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ge-settan

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

To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay

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Apol. 28, 13. Hiora birhto ne biþ to gesettanne wiþ ðære sunnan leóht their brightness is not to be compared with the sun's light, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 13; Met. 6, 7. Ðæt ðis ǽfre gesett sprǽc wǽre that this should be a suit finally settled, Th.

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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Ne þreodode hé fore þrymme þeódcyninges ǽniges, Ap. 18. marking obstacle, Similar entries v. for; A. III. 12 Ic ne mæg fore mínum wonǽhtum willan ádreógan, Hy. 4, 103.

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Se fæder þóhte hwám hé his dohter mihte heálícost forgifan, Ap. Th. 1, 13. Ꝥ nán man má wífa næbbe búton .i., and seó beó mid rihte beweddod and forgifen, Ll. Th. ii. 300, 14. Æt his médder þe wǽre tó ǽwum wífe forgifen his fæder, i. 90, 29.

friþ

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Hé mé þone hálgan heap helpe bidde, friðes and fultomes, Ap. 91. Beornas forhte friðes wilneden, miltsa tó mǽrum (Domine, salva nos, perimus, Mt. 8, 25), An. 448.

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Of lífe gewiten, Ap. Th. 1, 8. of action. to depart from a person, abandon, cease from intercourse with Ðú wást þæt se ǽca þé náht fram ne gewýt, búton þú fram hym gewíte, Solil. H. 25, 3. Þá frýnd gewítaþ mid þám welan, Bt. 29, 2; F. 106, 9.

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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L. 282. (2 a) to join as man and wife :-- Hé silfa wæs mid þám fúlestan horwe þártó (to his daughter ) geþeód, Ap. Th. 24, 15. Wæs geþeód foederatur (Bersabae inlegitimo jugalitatis vinculo ), An. Ox. 5031.

fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
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  • Ps. L. 54, 8
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  • Gen. 2080
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  • Bt. F. 116, 17
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  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
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  • 28, 6
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  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
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  • Ps. L. 113, 3
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  • Met. l, 20
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  • Mt. 8, 33
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  • Ps. L. 30, 12
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  • El. 134
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  • Gú. 228
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to fleeto fleeto run awayto pass awayto flyto run away fromto avoidto declineto avoideschew

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Hé fleáh eorðríce tó underfónne regnum percipere vitavit in terris, Past. 33, 12. of things, to keep apart from Hwílum flíhð se wǽta ꝥ drýge, Bt. 39, 13; S. 136, 12. to cause to flee, put to flight, Similar entries v. flígan Tó fleánne ǽlc mæht fióndes

folc-land

(n.)
Grammar
folc-land, -lond, es; n. [folc folk, land land] .

the land of the folk or people

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., App. ii. 2.]

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Kmbl. 67 ; Ap. 34. Ne æt hám ne on síþe ne on ǽnigre stówe neither at home, nor when travelling, nor in any place, L. I. P. 9 ; Th. ii. 314, 33 : Exon. Th. 339, 34 ; Gn. Ex. 104. Se ðe of síþe cwom feorran geféred, Salm. Kmbl. 356 ; Sal. 177.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

gifu

(n.)
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Hig worhton him áne anlícnesse . . . and þáron þus áwriton : ' Ðás gifu sealde seó ceasterwaru Apollonio, ' Ap. Th. 10, 14. ꝥ is heora bíwist. . .. Gyfe, lác munuscula (fructuum ), An. Ox. 4503. Se pápa sende him micla gifa, Chr. 885 ; P. 80, 7.

hám

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Ic sceal lange hám, eardwíc uncúð, ána gesécan, Ap. 92. an inhabited place, district, region, neighbourhood. on earth Ne métte hé ǽr nán gebún land, siþþan hé from his ágnum hám fór, Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 24.

hád

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Sat. 438. defined by a genitive giving the class to which an object belongs Se manna wæs Críste leófast on weres háde, Ap. 27. Ðines wuduwan hádes, Past. 207, 12. Heó wæs wunigende on wudewan háde, Hml. Th. i. 146, 32. Þurh fǽmnan had, Sat. 495.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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An. 1240: 1204: Ap. 21. Hí here samnodan, An. 1126: 1189. in pl. to express great numbers: Síde herigeas, An. 1069. of a regular company Heofenengla here, Cri. 1278. Heres classis (monasticae), An. Ox. 5502.

líf

(adv.)
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Ap. 31. Lífes brúcan, An. 229. Hé leóde lǽrde on lífes weg he showed them the way to heaven, 170. Lífes wísdóm saving knowledge, Cri. 1052.

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Aprl. and æfter id. fóh on . xvii. Id. Aprl. Angl. viii. 326, 35. Ǽrest wé wyllað fón on Ianuarium, 305, 29. fón tó to take to. to take into the hand, get for one's self, take Þá hé tó wǽpnum féng, By. 10.

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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Si fur qui furatus est postquam concilium fuit apud Ðunresfeld, vel furetur, nullo modo vita dignus habeatur, non per socnam, non per pecuniam, si per verum reveletur in eo L.

Linked entry: fird-sócn

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Hé on scip ástáh and slóh út on ða sǽ put to sea, Ap. Th. 6, 6. Se lég slóh tó leofonum, Shrn. 73, 36. Ðá slóh ðǽr micel mist a great mist came on suddenly. Gen. 15, 17. Seó sǽ slóh tógædere occurrerunt aquae, Ex. 14, 27.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Þus þá æðelingas ende gesealdon thus those noble ones made end, Ap. 85. issue, event Hé in eóde þæt hé gesáwe ðone ende, Mt. 26, 58.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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Ap. 70. Hérde gé for ðon ácueden is, Mt. L. 5, 33. with acc. and infin. Ne hýrde ic gumena ǽnigne ǽfre bringan ofer sealtne mere sélran láre, Men. 101. with infin.: Ne hýrde ic cymlícor ceól gegyrwan, B. 38. intrans.

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Paminunde ðæm strongan cyninge apud Epaminondam, strenuissimum imperatorem, Ors. 3, 7 ; Swt. 110, 21. Wǽron hér strange cyningas ( fortissimi reges ), Bd. 4, 2 ; S. 565, 30.