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hund

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Wildu diór wolde stondan swilce hí tamu wǽron ðeáh hí men oððe hundas wið eódon, 3. Hú wǽre þú dyrstig ofstikian bár? Hundas bedrifon hyne tó mé, Coll. M. 22, 15.

hweorfan

(v.)
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Þonne hé eft tó his éðle hweorfan (hwurfan, v. l.) wolde cum patriam reuerteretur, 5, 19; Sch. 659, 23. Wæs Maria eft hweorfende tó hire húse, Bl.

lange

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. ¶ Swá lange þæt, oþ until :-- ꝥ man týmde þǽr hit ǽrest befangen wǽre swá longe ꝥ man wiste hwǽr hit ætstandan wolde ut aduocaretur ubi deprehendebatur, donec innotesceret in quo stare uellet Ll. Th. i. 290, 2.

lecgan

(v.)
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Búton hé hine werian wolde . . . ꝥ hine man þonne léde, 240, 30. to deposit. to place in a position of rest on the ground or other sup-porting surface, place in a receptacle Ðá lác ðe mon on ðæt weóbud legde, Past. 219, 6.

gafol

(adj.)
Grammar
gafol, Add:

tribute.payment exacted by a stronger from a weaker people, by the conqueror from the conqueredpayment exacted by the state, a taxpayment exacted by the churchpayment exacted by a lord, e.g. rent by a landlord a contribution exacted in aida rateinterest a debt due, obligation

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'Ic wolde mín ágen ofgán mid ðám gafole.' God forbeád ... þæt nán ðǽra manna þe rihtwís beón wile ne sceal syllan his feoh tó gafole. Ðis gafol ... nis ná woruldlic, ac is gástlic, ii. 554, 8-12.

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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wolde fundian hú longe ðæt land norþryhte lǽge he wanted to try how far the land extended due north, Swt. 17, 8. with prep. or adv.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

wiht

(n.)
Grammar
wiht, e ; f. : es; n.

a wightcreaturebeingcreated thinga whitthingaughtanythingwithout a negativeaughtalonewith a genitive

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Ic eom swíðe gefiónde ðæt gé ǽfre woldon ǽnige wuht (ǽnig wuht (ǽnig-wuht?), Halt. MS.) eów selfum wítan, ǽr ic hit eów wíte, Past. 31 ; Swt. 206, 19. with a negative, aught. See also III. alone Ne bið him wiht tó sorge. Exon.

húru

(adv.)
Grammar
húru, adv.

At leastat all eventsat any ratein any casehoweverevenyetonlyindeedcertainlyespecially

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Woldon hine habban húru swá deádne they would have him when he was dead at any rate, 518, 23. Húru fífténe míla brád at least fifteen miles broad, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 8. Ðæt hé húru þreó þing ðananforþ healdan wille, L. Eth. v. 6; Th. i. 306, 8 : L.

Linked entry: híru

lǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽstan, p. te.

to followattendaccompanyto doperformobservecarry outexecutedischargeto continuelast

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Allum ðám ðe him lǽstan woldon with all those who would follow him, Chr. 874; Erl. 76, 31. Gif hí leódfruman lǽstan dorsten, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 54; Met. 1, 27.

blíþe

(adj.)

cheerfulgentle

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Voc. i. 83, 36: alacris, 287, 66. of persons, feeling gladness Ꝥ hié ealle þá blíðe móde (alacri animo) lustlíce healdan woldan, Bd. 4, 5; Sch. 375, 15: Bl. H. 39, 4: 7, 1.

earnian

(v.)
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Hwæs þú earnodest oððe hwæt þú habban woldest quid scire vis?, Solil. H. 14, 13.

fremede

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Hwí lufost ðú þá fremdan gód swelce hí sién þín ágnu, 14, 1; F. 40, 30. unknown Gé woldon habban eówerra gódena weorca méde æt fræmdra monna cwiddunge de alienis praemia sermunculis postulatis, Bt. 18, 4; F. 66, 25. not friendly, estranged, not in the

fram

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Hwæt wolde ic fram þé wyrcean?, Ps. Th. 72, 26. (6 a) with words indicating extent of distance :-- iiii. míla fram þǽm muþan, Chr. 893; P. 84, 10. Náht feor from þæs mæssepreóstes sídan, Bl.

ge-fæstnian

(v.)
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woldan míne fótas gefæstnian, Ps. Th. 139, 5.

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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Ðæt Drihten swóre áð swíðe, ðæt God wolde sendan hungor, Wulfst. 209, 26. (3 a) with adjuration :-- Áð swereþ engla þeóden þurh his sylfes líf, ðæt ðínes cynnes rím ne cunnon yldo, Cd. Th. 205, 5; Exod. 431

Linked entry: fore-swerian

un-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cúþ, adj.

Unknownincognitusunknownstrangeunknownnot understoodunknownuncertainungentleunkindhostileharshunfriendly

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Ac ic wolde nú ðæt ðú mé sǽdest hwæthwegu uncúþes, Bt. 34, 6; Fox 142, 24: Beo. Th. 1757; B. 876. Ne fyligeaþ hig uncúþum ( alienum ), for ðam ðe hig ne gecneówun uncúðra (alienorum ) stefne, Jn. Skt. 10, 5. Uncúðum gode deo ignoto, Hontl.

Linked entry: un-cúþlíce

ge-þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeaht, m. (e. g. geþeahtas, Gr. D. 137, 20), f. (e. g. mid bróþorlicre geþeahte. Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 292, 8), n. (e. g. ðæt ryhte geðeaht. Past. 287, 14).
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Swá geendode se wita ( Ahitophel ) his wælhreówe geþeaht, sé þe wolde berǽdan his rihtwísan hláford, Hml. S. 19, 213: Hml. Th. i. 82, 31. Manna wísdóm and rǽdas syndon náhtlice ongeán Godes geþeaht, Chr. 979; P. 123, 33.

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; pl. [which is more frequent] leóde; m.

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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Hé ealle ða landbigengan wolde útámǽran and his ágenra leóda mannum gesettan omnes indigenas exterminare, ac suæ provinciæ homines pro his substituere contendit, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 7.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

(adv.)
Grammar
ná, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Nonotnon

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Nó ðæt ðín aldor wolde Godes goldfatu in gylp beran, ne ðý hraðor hrémde ... ac ðæt oftor gecwæþ . . . ðæt hé wǽre ána Drihten, Cd. Th. 263. 34; Dan. 754. Nó seoððan ðæt hí mósten in ðone écan andwlítan, 288, 8; Sat. 377 : 304, 23; Sat. 634.

Linked entries: ne

ge-ceósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceósan, to geceósanne, geceósenne; ic -ceóse, ðú -ceósest, -cýst, -císt, he -ceóseþ, -cýsþ, -cýst, pl. -ceósaþ; p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To electchoosedecideproveapproveeligerepræeligereseligereasciscerepeterenancisci

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He wolde geceósan he would choose, Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 9 : Salm. Kmbl. 780; Sal. 389. Swá ðé leófre biþ to geceósanne ut tibi placeat eligere, Elen. Kmbl. 1210; El. 607. To geceósenne to choose, Beo. Th. 3706; B. 1851.