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eard

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On þá gerád ꝥ hý nǽfre eft on eard ne cuman. And gif heó man ǽfre eft on earde geméte, Ll. Th. i. 220, 8-10. Beó hé útlah, búton him se cyng eard álýfe ( allow him to remain in the country ), 258, 20.

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

windair in motionwindflatulencewindbreath

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Winde gelícost, ðonne hé hlúd ástígeþ, wǽðeþ be wolcnum, wédende færeþ, and eft semninga swíge gewyrðeþ, Elen. Kmbl. 2542; El. 1272. Winde biwáune weallas, Exon. Th. 291, 2; Wand. 76. Wérig sceal se wiþ winde róweþ, 345, 12; Gn. Ex. 187.

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 232, 6. ¶ used intransitively :-- Gif hí ǽne tógáð, hí sceolon eft gegadrian, oððe siððan wunian symle búton hǽmede, Hml.

frum-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
frum-sceaft, e; f.

the first creationthe creationbeginningoriginoriginal state or conditionprīma creātioŏrīgoprīmĭtīva vel pristĭna condĭtioa created beingcreaturecreātūra

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Fýr clymmaþ on gecyndo, cunnaþ hwænne móte on his frumsceaft, eft to his éþle fire climbeth in its nature, strives when it can towards its origin, back to its home, Salm. Kmbl. 831; Sal. 415.

ge-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceótan, he -scýt, -scítt, pl. -sceótaþ; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; subj. ic, ðú, he -sceóte, pl. -sceóten; pp. -scoten.

to shoot forward, to rush or dart forward with a quick motion, send forth, expend, pay, to fall to any one's share, be allotted tocum impetu movere vel ruere, expendere, cedere in partem alicujusto bring before or refer to any onereferre ad aliquem

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to shoot forward, to rush or dart forward with a quick motion, send forth, expend, pay, to fall to any one's share, be allotted to; cum impetu movere vel ruere, expendere, cedere in partem alicujus Draca hord eft gesceát, dryhtsele dyrne the dragon again

Linked entry: ge-stoten

undern

(n.)
Grammar
undern, es; m.

The third hour of the daynine in the morning

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Ðæs hírédes ealdor gehýrde wyrhtan on ǽrnemerigen, eft on undern ... Se ǽrmerigen wæs fram Adam óð Noe, se undern fram Noe óð Abraham, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 7-19. Tó undernes, Lchdm. ii. 194, 6.

fácen

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Þéh hié him eft fácen gelǽsten though they played him false afterwards, Ors. 2, 5; S. 82, 12. Hé forgeaf him eallum ꝥ unryht anð ꝥ fácn ꝥ hé him dón þóhte omnium factorum dictorumve in eo veniam sanxit, 6, 4; S. 258, 29.

ge-syngian

(v.)
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Gesyngege moechari, 32. trans, to commit a sin Hé teohhode gif hí hwæt gesyngodon (-en, v. l. ) on þám frýdóme ꝥ hí hit eft on ðám freódó;me gebéton, Bt. 41, 3; F. 248, 13

þeáh

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Th. ii. 326, 24. (2 a) add :-- Genóh wǽre þám wǽdlan his untrumnys, þeáh þe hé wiste hæfde; and eft him wǽre genóh his hafenleást, ðeáh ðe hé gesundful wiére, Hml. Th. i. 330, 15-17. Swá þéh þe him lytles hwæt uniéðe sié, Ors. 3, 9; S. 136, 18

a-settan

(v.)
Grammar
a-settan, p. -sette ; pp. -seted, -sett.

to setputplaceappointlayset uperectbuildto set or taketo plantponerestatuereconstituereinstituerecollocaredeponeredesumereplantareto make a journeyiter facere

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Hét hí eft asettan he bade her again be taken, Exon. 69 a; Th. 256, 14; Jul. 231.

