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þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Ðá seonde hé ðæt man sceolde ða scipu tóheáwan; ac hí ábruðon ða ðe hé tó þóhte, Chr. 1004; Erl. 139, 26.

híre-mann

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Oft for ðæs láreówes unwísdóme misfarað þá híremen, Past. 28, 5. On ðám breóstum ðæs gódan recceres sceal bión gierd. Ðæt is ðæt hé ðreáge his híremenn, 125, 22. Take here hýre-mann and hýrig-mann in Dict., and add

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wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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., to refrain from, spare a per-son or thing (dat.). absolute Ðæt man nǽnne ne slóge . . . búton hé fleón wille oþþe hine werian; ðæt man ne wandode ðonne, L. Ath. v. 12, 3 ; Th. i. 242, 10.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

fóster-land

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-land, fóstor-land, es; n.

FOSTER-LANDland assigned for the procuring of provisionsfundus cĭbāriis emendis assignātus

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Se cyning ðæt land geaf into Cristes cyrcean ðan híréde to fósterlande the king gave the land to Christchurch as foster-land for the convent, Th. Diplm. A.D. 1052; 368, 17

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hálig

(adj.)
Grammar
hálig, adj.

Holysanctus, sacerholy

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Woroldlícra weorca on ðam hálgan dæge geswíce man georne let people carefully abstain from worldly works on that holy day [Sunday], L. Eth. 6, 22; Th. i. 320, 13. On ðone hálgan Ðunresdæg on holy Thursday, L. Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 24.

Linked entries: hǽlig hálga

Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Seaxe, Seaxan; pl.
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Ðæt spell ðæt ic áwrát be Angelþeóde and Seaxum, Bd. pref.; S. 471, 10. continental Saxons Ðý ilcan geáre gegadrode micel sciphere on Ald-Seaxum, and dǽr wearþ micel gefeoht . . . and ða Seaxan hæfdun sige, Chr. 885; Erl. 84, 8.

un-gemetfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemetfæst, adj.

immoderateimmodestintemperateimmoderateexcessiveirretentive

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in a moral sense, immoderate, immodest, intemperate Ðá forseah se Catulus hine, for ðam hé hine wiste swíþe ungesceádwísne and swíþe ungemetfæstne, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 96, 5.

menigu

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For ðǽre menige (menge, v. l. ) ðæs folces, Past. 113, 19. Ðæt mon ðá godcundan sprǽce ðǽre menigo (mengio, v. l. ) tódǽle, 373, 19. Binnon ðám weallum wǽron ungeríme meniu manna (cf. innumera hominum conuenticula. Bd. Sch. 623), Hml.

am-byr

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
am-byr, gen. m. n. -byres; f. -byrre, -byre: dat. m. n. -byrum; f. -byrre, -byre: acc. m. -byrne; f. -byre; n. -byr; adj. [am even, equal, byr let it happen, from byrian to happen, pertain]. What is happening even or equal, —

Favourablefairæquussecundus

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Favourable, fair; æquus, secundus Gyf man hæfde ambyrne wind if a man had a favourable wind, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 20

hæft

(n.)
Grammar
hæft, es; m.

one seized or taken, a captiveone taken and enslaved, a slave, servanta prisoner, bondmanjoinedvinctus, captivus

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Hweorfon ða hǽðenan hæftas fram ðám hálgan cnihton the heathen slaves went from the holy youths, Cd. 187; Th. 232, 28; Dan. 267. Gearwe stódun hæftas heársume ready stood the slaves obedient, Exon. 43 a; Th. 145, 19; Gú. 697

Linked entry: hæftan

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, -býrigan, -bírian; 3rd sing. ; p. ede; pp. ed; 3rd sing. ; p. ode; pp. od. [The cognate words point to a short vowel.]

To happento fall outto pertain tobelong toevenireacciderecontingerepertinere adIt pertains toit is fitting or suitableit becomesit behovespertinet adconvenitoportetdecet

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Syle me mínne dǽl mínre ǽhte, ðe me to gebýreþ da mihi portionem substantiæ quæ me contingit, Lk. Bos. 15, 12.

Linked entries: býre ge-bíraþ

INN

(n.)
Grammar
INN, es; n.

A dwellinghousechamberlodging

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Ðá lǽdde heó hine on ða cyrcan . . . and on ðam ylcan inne hé oncneów hwæt ðǽr inne wæs then she led him into the church . . . and in the same house he recognized what was therein, 22; Gdwin. 96, 23-98. 5.

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wíte-þeów

(adj.)
Grammar
wíte-þeów, adj.

In slavery as a consequence of crime

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Ðæt is ǽrest, ðæt ic wille ðæt man gefreóge ǽlcne wíteþeówne mannan ðe on ðam biscopríce sié for hine and for his cynehláford, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 329, 17 : L. Ath. i. proem.; Th. i. 198, 9. Wéron ðǽr þreó wíteþeówe men and þreó þeówberde, Cod. Dip.

weorc-wísung

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-wísung, e; f.
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The direction of work Bisceopes dæg-weorc . . . weorcwísung be ðam ðe hit neód sý, L. I. P. 8; Th. ii. 314, 22

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Wesan him dagas deorce and feáwe, 108, 8. Ðæt ðám gengum gád ne wǽre wiste ne wǽde, Cd.

sacerd

(n.)
Grammar
sacerd, es; m.

A priest

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Suíðe ryhte ða sacerdas ( sacerdotes ) sint gehátene sacerdas, ðæt is on Englisc clǽnseras, forðæm hié sculon látteówdóm gearwian ðám geleáffulum, Past. 18, 7; Swt. 139, 14. Ða sacerdas of Leuies cynne, Deut. 27, 1, 14 : Ps. Th. 77, 64.

weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, (-ud, -ed, -ad), werod (-ud, -ed), worud (-ad), word, es; n.
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Ðam werude ( the Jews ), 216, 28; Dan. 13: 217, 23; Dan. 27. Hé sægde him wereda gesceafte, 225, 27; Dan. 160.

on-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To knownoscere, cognoscere, agnoscereto know, recognise,to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguishto recognise a factto know, understand, attain to a knowledge ofto know, learn by observation, observe, perceiveto acknowledgemake acknowledgment of a faultto acknowledge a greetingto acknowledge the power of another

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Ðæt ðú oncnáwe cognoscas ðara worda sóðfæstnesse, Lk. Skt. 1, 4. Ðæt ðás nytenan menn ðíne mihta oncnáwon, Homl. Th. i. 62, 14. Hié ðæt ongeotan ne cúðan, ðæt hié gehýrdon, ne ðæt oncnáwan ne mihton ðæt hié gesáwon, Blickl. Homl. 105, 29 : 95, 10.

mægen-leást

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-leást, e; f.

Weaknessfeeblenessimpotence

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Weakness, feebleness, impotence Ðá ofhreów ðam munece ðæs hreóflian mægenleást ( inability to walk ), Homl. Th. i. 336, 11. Módes mægenleást weakness of mind, ii. 220, 5.

wudu-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-fæsten, wudu-fæstenn, es; n.

a place rendered secure by woodsa wood as a place of securitya place of security built of wood

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He gewícode ðǽr ðǽr hé niéhst rýmet hæfde for wudufæstenne he pitched his camp in the nearest spot allowed by the woods, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 9. Ða flugon ða Bryt-Walas tó ðam wudufærstenum (cp. silvis sese obdidere, Bd.

Linked entry: wudu-wésten