ge-niman
To take, take up, take away, assume, receive, accept, obtain, comprehend, enter into ⬩ sūmĕre, tollĕre, auferre, assūmĕre, accĭpĕre, nancisci, comprehendĕre, inīre
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Ðæt hí woldon his bán geniman ut tollĕrent ossa illīus, Bd. 4, 30; S. 608, 28. He genimeþ hraðe ðære rósan wlite it taketh away the beauty of the rose, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 24; Met. 6, 12: Cd. 60; Th. 73, 23; Gen. 1209.
Linked entries: aweg-geniman ge-namne ge-nioman ge-nyman
FÚS
Ready ⬩ prepared ⬩ prompt ⬩ quick ⬩ eager ⬩ hastening ⬩ prone ⬩ inclined ⬩ willing ⬩ ready for death ⬩ dying ⬩ promptus ⬩ cĕler ⬩ părātus ⬩ prōnus ⬩ cŭpĭdus ⬩ propĕræ morti devōtus ⬩ mŏrĭbundus
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Gesáwon randwígan segn ofer sweóton, fús on forþweg the warriors saw the sign over the bands, hastening on its onward way, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 27; Exod. 129.
EÁ
indecl. f. Running water, a stream, river, water ⬩ flŭvius, flūmen, torrens, aqua
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Be ðære eá ófrun by the banks of the river, Gen. 41, 3: Ors. 1, 3; Bos. 27, 28: 2, 4; Bos. 44, 13. Be ðære eá by the river. Chr. 896; Th. 172, 35, col. 2. Ða eá oferfaran wolde would go over the river, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 2.
worn
A swarm ⬩ band ⬩ Jlock ⬩ crowd ⬩ multitude ⬩ many ⬩ a great number ⬩ a great quantity ⬩ much ⬩ many
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A swarm, band, Jlock, crowd, multitude, many, a great number, a great quantity, of animate objects Seó wilgedryht wildne weorþiaþ, worn æfter óþrum (flock (of birds) following flock) turba prosequitur, Exon. Th. 222, 4; Ph. 343.
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tó-samne
Together ⬩ in concert, ⬩ at the same time
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Leóde tósomne bannan, Andr. Kmbl. 2188; An. 1095. Hét ðá tósomne síne leóde, Cd. Th. 245, 26; Dan. 469. with verbs denoting joining, touching, mixing Tósomne gerǽt congelaverat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 37. Tósomne cnyllaþ conliserint, 134, 66.
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hwæðer
either ⬩ both
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Nást ðú hwæðer beóþ ðæs rícan mannes bán hwæðer ðæs þearfan thou knowest not which are the rich man's bones, which the poor one's, Homl.
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fæstnung
stability ⬩ fixity ⬩ fortifying ⬩ a fastening ⬩ binding ⬩ an exhortation ⬩ confirmation ⬩ ratification ⬩ a covenant ⬩ assurance
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Be þám his beháte sette hé fæstnunga mid gewrite tó ðæs abbodes naman and ðǽra hálgena þe heora bán on ðǽre stówe restað. Wríte hé ðá fæstnunga mid his ágenre handa, R. Ben. 100, 1-4.
scír
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. , bright, lustrous, glittering, brilliant Sceán scír werod (the band with glittering armour), Cd. Th. 185, 19; Exod. 125. Hringíren scír, Beo. Th. 650; B. 322. Scíran goldes, 3393 ; B. 1694. Hé gewyrceþ scírne méce, Exon. Th. 297, 8 ; Crä. 65.
tó-flówan
To flow different ways, ⬩ disperse in flowing, ⬩ flow away ⬩ to flow in different directions, ⬩ be dispersed ⬩ to melt away, ⬩ be destroyed ⬩ to wander, ⬩ be drawn hither and thither, ⬩ be distracted ⬩ to be separated, ⬩ take different directions ⬩ to spread ⬩ to pass away, ⬩ be dissipated, ⬩ scattered, ⬩ rendered useless, ⬩ brought to nothing ⬩ to separate in confusion, ⬩ become disconnected
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on innan felþ muntes mægenstán. . . hé on tú siððan tósceáden wyrð . . . bróc biþ onwended of his rihtryne rýðum tóflówen, Met. 5, 20. to melt away, be destroyed Swá hwæt swá ðeós gesyhþ oþþe hrepeþ hyt tóflewþ swá ðæt ðǽr nánwiht belifeþ búton ða bán
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á-stígan
downward ⬩ upward ⬩ downward ⬩ upward ⬩ to descend ⬩ go down into ⬩ to ascend ⬩ mount
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Seóð ꝥ þá bán áne beón lǽfed, ástíge þǽrin gelómlíce, Lch. i. 340, 26. metaphorical Ic lǽrde wlance men ꝥ hié ne ástigan on ofermédu, Bl. H. 185, 14.
