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ge-lǽstan

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</b> to perform what is enjoined by law. secular Him ( Edward ) þúhte ꝥ hit mæctor gelǽst wǽre þonne hit scolde, ꝥ hé ǽr beboden hæfde, Ll. Th. i. 162, 3. Wé beódad . . .

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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hæfde giet ðe má unþeáwa þonne his eám hæfde avunculi sui ergo omnia vitia ac scelera sectator, immo transgressor, Ors. 6, 5; Swt. 260, 28. Swá þincþ ánra gehwæm sió sóðe gesǽlð þe betere and þý wynsumre, þe hé wíta má hér ádreógeþ, Met. 12, 20.

Linked entry: þý

for-stelan

(v.)
Grammar
for-stelan, he -steleþ, -stelþ, -stylþ, pl. -stelaþ; p. -stæl, pl. -stǽlon; pp. -stolen

To steal with violencerobdeprivefūrārisurrĭpĕreprīvāre

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Iacob niste, ðæt Rachel hæfde ða andlícnyssa forstolen Iacob ignōrābat, quod Rachel fūrāta esset idōla, Gen. 31, 32: Exon. 92 a; Th. 345, 18; Gn. Ex. 190. Ferhþe forstolen deprived of life, Cd. 76; Th. 95, 15; Gen. 1579.

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht [from comparison with other dialects the proper spelling would seem to be líht, but leóht (or leoht?), in West-Saxon at least, is the regular form]; adj.

Lightinconsiderablequickreadynimblefickleeasy

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Se hæfde moncynnes leóhteste hond he had of all men the readiest hand, Exon. 85 b; Th. 323, 1; Wíd. 72

mund-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
mund-byrd, e; f. (v. mund, mund-bora).

protectionpatronageaidthe fine paid for a violation of mund

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Ic mundbyrd on ðé hæfde tu es meus protector, Ps. Th. 70, 5. Heó funde mundbyrd æt ðam mǽran þeódne, Judth. 9; Thw. 21, 2; Jud. 3 : Andr. Kmbl. 1447; An. 724: Exon.35a; Th. 113, II; Gū. 113.

pleoh

(n.)
Grammar
pleoh, gen. pleós; n.
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Philippus Mæcedonia ríce ealle hwíle on miclan pleó and on miclan earfeþan hæfde, Ors. 3, 7 ; Swt. 110, 28.

Linked entry: pleón

práfost

(n.)
Grammar
práfost, práfost, es; m.
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Ðá æteówde Benedictus on swefne hine sylfne ðam munece ðe hé tó ealdre genet hæfde ofer ðam mynstre, and his prófoste samod, Homl. Th. ii. 172, 15.

Linked entry: prófast

sinc

(n.)
Grammar
sinc, es ; n. (used only in poetry)
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Ðone hring hæfde Higelác nýhstan síðe, siððan hé under segne sinc ealgode, Beo. Th. 2413 ; B. 1204.

tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an ; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.
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Skt. 16, 17. representing power of speaking Ic hæfde ðe lætran tungan, Ex. 4, 10. a tongue-shaped thing: Heard is mín tunge, Exon. Th. 489, 16; Rä. 78, 8. Hit hafaþ tungan lange, 439,23; Rä. 59, 8

ge-sǽlan

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Hit gesǽlde (cf. hit gebyrede, Bt. 38,1 ; F. 194, 2)gió on sume tide, þæt Aulixes hæfde cynerícu twá, Met. 26, 4 : 9, 23.

ge-wǽde

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Dǽldon þá cwelleras þǽra martyra wǽpna and gewǽda ... heora gehwilc hæfde þæs mannes gewǽda þe hé ácwealde, Hml.

sagu

(n.)
Grammar
sagu, e; and indecl.? f.

a saw, say (to say one&#39;s say), saying, statement, story, talesaying, narration, telling, reportstatement of a witness, testimonya saying beforehand, foretelling

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Hí sǽdon ðam kinge ðæt hé hæfde swýðe ágylt wið Crist. . . . Ðá læg se king and ásweartode eall mid ðare sage. Chart. Th. 340, 1. Gehýr ðú ðás race ná swilce leáse sagu ac geworden þing audi fabulam, non fabulam sed rem gestam, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 12.

hǽr

(n.)
Grammar
hǽr, hér, es; n.

