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híwisc

Grammar
híwisc, l. híwisce, híwisc. For suffix cf. ídisc(e).

a familyhouse

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see first passage under ídel in Dict.) eásteweard, 319, 21.

inne

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Þám þe inne gehýdde wrǽte under wealle, B. 3059. (a β) with þǽr (i) demonstrative :-- Hé fand þǽr inne æðelinga gedriht swefan, B. 118: Dan. 275. ꝥ þú þǽr to morgne mæssan inne gesinge, Bl. H. 207, 5: 205, 6: Ll. Th. i. 226, 29.

wine

(n.)
Grammar
wine, es; m.

A friend.applied to an equalapplied to one who can help or protecta friendly lorda (powerful) friendused of a husband or loverapplied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn

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Winigea (or under I.?) leásum, 3332; B. 1664

Linked entries: dæg-wine wine-leás

ealdor-man

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-man, -mann, -mon, ealdur-, aldor-, eldor-, es; m. [eald old, not only in age, but in knowledge, v. eald, hence ealdor an elder; man hŏmo] .

ALDERMAN, senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of the highest rank, and holding an office inferior only to that of the king mājor nātu, sĕnātor, prŏcer, princeps, prīmas, dux, præfectus, trĭbūnus, quīcunque est aliis grădu aut nātu mājor.eorl, Nrs. jarl, being placed over several shires. The Danish kings ruled by their eorlas or jarls, and the ealdormen disappeared from the shires. Gradually the title ceased altogether, except in the cities, where it denoted an inferior judicature, much as it now does among ourselves

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The internal regulations of the shire, as well as its political relation to the whole kingdom, were under his immediate guidance and supervision,—the scír-geréfa, or sheriff, being little more than his deputy, and under his control.

mund

(n.)
Grammar
mund, e; f.

a handa handprotectionGuardianshipA protectorguardianprotectionguardianship extended by the king to the subjectthe king's peace, by the head of a family to its membersthe fine paid for violation of mund

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Gé orsorge wuniaþ on lande under mýnre munde. Wulfst. 132, 16. Ða hǽðenan mid lácum heora leásra goda munde and gescyldnysse bǽdon, Homl. Th. i. 504, 19. Munde pafrocinium, Hpt. Gl. 425, 19.

Linked entry: mundian

díc

(n.)
Grammar
díc, e; f.

scrŏbis unde terram fodĕrant

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a ditch, the excavation or trench made by throwing out the earth, a channel for water; fossa, excavātio vel scrŏbis unde terram fodĕrant Ðonne to ðære díce hyrnan then to the corner of the ditch, Th. Diplm. A. D. 905; 495, 21.

Linked entry: walu

ge-tǽlan

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Ꝥ heora mód hæfde hwæthugu þæs þe hit mihte hit sylf big getǽlan ut eorum animus habeat unde se ipse reprehendat, Gr. D. 204, 3. Sé ðe óðerne tǽlan wille . . . beðence hé hwæðer hine ne mæge ǽnig man getǽlan, Wlfst. 233, 23.

wesan

Grammar
wesan, I a.
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Add Ic sælf þæt ierfæ tó gestríndæ þæt þǽr mon siððan bí wæs ( unde interim pauperes vixerunt), Cht. Th. 162, 31. Cf. bí-wist. Add Bégen þá consulas wǽron mid firde angeán Hannibal, Ors. 4, 8; S. 186, 30.

gang

going, walking, moving on foot, step.the sole of the foot (?)the being habitually in a specified conditionpower of walkingof moving aboutmode of walking, walk, gait a walk, journeygo, time, occasion of goinga way, road, path, passage a trackcourse a streama narrative space traversedexpanse coveredan ox-gang, a bovale, the eighth part of the carucate.legal processlegal procedure, processa company of people (?), a gang.a step, staira privy

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Wyrda gangum, 1256. a stream of words, a narrative Þæt hé him on spellum gecýðde, onwrige worda gongum, hú hé his wísna trúwade, Gú. 1134. space traversed by that which moves (swiftly), expanse covered Under swegles gang under the canopy of heaven An

mín

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
mín, adj. pron.

