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lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, <b>. I.</b>
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Ðis syndon þá laga þe Æðelréd cyng and his witan gerǽdd habbað, 292, 1. Cyninges lage lytledon, 348, 19. Tuá lagena ł ǽa bis legum Germ. 388, 16. On Engla lagum, Ll. Th. i. 190, 11. Man rihte laga úp árǽre, 316, 25: 328, 1.

BURH

(n.)
Grammar
BURH, burg; gen. burge; dat. byrig, byrg; acc. burh, burg; pl. nom. acc. burga; gen. burga; dat. burgum; f. [beorh, beorg = burh, burg the impert. of beorgan to defend] .
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Eádweard cyng fór mid fierde to Bedan forda, and beget ða burg king Edward went with an army to Bedford, and gained the walled town, Chr. 919; Th. 192, 24, col. l.

dóm

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H. 193, 23. will, discretion; arbitrium Mid cyre, dóme arbitrio, i. judicio, An. Ox. 1315. Hí rícsiað of hira ágnum dóme, næs of ðæs hiéhstan déman ex se et non ex arbitrio summi rectoris regnant, Past. 27, 16.

gafol

(adj.)
Grammar
gafol, tribute.
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Gif wilisc man geþeó ꝥ hé hæbbe híwisc landes and mæge cyninges gafo forð bringan (þám cyng gafol gyldan, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 186, 14. Landágende men ic lǽrde ꝥ hié heora gafol águldon, Bl.

lange

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Hé leofode swá lange ꝥ man his cynn nyste, Angl. vii. 44, 417. Hé forweornde swá lange oð his sciperes geféngon hine, Chr. 1046 ; P. 169, 8.

DÉMA

(n.)
Grammar
DÉMA, an; m. [déman to deem, judge, think] .

a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal

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As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal Se déma, ðe óðrum wóh déme, gesylle ðam cynge hundtwelftig scillinga to bóte, bútan he mid áþe gecýðan durre, ðæt he hit ná rihtor ne cúðe, and þolige á his þegcnscipes, bútan he hine æt

Linked entries: dǽma doema

hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
hleótan, p. hleát, pl. hluton.
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Hé sceolde þurh deáþes cyme dómes hleótan he was to gain glory through the coming of death, Exon. 47 a; Th. 160, 18; Gú. 945: 48 a; Th. 164, 20; Gú. 1014: 74 b; Th. 280, 1; Jul. 622: Runic pm. 1; Kmbl. 339, 6.

Linked entry: ge-hleótan

ge-streón

(n.)
Grammar
ge-streón, -strión, es; n.
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Fram gestreóne gangendum a negotio perambulante, id. lc wylle heora cýpan hér luflícor ðonne ic gebicge ðǽr ðæt sum gestreón me ic begyte volo vendere hic carius quam emi illic ut aliquod lucrum mihi adquiram, Th. Anal. 27, 21

Linked entries: streón ge-strión

BÓSUM

(n.)
Grammar
BÓSUM, bósm, es; m.
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The space included by the folding of the arms, the BOSOM, lap, breast, interior parts; sinus, gremium, pectus, interna Ðæt ic híg bǽre on mínum bósume, swá fóstormódor déþ cyld ut portarem eos in sinu meo, sicut portare solet nutrix infantulum, Num.

nimþe

(con.)
Grammar
nimþe, nemþe, nymþe; conj.

Unlessexcept

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Nabbaþ wé tó hyhte nymþe cyle and fýr, Cd. Th. 285, 10; Sat. 335. Eaforan syndon deáde nymþe feá áne, 128, 30; Gen. 2134. Similar entries Cf. nefne

Linked entry: nemþe

un-lust

(n.)
Grammar
un-lust, es; m.

absence of desiredisgustdisinclinationwant of appetitedisinclination to actionlistlessnesswant of pleasurejoylessnesswearinessan evil pleasurelust

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Wiþ unluste and wlætan þe of magan cymð, 158, 12. Wiþ sáre and unluste ðæs magan, se ðe ne mæg ne mid mete ne mid drincan beón gelácnod, 158, 17. Hié þrowiaþ ormǽtne þurst and metes unlust, 230, 19.

úser

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
úser, usser; adj. pron.
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Ne meaht ðú in usse mǽgþe ne on ussum gemánan wunian, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 27, On eallum ussum cynne, Blickl. Homl. 151, 12. Ussum móde, Exon. Th. 2, 32; Cri. 28. Mid usse líchoman, 47, 14; Cri. 755. Hláf úserne (úsenne, Lind.) panem nostrum, Mt. Kmbl.

wissian

(v.)
Grammar
wissian, p. ode.

to shewto shewguidedirectruledeclaremake known

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(or uncertain) Rego ic wissige, of ðam cymð rex cyning, ðe rihtlíce wissaþ his folce, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Zup. 173, 6. Ða ðe heora synna bétaþ swá swá hym man wissaþ, Wulfst. 104, 14. Hé ðé wissaþ, Gen. 24, 7.

be-frinan

(v.)
Grammar
be-frinan, l. be-frignan, -frinan; p. -frán, pl. -frúnon, -frinon; pp. -frúnen, -frinen,

to ask a person a question,to askquestion,to ask about somethingto ask a person about somethingto ask for some-thingto ask of a person what one wishes to be told

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Th. i. 426, 3. to ask about something Dás alle cynna befraignes (inquirunt). Mt. L. 6, 32. Cúðberhtus cwæþ þæt hé ðá sceolde befrínan his nýdþearfnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 152, 7. with prep. :-- Hé befrán be Swýðúne, hwylce wundra hé worhte, Hml.

ge-tácnung

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Hwílon hé ( the preposition ) geeácnað and gefylð þǽra worda andgit þe hé tó cymð, and hwílon hé áwent heora getácnunge and hwílon wanað, 268, 2.

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.
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Ic (Cnut ) cýðe eów ꝥ ic wylle beón hold hláford and unswícende tó Godes gerihtum and tó rihtre woroldlage, Cht.

on-sendan

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suna þínne gelýfe, hǽlendne cyning hider onsendne, Hy. 10, 10. the object a thing, material, to cause to be conveyed to a goal Onsend Higelâce beaduscrûda betst, B. 452 : 1483. of a missile (lit. or fig. ) or destructive agency Drihten onsent manegra cynna

self

Grammar
self, <b>A. I</b> δ.
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Wé magon cweþan ꝥ sé wǽre mid him sylfum þe gesǽd is on ðám godspelle ꝥ hé fæder forléte and feorr land sóhte, 106, 24. 1 γ Nú wille ic ꝥ þú sitte þé sylf on þínre cytan, Hml. S. 33, 167. <b>II a.

þæt

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. ¶ In the charters the word is used almost with the force of until, marking the point reached in tracing a boundary :-- Swá west wið ðan heáfdan ðæt hit cymð tó ðǽre ealdan dúne; andlang dúne west ðæt hit cymeð intó Dinamore ... súð ðæt hit cymeð tó

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Seraphinnes cyan unáþreótendum þrymmum singaþ the seraphim with unwearying powers sing, Exon.

Linked entry: þrym