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mynster

(n.)
Grammar
mynster, es; n.

a monasterya place where a body of monks or of nuns resideda churchminster

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On mynstrum fæste gewunian and regollíce libban ( said of abbots ), ix. 32; Th. i. 348, 1. In mynsterum, Exon. 38 b; Th. 127, 16; Gú. 387. Coloman twá mynstro geworhte, Bd. 4, 4; S. 570, 30. Twá æðele mynstere, 4, 6; S. 574, 12. Mynstru, R.

scríðan

(v.)
Grammar
scríðan, p. scráð, pl. scridon; pp. scriden, scriðen.
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Scríðende (revolving) færþ hweóle gelícost, Met. 20, 216. Scríðende scín (the storm-clouds). Exon. Th. 385, 29 ; Rä. 4, 52. Ofer ðæne (sǽ) oft scipu scríðende fleótaþ. Ps.

slápan

(v.)
Grammar
slápan, p. slép, sleáp; pp. slápen
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Ðonne wé slápaþ fæste, ðonne we nóhwæðer ne hit witan nyllaþ, ne hit bétan nyllaþ . . . ne slǽpþ hé nó fæsðe, ac hnappaþ . . . . 28; Swt. 195, 5-8. Ðæt ic (the creation) ne slépe siddan ǽfre, Exon. Th. 422, 20; Ra. 41, 9.

Linked entry: slápian

híwisc

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

a familyhouse

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Geaf hé him týn híwisca (hída, v. l.) landes ... and æfter medmiclum fæce sealde him mynster þrítiges híwisca (hída, v. l.) donauit terram x familiarum ... et non multo post monasterium xxx familiarum, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 662, 3-7

hlǽfdige

a queenOur Ladylady

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Þwyrlíce færð æt ðám húse þǽr seó wyln bið þǽre hlǽfdigan wissigend, and seó hlǽfdige bið þǽre wylne underðeódd. Hml. S. 17, 8-12. Þǽre hláfdian matrone, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 65. Swé swé égan menenes hondum hláfdian hire (dominae suae), Ps.

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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Þæt fæt wearð swá tóbroken swylce hé on ðǽm fæte ásende sumne stán for ródetákeu, Gr. D. 105, 9. to take or fill the (vacant) place of, Cf. A.

for-gildan

(v.)

to pay backrestorepay damagesto pay forbuy offto repaypay outrequiteto payperform

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to pay back, restore what has been taken Gif man forstele feoðerfót neát . . . fæste án gear and forgylde ꝥ hé forstolen hæbbe (quod furatus fuerit reddat), oððe .II. geár fæste, Ll.

(adv.; con.; int.)

Nowat this timeNowsincewhen

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Nú gyt ( adhuc ) lytel fæc and ná biþ synfull, Ps. Spl. 36, 10. Nú giet, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 76, 1. Ne þearft ðú ðé ondrǽdan feorhcwealm nú giet ( as yet ), Cd. Th. 63, 26; Gen. 1038. Ic wát manig nú gyt micel mǽre spell, Andr. Kntbl. 1628; An. 815.

sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

careanxietysorrowgriefafflictiontroublesorrow, carecura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, laborcare, sorrow

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Ic ða sorge gemon, hú ic bendum fæst bisga unrím dreág, Exon. Th. 280, 5; Jul. 624. Hyge wearð mongum blissad sáwlum, sorge tóglidene, 71, 31; Cri. 1164. Sorga sárost, 122, 19; Gen. 2029. Sorga mǽst, 308, 22; Sat. 696.

Linked entry: sorg

ge-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-healdan, -haldan, to -healdenne; ic -healde, ðú -healdest, -hiltst, he -healdeþ, -healt, -helt, -hylt, pl. -healdaþ; p. -heóld, -hióld, ðú -heólde, pl. -heóldon, -hióldon; impert. -heald, pl. -healdaþ; subj. pres. -healde, pl. -healden; p. -heólde, pl. -heólden; pp. -healden.

to keepholdobservekeep inretainreservepreservesavedefendprotectcustodīreservāreobservārecontĭnērereservāresalvāredefendĕreto holdoccupypossesstĕnērepossĭdēre

