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nón-sang

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Sóna swá hig þá nónbellan gehýrað hig tó mete fóð; ac nis hit náht gelýfedlic ꝥ ꝥ sý medeme fæsten. Ac ꝥ is riht ꝥte æfter nónsange mon mæssan gehýre, Ll. Th. ii. 436, 36. Add

for-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-healdan, for-healden.

withhold ⬩ keep back ⬩ disregard ⬩ neglect

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Th. i. 170, 1, 2. to keep too long: Preóst húsl on clǽnnesse healde, and warige ꝥ hit ná forealdige. Gif hit þonne for[h]ealden sí, ꝥ his man brúcan ne mæge, þonne forbærne hit man, Ll.

Linked entry: for-healden

ende-dæg

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Him wearð bám samod án endedæg they died together the same day, Ap. 79. Æfre hé him gehende endedæges wéne let him ever think his last day at hand, Wlfst. 75, 9. Hit nú swíþe neálǽceþ úrum endedæge, Bl. H. 51, 35.

ge-treówlíce

(adv.)
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Þá ðe hira bebodu getreówlíce gefyllað, Hml. A. 147, 79. Hé gegæderaþ geféran ꝥ hié getreówlíce heora sibbe healdaþ hic fidis sua dictat jura sodalibus, Bt. 21; F. 74, 39.

á-teón

to draw (out), ⬩ to protract ⬩ to deal with, ⬩ to treat a person ⬩ to employ property ⬩ time ⬩ talents

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Hiá hit átuge yfter hira dege swé hit him rehtlicast wére ... sué huelc swé lífes sié ágefe ðet feoh and áteé sue hit soelest sié. Cht. Th. 465, 22, 33. Áteón, 466, 6. Drihten wile witan hú gehwilc manna þá gife átuge þe hé him forgeaf. Hml.

liþe

(adv.)
Grammar
liþe, adv.
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Sé þe hit geþyldlíce ábereð, God líðe hé áwácað tó him qui aduersa patienter tolerat, Deum citius placat, Verc. Först. 126, 6

æt-strengan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-strengan, p. de
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To deforce, withhold wrongfully Gif hláford gelómlíce his gafoles myngað, and geneátman áheardað and hit þencð tó ætstrengenne, Ll. Th. i. 270, 21

Linked entry: strengan

tíþe

Grammar
tíþe, better tygþe, týþe (the form in the Pastoral Care has y).
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Efne swá hé his bæd, swá hé wæs týðe (þǽrrihte hé hit beget, v.l.) ita dum peteret impetravit, Gr. D. 79, 33. Add

MǼG

(n.)
Grammar
MǼG, es; m.

A relative ⬩ kinsman

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Gif bana of lande gewíteþ his mágas healfne leód forgelden, L. Ethb. 23; Th. i. 8, 7. Bócland him his mǽgas (MS. B. his yldran) leáfden, L. Alf. pol. 41; Th. i. 88, 16. Hine móton his mǽgas (MS. B. mágas) unsyngian his kindred may exculpate him, L.

Linked entries: még méi ge-mǽg

ge-sundfullíce

(adv.)
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Hit is Godes wunder þæt þysum cild-geongum cynincge þus gesundfullíce eallu þing underþeódde synt on his cynelicum anwealde, Lch. iii. 436, 9. Add

mǽte

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽte, adv.
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Poorly, badly Him þúhte ꝥ heora frið mǽttor (mæctor, MS.) gelǽst wǽre þonne hit scolde, Ll. Th. i. 162, 3. v. or-, úþ-mǽte

lot-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
lot-wrenc, es; m.

Deceit ⬩ deception ⬩ cunning ⬩ fraud ⬩ device ⬩ wile ⬩ craft

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Philippus mid his lotwrence áliéfde ðæt heora anwaldas móston standan swá hié ǽr dydon Philip, with his craftiness, allowed their powers to stand as they did before, 3, 7; Swt. 118, 9.

Linked entries: list-wrenc wrenc

fæste

(adv.)
Grammar
fæste, feste; comp. fæstor; adv.

fast, firmly ⬩ fixe, firme ⬩ fastly, quickly ⬩ cĕlĕrĭter

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fast, firmly; fixe, firme Sceát he mid his spere ðæt hit sticodefæste on ðam hearge he shot with his spear that it stuck fast in the temple, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 12. Cd. 8; Th. 10, 14; Gen. 156: Jos. 6, 1.

Linked entry: feste

mægen-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-cræft, es; m.

Main force ⬩ great power or might ⬩ mighty power

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Main force, great power or might, mighty power Mægencræft ðe him meotud engla forgiefen hæfde the power which the Lord of angels had given him, Exon. 49 a; Th. 170, 1; Gú. 1105.

nihtes

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Add: alone Hé nihtes on ungearwe hî on bestæl, Ors. 1,10; S. 46, 34. Hié . . . hié nihtes on frumslǽpe on bestǽlan, 2, 8 ; S. 92, 1: Chr. 876 ; P. 74, 11. with dæges, continuously Dæges and niehtes hié fundiað, Past. 127, 20.

húslian

(v.)
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Man sceal húslian þone seócan þá hwýle hé hit for*-*swelgan mæg, and man ne sceal hit ná dón nánum sámcwyce men, for þan þe hé hit sceal etan, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 23. Gé sculon húslian þá cild bonne hí gefullode beóð, and hý Add: —

byrþere

(n.)
Grammar
byrþere, gen. byrþres; m.

to bear, carry ⬩ A bearer, carrier, supporter ⬩ portarius, vespillo, fulcimen

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Ða byrþeras hine to byrgenne féredon the bearers bare him to the grave, i. 492, 27. Seó untrumnys his gecyndes behófode sumes byrþres the infirmity of his nature had need of some supporter, i. 308, 12

biddan

to ask ⬩ to ask ⬩ to pray to

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Gehýrð Drihten þá þe hine biddað. Ll. Th. ii. 394, 4. Hié mid hálsunga hine bǽdon and þus cwǽdon, Bl. H. 87, 8 : 247, 33: 249, 6. Drihten wile ꝥ hine mon bidde, 19, 34. Hí bedene wǽron, Bd. 2, 5; Sch. 206, 15.

stihtian

(v.)
Grammar
stihtian, p. ode
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Hé ealle gesceafta þurh his godcunde meht and þurh his écean snyttro æfter his willan receþ and stihtaþ, Blickl. Homl. 121, 16.

Linked entry: in-stihtian

sǽ-deór

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-deór, es; m.

A sea-beast

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Milton's 'that sea-beast Leviathan') Hine swencte on sunde sǽdeór monig, Beo. Th. 3025; B. 1510. Hé hét his ágene men hine sændan on ðone sǽ, and ða sǽdeór hine sóna forswulgon, Shrn. 54, 27. Hý mon wearp in sǽdeóra seáþ, 133, 11.