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þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Eác is swíðe micel þearf ðæt gé cýðon hú ungefóhlícu scyld ðæt ( perjury ) is ... Þonne habbaþ wé geáhsod ðæt hit sume men dóþ tó lytelre scylde; þonne nis hit ná swá, ac is án ðæra mǽstena scylda, L. E. I. 26; Th. ii. 422, 19-24: Blickl.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Ꝥ hé wǽre his feores scyldig, buton se cyng him his feorh forgifan wolde, Ll. Th. i. 230, 7. to give a woman in marriage, to marry a woman to some one Æþelstán his sweostor him forgeaf, Chr. 925; P. 105, 20: B. 2997.

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Ben. 69, 13. (1 b) with complementary participle Hé geðafode ðá scylde unwítnode, Past. 123, 6. with clause Hwílum hé geþafaþ ꝥ þá gódan habbaþ unsǽlþa, Bt. 39, 2; F. 214, 3 : Bl. 45, 19. ꝥ hí ne geþafian,, Geþafian ꝥ men forwyrcean hí sylfe, 30. (2

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to liftto liftto raiseliftmake a soundto exaltelevateto extolexaltto set upinstituteto raisebring upto directbearTo risemount

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H. 149, 20. to lift what is to be used, lift a weapon, raise a standard: Hé bord ongeán hefeð, háligne scyld, Jul. 386. Hófon herecyste hwíte linde, segnas on sande, Exod. 301. Hwate weras hófon herecombol, El. 25.

heals-fang

(n.)
Grammar
heals-fang, es; n.
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The word occurs in the following passages Gif ceorl búton wífes wísdóme deóflum gelde hé síe ealra his ǽhtan scyldig and healsfange if a married man without his wife's knowledge sacrifice to idols let him be liable in all his possessions and his 'heals-fang

Linked entries: and-fang fang

húru

(adv.)
Grammar
húru, adv.

At leastat all eventsat any ratein any casehoweverevenyetonlyindeedcertainlyespecially

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Eallum cristenum gebyreþ ðæt hí riht lufian and húru [ certainly ] gehádode men scylon á riht rǽran, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 34. Húru hit wyrþ ðonne egeslíc, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 104, 5.

Linked entry: híru

rihtung

(n.)
Grammar
rihtung, e; f.
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Th. 588, 17. correction, reproof For ðære geornfulnesse ðære ryhtinge ne síe hé tó stíð tó ðære wrace ne correptionis studia privatus dolor exasperet, Past. 13, 2; Swt. 79, 11. a direction, rule Ne scylen hý beón bútan regole, ðæt is lífes rihtinge,

Linked entry: rihting

scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
scúfan, scéufan, sceófan; p. sceáf, pl. scufon, sceufon, sceofon; pp. scofen, sceofen
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I. to shove, push, try to move something :-- Hé sceáf mid ðam scylde. ðæt se sceaft tóbærst, Byrht. Th. 135, 50; By. 136. Sume sceufon, sume tugon, and seó Godes fǽmne hwæðre stód.

swigian

(v.)
Grammar
swigian, sweogian, sweowian, swugian, swuwian, sugian, suwian; p. ode.
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MSS.) scyle ne aut tacenda proferat, aut proferenda reticescat, Past. 15; Swt. 89, 6-7. Hié mon sceal lǽran ðæt hí hwílum suigien (swugien, Cott. MSS.) ðæs sóðes admonendi sunt, ut noverint nonnunquam vera reticere, 35; Swt. 237, 9

þearle

(adv.)
Grammar
þearle, adv.
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Ðæt hé him ðonne ðearlur ( districtius ) déman scyle, Past. 53; Swt. 419, 5. where the idea of degree is more prominent, very, very much, exceedingly, excessively Sáwl mín gedréfed is ðearle anima mea turbata est valde, Ps. Spl. 6, 3.

weá

(n.)
Grammar
weá, an; m.
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Th. 139, 2 ; Gú. 587. evil, wickedness, malice, v. weá*-*dǽd Nǽfre on his weorþige weá áspronge, mearce má scyle mán inwides non defecit de plateis ejus usura et dolus, Ps. Th. 54, 10. Weá bið in móde, siofa synnum fáh, gefylled mid fácne, Fragm.

