sacan
to fight, strive, contend ⬩ to disagree, ⬩ to wrangle ⬩ to bring a suit ⬩ to accuse, blame ⬩ to refuse, deny.
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Ic ( Beowulf) sceal fón wið feónde and ymb feorh sacan, Beo. Th. 883; B. 439. Gód sceal wið yfele, líf sceal wið deáþe, leóht sceal wið þýstrum, fyrd wið fyrde, feónd wið óðrum, láð wið láðe ymb land sacan, Menol. Fox 568; Gn. C. 53.
BREGDAN
To move to and fro, vibrate, cast, draw, drag, change, bend, weave; ⬩ vibrare, vibrare gladium, jactare, stringere, trahere, nectere, plectere ⬩ to turn into ⬩ se vertere in aliquid
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Bræegd beadwe heard feorh-geníðlan the fierce warrior dragged the mortal foe, Beo. Th. 3082; B. 1539: 1593; B. 794.
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on-sacan
to attack, strive against ⬩ to, resist, refuse to comply with a demand ⬩ to declare that one has no knowledge of a person ⬩ to refuse a person what he wants ⬩ to refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a charge ⬩ to make excuse ⬩ to sacrifice
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to attack, strive against Ne biþ cwénlíc þeáw ðætte freoþuwebbe feores onsæce leófne mannan ( to strife with a man for his life ), Beo.
cúþ
known, clear, plain, evident, manifest ⬩ notus, cognĭtus, manifestus ⬩ known, well known, sure, safe, noted, known as excellent, famed, celebrated ⬩ notus, certus, præstans, egregius ⬩ familiar, intimate, related, friendly ⬩ notus, familiāris, amīcus, benevŏlus
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Feor ðú me dydest freóndas cúþe longe fecisti notos meos a me, Ps. Th. 87, 8. Míne cúþe notos meos, 87, 18: 54, 13: 131, 18
á-blinnan
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Hé for ðæs weges earfoðnysse ne áblan, ac feor gewát, Hml. S. 30, 36, Clypa, ne áblin ðú, Hml. A. 138, 9. Ǽfre syngiende and nǽfre áblinnende, Nar. 47, 13. with gen.
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á-syndran
to separate objects already connected ⬩ to distinguish ⬩ to except ⬩ to place at a distance ⬩ to prevent intermixture ⬩ keep apart ⬩ to prevent association ⬩ participation ⬩ cut off
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Donne hí hæfdon þá eá oferfaren, þonne ásyndrede hine ǽghwilc feor fram óþrum, Hml. S. 23 b, 134. Se suíðra bógh sceolde beón ásyndred from ðǽm óðrum flǽsce, Past. 81, 20. Hiera weorc ne wurdon from him ásyndred, Past. 269, 19.
EÁCAN
To be increased, augmented, enlarged, indued ⬩ augēri, increscĕre
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Eácen feoh increased cattle, Cd. 74; Th. 91, 25; Gen. 1517. Heó wæs mago-timbre be Abrahame eácen worden she had been increased with offspring by Abraham, Cd. 102; Th. 135, 2; Gen. 2236: 123; Th. 157, 14; Gen. 2606: 132; Th. 167, 15; Gen. 2766.
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freoðian
To care for ⬩ maintain ⬩ cherish ⬩ protect ⬩ keep ⬩ observe ⬩ consŭlĕre ⬩ sustentāre ⬩ fŏvēre ⬩ tuēri ⬩ observāre
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God mín feorg freoðaþ God will protect my life, Exon. 36 a; Th. 116, 28; Gú. 214. Hie ælmihtig sigebearn Godes freoðode the almighty victorious Son of God protected her, Elen.
óþ-fæstan
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Gif hwá óþfæste his friénd feoh, L. Alf. 28; Th. i. 50, 29: L. Alf. pol. 20; Th. i. 74, 15. Gif hwá óðrnm his unmagan óþfæste, and hé hine on ðære fæstinge forferie, 17; Th. i. 72, 4.
geóc
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Gearo wæs sé him geóce gefremede . . heora feorh generede metodes weard, Dan. 233. <b>I a.</b> the divine help asked in prayer :-- Ic ðé georne gebide géce and miltse, Txts. 174, 1.
ge-teórian
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S. 23 b, 320. of things, to be used up, come to an end, fail. material þá hyra feoh geteórode cum defecisset emptoribus pretium. Gen. 47, 15. Þá ꝥ win geteórode defciente uino, Jn. 2, 3. non-material Him nǽfre seó langung ne geteórode, Bl.
tó-cwísan
To shatter, ⬩ break to pieces, ⬩ crush, ⬩ bruise
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Feól se wáh uppan ðæs stuntan rǽdboran, þæt hé æll tócwýsde and sum óþer cniht samod, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 173. The word seems used with a passive force in the following passage
cine
a commander ⬩ quaternio ⬩ a quarto sheet ⬩ quaternio ⬩ diploma = δίπλωμα
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a commander of four men, or a fourth part of an army; quaternio Cine oððe feówer manna ealdor quaternio, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 34. a sheet of parchment folded into four parts, a quarto sheet; quaternio Cine quaternio, Ælfc.
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freoðu-webbe
A peace-weaver ⬩ woman ⬩ pācis textrix ⬩ conciliatrix ⬩ mŭlier
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A peace-weaver, woman; pācis textrix, conciliatrix, mŭlier Ne biþ swylc cwénlíc þeáw, ðætte freoðuwebbe feores onsæce leófne mannan such is no feminine usage, that a peace-weaver deprive a dear man of his life, Beo. Th. 3888; B. 1942.
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irfe-hand
an administrator
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Se mann se tó londe fóe ágefe hire erfehonda xiii pund pendingæ and heó forgifeþ xv pund for dý ðe mon ðás feorme ðý soel gelǽste let the man who succeeds to the land give to her administrator thirteen pounds of pennies; and he will give fifteen pounds
ærn
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Gif ealo áwerd sié, genim elehtran, lege on ðá feówer sceátas ðæs ærnes and ofer ðá duru and under ðone þerxwold and under ðæt ealofæt, Lch. ii. 142, 11. Healde hine mon on óðrum ærne (húse, v. l.), Ll. Th. i. 64, 15: Bl. H. 221, 16.
heáfod-gemaca
An equal, a mate, fellow
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Feówra sum his heáfodgemacene with three of his equals, L. Wih. 19, 21; Th. i. 40, 17, 21. Mid heora heáfodgemacum cum suis similibus, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 8
cot-líf
A village ⬩ villa
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He bohte feola cotlíf he bought many villages Chr. 963; Erl. 121, 24. Hý forbærndon óðra cotlífa fela they burned many other villages 1001; Erl. 136, 32
hyldan
To bend ⬩ incline ⬩ heel ⬩ tilt
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Is mín feorh tó helldore hylded geneahhe vita mea in infernum appropinquavit, Ps. Th. 87, 3
þǽr-on
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Homl. 71, 7. therein Hér is án lytele burg, ðǽr ic mæg mín feorh on generian. Hió is án lytel, and ðeáh ic mæg ðǽron libban, Past. 51; Swt. 399, 24. Áwyrtwala grǽdignysse of ðínre heortan, and áplanta þǽron ða sóþan lufe, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 2.
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