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sangere

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add: a church-singer; cantor Sceole wé healdan úrne palm oð þæt se sangere onginne ðone offringsang, Hml. Th. i. 218, 9. Bútan Iácóbe ðám songere, be þám wé ǽr sǽdon, wæs hé sanges mágister Norðhymbra cyricum, Bd. 4, 2; Sch. 345, 21

fyrd-getrum

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-getrum, es; n. [getrum a band]

A martial bandcompany of soldiersagmencŏhors

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Héht his herecist healdan georne, fæst fyrdgetrum he bade his warlike band, the firm company, bear them boldly, 151; Th. 189, 1; Exod. 178

Linked entry: fird-getrum

út-here

(n.)
Grammar
út-here, gen. -her(i)ges; m.

A foreign army

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Ða scipu sceoldan ðisne eard healdan wið ǽlcne úthere, 1009; Erl. 141. 25

ge-treówlíce

(adv.)
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Hé gegæderaþ geféran ꝥ hié getreówlíce heora sibbe healdaþ hic fidis sua dictat jura sodalibus, Bt. 21; F. 74, 39. Heó nolde þá béc ágifan ǽr heó wyste hú getríwlíce hé hí æt landum healdan wolde ( quam fidem de beneficio tenere vellet ), Cht.

ealdor-apostol

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Se ealdorapostol ús gesette tó healdanne ðás dagas, Nap. 69, 3. Add

ge-þeón

(v.)
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to receive, take, get Sceal wíf geþeón lof mid hyre leódum, leóhtmód wesan, rúne healdan, rúmheort beón a lady must have the praise of her people, must be cheery, keep counsel, be liberal, Gn. Ex. 85.

CYND

(n.)
Grammar
CYND, es; n.

nature, KIND naturaa sort, gender natura, genus

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nature, KIND; natura Gif hió hire cynd healdan wile if she desire to retain her nature, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 160, note 21, MS.

Linked entry: cind

mearc-stapa

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-stapa, an; m.

One who wanders about the desolate mark or border-land

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Hié gesáwon swylce twegen micle mearcstapan móras healdan; óðer wæs idese onlícnes óðer on weres wæstmum wræclástas træd ... Hié dýgel lond warigeaþ, wulfhleoþu, windige næssas, frécne fengelád, 2698-2722; B. 1347-1359. v.

til

(n.)
Grammar
til, es ; n.
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Th. 420, 12; Rä. 40, 2. goodness, kindness, v. til, III Me on ðínum tile gelǽr ðæt ic teala cunne ðín sóðfæst weorc healdan in bonitate tua doce me justificationes tuas, Ps. Th. 118, 68

þegen-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-lagu, e; f.
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Thane-law, the legal rights and privileges which attached to the rank of thane Se (the priest) ðe ðæs (concubinage) geswícan wille and clǽnnesse healdan, hæbbe hé Godes miltse, and tó woruldwurðscipe sí hé þegenlage wyrðe as regards worldly dignity let

Linked entry: þegen-riht

wrǽþu

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽþu, (-o); indecl.: wrǽþ, e; f.

Wrathanger

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Hæfþ eal folc micele wrǽþe æt Gode þurh his ǽnne gilt, þe hé nolde healdan ða þincg. Wulfst. 174, 27. From tóweard wuráðo a futura ira, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 7

Linked entry: wrǽþ

án-gilde

(adj.)
Grammar
án-gilde, adj.
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To be compensated for, for which ángilde (q.v.) is to be paid Búton hiora hwæðer ǽr þingode ꝥ hé hit ángylde healdan ne þorfte unless either of them previously made the condition that he was not to be liable to make compensation for damage done to the

ofer-fón

(v.)

to seizerapere

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Þeódríc ðone þegn oferféng, héht healdan ðone hererinc, Met. 1, 69. Ðá genáman him æfést tó ða ealdormen ðara sacerda, and hine sylfne oferféngon, Blickl. Homl. 177, 21. Hé hiene oferfón hét, and áhón, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 32.

Linked entry: ofer-feng

æl-fylc

(n.)
Grammar
æl-fylc, es; n. [æl, folc].

a foreign landaliena provinciaforeignersa foreign armyan enemyperegrinus exercitushostes

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Kmbl. 72; El. 36. foreigners, a foreign army, an enemy; peregrinus exercitus, hostes Ðæt he wið ælfylcum éðelstólas healdan cúðe that he could keep his paternal seats against foreigners, Beo. Th. 4731; B. 2371

ge-treówþ

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Gif hé hit mid getrýwðan geearnod, 440, 3. loyalty Ánum cynehláforde holdlíce hýran, and georne hine healdan mid rihtan getrýwðan, Ll.

wóplíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wóplíce, adv.

Mournfullywith lamentations

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Mournfully, with lamentations Wé healdaþ heora gemynd, náteshwón wóplíce, swá swá man bewépð deádne, Homl. Ass. 77, 124

morþor-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-cræft, es; m.

Deadly or murderous art or power

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Deadly or murderous art or power Ðǽr sylfǽtan (the cannibal Mermedonians) éðel healdaþ morþorcræftum. Andr. Kmbl. 353; An. 177

Linked entry: morþ-cræft

rihtlíce

(adv.)
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Add Þá ðe rihtlíce healdað hyra ǽwe, and on álýfedum tíman hǽmed begáð, Hml, Th. i. 148, 21. of direction, directly Ðá áxode ic hwilc se wæg wǽre þe tó Iordane þǽre eá rihtlícost gelǽdde, Hml. S. 23 b, 494

wíf-híred

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-híred, es; m.
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A household of women, a nunnery Ꝥ him wǽre eáðelic se wífhíred tó healdanne (feminis praeesse), Gr. D. 27, 8

ge-wenian

(v.)
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., and add: to accustom, train, make habitual to Tunglu him healdað betwuh ribbe singale, dydon swá lange, swá hí gewenede wuldres ealdor æt frum-sceafte (cf. healdaþ þá tnnglu þá ealdan sibbe ðe hí on gesceapne wǽron, Bt. 39, 13; F. 232, 26), Met. 29