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fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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fang[e]n ut reprehendatur. An. Ox. 27. 21 to take, catch Hwæt féhst þú on sǽ? . . . wilt þú fón sumne hwæl?. Coll. M. 24, 7, 15. Swá swá man deór oððe fugelas féht, Solil. H. 46, 11. fóð þá wildan hránas mid, Ors. 1; S. 18, 12.

teám

(n.)
Grammar
teám, es; m.

A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively.a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, childrenbringing forth children, child-bearinga line of animals harnessed together, a team

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In. 53; Th. i. 134, 17: L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 9.

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Add: applied to non-English persons, or in a general sense. a master of servants, a male head of a household Gleáw þeów þone geset hys hláfurd (hláferd. L., dryhten, R.) ofer his híred, ðæt him on tíde mete sylle, Mt. 24, 45.

lǽtan

(v.)
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Add: trans. to leave, allow to remain, abstain from taking away. with noun object on fæstre stówe lét sum his folc, Ors. 4, 9 ; S. 190, 1. Hié þone óþerne dǽl þǽr léton þæt lond healdonne, 1, 10 ; S. 46, 21.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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I. 28; Th. ii. 424, 26: Bt. 29, 3; Fox 106, 18: Met. 16,I. Tiligean, Ps. Th. 138, 17. ne onginþ tilianne, ðæt ðæt weorð ágife, 48, 7

Linked entries: teolian telge tylian

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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Lǽtan nánne lybban to let none live, Ex. 14, 5. Se ðe mýn blód nolde lǽtan ágeótan he that would not suffer my blood to be shed, Nicod. 20; Thw. 10, 17. Léton, Exon. 46 b; Th. 152, 3; . 921.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

-a

(suffix)
Grammar
-a, affixed to words, denotes

A personan agentactor

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A person, an agent, or actor, hence, All nouns ending in a are masculine, and make the gen. in an; as from Cum come [thou], cuma a person who comes, or a guest: Swíc deceive [thou], swica a traitor: Worht wrought, wyrhta a workman, wright: Fóregeng foregoing

a

(prep.)
Grammar
a, prep. acc.

Toforin

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To, for; in A worlda world to or in an age of ages ; in seculorum seculum, Ps. Th. 18, 8, = on worlda world, Ps. Lamb. 20, 5, = on worulda world, Ps. Th. 103, 6

á

(n.)
Grammar
á, indecl; f.

A lawlex

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A law; lex Dryhtnes á the Lord's law Andr. Recd. 2387; An. 1196

aac

(n.)
Grammar
aac, e; f.

An oak

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An oak Aac-tún Acton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, Cod. Dipl. 75 ; A. D. 727; Kmbl. i. 90, 19

Linked entry: Ác-tún

aad

(n.)

a pile

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a pile He mycelne aad gesomnode he gathered a great pile, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 22

aam

(n.)
Grammar
aam, es; m.

A reed of a weaver's loom

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A reed of a weaver's loom. Exon. 109 a ; Th. 417, 22 ; . 36, 8; Cod. Lugd. Grn

aar

(n.)

honour

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honour In aar naman in honore nominis, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, note 43: 5, 11; S. 626, note 36

aaþ

(n.)

an oath

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an oath He ðone aaþ gesæh he saw the oath. Th. Dipl. A. D. 825; p. 71, 12

a-bæligan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bæligan, p. ode; pp. od

To offendto make angryirritareoffendere

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To offend, to make angry; irritare, offendere Sceal gehycgan hæleða ǽghwylc ðæt he ne abælige bearn waldendes every man must be mindful that he offend not the son of the powerful, Cd. 217; Th. 276, 27; Sat. 195

ABAL

(n.)
Grammar
ABAL, afol, es; n.

Power of bodystrengthvigorviresrobur corporis

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Power of body, strength; vigor, vires, robur corporis Ðín abal and cræft thy strength and power, Cd. 25; Th. 32, 9; Gen. 500

Linked entry: afol

a-bannan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bannan, p. -beónn, pl. -beónnon ; pp. -bannen.

to commandordersummonmandarejubereto publishproclaimto order outcall forthcall togethercongregateassembleedicereavocarecitare

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Grm. 34. to publish, proclaim; with út to order out, call forth, call together, congregate, assemble; edicere, avocare, citare Aban ðú ða beornas út of ofne command thou the men out of the oven, Cd. 193; Th. 242, 32; Dan. 428.

a-bát

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-bát, p. of a-bítan.

bitate

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bit, ate He abát he ate, MS. Cott. Jul. E. vii. 237; Salm. Kmbl. 121, 15;

abbad

(n.)
Grammar
abbad, abbod, abbud, abbot, es; m: abboda, an; m.

an abbot abbās

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At length it began to be usual for the abbot to be in orders; and since the sixth century monks generally have been priests. In point of dignity an abbot is generally next to a bishop.

abbod-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
abbod-ríce, abbot-ríce, es; n.

The rule of an abbotan abbacy abbatia

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The rule of an abbot, an abbacy; abbatia On his tíme wæx ðæt abbodríce swíðe ríce in his time the abbacy waxed very rich, Chr. 656; Ing. 41, 1. On ðis abbotríce in this abbacy, Chr. 675; Ing. 51, 12

Linked entries: abbad-ríce ríce