for-healdan
withhold ⬩ keep back ⬩ disregard ⬩ neglect
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Substitute: to hold improperly, withhold, keep back what should be paid On hǽþenum þeódum ne dear man forhealdan lytel ne mycel þæs þe gelagod is tó gedwolgoda weorðunge; and wé forhealdað ǽghwǽr Godes gerihta, Wlfst. 157, 12-14: 229, 19. Hý forheóldon
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út-gang
A going out ⬩ exit ⬩ egress ⬩ Exitus ⬩ finis ⬩ effectus ⬩ terminus ⬩ egressus ⬩ a going out of a place ⬩ egress, exit ⬩ the right of egress ⬩ a coming out from a position within a body ⬩ evacuation of the body ⬩ the going out of a period ⬩ the conclusion ⬩ end ⬩ an exit ⬩ passage ⬩ a privy ⬩ an evacuation
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A going out, exit, egress Exitus, finis, effectus, terminus, egressus útgong,endestæf, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 83. Útgang egressio, Ps. Spl. 18, 6: exitus, 118, 136. a going out of a place, egress, exit Ná ðæt hé Criste útganges rýmde, Homl. Th. i. 222,
hof
A house ⬩ hall, ⬩ dwelling, ⬩ building ⬩ ædes, ⬩ domus
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A house, hall, dwelling, building; ædes, domus Lytel hof ædicula, Ælfc. Gl. 107; Som. 78, 84; Wrt. Voc. 57, 60. Cinges hof basilica, Som. 78, 86; Wrt. Voc. 58, 1. Hof séleste dwelling most excellent [the ark ], Cd. 69; Th. 84, 6; Gen. 1393: 66; Th. 79
LIM
A limb ⬩ joint
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A limb, joint, member of a body, branch of a tree Án lim membrum; má lima membra, Wrt. Voc. 70, 20, 21. Gif men cíne hwylc lim, genim regen mela, dó on ðæt lim, L. M. 1, 73; Lchdm. ii, 148, 22. Be ðæs limes (the finger) micelnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 204,
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híwung
shaping ⬩ shape ⬩ frame ⬩ make ⬩ constitution ⬩ shape ⬩ form ⬩ species ⬩ kind ⬩ transformation ⬩ an illusory shape ⬩ deceptive appearance ⬩ a pretence ⬩ trick ⬩ simulation ⬩ hypocrisy ⬩ fiction ⬩ irony
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Add Figmenta, i. plasmatio, mendacia híwunga, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 78. shaping, forming of material Adam lifde æfter þǽre menniscan híwunge .dcccc. wintra and þrittig wintra; and þé sexteoþegan geáre fram his híwunge hé gegylte, Angl. xi. 1, 13-16. shape
port
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a port, haven Wið ðone gársecg is se port ðe mon hǽt Caligardamana, and be súþaneástan ðæm porte is ðæt ígland Deprobane, and be norþan ðæm Gandes múþan ... is se port Samera. Be norþan ðæm porte is se múþa ðære ié Ottorogorre, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 10, 8
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CNIHT
A boy ⬩ youth ⬩ attendant ⬩ servant ⬩ KNIGHT: ⬩ puer ⬩ juvenis ⬩ adolescens ⬩ servus
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A boy, youth, attendant, servant, KNIGHT: hence the modern knights of a shire are so called because theyserve the shire; puer juvenis, adolescens, servus Sum lytel sweltende cniht a little dying boy Bd. 4, 8; S. 575, 23: Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 58, 43. Tyn wintra
spyrian
to track ⬩ go in a track ⬩ follow ⬩ make a journey in search of something ⬩ to make a track ⬩ go ⬩ to enquire ⬩ investigate ⬩ examine ⬩ to enquire after or into ⬩ seek to know about ⬩ to search after ⬩ seek to attain ⬩ to ask ⬩ investigare, indagare, sciscitari ⬩ to track; to investigate; to ask
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to track, go in a track (v. spor, spyreman), follow, make a journey in search of something Deáð spyraþ (spyreþ, Met. 27, 9) ǽlce dæge æfter fuglum and æfter diórum and æfter monnum, and ne forlǽt nán swæþ, ǽr hé geféhþ ðæt, ðæt hé æfter spyreþ, Bt. 39
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lǽfan
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Add: to cause to remain (lífan). of a deceased person, to have as remainder after one Se gesibsuma lǽfð symle yrfeweard æfter him sunt reliquiae homini pacifico Ps. Th. 36, 36. Hé lǽfde æfter him þreó sunan, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 11. Nam se óðer hí and
þeów-dóm
Service ⬩ servitude ⬩ slavery ⬩ bondage ⬩ thraldom ⬩ service of the church ⬩ divine service
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Service; in an unfavourable sense servitude, slavery, bondage, thraldom Ðes þeówdóm haec seruitus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 33; ZuP. 60, 7. Þeówdóm mancipatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 57: famulatus, ii. 147, 35. Þeówdómum famulatibus, 34, 3. Ðeówdóm is twyfeald ... Is
weorþung
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honouring, shewing of honour to an object, honour, reverence Ðæm is simle wuldor and weorðung, Blickl. Homl. 169, 28. Ne is wítga búta worðunge ( sine honore ), búta on oedle his, Mk. Skt. Rush. Lind. 6, 4. For ðínre weorþunge in honore tuo, Ps. Th.
