ge-teón
to draw ⬩ lead ⬩ incite ⬩ excite ⬩ constrain ⬩ restrain ⬩ bring up ⬩ instruct ⬩ bring to an end ⬩ complete ⬩ draw or bind together ⬩ string a musical instrument ⬩ trahere ⬩ ducere ⬩ perducere ⬩ stringere ⬩ evaginare ⬩ excitare ⬩ constringere ⬩ educare ⬩ instituere ⬩ ad finem perducere ⬩ complere ⬩ nervis aptare vel instruere ⬩ to bring as an offering or gift ⬩ contribute ⬩ bestow ⬩ give ⬩ conferre
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to draw, lead, incite, excite, constrain, restrain, bring up, instruct, bring to an end, complete, draw or bind together, string a musical instrument; trahere, ducere, perducere, stringere, evaginare, excitare, constringere, educare, instituere, ad finem
swǽsende
food, victuals, refection ⬩ flatteries, blandishments, fair speech.
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Hé þanc gesægde ðá hé gereordod wæs : ;Ðé ðissa swǽsenda Meotud leán forgilde,; Andr. Kmbl. 771; An. 386. Ðæt hí on his hús ne eodon ne of his swǽsendum mete ðygedon ne domum ejus intrarent neque de cibis illius acciperent Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 28.
ge-teón
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Ox. 4531. to bring, lead: — Heora ǽgþer ꝥ mǽste folc ongeán óþerne geteáh, Ors. 2, 7 ; 8. 90, 17. in various figurative senses. to bring up, educate, instruct Ðínne diácon ðe ðú getuge, Hml. Th. i. 418, 4.
cyre-líf
A choice of life, where on decease of a lord, the cultivators choose a lord for themselves; optio vitæ, ubi, mortuo domino, villani sibi dominum eligunt
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ceósan swylcne mann swylce hý wyllan I pray in the name of God, and his saints, that no one of my kinsmen nor heirs molest any choice of life of those for whom I have paid, and the witan of the West Saxons have rightly confirmed to me, that I might leave
un-lagu
violation of law ⬩ illegality ⬩ injustice ⬩ a bad law
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Swicollíce dǽda and láðlíce unlaga áscunige man, ðæt is, false gewihta ... and leáse gewitnessa, L. Eth. v. 24; Th. i. 310, 12: vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 13. Ðæt man rihte laga up árǽre, and ǽghwylce unlaga georne áfylle, vi. 8; Th. i. 316, 26: L. C.
án-forlǽtan
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H. 99, 30. to leave unnoticed, to omit, neglect Þá gódan weorc wé ánforlǽtaþ þe wé began sceoldan, Bl. H. 109, 4. ꝥ nán dæg ne sý betweoh ánforlǽten (praetermittatur), ꝥ on þám ne sý geoffrod seó onsægdnes, Gr.
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hentan
to seize ⬩ take ⬩ to arrest ⬩ to capture ⬩ strike ⬩ to try to get
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And he fel dun in dedes bond, Gen. and Ex. 2715.] with prep, hentan æfter to try to get Nime hé leáfe ꝥ hé móte hentan æfter his ágenan (licentiam accipiat ut suum audeat perquirere, Lat. vers.), Ll. Th. i. 386, 17
stǽlan
To impute a crime to ⬩ a person ⬩ to charge ⬩ declare something against a person
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Wið mé árison leáse gewitan and stǽldon on mé ðæt ic náwþer ne nyste ne ne worhte exurgentes testes iniqui quae ignorabam interrogabant me, Ps. Th. 34, 12.
hwæt
Why ⬩ what! ⬩ ah!
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now we learn, Cd. 45; Th. 57, 36; Gen. 939. Hwæt wé gefrunon twelfe tíreádige hæleþ lo! we have heard of twelve glorious heroes, Andr. Kmbl. 1; An. 1: Beo. Th. 1; B. 1: Cd. 143; Th. 177, 27; Exod. 1: Rood Kmbl. 1; Kr. 1. Eá lá hwæt! Bt.
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lufian
To love
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Hí hine lufedan leáse múðe dilexerunt eum in ore suo, 77, 35. Lufgean his néhstan swá hine sylfne, Mk. Skt. 12, 33.
nunne
A nun ⬩ a vestal
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Gif hwá nunnan mid hǽmedþinge, oððe on hire hrægl, oððe on hire breóst bútan hire leáfe gefó sý hit twýbéte, 18; Th. i. 72, 7-10. Nunnan regollíce libban let nuns live according to their rule, L. Eth. v. 4; Th. i. 304, 27.
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rǽdels
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Ðeáh se leása wéna and sió rǽdelse ðara dysigena monna tiohhie ðæt se anweald síe ðæt héhste gód ( hominum fallax opinio ), Bt. 27, 3; Fox 98, 32.
á-blinnan
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Áblunnan desierant 26, 6. of persons, absolute, to cease, leave off, stop Ic áblinne cessam, i. desistam Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 5. Tó hwan áblinnest ðú? Bl. H. 189, 2. Ne áblinð non cessabit Kent. Gl. 799: 961.
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ge-rídan
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Heó ealle þá þá landgemǽre geridan, eal swá heó man on fruman þám bisceope lǽdde, iv. 235, 3. to obtain by riding, ride and get, take possession of Ðá gerád Æðelwald þone hám æt Winburnan bútan ðæs cyninges leáfe . . . and hæfde ealle ðá geatu forworht
ofer-hírness
Disobedience, disregard, neglect, contempt ⬩ disregard, disobedience
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Ne underfó nán man óðres mannes man bútan ðæs leáfe ðe hé ǽr fyligde. Gif hit hwá dó, béte míne oferhýrnesse, 10; Th. i. 164, 18. Gif hwá gemót forsitte þríwa, gilde ðæs cynges oferhýrnesse . . .
land
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Hé him brád syleð lond tó leáne, Vy. 76. (2 a) an estate in land :-- On Dyddanhamme synd .xxx. hída . . .
sellan
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S. 7; Th. i. 250, 14-17. to give leave, consent, forgiveness, etc. Ðyssum wordum óðer ealdormann geþafunge sealde ( tribuens assensum ), Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 13. Hé him ne sealde leáfe. Homl. Th. ii. 380, 5.
til
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Him ðæs lean ágeaf Metend gumcystum til (liberally kind ), Cd. Th. 108, 23; Gen. 1810. good, excellent, of moral good Til biþ se ðe his treówe gehealdeþ, Exon. Th. 293, 6; Wand. 112.
fisc-noþ
fishing ⬩ a fishing-ground ⬩ a catch
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Wearp þá út his net, and þǽr wearð oninnan án ormǽte leax, Hml. S. 31, 1273. Ne bærst heora net on ðisum fixnoðe . . .; and þes fixnoð getácnað þá hálgan gelaðunge, ꝥ is eall crísten folc . . .
hangian
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Hangode, Met. 20, 266. to have the top bending beyond the lower part, to lean over: — Ofer þǽm mere hongiað bearwas, wudu wæter oferhelmað, B. 1363. to hang on, cling to, be unwilling to abandon Hangaþ úre mód ealne weg on þǽm þe wé æfter spyriaþ, Bt