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faru

going ⬩ passing ⬩ sailing ⬩ a journey ⬩ voyage ⬩ an expedition ⬩ proceedings ⬩ course ⬩ path ⬩ procedure ⬩ the train ⬩ the troops ⬩ the followers ⬩ the attendants ⬩ carriage

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Substitute: of movement. going, passing Ðǽr manna faru mǽst wæs juxta publicos viarum transitus, Bd. 2, 16; Sch. 180, 5. Hit is Godes faru est transitus Domini, Ex. 12, 11: Ps. Spl. 143, 18: Ps. L. 143, 14. Næs ðǽr nán man on fare (in transitu) þe gryre

wépan

(v.)
Grammar
wépan, p. weóp, wép (wǽpde, Lind.), pl. weópon, wépon ; pp. wópen
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To weep, wail, mourn, lament Ic wépe fleo, ðú wépst (wǽpst, v. l.) fles, ic weóp fleui, gewópen fletum, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 1; Zup. 152, 18. intrans. of persons Maria stód and weóp (hrémende ł uoepende plorans, Lind.); and ðá heó weóp (gewǽp fleret, Lind.

Linked entries: wópen wǽpan

HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, brave ⬩ durus, rigidus, asper, acer

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HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, brave Hond and heard sweord the hand and the hard blade, Beo. Th. 5011; B. 2509. Ic wát ðæt ðú eart heard mann scio quia homo durus es, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 24. Heard is ðeós sprǽc this is

lǽdan

(v.)
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Add: to cause to move (líþan) with oneself, to bring or take a person to a place or person, with the person's consent Ezechias lǽdde ðá ællðeódgan ǽrenddracan on his máðmhús, Past. 39, 3. Orfeus lǽdde his wíf mid him oþ þe hé eóm on ꝥ gemǽreleóhtes and

án-cyn

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
án-cyn, g. m. n. -cynnes; f. -cynre; adj. [án one, only; cyn proprius]

Only ⬩ unicus

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Only; unicus Ðé seó [MS. se] hálige andett gelaðung, — ðínne sóðan and áncynne sunu te sancta confitetur ecclesia, — tuum verum et unicum [ = proprium] filium, Te Dm. Lye

Féðan-leag

(n.)
Grammar
Féðan-leag, gen. -leage; f. [Flor. Fethanleah: Hunt. Fedhalnea, Fedhanlea: Matt. West. Frithenleia]

Frethern

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Frethern, Gloucestershire? — —] in this year [A. D. 584] Ceawlin and Cutha fought against the Britons at the place which is called Frethern, Chr. 584; Th. 34, 9

hristung

(n.)
Grammar
hristung, e; f.

A quivering

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A quivering, spasmodic action Ceolan hristung and hreóung hlýdende swíðust innan [or should hristlung (v. preceding word) be read ?], L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 18

Langa-land

(n.)
Grammar
Langa-land, es; n.

Langeland

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Langeland an island in the Baltic belonging to Denmark On bæcbord him wæs Langaland ... and ðás land call hýraþ tó Denemearcan, Ors. 1, 1: Swt 19, 35

Mægþa land

(n.)

the Polish province of Mazovia

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the Polish province of Mazovia (?) Be norþan Horiti is Mægþa land; and be norþan Mægþa londe Sermende óþ ða beorgas Riffen, Ors. l, l; Swt. 16, 21

medu-stíg

(n.)
Grammar
medu-stíg, e; f.

Path to the mead-hall

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Path to the mead-hall Cyning of brýdbúre treddode ... and his cwén mid him medostíg gemæt ... Hróðgár tó healle geóng, Beo. Th. 1845-1855; B. 920-925

port-geriht

(n.)
Grammar
port-geriht, es; n.
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A town-due, due paid by a town Ðæs túnes cýping and seó innung ðara portgerihta uillae mercimonium censusque omnis civilis, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 138, 10

recu

(n.)
Grammar
recu, e; f.
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Guidance, direction, correction (v. reccan, VII, VII a) Seó (Hilda) gódre rece and hǽlo intingan þegnade occasionem salutis et correctionis ministravit, Bd. 4, 23 : S. 594, 42

ge-restan

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Add: with reflex, dat. Gefere þæne mannan on swíðe fæstne cleofan, gereste him swíðe wel hleówe, and wearma gléda bere man gelóme inn, Lch. ii. 280, 11

biþ

is, shall be ⬩ est, erit,

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is, shall be; est, erit, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 11; Met. 6, 6: Cd. 217; Th. 276, 1; Sat. 182; 3rd pers, pres. and fut. of beón

ge-settnys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-settnys, -nyss, e; f.

Constitution, statute ⬩ stătūtum

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Constitution, statute; stătūtum Ða ðe ða reogollícan gesettnysse háligra fædera gelufedon and cúðon qui cănŏnĭca patrum stātūta et dīlĭgĕrent et nossent, Bd. 4, 5; S. 571, 40

stealcung

(n.)
Grammar
stealcung, e; f.
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Stalking (cf. deer-stalking), cautious walking On sumere nihte hlosnode sum óðer munuc his færeldes and mid sleaccre stealcunge his fótswaðum filigde, Homl. Th. ii. 138, 6

Linked entry: stalcung

un-gereccan

(v.)

to repel a charge from ⬩ to clear

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to repel a charge from, to clear Gif hit man him on gerecce, and hé hine ungereccan ne mæge, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. i, 222, 4

Linked entry: ge-reccan

un-getemed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-getemed, adj.

Untamed

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Untamed Se wilda fola hæfde getácnunge ealles óðres folces, ðe wæs ðágyt hǽðen and ungetemed, Hontl. Th. i. 208, 23. Tígan tó ungetemedra horsa swuran, 432, 33

Linked entry: ge-temian

un-geþinged

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geþinged, adj.

Undetermined ⬩ unsettled

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Undetermined, unsettled Se egeslíca dæg, se cymð ofer ealle eorðwaran ungeðinged ( the time is not fixed and known beforehand; repentina dies illa), Past. 43; Swt. 317, 12

Linked entries: ge-þingan un-þinged

weorc-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-geréfa, an; m.
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An overseer of work Ða weorcgeréfan praefecti operum, Ex. 5, 10, 13. Sidrac, Misac, and Abdenago, ðe Nabochodonosor gesette him tó weorcgeréfan, Homl. Th. ii. 68, 5