neáh
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Hé cwæð ðæt hió wǽre swíðe neáh ' est civitas hic juxta . . . parva' . . . Iiuxa dicitur, Past. 399, 25 Sió sunne þǽr gǽð neár on setl þonne on óðrum lande, Ors. l, I ; S. 24, 18.
gif
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(Dan. 133); here the inability on the part of the person addressed to give any account of the matter is taken as certain. Gif gé mé lufiað, healdað míne beboda you do love me, so keep my commandments.
bisceop
a BISHOP, prelate ⬩ episcopus ⬩ a chief priest of the Jews ⬩ pontifex ⬩ a heathen priest of the Romans and Egyptians
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cyning, sende Æðelwulf his sunu of ðære fyrde, and Ealhstán his bisceop, to Cent micele werede, and hý Baldréd ðone cyning norþ ofer Temese adryfon Egbert, king of the West-Saxons, sent his son Æthelwulf, and Ealhstan his bishop, into Kent, with a large part
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teóðung
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tithe, a tenth part, in passages not relating to the Christian church Hé sealde him ða teóðunge ( decimam ) of eallum ðám þingum, Gen. 14, 20. Of eallum þingum, ðe ðu mé sylst, ic bringe ðé teóðunga ( decimas ), 28, 22.
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hors
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. ¶ as horses, in varying numbers, form part of the heriot, they are frequently mentioned in wills. v. here-geatu. a male of the horse kind. as distinguished from mare Hors equus, myre equa, Wrt. Voc. i. 78, 5: 287, 42.
ge-beran
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Voc. ii. 29, ii. 29,61. to bear young. to carry in the womb þú wuldres þrym bósme gebǽre, Cri. 84. to bring forth: — þ ín wíf þé gebereþ (pariet ) sunu. Bl. H. 165, 9. Gif hió cwic bearn gebyreð, Ll. Th. i. 22, 4 : 24, 1.
ge-beódan
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ǽr gemót sý notice of a meeting must be given seven days before it. is to be held, 208, 27. to offer, to offer for acceptance, of material objects Hé Willferð bæd þæt hé him þæs síðfates látteów wǽre, and him micel feoh wið þám gebeád (promissa non parua
gilp
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Ic com on móde from, þæt ic wið þone gúðflogan gylp ofersitte, B. 2528. (3 a) a par-ticular instance of boasting, a boast, vaunt, promise to do great things :-- Ic wát hwæt se Rómána gelp swíþost is, for þon þe hió monega folc oferwunnan, and monege cyningas
twégen
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Hí on twá férdon they parted, Homl. Th. i. 388, 20. Ðæt wæter wearð tó twá tódǽled divisa est aqua, Ex. 14, 21. used in combination with other numerals, with cardinals, multiplicative Tú hund and þreó swylce þrittig eác wintra, Elen.
leóht
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Leóht paucula i. parua ꝥ exigua (exempla), An. Ox. 1692. light, wanton, frivolous, Cf. leóht-brǽdnes. moving quickly Brimwudu scynde leóht, láde fús, Gú. 1306.
ládian
to excuse ⬩ clear ⬩ exculpate ⬩ defend
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[Amongst instances in which suspicion of crime is removed by the oath of the suspected party and the oaths of compurgators, may be taken that of King Alfonso who, when suspicion rested on him of complicity in the murder of his brother Sancho, cleared
wítan
to see to ⬩ take heed to ⬩ guard ⬩ keep ⬩ to lay t ⬩ charge ⬩ lay the blame of ⬩ impute ⬩ to go ⬩ depart
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Parv. 531. O. Sax. wítan : O. H. Ger. wízan imputare, statuere, Cf. Goth. fra-, in-weitan.] to go, depart Nylle ic ǽfre hionan út wítan, ac ic symle hér sófte wille standan, Met. 24, 52
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ge-scippan
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(the Latin is: Ptolemaeo Aegyptus Arabiaeque pars sorte provenit), Ors. 3, II; S. 142, 27. to ordain a condition for a person Næs him gesceapen fram Gode . . þæt hé sceolde Godes bebod tóbrecan, Hml. Th. i. 18, 28.
healf
Side ⬩ part ⬩ side ⬩ hand ⬩ beside ⬩ dispute ⬩ behalf ⬩ account ⬩ side ⬩ quarter ⬩ direction
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Substitute: Side, part Hac on ðás healfe, illac on ðá healfe, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 225, 4. as a specification of position or direction. one of two sides of an object (v. 3.) ꝥ tóswollene lim (the foot) fram þǽre uferran healfe beþe, Lch. ii. 68, 14.
hús
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</b> house, as in wash- house, of a separate building forming part of a residence :-- Hé wolde wyrcan þá healle . . . and þá óþre gebytlu bæftan þǽre healle, bæðhús and kycenan and winterhús and sumerhús and wynsume búras, twelf hús tógædere, Hml
losian
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</b> trans, (in the Lindisfarne Gospels for the most part). to destroy. in respect to temporal matters Ðá wyflo yfle losas malos male perdet Mt. L. 21, 41. Ðeóf ne cymeð búta ꝥte... spilleð ł losað (-as, L. ), Jn. R. 10, 10.
LǼTAN
to LET ⬩ allow ⬩ permit ⬩ suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ let go ⬩ give up ⬩ dismiss ⬩ leave ⬩ forsake ⬩ let ⬩ to let ⬩ cause ⬩ make ⬩ get ⬩ have ⬩ cause to be ⬩ place ⬩ make as if ⬩ make out ⬩ profess ⬩ pretend ⬩ estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ to behave towards ⬩ treat ⬩ to let
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Gif Drihten ðé lǽteþ ðone teóþan dǽl ánne habban if the Lord lets thee have only the tenth part, 51, 3. God lét hí habban ágenne cyre, Homl. Th. i. 10, 19. Ne leórt ǽnigne monno tó fylgenne hine non admisit quemquam sequi se, Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 37.
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þes
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¶ Þis, like þæt, is used with the substantive verb in reference to a subject of any gender or number :-- Þis is mín se leófa sunu, Blickl. Homl. 29, 28. Þis ys se dæg, Ps. Th. 117, 22: Cd. Th. 195, 7; Exod. 273. Eart ðú þis, Drihten?
wudu
wood ⬩ the substance of growing trees ⬩ a tree ⬩ (hewh) wood ⬩ the material obtained from trees ⬩ wood which forms something ⬩ something made of wood ⬩ wood ⬩ wood ⬩ the wood ⬩ woods ⬩ a wood ⬩ wild
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Wido (part of a loom), Exon. Th. 438, 4; Rä. 57, 2. ¶ used of the cross. Similar entries Cf. beám, treów Ongan sprecan wudu sélesta : ' Ic wæs áheáwen holies on ende, ' Rood Kmbl. 54; Kr. 27. wood, forest Wudu silva, Wrt.
ge-mǽre
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H. 85, 15. with idea of remoteness, an extremity, end, (uttermost) part of earth or heavens Fram gemǽre eorðan ab extremo terrae, Ps. Rdr. 134, 7. God gewealt gemeára eorðan (finium terrae), Ps. L. 58, 14.