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á-steorfan

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Ástorfene obeuntem, i. morientem, An. Ox. 3661. Swá unclǽne men ꝥ hí ástorfen ǽton, Shrn. 74, 26. Add

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wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd, adj.
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Kmbl. 3439; An. 1723. Á tó wídan feore sý úrum Drihtne lof, Blickl. Homl. 65, 24: 103, 29. Ða ðe gewordun wídan feore from fruman worulde, Exon. Th. 272, 33 ; Jul. 508. Wídan feore as long as life lasts, 301, 23 ; Fä. 23.

HÝR

(n.)
Grammar
HÝR, e; f.

HIREinterest

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Pecuniam tuam non dabis ad usuram, Lev. 25, 27, 37. Tó híre ad usuram, Deut. 23, 19. Hwí ne sealdest ðú mín feoh tó hýre quare non dedisti pecuniam meam ad mensam, Lk. Skt. 19, 23. Ðe hyra feoh lǽnaþ tó hýre qui pecuniam suam mutuam dant fænore, L.

Linked entries: hýre hír

ígeoþ

(n.)
Grammar
ígeoþ, ígoþ, iggaþ, iggoþ, es ; m.

An eyotaitislet

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An eyot, ait, islet, small island Ðá ásende hé hine on wræcsíþ tó ánum ígeoþe ðe is Paðmas gecíged then he sent him away into exile to an island that is called Patmos, Homl. Th. i. 58, 31. Binnan ánum ígoþe Pathmos geháten, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 23.

Linked entry: ígoþ

and-lóman

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Add: -laman, -luman Andluman utensilia, Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 27: An. Ox. 4665: 8, 275: Angl. xiii. 36, 249. Andlaman, An. Ox. 7, 318: Hpt. Gl. 514, 26 (the last five are glosses of the same passage). Andluman vasa, R. Ben. I. 62, 1.

ǽniht

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L. 20, 40. as adjective Næfdes ðú mæht wið mec ǽneht ullam Jn. L. 19, 11. as adverb Ne forstondes ǽniht wífigæ non expedit nubere, Mt. L. 19, 10: Mk. L. 5, 26: Jn. L. 6, 63

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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Th. i. 146, 10. the object a clause Ic mæg heonon geseón hwǽr hé sylf siteð, Gen. 666. the object an event, action, a condition, &amp;amp;c. where visible effects are produced in a material body, to see, be witness of. with acc.

a-stígan

(v.)
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a-stígan, ic -stíge, ðú -stígest, -stíhst, he -stígeþ, -stíhþ, pl. -stígaþ ; p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; impert. -stíh; pp. -stigen [a, stígan to go] .

to gocomestepproceedclimbireveniregradiprocederescandereto go in any directionto riseascenddescendsurgereascenderedescendere

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He nyðer astíhþ swá swá rén on flýs, and swá swá niðer astíhþ droppetung, droppende ofer eorþan he shall come down as rain on a fleece, and as falling [rain] comes down, dropping over the earth; descendet sicut pluvia in vellus, et sicut stillicidium

wearg

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg, werg, werig, wyrig; adj.

Evil, vile, malignant, accursed,

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Kmbl. 1229; An. 615. Fealleþ ðé onda wynstran wergra þúsend, Ps. Th. 90, 7. Ðú mé áweredest wyrigra gemótes protexisti me a conventu malignantium, 63, 2. Werigra, Cd. Th. 232, 30; Dan. 268. Werigum wróhtsmiðum, Andr. Kmbl. 171; An. 86.

folc-land

(n.)
Grammar
folc-land, -lond, es; n. [folc folk, land land] .

the land of the folk or people

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Such at least are the burthens from which lands are liberated when converted by charter into book-land. 2.Folk-land might be held by freemen of all ranks and conditions.

smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
smeágan, smeán; p. smeáde; ppr. smeágende, smeánde; pp. smeád

to consider, meditate, inquire, deliberateto consider, ponder, examine, inquire into, discuss, searchto seek an opportunityto accept as the result of inquiry, to suppose

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Ic dé sende ðæt spell tó rǽdanne and tó smeágeanne (ad legendum ac probandum) Bd. pref.; S. 471, 10.

Linked entry: smeán

un-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lytel, adj.

not littlegreatnot littlenot few in numbermuchnot littlegreat

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Mycel feoh and unlytel summam pecuniae non parvam, Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 20: 4, 5; S. 571, 35. Micle lác and unlytle ælmessan, Wulfst. 278, 5. Ic him gestrýnde unlytel folc, Homl. Th. i. 592, 31. Hyre wer lǽfde unlytle ǽhta on lande and on feó, Homl.

firding

Grammar
firding, (-ung).

military servicefightingmarchingan expeditionmilitiatroopsarmamentmilitary forces

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the Danes went as they pleased, and the English levies did their countrymen all kinds of damage, Chr. 1006; P. 136, 18.

trymman

(v.)

to make firm or strongto construct strongly,of physical health or strengthto give strength tostrengthenof mental or moral strengthto confirmestablishgive strength to mind or heartto confirm,to corroborateconfirm an agreement, a grant, testimony, statementto give as suretyto trimto set infirm orderarray troopsto settlearrangeto strengthen with wordsexhortencouragecomfortto become strongto be arrayed.

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Similar entries v. trum, as an ecclesiastical term, to confirm, Similar entries v. un-trymed. of abstract objects, to corroborate, confirm an agreement, a grant, testimony, statement, etc.

ge-lǽdan

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Þá sweartan helle healdan sceolde sé þe be his heortan wuht láðes gelǽde, Gen. 531. (2 a) to bring to a thing :-- Swá is lár and ár tó spówendre sprǽce gelǽded, Gú. 593

morþor

(n.)
Grammar
morþor, es; n. m.

murdermortal singreat wickednesstormentdeadly injurygreat misery

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murder Manige men wénaþ ðæt morþor sý seó mǽste synne; ac ús is tó witenne ðæt þreora cynna syndon morþras. Ðæt is ðonne ðæt ǽreste, ðæt man tó óðrum lǽþþe hæbbe, and hine hatige . . .

Linked entry: morþ

ge-wemman

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and hit ácwealde heora bearn, Bl.

swǽsende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
swǽsende, es; but occurring almost always in pl. swǽsendu (-a, -o); n.

food, victuals, refectionflatteries, blandishments, fair speech.

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Sittan æt or tó swǽsendum to sit at meat, take a meal :-- Hí æt beóde and æt swǽsendum sǽton sederunt ad mensam 5, 5; S. 617, 10: Cd. Th. 168, 7; Gen. 2779. Sittan tó his swǽsendum residens ad epulas Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 42 : 5, 5; S. 618, 17.

Linked entries: swoese swésende

æfter

(prep.; adv.)

among, through, along (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)

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D. v. 187, 30. with an object to which an action (pursuit, search, inquiry, &amp;c.) is directed Hé stód æfter ús gewend, and cliopode æfter ús, Past. 405, 35. Rád séo fird æfter ðǽm herige, Chr. 896; P. 89, 19. Hé him æfter rád, 878; P. 76, 12.

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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D. 96, 17. to cease to regard a law, abandon a faith, principle, &amp;c. Sé ðe forlét qui deserit (disciplinam), Kent. Gl. 454: 1049. Sé ðe áþor forlǽt, ǽ and godspel, Hml. S. 25, 68.