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lácan

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Add: to delude, trick Óðer gást lǽdeð hine and lǽceð (læceð? v. læccan) and geond land spaneð, Sal. 496.

tǽcnan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcnan, p. [e]de.

to shew, presentto shew the road, point out an object, lt;i>make knownto appoint, prescribe

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to shew, present Se ðe hæfþ .xx. hída se sceal tǽcnan (tǽcan, MS. B.) .xii. hída gesettes landes ðonne hé faran wille. Se ðe hæfþ .x. hída se sceal tǽcnan (tǽcan, MS. B.) .vi. hída gesettes landes. Se ðe hæbbe þreó hída tǽcne (tǽce, MS.

under-standan

(v.)
Grammar
under-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to understandhave insight intoto understandperceiveknow certainlyto understand in such and such a senseto conceive ofconsiderto accept as correctto observenoticeconsider

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Swǽ clǽne hió ( learning ) wæs óðfeallenu on Angelcynne ðæt swíðe feáwa wǽron behionan Humbre ðe hiora ðéninga cúðen understondan, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 14. Gehwá ðe his ágene þearfe wille understandan, L. Eth. vi. 27; Th. i. 322, 9.

Linked entry: for-standan

ildu

(n.)
Grammar
ildu, indecl. f.

an ageævumageætasagesenectus

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Heó hire on ylda ðá wǽre she was in her old age, 163, 10. Nú gyt syndan manige manna swylce ðe hiom yldo gebídan ǽr tó genihte adhuc multiplicabuntur in senecta uberi, Ps. Th. 91, 13.

Linked entries: ældu eldo ilda ildo

hreód

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Hiá genómon hreád (harundinem) and slógun heáfud his, Mt. L. 27, 30. <b>II a.</b> a reed for writing :-- Hreód bóceras (scribe, Ps. Cam. has writ scribe, Ps. Srt. Vos. have writ scribę.

wadan

(v.)
Grammar
wadan, p. wód, pl. wódon; pp. waden

To gopassproceed.

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Kmbl. 491; El. 246. with prepositions Hit ðurh hróf wadeþ, Salm. Kmbl. 824; Sal. 411. Ic wód ofer waþema gebind, Exon. Th. 287, 34; Wand. 24. Wægn ne be grunde wód, 404, 29; Rä. 23, 15. Hit ofer eall wód and eode, Nar. 15, 22.

Linked entry: ge-wadan

ge-bídan

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gebidan myccle earfoðnysse þá hámward fóran, Chr. 1061; P. 189, 36. Yrmða gebídan, Wlfst. 26, 12. Ellen gefremman oððe endedæg gebídan to do or die, B. 638. Bið geómorlic gomelum ceorle tó gebídanne, þæt his byre ríde giong on galgan, 2445.

pliht

(n.)
Grammar
pliht, es ; m.: e ; f.
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Gyf hit ( stolen property) on hýdelse funden sý, ðonne mæg ðæt forfangfeoh leóhtre beón, forðam [hit] biþ on læsse plihte (with less danger than when taken from the thief ) begytan, L. Ath. iv. 6 ; Th. i. 226, 6. Plihtas pericula, Ps. Surt. 114, 3

Linked entry: pleoh

ǽrend-wreca

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Ðá sende hé his ǽrendwreocan tó Wulfhearde, Cht. Th. 47, 9. Érendwrecan legati, Ps. Srt. 67, 32. Ðá kyningas Gode and his ǽrendwrecum hérsumedon, Past. 3, 6. God sendeþ his engla gástas tó ǽrendwrecum, Bl. H. 203, 14. Add

ferend

(n.)
Grammar
ferend, es; m. [part. of feran]

A travellermessengersailorperegrīnātornunciusnauta

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Him ða ferend on fæste wuniaþ the sailors firmly rest on him, 97 a; Th. 361, 25; Wal. 25

eald-geníþla

(n.)
Grammar
eald-geníþla, an; m.

An ancient foe, arch-fiend, Satan antīquus inĭmīcus, diăbŏlus

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An ancient foe, arch-fiend, Satan; antīquus inĭmīcus, diăbŏlus Ðe-læs him ealdgeníþlan scyððan cómon lest the old foes might come to injure him, Andr. Kmbl. 2098; An. 1050 : Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 37.

Linked entry: eald-feónd

helpe

(n.)
Grammar
helpe, an, f.

Help

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him helpan ne mæg ǽnige gefremman he can give him no help, Beo. Th. 4888; B. 2448

Linked entry: HELP

middangeard-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
middangeard-líc, adj.

Terrestrialphysical as opposed to spiritual

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Terrestrial, physical as opposed to spiritual Forðon hé oft stormas ðara werigra gásta fram his sylfes sceþenisse and his geférena mid bedum wiðsceáf, wæs ðæt ðæs wyrþe ðæt hé wið ðam middangeardlícum windum and lígum swíðian mihte ( ventus flammisque

ge-mimor

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mimor, adj.

Existing in the memory or mind[?], knownnotus

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, known; notus Leden him wæs swá cúþ and swá gemimor swá swá Englisc ðæt him gecyndelíc wæs linguam Latinam non minus quam Anglorum, quæ sibi naturalis est, noverit, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 35. v. Grm. D. M. 352-3

Linked entry: mimor

ge-find

Grammar
ge-find, enemies.
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., and add Þá sendon tó Læcedemonium and bǽdon ꝥ hié gefriénd wurden, þéh hié ǽr longe gefiénd wǽren Lacedaemonios quondam hostes, tunc socios adsciscunt, Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 118, 13. Gefýnd (inimici) úre synt déman, Cant. M. ad fol. 31

Linked entry: ge-fýnd

hand-leán

(n.)
Grammar
hand-leán, es; n.

A reward, recompense given by the hand, retributionbravium

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A reward, recompense given by the hand, retribution Uton wé geþencean hwylc handleán wé him forþ tó berenne habban let us consider what recompense we have to offer him, Blickl.

hátheort-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hátheort-líce, adv.

Furiously, ardently, fervently

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Hie wǽron tó ðon hátheortlíce yrre ðæt hie woldan ðone cásere cwicenne forbærnan they were so furiously angry that they wanted to burn the emperor alive, 191, 11

wín-gedrinc

(n.)
Grammar
wín-gedrinc, es; n.

Wine-drinkingwine

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Hié tó ðam symle sittan eodon, wlance tó wíngedrince, Judth. Thw. 21, 12; Jud. 16

ǽw-breca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽw-breca, -brica, ǽw-bryca, -an; m. [ǽw marriage, breca a breaker]

A breaker of the marriage vowan adultereradulter

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A breaker of the marriage vow, an adulterer; adulter Se ðe his ǽwe forlǽt, and nímþ óðer wíf, he biþ ǽwbryca [Wilk. ǽwbrica] he who leaves his wife, and taketh another woman, he is an adulterer, L. M. I. P. 16; Th. ii. 268, 30

feorm-fultum

(n.)
Grammar
feorm-fultum, es; m.

Food-supportpurveyancevictus auxĭliumcommeātusprōcūrātio

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Food-support, purveyance; victus auxĭlium, commeātus, prōcūrātio Ðæt him nán man ne þearf to feormfultume nán þingc syllan, bútan he sylf wille that no man need give him anything as purveyance, unless he himself be willing, L. C.