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gafol

(adj.)
Grammar
gafol, Add:

tribute.payment exacted by a stronger from a weaker people, by the conqueror from the conqueredpayment exacted by the state, a taxpayment exacted by the churchpayment exacted by a lord, e.g. rent by a landlord a contribution exacted in aida rateinterest a debt due, obligation

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Ðis gafol ... nis ná woruldlic, ac is gástlic, ii. 554, 8-12. Ꝥ hé his feoh ne his ǽhta tó nánum unrihtum gafole (ullo injusto foenore)ne lǽne; ꝥ is, ꝥ hé hine máran ne bidde tó ágyfanne þonne hé him ǽr lǽnde, Ll.

BE

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BYnear totoatinonuponaboutwithjuxtapropeadsecusincumoffromabouttouchingconcerningdequoadforbecause ofafterbythroughaccording topropropterersecundumbesideout ofeex

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Ic ðis gid be ðé awræc I recited this strain of thee, Beo. Th. 3451; B. 1723. Nysse ic be ðǽre [róde] riht I did not know the right about the cross, Elen.

(adv.; con.; int.)

Nowat this timeNowsincewhen

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Sume syndon ortativa . . . heia nú lá, age nú lá; ðis is eác menigfealdlíce, agite nú gé lá, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 27-28. Nú lá age jam, Wülck. Gl. 252, 43

wráþ

(adj.)
Grammar
wráþ, adj.

wrothangryincensed

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Grammar wráþ, of things Hú sárlíc and hú sorhful and hú geswincful and hfi teónful ðis líf is, hú tealt and hú wráð (grievous or evil ), Wulfst. 273, 7. Is him on welerum wráð sweord and scearp, Ps. Th. 58, 7.

ge-munan

(v.)
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Ic ðis eall gemunde, 5, 8. Ðár þú nú gemundest dá word þe ic þé sǽde, Bt. 35, 2 ; F. 156, 21. Þá gemunde (-mýste, L.) Petrus word þas Hǽlend recordatus est Petrus verbi Jesu, Mt. R. 26, 75. with gen. Ic ne gemune nánre his synna, Hml. S. 12, 156.

ge-wita

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Gif huoelc stale ðis ðerhendade ł ðerhendadon giwuta uæs si qui furtum hoc perpetravit, aut perpetrati conscius fuit, Rtl. 113, 34. (3 b) with gen. of criminal Úre geréfena swylc þe þǽra þeófa gewita wǽre, Ll. Th. i. 220, 24.

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, <b>. I.</b>
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Ðis syndon þá laga þe Æðelréd cyng and his witan gerǽdd habbað, 292, 1. Cyninges lage lytledon, 348, 19. Tuá lagena ł ǽa bis legum Germ. 388, 16. On Engla lagum, Ll. Th. i. 190, 11. Man rihte laga úp árǽre, 316, 25: 328, 1.

rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽdan, <b>II a.</b>
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Add Ðá ðá preóstas ðis gehýrdan, þá rǽddan hí ð hí náman twégen of heom and sendan tó þám pápan, Chr. 995; P. 130, 21. Hé wolde witan æt him hwæt his suna rǽddon (hrǽddon, v. l. ), Hml. S. 5, 155. Gefare hé ꝥ ꝥ God rǽde (cf. wille, 24), Ll.

ród

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Ðis seondan ðára monna noman ðe ðæt geðafedon and mid Crístes róde tácne gefaestnedon, Cht. E. 162, 3: 103, 6. (3 a) the cross as representing the ecclesiastical office :-- Man sette Léfegár tó b̃ . . .

tó-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brecan, p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To break,break in piecesto break in two,to break to pieces,break up,to separate into parts by striking or pullingto overthrow,break down,ruin,destroy,put into confusion,rout,to destroy,crushto take by assaultto break a promise, pledge, etc.,to infringe,violateto break,interrupt

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., to infringe, violate Swá hwá swá halt ðis write . . . hwá swá hit tóbreceþ, Chr. 675; Erl. 38, 27. Man his riht tóbræc, 975; Erl. 126, 17, Twégen gebróðra tóbrǽcon ðone regol, Homl. Th. ii. 166, 34. Gif hé his bebod tóbrǽce, Homl. Ass. 60, 217.

