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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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Norðhymbra witan forlǽton Hyryc, Chr. 948; P. 112, 33. to leave unprotected, destitute, &c., desert, abandon For hwon forlǽtest þú ús cur nos deseris?, Bl. H. 225, 16: An. 1415. Flýhð hé and forlǽt (-lettas, L. dimittet) þá sceáp, Jn. 10, 12.

níwe

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Þás níwan spel ic þé ealle in cartan áwríte, Nar. 3, 17. of feelings, experiences, events, &c. Wæs him níwe gefeá befolen in fyrhðe, El. 195.

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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Þá sunne úp furðum eóde, Gen. 2539. where actions are contemporaneous Ðá hé furþum on ꝥ leóht cóm, ðá beseah hé hine underbæc just as he reached the light he looked back, Bt. 35, 6; F. 170, 14.

ÁN

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)

ONEunusunaunumaloneonlysoleanothersolusaliussolealone of its kindsingularuniquewithout an equalunicuseximiusa certain onesome onequidamaanaaneachevery oneallunus-quisqueuna-quæqueunum-quodqueOneother

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On án in one, continually, ever, Gen. 7, 12: Cd. 140; Th. 175, 9; Gen. 2892

ELN

(n.)
Grammar
ELN, e; f.

the Royal

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Fíftena stód deóp ofer dúnum se drenceflód monnes elna the deluge stood deep over the downs, fifteen ells of man, Cd. 69; Th. 84, 17; Gen. 1399. Eln ulna, Glos. Brux. Recd. 38, 62; Wrt.

Linked entry: eln-gemet

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Ic com on mínes Fæder naman and gé mé ne underféngon. Gyf óðer cymþ on his ágenum naman, hyne gé underfóð, Jn.

Linked entry: under-niman

gifan

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Cf. gifeþe Þú, Drihten, forgeáfe þám sáwlum eard on hiofonum and him þǽr gifst weorþlice gifa, Bt. 33, 4 ; F. 132, 19. Be ðæs andgites mǽðe ðe God ús gifþ, 42 ; F. 256, 4. God dóm gifeð gumena gehwylcum, An. 1153. Giefeð, Cri. 674 : Crä. 112.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Hé him con leóða worn oððe mid hondum con hearpan grétan, Gn. Ex. 171.

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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C. S. 43; Th. i. 402, 1. Se ðe ofer ðæne dæg hit healde ágyfe ðam bisceope ðæne penig and ðǽrtó xxx penega he that keeps it [Peter's pence] beyond that day, let him pay the penny to the bishop and thirty pence besides, L. C. E. 9; Th. i. 366, 16.

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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Is micel niédðearf ðæt se reccere ða ðeáwas and ða unðeáwas cunne wel tóscádan necesse est, ut rector animarum virtutes ac vitia vigilanti cura discernat, 20; Swt. 149, 17.

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Of þan feán feor áworpen, Cri. 1405. where direction is given Feor úp ofer wolcnu windan, Met. 24, 9. far in various directions, widely Feor longiuscule, i. late, An. Ox. 3939: Wrt.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

hál

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The later Latin version renders the passage: Qui statim conclusit et omnino confirmavit totum quod pater suus in vita sua fecerat), Cht. E. 212, 9.

Linked entry: tunge

losian

(v.)
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Þǽr ǽnig ne mæg losian caldan clommum, Cri. 1629: 1002: Rä. 3, with prep. Swá swá spearuwa of huntan gríne losige sicut passer erepta est de laqueo venantium, Ps.

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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Th. i. 80, 3: Cri. 213. Ðá wæs gefylled ꝥ ǽr gecweden wæs, Bl. H. 69, 24. Hé hæfde gefylled swá ǽr biforan sungon wítgena word, Cri. 468. Gefyld, Chr. 607; P. 22, 5.

ge-weald

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Seó circe bád under hǽðenra hyrda gewealdum, Cri. 705. ¶ with gen. of what is ruled :-- Tó þám ðe ðænne áh mynstres geweald, Cht. E. 236, 5. (4 a) a dominion :-- ꝥ eall crísten folc mínra gewealda sóðe sibbe healde, Ll.

nama

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Brocceshám ðes dennes nama, ðes óðres dennes nama Sængethryg, Billanora is ðes ðriddan nama, C. D. ii. 74, 1-2. Brettisc cyning, þám wæs nama Natanleod, Chr. 508 ; P. 14, 26: 975 ; P. 120, 8.

ge-lǽstan

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Ðás gewrioto and ðás word haldan and geléstan, C. D. ii. 121, 31. Witan hwæt úre gecwydrǽddene gelǽst sý, Ll. Th. i. 236, 5. a threat, boast, &c. Ðá gebeótode Cirus ðæt . . . Hé ꝥ mid dǽdum gelǽste, Ors. 2, 4; S. 74, 1.

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Hió wæs forgifen Aldferþe, and hié be him lifgendum hié gedǽldun, Chr. 718; P. 42, 19. Forgifene nuptae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 47. Of the dispensation of Providence, to give powers of body or mind, conditions of being, &c.

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Heó ( Hagar ) gewát engles lárum hire hláfordum (cf.

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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Th. i. 146, 10. of coinage, &c., to pass, be current Gange án mynet ofer ealne þæs cynges anweald, Ll.