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weder

(n.)
Grammar
weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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Styrmendum wederum, 7, 3; Fox 22, 5. in reference to sailing, weather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.v. weder-fæst Ðá gestód hine beáh weder and storm sǽ, wearþ ðá fordrifan on án íglond vela Neritii ducis eurus appulit insulae, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194

þá

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þá, adv. conj.
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Þá þá ( cum ) hé fæste feówurtig daga, þá ongan hyne syððan hingrian, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 2. Ðá ðá hé ealdode, þá clypode hé his yldestan cniht him tó, Homl. Th. ii. 234, 22 : 286, 6 : 390, 19-22.

ge-wildan

Grammar
ge-wildan, Take here <b>ge-wyldan</b> in Dict., in which dele passage from Nar. 2, 1, and add
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Th. i. 94, 8: 172, 7: Wlfst. 23, 10. by peaceful means Bútan gefeohte eal hé gewilde þet hé sylf wolde, Chr. 959; P. 114, 26. figuratively of moral conquest Strongra bið sé . . . þe his ágen mód ofercymð and gewilt ðonne sé þe fæste burg ábrycð.

ofer

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Gelæhton þá weardmen his wealdleðer fæste, þæt hé mid fleáme ne burste, ac hé nolde him ætfleón, ac hé clypode ofer eall ( he called out so as to be heard by all round him ), Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 16 : By. 256.

nǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nǽnig, ( = ne ǽnig).

not anynonenono onenot any one

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Ðǽr hé nǽnige forlét bendum fæstne, Andr. Kmbl. 2074; An. 1039. Grammar nǽnig, with other negatives Nis nǽnig swá snotor nymþe God seolfa, Cd. Th. 286, 8; Sat. 349. Ðone nǽnig heonon ne sceáwaþ, Blickl. Homl. 31, 9.

Linked entry: nán

wyrt-truma

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-truma, (wyrtruma), an: -trum, es; m.: -trume, an; f. (v. Be ðare wyrtruman,
    Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 93, 7).
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Wyrtruman ðæs wudu-beámes eorðan fæstne, Cd. Th. 248, 20; Dan. 516: Exon. Th. 328, 28; Vy. 24. Treów wyrtrumum underwreðyd, Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 30; Rún. 13. Wyrttruman radices, Ps. Spl. 79, 10. Óþ ða wirttruman usque ad radices, Num. 22, 4.

Linked entry: -truma

heals-fang

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Gif mon his heówum in fæsten flǽsc gefe, frigne ge þeówne halsfange álýse. Ll. Lbmn. 13, 11-21. Gyf freóman freólsdæge wyrce, þonne gebéte ꝥ mid his halsfange (decem solidos persoluat, Inst. Cnut.), 342, 26.

worn

(n.)
Grammar
worn, weorn, es; m.

A swarmbandJlockcrowdmultitudemanya great numbera great quantitymuchmany

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Fæstena worn. Cd. Th. 181, 5;Exod. 56. Se ðe worna fela gúða gedígde he that from numbers and numbers of battles escaped, Beo. Th. 5078; B. 2543. Hé weorna feala wíta geþolode, Andr. Kmbl. 2978; An. 1492. Grammar worn, with adj. and gen. pl.

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ceaster

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Ðá fæstan ceastre munitum castrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 38. Ceaster timbran, Gen. 1057. Ceastra beóð feorran gesýne, orþanc enta geweorc, Gn. C. 1. Cýmast ceastra, Ps. Th. 86, 2. On ceastrum ( Sodom and Gomorrah ), Gen. 2507: 2546.

ge-mynd

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Hé sealde him snyttru on sefan gehygdum, mægen-fæste gemynd, 445: El. 1248. Þurh gemynda spéd, worde and gewitte, wÍse þance, Gen. 1957.

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Se ðe wille fæst hús timbrian ne sceall hé hit nó settan up on ðone héhstan cnol ( must not take the top of a hill as a site for his house ) . . . and eft se ðe wille fæst hús timbrian, ne sette hé hit on sondbeorhas. Bt. 12 ; Fox 36, 7-11.

Linked entry: on-settan

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Healde man ǽlces Sunnandæges freólsunga fram nóntíde þæs Sæternesdæges oþ þæs Mónandæges líhtinge . . . and man ǽlc beboden fæsten healde, Ll. Th. i. 264, 18-22: 320, 10.

hogian

(v.)
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Wæccum hoga geþeódan fæstenu uigiliis stude copu-lare ieiunia Scint. 55, 10. Hogige ælmyssan syllan studeat eleemosynam dare, 110, I. Hogede leoþewǽcan mitigare nileretur, An.

mótan

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Me mæig, gif hit mót gewiderian (granted good weather), mederan settan, Angl. ix. 262, 9. ꝥ se stemn and se helm móte þý fæstor and þý leng standon, Bt. 34, 10; F. 148, 33. <b>I b 2.

sóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ, es; n.

Soothtruth in a general senseconformity with an absolute standard truththat which conforms to an absolute standardtruthwhat is true in generaltruth in regard to a particular circumstanceexact conformity with the facts of a case truthfidelity to a promisetruthrealitycertaintyreal condition of thingswhat really isaffirmation of truthasseverationtruthconformity with rightrighteousnessequityjustice

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Ic tó sóðe (as a general truth) wát ðæt biþ in eorle indryhten þeáw, ðæt hé his ferðlocan fæste binde, Exon.

Linked entry: sóþ-cwide

flǽsc

Grammar
flǽsc, pl. flǽscu: flǽsce (?), an; /.

fleshanimalshuman beings

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Gif mon his heówum in fæsten flǽsc gefe, Ll. Th. i. 40, 9. Mon geselle tú hriéðeru . . . and feór fliccu; gyf hit on Lencten gebyrige, ðæt ðǽ ðonne ðǽre flǽscun geweorð on fisce gestriéne, C. D. v. 164, 32.

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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Þone mete þe gehwá brúcan wolde, gif him þæt fæsten swá geboden nǽre, Wlfst. 181, 12. Þonne hé sǽde gehwæt (mé hwæt rehte, v. l. ) be ealdra manna dǽdum, Gr. D. 86, 22.

hlísa

famereputationreputegloryreputationreportfameapprobationapplause

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Monig mon déð micel fæsten, and hæfð ðone hlísan ðæt hé hit dó for forhæfdnesse . . . monig bið ágiéta his góda, and wilnað mid ðý geearnigan ðone hlísan ðæt hé sié rúmgiful saepe sub parsimoniae nomine se tenacia palliat, contraque se effusio sub appetta-tione

hálig

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Biþ ꝥ clǽne fæsten and hálig, Bl. H. 37, 31. Hálegu treów, Gen. 2118. Hǽlges hygtes sanctae spei, Rtl. 3, 26. Hálgan hyhtes, Cri. 58. Hálgum sanctae (uirginitati ), An. Ox. 960. Hálgum sige sancta uictoria, 2936.

ge-metgian

(v.)
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Faestene gemetegude (moderata) scylon beón . . . for þí gehwǽde and gemetegud (temperatus) mete flǽsce and sáwle nytlic ys, Scint. 51, 9-11.