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leás

Grammar
leás, <b>. II.</b>
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Leásum spellum, Met. 26, 1. sham, not genuine Hét Maxentius mid micclum swicdóme oferbricgian ðá eá mid scipum, and syððan ðylian swá swá óðre bricge . . . hé ne gemunde ðǽre leásan bricge þe hé álecgan hét, Hml. Th. ii. 304, 27.

ymb

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Ne beó ðú carful ymbe woruldlicum gestreónum, Hml. Th. ii. 344, 2. Þá þe ymbe óðra manna bigleofan hogiað, 444, 1. cf. Dict. 3 d. Heó wæs bysig ymbe ánum ðinge, Hml. Th. ii. 440, 33.

ǽmettig

Grammar
ǽmettig, ǽmetig, ǽmtig.

empty, void, vacant devoid, void of, free fromunoccupied, at leisure, exempt fromfree to dounmarried

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Add: of space, empty, void, vacant Seó stów ne bið nóht longe ǽmettugu, Shrn. 82, 24. Ǽmettig, ǽmtig, Bd. 4, 30; Sch. 537, 6. Ǽmtig innoþ, Scint. 57, 4. Gyt is rýmet ǽmtig, Hml. Th. ii. 376, 9. Ǽlc beód ǽmtig vacua byþ gesewen, Coll. M. 28, 33.

Linked entries: ǽmetgian ǽmtig

hǽðen

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hǽðen, adj.

HEATHEN, pagan, gentilea heathena heathen, gentile womanethnicus, gentilis, paganus, samaritanusa heathen

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Gif ungefullod cild fǽrlíce biþ gebroht tó ðam mæssepreóste hé hit mót fullian sóna ðæt hit ne swelte hǽðen if an unbaptized child be brought to the mass-priest suddenly, he must baptize it at once, that it die not heathen, L.

heals-fang

(n.)
Grammar
heals-fang, es; n.

'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.'embracingto embrace

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Healsfang gebyreþ bearnum bróðrum and fæderan ne gebyreþ nánum mǽge ðæt feoh búte ðam ðe sý binnan cneówe. Of ðam dæge ðe ðæt healsfang ágolden sý..., L. E. G. 13; Th. i. 174, 23-7: L. Edm. S. 7; Th. i. 250, 20: L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 11; L. C.

Linked entries: and-fang fang

onettan

(v.)
Grammar
onettan, p. te.

to hasten, move rapidly to make a quick movement, to anticipate to be quick in one's movements or actions, be active, quick or busy

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Hé gebrægd his swurd and wolde mé ofsleán ðǽr ic him ne onette and ic ðæt wíf gegripe be hire earme and mé tóforan ábrǽd and ðǽr ðis nǽre ðonne wǽre mín blód instæpe ágoten he drew his sword and would have slain me, if I had not anticipated him, and had

open-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
open-líce, adv.

Openlypublicly, in a way by which not a few only are affectedwithout concealment, without reserve, freelyplainly, evidently, clearly, manifestlywithout obstruction, at large

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ne is ðé genóg openlíce geeówad. Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 19: 32, 2; Fox 116, 33. Ic ongite openlíce . . . Ic wolde ðeáh hit fullícor and openlícor of ðé ongitan video . . . sed ex te cognoscere malim apertius, 33, 1; Fox 120, 2-9 : 39, 2; Fox 212, 11.

tó-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brǽdan, p. de.

to make broad,enlarge,extend,make great in size or numberto make great, magnify, multiply, increase, improve the condition of a personto expand,extend,spread out,open wide,distendto extend,spread abroad,diffuse

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Ðonne mæg hine scamian ðære brǽdinge his hlísan for ðam hé hine ne mæg furþum tóbrǽdan (tóbrédan, Met. 10, 15) ofer ða nearwan eorþan áne brevem replere non valentis ambitum pudebit aucti nominis, 19; Fox 68, 25.

Linked entry: tó-brédan

tó-dál

(n.)
Grammar
tó-dál, -dǽl, es; n.

Division.a dividing into parts,partitionseparationa part of a whole,separate portion,sectiona mark which divides,dividing-pointdistinction,differencedistributionscattering,dispersingdissension,want of union or peace,discretion

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For ðam ðe ic com sybbe on eorþan sendan; ne secge ic eów, ac tódál (separationem), Lk. Skt. 12, 51. discretion, v. tó-dǽlan, X. Nédbehéfes gerádes tódál necessarie rationis discretio, Anglia xiii. 375, 132. Fremfullum gesceádes tódále, 369, 52.

