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æt-sacan

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Sege ús hwǽr se hord sý þe þú fundest and hine bedyrndest; þý lǽs þe þú his ætsace, hér is se man þe sum ꝥ feoh hæfð on handa, Hml. S. 23, 663. to deny a fact, not to admit that something has been done, with gen.

ge-hrínan

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Voc. ii. 22, 16. to touch with some part of the body Se hróf wæs on mislicre heánesse; on sumre stówe hé wæs ꝥ man mid his handa neálíce gerǽcean mihte, in sumre eáþelíce mid heáfde gehrínan, Bl. H. 207, 23. with dat.

of-settan

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Add: to press one object with another Ðonne þú candelbryd habban wille, ástrehtre þínre winstran handa ofsete hý eclinga mid þínre swí[þ]ran, Tech. ii. 120, 23. to oppress. the agent a person, of physical ill-treatment Hí his ǽrran wunda mid wundum

CNEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
CNEÓ, cneów, es; n.

a KNEE genua generation,relationship generatio,propinquitatis gradus

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a KNEE; genu Ðæt he on cneó lecge honda and heáfod that he lays his hands and head on his knee Exon. 77a; Th. 289, 3; Wand. 42. Me synt cneówu unhále genua mea infirmata sunt Ps. Th. 108, 24. Cneówu genua Wrt. Voc. 283, 68.

Linked entry: cneów

ge-hálgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hálgian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To consecratededicateinitiateordainhallowmake holysanctifyconsecrārededĭcāresacrāreinĭtĭāreordĭnāresanctĭfĭcāre

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Siððan ðú gehálgast hira handa postquam inĭtiāvĕris mănus eōrum, Ex. 29, 9, 35. Ðú gehálgast ðæt gehálgode anribb and ðone bóh sanctĭfĭcābis et pectuscŭlum consecrātum et armum, 29, 27, 36.

þeód-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-cyning, es; m.
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Ef hann (Harold Fairhair))] Þeódcyning ( the king of Egypt; cf. folcfreá, 111, 7; Gen. 1852), Cd. Th. 112, 11; Gen. 1869. Ðeódcyning ( Ongentheow ), Beo. Th. 5932; B. 2970. Se ðeódcyning ( Hrothgar ), 4294; B. 2144.

samnunga

(adv.)
Grammar
samnunga, sæmninga, semninga; adv.

All at once, on a sudden, suddenly, forthwith, immediately continuo, subito, repente

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B. ) se hana creów et continuo athuc illo loquente cantauit gallus, Lk. Skt. 22, 60. Hí hine samnuncga ( subito ) scearpum strélum on scotiaþ. Ps. Th. 63, 4. Ðá ásceán samninga mycel leóht, Blickl. Homl. 145, 12. Somnunga, 239, 31.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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</b> of the hand :-- Gif man frigne man æt hæbbendre handa (while the hand still holds the stolen goods) gefó, Ll. Th. i. 42, 15: 198,. 26. Habbendre, 220, 11. to have, possess. absolute Ǽlcon þǽra þe hæfí man sylð . . .

ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ládian, p. ode.

to excuseclearexculpatedefend

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Gif hé hine ládian wille gá hé tó ðam hátum ísene and ládige ða hand mid ðe man týhþ ðæt hé ðæt fácen mid worhte if he be willing to clear himself, then let him undergo the ordeal by hot iron, and therewith clear the hand with which he is accused of committing

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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For ðare neóde, ðe ús nú on handa stent that we now have on our hands, Wulfst. 181, 25. Gyf neód on handa stande if the need present itself, L. Edg. H. 2; Th. i. 258, 7. Ðonne stent se hé on his naman stede and spelaþ hine, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 8, 15.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

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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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 ðam cynge gebicge, swá swá he hips geþafian wille, and amanige ðære scíre bisceop ða bóte to ðæs cynges handa

Linked entries: dǽma doema

segl-gird

(n.)
Grammar
segl-gird, es ; m.
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Segelgyrdas antemnas, 97, 29. the cross rod from which a banner hangs (? v. segel, ) Segelgyrd labara, Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 24. [ Prompt. Parv. seyl-ȝerd antenna. Cf. O. H. Ger. segal-poum antenna ; also malus : Icel. segl-viðr a yard.] Cf. segl-ród

