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hál-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
hál-wende, adj.

Conducive to health, salutary, healing, wholesome

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Ðisse sylfan wyrte sǽd on wíne gedruncen is hálwende ongeán áttres drync the seed of this same plant is wholesome against a draught of poison, Herb. 142, 6; Lchdm. i. 264, 13: 157, 2; Lchdm. i. 284, 10.

Linked entry: -wende

lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽfan, p. de.

to leave ⬩ to remain

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Ná lǽfedum sǽde non relicto semine, Mk. Skt. 12, 20. Ðæt ða bán áne beón lǽfed so that the bones only are left, L. Med. ex Quad. 3, 11; Lchdm. i. 340, 26. to remain, be left remaining Gif hwæt lǽfde if anything remained, Homl. Th. ii. 40, 14.

Linked entry: be-lǽfan

for-habban

(v.)
Grammar
for-habban, part, -hæbbende; p. -hæfde, pl. -hæfdon; impert. -hafa, pl. -habbaþ; pp. -hæfed, -hæfd; v. trans.

To hold in ⬩ restrain ⬩ retain ⬩ abstain ⬩ refrain ⬩ tĕnēre ⬩ contĭnēre ⬩ cŏhĭbēre ⬩ prŏhĭbēre ⬩ abstĭnēre

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Hit forhæfed gewearþ ðætte hie sǽdon swefn cyninge it was denied them that they should say the dream to the king, Cd. 179; Th. 225, 1; Dan. 147. Hyra eágan wǽron forhæfde ŏcŭli illōrum tĕnēbantur. Lk. Bos. 24, 16

lǽfan

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Nam se óðer hí and wearð deád, ne sé sǽd ne lǽfde . . . And ealle seofon hí hæfdon and sǽd ne lǽfdon, Mk. 12, 21, 22.

prica

(n.)
Grammar
prica, an; m. pricu (e), an, e (?) ; f.
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Hé sǽde ðæt eal ðes miðdaneard nǽre ðé máre dríges landes ofer ðone mycelan gársecg, ðonne man ǽnne prican ápricce on ánum brádum brede, Wulfst. 146, 21.

Linked entry: pric-mǽlum

first

time ⬩ respite ⬩ (additional) time ⬩ in time

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R. 6, 31. with idea of postponement, delay, respite, (additional) time, time granted for doing something Þú wilt siofian ꝥ hí swá langne fyrst habbaþ leáf yfel tó dónne, and ic þé sǽde ꝥ se fyrst biþ swíþe lytle hwíle, and . . . him wǽre ealra mǽst unsǽlþ

Linked entry: fyrst

ge-bícnan

Grammar
ge-bícnan, ge-bícnian.
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Ðæt cýðde se wítga, ðá he ðæt openlíce sǽde, ðætte suá geweard, and ðæt gebiécnede, ðæt ðá giet diégle wæs, Past. 311, 5. Nóe getácnode Críst, and þæt flód . . . gebícnode þæt wæter úres fulluhtes, Hml. Th. ii. 60, 4.

ǽg-þer

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Wit hǽman sceoldon, and uncer láþette ǽgþer óþer, þeáh þe hé hit óþrum ne sǽde, Shrn. 39, 22. Heora ǽgðer óðerne ofslóg, Ors. 2, 3; S. 68, 18. Ðára folca ǽgðer on óðerum micel wæl geslógan, 3, 1; S. 98, 6.

Linked entry: ǽg-hwæþer

sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
sníðan, p. snáð, pl. snidon; pp. sniden

to cut, make an incision in anything ⬩ to cut as a surgeon does, to lance ⬩ to amputate ⬩ to cut up or to pieces ⬩ to cut so as to kill, to slay an animal ⬩ to cut stone, to hew ⬩ to cut hair ⬩ to cut corn, to reap ⬩ to reap ⬩ to cut ⬩ secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere ⬩ to cut, prune

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Ic wéne ðæt hé hiene snide sláwlícor, gif hé him ǽr sǽde ðæt hé hiene sníðan wolde . . . se lǽce, ðonne hé cymþ ðone untruman tó sníðanne 26; Swt. 186, 2-7. metaphorically Ðæt mon mǽge sníþan and bærnan his unþeáwas ut culpae morbos supplicio resecarent

slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp, slép, sleáp, sláp, es; m.

