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ge-þafian

(v.)
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Ðæt byð se mǽsta wurðscipe, ðæt mon cunne riht gecnáwan, and hit ðonne wylle geþafian, Prov. K. 9. Hé geðafigende folgað ðǽre costunga, Past. 417, 11.

stæpe

(n.)
Grammar
stæpe, stepe, es; pl. stæpas, stapas, stæpe; m.
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Kmbl. 5, 41. stepping, going Germanus ðam healtan geongan his stæpe geedníwode and ðam Godes folce geedníwode ðone stæpe rihtes geleáfan Germanus claudo juveni incessum et populo Dei gressum recuperarit fidei, Bd. i. 21; S. 485, 5-9.

yfel

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel, adj.
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Se yfela déma onféhþ medmycclum feó, and onwendeþ ðone rihtan dóm, 61, 30. Se yfela þeów, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 48. Se yfela willa, Bt. 36, 7; Fox 184, 31. Se yfela unrihtwísa cynincg, Met. 15, 1. Fram yfelum menn ab homine malo, Ps. Th. 139, 1.

wác

(adj.)
Grammar
wác, adj.

yieldingnot rigidpliantfluidweakfeeblewanting mental or moral strengthwanting couragepoormeannot of great value or in high esteemvilis

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Wác bið ðæt geðanc on cristenum men, gif hé ne cann understandan þurh rihtne geleáfan ðone ðe hine gescóp, Wulfst. 20, 9: Cd. Th. 40, 34; Gen. 649. On gewitte tó wác, Andr. Kmbl. 423; An. 212. Ne tó wác wiga, ne tó wanhýdig, Exon.

hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
hycgan, hycgean; p. hogde.

take thoughtbe mindfulthinkconsidermeditateto intendpurposedetermineendeavourstriveto hope

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Ðam ðe mid heortan hycgeaþ rihte his qui recto sunt corde, Ps. Th. 72, 1. Ða inwit and fácen hycgeaþ on heortan qui cogitaverunt malitias in corde, 139, 2, 8. Gif gé teala hycgaþ. Andr. Kmbl. 3223; An. 1614.

for-gildan

(v.)

to pay backrestorepay damagesto pay forbuy offto repaypay outrequiteto payperform

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Gif hwá Godes flýman hæbbe on unriht, ágife hine tó rihte, and forgylde þám þe hit gebyrige, and gylde þám cyninge be his weregilde, 410, 16. Gif hwá wrace dó . . . ꝥ hé him on nime, ágife, and forgielde, and gebéte mid .xxx. sciłł., 108, 5.

ge-teón

(v.)
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Hé sealde him wéste land þæt hí mid táne getugan rihte sorte divisit eis terram in funiculo distributionis, Ps. Th. 77, 55. Uesoges wolde him tó geteón þone súðdǽl, p. i. 24. Tó geteón usurpare, i. uindicare (monarchiam), An. Ox. 675.

HRING

(n.)
Grammar
HRING, hrincg, es; m.

A RINGcirclecircuitcycleorbglobefestoon

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Ða nigontýnlícan hringas rihtra Eástrana and hét fordilgian ða gedwolan hringas feówer and hundeahtatig geara circuit Paschæ decennovenales oblitteratis erroneis octoginta et quatuor annorum circulis, Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 26

gild

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Gylde hé ꝥ yrfe, oþþe . . . underwed lecge . . . and þǽs on .ix. nihton ꝥ wed undó mid rihtan gylde, 352, 10. ꝥ man gulde ꝥ ceápgild, and swinge hine man þriwa, oþþe ꝥ óðer gild (gylde, v. l. ) sealde, 208, 23.

of-gán

(v.)

to demand what is due, seek satisfaction for, require, exactto require what is not due, to exact with violence, extortto require what is not one's due but is granted as a favour or for a fair equivalent, to obtain, hold by allowance of anotherto start of, make a beginning of anything.

