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hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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Fæsten tó berenan hláfe, Wlfst. 173, 10. in phrases implying the eating of bread hláfbrecan to break bread for distribution to others Brec ðǽm hyngriendum ðínne hláf frange esurienti panem tuam (Is. 58, 7), Past. 315, 14: Bl. H. 37, 20.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

FREÓLS

(n.)
Grammar
FREÓLS, es; m. sometimes, but rarely, n.

freedomimmunityprivilegelībertasimmūnĭtasprivĭlēgiuma time of freedoma holy dayfeastfestivalthe celebration of a festivalfestumfesti celebratio

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D. 1013-1020; Kmbl. iv. 9, 32, 35; 10, l, 3. a time of freedom, a holy day, feast, festival, the celebration of a festival; festum, festi celebratio Ðæt man sceal fæstan ǽlce Frigedæg, bútan hit freóls sý that a man shall fast every Friday, unless it

Linked entries: friólsend heals

nearu

(adj.)
Grammar
nearu, adj.

narrowstraitconfinednot spaciousnarrowlimitedpoorrestrictedstraitoppressivecausing anxietyoppressednot having free actionstrictsevere

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In án nearo fæsten ungeféredra móra in angustias inaccessorum montium, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 20. Nearo wíc mansionem angustam, 4, 28; S. 605, 23. Tóbrǽdan ofer ða nearwan eorþan (cf. ofer ðás nearowan eorþan sceátas, Met. 10, 16), Bt. 19; Fox 68, 25.

Linked entry: nearu-cræft

ge-beódan

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Gif him þæt fæsten swá geboden nǽre, Wlfst. 181, 13. to order to come, summon Ic gefrægn folctogan fyrd gebeódan, Gen. 1961. to proclaim, announce Suá hwér geboden bið godspell ðis ubicumque praedicatum fuerit evangelium istud, Mk. L. R. 14, 9.

síd

(adj.)
Grammar
síd, adj.
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Con hé sídne ræced fæste gefégan, Exon. Th. 296, 7 ; Crä,. 47. <b>II a.</b> </b> Þurh sídne sefan, Beo. Th. 3456 ; B. 1726. Sefan sídne geþanc and snytro cræft, Cd.

Linked entry: síd-folc

staþol

(n.)
Grammar
staþol, (-el, -ul), es; m.
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.), Laym. 15911), sto[n]dan fæste, Exon. Th. 496, 19; Rä. 85, 17. Hé ús sealde mid englum éce staþelas, 41, 26; Cri. 661. Ðú álǽtan scealt lǽne staþelas, eard and éþel, Dóm.

Linked entry: scaþel

hring

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</b> fig. the limit of a jurisdiction :-- Þonne þæt gecnáweð feónd, þætte gehwylc hæleða cynnes on his hringe bið fæste geféged, Wal. 40. an object having a circular form.

hyht

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Ðá ðe hiht on hine habbað fæste, Ps. Th. 129, 7: 143, 3. Ic God gemyndgade þǽr ic hæfde mǽstne hiht, 76, 3. hope of doing, intent, desire Þǽr mín hyht myneð tó gesécenne, Gú. 1061. Hí gehátað holdlíce, swá hyre hyht ne gǽð, Leás. 14.

hraþe

(adv.)
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Hraðe ( with a quick movement ) heó æðelinga ánne hæfde fæste befangen, B. 1294. in respect to time, where the relation of the time of a circumstance to a fixed point of time is given. immediately, straightway, at once Ðá ongann hé sueriga . . .

lecgan

(v.)
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gebærn hwít sealt, . . . gegníd eal tósomne, lege on, Lch. ii. 50, 23: 64, 1, and often: [Gen. 2336: Rä. 4, 14; Chr. 1083; P. 205, 22 : Gen. 21, 7 in Dict.]. (1 a) to annex, attach :-- Lagiað góde woroldlagan, and lecgað þǽr tóeácan, þæt úre crístendóm fæste

wealh

(n.)
Grammar
wealh, gen. weales; m.

a foreigner properly a Celt a Celt of Britain; the word occurs mostly in pl., the British the WelshWales a Romana slave servanta shameless person

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Ic (a skin which furnishes thongs)fæste binde swearte wealas (slaves or strangers, captives; Aldhelm's riddle has: Nexibus horrendis hommes constringere possum), hwílum séllan men, Exon. Th. 393, 22; Rä. 13, 4.

ge-leáfa

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Ne hí on gewitnesse hæfdon on hiora fyrhðe fæstne geleáfan nec fides habita est illis in testamento ejus, Ps. Th. 77, 36. Ꝥ hí rihtne geleáfan habban on þone sóðan God, Ll. Th. i. 326, 12: 372, 33. Beran in breóstum beorhtne geleáfan, Gú. 770.

óþer

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Sume fæston swá ꝥ hí forsáwon tó etanne búton on ðone óðerne dæg, Hml. S. 13, 97. Add Sem se yldesta, óðer Cham, þridda Iafeth, Gen. 1241. Wæs se deófol óðere síðe oferswíðed, Hml. Th. i. 170, 31.

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
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.), cease from Gif hé ðære hnappunge ne swícþ, ðonne hnappaþ hé óð hé wierð on fæstum slǽpe, Past. 28; Swt. 195, 11. Hé from gebede swíceþ, Exon. Th. 264, 33; Jul. 373. Á byþ on færylde, nǽfre swíceþ, Runic pm.

Linked entry: be-swicenness

Cædmon

(n.)
Grammar
Cædmon, es; m. [Cædrnon, MS. C. C. C. Oxford: Cædrnon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 170, 50; Cedmon, S. 597, 12: Ceadmon, MS. B. S. 597, note 12: Cadmon, Runic Monmnts. by Prof. Stephens, fol. Cheapinghaven, 1868, p. 419, 11: cæd linter, mon homo]
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Ðá arás he from ðam slǽpe and eall ðæt he slǽpende song fæste on gemynde hæfde . . .

mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl, mál, mél, es; n. m. (?)

a measurea marksigncrosscrucifixfixed, suitable, appointed timeseasonoccasionthe time for eatinga meal

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Ne fæsþ se no Gode ac him selfum se ðe ðæt nyle þearfum sellan ðæt hé ðonne on mǽle lǽfþ ac wile hit healdan eft tó óðrum mǽle non Deo, sed sibi quisque jejunat, si ea quæ ventri ad tempus subtrahit, non egenis tribuit sed . . custodit, Past. 43, 8; Swt

gímen

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Ealle ðá ðe for beón sculon sculon habban giémenne ðissa uterrena ðinga ( habere sollici-tudines exteriores debent ), ond ðeáh ne sién hí tó fæste tó gebundene, 139, 23.

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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Him férend on fæste wuniaþ, wíc weardiaþ, 361, 27; Wal. 26. Hí dreám weardiaþ, 100, 15; Cri. 1642. Frýnd sind on eorþan, leger weardiaþ, 443, 23; Kl. 34. Ealle ða ðe on feldum eard weardiaþ omnia quae in campis sunt, Ps. Th. 95, 12.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

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.

ealdor

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Gesetton cyricena aldoras ꝥ fæsten, Bl. H. 35, 7. Sume men forhogiað ꝥ hí hýran godcundan ealdran, Ll. Th. i. 332, 34. Ealderas seniores, R.