reject ⬩ renounce ⬩ despĭcĕre ⬩ temnĕre ⬩ contemnĕre ⬩ spernĕre ⬩ erŭbescĕre ⬩ neglĭgĕre ⬩ posthăbēre ⬩ rejĭcĕre

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Ne forseoh ǽfre, ðæt ðú sylfa ǽr, mid ðínum handum her geworhtest ŏpĕra manuum tuārum ne despĭcias, Ps. Th. 137. 8: 54, 1: Ps. Lamb. 26, 9. Gif preóst óðerne forseó oððe gebismirige if a priest despise or insult another, L. N. P.

Linked entry: for-sión

steall

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
steall, es; m.
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Ðæt hí nǽfre ne beón on stede ne on stealle, ðǽr ǽfre undón worðe ðæt úre forgengles geúðen, Chart. Th. 348, 30. place, stead Brihtwald gehálgode Tobian on his steall, Chr. 693; Erl. 43, 19. Steal. 780; Erl. 57, 1: 803; Erl. 61, 23.

beran

to carry ⬩ bring ⬩ to bear ⬩ to suffer ⬩ to carry ⬩ fruit

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Stánas ne sint berende, Sal. K. p. 186, 30. Sý swá boren swá hé sý whatever his birth be, Ll. Th. i. 248, 4

breóst

Grammar
breóst, [The word occurs of all three genders, and can be used in the plural (dual) when a single person is referred to.]

the chest ⬩ thorax ⬩ the stomach ⬩ womb ⬩ a breast ⬩ mamma ⬩ mamilla

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Seó árfæstnys oferswýðde þone strangan breóst, forðon nǽre se breóst oferfunden, gif hine seó árfæstnes ne oferswýðde, Gr. D. 18, 2-22. Þurh þone hálegan breósð úres fæder, 2, 19.

Linked entry: byled-breóst