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Ðá cwæþ se cing ðæt hé nolde ðæt ðæt land mid ealle út aseald wǽre, ac ðæt ðæt land eft intó ðære hálgan stówe ágifen wǽre, 300, 13-33- Ofgán tó rihtan gafole to hold at a fair rent, 355, 23: 478, 21. Ofgán land wið gersumen, 587, 7.

Linked entry: of-eode

cyning

(n.)
Grammar
cyning, cyng,es; m. [cyn people, -ing originating from, son of] .

a king, ruler, emperor rex, imperator a spiritual King, God, Christ Deus, Christusthe devildiabŏlus, satănas Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words the king took a corresponding oath to his peoplethe Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors of all forfeits the king had one halfall hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body Pastus or ConviviumThe king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges Vigilia head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium

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'On ðone Drihten, ðe ðes háligdóm is fóre hálig, ic wille beón N. hold and getríwe, and eal lufian ðæt he lufaþ, and eal ascúnian ðæt he ascúnaþ, æfter Godes rihte and æfter woroldgerysnum, and nǽfre, willes ne gewealdes, wordes ne weorces, ówiht dón

ge-fæstnian

(v.)
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Ágann Landfranc atýwian mid openum gesceáde ꝥ hé mid rihte crafede ... and mid strangan cwydan ꝥ ylce gefæstnode, Chr. 1070; P. 206, 14. of steady action Woruldlufe ðe on gedwyldum hwyrftlað, and nǽnne stæpe on Godes wege ne gefæstnað ( does not take

ge-þanc

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Th. 128, 3. thought, faculty or act of thinking, mind Wác bið þ æt geðanc on crístenum men, gyf hé ne cann understandan þurh rihtne geleáfan þæne þe hine gesceóp. Wlfst. 20, 9.

ge-þingian

(v.)
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Bútan hí hit ofgán tó rihtan gafole, swá swá hyt hý geðingian magan, Cht. Th. 478, 22. to atone for wrong-doing Adames gylt þurh þé sceal beón geþingod, Bl.

grówan

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Þone rihtan geleáfan fæste staðelian on úrum heortum, ꝥ hé ðǽr mæge grówan and blówan, Bl. H. 111, 5. Hwæðer sí þín ealde gýtsung of ðínum móde áwyrtwalod, þæt heó gýt grówan ne myht, Solil. H. 37, 15.

in-tó

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Th. i. 262, 12-16 : 308, 6 : 340, 17: 360, 4. (1 a) of political supremacy :-- Hwílon Wentsǽte hýrdon intó Dúnsǽtan, ac hit gebyreð rihtor intó West-Sexan; þyder hý scylan gafol and gíslas syllan, Ll.

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Th. 1, 17; Cri. 9. working, doing, performance Be rihtes weorce betweox Wealum and Englum concerning the doing of justice between Welsh and English L. O. D. 2 ; Th. i. 352, 14. v. V a.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Se man ðæt can rihtne geleáfan, þonne biþ hé wyrðe, ðæt hé fulluht underfó, Wulfst. 33, 6: 155, 12. with gen. and clause Hé bít ðære tíde hwonne hé ðæs wierðe (wyrðe, Cott.

ild

(n.)
Grammar
ild, e ; f.

an ageævumsæculumageyearsætasmatureeldsenectusvetustasage

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Sume beóþ gelǽdde on cildháde tó rihtum lífe, sume on cnihtháde, sume on geþungenum wæstme, sume on ylde, sume on forwerodre ealdnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 76, 26. Ðǽr is geógoþ búton ylde there is youth without age, Blickl.

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bót

mendingrepairremedyimprovementhelpamendmentamendsreparationrepentancepenance

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Hí gegaderiað monifeald dysig, bútan heora hwilc eft tó rihtre bóte gecirre, Bt. 3, 1; F. 6, 5. Manige men þurh ꝥ tó sóþre bóte gecyrraþ, and góde geweorþaþ, Bl. H. 129, 23.