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ge-hálgian

(v.)
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Ðone ðe fæder gehálgade quem pater sanctifcauit, Jn. R. L. 10, 36. Gehálga hig tó dæg sanctifica illos hodie, Ex. 19, 10. Hí wurdon gebígede tó Crístes geleáfan and mid fulluhte gehálgode (or under II?), Hml. Th. i. 72, 8.

ge-sleán

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</b> to bring about by fighting, make slaughter :-- Geslóh þín fæder fǽhðe mǽste, wearþ ng Heaþoláfe tó handbonan mid Wilfingum . . . Siþþan þá fǽhðe feó þingode, sende ic Wylfingum ealde mádmas, 8. 459-472.

ge-timbran

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Th. ii. 588, 23: 590, 9. to edify, instruct Ꝥ hé sumne fæder funde þe hine on sumum þingum getimbrede ðæs ðe hé sylf ǽr ne cúðe, Hml. S. 23 b, 158. Ne mæg ǽnig mann óþerne getimbrian búton hé hine sylfne gelómlíce behealde, 77.

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Ðæt ðú ne sý gesewen fram mannum fæstende, ac ðínum Fæder þe ys on díglum: and ðín Fæder þe gesyhþ on dýglum hit ágylt ðé, Mt. Kmbl. 6,18: Beo. Th. 5264; B. 2635. Idesa scénost þe on woruld cóme, Cd. Th. 39, 18; Gen. 627.

Linked entry: þý

gifu

(n.)
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Cf. gifan ; <b>III b</b> Hwæt wille wé cweþan be þínum twám sunum, þá sint ealdormenn and gebeahteras ; on þám is swiotol sió gifu and ealla þá duguða heora fæder and heora eldran fæder, swá swá geonge men magon gelícoste beón ealdum monnun

ge-myndig

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Him þá féran gewát fæder ælmihtiges láre gemyndig, Gen. 1780: 1943. Wæs heó gemyndig Dryhtnes willan, Jul. 601. Hé reordode rǽda gemyndig, Exod. 548. Hé spræc snytra gemyndig, Gen. 2463.

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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Th. i. 438, 31. (2 a) to produce an article of food or drink by culinary or other operations :-- Bring mé twá þá betstan tyccenu þæt ic macige mete þínum fæder þǽr of (ut faciam ex eis escas patri tuo), Gen. 27, 9. to produce by action, bring about a

níde

(adv.)
Grammar
níde, neáde, neóde, níde, niéde, nýde; adv. ( a case of níd, q. v.).

of necessityas a naturalinevitable consequencefrom force of circumstancesof necessitybecause a law, natural, moral or human, is to be satisfiedfrom forceunder compulsionwithout free-will

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Wæs his fæder cininges þegna aldorman. Ðá sceolde Sanctus Martinus néde ( as an inevitable result ) beón on his geógoþháde on ðære geférǽdenne cininges þegna, 211, 22.

ge-faran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-faran, p. fór; pl. -fóron, -fóran; pp. faren.

To goproceedreach by goingarriveireproficiscimeareto departdieto proceedget onfareTo get by goingexperienceoccupyreachobtaingo against

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Th. 107, 33; Gen. 1798. to depart, die His fæder gefærþ his father dies, Blickl. Homl. 131, 25. Bearn hraðe gefaraþ [their] children soon die, Boeth. 11, 1; Fox 32, 10.

Linked entry: ge-fór

ge-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-healdan, -haldan, to -healdenne; ic -healde, ðú -healdest, -hiltst, he -healdeþ, -healt, -helt, -hylt, pl. -healdaþ; p. -heóld, -hióld, ðú -heólde, pl. -heóldon, -hióldon; impert. -heald, pl. -healdaþ; subj. pres. -healde, pl. -healden; p. -heólde, pl. -heólden; pp. -healden.

to keepholdobservekeep inretainreservepreservesavedefendprotectcustodīreservāreobservārecontĭnērereservāresalvāredefendĕreto holdoccupypossesstĕnērepossĭdēre

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Fæder alwalda mid árstafum eówic gehealde may the all-ruling Father hold you with honour, Beo. Th. 640; B. 317. Ðæt he cóme and ða burh geheólde that he would come and defend the city, Jos. 10, 6.

swégan

(v.)
Grammar
swégan, p. de
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Fæder stemn swégde ðus cweðende, Homl. Th. i. 104, 24 : ii. 242, 8. Seó stefn ðinre grétinge swégde on mínum eárum, 202, 17. Heora bodunge swég swégde geond eall. Homl. Ass. 56, 144. Swégde increpuerit (musica ), Hpt. Gl. 445, 17.

