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hundred

(n.)
Grammar
hundred, es; n.

A hundred

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A hundred, a territorial division, the assembly of the men in such a division Hú mon ðæt hundred haldan sceal. Ǽrest ðæt hí heó gegaderian á ymb feówer wucan and wyrce ǽlc man óðrum riht how the [assembly of the] hundred is to be held.

ilde

(n.)
Grammar
ilde, pl. m.

Men

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Sceal mid yldum wesan ismahel háten shall be called among men Ishmael, 104 ; Th. 138, 3 ; Gen. 2286: Beo. Th. 154; B. 77. Ðæt wæs yldum cúþ, 1415 ; B. 705 : Ps. Th. 144, 9. Niht becwom óðer tó yldum, Beo. Th. 4240; B. 2117 : Menol.

Linked entries: ælde elde

bi-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-healdan, p. -heóld, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden.

to hold by or near, guard, observe, preserve ⬩ tenere, inhabitare, custodire, servare, præservare ⬩ to see, look on, behold ⬩ videre, intueri, aspicere

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Se sceal ðære sunnan síþ bihealdan he shall observe the sun's course, Exon. 57 a; Th. 203, 27; Ph. 90 : 57 b; Th. 205, 17; Ph. 114.

Linked entry: be-healden

þrafian

(v.)
Grammar
þrafian, p. ode.

to urge ⬩ press ⬩ to reprove ⬩ rebuke ⬩ correct

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Se biscop sceal þrafian ða mæssepreóstas mid lufe ge mid láþe, ðæt hié healdan Godes ǽwe on riht, Blickl. Homl. 45, 8. to reprove, rebuke, correct.

Linked entry: þræft

un-geþyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geþyldig, adj.

Impatient

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Se ðe ðysne lǽcedóm þolaþ, hé sceal upweard licgean, ðý læs hé ungeþyldig ( if he is impatient ) ða strengðe ðyssæ lácnunge ongite, Lchdm. i. 300, 21. Se ðe biþ ungeþyldig, and ceoraþ ongeán God on his untrumnysse, Homl. Th. i. 472, 8.

Linked entry: ge-þyldig

á-lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lǽnan, p. de (not ede).
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Crw. 23, 25. (2 a) of God's grant to men :-- Beó se ríca gemyndig þæt hé sceal ealra ðǽra góda þe him God álǽnde ágyldan gesceád, Hml.

be-hát

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Gode man sceal dón þá betstan behát, Hml. A. 35, 273. a threat (cf. beót; Icel. heit; pl. threats) Ðeós wyrt tó manegum þingon wel fremað, ꝥ ys . . . wið gehwylce behátu and wið andan and wið ógan, Lch. i. 312, 25

ge-líþewǽcan

Grammar
ge-líþewǽcan, l. ge-liþewǽcan, ge-leoþewǽcan,
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S. 129, 8. to mitigate, soften the rigour or severity of, calm the violence of Hé sceal forberan réðra manna angin, þæt hé ðurh his líðnesse heora graman geliðewǽce, Hml. Th. ii. 532, II. Tó geliþewǽcan (-lioðe-, Hpt.

ge-wéman

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Voc. ii. 9, 40. to allure to what is right, desirable Oft mon sceal ðone welegan ofermódan tó him loccian mid líðelicre ólicunga, for ðǽm ðæt hé hine tó ryhte geweeme (-wéme, v. l.) nonnunquam superbus dives exhortationis blandimento placandus est, Past

leáf

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Beám sceal on eorðan leáfum líðan, Gn. Ex. 26. <b>I a.</b> an artificial leaf :-- Gylden is se Godes cwide gimmum ástǽned, hafað silfren leáf, Sal. 64. a leaf of a book Hér on þysan óþran leáfe onginð seó æftere bóc, Gr. D. 92, 2.

pund

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Se sester sceal wegan twá pund be sylfyrgewyht, Lch. iii. 92, 14. <b>II a.</b> add :-- Man geald ǽrest gafol Deniscan mannum . . . ꝥ wæs .x. þúsend punda, Chr. 991; P. 127, 5.

æl-fremed

Grammar
æl-fremed, (el-).

strange, foreign, not belonging to one ⬩ stranger to anything, without a share in, free from

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Th. ii. 130, 1. with fram, stranger to anything, without a share in, free from Se munuc sceal beón ælfremed fram eorðlicum dǽdum, Hex. 36, 24. Swá freóh fram deáðes sárnysse swá swá ælfremed fram líchamlicere gewemmednysse, Hml. Th. i. 76, 15.

trog

(n.)
Grammar
trog, es; m.

a trough ⬩ tub ⬩ basin ⬩ vessel for containing liquids or other materials ⬩ a trough-shaped thing ⬩ a cradle ⬩ a boat ⬩ a water-pipe ⬩ conduit ⬩ a basin of water

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Man sceal habban trogas, Anglia xiii. 264, 14. Similar entries v. wín-trog. a trough-shaped thing, a cradle, a boat Cilda trog conabulum, Txts. 51, 492. Cf. ciltrog cune, 115, 154.

ge-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drinc, ge-drync, es; n.

Drinking ⬩ with the idea of quenching thirst ⬩ with the idea of feasting

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Th. ii. 430, 6. with the idea of feasting Ealle þá hwíle þe þæt líc bið inne þǽr sceal beón gedrync and plega. . . his feoh þæt tó láfe bið æfter þǽm gedrynce and þǽm plegan, Ors. I. l; S. 20, 25-28. Mislice blissa hié hæfdon on hiora gedrynce, Bl.

á-secgan

to speak out ⬩ utter a word ⬩ to tell ⬩ narrate ⬩ to offer

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Mé sceal áðreótanymbe Philopes gewin tó ásecgenne taedit Pelopes referre certamina, Ors. i. 8;S. 42, 13. Grammar á-secgan, on-secgan to offer Ásægcas (-sægas, R.) immolant, Mk. L. 14, 12. Ásægde offerret, Rtl. 25, 43

here-teám

(n.)
Grammar
here-teám, es; m.

plundering ⬩ spoiling ⬩ devastation ⬩ taking part in a 'here,' ⬩ what is got by an army ⬩ plunder ⬩ booty ⬩ spoil

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Kmbl. 3100; An. 1553. what is got by an army, plunder, booty, spoil Ðæs hereteámes ealles teóþan sceat a tithe of all the spoil, Cd. 97; Th. 128, 4; Gen. 2121.

méd

(n.)
Grammar
méd, e; f.

Meed ⬩ reward

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Ðú médum scealt onfón, 141; Th. 176, 24; Gen. 2916. Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 34

ge-orwénan

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D. 338, 29. to despair of (be) Ne scealt þú ná georwénan be þíra synna forgyfenesse, Archiv cxxii. 257, 20

heáf

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Þú scealt þurh wóp and heáf cennan, þurh sár micel in dolore paries, Gen. 923. Heáf in helle habban, Gú. 588 : Sal. 467. Helle heáfas, Gen. 38. Add

wæscan

(v.)
Grammar
wæscan, wacsan, waxan, wacxan, waxsan; p. wósc,wócs,wóx,weóx; pp. wæscen, wacsen,waxen

To wash

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Hí sculan waxan sceáp, Chart. Th. 145, 13

Linked entries: wacsan waxan wascan