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glæs-fæt

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Hé hóf upp glæsene leóhtfatu . . . þá feóll án of his handum, ꝥ hit wearð tóbrocen, Gr. D. 49, 18

slege

(n.)
Grammar
slege, slæge,es; m.

a stroke, blowof a serpent's sting,a striking, beating,stamping, coiningclashing, collisiona crash, clap of thundea fatal stroke, slaying, slaughter, death (by violencea defeat, loss inflicted on an army; cladesa stroke of affliction, punishment, diseasean instrument for striking a slaya plectrumplectro]a stroke, blowslayingplaga, ictus, tusio, percussio :a blow, defeat; n. a blow; a defeat, slaughter, loss; a stroke of apoplexy

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Kmbl. 26, 31 a defeat, loss inflicted on an army; clades Ðæt tácen núgiet cúþ is on ðære eá noman ðæs consules sleges Fauiuses testatur hanc Fabii cladem Allia, sicut Cremera Fabiorum Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 17.

Linked entries: slæge hearp-slege

ge-eáþmédan

(v.)
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Gecir tó þínre hlǽfdian and beó geeádmét under hire handa (humiliare sub manu illius), Gen. 16, 9. Hig wurdon geeádmétte under heora handum (humiliati sunt sub manibus eorum. Ps. Th. 105, ii), Ælfc. T. Grn.

þeón

(v.)
Grammar
þeón, [from þíhan; and this from an earlier nasal stem, of which traces are preserved in the past forms, where g has replaced h by Verner's law:-Ðunge pollesceret, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 40. Fród fæder freóbearn lǽrdewordum wísfæstum, ðæt hé wel þunge, Exon. Th. 300, 9; Fä. 3. See also the passages given under ge-þingan; ofer-þeón; ge-, heáh-, wel-þungen; on-þungan, Exon. Th. 497, 3; Rä. 85, 23 (omitted in its place)]
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; p. þáh and þeáh, pl. þigon and þugon; p. pr. þíende and þeónde; pp. þigen and þogen To thrive, grow, flourish, prosper Þíhþ cluit, pollet, viget, nobilitat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 75. Þáh pubesceret, 66, 22. Þeó vigeat, Wülck. Gl. 257, 17. of persons in

Æðelrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelrǽd, Æðelréd, Æðeréd, es; m. [æðele noble, rǽd counsel]

ÆlhelredÆthelrédÆthelrédus

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D. 889, — Ego Æthelréd, subregulus et patricius Merciorum, hanc donationem signo crucis subscripsi, Th. Diplm. 136, 21. His wife simply writes, — Ego Æthelflæd consensi, Th. Diplm. 136, 23. Ríxiendum ussum Dryhtene ðæm Hǽlendan Crist.

Linked entry: Æðelréd

a-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-reccan, -recan, -reccean; ic -recce, ðú -reccest, -recest, he -receþ, -recþ; p. -reahte, -rehte; impert. -rece; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

to put forthstretch outstrainraise upextendereexpandereerigereto put forthrelaterecountspeak outexpressexplaininterprettranslateproponereexponereenarrareeloquiexprimeredisserereinterpretarireddereto set in orderadorndeckexpedireexpolirecomere

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to put forth, stretch out, strain, raise up; extendere, expandere, erigere Hondum slógun, folmum areahtum and fýstum eác they struck with their hands, with outstretched palms and fists also, Exon. 24 a ; Th. 69, 23 ; Cri. 1125.

hyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
hyhtan, p. te

To hopetrustrejoice

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Hihte ic tó ðínra handa hálgum dǽdum in operibus manuum tuarum exultabo, 91, 3. Heorte mín and flǽsc hyhtaþ georne on ðone lifgendan Drihten cor meum et caro mea exultaverunt in Dominum vivum, 83, 2. Hé hyhte tó mé in me speravit, 91, 14.

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ge-grípan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grípan, p. -gráp, pl. -gripon; pp. -gripen

To gripegraspseizecapererapereprehendereapprehenderecomprehenderearriperecorripereeripere

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Geneálǽcende he hí upahóf, hyre handa gegripenre accedens elevavit eam, apprehensa manu ejus, Mk. Bos. 1, 31. Hí wurdon gegripene fram móderlicum breóstum they were snatched from their mothers' breasts, Homl. Th. i. 84, 8