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ge-lǽdan

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beforan þone cyning gelǽd wæs, Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 23. Ðá wǽron hié gelǽdde fram his gesyhþe, Bl.

mǽg

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Gif hwylc landleás man . . . eft his mágas geséce, 204, 6. as cognisant of matters affecting the kindred Ꝥ on cyninges and on biscopes gewitnesse gerecce beforan his mǽgum. Ll.

swá

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Hé læg fíf dagas beforan ðæs mynstres geate swá hé ne æt ne ne dranc, ac hé bæd ingonges, Shrn. 109, 5. 3. add: the clause contracted Hé læg þǽr swá dǽd lange on þǽre flóra, Hml.

wamm

(n.)
Grammar
wamm, es; m. n.

a spot, mark, blot. stainfilth, impurity, corruptiona blot, disgrace, damage, hurtmoral stain, impurity, uncleanness, defilementevil, sin, shameful word or deed:

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Eorl óðerne mid teónwordum tǽleþ behindan, spreceþ fægere beforan . . . Byð ðæs wommes gewita weoruda Dryhten, Fragm. Kmbl. 12;Leás. 7. Genere mé fram ðam were ðe wom fremme a viro iniquo eripe me, Ps. Th. 139, 1.

Linked entries: wom wam

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Th. i. 60, 16. figurative, to set to work, set before one a choice, set a mark, a name, one's mind, lay a charge, a curse, etc. , upon one, put one in a position, put into one's power, etc.

Linked entry: on-settan

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Skt. 4, 12: 13, 36. as conjunction. introducing noun or adverb clauses, that, cf. þæt. noun clauses Eác wæs ðæt ðe beforan ðæm temple stód ǽren ceác, Past. 16; Swt. 105, 1. Heó ða fǽhðe wræc, þe ðú Grendel cwealdest, Beo. Th. 2672; B. 1334.

Linked entry: þý

Cynewulf

(n.)
Grammar
Cynewulf, es; m.
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gold, ᛃ [yr] gnornode, <b>Y</b> [sorrow] he mourned, ᚾ [nýd] geféra, <b>N</b> [need] his consort, nearu sorge dreáh, narrow sorrow he suffered, enge rúne, a close rune, ðær him ᛖ [éh] fóre where <b>E</b> [the horse] before

LECGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LECGAN, p. legde, lægde, léde

to layplaceputlayto slay

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Lege hit hér beforan ðínum freóndum pone hic coram fratribus tuis, Gen. 31, 37. Lecgaþ ðǽrtóeácan add thereto, Wulfst. 274, 7. Sleá mon hine and on fúl lecge let him be slain and buried in unconsecrated ground, L.

níwe

(adj.)
Grammar
níwe, neówe; adj.

newnot yet usednewrecentnot of long standingnot long madenew (to anything)inexperiencednewnoveldifferent from what has gone before

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Níwa láre rudimenta, Rtl. 80, 3. new, novel, different from what has gone before Árás níwe cing ðe nyste hwæt Iosep wæs, Ex. 1, 8. Hasterbal se níwa cyning Asdrubal novus imperator, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 176, 33. Hwæt is ðeós níwe lár, Mk. Skt. 1, 27.

Linked entry: níwung

eald

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Ox. 1663. that has been done (habitually) before Seó gnornung is mé eald for gewunan, Gr. D. 4, 7. Man hine gehádede efter þan ealdan gewunan, Chr. 1070; P. 204, 8.

gilp

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móde from, þæt ic wið þone gúðflogan gylp ofersitte, B. 2528. (3 a) a par-ticular instance of boasting, a boast, vaunt, promise to do great things :-- Ic wát hwæt se Rómána gelp swíþost is, for þon þe hió monega folc oferwunnan, and monege cyningas beforan

DÓN

(v.)
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DÓN, to dónne; part. dóende, dónde; ic dó, ðú dést, he déþ, pl. dóþ; p. ic, he dyde, ðú dydest, pl.dydon ; impert., pl. dóþ; subj. , pl. dón, dó; p. dyde, pl. dyden; pp. dón, dén

To DO, make, cause agĕre, facĕre

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Ðæt heó dó ðæt ðæt heó ǽr dyde that she may do that which she before did, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 35, 36. Hwæt dó we ðæt we wyrceon Godes weorc quid faciēmus ut operēmur opĕra Dei? Jn. Bos. 6, 28: Exon. 99 b; Th. 372, 28; Seel. 99.

BURH

(n.)
Grammar
BURH, burg; gen. burge; dat. byrig, byrg; acc. burh, burg; pl. nom. acc. burga; gen. burga; dat. burgum; f. [beorh, beorg = burh, burg the impert. of beorgan to defend] .
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.], ðe ǽr hét Medeshámstede the Abbot Kenulf first made the wall about the minster, and gave it then the name Burh = Burg [Petres burh Peter&#39;s burg = Peterborough] which before was called Meadow-home-stead, Chr. 963; Erl. 123, 27-34; Th. 221,

hwæt-hwega

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Manige men beforan óþrum mannum hwæthugu gód begangaþ, Bl. H. 57, 2. (a α) with an adjective clause :-- Habbað gié her huoethuoego ꝥte étlic sé? habetis hie aliquid quod manducetur?, Lk.

lange

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Tó lange, B. 905. with reference to a point of time far distant from one indicated, long before, long after Hé langa (lang, v. l. ) ǽr wunode wreclástum, Chr. 1065 ; P. 195. 6.

lǽn

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

a loangrantgiftleasefeefief

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Ælfréde his deg xl hída landes æt Alresforda æfter ðære lǽna ðe Túnbryht bisceop ǽr álénde his yldran bishop Denewulf and the convent at Winchester lease to Alfred for his life xl hides of land at Alresford, according to the lease that Tunbryht granted before

Linked entries: lǽne lǽn-land

wann

(adj.)
Grammar
wann, adj.
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Gif him (the stars) wan fore wolcen hangaþ (cf. ðonne sweartan wolcnu him beforan gáþ, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 22) ne mægen hí leóman ansendan nubibus atris condita nullum fundere possunt sidera lumen, Met. 5, 4.

Linked entries: wan wanniht

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to liftto liftto raiseliftmake a soundto exaltelevateto extolexaltto set upinstituteto raisebring upto directbearTo risemount

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Similar entries Cf. rǽran Hí feóndscype rǽrdon, hófon hǽðengield, Jul. 15. to raise a question, bring up a case Wolde se cing ðá spǽce beforan eallon his witan úp hebban, C.

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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[Se heáhengel geong weardode (l. geondweardode presented) ðære eádigan Marian sáwle beforan, Drihtne, Blickl. Homl. 157, 9.] with gen. (cf. O.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

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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Seó menigo þe þǽr beforan férde and seó þe þǽr æfter fylgde, 71, 10. marking accompaniment Him fylgede mycel manigo þæs folces, Bl. H. 247, 36. Woendun ꝥ hé wére hiǽ mið fylgende existimantes illum esse in comitatu, Lk. R.