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tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Se ðe wǽre scaðiende, weorðe se tiligende on rihtlícre tilðe, Wulfst. 72, 13. with dat. of person for whom the effort is made Oxa teolaþ his hláforde, Homl. Th. i. 412, 3. Se ðe him sylfum teolaþ, 14.

Linked entries: teolian telge tylian

ESNE

(n.)
Grammar
ESNE, es; m.

A man of the servile class, a servant, retainer, man, youth mercēnārius, servus, vir, jŭvĕnis

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Wæs se ofen onhǽted, hine esnas mænige wurpon wudu on innan the oven was heated, many servants cast wood into it, Cd. 186; Th. 231, 9; Dan. 244: Ps. Th. 68, 37.

(int.)

LoOhAh

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Ðæt lá wæs fæger, Cd. 223; Th. 293, 18; Sat. 457. Uton lá geþencan let us then determine, 227; Th. 305, 9; Sat. 644. Ac feor ðæt lá sí ðæt ... sed absit ut ... Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 24.

nán

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán, [ = ne án]; pron.

not onenonenononeno mannothing

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Ðam wæs nán tó gedále, Cd. Th. 84, 20; Gen. 1400. Hé nolde nǽnne forlǽtan ðe him fylgian wolde, Hy. Grn. 10. 38. Deáþ náne forlét, Met. 10, 66. Grammar nán, with partitive genitive Næs ǽnig engel geworden, ne ðæs miclan mægen-þrymmes nán, Exon.

BORD

(n.)
Grammar
BORD, es; n.

a BOARD, planktabula sectilis, tabulawhat is made of a board, - A table, shieldmensa, clypeusthe board, covering or deck of a ship, the ship itselftabulatum, stegaconstratum, navisat home and abroaddomi et forisa foot-stool

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Ðǽr wæs borda gebrec there was clash of shields, Elen. Kmbl. 227; El. 114: Beo. Th. 4510; B. 2259. Beraþ bord fór breóstum bear shields before their breasts Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 16; Jud. 192: 12; Thw. 26, 9; Jud. 318.

Linked entries: bord-gelác bord-wudu

hróf

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Wæs þæt bold tóbrocen swíðe . . . hróf ána genæs ealles ansund, B. 999. Of þám stáne þǽre ciricean hrófes, Bl. H. 209, 1. Gebrosnad is hús under hrófe, Cri. 14. On heáhsetlum hrófe getenge celsos solil culmine, Met. 25, 5.

hyldu

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Ic wæs ðínum fæder fullíce hold on móde and on mægene, and ðé ǽfre on fullum hyldum hold and on fulre lufe, C.

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Wæs geboden ꝥ wé wǽpenu nóman (ut arma caperemus) . . . þá dýdon wé swá, féngon tó ússum wǽpnum swá ús geboden wæs. Nar. 21, 16. Hí féncgon tó mete acceperunt cibos, Gr.

leásung

(n.)
Grammar
leásung, e; f.

fictionfalsehoodfalsenesshypocrisydeceptiondeceitfulnessartice

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Heóra leásung wæs gecyrred tó heom sylfum mentita est iniquitas sibi, Ps. Th. 26, 14.

Linked entry: bisleásung

LIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIFIAN, leofian; p. ode

To LIVE

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Ðǽr hit lifaþ swá unnyt swá hit wæs where it continues as useless as it was before, Beo. Th. 6316; B. 3168. Lyfaþ vivet, Ps. Th. 71, 15. Þurh Godes fultum, ðe lyfaþ and ríxaþ á bútan ende, Blickl. Homl. 131, 6. Leofaþ, 13, 29.

Linked entries: leofian LIBBAN

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, ðú -worhtest; pp. -worht.

to workmakebuildformdisposedoperformcelebratecommitto get by workinggainobtainmerit

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He nys swá wel wið rite geworht swá he wæs he is not so well disposed to me as he was, Gen. 31, 5. to get by working, gain, obtain, merit Ic me mid Hruntinge dóm gewyrce I with Hrunting will gain myself glory, Beo. Th. 2986; B. 1491.

