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folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOWgo behindrun afterpursuesĕquiinsĕquito follow as a servant, attendant or disciplecŏmĭtāriadhærēre alicuiservīresubdĭtus esse

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Ðæt ðære spræce spéd folgode that success would follow that speech, Cd. 109; Th. 144, 4; Gen. 2384. to follow as a servant, attendant or disciple; cŏmĭtāri, adhærēre alicui, servīre, subdĭtus esse Cwǽdon hí ðæt him nǽnig mǽg leófra nǽre ðonne hira hláford

Linked entry: FYLGEAN

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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A LEECH, [Shakspere uses the word once, and even now it has not quite died out, but perhaps, in prose at least, its meaning is usually that given by Bailey in his Dictionary 'a Farrier or Horse-Doctor,' a doctor rather for animals than men], doctor, physician

Linked entries: lǽca léce

þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
þeówan, þéwan, þíwan, þýwan, þýgan, þeón, þían, þýn, and þeówian, þíwian, þýwian; pres. ic þý, hé þýþ; p. þeówde, þéwde, þíwde, þýwde, þýgde, þeóde, þýde; ppr. þýwende, þíende; pp. þéd, þýd.
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He sum fæc ðone swyle mid ðýgde (or midðýgde? mid þýde, Bd. M. 382, 29) aliquandiu tumorem horum adpositione comprimere curabat. Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 41.

ge-wrixl

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</b> office discharged by a substitute or successor, stead. of persons Hé genam þone hnæp æt þám cnihte, and mid his handa for gewrixle þæs cnihtes hé þám biscope þone drync sealde calicem abstulit, eumque per se episcopo vice pueri praebunt, Gr

uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
uppan, (-on); prep. dat. acc.

upononaboveuponatafteruponon touponagainst

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dat. where there is rest or motion on a surface, upon, on Moises wæs lange uppan ðam munte, Ex. 32, 1. Gá uppan Sinai dúne and stand uppan ðære ðúne ufeweardre. Ne cume nán mann uppan ðære dúne, 34, 2-3.

Linked entries: uppon on-uppan

hiw

(n.)
Grammar
hiw, heow, hiow, heó, es; n.

Shape, make, form, fashion, species, kind, appearance, symbol, hue, colour, beauty

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Nú berþ Petrus ðæt hiw oððe getácnunge ðære hálgan gelaþunge Peter is now the figure or symbol of the holy church, 390, 14: 406, 11. Weorþeþ sunne on blódes hiw the sun shall become the colour of blood, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 15; Cri. 936.

swigian

(v.)
Grammar
swigian, sweogian, sweowian, swugian, swuwian, sugian, suwian; p. ode.

to be silentof that which has voiceof that which has not voice, not to make a noise to be silent from astonishment, be amazedwith an object (gen. or acc.) to be silent about something, to refrain from the mention of something

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Rush. 1, 22. with an object (gen. or acc.) to be silent about something, to refrain from the mention of something Gif ðú suwast hit and nylt folce his þearfe gecýðan, Wulfst. 283, 3.

þeód

(n.)
Grammar
þeód, e; f.
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Ða beorgas onginnaþ in Narbonense ðære ðeóde, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22, 20. In ðær ðeáde in Galilaeam, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4, 45. Aulixis hæfde twá ðióda under ðam Kásere.

Linked entries: þeád þeóden

under-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
under-þeódan, -þiédan, -þídan; p. de.

to subjectsubjugaterender subjectto subjectcause to endurerender liableto subjoinaddto support

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Him se mǽsta dǽl wearð underþiéded, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 5. Gif hé wiðcwǽde ðæt hé nǽre underðiédd (-ðídd, Hatt. MS.) his Scippende si auctoris imperio obedire recusaret, Past. 7; Swt. 50, 13. Him wesan underþýded, Exon. Th. 138, 13; Gú. 575.

innan

(adv.)
Grammar
innan, adv. and prep. gen. dat. acc.

