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feald

(num.; suffix)

fold

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fold (as a multiplicative) Þæt man ǽlcne ceáp mihte be twám fealdum (be twiefealdan, S. 248, 2) bet geceápian þonne man ǽr mihte ut duplicia quam usque ad id fuerant rerum venalium pretia statuerentur, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 113, 37

of-stingan

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S. 3, 237), Ors. 6, 32 ; S. 286, 26. Hét hé hý mid sweorde ofstingan, Shrn. 143, 12. Add

twi-feald

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Add Mon ǽlcne ceáp mehte be twifealdan bet geceápian þonne mon ǽr mehte, Ors. 5, 13; S. 248, 2. Add Þám móde þæs gehýrendan becymeþ twifeald (twig-, v.l.) fultum (duplex adjutorium ) ... hit byþ oærned ... hit byð geeádmódod, Gr. D. 8, 16

úte

Grammar
úte, <b>. II</b> 4c.
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Þá þe ǽr úte óþra ðeóda anwalda girndon, him þá gód þúhte þǽr hié mehten hié selfe æt hám wið ðeówdðm bewerian domesticis malis circumventi externis inhiare desistunt, abjiciuntque spem dominationis imminente periculo servitutis, Ors. 3, l; S. 98, 2

wiþer-weard

Grammar
wiþer-weard, <b>. II.</b>
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Hié wurdon him selfum wiðerwearde þęt hié hit ǽfre ongunnon, and Scribanianus ofslógon they became opposed to themselves, that they had ever attempted it, and slew Scribonianus ; exercitus conversus in poenitentiam, Scribonianum interfecit, Ors. 6,

ǽr-dæg

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Add Se cyning ne gemunde ðára monigra teónena ðe hiora ǽgðer óþrum on ǽrdagum dudum gedyde, Ors. 1, 12; S. 52, 23. Ðá burg, seó wæs on ǽrdagum heora ieldrena éðel urbem, auctorem originis suae, 4, 5; S. 168, 10

Créce

(n.)
Grammar
Créce, gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The Greeks Græci

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The Greeks; Græci He belytegade ealle Créce on his geweald he allured all the Greeks into his power Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 59, 39, 40. Philippus alýfde eallum Crécum Philip gave leave to all the Greeks 3, 7; Bos. 61, 42

a-biddan

(v.)
Grammar
a-biddan, ic -bidde, ðú -bidest, -bitst, he -bit, -byt, -bitt, pl. -biddaþ; p. -bæd, pl. -bǽdon; pp. -beden

To askpraypray topray forobtain by asking or prayingpetereprecaripostulareexorareimpetrare

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To ask, pray, pray to, pray for, obtain by asking or praying; petere, precari, postulare, exorare, impetrare Wilt tú wit unc abiddan drincan vis petamus bibere ? Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 30.

Linked entries: a-bæd a-beden a-bit

ge-býgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býgan, -bígan, -býgean, -bígean, -bégan; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To bowbendturninflect or decline a part of speechreclinetwistbow downhumbleabasebring undersubduecrushflectereincurvareinflecteredeclinarereclinaretorquerehumiliareconfringere

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Hý ealle to him gebígde he brought them all under him, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 64, 15 : 5, 3; Bos. 104, 11. Ðæt hig ealle leóda sceoldan gebígan to geleáfán that they should subdue all nations to the faith, Ælfc. T. Lisle 30, 5.

Linked entries: ge-bígan ge-býgean

for-lǽdan

destructionbetray

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Hé mid firde fór . . . and sóna þæs folces þone mǽstan dǽl fleónde forlǽdde and mid searwe þǽm cyninge on onwald gedyde acceptum exercitum statim Cyro per proditionem tradit, Ors. 1, 12; S. 52, 27.

hræd-lic

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Cf. hræd; 1, Ors. 1, 10; S. 44, 28 (in Dict.). happening within a short time. v. hræd; 2 Se hrædlica ende mínes lífes (cf. ymb ánes geáres fyrst and eahta mónað þú swylst, 31, 25), Nar. 32, 26.

offrian

(v.)
Grammar
offrian, p. ode, ede

To offer, bring a sacrifice or gift in honour of another

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To offer, bring a sacrifice or gift in honour of another Ic offrige onsægednyssa immolavi hostiam, Ps. Spl. 26, 10. Onsegdnisse ic offriu ðé holocausta offeram tibi. Ps. Surt. 65, 15. Ðú offrast án celf, Ex. 29, 10, 18, 20.

BODIG

(n.)
Grammar
BODIG, es; n.

bigness or height of body, staturestaturathe trunk, chest or parts of the chest, as the back-bonetruncus corporisthe BODYcorpus

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Voc. 283, 26: spina, Cot. 177: 196. the BODY; corpus Ǽgðer ge his fét ge his heáfod ge eác eall ðæt bodig either his feet or his head or even all the body, Past. 35, 3; Hat. MS. 45 b, 12

eówer

youryouryours

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In nǽniges eóweres múð in nullius vestrum ore, Gr. D. 243, 5. Ꝥ heó sylf geceóse hwilcne eówerne heó wille, Ap. Th. 20, 9. Ꝥ ic eówerne sum mé tó begeáte, Hml. S. 33, 109. Iówra selfra anwaldes, Ors. 1, 10; S. 48, 21. Similar entries Cf. úre

borh-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
borh-fæstan, geborh-fæstan; p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted [borh a surety, fæstan to fasten]

To fasten or bind by pledge or suretyfidejussione obligare

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To fasten or bind by pledge or surety; fidejussione obligare Man borhfæst ðam cyninge [MS. kyninge] ealle ða þægnas they bound by pledge all the thanes to the king, Chr. 1051; Ing. 228, 33; Erl. 181, 5

Linked entry: fæstan

gebúr-gerihta

(n.)
Grammar
gebúr-gerihta, pl. n.

A boor's or farmer's rights or duescĕlōni consuetūdĭnes

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A boor's or farmer's rights or dues; cĕlōni consuetūdĭnes Gebúrgerihta sýn mislíce, gehwár hý sýn hefige, gehwár eác medeme geburi consuetudines inveniuntur multimode, et ubi sunt onerose et ubi sunt levioris aut medie, Th. i. 434, 4

stincan

(v.)
Grammar
stincan, p. stanc, pl. stuncon ; pp. stuncen
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Ðæt oreð stincþ and áfúlaþ ðe ǽr wæs swéte on stence, Wulfst. 148, 7. Se líchoma stincþ fúle, Lchdm. ii. 236, 14 : 220, 6. Stinceþ, Exon. Th. 424, 1 ; Rä. 41, 32.

múþ

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Mid nebbe, múþe cýwat, pluc(ciaþ) rostro, i. ore decerpunt, i. rodunt, An.

ge-winnan

(v.)
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Inde Drangas subegit, Ors. 3, 9; S. 130, 8-15. Hér cóm Willelm and gewann Ænglaland, Chr. 1066; P. 196, 1. Gewin ł oferwin ( expugna ) þá onwinnende mé, Ps. L. 34, 1. Folc þe ǽr nán folc ne mehte mid gefeohte gewinnan, Ors. 3, 7; S. 112, 31.

lust

(adj.)
Grammar
lust, adj.

Pleasedgladdesirous

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Pleased, glad, desirous Ðæt ðú ne gehýre lustum móde ðæra twýsprǽcena word that thou be not glad or desirous to hear the words of the double-tongued [or does lustum belong to the preceding word?], Wulfst. 246, 10