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwellinglivinga dwellinghabitationplace to live inbeingexistenceliving

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Se Hǽlend sǽde, ðæt on his Fæder húse syndon manega wununga, Homl. Ass. 42, 454. On muntum and on feldlícum wunungum, Jos. 10, 40. Ðú wircst wununge (mansiunculas) binnan ðam arce, Gen. 6, 14. Gé begeáton eów ðeósterfulle wununga, Homl.

Linked entry: wunian

god-webb

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Voc. ii. 127, 56. a flag Pater Noster hafað gyldene fonan, and seó fone is mid .xii. godwebbum útan ymbhangen, and ánra gehwylc godweb hangað on hundtwelftigum hringa gyldenra ... ðæt ðridde godweb wæs on ðæs godwebbes onlícnisse ðe geó ymb mínes fæder

Linked entry: gode-webb

tyslian

(v.)
Grammar
tyslian, p. ode
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To dress Ic secge ðé, bróðor Eádweard, ðæt gé dóþ unrihtlíce ðæt gé ða Engliscan þeáwas forlǽtaþ ðe eówre fæderas heóldon and hǽðenra manna þeáwas lufiaþ ðe eów ðæs lífes ne unnon and mid ðam geswuteliaþ ðæt gé forseóþ eówer cynn and eówre yldran mid

traht

(n.)
Grammar
traht, tract, es; m. : e; f.

a textpassagetextustractusa treating of a subjectan expositiona commentary

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Rǽde man ðære godcundan láre béc, and eác swá ða háligan trahtas (expositions) ðe fram namcúþum fæderum geworhte synt, R. Ben. 33, 20. Trahta commenta, documenta. Hpt. Gl. 512, 32

Linked entry: tract

hrǽw

(n.)
Grammar
hrǽw, hráw, hreáw, hrá, es; n. m.

a corpsecarcasetrunkcarrion

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Heora fædera hreáw cadavera patrum, Num. 14, 33. Hrǽ, hrǽw [other MSS. hráw, hrá] corpses, Chron. 937; Erl. 115, 9; Æðelst. 60. Reócende hrǽw reeking carcases, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 7; Jud. 314.

Linked entries: hráw hreáw hrá

ÁR

(n.)
Grammar
ÁR, e; f.

honourgloryrankdignitymagnificencerespectreverencehonordignitasgloriamagnificentiahonestasreverentiakindnessfavourmercypitybenefitusehelpgratiafavormisericordiabeneficiumauxiliumpropertypossessionsan estatelandecclesiastical livingbeneficebonapossessionesfundusbeneficium

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He on his ágenum fæder áre ne wolde gesceáwian he would not look with reverence on his own father, Cd. 76; Th. 95, 18; Gen. 1580. kindness, favour, mercy, pity, benefit, use, help; gratia, favor, misericordia, beneficium, auxilium He gemunde ðá ða áre

Linked entry: árra

FÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÉDAN, part. fédende; he fédeþ, fét, fétt; p. ic, he fédde, ðú féddest, pl. féddon; pp. féded, fédd.

nourishsupportsustainbring upeducatepascĕrecĭbārenutrīreengtrīresustentāreedŭcāreto bring forthproducegignĕreprodūcĕre

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Eówer heofonlíca fæder híg fét păter vester cœlestis pascit illa, Mt. Bos. 6, 26. Se milda Metod fét eall ðætte gróweþ wæstmas on weorolde the merciful Creator nourishes all fruits which grow in the world, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 139; Met. 29, 70.

Linked entry: féding

hwæðer

(pronoun.)
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hwæðer, pron.

eitherboth

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which of two Hwæðer ðara twegra dyde ðæs fæder willan whether of them twain did the will of his father? Mt. Kmbl. 21, 31.

Linked entry: hwæðer

scippan

(v.)
Grammar
scippan, scieppan, sceppan; p. scóp, sceóp; pp. sceapen, scepen.
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Ælmihtig fæder ðe ða scíran gesceaft sceópe and worhtest, Hy. 10, 2. Waldend scóp wudige móras, Exon. Th. 193, 1; Az. 120: 132, 1; Gú. 466. Ðá hé Adam sceóp, Cd. Th. 77, 21; Gen. 1278.