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ge-openian

(v.)
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</b> to make known, declare, spread the knowledge of :-- Gewurðe þín willa geopenod geond ealle world, Hy. 7, 36. to make clear, explain, expound God geopenude Abrahame hwæt hé mid þǽre sprǽce mǽnde, Gen. 18, 20.

sacu

(n.)
Grammar
sacu, e; f.

strife, contention, dissension, sedition, disputedistress, trouble, affliction, persecutioncrime, guilta contention at law, a suit, cause, action

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Hé ( Caligula ) mǽnde ðæt ðǽr ðá næs swelc sacu swelc ðǽr oft ǽr wæs, and hé self fór oft on óðra lond, and wolde gewin findan, ac hé ne mehte búton sibbe, Ors. 6, 3; Swt. 256, 28. Sceal Geáta leódum and Gár-Denum sib gemǽnum, and sacu restan, Beo.

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wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen, wǽpn, es; n.

a weaponmembrum virile

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Gif man wǽpn ábregde ðǽr mæn drincen, L.H.E. 13; Th. i. 32, 11. Ðeáh hwá his ágen spere sette tó óðres mannes húses dura ... oþþon gif man óðer wǽpn lecge ... and hwilc man ðæt wǽpn gelæcce, L.C.S. 76; Th. i. 418, 6.

ESNE

(n.)
Grammar
ESNE, es; m.

A man of the servile class, a servant, retainer, man, youth mercēnārius, servus, vir, jŭvĕnis

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Wæs se ofen onhǽted, hine esnas mænige wurpon wudu on innan the oven was heated, many servants cast wood into it, Cd. 186; Th. 231, 9; Dan. 244: Ps. Th. 68, 37.

stician

(v.)
Grammar
stician, p. ode.
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On ðære róde sticodon mænige arewan, Chr. 1083; Erl. 217, 21.

tíman

(v.)
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tíman, p. de.

to teem,be productive.to be with child,bear,bring forth youngto beget, have intercourse with (wið) a womanto have offspring,bring forthto vouch to warranty to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possessionto refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its supportto betake one's self to a place,go to to resort toappeal to in reverence or for help to lead to

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Tǽme hé tó ðam mæn ðe him sealde, L. H. E. 16; Th. 1. 34, 6. Ne mót forstolenne ceáp mon tiéman tó þeówum men, L. In. 47; Th. i. 132, 5. Se ðe yrfe bycge on gewitnesse and hit eft týman (mon teáman, var. lect.) scyle, L.

níd

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Þæt Crístene menn tó cyrican faran magan and þǽr heora neóda tó Gode mǽnan, Wlfst. 278, 20. a condition marked by the lack or want of some necessary thing, or requiring some extraneous aid or addition Hml.

mund

(n.)
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mund, e; f.

a handa handprotectionGuardianshipA protectorguardianprotectionguardianship extended by the king to the subjectthe king's peace, by the head of a family to its membersthe fine paid for violation of mund

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Th. 567, I.] as a technical term in the laws, protection, guardianship extended by the king to the subject, the king's peace, by the head of a family to its members Gif man his mæn freóls gefe freólsgefa áge munde ðare hína if a man give his slave freedom

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eall

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H. 217, 17. quite Hí cómon unwær on heom on ealne ǽrnemergen, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 14. pronoun Hé wæs eall biernende, and ðeáh ðá tungan suíðust mǽnde and him ðǽre kélnesse bæd qui tolus ardens refrigerari se praecipue in lingua requirebat, Past. 309,

geár

(n.)
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Mænig gér, Bt. 29, l; F. 102, 21 note. (2 a) the years of a person's life :-- Geáras míne anni mei Ps. L. 30, II.. and heora geára gancg, Ps. Th. 77, 32. as a chronological unit, for the purposes of the calendar Be ðæs geáres tídum.

ge-fón

(v.)
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M. 21, 29 Mænige gefóþ ( capiunt) hwælas, 25, l. Hú geféncge hú hig? Heortas ic gefénge (-fengc? cepi ) on nettum and bár ic ofslóh, 22, 9-11. Þá fixas þe gé geféngon ( prendistis ), Jn. 21, 10. Gefóh fox, Lch. ii. 104, 12.

rǽdan

(v.)
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Rǽd hwæt ic mǽne, 479, 18; Rä. 62, 9. Ðá ongan hé mid gleáwe móde rǽdan coepit sagaci animo conjicere, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 21, MS. B. to read a book; legere Ic rǽde lego, ðú rǽtst legis, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 1. Rǽtt legit, 44; Som. 45, 49.

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.

a corner, an anglecorner, quartera projection, promontorya nook, corner, regiona lap, bosomthe bosoma baysinusa garmenta cloth, napkin cloak,fold

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Gif hió óðrum mæn in sceát bewyddod sí if she be betrothed to another man, L. Ethb. 83; Th. i. 24, 5. the bosom, surface of the earth :-- On ðone sélestan foldan sceátes (Thorpe would read sceáta, cf.

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under-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
under-þeódan, -þiédan, -þídan; p. de.

to subjectsubjugaterender subjectto subjectcause to endurerender liableto subjoinaddto support

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Ðú mé folc mænig underþeóddest sobjiciens populum meum sub me, Ps. Th. 143, 3. Tó ðara hláforda dóme ðe hé hine ǽr underþeódde (-þiódde, Met. 25, 66), Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 29. Ic míne sáwle wylle Gode underþeódan nonne Deo subdita erit anima mea? Ps.

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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Hwæt mǽnde Sanctus Paulus, ðá hé his láre suá cræftelíce tósceád (-scéd, Cott. MSS.) (gave such different counsel in the two cases), and ðone óðerne lǽrde, ðæt hé him anwald on tuge, óðerne hé lǽrde geðyld? Past. 40; Swt. 291, 20.

lást

(n.)
Grammar
lást, lǽst, leást, es; m.

A stepfootsteptracktrace

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Ðonne is ðǽr geworht emb ða lástas... ðæt man mæg tó ðǽm lástum onhnígan and mænige men ða moldan neomaþ on ðǽm lástum the footsteps are built about, yet so that people can stoop down to the footsteps, and many men take the earth from the footsteps, Blickl

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LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Ælþeódige mæn of lande mid heora ǽhtum and mid synnum gewíten let foreigners depart from the country with their goods and with their sins, L. Wih. 4; Th. i. 38, 2.

wer-gild

(n.)
Grammar
wer-gild, were-gild, es; n. [The word seems interchangeable with wer (q. v.), which in the later laws is the more frequent form.]
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</b> for those who were concerned in the receiving of the wergild see wer, I a, and the following :-- Gif man his mæn freólse gefe, . . . freólsgefa áge his erfe ænde wergeld, L. Wih. 8; Th. i. 38, 16. (See also the cases quoted under IV.)

gifan

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Gif man his mæn freóls gefe, Ll. Th. i. 38, 15. Þingie hé on þám ceápgilde . . . náht on þám wíte, bútan hit sé gifan wille ꝥe hit tó gebyrige, 210, 18. Hé scolde heom ðone pallium gifan, Chr. 995 ; P. 130, 34. <b>II a.

ge-bídan

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Mín heorte gebád hearmedwít feala, and yrmðu mænig eác áræfnede, Ps. Th. 68, 21. Hí gebidan myccle earfoðnysse þá hí hámward fóran, Chr. 1061; P. 189, 36. Yrmða gebídan, Wlfst. 26, 12. Ellen gefremman oððe endedæg gebídan to do or die, B. 638.