Minemy

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Ne eom ic wyrðe ðæt ðú ingange under míne þecene ... Ic cweþe tó mínum þeówe, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 6-9. Hwylc is mín módor and hwylce synt míne gebróðra, 12, 48. Fæder mín! 26, 39. Ðis is mínes fæder willa, Jn. Skt. 6, 40. Mínre faðan yldre móder, Wrt.

níde

(adv.)
Grammar
níde, neáde, neóde, níde, niéde, nýde; adv. ( a case of níd, q. v.).

of necessityas a naturalinevitable consequencefrom force of circumstancesof necessitybecause a law, natural, moral or human, is to be satisfiedfrom forceunder compulsionwithout free-will

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Niéde hé sceolde him forgyfan ánne ( custom required it ), Lk. 23, 17. from force, under compulsion, without free-will Nán nyle onginnan ðæt ðæt hé nele, búton hé néde scyle ( unless he is forced ), Bt. 36, 3; Fox 176, 9 : 41, 4; Fox 252, 3.

sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
sweart, adj.
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On ðæm clife hangodan manige swearte sáula . . . and ðæt wæter wæs sweart under ðæm clife neoðan, Blickl. Homl. 209, 34-211, 1. Ðonne sweartan wolcnu ( nubes atrae ) him beforan gáþ, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 22. Engla and deófla, hwítra and sweartra, Exon.

Linked entries: swart swertling

ge-beódan

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Gebodene oblatam, 3595. to give into the power of, commit Gif hé self his wǽpno his gefán út rǽcan wille. . . hié hine his mágum gebeóden (or under III ?, the Lat. version has offeratur, but gebodien is in one MS. ), Li. Th. i. 64, 19.

on-ǽlan

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Þára eágan scínað swá leóhte swá man (is an ; ma, MSS. ) micel blácern onǽle ( this is seems a better reading than that taken under ǽl) on þýstre nihte quorum oculi sicut lucerna lucent, Nar. 37, 18. Fýr wæs onǽld ignis accensus est, Ps.

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Rush. 4, 38. to labour under, suffer, undergo Ic ðæt geþolade ... læg on heardum stáne ... ic ðæt earfeþe wonn, Exon. Th. 87, 21; Cri. 1428. Á ic wíte wonn mínra wræcsíþa, 441, 26; Kl. 5.

Linked entry: on-winnende

hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
hreósan, p. hreás; pl. hruron; pp. hroren

To fallfall downruerecorruere

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Hreósan under heolstorhofu, Elen. Kmbl. 1525; El. 764: Exon. 28 b; Th. 86, 25; Cri. 1413. Gesihþ hreósan hrím and snáw, 77 a; Th. 289, 14; Wand. 48. Hit hreósan wile sígan sond æfter réne, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 44; Met. 7, 22.

án-lípig

Grammar
án-lípig, (ǽn-).
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Martinus gelácnode mid ǽnlipium cosse with nothing but a kiss; or under IIwith one single kiss ǽnne hreóflinne mannan. Hml. Th. ii. 512, 5. Oð ðone ánlípigan þorn . . . On ðone ánlípian stán, C. D. iii. 467, 7, 8.

hryre

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Add: a fall from a height. a dropping from a high position under the force of gravity Hý hófon hine hondum and him hryre burgun, Gú. 702. a descent of rain, hail, &c.

horn

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Contulit magno regi duo cornua (or under IV.?) auro argentoque decorata (cf. mec a drinking-horn)mon þeceð golde and sylfore,Rä. 15, 2) ut eo liberius hoc praerogatiuum roboretnr, C. D. ii. 293, 17.

ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, ic -wíte, ðú -wítest, -wítst, he -wíteþ, -wít, pl. -wítaþ; p. ic, he -wát, ðú -wite, pl. -witon; pp. -witen.

to seebeholdviderespectareto turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that directionto set out towardsstartpass overto godepartwithdrawgo awayretreatretiredietransirediscedere

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Gewiten under waðeman retired under ocean, Exon. 57 a; Th. 204, 13; Ph. 97. In ðæt églond up gewítaþ they go up into that island, 96 b; Th. 361, 8; Wal. 16. Ðonon ne gewát he departed not thence, Blickl. Homl. 121, 31.