morþ
death ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ that which causes death ⬩ murder ⬩ slaying with an attempt at concealment of the deed ⬩ murder ⬩ homicide
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Gif open morþ weorþe ðæt man sý ámyrdred ágife man mágum ðone banan and gif hit tihtle sý and æt láde mistíde déme se bisceop if there be a death and it afterwards appear that the man was murdered, the (supposed) murderer being discovered, let the latter
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heáp
a band ⬩ company ⬩ the clergy ⬩ a choir ⬩ an army ⬩ a host ⬩ a troop ⬩ company ⬩ a crew ⬩ a collection ⬩ in company ⬩ together
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Add: of persons. in a general sense, a band, company: Se eádmóda heáp (the apostles), Hml. Th. i. 318, 13. Þǽr wæs preósta heáp, micel muneca ðreát, Chr. 973; P. 118, 12. Hí mid þý heápe helle sécað, fleógað mid þám feóndum, Dóm. 17.
weorod
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a host, troop, band, multitude, crowd Weorod agmen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 58. Werod, 6, 42. Werud cetus, i. congregatio, conventus, multitudo, 130, 79. Ðæt æfterfylgende weorod the multitudes (turbae, Mt. 21, 9) which followed, Blickl. Homl. 81, 14.
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Beda
Venerable Bede
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Sanctes Bedan bán restaþ on Gyrwa-wíc saint Bede's bones rest in Jarrow, L. Ælf. C. 6; Th. ii. 344, note 4, 3
ge-logian
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His bán wurdon gebróhte tó Alexandria, and þǽr gelógode, i. 486, 16. a non-material object Hester . . . hæfð áne bóc . . . for þan þe Godes lof ys gelógod þǽr on, Ælfc. T. Grn. ii. 13.
wær
ware ⬩ aware ⬩ having knowledge of something which is to be guarded against ⬩ ware ⬩ prepared for ⬩ on guard against something that might be hurtful ⬩ ware ⬩ careful to avoid something ⬩ on guard against doing something ⬩ ware ⬩ observant of ⬩ attentive to a warning ⬩ wary ⬩ cautious ⬩ sagacious ⬩ prudent ⬩ cunning
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ware, aware, having knowledge of something which is to be guarded against Ðá wurdon ða landleóde his (a band of Danes) ware and him wiþ gefuhton, Chr. 917; Erl. 102, 17.
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open
Open ⬩ not shut, ⬩ allowing ingress or egress ⬩ of a door ⬩ of the eyes ⬩ not closed up ⬩ not covered, not protected ⬩ declared, public ⬩ not secret, not concealed, discovered, brought to light (in reference to things where concealment is desired) ⬩ without attempt at concealment ⬩ manifest, clear, plain, evident
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Gif open morþ weorðe ágife man mágum ðone banan if in a case of murder the murderer be discovered, let him be given up to the kinsmen of the murdered man, L. C. S. 57; Th. i. 406, 25. Æt openre þýfþe in case of discovered, theft, 26; Th. i. 392, 3.
ord
a point, ⬩ of a weapon ⬩ a spear, pointed weapon ⬩ one who is at the topmost point, a head, chief, prince ⬩ head, front ⬩ line of battle, forefront ⬩ the beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things)
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Burgwarena ord, 462, 22; Hö. 56. of position, head, front Se ðe on orde geóng he who went at the head of the band, Beo. Th. 6242; B. 3125. line of battle, forefront Se ord on here acies, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 14.
hí-réd
A household, ⬩ house, ⬩ family, ⬩ the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, ⬩ a court, ⬩ the members of a religious house, ⬩ a company, ⬩ band of associates
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A household,house, family, the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, a court, the members of a religious house, a company, band of associates Híréd vel híwrǽden familia, Wrt. Voc. 72, 28.
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bót
mending ⬩ repair ⬩ remedy ⬩ improvement ⬩ help ⬩ amendment ⬩ amends ⬩ reparation ⬩ repentance ⬩ penance
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Nǽnig witena wénan þorfte bóte tó banan folmum, B. 158. Hé sealde him tó bóte, þæs þe hé his brýd genam, gangende feoh and seolfor, Gen. 2718. ꝥ hire frýnd móton beón bóte nýhst (i. e. bót was to be claimed from the guilty woman's relatives), Ll.