swencan
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Ðý læs ðe mon unmihtigne man tó feor and tó lange for his ágenan swencte lest a man of small means should be made to toil too far and too long for his own, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 4.
tíþian
To grant, ⬩ concede, ⬩ of that which is granted
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To grant, concede, with gen. of that which is granted Bed Beorn ðæt hé sceolde faran mid him tó ðam cynge . . . and hé ðæs tíðode, Chr. 1046; Erl. 174, 10. Treówe and hyldo tíðiaþ mé, Cd. Th. 152, 7; Gen. 2516.
Linked entry: tigþian
ge-byrd
birth ⬩ origin ⬩ beginning ⬩ parentage ⬩ family ⬩ lineage ⬩ nativitas ⬩ origo ⬩ stirps ⬩ genus ⬩ nature ⬩ quality ⬩ state ⬩ condition ⬩ lot ⬩ fate ⬩ natura ⬩ qualitas ⬩ conditio ⬩ sors ⬩ fatum
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Náh seó módor geweald bearnes blǽdes, ac sceal on gebyrd faran án æfter ánum the mother hath not power over her child's happiness, but according to his fate [what he is born to] one shall go after another, Salm. Kmbl. 770; Sal. 384.
heáp
- Cd. 215 ;
- Th. 270, 9 ;
- Sat. 87 .
A HEAP, pile, great number, host, multitude, crowd, band, troop, body of people, assembly, company ⬩ a troop, flock ⬩ strues, acervus
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Gewíteþ mid ðý wuldre mǽre tungol faran on heápe the great star departs accompanied with that glory, 93 b; Th. 350, 26; Sch. 69. Hwanon ferigeaþ gé heresceafta heáp whence bear ye a heap of war shafts, Beo. Th. 675; B. 335.
Sunnan-dæg
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In case of necessity, however, and under certain conditions, travelling was allowed Gif hwam gebyrige ðæt hé nýde faran scyle, ðonne mót hé swá rídan, swá rówan, swá swilce færelde faran swylce tó his wege gebyrige, on ða gerád ðæt hé his mæssan gebýre
wist
subsistence ⬩ sustenance ⬩ food ⬩ provisions ⬩ dainty food ⬩ a feast ⬩ eating ⬩ feasting
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Hé smeáde hwǽr hí bigleofan biddan sceoldon, ðá ðá hí ða fare férdon búton wiste, Homl. Th. ii. 138, 34: Cd. Th. 185, 30; Exod. 130. Gif feohbót áríseþ, ðæt gebyreþ tó wǽde and tó wiste ðám ðe Gode þeówian, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 7.
wóh
Wrong ⬩ perversity ⬩ injustice ⬩ error ⬩ wrongfully ⬩ wrongly
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Ðeáh ús þince ðæt hit on wóh fare tametsi confusa omnia perturbataque videantur, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 21. On wóh yrsian, Ps. Th. 4, 5. On wóh lǽran, 25, arg. On wóh libban, Blickl. Homl. 45, II. 19. On wóh nitnan, 61, 22.
ge-réfa
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Gif gestðcund man fare, þonne mót hé habban his geréfan mid him and his smið, Ll. Th. i. 144, 3 : 280, 14.
DÉMA
a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire ⬩ censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter ⬩ the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal
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twenty shillings for a fine, unless he dare to prove on oath, that he knew it not more rightly, and let him forfeit for ever his thaneship, unless he will buy it of the king, so as he is willing to allow him, and let the bishop of the shire exact the fare
þín
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Far of þínum lande and of þínre mǽgðe and of þínes fæder húse, 12, 1. Þínre dura belocenre, Mt.
geond
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Heofonfuglas lácende geond lyft farað, Az. 144: El. 734. where there is motion of a fluid, growth of a plant (lit. or fig.). through an area Lǽd ðíne willas gind ðín lond, Past. 373, 5.
diht
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Ealle gesceafta ðeówiað hyra Scyppende, for ðon þe hí farað æfter Godes dihte, Hml. Th. i. 172, 17. Hé áwrát ðá ealdan ǽ be Godes dihte, 312, 14: 40, 33. Marcus be Godes dihte gefór tó Ǽgypta lande, Hml. S. 15, 1.
wíc
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Hé gewát hám faran, wíca neósan, Beo. Th. 251; B. 125: 2255; B. 1125. Hé wæson ðám foresprecenan wícum ( in praefata mansione ) wuniende, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 15, 33.
DURRAN
DARE, presume ⬩ audēre
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ToDARE, presume ;audēre Ne dear ic hám faran I dare not go home, Gen. 44, 34: Ex. 32, 30: Cd. 40; Th. 54,1; Gen. 870. Gif ðú Grendles dearst neán bídan if thou darest abide near Grendel, Beo. Th. 1059; B. 527: Andr. Kmbl. 2700; An. 1352.
FEORM
food ⬩ provision ⬩ goods ⬩ substance ⬩ victus ⬩ substantia ⬩ bŏna ⬩ an entertaining ⬩ entertainment ⬩ feast ⬩ hospĭtālĭtas ⬩ convīvium ⬩ cœna ⬩ a place where provisions are kept ⬩ provision-quarters of an army ⬩ victus stătio ⬩ use ⬩ benefit ⬩ profit ⬩ enjoyment ⬩ ūsus ⬩ fructus
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Hí bærndon and awéston ðæs cynges feorme hámas [MS. hames] they burnt and laid waste the king's provision-homes [or farms ], Chr. 1087; Ed. 224, 13. Twegra daga feorme provision for two days; firmam duōrum, diērum, Th. Dipim. A.
wiþer-rǽde
Adverse ⬩ contrary ⬩ at variance ⬩ hostile ⬩ rebellious ⬩ contumacious ⬩ out of harmony ⬩ repugnant ⬩ offensive ⬩ disagreeable ⬩ adverse ⬩ not fitted to further the good of anything ⬩ unfavourable ⬩ disadvantageous ⬩ contrary ⬩ of an opposite nature
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Woldon ða wiþerrǽdan hǽþenan mid micelre fyrde faran on hergoþ on ðæs Cáseres anwealde, Jud. Thw. 162, 36.
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gearwian
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Dele 'gerwan, ... gierian,' and add: to make ready Farað and gearwiað (earwiað, v. l.) ús, ꝥ wé úre eástron gewyrcon, Lk. 22, 8. <b>I a.</b> to make ready to do something :-- Huér wiltu ꝥ wé gearuiga (iarwan, R.) ðé til eottanne eástro?
tredan
to tread ⬩ tread down ⬩ trample upon ⬩ to tread upon ⬩ step upon ⬩ walk upon
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Ðú (the serpent) scealt ðínum breóstum bearm tredan brádre eorðan, faran féðeleás, Cd.
eall
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Þá líchaman geborene wǽron þurh eall feówertig míla ( per xxxx fere milia passuum ), Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 603, 19. xxx. þúsenda eal farena and oxna, Nar. 9, 10 (v. faru, ).
ceorl
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:-- Wæs Eaxeceaster ábrocen þurh þone Frenciscan ceorl Hugon (far ánes Frencisces ceorles ðingan Hugo hátte, v. l.) through the French fellow, Hugh, Chr. 1003; P. 135, 5. the legal status of the ceorl is illustrated by the following passages Gif on