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ge-sund

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(l a) of spiritual health Wile fæder eahtan hú gesunde suna sáwle bringen, Cri. 1075. of things Swá swá sió nafu bið gesund . . . Se wǽn biþ micle leng gesund þe lǽs biþ tódǽled from þǽre eaxe, Bt. 39, 7; F. 222, 26-29.

hyldu

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Ic wæs ðínum fæder fullíce hold on móde and on mægene, and ðé ǽfre on fullum hyldum hold and on fulre lufe, C.

leornian

(v.)
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Forlét hé fæder and módor and on óðrum earde leornode, Hml. Th. ii. 334, 3. Hé hiene benǽmde . . . þǽre scóle þe hé on leornode, Ors. 6, 31; S. 284, 24. Húmeta cann þes stafas þonne hé ne leornode?, Jn. 7, 15.

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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Ǽlc ðæra landa ðe on mínes fæder dæge læg intó Cristes cyrcean, iv. 232, 10. [Ic wille ðæt ðæt ligge intó sainte Petre 219, 26: 220, 19.]

Linked entry: for-lǽge

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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Se þegn fore fæder dǽdum blódfág swefeð, B. 2059. where an obligation is discharged He náh self nánwiht tó gesellanne ... þonne gǽð óðer man, seleð his ceáp fore ... sé þe him ǽr ceáp fore sealde, Ll. Th. i. 142, 2-6: 7.

for-gifan

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

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Se fæder þóhte hwám hé his dohter mihte heálícost forgifan, Ap. Th. 1, 13. Ꝥ nán man má wífa næbbe búton .i., and seó beó mid rihte beweddod and forgifen, Ll. Th. ii. 300, 14. Æt his médder þe wǽre tó ǽwum wífe forgifen his fæder, i. 90, 29.

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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.), fæder and módor, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 6. Ic lisse selle ðam ðe [ðé] wurðiaþ, Cd. Th. 105, 25; Gen. 1758. Hí hine weorþodan swá cinige geríseþ, Blickl. Homl. 69, 31. Wurðodon, Chr. 975; Th. i. 227, 13.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

leásung

(n.)
Grammar
leásung, e; f.

fictionfalsehoodfalsenesshypocrisydeceptiondeceitfulnessartice

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Ða Judéiscan noldon gehýran Cristes sóðfæstnysse, forðan ðe hí wǽron áfyllede mid heora fæder leásunge, 226, 24.

Linked entry: bisleásung

hí-réd

(n.)
Grammar
hí-réd, hírd, es; m.

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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Hírédes fæder paterfamilias, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 25. Hírédes ealdor, 20, 1. Hýrédes hláford, Wrt. Voc. 73, 20. Hírédes móder materfamilias, 73, 21. An gewitnesse ðes hírédes æt Cristes cirican with the witness of the brotherhood at Christchurch, Cod.

Linked entry: hý-réd

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Gif se fæder hig him syllan nelle, Ex. 22, 17. to give over to a hostile power, deliver up to. with dat. Ne syle ( tradas ) ðú unscyldigra sáwla deórum, Ps. Th. 73, 18.

ge-déman

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Th. 103, 20. to settle, decide, decree Wiþersacana [dofunga] wiþsacan [fædera] laga áwritenum gesettnessum gedémdan apocrifarum deliramenta abdicare patrum scita scriptis decretalibus sancxerunt, An. Ox. 1967.

ilca

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ilca, pron. [occurs in the weak declension only].

The same

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Ðis is se ilca ealwalda god ðone on fyrndagum fæderas cúðon, Andr. Kmbl. 1501; An. 752. Seó ylce bóc idem libellus, Bd. 4, 10; S. 578, 16.

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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Ðá tǽhte man hyre ðæt hió sciolde bringan his fæder gold the court directed that she was to bring his father's gold, Chart. Th. 289, 34. Ðæt hé him dǽdbóte tǽce ut sibi poenitentiam praescribat, L. Ecg. C. proem.; Th. ii. 130, 35.

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Þǽr þú þínes fæder éþele fóre of, ðá ðú ðíne fæstrǽdnesse forléte, Bt. 5, 1; F. 8, 30. Of þǽm wege þe wit getiohhod habbaþ on tó farenne, 40, 5; F. 240, 19.

Linked entry: farnian

MǼG

(n.)
Grammar
MǼG, es; m.

A relativekinsman

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Ðíne leófostan frýnd fæder and módor and ðíne mágas patrem tuum et matrem et omnem cognationem tuam, Jos. 2, s8: Ps. Th. 73, 8. Ealle wyrd forsweóp míne mágas, Beo. Th. 5622; B. 2815 : Blickl. Homl. 139, 16

Linked entries: még méi ge-mǽg

manian

(v.)
Grammar
manian, <b>, manigean, monian;</b> p. ode.

to bring to mind what ought to be doneto urge upon one what ought to be doneto admonishexhortinstigateto bring to mind what, should not be forgottento admonishremindsuggestpromptto tell what ought to be doneto teachinstructadviseto claim of a person (acc.) what is duein jus vocaread malium mannire

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Fæder ongon his mago monian (cf. l. 13 lǽrde), Exon. 80 b; Th. 303, 28; Fä 60. to claim of a person (acc.) what is due (gen); in jus vocare (cf. the Prankish ad malium mannire, and the use of monere in the laws. v. Grmm. R. A. 842;. Mod.

wróht

(n.)
Grammar
wróht, e; f. : es; m.

accusationa false accusationslandercalumnyfaultcrimeoffencea quarrelstrifecause of complaintinjuryhurt

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Hé gewrégde his bróðru tó hira fæder ðære mǽstan wróhte accusavit fratres suos apud patrem crimine, Gen. 37, 2. Gangende on eallum his bebodum bútan wróhte (sine quaerela), Lk. Skt. 1. 6. Ðone wróht abominationem, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 13, 14.

ge-ceósan

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Hine gecés tó fæder and tó hláforde Scotta cyning, 924; P. 104, 18: 921; P. 103, 19. Se abb forðgefaren wæs; þá geceás hé Æðelsige munuc þǽrtó, 1061; P. 190, 4. Se flota eall gecuron Cnut tó cyninge, 1014; P. 144, 28.

wela

(n.)
Grammar
wela, weola, weala, an; m.

wealthrichesabundancewealthwealprosperityhappy estate

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Wæs him beorht wela, þenden ðæt folc mid him hiera fæder wǽre healdan woldon, 216, 20 ;Dan. 9: 96, 32; Gen. 1603. Dó hiá ondueardlíc gefeáiga uale fac eos praesenti gaudere prosperitate, Rtl. 70, 1. Onceósan gódes and yfeles, welan and wáwan Cd.

Linked entries: wala weala weola

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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Ðæt land ðe ic fore swór heora fæderum terram pro qua juravi patribus eorum, Num. 14, 23. Ðæt land ðe ðú hira fæderum fore swóre, 11, 12. Hí wið mé sweórun adversum me jurabant, Ps. Surt. 101, 9. Ic secge eów, ðæt gé eallunga ne swerion, Mt.

Linked entry: fore-swerian