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hirde

a keeperguardianprotectordirectorguidepastor the keepera keepera guardwatchman

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Gen. 164. þone hean cyning, gásta hyrde, Dan. 199. þeóda hyrde, Az. 150. used of a teacher, guide, pastor Ð á hierdas næfdon andgit, Past. 27, 25. Ðám gasilicum hyrdum, þæt sind láreówas, Hml.

wróht

(n.)
Grammar
wróht, e; f. : es; m.

accusationa false accusationslandercalumnyfaultcrimeoffencea quarrelstrifecause of complaintinjuryhurt

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Ða werian gástas wróhta onsægdon sequuntur accusationes malignorum spirituum, Bd. 3, 19 ; S. 548, 35. a false accusation, slander, calumny.

heán

lowpoormeanignoblebasehumbleddepresseddejectedcast downmiserablewretchedmeanbaselow

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Wræcstówe wérige gástas . . . heáne gefóran, Gen. 91: Ps. Th. 87, 5.

ge-flít

Grammar
ge-flít, l. ge-flit,
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Geseah hé ðá mǽstan geflitu (-fleoto, v.l.) and gewinn þára werigra gásta uidit. . . maxima malig-norum spirituum certamina, Bd. 3, 19 ; .

heofon-lic

chaste

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Mid heofonlicum þreáte háligra gásta, 95, 6. Ðone weg þe ðé gelǽt tó þǽre heofenlican byrig, Bt. 36, I; F. 172, 29. Nú míne fét gongað on heofenlicne weg (I am dying), Bl. H. 191, 21.

þreát

(n.)
Grammar
þreát, es; m.

a troopbandcrowdbody of peopleswarmpressthrongviolencecompulsionforceoppressionpunishmentill-treatment

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Stódan him ábútan swearte gástas and mid micclum ðreáte ( with great violence ) him onsigon, Homl. Th. i. 454, 9. Ða ðe hæfdon sum þing lytles tó bigleofan, ðæt gelæhton reáferas and of ðam múðe him ábrudon unmǽðlíce mid þreáte, Homl. Ass. 68, 73.

swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.
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Engla cynn and manna cynn and eác swylce werigra gásta, Blickl. Homl. 83, 12. Swylce eác feówer tída syndan, 35, 15. Hé helpeþ þearfan swylce eác wædlan parcet pauperi et inopi, Ps. Th. 71, 13: Blickl. Homl. 75, 19: Judth.

Linked entry: swálíce

MANN

(n.)
Grammar
MANN, man, monn, es; m.

MANa human being of either sexa man who is wnder the authority of anothera servantvassalliege-mana parishioner

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Englas hé worhte, ða sind gástas, and nabbaþ nǽnne líchaman. Menn hé gesceóp mid gáste and mid líchaman. Nýtenu hé gesceóp on flǽsce bútan sáwle. Mannum hé gesealde uprihtne gang, ða nýtenu hé lét gán álotene, Homl. Th. i. 276, 1-5.

Linked entry: manna

ge-openian

(v.)
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</b> intrans. to become disclosed, come into sight Ic þé, weroda waldend, . . . biddan wille, þæt mé þæt goldhord, gásta scippend, geopenie (or = þú geopenie? and to be taken under <b> A.

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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Se lytla cniht geseah bifiendum eágum þá áwyrgdan gástas cuman in tó him. Þá ongan hé clypian, 'Lá, fæder, forstand mé ( obsta, pater),' Gr. D. 289, 16. (2 a) to protect from (dat. ) :-- Hine God forstód hǽðenum folce, An. 1145.

Linked entry: for-licgan

ge-win

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Hé geseah ðá geflitu and gewinn ( certamina ) þára werigra gásta. Þá fliton hí him on and mid gelómlicum oncunningum tiledon ꝥ . . ., Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 278, 7. of spiritual or mental struggles. v. 2.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Ðá geseah ic monige ðara wérigra gásta fíf monna sáwla teón ( trahere ) on midde ða ðýstro . . . Tugon hí ða werígan gástas, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 32-36. Valerianus hét teón Ypolitum geond ðornas and brémelas, Homl. Th. i. 432, 34: Blickl.

ge-myndig

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Th. i. 312, 34. mindful of the welfare of a person Þú on heáhsetle sitest gásta gemyndig, Hy. 8, 31. careful, anxious about something, solicitous, with gen. Martha, wes þú behýdig and gemyndig Marian þinga. Bl. H. 67, 33.

hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
hweorfan, hworfan, hwurfan

To turnchangegoreturndepartgo aboutwanderroam

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Gástas hwurfon sóhton engla éþel spirits went and sought the angels' country, Andr. Kmbl. 1280; An. 640. Hyssas hále hwurfon in ðam hátan ofne the men walked unharmed in that hot furnace, Cd. 188; Th. 233, 5; Dan. 271.

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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Ðá gǽð hé and him tó genymð seofun óðre gástas wyrsan (nequiores) ðonne hé . . . and wurðaþ ðæs mannes ýtemestan wyrsan (pejora) ðonne ða ǽrran, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 45; Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 59. Ðes wyrresta cyning Neron, Homl. Th. i. 384, 3.

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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God sendeþ his engla gástas tó ǽrendwrecum, Blickl. Homl. 203, 14. Hé úsic sendeþ ðæt wé sóðfæstra mód oncyrren, Exon. Th. 261, 34; Jul. 325. Ða twegen leorningcnihtas ðe Crist sende æfter ðam assan, Homl. Th. i. 206, 23.

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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Cóm micel werod gásta and þis hús innan of mǽstan dǽle sittende gefylde (-fylldon, v. l. ), Bd. 5, 13; Sch. 638, 19. Wǽron his eágan gefyllede mid teárum, Bl.

rǽdan

(v.)
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Girwan Godes tempel, swá hire gásta weard reórd, Elen. Kmbl. 2043; El. 1023. Hé rád and rǽdde, rincum tǽhte hú hí sceoldon standan, Byrht. Th. 132, 18; By. 18. Ðæt folc eall hrýmde, swá swá Josue him rǽdde, Jos. 6, 5 (20, Grn.).

folc

a peoplea nationan armya racetribesectlay-folkthe laitythe peoplefollowersthe people the common peoplecountry-folkfolkmenpeoplefolksa crowdcompanytrooppeoplefolk

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Ealles folces Fréfreud, and ealles middangeardes Hǽlend, and ealra gásta Nergend, Bl. H. 105, 17: Sal. 80. Folkes Scippend, Hy. 2, l. Forebeácen folce manegum prodigium multis, Ps. Th. 70, 6. Hé þǽr gemétte swíþe manig folc, Bl. H. 141, 32.

gíman

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Nis tó wénanne þætte wolde God hiora gásta mid him gýman, Ps. Th. 77, 10. Biwoedded desponsata (in margin: Tó gémanne nalles tó habbanne fore wíf), Mt. L. 1, 18. (a α) to have charge as ruler, to rule. v. gímend ; <b>I a.