Linked entry: ge-worht

sunne

(n.)
Grammar
sunne, an (sunnu, Cd. Th. 286, 14; Sat. 352, and acc. sunne, 147, 11; Gen. 2437:
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Ðá (at the creation) wæs seó sunne seofon síðum beorhtre ðonne heó nú is, Shrn. 64, 19. Seó sunne (sunna, Lind.) byþ forsworcen, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 29. On sumera sunne scíneþ, Cd. Th. 233, 16; Dan. 276. Dæge sunnan die sabbati, Lk. Skt. Lind. 4, 16.

Linked entries: sunna sunnu sól

ceorl

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:-- Wæs Eaxeceaster ábrocen þurh þone Frenciscan ceorl Hugon (far ánes Frencisces ceorles ðingan Hugo hátte, v. l.) through the French fellow, Hugh, Chr. 1003; P. 135, 5. the legal status of the ceorl is illustrated by the following passages Gif on

ge-weorc

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</b> workmanship Ðǽr wæs cyrice geworht and getimbrad wundorlices geweorces (mirandi operis ), Bd. 1, 7; Sch. 27, 7.

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m.

A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaftthe shaft of a speara spearthe shaft of an arrowa polea taper

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Ic lǽre ǽlcne ðara ðe manigne wǽn hæbbe, ðæt hé menige tó ðam ilcan wuda ðár ic ðás stuþan sceaftas cearf, Shrn. 163, 5-14.

gafol

(n.)
Grammar
gafol, gafel, gaful, es; n. [gifan to give]

Taxtributerentinterestvectīgaltrĭbūtumcensusūsūra

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Ðæt him leófre wǽre wið hine to feohtanne, ðonne gafol to gyldenne that they would rather fight against him, than pay him tribute, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 24, 28 : L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 16 : L. O.

GÁT

(n.)
Grammar
GÁT, nom. acc; gen. gáte, gǽte; dat. gǽt; pl. nom. acc. gǽt, gét; gen. gáta; dat. gátum; f.

A she-GOATcapra

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Genim ðæt wæter ðe innan gǽt byþ take the water which is inside a goat, Med. ex Quadr. 6, 10; Lchdm. i. 352, 19. Geoffra me áne þríwintre gát sūme mihi capram trīmam, Gen. 15, 9 : Lev. 3, 12 : 4, 28 : 5. 6.

þeówet

(n.)
Grammar
þeówet, (-ot, -ut), þeówt, [t]es; m.
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Th. ii. 524, 5. of voluntary service Githro sǽde ðæt Moyses on dyslícum gesuincum wǽre mid ðæs folces eorðlícan ðeówote quod terrenis populorum negotiis stulto labore deserviat, Past. 18; Swt. 131, 14. of forced service Ǽlc ðeówt biþ geendod on ðisum

Linked entries: þeówot þeówt

þríste

(adj.)
Grammar
þríste, and þríst; adj.

Boldboldpresumptuousaudaciousshameless

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Swíþe þrýste ( audax ) ðú wǽre ðá, Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 19. Þríste sceal mid cénum, Exon. Th. 337, 8; Gn. Ex. 61. Gewát hé ( Andrew ) þríste on geþance, Andr. Kmbl. 473; An. 237. Elene, þríste on geþance, Elen. Kmbl. 533; El. 267.

Linked entries: þrístling þrýste

wrixlan

(v.)
Grammar
wrixlan, wrixlian; p. ede.

to changevaryalterto changealternateto exchangedealconversationintercourseto lendof what is lentof wordsto speak

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Ða wrixliende on twá halfe gesewene wǽron worpene beón vicissim hinc inde videbantur jactari, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 39 note. of reciprocal, mutual action, to exchange, deal Hé cwæð, ðæt him tó micel ǽwisce wǽre ðæt hé swá emnlíce wrixleden (that they should

Linked entries: wrislan wrixlung