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Geheald ðú, mín folc, míne fæste ǽ attendĭte, pŏpŭle meus, lēgem meam, Ps. Th. 77, 1. Ðec á wið firenum geheald preserve thyself ever from sins, Exon. 81 a; Th. 305, 27; Fä. 94.

ge-niman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-niman, -nyman, -nioman; he -nimeþ, -nimþ; p. -nam, -nom , pl. -námon, -nómon; imp. -nim, pl. -nimaþ; subj. p. -náme, pl. -námen; pp. -numen

To take, take up, take away, assume, receive, accept, obtain, comprehend, enter intosūmĕre, tollĕre, auferre, assūmĕre, accĭpĕre, nancisci, comprehendĕre, inīre

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He his folc genam swá fǽle sceáp abstŭlit sīcut oves pŏpŭlum suum, Ps. Th. 77, 52, 69. Ðe ic to swá myclum cyninge genom quod cum tanto rēge inii, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 25.

sweltan

(v.)
Grammar
sweltan, swyltan, swiltan; p. swealt, pl. swulton; pp. swollen
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Sceal fǽge sweltan, Exon. Th. 335, 2; Gn. Ex. 27. Swyltan, Blickl. Homl. 59, 30. Se man scyle deádlíce swyltan (swiltan, MS. C.), Wulfst. 5, 9. Sweltende obeuntem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 54. Beón swyltende, Blickl.

Linked entry: a-sweltan

ge-wundian

(v.)
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Gif man óðerne gewundige, for þæs blódes gyte fæste .xl. nihta, ii. 148, 24: 294, 6.

wǽr

(n.)
Grammar
wǽr, e; f.

A covenantcompactagreementpledge

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Wið Waldend wǽre healdan, fæste treówe, 204, 19; Exod. 421: Andr. Kmbl. 426; An. 213: Elen. Kmbl. 1643; El. 823: Exon. Th. 339, 28; Gn. Ex. 101. Hé ða wǽre and ða winetreówe lǽstan wolde, 475, 19; Bo. 50: 172, 17; Gú. 1145: Cd.

Linked entries: ge-wǽred wǽrlíce

wíf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-mann, (wím-, wim-?), es; m. (but seó wífman occurs). I.

a womanfemale

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I a. a serving-woman :-- Gif hwylc wíf (mulier) hire wífman (ancillam suam) swingð, and heó þurh ða swingle wyrð deád . . . fæste seó hlǽfdige (domino ) .vii. geár, L. Ecg. P. ii. 4; Th. ii. 182, 32 : ii. 4, tit.; Th. ii. 180, 6.

Linked entry: wím-man

se

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Þý ánan . . . þý, 14, 3; F. 46, 3-4. ¶ where condition is marked: then . . . when :-- Ðý (tunc) mon sceal fæsðne weal wyrcean, ðý (cum) mon ǽr geháwige ðæt se grund fæsð sié . . .

þider

(adv.)
Grammar
þider, þieder; adv.
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Thither, whither, where motion is expressed or implied. as absolute demonstrative, thither, to that place Ne færst ðú þider ( illuc ), Deut. 1, 37. Ða ðe hine þider lǽddon, Gen. 39, 1. Þyder (ðider, Lind.) faran illuc ire, Mt. Kmbl. 2, 22.

Linked entry: þyder

ge-wrecan

Grammar
ge-wrecan, In l. 9 before 84 insert. Ps. Th.,
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Seó fǽhð gewearð gewrecen wráðlíce, B. 3062. (3 a) to avenge a wrong on some one :-- Hié ondrédon . . . þæt hié on him gewrǽcen þá teónan timentes ne exsules ultionem meditarentur, Ors. 3, 11; S. 144, 17.

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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prep. often following a case. with dat. marking position, opposite, over against, against Breoton . . . ðám mǽstum dǽlum Európe myccle fæce ongegen (-gén, MS.C.: -geán, MS. B.)

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Ymb tela micel fæc, Chr. 942; Erl. 116, 21. Ymbe án lytel, Jn. Skt. 16, 16. Ymb lytel fæc, Elen. Kmbl. 543; El. 272. Ymbe geára rina, Chr. Pref.; Erl. 3, 17. Ymb wintra hwearft, Exon. Th. 188, 5; Az. 41.