wreþian
To prop ⬩ stay ⬩ support ⬩ sustain
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Hiora ǽghwilc wið óþer winð, and þeáh winnende wreþiaþ fæste ǽghwilc óþer, Met. ll, 34. Se ðe rodor áhóf and gefæstnode folmum sínum, worhte and wreðede, Andr. Kmbl. 1045 ; An. 523.
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bí-leofa
subsistence ⬩ maintenance ⬩ provision ⬩ victuals
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Hé fæste fram eallum bigleofum, Wlfst. 285, 26
ge-wirpan
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Næs hé fǽge þá gýt, ac hé hyne gewyrpte, þeáh þe him wund hrine, B. 2976. (2 a) to recover from sickness :-- Hé hine þǽre seócnysse gewyrpte, Hml. S. 23 b, 656
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med-micel
not great ⬩ moderate ⬩ small ⬩ not great ⬩ trifling ⬩ venial ⬩ not important ⬩ not great ⬩ lowly ⬩ mean ⬩ poor
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Rush. 10, 30. not great, trifling, venial, not important Gif man medmycles ( exigui ) hwæthwega deóflum onsægþ, fæste i. geár; gif he mycles hwæt onsecge, fæste x winter, L. Ecg. C. 32; Th. ii. 156, 15. Medmycel ǽrende wé ðyder habbaþ, Blickl.
úht-sang
One of the services of the church ⬩ nocturns or matins
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From Eástron oð ða kalendas Nouembris sý se ǽrest ðæs úhtsanges swá gemetegad, ðæt lýtel fæc gehealden sý betwyh ðæm úhtsange and ðæm dægrédsange, and upásprungenum dægriman dægrédsang sý begunnen a Pasca usque ad kalendas Novembris sic temperetur hora
ge-dwellan
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Se cwide is on mínum móde swá fæst ꝥ his mé nán man gedwellan ne mæg ( sine ambiguitate cognosco), Bt. 33, 3; F. 126, 18. the object a thing, to confuse, obscure, give a wrong idea of Higiað ealle mægene ðæt hié ðæt gedwellen ðæt óðre menn rihtlíce ongieten
hruse
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, Met. 10, 43 as a solid stratum Treów hrúsan fæst, Rún. 13. (2 a) as a place of burial or concealment :-- Hald þú, hrúse, eorla ǽhte, B. 2247. Heard gripe hrúsan, Ruin. 8. Se þeódsceaða heóld on hrúsan hordærna sum, B. 2279.
hǽr
Hair, a hair
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Mid hérum oððe fæx hire capillis suis, Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 2. Se eádiga wæs blíðe on andwlitan mid hwítum hǽrum the blessed man was cheerful in aspect, with white hair, Homl. Th. ii. 186, 20.
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grówan
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Geseah hé ánre stówe fæc þám óþrum felda grénre (grówenre, v. l.) uidit unius loci spatium cetero campo uiridius, Bd. 3, 10; Sch. 233, 1. <b>II a.
ge-wríþan
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Mid bendum fæste gewríðan, Hml. S. 23, 179. Man sceall þé fæste gewrídan ǽgder ge handa ge fét, 713. Ðes deófol is gebunden . . ., and ic dó þæt hé andet þæt hé is gewriðen, Hml.
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ræced
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Con hé sídne ræced fæste gefégan, 296, 7; Crä. 47. In ðæt dimme ræced ( a prison ), Andr. Kmbl. 2618; An. 1310. Reced, Beo. Th. 2479; B. 1237. Hwearf geond ðæt síde reced, 3966; B. 1981. Ðæt ( Hrothgar's hall ) wæs foremǽrost receda, 625; B. 310.
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ge-trúwian
to trust ⬩ hope ⬩ confidere ⬩ sperare ⬩ to make a treaty ⬩ sancire
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Th. 118, 147: 51, 6. to make a treaty; sancire Hie getrúwedon on twá healfa fæste frioðuwǽre they confirmed on both sides a fast compact of peace, Beo. Th. 2194; B. 1095
GÓMA
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He ða grimman góman bihlemmeþ fæste togædre he clashes fast together the fierce jaws, Exon. 97 b; Th. 364, 26; Wal. 76
leóhtlíce
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magon fremian bet þonne þá þe beóð on leóðwísan fægre geglenged though our exposition of these matters be slight, they may do more good than those that are prettily ornamented with versification, Ange. viii. 304. 2. without being oppressive or harsh Fæste
wír
Wire ⬩ metal thread
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Næbbe ic fǽted gold, ... ne wíra gespann, landes ne locenra beága, Andr. Kmbl. 604; An. 302: Elen. Kmbl. 2267; El. 1135. Wírum gewlenced, 2525; El. 1264: Exon. Th. 402, 19; Rä. 21, 32.
hólunga
In vain, ⬩ to no purpose, ⬩ without cause, ⬩ without intent
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Gif hé hit hólinga dó fæste i geár si casu fecerit, i annum jejunet, L. Ecg. P. iv. 68, 22; Th. ii. 230, 27. Ðære tíde wæs ðæt mǽste wæll geworden on Norþanhymbra þeóde and cyrican.
hwæt-hwega
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L. 6, 7. as adjective Seó cyrice hwæthwugu fæc (sum fæc, v. l.) sibbe hæfde ecclesia aliquantulam ... pacem habuerit, Bd. 1, 8; Sch. 28, 3. On hwæthwuga fata ( g. pl.? or acc. pl.?)
fíf
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Add: adjectival. uninflected Fíf géra fæc quinquennium, An. Ox. 3035: B. 545. Nam hé fíf stánas, Bl. H. 31, 17. with pronoun or indefinite numeral: Þá fíf dysegan, Mt. 25, 3.
líc-hama
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Þǽr his líchoma legerbedde fæst swefeþ, B. 1007. Mé is leófre þæt mínne líchaman mid mínne goldgyfan gléd fæðmie, 2651. þǽr þá líchoman lange þráge, heáhfædera hrá, be-heled wǽron, An. 791.
cyne-dóm
royal dominion or power, kingdom, realm ⬩ imperium, regnum, sceptrum, potestas
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We willaþ ðæt án cynedóm fæste stande ǽfre on þeóde we will that one kingship standfast for ever in the nation, L. N. P. L. 67; Th. ii. 302, 8.
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