Hair, a hair

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Ic beleás hérum ðám ðe ic hæfde I lost the hairs that I had, Exon. 107 a; Th. 407, 36; Rä. 27, 5

Linked entry: hér

ge-ágnian

(v.)

to have as one's own, possess, occupyto getsecure possession of, acquireto adoptto prove one's title tosecure by shewing titleto usurp

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On þám setle þe hé him sylfum geágnod hæfde, Nic. 16, 14. to adopt a child Tó ðǽm ðæt gé Gode geágenudu (-ágnudu, v. l.) bearn (adoptionis filii) beón scielen, Past. 263, 22. to prove one's title to property, secure by shewing title Sé þe yrfe him geágnian

riht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-líc, adj.

right, just right, fitting, adapted to due requirements adapted, fitted, entitled right, in accordance with reason right as regards conduct,righteous

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Gif hiora hwilc swá heardheort wǽre, ðæt hé náne hreówsunge ne dyde, ðæt hé ðonne hæfde rihtlíc wíte, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 248, 16. right, fitting, adapted to due requirements Hú wolde ðé lícian gif hwylc swíðe ríce cyning wǽre and næfde nǽnne frýne mon on

tó-middes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-middes, prep. (adv.)

in the midst of,amidst,into the midst ofin the midst of,in the middle ofinto the midst of

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I. 7; Th. ii. 406, 27. marking movement, into the midst of Ðá hé hiene tómiddes ðæs wéstennes hæfde gelǽdd in deserta perductus, Ors. 6, 31; Swt. 286, 17. as adverb Hé áhte geweald ealles ðæs splottes ðár ðæt scræf wæs tómiddes, Homl.

Linked entries: middes

irfe-numa

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-numa, an; m.

an heir

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Gif se bónda ǽr hé deád wǽre beclypod wǽre ðonne andwyrdan ða yrfenuman swá hé sylf sceolde ðeáh hé líf hæfde if the man of the house before his death were cited; then let the heirs answer as he himself would have had to do if he had lived, L. C.

Linked entry: -numa

ge-trymman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trymman, -trymian, -trymigan, -tremman; he -trymmeþ, -trymþ; p. -trymde, -trymede; pp. -trymed, -trymmed, -trymd.

to confirmstrengthenencourageestablishfoundset in order arrangedraw upfirmāreconfirmāremūnīreconfortārehortārifundāreinstruĕreTo grow stronggain strengthrecoverconvălescĕre

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He hæfde ðæt folc getrymmed he had drawn up the troops, Byrht. Th. 132, 27; By. 22. Worde [MS. word] Drihtnes heofonas [MS. heofones] getrymde synd verbo Dŏmĭnī cæli firmāti sunt, Ps. Spl. 32, 6. v. reflex.

Linked entries: trymman ge-tremman

ge-unnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unnan, ic, he -an; ðú -unne, pl. -unnon; p. -úðe, pl. -úðon; subj. -unne, pl. -unnen; p. -úðe, pl. -úðen; pp. -unnen

To givegrantallowconcedeconcedereindulgerepermitterelargiri

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Ðæra þinga wurðe ðe se cyng him geunnen hæfde worthy of those things that the king had granted him, 1046; Erl. 173, 3

Gregorius

(n.)
Grammar
Gregorius, gen. Gregories; dat. Gregorie; acc. Gregorium; m.
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Ðæt ðæt folc Gregorium to pápan gecoren hæfde that the people had chosen Gregory for pope, 122, 31. Gregorius asende ǽrendracan to ðisum íglande.... Ðæra ǽrendracena naman synd,-Agustinus, Mellitus, Laurentius, Petrus, Iohannes, Iustus.