ge-girwan
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H. 221, 29. (3 a) where an object is personified :-- Ic ( a sword ) eom . . . fægere gegyrwed, byrne is mín bleófág, Rä. 21, 2. to ornament, adorn Mid since gegyrwed, Kr. 23. Gegyred mid golde, 16.
Linked entries: girwan ge-gerwan ge-girwung ge-gyrian
féða
a band on foot ⬩ infantry ⬩ a host ⬩ troop ⬩ tribe ⬩ company ⬩ phălanx pĕdestris ⬩ pĕdites ⬩ lĕgio ⬩ ăcies ⬩ trĭbus ⬩ căterva ⬩ a battle ⬩ pugna
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Hí bǽdon ðæt hí móston ofer ðone ford faran, féðan lǽdan they gave orders to go over the ford, to lead the troops onward, Byrht. Th. 134, 23; By. 88.
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récan
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Feores hí ne róhton, Byrht. Th. 139, 27; By. 260. Hié ðæs ne róhton, Cd. Th. 79, 31; Gen. 1319 : 228, 13; Dan. 201 : Exon. Th. 88, 17; Cri. 1441. Gif ðú ðínes feores récce, 119, 30; Gú. 262. Gif ðú aldres récce, Cd. Th. 160, 27; Gen. 2656.
wérig
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Wígend crungon wundum wérige, Byrht. Th. 140, 44; By. 303. Wundum wérge, Beo.
hlehhan
To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], ⬩ to deride
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Se eorl wæs ðé blíðra hlóh ðá, Byrht. Th. 136, 6; By. 147: Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 17; Jud. 23: Cd. 33: Th. 45, 10; Gen. 724. Hlógun ł téldon hine deridebant eum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 53.
forþ
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H. 201, 35. denoting continuity of movement or direction, on Þá on dæg hé mehte cuman tó ealra Rómána anwealde, þǽr hé forþ gefóre ( if he had marched on ) tó ðǽre byrg, Ors. 4, 9; S. 190, 11.
wendan
To turn ⬩ To cause to move ⬩ to change ⬩ alter ⬩ convert ⬩ to translate ⬩ interpret ⬩ to move one's self ⬩ take one's way ⬩ go ⬩ proceed ⬩ wend ⬩ To wend ⬩ go ⬩ proceed
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Ðǽr wendon forð wlance þegenas, Byrht. Th. 137, 52; By. 205. Úre yldran swultan and ús from wendan Blickl. Homl. 195, 27. Ðæt ic hám síðie, wende fram wíge Byrht. Th. 139, 10; By. 252. Ǽr hé hionan wende ere he depart Met. 18, 11.
mund
a hand ⬩ a hand ⬩ protection ⬩ Guardianship ⬩ A protector ⬩ guardian ⬩ protection ⬩ guardianship extended by the king to the subject ⬩ the king's peace, by the head of a family to its members ⬩ the fine paid for violation of mund
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Kmbl. iv. 204, 7.] the fine paid for violation of mund, Similar entries cf. mund-bryce, mund-byrd Mund ðare betstan widuwan eorlcundre, L. scillinga gebéte, L. Ethb. 75; Th. i. 20, 10.
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land
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D. iii. 450, 11-32.Monega land binnan þǽre byrig wǽron bútan ǽlcum ierfwearde largissimae introrsum hereditates et nulli penitus heredes Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 218, 1. Taurus bróhte þone bisceop tó sumum his landa, Hml. S. 22, 187.
ge-bídan
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Bið geómorlic gomelum ceorle tó gebídanne, þæt his byre ríde giong on galgan, 2445. Ic earfoðhwíle þrowode, breóstceare gebiden hæbbe, Seef. 4. the subject a thing Þæs tún gebád æfter geárum swíðe manigne hláford and swíðe manigne mundboran, Hml.
ge-wildan
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Hé hý gewyldan meahte, nǽre ꝥ hí on neht út ne ætburston of þǽre byrig, Chr. 943; P. 111, 16.
þearf
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Ic áh mǽste þearfe, ðæt ðú mínum gáste gódes geunne, Byrht.
scúfan
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I. to shove, push, try to move something :-- Hé sceáf mid ðam scylde. ðæt se sceaft tóbærst, Byrht. Th. 135, 50; By. 136. Sume sceufon, sume tugon, and seó Godes fǽmne hwæðre stód.
Linked entries: æt-sceófan of-scýfende for-scúfan be-scúfan sceófan
stede
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Ðone stede healdan, Byrht. Th. 132, 21; By. 19. Tó hwí hremþ hit ðisne stede ( quid terram occupat? Lk. 13, 7), Homl. Th. ii. 408, 5. Eode on woestigum styd (steyde, Rush.) abiit in desertum locum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 35. Stydd, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 1.
wirnan
to refuse ⬩ refrain from granting ⬩ to prevent ⬩ prohibit ⬩ keep from
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Hé swenges ne wyrnde, Byrht. Th. 135, 15; By. 118. Ætsóc Goda ðæs feós ǽgiftes, and ðæs landes wyrnde he refused to give up the land Chart. Th. 201, 30. Myrce ne wyrndon heardes hondplegan, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 24. Se hláford ðe ryhtes wyrne, L.
wác
yielding ⬩ not rigid ⬩ pliant ⬩ fluid ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble ⬩ wanting mental or moral strength ⬩ wanting courage ⬩ poor ⬩ mean ⬩ not of great value or in high esteem ⬩ vilis
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Byrhtnóð wand wácne æsc (the pliant ash-shaft), Byrht. Th. 132, 68; By. 43.
FYRD
an army ⬩ the military array of the whole country ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ an army ⬩ agmen ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ an expedition ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ a camp ⬩ castrum
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Hí heora fyrd gesomnedon they assembled their armies, Bd. 3. 14; S. 539, 36. an expedition; expĕdītio Ðæt ic of ðisse fyrde feran wille that I will flee out of this expedition, Byrht. Th. 138, 16; By. 221.
módig
of high or noble spirit ⬩ high-spirited ⬩ noble-minded ⬩ bold ⬩ brave ⬩ courageous ⬩ proud ⬩ arrogant ⬩ hearty ⬩ earnest ⬩ impetuous ⬩ bold ⬩ headstrong ⬩ stubborn ⬩ wilful
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Hlóh ðá módi man ( Byrhtnoth ), Byrht. Th. 136, 6; By. 147. Se módiga (Holofernes ), Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 7; Jud. 52. Se módega mǽg Higeláces ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 1630; B. 813. Se módga ( the Phenix ), Exon. 59b; Th. 216, 3; Ph. 262.
scír
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Th. 78, 33. of water, clear, limpid Ofter Pantan, ofer scír wæter, Byrht. Th. 134, 42 ; By. 98. Ða hlútran and ða scíran wæter liquidas lymphas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 10.
sittan
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</b> of an approaching time which hinders action :-- Þone ceorl hí ne mihton byrgan, for þon þe him se ǽfen on sæt ( superveniente vespere ), Gr. D. 215, 18.