Linked entry: tó-dǽl

wiþer-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-weard, (-word, -wurd), and -wierde; adj.

contraryadversehostileadversaryenemyopponentfiendhostile to rightful authorityrebelopposed to what is rightarrogantperversedepravedreprobatefalsehereticapocryphalopposed to the good or pleasure of anythingunfavourableadversehurtfulperniciousdisagreeablecontraryopposite

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Hé oft wolde ðæt eorþlíce ríce forlǽtan, gif him ne wiþstóde ðæt wiþerwarde mód (obstinatus animus ) his wífes, 4, 11; S. 579, 10. Wiðerwurdra contrariarum(omnes rerum contrariarum machinas exterminans, Ald. 57), Hpt.

nama

(n.)
Grammar
nama, an; m.

a namea noun

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nemþ his ágene sceáp be naman propias oves vocat nominatim, Jn. Skt. 10, 3. Be naman cígean, Ps. Th. 146, 4. Ðone ilcan wé hátaþ óðre naman ǽfensteorra, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 3 : 33. 4; Fox 128, 27. Ðú nemdest eall mid áne noman, Met. 20, 56.

genge

(n.)
Grammar
genge, f.
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In Layamon genge is used of military forces as in the Chronicle Nis þe (Hengest ) non neod to bringen mid þe muchel genge, 15025. He sende æfter genge, 28803. He somnede genge and wolde mid fehte faren, 29330.

ge-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feolan, l. ge-feólan; p. -fealh, pl. fulgon.
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Take here passage given under ge-felgan, and add: to press into, to make ones way into a place, get and remain in Wæs þǽr neáh Apollines templ; þá gefealh hé þǽr in and þǽr þá niht gewunode juxta Apollinis templum fuit, ibique se ad manendum contulit

hǽþen-scipe

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Heó nolde þurh his hǽþenscype habban ǽnige synne, 115, 428. a heathen practice Þonne heó nele ábúgan tó nánum hǽðenscipe, Hml. A. 28, 97. Ǽghwylcne hǽðenscype wordes and weorces forhogie man ǽfre, id est idolatria et ueneficia, . . .

hú-hwega

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Húhugu (neáh, hugu, v. ll.) on twégra míla fæce duum ferme milium spatio, 5, 4; Sch. 567, 10.

on-stellan

(v.)

to institute, give rise to, set on foot, bring in, be the author of, set (an example)

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Swá hit ( persecution ) Nero onstealde, Ors. 6, 6; Swt. 262, 12. Créca gewinn ðe of Læcedemonia ǽrest onsteled (stæled, MS. C.) wæs dominandi Lacedaemoniorum cupiditas, quantas causas certaminum suscitavit, 3, 1; Swt. 100, 11.

Linked entry: an-stellan

leóf

(n.)
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La leóf nele hé gelýfan mínum wordum long ago 1 knew him, Sir ... Ah! Sir, he will not believe my words, Glostr. Frag. 2, 10, 19. Lá leóf O Lord, Gen. 18, 23, 25, 28, 30, 31.

feónd

an enemyfoefienddevil

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Feóndum emulis, 5367. of things, what is prejudicial: Bewreóh hine wearme, for þon þe cile biþ þǽre ádle feónd, Lch. ii. 234, 1. a malevolent person (or animal) Hé (Nero) wǽs witena gehwelcum láð. . . .

hátan

(v.)
Grammar
hátan, p. hátte.
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On þǽre ðióde þe Deira hátte, swíþe neáh þǽre byrig ðe mon nú hǽt Babilonia, Bt. 35, 4; F. 162, 20. Mid Latinus wífe Lucrettie hátte, Ors. 2, 2; S. 66, 31. Themestocles hátte Atheniensa ládteów, 2, 5; S. 82, 13.

setl

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</b> add :-- Sió sunne þǽr gǽð neár on setl þonne on óðrum lande, Ors. 1. 1; S. 24, 18. Add Án setl æt Sc̃e Martine (cf. unam sedem in loco qui dicitur Sc̃i Martini ecclesia et unam modicam uillulam at eandem sedem, 137, 10), Cht. E. 139, 20.