ge-mynd
Mind, memory, memorial, memento, remembrance, commemoration ⬩ remembrance
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Mind, memory, memorial, memento, remembrance, commemoration He fæste on gemynde hæfde he had fast in mind; memoriter retinuit, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 26. Gecerre hine to his gemynde let him have recourse to his memory, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 10. Ðæs mannes
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læssa
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and add: <b>A.</b> as adj. agreeing with a substantive expressed or understood. of size, extent in space Ic eom máre þonne þes middangeard, lǽsse þonne hondwyrm, Rä. 67, 2. Lǽssan ymbgang hæfð se mann þe gǽð ábútan án hús þonne sé ðe ealle
HRING
A RING ⬩ circle ⬩ circuit ⬩ cycle ⬩ orb ⬩ globe ⬩ festoon
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A RING, circle, circuit, cycle, orb, globe, festoon Ágymmed hrincg ungulus: geheáfdod hringce samothracius: lytel hring anelus, Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 30, 31, 49; Wrt. Voc. 40, 59, 60; 41, 6. Hringc ansa, Wrt. Voc. 66, 34: 284, 7. Hring fibula, legula
be-healdan
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Add: to hold, occupy, a place Þá wíc beheóld hálig gást, hreðer weardode, El. 1144. Seó þe flóda begong beheóld hund missera, B. 1498. an office Þegn nytte beheóld, B. 494. Seleweard sundornytte beheóld ymb aldor Dena, 667. to hold, contain Bihaldne
ge-streón
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Add: as verbal abstract. getting by effort gaining, acquiring by dealing, traffic, commerce Gestrión commercium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 41. Gestreón negotium, Hpt. Gl. 469, 5. Mangung, gestreón mercimonium, commercium, An. Ox. 4007. Seó gesomnung þára deárwyrþra
á
Ever ⬩ always ⬩ semper ⬩ quite (as) ⬩ at any time ⬩ unquam ⬩ in any case, at all ⬩ strengthening a negation ⬩ (why) ever ⬩ in any degree, any
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Ever.Add: always; semper. in reference to eternity. alone Ealle gesceafta woldon á bión; ǽlcere wuhte is gecynde ðæt hit wilnige ðæt hit á sié, Bt. 34, 12; F. 152, 18. defined by adverbs Á forþ éce, Az. 112. Á forþ heonan, Cri. 582. emphasized by noun
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þyncan
to seem ⬩ appear ⬩ to seem fit
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to seem, appear. Grammar þyncan, where the subject of the verb is expressed Ðynceþ him swíðe leoht sió byrðen ðæs láreówdómes pondus magisterii levius aestimant, Past. proem.; Swt. 24, 9. Mé ðeós (ród) heardra þynceþ, Exon. Th. 91, 9; Cri. 1489: 383,
nú
Now ⬩ at this time ⬩ Now ⬩ since ⬩ when
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Grammar nú, adv. Now, at this time Nú nunc vel modo, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 70. Ǽr oððe nú dudum, ii. 27, 56. Nú nunc, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 59. Ic hæbbe sumne cnapan, ðe nú ( modo ) hás ys for hreáme, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 29. Hú him ðá speów mid wísdóme
hlísa
fame ⬩ reputation ⬩ repute ⬩ glory ⬩ reputation ⬩ report ⬩ fame ⬩ approbation ⬩ applause
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Add: in reference to persons. where knowledge of a person's greatness is widespread, fame His hlísa ásprang tó Syrian lande, Hml. S. 16, 137. Ásprang his hlísa geond þá land wíde, 26, 239. Gif hæleða hwone hlísan lyste, Met. 10, 1. Sé þe wile wíslíce