fore
before ⬩ in front of ⬩ at the head of ⬩ before ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in place of ⬩ instead of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ to the honour of ⬩ of ⬩ about ⬩ before ⬩ into the presence of
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I c: Hé heom fore sǽde his neóde, Chr. 1087; P. 223, 30. temporal, before Is nú feala forðgewitenra ... þe ús fore wǽron, El. 637. of previous action: Hí férdon tó heora geférum þe him fore stópon, Hml.
Linked entries: fóre-beón fóre-bétan fóre-gilpan
tǽlan
to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse. ⬩ to blame a person for what is wrong ⬩ to blame what is wrong in a person ⬩ to speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbite ⬩ to treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at
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Hí tǽldon hí vituperaverunt, Mk. Skt. 7, 2. Ðætte hiǽ téldun ( accusarent ) hine, Mk. Skt. Rush. 3, 2. Ðæt hié ongieten ðæt hié mon tǽle that they may know that they are censured, Past. 21; Swt. 151, 14.
Linked entries: télan be-tilldon
FYLGEAN
To follow ⬩ attend ⬩ follow or carry out ⬩ sĕqui ⬩ insĕqui ⬩ exsĕqui
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Ongon se wísdóm his gewunan fylgan wisdom began to follow his custom, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 2; Met. 7, 1: Exon. 122 a; Th. 468, 6; Phar. 3: Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 24; Jud. 33. Ðe him fylgian wolde who would follow him, Hy. 10, 39; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 39.
hálettan
To salute, greet, hail
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Iohannes hálette on hie mycelre stefne John greeted her with a loud voice, 143, 15. Hie háletton on hie they greeted her, 139, 25
lǽn
a loan ⬩ grant ⬩ gift ⬩ lease ⬩ fee ⬩ fief
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Æþelwald and Alhmund his sunu hit woldon habban on his lǽne and hína Ethelwald and his son Alhmund would hold it [certain land] of him [the bishop] and of the convent in fee, Chart. Th. 140, 32.
mund
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</b> add :-- Se crístena man sceal clypian tó his Drihtne mid móde and mid múðe and his munde ábiddan, Hml. S. 17, 137. Mund patrocinium An. Ox. 7, 61
ge-mæcca
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God him swylce gemæccean forgeaf, Chr. 1067; P. 201, 33. Þ ic móte þíne þeówene míne gemeccan geseón, Hml. S. 30, 237. Hí him tó nimað mægeð tó gemæccum mínra feónda, Gen. 1259. <b>III a.
ge-frédan
To feel ⬩ perceive ⬩ know ⬩ be sensible of ⬩ sentīre
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Heó on hire gefrédde ðæt heó of ðam wíte gehǽled wæs sensit corpŏre quia sonāta esset a plāga, Mk. Bos. 5, 29. He gefrédde his deáþes neálǽcunge he was sensible of his death's approach, Homl. Th. i. 88, 8 : 574, 16.
torn
Violent emotion of anger ⬩ grief ⬩ anger ⬩ indignation ⬩ wrath ⬩ unrighteous anger ⬩ rage ⬩ grief ⬩ affliction ⬩ trouble ⬩ distress
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Abraham bæd him fultumes ... cwæð ðæt him wǽre weorce on móde, sorga sárost ... Hié Abrahame treówa sealdon, ðæt hié his torn mid him gewrǽcon on wráðum, Cd. Th. 122, 36; Gen. 2037.
hús-hláford
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Add: — Eustachius gelǽdde hí meó his gesthúse. and . . . cwæð tó þám húshláforde : ' þás men synd mé cúðe . . . gif mé nú mettas and wín, and ic hit þé gilde eft of míre hýre,' Hml. S. 30, 259
hwæþere
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Þeáh þe :-- Hwæðre þæt gegongeð, þeáh þe hit sý greóte beþeaht, Dóm. 98. Nó hwæþre ... þeáh þe ..., Gen. 952. by gif Gif ( etsi ne selles for ðon friónd his bið, fore giornise huoeðre (tamen ) his seleð him, Lk. L. 11, 8.
weorþ
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Noldon hig nánes wurðes onfón, ac forgeáfon him ða birgene, Gen. 23, 6. Hí sumne dǽl heora landes wurðes æthæfdon, Homl. Th. i. 316, 24. Hire innoþ ðú gefyldest mid ealles middangeardes weorþe (cf. Homl.
yppe
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Nǽnges þinges máre þearf nǽre ðonne his unriht yppe wurde, Blickl. Homl. 175, 10. Ðonne him þince ðæt hé spíwe, ðæt byð swá hwæt swá hé ána wiste, ðæt hit weorðæþ yppe (geypped, v. l. ), Lchdm. iii. 170, 27.
Linked entry: uppae
cild-fostre
A child-fosterer, nurse ⬩ nutrix
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A child-fosterer, nurse; nutrix Mót he habban mid him his cildfostran [-festran, Roff.] debet habere secum nutricem infantis sui, L. In. 64; Wilk. 25, 4
eáþ-gete
Easily got, got ready, prepared ⬩ făcĭlis adeptu, părātus
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Easily got, got ready, prepared; făcĭlis adeptu, părātus Him wæs eáþgete ele to ðam baþe oil was made ready for his bath, Ælfc. T. 32, 14
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þeód-þreá
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a great calamity Hié wordum bǽdon, ðæt him gástbona geoce gefremede wið þeódþreáum ( the injuries inflicted by Grendel ), Beo. Th. 358; B. 178. Cf. þeód-bealu
teóna
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Heora hryre wearð Ahtenum tó árǽrnesse ꝥ hié ðone ealdan teónan gewrecan mehten þe him on ǽrdagum gemǽne wæs, Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 9. Add
for-beran
To FORBEAR ⬩ abstain ⬩ refrain ⬩ restrain ⬩ bear with ⬩ endure ⬩ suffer ⬩ abstĭnēre ⬩ sustĭnēre ⬩ comprĭmĕre ⬩ reprĭmĕre ⬩ tŏlĕrāre ⬩ păti ⬩ ferre
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Ðonne him mon yfel dó, he hit sceal geþyldelíce forberan when one does him evil, he shall patiently endure it, Glostr. Frag. 112, 18: Mk. Bos. 14, 4
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cúþ-líce
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Swá hwæt swá bið on marmstáne ic sóþlíce wyrce, and ic him cúðlíce tǽce, Hml. S. 36, 76. in a friendly manner Clipode seó wimman cúðlíce him tó, Jud. 4, 22. Hí tó him cúðlíce sprǽcon . . . Wé nellað þé leng swencan, Guth. 30, 17: Hml.
a-mearcian
To mark out ⬩ delineate ⬩ describe ⬩ determine ⬩ annotare ⬩ denotare ⬩ designare ⬩ describere ⬩ definire
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Ðone, ðe grúnd and sund, heofon and eorþan, amearcode mundum sínum him, who land and sea, heaven and earth, marked out with his own hands, 1499; An. 751: R. Concord. 2