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bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, l. bisen, e; bisene, an; f. (also n. in North.),

an exemplar a modelpatternexampleprecedenta ruleprescriptpreceptparablesimilitudetype

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Hé nam bysne be mannum, hú ǽlc sunu bið gingra þonne se fæder, Hml. Th. i. 290, 7. a rule, prescript, precept Bysne normam, i. regulam, An. Ox. 997. Bisne normam, i. rectitudinem, 2306.

fæder

a parenta step-fatherforefatherfathersancestorsfathera god-fathera patron

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Add: of human beings. a parent Þonne hwylcum men gelimpeþ ꝥ his ful leóf fæder gefærþ, ne mæg ꝥ ná beón ꝥ þá bearn þe unblíþran ne sýn, Bl. H. 131, 24. Þæs fæder and þǽre módor mægen, 163, 25.

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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Ðá wǽron ungesǽligran ðe him unrihtlíce hiora yfel forboren wǽre, þonne þá wǽren þe him hiora yfel ryhtlíce on gewrecen wǽre, Bt. 38, 4; F. 204, 18. to endure the absence or privation of something, to do without Mon scel ǽr geðencean, ǽr hé hwæt selle

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

folgian

(v.)

to pursueto accompany be attendant uponto followbe guided byfollowto followpractise

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Gif him hwilc mon folligende biþ, þonne feorriaþ hí and fleóð, Nar. 35, 32. to journey with an object: Æteáwdan twégen weras . . . and cwǽdon ꝥ hié of Hierusalem cóman and for him folgedan (they had come to fetch him?), Bl.

geár

(n.)
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Gér byð gumena hyht, þonne God lǽteð hrúsan syllan beorhte bléda beornum, Rún. 12.

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, <b>. I.</b>
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Móyses cwæð on Godes lage, i. 196, 3. the Mosaic dispensation Under Móyses lage men móston lybban on máran sóftnysse þonne nú æfter Crístes ácennednysse, Hml.

ídel

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Hwǽr beóþ þonne his ídlan gescyrplan?, 111, 35. idle, doing nothing Hwý sceal ǽnig monn bión ídel ꝥ hé ne weorce ?, Bt. 41, 3; F. 248, 24

fylgean

to follow to pursueto followproceed alongto follow to followto followto followdevote one's self to, diligently attend to. to attend toto accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thingobsequito try to gain to follow, do what has already been done by anotherto happen or come at a later time

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Þonne fylge wé Drihtnes swæþe, Bl. H. 75, 13. Ic móste þínum swaðum fyligan, Hml. S. 23 b, 710. of action or condition. with a personal subject. to follow another. as his disciple Sé þe fylgeþ mé, ne gǽþ hé on þeóstro, Bl. H. 103, 31.

be-cuman

to comeget,to come to powerget into troubleto come toby to cometo a personto befallto becomebehove

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Gif þú wǽre wegférende and þú þonne becóme on þeófsceole, Bt. 14, 3; F. 46, 26. Tógædere becuman, Hml.

hwá

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Heofon ongeat hwá hine getremede, Cri. 1150. þonne bið gecýðed hwá unclǽnnisse líf álifde, Dóm. 62. Hwæt wille gé cueðan hwæs oððe hwæs gé sién ? quid vos hujus vel illius dicitis, Past. 211, 13. hwæt (for meaning see <b>I.

fram

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Þonne flýhþ ꝥ deófol fram ús, Bl. H. 47, 12: Hml. S. 25, 435.

ge-mǽne

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Gif hit bócland sý, þonne áh se landhláford þone healfan dǽl wií þone geférscípe gemǽne the landlord and the fellowship have the half between them, Ll.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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B. 8: Þonne þú for unc bǽm andwyrdan scealt, Seel. 87. l where there is responsibility: Þonne ne biþ nǽnig tó þæs lytel lið on lime aweaxen, þæt þú ne scyle for ánra gehwylcum (for ǽhwylc ára, v.l.) on sundrum rine ágildan, Seel. 97. with verbs of appeal

fær

(n.)

goingpassinga going awaya journeycoursea voyagea marchan expeditionenterprisea passagethoroughfareroadentrancecarriagevessela troopa crewfareproceedings

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Gif gesíðcund man fare, þonne mót hé habban his geréfan mid him, 144, 1. fig. of change of state: Hwæt is gódra manna deáð búton . . . færr fram deáðe tó ðám écan lífe?, Hml.

Linked entry: færbu

ge-openian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 87, 74. to lay bare to the mind, disclose, reveal, declare, male known. the object a noun or pronoun Heó onwríhð hire ǽwelm, þonne heó geopenaþ hiore ðeáwas ( cum mores profitetur ), Bt. 20; F. 70, 25.

ge-samnian

(v.)
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</b> of f Beóð þonne (the day of judgement) gegædrad gǽst and bánsele, gesomnad tó þám síðe, Dóm. 103. Þæs dæges sáwla and líchaman beóð gesamnode, Angl. viii. 336, 31. <b>IV b.

ge-scippan

(v.)
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.) :-- Hit wæs gewunelic þæt þá mágas sceolden þám cilde naman gescyppan on ðám eahtoðan dæge, ac hí ne dorston nǽnne óðerne naman Críste gescyppan þonne se heáhengel him gesette. Hml.

ge-endian

(v.)
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H. 81, 36. (2 a) to kill a person, destroy life :-- Þonne se deáð úre andwerde líf geendað, Hml. Th. ii. 526, 24. Philippus wearð geendod (cf. Philippus on galgan áhangen wæs, Ap. 41), Ælfc. T. Grn. 15, 28. His líf weard geendod,Bl. H. 113, 8.

lufu

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Seó lufu . . . byil geéced þonne þæt andgyt byð gefæstnod on Gode ; ne þare lufu ne byð nán ende, Solil. H. 29, 6-8. Hí feorh ágéfan for Meotudes lufan, Men. 82.

lufian

(v.)
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Swíðor wé þæt lufedon, þonne wé dydon Godes beboda, Verc. Först. 123, 14-17. v. sceand-lufiende, and next word