ge-wit
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Þá yldu þurh gewittes wylm wendan tó lífe, Ph. 191. Worde and gewitte, wíse þance, Gen. 1958. Mid gewitte gemunan Meotudes láre, Cri. 1200. Ic on þé sylfum oncnáwe wísdómes gewit, An. 645.
hát
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Th. 78, 5. that excites strong feeling. in a favourable sense exciting warm feelings of affection, dear to a person Mé hátran sind Dryhtnes dreámas þonne þis deáde líf lǽne on londe dearer to me are the joys of the Lord than this mortal life and frail
be-gán
passage ⬩ to go round ⬩ to reach by going ⬩ come upon ⬩ get at ⬩ to go ⬩ pass by ⬩ to go ⬩ come ⬩ get ⬩ to pass by ⬩ To come by ⬩ get at ⬩ to come ⬩ fall to one's lot ⬩ to fall ⬩ get into debt ⬩ to surround ⬩ to confine ⬩ to occupy ⬩ to go about a business ⬩ to attend to ⬩ to cultivate ⬩ to worship ⬩ to honour ⬩ venerate a place ⬩ to exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c. ⬩ to practise a religion ⬩ follow the dictates of ⬩ to practise ⬩ carry on ⬩ do (habitually) ⬩ to devote one's self to a practice ⬩ to exercise a person ⬩ to behave ⬩ to exercise in something ⬩ to exercise ⬩ use ⬩ employ ⬩ to profess ⬩ pretend
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Bd. 2, 13 ; Sch. 167, 17. to exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c. Hú begǽst þú (hunta) cræft þínne quomodo exerces artem tuam ?, Coll. M. 21, II: 19, II. Beóde exercuit (anachoreseos vitam), An. Ox. 3639.
fird
an expedition ⬩ campaign ⬩ an army ⬩ a camp
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Gif hwá on fyrde griðbryce fulwyrce, þolige lifes, 408, 22.
ge-sittan
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L. 23, 2. to settle. of persons, of individuals, to dwell, reside Hé fór tó Róme and þǽr gesæt (wunode eal tó his lífes ende, v.l. ), Chr. 874 ; P. 72, 27.
ealdor-man
ALDERMAN, senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of the highest rank, and holding an office inferior only to that of the king ⬩ mājor nātu, sĕnātor, prŏcer, princeps, prīmas, dux, præfectus, trĭbūnus, quīcunque est aliis grădu aut nātu mājor. ⬩ eorl, Nrs. jarl, being placed over several shires. The Danish kings ruled by their eorlas or jarls, and the ealdormen disappeared from the shires. Gradually the title ceased altogether, except in the cities, where it denoted an inferior judicature, much as it now does among ourselves
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The office and dignity of ealdorman was held for life,—though sometimes forfeited for treason and other grave offences; but it was not strictly hereditary Fram ðám bróðrum and ðám ealdormannum a fratrĭbus ac majōrĭbus, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 10: 5, 19; S
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fleón
- By.
- 247 :
- Ps. L. 54, 8 :
- Gen. 2080 :
- Bt. F. 116, 17 :
- Ælfc. Gr. 36 :
- 28, 6 :
- Ps. Th. 103, 17 :
- Ps. L. 113, 3 :
- Met. l, 20 :
- Mt. 8, 33 :
- Ps. L. 30, 12 :
- El. 134 :
- Gú. 228 .]
to flee ⬩ to flee ⬩ to run away ⬩ to pass away ⬩ to fly ⬩ to run away from ⬩ to avoid ⬩ to decline ⬩ to avoid ⬩ eschew
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Ealle þá þing ðe hér líciaþ on þisum andweardum lífe sint eorþlice, for ðý hí sint fleónde, Bt. 34, 8; F. 144, 36. Fleóndu, Met. 21, 30. Þá fleóndan fugacia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 42. to fly ( = fleógan) On ðǽre lyfte fleóð fugelas, Hex. 8, 22.
ge-sceaft
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A. 20, 160. what is shaped as a persons lot, lot, fate, condition of life For hwám winneð þis wæter . . ., dreógeð deóp gesceaft (drees a hard weird), Sal. 393 : 248. Forgietan him þára geócran gesceafta, Gn.
ge-neálǽcan
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Þá geseah hé geneálécan his lífes geendunge, Hml. S. 26, 157. (l a) used impersonally :-- Þá þáá Þá hit geneálǽhte ꝥ hig sceoldan féran, 201, 212. Gineólicód wæs eóstrum, Jn.
ongeagn
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Geopena ongeán mé lífes geat, Hml. Th. i. 76, 3 : Rä. 76, 3.
