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swaru

(n.)

swearing, oath,

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Grammar swaru, swer in an-swer. v. and-swaru. [Cf. Icel. svar; n. answer: Dan. svar. Forrhwi ȝho ȝaff swillc sware onnȝæn, Orm. 2422.] swearing, oath, v. áþ-, mán-, mánáþ- (be mánáþsware de perjurio, L. Ecg. C. tit. 34; Th. ii. 130, 24) swaru.

æt-dón

(v.)
Grammar
æt-dón, ic æt-dó; p. -dide; subj. ic, ðú, he -do; pp. -dón, -dén

To take away ⬩ deprive ⬩ eripere

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C. 9; Th. ii. 246,10

Englisc

Grammar
Englisc, <b>; II 2.</b> add: (2 b)
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a passage written in English Ðis Englisc ætýwð hwæt seó forsette rǽding mǽnð, Angl. viii. 298, 9. Mé ys neód ꝥ ic menge ꝥ Lýden ámang þyssum Englisce, 317, 17

feórþung

(n.)
Grammar
feórþung, e; f.

A quarter ⬩ farthing

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A quarter, fourth part, farthing Feórþung peninges quadrans, Mk. L. R. 12, 42. Feórðung quadrantem, Mt. L. 5, 26. Feórðungas twoege (feórð ł án feorðungc, L.) minuta duo, Lk. R. 21, 2. Substitute:

heáh-bliss

Grammar
heáh-bliss, v. heáh ;
4.

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fræc

(adj.)
Grammar
fræc, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 22. l.wræc.

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earfoðe

(n.)
Grammar
earfoðe, es; pl. nom. acc. a, u, o, e; n. [A feminine earfoþu; gen. e, a, or indecl. seems to occur in the following
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Hé cleopigan ongan, méðe and meteleás: 'Ic eów hálsie þæt gé mé of þyssum earfeðum úp forlǽten,' El. 700. Sceal mon blód lǽtan; þá þe ꝥ ne dóþ on micel[um] earfeþum becumað, Lch. ii. 210, 12.

ieó

(adv.)
Grammar
ieó, ( =geó), Ll. Th. ii. 366, 7.

FEOHTAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEOHTAN, part. feohtende; ic feohte, ðú feohtest, he feohteþ, fiht, pl. feohtaþ; p. ic, he feaht, ðú fuhte, pl. fuhton; pp. fohten

To FIGHT ⬩ contend ⬩ make war ⬩ combat ⬩ struggle ⬩ prœliāri ⬩ pugnāre ⬩ bellāre ⬩ contendĕre ⬩ decertāre ⬩ collīdĕre

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Be ðon ðe mon on cynges healle feohte in case a man fight in the king's hall, L. Alf. pol. 7; Th. i. 66, 7: 39; Th. i. 88, 2. Ðeáh him feohtan on firas monige although many men fight against it, Runic pm. 26; Kmbl. 344. 27; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 52

Linked entries: a-feohtan ge-feohtan

twéntig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twéntig, twégentig; num.

Twenty ⬩ alone

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Án twéntig is ðara bóca ðe Adeluuold gesealde of the books that Athelwold gave there is a score, Chart. Th. 244, 21. Wæs ic mid ðé twéntig wintra, Gen. 31, 38. Næfde hé má ðonne twéntig sceápa and twéntig swýnas, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 14.

mǽrsung

Grammar
mǽrsung, <b>. II.</b>
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Th. ii. 290, 6. Wé on lofsangum hyre mǽrða cýðað, ꝥ heó ús þingige tó hyre suna, ꝥ hé ús miltsige for ðǽre mǽrsunge þe wé hyre gedóó, Hml. A. 25, 34. ' v. sealmsang-, wíd-mǽrsung

ge-munan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-munan, ic, he -man, -mon, pl. -munon; also ic -mune, he -monþ, pl. -munaþ; p. -munde; pp. -munen [a verb whose present tense is the past tense of a lost strong verb, cf. Lat. memini]

To remember, bear in mind, consider ⬩ recordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari

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Gif he ðæt eal gemon if he remembers that all, Beo. Th. 2375; B. 1185. Ic ðé ðæs leán geman I will remember a reward for thee for it, 2445; B. 1220. Ic gemune ðé recordor tui, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 44, 2. Ic gemuna meditabor, Ps. Spl. 62, 7.

CLEÓFAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLEÓFAN, ic cleófe, ðúclýfst, he clýfþ, cleófaþ; cleáf,clufon; clofen

To CLEAVE, separate, split ⬩ findere, dissecare

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To CLEAVE, separate, split; findere, dissecare Cleófan secare, scindere, Glos. Prudent Recd. 149, 54:150, 9. Bordweall clufon aforan Eádweardes Edward's sons clove the board-wall, Chr. 937; Th. 200, 38, col. 3; Æðelst. 5. Clufon, Byrht. Th. 140, 4; By

for-gyldan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gyldan, ic -gylde, ðú -gylst; subj. pres. -gylde, pl. -gylden; the other inflections as in for-gildan

To pay for ⬩ repay ⬩ requite ⬩ recompense ⬩ reward

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&sect; 8, 8; Th. i. 238, 10. Héht t

brand-hát

(adj.)
Grammar
brand-hát, brond-hát; def. se -háta, seó, ðæt -háte; adj. [brand II.
a burning
, hát
hot
]

a burning ⬩ hot ⬩ Burning hot, very hot, ardent, passionate ⬩ ardentis-simus, vehemens, fervidus

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Born in breóstum brondhát lufu ardent love burned in his breast, Exon. 46 b; Th. 160, 2; Gú. 937

Linked entries: hát brond-hát

ge-læccan

Grammar
ge-læccan, <b>; II 4.</b>
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<b>II 7.</b> add :-- Hé wearð gelæht tó þám láðum gecampe (cf. betǽht tó þám gewinne, Hml. S. 31, 36), Hml. Th. ii. 500, 7. Add

þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
þrowian, (þrówian?), þreowian (þreówian?); p. ode

To suffer ⬩ to suffer as opposed to to act ⬩ to suffer what is painful ⬩ to suffer martyrdom ⬩ to make to suffer ⬩ to crucify ⬩ to suffer for something ⬩ pay for ⬩ atone for

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Voc. ii. 94, 51: 52, 65

Linked entry: a-þrówian

díc

(n.; v.)
Grammar
díc, es, e, and indecl.; m. f. [The instances given in Dict. under díc; m. and díc; f. may probably be taken together.]
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Voc. i. 84, 57. Ðǽr fyxan díc tó bróce gǽð, C. D. ii. 29, 1. Of ðǽm pytte on ðone díc ... ondlong dices ðéh sió díc forscoten wǽre, iii. 168, 35. On ðá ealdan díc; andlang díce ... andlong díc ... andlang ðǽre miclan díc ... andlang díc, 78, 10-18.

ge-beran

Grammar
ge-beran, <b>; II 2.</b>
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Mín sunu, ic ðé tó men gebær, Hml. S. 25, 175. Add

a-dylegian

(v.)
Grammar
a-dylegian, pres. ic -dylegige; p. ode; pp. od

To destroy ⬩ delere

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To destroy; delere Ic adylegige deleo; ic adylegode [adeligode Som.] delevi; adylegod deletum, of ðam is gecweden letum [ = lethum death; Grk. λήθη oblivio] deáþ, ðe adylegaþ líf I destroy; I destroyed; destroyed, deletum, from which is derived [called