HRÓF

(n.)
Grammar
HRÓF, es; m.

A ROOFthe topsummit

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Fiðru mid ðǽm ic fleógan mæg ofer heáne hróf heofones ðisses pennæ quæ celsa conscendant poli, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 5; Met. 24, 3: Cd. 46; Th. 58, 34; Gen. 956. Ofer wealles hróf super muros, Ps. Th. 54, 9: Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 1; Rä. 30, 7.

swǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr, swǽre, and swár; adj. [Halliwell gives sweer unwilling as a Northumbrian word, and swere dull, heavy, as a Durham one. In Jamieson's Dictionary the forms sweir, swere, sweer, swear are given with meanings lazy, indolent; unwilling; unwilling to give.]
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On swárran ðisum líchoman in gravi isto corpore, Hymn. Surt. 13, 15. <b>V a</b>. inactive from weakness, enfeebled, weak :-- Mé is mín gást swǽr geworden defecit spiritus meus, Ps. Th. 142, 7.

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ge-dál

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Ðý lǽs hié for ðǽm gedále ðæs feós wilnigen ðisses lǽnan lífes . . . Ðonne hé his ælmessan dǽlð, Past. 323, 12. Gif hé ǽr ðǽm gedále cann gemetgian hwæt hine anhagige tó sellanne, 341, 12. Hé ðá láre him forgeaf þæt hí hí dǽldon eallum ðeódum.

on-drǽdan

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Ðonne him mon ðissa tuéga hwæðer ondrǽtt suíður ðonne óðer, Past. 189, 9. Sé þe him his Dryhten ne ondrǽdeð, Seef. 106. Nó hé him þá sæcce ondréd, B. 2347. Hié him ondrédon Godes hete, Gen. 767. Ne ondrǽd ðú ðé deáð tó swíðe, Prov. K. 16.

þanne

Grammar
þanne, <b>A. IV.</b>
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Add Ðé is leófre on ðisum wácum scræfum ðonne ðú on healle heálic biscop sitte, Hml. Th. ii. 146, 28. Hié wǽron bliðran tó ðám deáðe þonne hý hér on hǽðengilde lifden, Shrn. 142, 13. Hwane manaþ God máran gafoles þonne þone biscop?, Bl. H. 45, 16.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Gif hwylc ðis dón nylle and læs ymbe beó ðonne wé gecweden habbaþ, L. Ath. i. 26; Th. i. 212, 28: iv. I; Th. i. 222, 2. Hé byð á ymbe ðæt án, hú hé on manna sáulum mǽst gesceaðian mæge, L. C. E. 26; Th. i. 374, 25.

ge-sellan

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Ðis mihte beón geseald tó myclum wurðe, Mt. 26, 9. to sell Hý hine gesealdan cípemonnum eum mercatoribus vendiderunt, Ors. I. 5 ; S. 34, 2. Ic ne mæg swá fela gefón swá fela swá ic mæg gesyllan ( vendere ), Coll.

simble

(adv.)
Grammar
simble, symble, simle, siemle, semle, symle ; adv.
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Ðæt mód siemle biþ gebunden ðǽr ðissa twega yfela áuðer rícsaþ whenever either of these two evils prevails, the mind is bound, 6 ; Fox 16, 2. Nǽfre ic ða geþeahte sécan wolde, ac ic symle mec áscéd ðara scylda, Elen. Kmbl. 936 ; El. 469.

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þweorh

(adj.)
Grammar
þweorh, þwerh, þwyrh; adj.

crookedcrossadverseopposedcrossangrybitterperversewrongevildepravedfrowardwronglyevilly

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Gif gé beóð þwyre tó ðisum, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 94. Ungeþwǽre and þwyre him betwýnan at variance among themselves, 13, 236. cross, angry, bitter. Similar entries v. þweora Ðǽm þweorum (þreorum, Wrt.) rancidis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 59.

hǽl

Grammar
hǽl, health.
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Nýd weorieð oft . . . tó hǽle niða bearnum, Run. 10. mental or spiritual health or healing, salvation Tódæg is ðisum hírede hǽl gefremmed . . . Ic cóm tó gehǽlenne þæt þe on mancynne losode, Hml. Th. i. 582, 5. Þú fulneáh mid ealle forwurde . . .