swegel
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On swegl faran, Exon. Th. 32, 15; Cri. 513. the sun (but can swegel here = segel, sigel (q.v.) ? cf. swegl = segl a sail, Cd. Th. 184, 10; Exod. 105: 182, 26; Exod. 81) Heofontorht swegl gescyndeþ under foldan fæþm, farende tungol, Exon.
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freó
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Hé hét hí unbindan ... ꝥ hí frige móston faran swá hwider swá hí woldon, Hml. S. 23, 191. free from obligation or restraint upon action (with gen.) Ðá ðe beóð mid synscipe gebundene ..., ðá ðe beóð frió ðára benda, Past. 177, 21. Freó, 393, 21.
god-spell
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Þonne gé faran godspel tó lǽrenne, Bl. H. 233, 17. <b>I a.</b> the Christian dispensation (in contrast with the Mosaic) :-- Sé þe Godes beboda forsyhð nú on þæs godspelles tíman, Hml. S. 18, 477.
healh
a corner ⬩ an angle ⬩ cave ⬩ closet ⬩ recess ⬩ a bay
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Healum cubilibus, Germ. 402, 54. a bay: Strénæs hale (alch, halch, v. ll.) quod interpretatur sinus fari, Txts. 140, 210. Streánes halh, 200.
wacian
To watch ⬩ wake ⬩ to remain awake ⬩ not to sleep ⬩ to be freed from obstruction ⬩ to open ⬩ to be alert ⬩ to watch ⬩ be on the watch ⬩ be on guard ⬩ to watch ⬩ be on the watch to injure
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Ðæt heó mihte beón ácenned, and wacian, and árísan, and faran of stówe tó óþerre, Blickl. Homl. 19, 22. to keep one's self awake or alert because there is special need of attention, to watch, be on the watch, be on guard Ic ðé tó wacie (waecio, Ps.
forþ
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Diácon forþ folige ( prosequatur ), Angl. xiii. 416, 728. marking position in place or time, at an advanced point, at a later part of a book Þá gestód hé æt ánum éhðyrle oð forð nihtes ( until far on in the night ), Hml. Th. ii. 184, 27.
tó-geagnes
towards, ⬩ so as to meet ⬩ against, ⬩ to meet ⬩ in the way of, ⬩ to meet the approach of ⬩ in readiness for, ⬩ against the coming of ⬩ against, ⬩ for the purpose of resisting ⬩ on the approach of, ⬩ towards ⬩ again, ⬩ in return
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Faraþ him tógénys (-geánes, MS. A. ) exite obviam ei. Mt. Kmbl. 25, 6. Ðǽr him tógénes manige cómon. Andr. Kmbl. 1313; An. 657. Bær man him tógeánes ánre wydewan líc, Homl. Th. i. 60, 12: Blickl.
folc-land
the land of the folk or people
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It appears also from this document, that the same person might hold estates both in book-land and in folk-land; that is, he might possess an estate of inheritance of which he had the complete disposal, unless in so far as it was limited by settlement;
cýþþu
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Ic wille faran tó mínre cýððe and tó ðǽm londe ðe ic on geboren wæs revertar in terram meam in qua natus sum, Past. 304, 14. Hié budon him þæt hé on cýþþe mid him wunade, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 19. Colman mid his geférum fór tó his cýððe (cf.
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hí-réd
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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God geswang Farao and ealne his híréd flagellavit Dominus Pharaonem et domum ejus, Gen. 12, 17. Ðone geset hys hláfurd ofer his híréd quem constituit dominus suus supra familiam suam, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 45: Cd. 106; Th. 139, 16; Gen. 2310.
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LANG
LONG ⬩ tall
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LONG, tall Hé sǽde ðæt ðæt land síe swíðe lang norþ ðonan he said that the land stretches thence far to the north, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 4.
LÓCIAN
To LOOK ⬩ see ⬩ gaze ⬩ observe ⬩ regard ⬩ take heed ⬩ look (to) ⬩ belong ⬩ pertain
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Lóciaþ bráde and nán þing gecnáwaþ look far and wide, and understand nothing, 47, 13. Gáþ and lóciaþ ite et videte, Mk. Skt. 6, 38.
ge-rǽdan
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II a. to dress, equip, harness, v. ge-rǽdod. to determine a condition, decide, settle a course of action Ic fare swá hwider swá þú mé tó mundbyrdnesse gerédst, Hml. S. 23 b, 454.
hrædlíce
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Add: of quick movement. literal 'Farað hrædlíce ( cito )' . . . Ðá férdon hig hrædlíce, Mt. 28, 7, 8. Cume ðonne án spearwa and hrædlíce ( citissime ) ꝥ hús þurhfleó, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 165, 23.
hyldu
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Th. ii. 150, 33. in adjuration, or affirmation, swearing, where the possession of the lord's favour is connected with a course of action Swá ic áge Pharaones helde, ne farað gé heonon per salutem Pharaonis non egrediemini hinc.
mid
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Him farað mid Godes englas, 456, 23. Ǽlcum welwyrcendum God mid beó mydwyrhta. . Solil. H. 30, 14. Náman hí him wealhstodas mid, Bd. 1. 25; Sch. 52, 13. cf. IV. Nimað þis hrægl and scrýdað eów mid, Gr. D. 202, 28.
ÆT
AT ⬩ to ⬩ before ⬩ next ⬩ with ⬩ in ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ apud ⬩ juxta ⬩ prope ⬩ ante ⬩ ad ⬩ in ⬩ contra ⬩ Of ⬩ from ⬩ a ⬩ ab ⬩ de ⬩ To ⬩ unto ⬩ as far as ⬩ ad ⬩ usque ⬩ ad
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Dipl, cxciii; vol. i. 237, 1. very rarely used with the accusative; cum accusative To, unto, as far as; ad, usque ad Æt sǽ-streámas ad mare, Ps. Th. 79, 11. Æt Ác-leá at Oakley, Chr. 789; Ing. 79, 14. Similar entries v.
Linked entries: æt-eom æt-gebicgan æt-gebrengan æt- æt-swymman
ge-hýran
To hear ⬩ give ear to ⬩ audīre ⬩ exaudīre ⬩ To hear ⬩ audīre ⬩ to obey ⬩ obĕdire
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To hear; audīre Gehýran mæg ic rúme I can hear from far, Cd. 32; Th. 42, 14; Gen. 673. Se ðe hæbbe eáran to gehýrenne, gehýre qui hăbet aures audiendi, audiat, Mt. Bos. 13, 9.
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.
scolu
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Cildru on scole betǽcan, Lchdm. iii. 184, 27 : 188, 18. a band or troop of people, a shoal, school (in school of fishes) Him on healfa gehwone heofonengla þreát ymbútan faraþ, ælbeorhtra scolu, Exon. Th. 58, 2; Cri. 929.