mann
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Först. 93, 4. an adult male person Lífes man uir uię (uenerabilis), An. Ox. 3699. Hé sǽde . . . heó man ne wæs, Hml. S. 2, 78. Gif bescoren man stéorleás gange. Ll. Th. i. 38, 12.
folc-land
the land of the folk or people
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same person might hold estates both in book-land and in folk-land; that is, he might possess an estate of inheritance of which he had the complete disposal, unless in so far as it was limited by settlement; and with it he might possess an estate for life
wealdan
To have power over ⬩ to control the movements of that which is moved ⬩ to regulate ⬩ wield a weapon ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ to control that which moves itself ⬩ to have control of a person, an emotion ⬩ to govern, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule ⬩ govern ⬩ have dominion over ⬩ bear sway ⬩ wield power, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ absolute ⬩ fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ to have power over things ⬩ to possess ⬩ be in possession of ⬩ have at command ⬩ be master of, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ to have power to decide or choose what shall take place ⬩ to determine ⬩ ordain ⬩ have the deciding ⬩ control of matters, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with a clause ⬩ absolute ⬩ to have power that brings something to pass, ⬩ to cause ⬩ be the cause, author, source of something, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or acc. ⬩ of things, with gen. ⬩ of motives ⬩ to have power to do ⬩ be able
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Se ðe lífa gehwæs lengu wealdeþ he that determines the length of every life, Exon. Th. 133, 2; Gú. 483.
BEGEN
Both ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ambo ⬩ ambæ ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ⬩ ambo et ambæ vel ambæ et ambo ⬩ of both ⬩ amborum ⬩ ambarum ⬩ amborum ⬩ to both ⬩ ambobus ⬩ ambabus ⬩ ambobus ⬩ both ⬩ ambos ⬩ ambas ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ambos et ambas vel ⬩ ambas et amb ⬩ with ⬩ by both ⬩ ambobus ⬩ ambabus ⬩ ambobus
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Wit wǽron begen ðá git on geógoþfeore we [Beowulf and Breca] were both yet in youthful life Beo. Th. 1077; B. 536. Grammar BEGEN, Nom. m. f. n. bá, bú, bó both; ambo, ambæ, ambo Ða idesa, f. bá both the women Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 22; Jud. 133.
faru
going ⬩ passing ⬩ sailing ⬩ a journey ⬩ voyage ⬩ an expedition ⬩ proceedings ⬩ course ⬩ path ⬩ procedure ⬩ the train ⬩ the troops ⬩ the followers ⬩ the attendants ⬩ carriage
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Micel is þeós menigeo, mægenwísa trum, sé þás fare lǽdeð, Exod. 554. of action or conduct. of persons, proceedings, course of life, path Hí wítegodon be þám Hǽlende and heora béc setton be ealre his fare, Ælfc. T. Grn. 10, 33.
freónd
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Feówer þing synt behéfost þám árwyrðan men, þám Godes frýnd þám þe þencð tó þám écan lífe, Wlfst. 247, 12. Gé þe Godes frýnd synd, Bl. 191, 36. Sculan Godes freónd ǽlc unriht álecgan, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 30.
on-wendan
to turn, change ⬩ to change one thing for another, to exchange ⬩ to turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn aside ⬩ to change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down, ⬩ to subvert, disturb, upset ⬩ to cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervert ⬩ To return
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erras, 7, 2; Fox 16, 30. to change one thing for another, to exchange Heó wæs genumen of middanearde and eall ðæt sár and ðone deáþ mid écre hǽlo and lífe onwende, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 7. to turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn aside Nǽfre
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þeáh
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Þeáh hié ǽr ðæs écan lífes orwéne wǽron, hié synt nú swíþe blíþe, Blickl. Homl. 85, 27. (1 a) combined with þe :-- Hí wǽron ðæs Hǽlendes gewitan, ðeáh ðe hí hine ðágyt ne cúðon, Hornl. Th. i. 84, 4: 82, 33. Þeáh ðe hé geong sý, Beo.
wer-gild
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Þolige hé lífes oþþe wæregildes (were-, v. 1. ), L. C. S. 62; Th. i. 408, 23. Wealde se cyniug þreóra ǽnes; oþþe hine man cwelle, oþþe ofer sǽ selle, oþþe hine his wergelde áliése, L. Wih. 26; Th. i. 42, 17.
wel
Well ⬩ well ⬩ prosperously ⬩ well ⬩ much ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ freely ⬩ well ⬩ properly ⬩ well ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ well ⬩ ah
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Hine man byrigde, swá him wel gebyrede, ful wurðlíce Chr. 1036 ;Erl. 165, 34. marking happy, pleasant, agreeable condition Líf ádreógan wel to pass life pleasantly Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 31.
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