Linked entries: weó wáwa

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, and <b>were,</b> es; m. [The word seems to be interchangeable with wer-gild (q. v.), e. g.
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Gif hwá æt þeófe médsceatt nime, and óðres ryht áfylle, beó hé his weres scyldig, L. Ath. i. 17; Th. i. 208, 16.

un-eáðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, and un-iéðe (-éðe, -íðe, -ýðe); adj.

difficulthardtroublesomeunpleasantgrievous

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Ðæt folc hine hæfde swá yfele swá hé sumes þinges scyldig wǽre ... and him wæs swá uneáþe amang ðám, and him þa eágan floterodon, and bitere teáras áléton, 23, 654.

Linked entries: un-éðe un-íðe

eádig

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Þætte þonan ðe hí teohhiaþ ꝥ hí scylan eádigran weorþan, ꝥ hi weorþaþ ðonan earmran and eargran nom quae sufficientes sibi facere putabantur opes, alieno praesidio faciunt indigentes, Bt. 26, 2; F. 92, 27. <b>II a.

frignan

(v.)
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Gongen hié tó ðǽm hálgan gewritum, fríne ðára hwæt hié dón scylen, Past. 103, 10. with prep. Hé wæs fram him eallum frignende (frínende, v.l.) hwylc him þ úhte þeós níwe lár, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 164, 7

warenian

(v.)
Grammar
warenian, warnian, wearnian ; p. ode.
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Hié oft gesyngiaþ giet wyrs on ðæm ðæt hí hí wareniaþ wið ða lytlan scylda ðonne hí dón on myclum scyldum; for ðæm ðe hí lícettaþ hié unscyldge, ðonne hí hí wæreniaþ wid ða lytlan, Past. 57; Swt. 439, 18-20.

drífan

(v.)
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Gif man hwæt becýpan scyle . . . warnien þá þe þone ceáp drífað ( ipsi per quorum manus transigenda sunt ), R. Ben. 95, 11. Hí náne sprǽce ne drifon bútan ǽfre embe Crístes naman they carried on no conversation except ever about Christ's name, Hml.

ferian

(v.)
Grammar
ferian, ferigan, ferigean, fergan; to ferianne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [fer = fær a journey] .

to carryconveybearleadconductferreportārevehĕrededūcĕreafferreto betake oneself tose gerĕreversērito godepartvehiīre

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Hwanon ferigeaþ gé fætte scyldas whence bear ye your stout shields? Beo. Th. 671; B. 333. Folc ðín ðú feredest swá sceáp deduxisti sīcut ŏves pŏpŭlum tuum, Ps. Th. 76, 17.

Linked entries: fergan ferigan fergan

EALDOR

(n.)
Grammar
EALDOR, aldor, es, ; n: e;

lifevita

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He æt wíge gecrang ealdres scyldig he succumbed in battle, his life forfeiting, 2680; B. 1338: 4128; B. 2061. Ne wæs me feorh ðá gén ealdor in innan there was as yet no soul, no life within me, Exon. 103 a; Th. 391, 10; Rä. 10, 3 : Andr.

mynster

(n.)
Grammar
mynster, es; n.

a monasterya place where a body of monks or of nuns resideda churchminster

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Gif hwá gefeohte on cyninges húse síe hé scyldig ealles his ierfes . . . Gif hwá on mynstre gefeohte, hundtwelftig sciłł. gebéte, L. In. 6; Th. i. 106, 4. Gif hwá gefeohteþ on mynstre bútan circean gebéte . . . be mynstres mǽðe, L.