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hold-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
hold-áþ, es; m.

An oath of fealty

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An oath of fealty wéron his menn and him holdáþas swóron ðæt woldon ongeán ealle óðre menn him holde beón they did homage to him and swore oaths of fealty to him that they would be loyal to him against all other men, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 7.

Linked entry: hyld-áþ

ge-stíran

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Mid þǽm him wæs swíþost gestiéred þæt him mon gehét fulwiht, 6, 33; S. 288, 24.

þæt

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Ic wæs beden from þaem bisceope þaeti ic him áléfde ... þeti ic him forgéfe ..., Cht. E. 42, 1-4. (Cf. tó ðon þaeti, 8.) 1. Add Hé eác gedyde þæt Antonius his freónd wearð, Ors. 5, 13; S. 244, 28.

mid

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Náman him wealhstodas mid, Bd. 1. 25; Sch. 52, 13. cf. IV. Nimað þis hrægl and scrýdað eów mid, Gr. D. 202, 28.

sige

Grammar
sige, victory.
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Add Hié wǽron him ondrǽdende ꝥ Læcedemonie ofer hié rícsian mehten for þǽm lytlan sige þe hié þá ofer hié hæfdon, Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 18. Hié longe ymb þæt fuhton on hweorfendum sigum bellum ancipiti statu gestum, 3, 5; S. 106, 3.

mann-rǽdenn

Grammar
mann-rǽdenn, <b>. I.</b>
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Him micelum sceamode þæs deófles manrǽdenne þe hé on wæs oþ ꝥ, Hml. S. 31, 1197. léton tó rǽde ꝥ woldon ábúgan þám heretogan tó his mannrǽdene omnes una voce: 'Sponte tradamus nos omnes populo Holofernis,' Hml. A. 108, 182.

lícian

(v.)
Grammar
lícian, p. ode

To please

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Hit lícode Herode, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 6: Mk. Skt. 6, 22. Swá heó wiste ðæt his fæder lícode, Gen. 27, 14.

Linked entry: ge-lícian

drýfan

(v.)
Grammar
drýfan, p. de , pl. don; pp. ed

To trouble, vex vexāre

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To trouble, vex; vexāre Mǽst hine drýfdon his ágene men [MS. mæn] his own men vexed him most, Chr. 1118; Erl. 246, 34

on-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To knownoscere, cognoscere, agnoscereto know, recognise,to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguishto recognise a factto know, understand, attain to a knowledge ofto know, learn by observation, observe, perceiveto acknowledgemake acknowledgment of a faultto acknowledge a greetingto acknowledge the power of another

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hine (Jesus) on ðam gereorde oncneówon, ðone ðe ne mihton on onwrigennysse háliges gewrites oncnáwan, 284, 33-34. Ðæt is éce líf, ðæt ðé oncnáwon sóðne God, and ðone ðe ðú ásendest, 42, 14 : ii. 362, 22.

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Þá fundon hié óþre flocráde, Chr. 917; P. 98, 4. Námon menn, and swá hwæt swá findan mihtan, Chr. 1046; P. 166, 16.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Ne teón hié nánwuht ðæs lofes tó him, Past. 44; Swt. 323, 1. to take on one&#39;s self, to assume Hié him on teóþ, ðæt hié sién heortan lǽcas, Past. 1; Swt. 27, 1. Ðæt hé tió on hine selfne óðerra monna scylda, 16; Swt. 99, 1.

frécne

(adv.)
Grammar
frécne, frǽcne; adv.

Horriblysavagelyfiercelyseverelyinsolentlyboldlydangerouslyatrōcĭterdūreaudacterperīcŭlōse

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Hie hit frécne genéðdon they severely oppressed it, Cd. 170; Th. 214, 17; Exod. 570: Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 23; Rä. 21, 16: Ps. Th. 67, 2: 103, 33: 104, 25. Ðæt him hit frécne ne meahte sceððan that it might not dangerously wound him, Beo.

þancian

(v.)
Grammar
þancian, p. ode.
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Þearfan ic lǽrde ðæt hié Gode þancodon, Blickl. Homl. 185, 18. Wé sceolon him ðancian, Homl. Th. ii. 400, 18. Hig ðone hláf ǽton Drihtne þanciende, Jn.

sinscipe

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Add: of lawful wedlock Sume þá apostolas hæfdon him gemacan . . . Ac sóna geswicon þæs sinscipes syþþan Crí stes láre geleornodon æt him, Hml. A. 14, 35. wunodon ætgædere gehíwodum synscipe, Hml.

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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Biþ hlíseádigra sé ðe hit selþ ðonne sé þe hit gaderaþ . . . ge eác þá welan beóþ hlíseádigran þonne þonne hié mon selþ þonne hié beón þonne hié mon gadraþ and healt, 13; F. 38, 11-15.

ge-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cynde, adj.
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Salamon þeáh swýðe wel, eal swá him gecynde wæs, Wlfst. 277, 17. Him wæs gecynde ꝥ hé symble wæs reád on his andwlitan cui ex conspersione semper facies rubere consueverat, Gr. D. 187, 15.

un-geþeáwe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geþeáwe, adj.

Not in accordance with one's habits

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Not in accordance with one's habits Se biscop bæd ðone hálgan wer ðæt hé scolde tó gereorde fón mid him; and hé swá dyde, þeáh hit his lífe ungeþeáwe wǽre, Guthl. 17; Gdwin, 72, 27

Linked entries: ge-þeáwe ge-þýwe

ge-eáþmédan

(v.)
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A. 165, 23, Þ folc ne sceal forhycggan ꝥ him ( the clergy) geeáþ-médon, Bl. H. 47, 30. where the reflexive pronoun is omitted, cf.

un-gewiss

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un-gewiss, ignorance.
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Hé nyste hwæs he geléfan sceolde, þá hine þá swýþost drehton and on ungewisse gebróhton þe his witan beón sceoldon, Hml. S. 23, 398.

be-cweþan

to sayto urgepressto speak forpray forto bequeathegrant by will

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Th. i. 534, 10. to bequeathe, grant by will (cwide) Hit becwæð sé ðe hit áhte, Ll. Th. i. 184, 1. Bútan þám dǽle þe uncer gehwæþer his bearnum becwæð, Cht. Th. 486, 4. Hé becwæð his ðincg, and ácwealde hine sylfne, Hml. S. 19, 211.