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níwe

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</b> recently made, not yet used or worn, still unimpaired by use :-- Heó wæsceð his wárig hrægl, and him syleð wǽde níwe, Gn. Ex. 99.

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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And just as plega is used, by itself or in its compounds, of war and battle, so in the Icelandic poetry we have Hildar leikr, sverða leikr = battle (see Cl. and Vig. Dict. p. 382, col. 2), and in English lác could be applied in the same way.

Linked entries: lácan lǽc freó-lác

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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al his sið, Gen. and Ex. 274.] denoting that which occurs to a person, how a person fares, the course of events in the case of a person, lot, condition, fate, experience Secgan hwelc siððan wearþ herewulfa síþ to say what happened afterwards to the war-wolves

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

under

(prep.)
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under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Homl. 35, 18. marking manner : -- Under earhfære bannan tó beadwe to summon to war by sending round an arrow (v. Grmm. R. A. 162), Elen. Kmbl. 87; El. 44.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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Warna ðæt ðú nán þing elles ne sprece, búton ðæt ic ðé bebeóde, Num. 22, 35. Ðis synd ða word ðe ðú scealt sprecan tó folce, Ex. 19, 6. Ongan hospword sprecan, Andr. Kmbl. 2632; An. 1317. Ðæt ǽrende wæs sprecen, 3242; An. 1623: Beo.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Th. 474, 5; Bo. 25. to seek immaterial things, to go to war, resort to artifice, etc. Ic ne sóhte searoníþas, ne ne swór fela áþa on unriht, Beo. Th. 5469; B. 2738. Se wuldres dǽl sigorleán sóhte the soul has gone to its reward, Exon.

ge-mynd

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Gé monigfeald on gemynd witon, alra tácna gehwilc you know everything that can keep alive the memory (of the Trojan War), El. 644. (to be in) mind Byð on éceum gemynde ǽghwylc, Ps. Th. 111, 6: Rtl. 177, 35.

dón

(v.)
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Spl. 24, 3. to do, perform an action, make war On hwælcum mæht ðás ic dóe ł dóam ( faciam ), Mk. L. 11, 29. Ic dóam, 33. Ðoncunge ic dóem (dóm, R.) gratias ago, Jn. L. 11, 41. Ꝥ ic doom (dóe, R.) quod ego facio, 13, 7.

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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before, Wulfst. 306, 4. where purpose or intention is implied, to turn the thoughts to action, to be bent upon something, have an intention to do something Hí beóð gewǽpnode on ða wísan, ðe man hors gewǽpnaþ, ðonne man tó wíge þencþ ( intends to go to war

hwá

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I B i :-- Hé giémde hwæt hé hæfde monna gerímes, and ne nóm náne ware húlice hié wǽron, Ors. 5, 4; S. 224, 21. where the hwæt-clause is subject to the verb of the main clause Bið æt Gode ánum gelang eal hwæt wé gefaran scylon, Wlfst. 122, 9. with elliptical

cyning

(n.)
Grammar
cyning, cyng,es; m. [cyn people, -ing originating from, son of] .

a king, ruler, emperor rex, imperator a spiritual King, God, Christ Deus, Christusthe devildiabŏlus, satănas Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words the king took a corresponding oath to his peoplethe Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors of all forfeits the king had one halfall hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body Pastus or ConviviumThe king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges Vigilia head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium

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Vigilia = heáfodweard head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district .

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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The fortune of war might put life and liberty at the disposal of another, as in the case of the Northumbrian, Imma, who, falling into the hands of a hostile Mercian, was by him sold to a Frisian, Bd. 4, 22.

ge-niman

(v.)
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L. 5, 9. to take in war, capture Hé gefeaht wiþ feówer sciphlæstas Deniscra monna, and þára scipa tú genam, 882; P. 78, 1. Se cyng þone castel gewann and þæs eorles men genam, Chr. 1094; P. 229, 14.

ge-settan

(v.)
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Hé mid þý wífe wælfǽhða dǽl sæcca gesette, B. 2029. to make peace, war Hé grið wid hí gesætte, Chr. 1002; P. 133, 35. Bútan þú ǽr wið hí geþingige, sibbe gesette, Jul. 200. Huælc cynig bið færende tó gesettanne feht (committere bellum), Lk.

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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</b> in poetry, borrowing the terms of war :-- Sint geþreáde þegnas míne ( St. Andrew's disciples ), geonge gúðrincas, Andr. Kmbl. 782; An. 391. one engaged in a king's or queen's service, whether in the household or in the country, a thane.

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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Ne forlǽt þú míne sáule mid hell*-*warum, Bl. H. 87, 32. Hé nolde þone cwealmcuman cwicne forlǽtan, B. 792. Búton méde forlǽten (-an, MS.) left unrewarded, Hml.

niman

(v.)
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Add Nómun, naamun, noumun (h)auserunt, Txts. 43, 247. to seize, grasp, capture, catch. to get into one's hands by force or artifice, by war, robbery, legal process, &amp;c. Yfelra geréfena þeáw ys ꝥ hí nymað ǽlc wiht, Ll. Lbmn. 476, 9.

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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H. 209, 30. to take care that something is (or is not) done Gesih (warna, W.S.) ðú ꝥ Lóca ł geseh (gesech, R. ), Mt. L. 8, 4. Geseáð (geseaeþ, R., warniaþ, W.S.) ꝥte nán nyte videte ne quis sciat, 9, 30.

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Wyrm tó fýre warm at the fire, Lchdm. i. 374, 10: Exon. Th. 393, 36; Ru. 13, ll. Tó hire freán sittan to sit by her lord. Beo. Th. 1287; B. 641. Symle hí sǽton ætsomne tó gereorde. Homl. Th. ii. 506, 22. Gesittan tó symble, Cd.

Linked entry: -anne

BEARO

(n.)
Grammar
BEARO, bearu; gen. bearwes; dat. bearwe, bearowe, bearuwe; acc. bearo; pl. nom. acc. bearwas; gen. -wa; dat. -wum; m.

A grovewoodnemuslucussilvavirgultum

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A grove, wood; nemus vel lucus, silva, virgultum Se hálga bearo sette the holy man planted a grove, Cd. 137; Th. 172, 7; Gen. 2840. Wæter wynsumu bearo ealne geondfaraþ pleasant waters pervade all the grove, Exon. 56 b; Th. 202, 10; Ph. 67. Bearu nemus