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HREÓH

(adj.)
Grammar
HREÓH, adj.

ROUGHfiercesavageroughstormytempestuousdisturbed

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Ðá wæs beorges weard on hreóum mode then became the hill-ward of fierce mood, Beo. Th. 5156; B. 2581. On ðære hreón sǽ turbato mari, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 2. On hreón móde troubled, Beo. Th. 2619; B. 1307.

be-werian

(v.)

prohibitforbidto protectdefend

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Treów bewerod mid rinde wiþ þone winter, Bt. 34, 10; F. 150, 7. to ward off, keep evil from a person Bewered wære arceretur (crudelitas), Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 62

friþ

peace as opposed to strife, discord of friendly relations between peoplesabsence of dissension among a peoplepeacestate in which law and order are maintainedabsence of disorder and crimepeace as opposed to war. agreement settled between two peoples previously at warpeacecessation of hostilitiesabstinencefreedom from attackfriendlysecurity from molestationprotectionprotection of subjects by a rulerterms made with an enemy of the law.Mowing of an outlaw.

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Þ góde frið þe hé macode on þisan lande, swá ꝥ án man mihte faran ofer his ríce mid his bósum full goldes ungederad, 1086 ; P. 220, 12. peace as opposed to war. agreement settled between two peoples previously at war peace after war Æt þám hearmum þe

DREÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DREÓGAN, to dreóganne; part. dreógende; ic dreóge, ðú dreógest, drýhst, he dreógeþ, drýhþ, dríhþ, pl. dreógaþ; p. ic, he dreáh, dreág, ðú druge, pl. drugon; pp. drogen; v. trans.

to do, work, perform, to pass life, to fightăgĕre, făcĕre, perfĭcĕre, patrāre, vitam ăgĕre, militāre DREE, endure ferre, pati, sustinēre, tolerāre to enjoy frui To be employed, be busyăgĕre, negōtiōsum esse

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Drugon wǽpna gewin they fought the strife of arms, they waged war, Exon. 92 b; Th. 346, 7; Gn. Ex. 201.

Linked entries: a-dreógan ge-dreógan

gehwǽr

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The glosser seems to have read this as meaning that everywhere war with outsiders had ceased), Txts. 182, 84. at every place where a certain condition is possible Gehwǽr sácerdas and mæssepreóstas betwih wíbedum wǽron slægene passim sacerdotes inter

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, fareld, færelt, es ; n. [fær a going, faran to go] .

a way, going, motion, journey, course, passage, progress, expedition, company, one who accompanies in the journey of life, a relationvia, ĭter, cursus, gressus, expĕdītio, cognăta The passover of the Jews transĭtus, phase, id est transĭtus

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War. 1, 36. Færeldu [MS. færeldtu] lustra, meātus, Cot. 125: 134. a particular passage,- The passover of the Jews; transĭtus, phase, id est transĭtus, Vulg. [ = τò πάσχα, indecl.]

ge-beorgan

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.), ward off from Ic mé gúðbordes sweng gebearh, Gen. 2694.

ge-win

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Þá folc him betweónum ful x winter þá gewin wraciende (wrecende, v. l. ) wǽron, 1, 11; S. 50, 21. war, cf. (2 d) Gódne hlísan ǽgþer ge on sibbe ge on gewinne, Bt. 24, 2; F. 82, 11.

ne

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ne, The word often occurs with other negatives.

NotnonnenonayNorneithernenequenec

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Warna ðæt ðú ðæt ne dó cave ne hoc facias, 40, 9. Hwí forbeád God eów, ðæt gé ne ǽton of ǽlcum treówe? Gen. 3, 1. Hí nyllaþ geswícan ðæt hí óðre men ne reáfigen, Past. 45, tit; Swt. 335, 4. Ne gǽst ðú ðanone non exies inde, Lk. Skt. 12, 59.

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hleahtor

a laugh

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Ic (the devil) þá róde ne þearf hleahtre herigean, El. 920: An. 1705. as an expression of contempt, scorn Gif þú mid þan þeáwe tǽlendra mé hleahtrige, warna þé sylfne þǽr þú þé hleahtres (leóhtes ?)