Sleep ⬩ The sleep of death

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Hí wéndon ðæt hé hyt sǽde be swefnes slǽpe (slépe, Lind., Rush.) (de dormitione somnii), Jn. Skt. 11. 13. Mid ðý heó ðý slǽpe tðbrǽd somno excussa, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 5: Andr. Kmbl. 3053; An. 1529: Cd. Th. 161, 15; Gen. 2655.

Linked entry: sláp

þeówet

(n.)
Grammar
þeówet, (-ot,)(-ut), þeówt, [t]es; m.

Service ⬩ servitude ⬩ bondage ⬩ slavery

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Th. ii. 524, 5. of voluntary service Githro sǽde ðæt Moyses on dyslícum gesuincum wǽre mid ðæs folces eorðlícan ðeówote quod terrenis populorum negotiis stulto labore deserviat, Past. 18; Swt. 131, 14. of forced service Ǽlc ðeówt biþ geendod on ðisum

Linked entries: þeówot þeówt

ge-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cynde, adj.

natural, native, ⬩ that is in accordance with nature or the usual course of things ⬩ implanted by nature, innate, inherent ⬩ naturally pertaining to, or associated with, proper ⬩ belonging to one by birth, descent, or inheritance ⬩ (4 a) native (country, language) :-- ⬩ rightful (lord)

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Hé sǽde ꝥ Móyses wǽre þæs Jósepes sunu; ꝥ him wǽran fram hym drýcræftas gecynde (paternae scientiae haereditas), Ors. 1, 4; S. 34, 14. (4 a) native (country, language) :-- Ágen vel gecynde sprǽc idioma, proprietas linguae, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 46.

wiþ-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-winnan, p. -wann, pl. -wunnon

To strive against ⬩ resist

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Ða biscepas sǽdon ðæt ealle godas him irre wǽren and wiðwinnende, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 114, 4

tógædere-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
tógædere-weard, adv.

In directions that will bring [people] together, will lead to meeting

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Ðá hié tógædereweard fóron ðá flugon Péne swá hie eft selfe sǽdon . . . iér hié tógædere geneálǽcten when the armies were marching to meet one another, the Carthaginians fled, as they afterwards themselves said, before they were near meeting; Ap.

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stemn, es; m.
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a stem of a tree Hwæt wénst ðú for hwí ǽlc sǽd grówe innon ða eorþan and tó wyrtrumum weorþe on ðære eorþan, búton for ðý ðe hí tiohhiaþ ðæt se stemn and se helm móte ðý fæstor standon ...

ge-cwéme

pleasing, acceptable ⬩ agreeable to ⬩ convenient, suitable, fit ⬩ fit for (tó) a purpose ⬩ fit for the use of a person

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Ðeós wyrt nafað gecwéme sǽd tó lǽcedðme, 292, 21. fit for the use of a person (dat. ) Is seó geoluwe swíþost lǽceon gecwéme, Lch. i. 294, 11. ¶ in the following the translation seems inexact :-- Mid gecwémre dugeþgyfe cum gratuita (i. gratis data) munificentia

MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKE ⬩ do ⬩ act

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Se wísdóm sǽde him hú hé hit macian sceolde gif hé heora þegen beón sceolde, Bt. tit. 7; Fox x, 16

ge-rýne

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Se Hǽlend his þegnum sǽde his þrowunga . . . hié ne mihton þá word ongeotan þæs heofonlican gerýnes. Bl.

Linked entry: rún

senatus

(n.)

the senate ⬩ senators

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Hé hit sǽde ðǽm senatum, ða wurdon hié alle wið hiene wiðerwearde senatus indignations motus, 6, 2; Swt. 254, 25: 5, 12; Swt. 244, 16. Romulus gesette senatum, 2, 4; Swt. 70, 36. Ðéh hé hit wið ða senatus hǽle, 4, 10; Swt. 196, 16.

symbel

(n.)
Grammar
symbel, symel, es; n.

a feast, banquet, entertainment ⬩ a feast,

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Ðá sǽde Marcellus him ðæt hé wǽre cristen, and him nǽre álýfed ðæt hé birgde ðara hǽþenra symbles, Shrn. 125, 28-31. Swefan æfter symble, Beo. Th. 238;B. 119. Symle, 2020;B. 1008.