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MANN

(n.)
Grammar
MANN, man, monn, es; m.

MANa human being of either sexa man who is wnder the authority of anothera servantvassalliege-mana parishioner

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Ne underfó nán man óðres mannes man bútan ðæs leáfe ðe hé ǽr fyligde, L. Ed. 10; Th. i. 164, 16: L. Ath. i. 22; Th. i. 210, 20. Ealle ða land-sittende men ofer eall Englaland, wǽron ðæs mannes men ðe hi wǽron.

Linked entry: manna

ofer

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Add Hí fuhton unwærlíce ofer Iúdan leáfe (cf. they were not obedient unto Judas, 1 Macc. 5, 61), Hml.

neáh

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
neáh, néh

nighnearnearnearlyaboutof place

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Th. 34. 1; Cri: 535. of degree, near, nearly, about Heó hafaþ leáf neáh swylce mistel, Lchdm. i. 254, 12. Ða Finnas and ða Beormas sprǽcon neáh án geþeóde, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 34.

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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Gif hwá bútan leáfe of fyrde gewende þe se cyning sylf on sý, plihte him sylfum . . . and sé þe elles of fyrde gewende, beo sé, cxx. scill. scyldig, 310, 28-30 (cf. 420, 7). Gif hwá on fyrde griðbryce fulwyrce, þolige lifes, 408, 22.

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Ða leáf syndon stranges swæcces, Lchdm. i. 310, 7. Gif ðú ðás wyrte sylst þicgean on strangon wine, 172, 12. Strangre stemne, Cd. Th. 33, 24; Gen. 525. Ða recceras ætiéwaþ strangne andan fortem zelum rectores exhibent, Past. 21, 6; Swt. 164, 11.

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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Bútan ðæs cyninges leáfe and his witena, 901; Erl. 96, 28. Eádmund cyning cýþ . . . ðæt ic smeáde mid mínra witena geþeahte ge hádedra ge lǽwedra, L. Edm. S. proem.; Th. i. 246, 19.

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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Lind. 5, 6. to give a torn appearance to anything, to serrate (of leaves) Ðeós wyrt is gehwǽdon leáfun and tóslitenon, Lchdm. i. 290, 9. figuratively Hé ðone cræft briceþ and ða orðancas ealle tóslíteþ, Salm. Kmbl. 147; Sal. 72.

lang

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Hí swá langne fyrst hafað leáf yfel tó dónne, Bt. 38, 4; F. 204,13. Hé lange hwíle on þǽm gebede wæs, Bl. H. 217, 28.

ge-cweþan

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Hé þá folc gelǽdde þǽr hié tógædere gecweden hæfdon ( where they had agreed to meet; in campum), Ors. 4, 6; S. 174, 31. to settle a regulation, law, an ordinance Ealle hig gecwǽdon ... ꝥ ne þeówe ne freó ne móton in þone here faran bútan leáfe, Ll.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

wudu

(n.)
Grammar
wudu, (-o), widu, wiodu ; gen. wuda, wudes; dat, wuda, wudu (-o), wyda ; acc. wudu, wuda ; pl. wuda, wudas ; m.

woodthe substance of growing treesa tree(hewh) woodthe material obtained from treeswood which forms somethingsomething made of woodwoodwoodthe woodwoodsa woodwild

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Be wuda onfenge bútan leáfe, L. In. 44; Th. i. 130, I Wuda and wætres nyttaþ, ðonne him biþ wíc álýfed. Exon. Th. 340, 12 ; Gen. Ex. 110. .C. fóðra uuido, Cod. Dip. B. i. 344, 11.

Linked entries: widu wude- wiodu

ge-hwilc

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Benumen leáfa gehwelces, Met. 4, 24. Æfter ýsta gehwelcre (cf. æfter eallum þám ýstum, Bt. 34, 8 ; F. 144, 28), 21, 15. Áscyred scylda gehwylcre, El. 1313. Hé wæs witena gehwelcum (cf. ǽlcum witum, Bt. 28; F. 100, 27) láð, Met. 15, 5.

scír

(n.)
Grammar
scír, e ; f.
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Nǽnigum heora álýfed sí ǽnige sacerdlíce þénunge dón búton ðæs bisceopes leáfe ðe hí on his scíre (parochia) gefeormade sin. Bd. 4, 5 ; S. 573, 5

Linked entry: scýr

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Heó hæfð on ǽghwylcum leáfe twá endebyrdnyssa fægerra pricena, Lch. i. 188, 13. a rank, grade, degree, body of persons of the same status Ǽlc endebyrdnes on mynstre sceal beón gefadod be heora gecyrrednesse, R.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Ꝥ ne þeówe ne freó ne móton in þone here faran bútan leáfe, ne heora nán þe má tó ús, 156, l.

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Seó hæfþ sume dǽle (cf. som del in Chaucer) læssan leáf, Lchdm. i. 144, 13. Æt sumum cyrre once, on one occasion, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 7: Cd. Th. 298, 25; Sat. 538. Sume síþe, Exon. Th. 20, 16; Cri. 318.

Linked entry: ÁN

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Hé him ne sealde leáfe. Homl. Th. ii. 380, 5. Nis nán tweó ðæt hé forgifnesse syllan nelle ðám ðe hié geearnian willaþ, Blickl. Homl. 65, 8. to give help, pain, peace, victory, etc. Ic ðé míne sylle sibbe, Andr. Kmbl. 194; An. 97.

ge-niman

(v.)
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Þæt wíf þæt hé hæfde ǽr genumen bútan cynges leáfe, Chr. 901; P. 92, 13. Se ðe nýde genumenne mete ( cibum furatum ) þicge, Ll. Th. ii. 218, 27. Þá genumenan abrepta, sublata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 76. Genumenum demptis, 93, 61. <b>V a.

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Th. i. 6, 16. ꝥ ne þeówe ne freó ne móton in (on, v.l. ) þone here faran bútan leáfe, ne heora nán þe má tó ús, 156, 1. In þæt seld gangan, Dan. 151. Scúr sceal in þás woruld cuman, Gn. C. 41.

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Th. i. 240, 24. accompaniment Be hearpan singan, Lk. 7, 32: Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 6. marking accompanying circumstances :-- Ꝥ hé be leáfe óðer wíf niman móte quod cum venia aliam uxorem ducere possit, Ll.

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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Th. 83, 5; Cri. 1351. in reference to voluntary or to permitted action, will, accord, consent, pleasure Gif ðam Pápan ðæt lícode and ðæt his willa wǽre and his leáf si Papae hoc ut fieret, placeret Bd. 2, I ; S. 501, 32.