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heord

keepingcustodycareguard

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For freá used by a son of his father, cf. Gen. 2889, where Isaac addresses Abraham as freá mín.

HEARD

(adj.)
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HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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Heó wæs ǽror ðam cynge hire suna swíðe heard she had been before very hard to the king her son, Chr.1043; Erl. 168, 36: Cd. 103; Th. 136, 20; Gen. 2261.

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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'Ic bebeóde ꝥ gé hine leng ne beran' ... hié sóna hine forlétan, and he gefeól, Bl. H. 189, 12. to let blood: Hý of his sídan swát forlétan, Cri. 1112. Forlǽt blód of earme, Lch. ii. 130, 6.

CWÉN

(n.)
Grammar
CWÉN, gen. dat. cwéne; acc. cwén, cwénn, cwéne; pl. nom. acc. cwéne, cwéna; gen. cwéna; dat. cwénum; f: cwéne, cwýne; gen. dat. acc. cwénan, cwýnan; pl. nom. acc. cwénan; gen. cwénena; dat. cwénum; f.

a woman femina a wife uxor a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress regina, imperatrix, augusta

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Se wæs Melcolmes sunu cynges and Margarite ðære cwénan he was the son of king Malcolm and queen Margaret, Chr. 1097 ; Erl. 234, 37

DEÓRE

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓRE, dióre; adj.

DEAR, belovedcārus, dilectus, familiāris dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris

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His se deóra sunu his dear son, Cd. 218; Th. 219, 25; Sat. 243: Exon. 76 a; Th. 286, 2; Jul. 725. Áhte ic holdra ðý læs, deórre duguþe I owned the less of faithful ones, of dear attendants, Beo. Th. 980; B. 488.

Linked entries: dýre dióre

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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Gif ðú wǽre on fell scoten, Lchdm. iii. 54, 4-7. a. wherethe weapon is the subject Ðá ðone ilcan welegan mon se strǽl sceát, ðæt hé sóna deád wæs, Blickl.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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Wǽron Rómware sóna gegearwod, ðeáh hié werod læsse hæfdon tó hilde, Elen. Kmbl. 96; El. 48. Þeáh hié ǽr ðæs écan lífes orwéne wǽron, hié synt nú swíþe blíþe, Blickl.

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þéh

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, p. ode.

to make greatextendto make knownspread the knowledge of anythingdeclareproclaimannouncecelebrateto celebrateto celebrateperform a rite, ceremony, &c. with due solemnityto magnifyexaltpraiseglorify

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Swég mǽrsiendes the voice of one celebrating a festival; sonus epulantis, Ps. Lamb. 41, 5. to celebrate, perform a rite, ceremony, &c. with due solemnity Ða hálgan gerýne mǽrsian sacra mysteria celebrare, Bd. 1. 27; S. 496, 23.

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince]

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Heriaþ hine on hleóðre holdre béman laudate eum in sono tubæ, 150, 3. Eáran habbaþ ne hí áwiht mágon holdes gehýran ears have they but nought pleasing can they hear, 134, 17. Holdum Gode ic sealmas singe psallum Deo meo, 145, 1.

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Ús biþ gearu sóna sibb æfter sorge, Andr. Kmbl. 3134; An. 1570. Léton ðone hálgan swefan on sibbe, blíðne bídan, 1663; An. 834. Wé mótan his ða wuldorfæstan onsýne mid sibbe sceáwian, Blickl.

ge-cweþan

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Sóna swá hé þás word gecwæþ, Bl. H. 191, 23-29. Heó word gecweþan ne mihte, Guth. 88, 25. Ðá ðe in ðióstrum gié cuoedon in léht biðon gecoeden, Lk. L. 12, 3. Gecuoedno (gicuedeno, R.), 19, 28. with the words spoken, v.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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Wæs sóna gearu wíf, swá hire weoruda helm beboden hæfde, Elen. Kmbl. 445 ; El. 223. Sǽde ðæt wíf hire wordum selfa, Cd. Th. 160, 10; Gen. 2648. Wífes sceós baxeae, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 20. Ðæt hi nágan mid rihte þurh hǽmedþing wífes gemánan, L.

Linked entry: BRÝD

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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Ðonne se wæstm hine forþbringþ, sóna hé sent hissicol. Mk. Skt. 4, 29. Sumum wordlaþe sendeþ on his módes gemynd Exon. Th. 41, 32 ;Cri, 664. In eorþan fæþm sendaþ líchoman, 231, 12 ; Ph. 488. Ælmihtig eácenne gást in sefan sende, Cd.

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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</b> service, obedience, suit and service :-- Ðæt selfe wæter þegnunge gearwode beforan his fótum the very water showed itself to be at his command by retreating before his feet (cf. him gearu sóna þurh streámræce strǽt wæs gerýmed, symble wæs drýge

ge-limpan

(v.)
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., Cri. 79. where the subject is not expressed Ábeád weroda ealdor: 'Nú sié geworden leóht . . .' and þá sóna gelomp, þá hit swá sceolde, leóma leóhtade, Cri. 233. (4 a) where the verb is followed by a substantive clause :--- Gelomp ꝥ án swíþe wís mon

weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow.to grow, be produced,to grow, grow upto grow, increase, wax to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper to be productiveto grow, take shape

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Ðonne sceal eów sóna weaxan tó hearme wǽdl and wáwa, sacu and wracu, Wulfst. 133, 2. Hé héht geond ðæt rǽdleáse hof weaxan wítebrógan, Cd. Th. 3, 33; Gen. 45.

BE

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BYnear totoatinonuponaboutwithjuxtapropeadsecusincumoffromabouttouchingconcerningdequoadforbecause ofafterbythroughaccording topropropterersecundumbesideout ofeex

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Ðú scealt sunu ágan, bearn be brýde ðínre thou shalt have a son, a child, by thy bride, Cd. 106; Th. 140, 11; Gen. 2326. Forlǽdd be ðam lygenum misled by the lies, 28; Th. 37, 31; Gen. 598.

lǽn

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn, lán [v. under lǽn-land], e; f.

a loangrantgiftleasefeefief

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Æþelwald and Alhmund his sunu hit woldon habban on his lǽne and hína Ethelwald and his son Alhmund would hold it [certain land] of him [the bishop] and of the convent in fee, Chart. Th. 140, 32.

Linked entries: lǽne lǽn-land

BLÍÐE

(adj.)
Grammar
BLÍÐE, comp. blíðra; superl. blíðost; def. se blíða, seó, ðæt blíðe; adj.

joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHElætus, hilarisgentle, kind, friendly, clement, mild, sweetmansuetus, benignus, comis, clemens, mitis, suavisquiet, calm, peacefultranquillus, placidusjoy

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Fæder ongon, þurh blíðne geþoht, his bearn lǽran a father began, through kind thought, to teach his son, Exon. 80 b; Th. 302, 30; Fä. 44: Andr. Kmbl. 1941; An. 973: Ps. Th. 102, 19.

ge-bǽru

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Þu (the owl) miht mid þine songe afere Alle þat ihereþ þine ibere, O. and N. 222) Bið swá fæger fugles gebǽru ... wrixleð wóðcræfte wundorlícor, beorhtan reorde, þonne ǽfre byre monnes hýrde under heofonum, Ph. 125