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gierende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
gierende, taxauerat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 6. Perhaps the passage to which this gloss belongs is Ald. 27, 14: Sibi usurpans tantopere taxauerat, other glosses to which are, taxauerat, i. iudicauerat hé démde, An. Ox. 2014: usurpans geauligende, 7, 118; taxauerat, i. iudicauerat, posse-derat hé démde, Hpt. Gl. 454, 3. As in the Corpus Glossary the gi- form of the prefix is very rare (gi-brec, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 6, is the single instance, unless gierende be another), and as there is no other instance of ǽrendan (the verb is always ǽrendian) perhaps gierende is incorrect. If, however, it is correct, it seems to be nearer in meaning to usurpans than to
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taxauerat

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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Ðes middangeard wæs of mistlicum ðingum gegaderod, and swíþe fæste tósomne gelímed; nǽren hí gegaderode and gerádode swá wiþerwearda gesceafta, ðonne ne wurdon hé ne geworhte ne gegaderode, 35, 2; F. 156, 33-37.

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Throughthroughforduringthroughbythroughbyby means ofby use ofthroughin consequence ofas the result ofby reason ofon account ofthroughfromthroughin virtue ofby right ofinbyin the character ofby way ofinwithwith a view tothroughbyin

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Ðæt gé ne swerion ne þurh heofon ... ne þurh eorðan . . . ne ðú ne swere þurh ðín heáfod, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 34-36: Cd. Th. 205, 10; Exod. 433: Elen. Kmbl. 1369; El. 686. Ðú deópe áðe þurh ðínes sylfes sóð benemdest, Ps. Th. 88, 42.

for-dón

(v.)
Grammar
for-dón, to for-dónne; he -déþ; p. ic, he -dyde, ðú -dydest, pl. -dydon; subj. pres. -dó, pl. -dón; p. -dyde, pl. -dyden; pp. -dón, -dén.

to do fordestroykillperdĕredestruĕredēlērecontĕrĕreinterfĭcĕreoccīdĕreto seducedefilecorruptsedūcĕrescĕlĕrāre

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Ðæt he eów ne fordyde ne dēlēret vos, Deut. 9, 25. Ðý-læs hí óðra fordyden æðela gesceafta lest they should destroy other noble creatures, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 91; Met. 29, 45.

Linked entry: for-gedón

máðum

(n.)
Grammar
máðum, máðm, mádm, máððum, es; m.

A precious or valuable thinga treasurejewelornament

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A precious or valuable thing (often refers to gifts), a treasure, jewel, ornament Gylden mádm, sylofren sincstán, searogimma nán, middangeardes wela módes eágan ne onlýhtaþ, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 40; Met. 21, 20.

Linked entry: máðm

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, -sión, ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -syhþ; p. -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; imp. -syh, -seoh; subj. pres. ic -sáwe; pp. -sawen

To seevidere, conspicere

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Manega rihtwíse gewilnudon ða þing to geseónne ðe gé geseóþ and híg ne gesáwon multi justi cupierunt videre quæ videtis et non viderunt, Mt. Bos. 13, 17. Hwí férde gé geseón ... hwí férde gé to geseónne quid existis videre, Lk. Skt. 7, 24, 25, note.

Linked entry: ge-sión

etan

to devourconsumedestroy

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Ne gedyrstlǽcen hí þæt hý áhwǽr út of mynstre etan, þeáh hý hwá bidde, R. Ben. 79, 17. Et(a)n aepulari, An. Ox. 56, 81. to eat food, &c. Ic eotu flésc ferra manducabo carnes taurorum, Ps. Srt. 49, 13.

ge-eáþmédan

(v.)
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A. 165, 23, Þ folc ne sceal forhycggan ꝥ hí tó him ( the clergy) hí geeáþ-médon, Bl. H. 47, 30. where the reflexive pronoun is omitted, cf.

Cyménes óra

(n.)
Grammar
Cyménes óra, an; m.

Cymen's shore, near Wittering, Sussex Cymēni lītus, qui ibi naves ad terrain appulit. Nunc nomen amisit, sed fuisse prope Wittering, in agro Sussexiensi, Charta Donatiònis quam Cedwalla Rex Ecclesiæ Selsiensi fecit, planissĭme convincit

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Dipl. 992] has marked as spurious, but which was no doubt constructed with a regard for probability. In this Charter [Cod. Dipl. 992; A.

Linked entry: Cymén

cyric-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-sceat, ciric-sceat,es; m.

Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate

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If any one do not perform that, let him forfeit sixty shillings, and give the church-scot twelvefold, L. In. 4; Th. i. 104, 8-11.

Linked entry: ciric-sceat

DRÉFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÉFAN, part. dréfende; p. dréfde; pp. dréfed

To disturb, agitate, disquiet, vex, trouble commovēre, turbāre, conturbāre, tribulāre, contristāre

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Ne lagu dréfde it disturbed not the water, Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 31; Rä. 23, 16. Ðæt ðú lagu dréfde that thou mightest disturb the water, Exon. 123 a; Th. 473, 26; Bo. 20.

EÁCA

(n.)
Grammar
EÁCA, an; m.

An addition, EEKING, increase, usury, advantageadditāmentum

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Ne gehéne ðú hine mid ðý eácan oppress him not with the usury, L.

folgere

(n.)
Grammar
folgere, es; m.

aFOLLOWERattendantdiscipleasseclapĕdĭsĕquusassectātor

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Grn. ii. 293, 35. one of a class of freemen who has no dwelling of his own, but is the follower or retainer of another, for whom he performs certain agricultural services; folgārius, ūnus ex lībĕrōrum ordĭne qui ălĭcūjus clientēlæ vel servĭtio sese addīcit

FÓÐER

(n.)
Grammar
FÓÐER, fóður, es; n.

foodfood for cattlefodderălĭmentumjūmenti pābŭlumthat in which food is carrieda basketcophĭnusκόφĭνosthat in which food for cattle is carrieda cartcart-loadvĕhesplaustrumnunc massa vel vŏlūmen plumbi

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food, food for cattle, fodder; ălĭmentum, jūmenti pābŭlum Fóðres ne gítsaþ it is not desirous of food, Exon. 114 b; Th. 440, 1; Rä. 59, 11. Twentig púnd-wǽga fóðres twenty pounds weight of fodder, L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 20.

Linked entry: fódder

hunig

(n.)
Grammar
hunig, es; n.

Honey

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Tó ðam lande ðe eall fléwþ on riðum meolce and hunies ... of ðam lande ðe weóll meolce and hunie in terram, quæ fluit rivis lactis et mellis ... de terra, quæ lacte et melle manabat, Num. 16, 14, 13.

Linked entry: teár-líc

lǽððu

(n.)
Grammar
lǽððu, e; lǽððo; indecl.; f.

An injuryoffencehatredenmitymalice

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Ðæt is ðonne ðæt ǽrest ðæt man tó óðrum lǽððe hæbbe now first it is murder, that a man hate another, Blickl. Homl. 63, 36. Ne dóm ic ðé laæðo non facio tibi injuriam, Mt. Kimbl. Lind. 20, 13.

láreów

(n.)
Grammar
láreów, es; m.

A teachermasterpreacher

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Wé cildra biddaþ ðé eálá Láreów ðæt ðú tǽce ús sprecan nos pueri rogamus te, Magister, ut doceas nos loqui, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 1. Ne gyrne gé ðæt eów man Láreówas nemne án ys eówer Láreów nolite vocari Rabbi: unus enim est Magister vester, Mt.

lof

(n.)
Grammar
lof, es; n. m.

Praisegloryhymn

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Wé herigaþ hira cræftas and ðeáh nyllaþ hí habban forðæm wé hiera nabbaþ nán lof we praise their arts, and yet do not wish to have them, for we get no credit from them, Past. 34, 2; Swt. 231, 8.

mynetere

(n.)
Grammar
mynetere, es; m.

a moneyera money-changermoney-dealera minterone who coins

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Nán man ne mynetege bútan on porte. And gif se mynetere fúl wurþe, sleá man of ða hand ðe hé ðæt fúl mid worhte, and sette upp on ða mynetsmiððan . . . On Cantwara byrig . vii. myneteras, L. Ath. i. 14; Th. i. 206, 17-26.

Linked entry: mynet-smiððe

pæþ

(n.)
Grammar
pæþ, paþ, es; m. : e; f. (?)
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Ne mihton forhabban helpendra paþ merestreámes mód ( they could not stop the course of the rushing water ), Cd. Th. 208, 23 ; Exod. 487. Gerece mé on rihtne pæþ ( semitam ), Ps. Th. 26, 13. Lǽr me ðíne paþas ( semitas ), 24, 3: Ps. Spl. 8, 8: Homl.

Linked entry: paþ