Linked entries: a-seted a-sette

be-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
be-cuman, he -cymþ; p. -com, -cwom, pl. -cómon, -cwómon; pp. -cumen; v. intrans.

to BECOMEhappenbefallmeet withfall in withcontingereeveniresupervenireincidereto comeentercome or attain tocome togethervenireingredipervenireattingereconcurrere

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Ic eft up becom éce dreámas I again on high attained to eternal joys, Cd. 224; Th. 297, 4; Sat. 512. Becumen sí concurratur, R. Ben. 43. Becumendum to Segor venientibus in Segor, Gen. 13, 10

Linked entries: be-com be-cwom be-cymþ

for-hergian

(v.)
Grammar
for-hergian, -heregian, to -hergianne; part, -hergiende, -hergende; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To lay wastedestroyravagedevastateplundervastāredevastāredepŏpŭlāre

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Ceadwala eft forhergode Cent Ceadwalla again ravaged Kent, Chr. 687; Erl. 43, 2: 1000; Erl. 137, 2.

Linked entry: hergian

FREÓ

(adj.)
Grammar
FREÓ, frió, freoh, frioh, frig, frí, frý; adj.

FREEhaving liberty or immunitynoblegladjoyfullībersui jūrisingĕnuusnōbĭlislætus

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Lǽt me freó lǽdan, eft on éðel let me lead them free, back into their country, 98; Th. 128, 22; Gen. 2130: Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, 30; MS. Cot. > Ðæt hý ðý freóran hyge geféngen that they might receive the gladder spirit.

irnan

(v.)
Grammar
irnan, p. arn, pl. urnon ; pp. urnen

To run

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Ðonne orn hé eft inn tó ðæm temple ad templum recurrit, Past. 16, 3 ; Swt. 103, 4. Ðú urne mid him simul currebas cum eo, Ps. Th. 49, 19. Ðá urnon him tógénes twegen ðe hæfdon deófolseócnesse occurrerunt eí duo habentes dæmonia, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 28.

lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽnan, p. de

To lendgrantlease

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Gif gé lǽnaþ ðám ðe gé eft æt onfóþ hwilc þanc is eów sóþlice synfulle synfullum lǽnaþ si mutuum dederitis his a quibus speratis accipere quæ gratia est vobis? nam et peccatores peccatoribus fænerantur, Lk. Skt. 6, 34.

Linked entry: ge-léned

leánian

(v.)
Grammar
leánian, p. ode

To rewardrecompenserequitepay

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God mǽrlíce leánaþ ǽghwylcum ðara ðe him gód behét and ðæt eft fullíce gelǽst, Lchdm. iii. 436, 16: Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 4; Cri. 828: 113 a; Th. 434, 12; Rä. 51, 9. Gúþláce God leánode ellen mid árum, 39 a; Th. 129, 13; Gú. 420.

Linked entry: lǽnian

ród

(n.)
Grammar
ród, e; f.
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a rod, pole. v. segl-ród. a measure of land Se haga is fram ðære eá eástwardes .xxviii. róda lang and súþwardes .xxiiii. róda brád and eft ðanon westwardes on sæferne .xix. róda long, Cod. Dip.

Linked entries: róde-tácen coc-ród

seldan

(adv.)
Grammar
seldan, (-on, -un, -um) ; cpve. seldnor ; adv.
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Ac ðeáh hí seldum hwonne (cf. seld*-*hwanne) beswemde weorþon ðonne sleáþ hé eft on ða solu but though on rare occasions they (swine) get washed, at such times they return to the mire, Bt. 37, 4 ; Fox 192, 28.

Linked entry: seldnor

á-ídlan

Grammar
á-ídlan, á-íd(e)l(i)an.
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S. 4, 399. to vanish Se áwyrigeda gást efne swá smíc beforan his ansýne áídlode, Guth. 34, 4. to make vain, deprive of force, worth, &c. Áídlie obunco, An. Ox. 18 b, 66. Þæt hé þá þe mid oferméttum hý sylfe for áht teliaþ áídele, R.

bletsung

benediction

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Wulfréd mid bledsunge þæs pápan hwearf eft tó his ágnum bisc̃dóme,. Chr 813 ; P. 58, 18. Benedicta et beata sis . . . Ðá hyre módor hí mid þyssere bletsunge onfangen hæfde, Lch. iii. 428, 8.