Inintowithinfrom within

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Innan ðás týd Gifemund forþférde and Brihtwald gehálgode Tobian on his steall at this time [or meanwhile] Gifemund died and Brihtwald consecrated Tobias in his place, Chr. 693;Erl. 43, 17.

þancian

(v.)
Grammar
þancian, p. ode.
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to thank, give thanks, express in words or have in mind feelings of gratitude, absolute Drihten ðancode, ǽrðan ðe hé ða hláfas tóbrǽce, Homl. Th. ii. 400, 16. Hé genam ðone calic þanciende accipiens calicem gratias egit, Mt.

á-bisgian

(v.)
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Ábysegode exercitos Germ. 388, 23. to busy, employ, engage, occupy, exercise, with acc. of person (or passive) and gen. of occupation Ne sceal hé hyne ná ábysgian worldlícra bysgunga non debet occupari mundanis negotiis L. Ecg.

Linked entry: a-bysgian

helm

a helmeta crowndiademthe topcrowncoverconcealmenta covering

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Th. ii. 254, 10. the top, crown of a thing, mostly of the foliage of a tree or plant. Similar entries v. helm-bǽre, helmiht Geþúf fícbeám vel helm frondea ficus, Wrt. Voc ii. 151, 16.

holm

(n.)
Grammar
holm, es; m.

A mound, hill, rising groundwave, ocean, water, sealand rising from the water,an island in a river

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From the Scandinavian hólmr an islet especially in a bay, creek, lake, or river, it is used in English with the meaning land rising from the water,an island in a river, etc., holm [in local names] Ðý ilcan geáre wæs ðæt gefeoht æt ðam Holme Cantwara

twi-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twi-feald, adj.

Twofolddoubletwice as muchof twice the amountconsisting of two itemsconsisting of two partscontaining two elementsthat belongs to one or other of two kindsdoubtfulirresolutedoublenot straightforwarddeceitfuldouble (as in bent double)placed together

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I. 10. that belongs to one or other of two kinds Ege is twyfeald, and ðeówdóm is twyfeald. Án ege is bútan lufe, óðer is mid lufe. . . Swá is eác óðer ðeówt neádunge búton lufe, óðer is sylfwilles mid lufe, Homl. Th. ii. 524, 3-6.

Linked entry: twifealdness

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Telle ðǽs steorran numera stellas, Gen. 15, 5: Num. 1, 2, 3. to reckon, account, consider, with an object having a noun, adjective, or phrase in apposition, to consider a thing such and such Hwam telle ic (aestimabo) ðás cneórysse gelíce? Mt.

medume

(adj.)
Grammar
medume, medeme, meodume; adj.

middlingmoderatecommonoccupying the middle or mean position as regardsobserving the just meanperfectmeetfitworthy

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P. ii. 25; Th. ii. 192, 17-20. occupying the middle or mean position as regards size, amount, etc. Medume leódgeld a half fine (cf. medietas leudis, and other examples, Grmm. R. A. 653), L. Ethb. 7; Th. i. 4, 9: 21; Th. i. 8, 3.

Linked entry: medeme

ge-medemian

(v.)
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VI. to estimate, measure, fix the degree or worth of :-- Besceáwige hé á þone steal his gecyrrednesse and hine be þám gemedemige bútan hine mon for dám sácerdháde furðor forlǽte ilium locum attendat quando ingressus est in monasterio, non illum qui ei

ge-þanc

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Th. 128, 3. thought, faculty or act of thinking, mind Wác bið þ æt geðanc on crístenum men, gyf hé ne cann understandan þurh rihtne geleáfan þæne þe hine gesceóp. Wlfst. 20, 9.

ge-þingian

(v.)
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intercede for a person Gif hwelc monn cymð, and bitt úrne hwelcne ðæt wé hine lǽden tó sumum rícum menn, and him geðingien si quis veniat, ut pro se ad intercedendum nos apud potentem quempiam virum ducat, Past. 63, 2. to intercede for a person to or