Linked entry: hleahtrian

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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Wegférende móton for neóde mete neáde ferian and for unfriþe man mót freólsǽfenan nýde fulfaran betweonan Eferwíc, and six míla gemete travellers may, when compelled by circumstances, carry food to supply their needs; and on account of war, a man may,

ge-munan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-munan, ic, he -man, -mon, pl. -munon; also ic -mune, he -monþ, pl. -munaþ; p. -munde; pp. -munen [a verb whose present tense is the past tense of a lost strong verb, cf. Lat. memini]

To remember, bear in mind, considerrecordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari

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Gemundon weardas wíg-leóþ the watchmen remembered the war-song, 154; Th. 191, 26; Exod. 220. Gemun ðín mann-weorod memento congregationis tui, Ps. Th. 73, 2. Gemune ðú manigra bearna ðe on Edom synt memento filiorum Edom, 136, 7: 118, 49: Ps.

dreógan

(v.)
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</b> to do battle, wage war :-- Hí gewin úp hófon and þæt drugon oþ hí mid ealle ofslegene wǽron, Ors. 1, 4; S. 32, 18. Hió þæt ylce gewin twá and feówertig wintra wæs dreógende, 1, 2; S. 30, 17.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, he grét, pl. grétaþ; p. grétte, pl. grétton; pp. gréted.
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Ðæt he ne grétte goldweard ðone that he should not assail that gold-ward [that dragon], Beo. Th. 6154; B. 3081: Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 41. Gif ðe ǽnig mid weán gréteþ if any one entreat thee evil, Cd. 83; Th. 105, 18; Gen. 1755.

æt-íwan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-íwan, æt-íwian (-eáw-, -eów-, -éw-, -iéw-, -ýw-. In Ps. L. 16, 15 a dis-tinction between the mutated and not mutated forms seems to be made, the former being transitive (cf.
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Hér atéwoden twégen cometan, Chr. 729 ; P. 45, l. with complementary adjective Eall ðá hrægel swá hwít and swá níwe ætýwdon, swá hé ðý ylcan dæge mid gegearwod wáre, Bd. 4, 30 ; S. 608, 41. Cf. oþ-íwan

Linked entry: æt-eáwan

meaht

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Geweóx miht eorðlices ríces, Bd. 2, 9; Sch. 142, 16. an act of power, mighty work, miracle Ne synd áwritene ealle Iúdan gefeoht for his feónda ware, and ealle ðá mihte þe hé mǽrlíce gefremode, Hml. S. 25, 678.

ge-streón

(n.)
Grammar
ge-streón, -strión, es; n.

Gainproductemolumentwealthrichestreasureusurybusinessmercesmercātusquæstuslucrumēmŏlŭmentumŏpesthesaurusūsūranēgōtium

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Gehlódon him hordwearda gestreón they loaded on themselves the riches of the treasure-wards, Cd. 174; Th. 220, 3; Dan. 65: 208; Th. 257, 31; Dan. 666: 209; Th. 260, 4; Dan. 704. Gestreón usura, Blickl. Gloss.

Linked entries: streón ge-strión

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Gé hý mid sibbum sóhtun ye visited the sick with kind attentions, 83, 22 ; Cri. 1360. peace, the opposite of war Ǽgðer ge on sibbe ge on gewinne, Bt. 24, 2 ; Fox 82, 11.

Linked entry: syb

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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Ware niman to take care. Hé ne nom náne ware húlíce hié wǽron, 5, 4; Swt. 224, 21. Weg niman to take, go one's way, Cd. Th. 80, 16; Gen. 1329. Wícstówa niman to pitch a camp, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 200, 8

Linked entry: bi-nom

BÝSEN

(n.)
Grammar
BÝSEN, bísen, býsn, e; f.
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War. 13, 6. a command, precept, admonition; mandatum, præceptum, admonitio Ic gelýfe ðæt hit from Gode cóme, broht from his býsene I believe that it came from God, brought by his command, Cd. 32; Th. 42, 29; Gen. 680.

Linked entries: bísen bigsen bísen