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hí-réd

(n.)
Grammar
hí-réd, hírd, es; m.

A household,house, family, the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, a court, the members of a religious house, a company, band of associates

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Ðam híréde intó ealdan mynstre to the brotherhood at the old monastery, Chart. Th. 499, 14. Lucinius bebeád ðæt nán cristen mon ne cóme on his hieréde Licinius omnes Christianos e palatio suo jussit expelli, Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 282, 28.

Linked entry: hý-réd

útfangene-þeóf

(n.)
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Cf. cum furis comprehensione intus et foris, i. 550, 31. Omnis latro extra proclamatus (cf. proclamatus extra terminos suos, 4), Ll. Lbmn. 614, 1

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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Se haga æt Wiltúne ðe hýrþ intó Wilig, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 415, 4. Hé mínum lǽrum hýreþ [MS. hyraþ] he listens to my teachings, Exon. 71 a; Th. 264, 29; Jul. 371. Ða men ðe híraþ intó heora mynstre the men that belong to their minster, L. Ælfc.

tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
tweógan, tweón; p. tweóde.
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Homl. 43, 1. with a preposition Ymb ðæt ðe hiene tweóde, orn hé intó ðæm temple, and frægn ðæs Dryhten . . .

Linked entries: tuáes tweón twiógan

ge-healdsum

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ðæt hé sié gehealdsum on ðǽm ðe hé healdan scyle oððe dǽlan ne cor tenacia occupet, et parcum se videri in dispensationibus exultet Past. 149, 18. exercising restraint, modest, virtuous, sober: — Wíf hálig and gehealdsum mulier sancta et pudorata, S. int

BÁN

(n.)
Grammar
BÁN, baan, es; pl. bán; n.

A BONEos

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Híg synt innan fulle deádra bána intus plena sunt ossibus mortuorum, Mt. Bos. 23, 27. Bán míne my bones, Ps. Spl. 6, 2: Exon. 110a; Th. 421, 14; Rä. 40, 18: 125b; Rä. 68, 3: Beo. Th. 5149; B. 2578

elnian

(v.)
Grammar
elnian, part. elnende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ellen strength] .

to make strong, strengthenconfortāreto strive with zeal after another, endeavour to be equal, emulate æmŭlāre, zēlāre

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strengthen; confortāre Elnode he hine and sæt upp confortātus sēdit in lectŭlo, Gen. 48, 2. to strive with zeal after another, endeavour to be equal, emulate; æmŭlāre, zēlāre Nyl ðú elnian betwih awergde, ne elnende ðú sié dónde unrehtwísnisse nōli æmŭlāre inter

sworettan

(v.)
Grammar
sworettan, p. te
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Hé of inneweardre heortan swíþe sworete ille intimo ex corde longa trahens suspiria, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 14. Hé sume hwíle sæt and sworette modicum suspirans, 5, 19; S. 640, 29. Ða ús nú bysmriaþ, ða ðe ǽr on úrum bendum sworettan, Blickl.

Linked entry: a-sworetan

fág

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Ceruleus, i. glaucus, fáh, deorc, color est inter album et nigrum, subniger, 130, 35. Hwítes heówes and eác missenlices, on hringwísan fág candido versi colore in modum ranarum, Nar. 16, 2. Ꝥ feórðe nýten wæs fágum earne gelíc, Hml S. 15, 184.

FÝR

(n.)
Grammar
FÝR, fír, es; n.

FIREa firehearthignisfŏcus

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In fýres fæðm into the fire's embrace, Beo. Th. 372; B. 185. Fýres feng grasp of the fire, 3532; B. 1764.

Linked entries: fír fýryn

ládung

(n.)
Grammar
ládung, e; f.

An excusing an apologyexcusea defenceexculpationpurgation

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ðæt hé beó bútan ǽlcere ládunge swíðe rihtlíce tó deófles handa ásceofen God allows the wicked man time, that he may, if he will, cease from his wicked deeds: that, if he will not, he may, having nothing to plead in his defence, very justly be thrust into

Linked entry: be-ládung

gid

(n.)
Grammar
gid, gidd, gied, giedd, gyd, gydd, ged, es; n.

a songlaypoemcantuscantilenacarmenpoemaA speechtalesermonproverbriddlesermodictumloquelaproverbiumænigma

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On gydde into a proverb, 3, 12; 537, 30. Nú me ðisses gieddes onsware ýwe now shew me an answer of this riddle, Exon. 114 a; Th. 437, 28; Rä. 56, 14. v. Grmm. D. M. 853

Linked entries: gidding gied ged gyd

scrín

(n.)
Grammar
scrín, es; n.
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Ðá þwóh man ða hálgan bán, and bær intó ðære cyrcan on scríne, 100, 158.

swápan

(v.)
Grammar
swápan, p. sweóp; pp. swápen
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Spl. 76, 6. to sweep, move (something) with the action of one sweeping Swápeþ sigeméce mid ðære swíðran hond ðæt deófol gefeallaþ in sweartne lég he shall sweep the victorious blade with the right hand, so that devils shall fall into dark flame, Exon

wit

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wit, pers. pron.

We two

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Ic gean intó Élíg, ðér mínes hláfordes líchoma rest, ðara þreó landa ðe wit bútá geheótan Gode, Chart. Th. 524, 20. Ðá bær unc mon liþ forþ, and wit bú druncan, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 31.

Linked entries: unc witt

ge-hwæþer

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. ¶ passing into a conjunction v. ǽgþer :-- Seó wyrt deáh gehwæþer ge þæs mannes sáwle ge his líchonman. Lch. i. 70, 3. Gehweþer ge his ágen geweorc ge on his naman gehálgod, Bl. H. 197, 6. adjectival Gehwæðeres promiscui Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 58.

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ge-nip

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Fyrgenstreám under næssa genipu niðer gewíteð the stream plunges into dark depths, B. 1360. fig. darkness of trouble Gewítað ðá genipu úre dreórignysse, Hml. Th. i. 614, 29. of dim sight Wið eágena þýstru and genipe, Lch. i. 366, 13

ge-endung

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Þæt hí on eówrum geendungum ( cum defeceritis) onfón eów intó écum eardungstówum, Hml. Th. i. 334, 28. <b>III b.

Constantīnus

(n.)
Grammar
Constantīnus, as Lat. gen. i; dat. o; acc. um; m. also gen. es; dat. e; m.

Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor

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Constantius, se mildesta man, fór on Bryttanie, and ðǽr gefór; and gesealde his suna ðæt ríce, Constantínuse, ðone he hæfde be Elenan his wife Constantius, the most merciful man, went into Britain, and died there; and gave the empire to Constantine, his

ge-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeódan, he -þeót; p. -þeódde; pp. -þeóded, -þeód

To joinconnectuniteassociateapplyadjusttranslatejungĕreadjungĕreconjungĕrecōpŭlāresŏciāreaptāre

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He hét ðisne regul of læden-gereorde on englisc geþeódan he ordered to translate this rule from Latin into English, Lchdm. iii. 440, 28