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ge-tǽcan

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erat), Ll.Th. ii. 178, 13. with clause Hé him getǽhte hwæt hí on ðǽm dón sceolden, hwæt ne scolden quid facefe, quidve non facere deberet, indixit, Past. 405, 29. þá á Hálig hundum ne is sellennde fore-gemercade ł getáchte sanctum canibus nan dandum prae-figit

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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Seldon bútan máran nýdþearfe ( praeter arctiorem necessitatem ) má ðonne ǽne síþe on dæge ðæt heó wolde mete þicgan, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 11. a necessary business Ðá cwǽdon hí ðæt hí wǽron on heora nýdþearfum swýðe geswencte, Guthl. 14; Gdwin. 64. 3

be-witan

watch over

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Se ealdor þe þæt mynster bewát qui monasterio praeest, Cht. Th. 333, 37. Hǽðen mundbora þe þá burh bewiste, Hml.

Linked entry: be-witian

feld

Grammar
feld, gen. felda (v. Licetfelda)

plainfield

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Ne gesáwon wé nóht elles búton þá wéstan feldas and wudu and dúna be þǽm gársecge nihil praeter desertos in oceano campos, siluasque ac montes, Nar. 20, 10. field as opposed to garden Mid þǽre lactucan þe on felda wixð cum lactucis agrestibus, Ex. 12

ge-fón

(v.)
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Hó geféngun Praen and gebundenne hine on Mierce lǽddon, 796; P. 56, 8. Þǽr wearið Orithia gefangen ( capta ), Ors. 10 ; S. 48, I : 4, 11 ; S. 208, 18.

þeóf-feng

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-feng, es; m.
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., ut omnes agros sint libera ab omni regali seruitio (then follows a list of exemptions ),... et ab omnibus difficultatibus regalis uel saecularis seruitutis, cum furis comprehensione intus et foris, praeter pontis constructione et expeditione liberata

LÍF

(n.)
Grammar
LÍF, es; n.

LIFE

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For heora lífes geearnunge geþungon ðæt hí wǽron abbudissan on account of the merit of their lives succeeded in becoming abbesses; præ merito virtutum, 3, 8; S. 531, 23. Seó þearlwísnes ðæs heardan lífes districtio vitæ arctioris, 4, 25; S. 599, 32.

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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Gif gé gesáwen hwelce mús þæt wǽre hláford ofer óþre mýs and sette him dómas and nídde hié æfter gafole si inter mures videres unum aliquem jus sibi ac potestatem prae ceteris vendicantem, Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 3. a contribution exacted in aid of the needy

styrian

(v.)
Grammar
styrian, p. ede, ode
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To be in motion Hé sig ofer ða deór and ofer ealle ða creópende ðe stiraþ on eorþan praesit bestiis omnique reptili, quad movetur in terra, Gen. 1, 26. Ealle ða þing ðe on eorðan stiriaþ . . . Eall ðæt ðe styraþ and leofaþ, 9, 2, 3.

Linked entry: stirian

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.
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Hé bebeád ðæt mon nǽnne mon ne slóge, and eác ðæt man nánuht ne wanade ne ne yfelade ðæs ðe on ðǽm ciricum wǽre dato prae*-*cepto, ut si qui in sancta loca confugissent, hos inviolatos securosque esse sinerent, Ors. 6, 38 ; Swt. 296, 32. (3 a) to weaken

Linked entry: a-wanian

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Hit ná næs on ðǽm dagum búton gewinne there was nothing but fighting in those days, 3, 10; S. 138, 19. besides, in addition to Tóforan ðám oððe bútan þám praeter illa, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 270, 10.

ge-sceaft

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Ðæt hé anweald hæbbe . . . ofer eallum gesceafte (cf. hé sig . . . ofer ealle gesceafta praesit . . . universae terrae, Gen. l, 26), Hex. 18, 17. a created thing, a creature Nis nán ðing on gesceaftum him bedíglod, Hml.

nama

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Eádbryht, . . . þám wæs óþer noma nemned Præn, 794; P. 56, 6. Him ꝥ tó lytel yfel þúhte búton hié eác hié þæs naman benáme ipsum quoque Romae nomen persequentes, Ors. 2, 8; S. 94, 4. Gregorius, sé wæs óðrum naman genemned Nanzanzenus, Past. 173, 16.

gifan

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Gif huá ðec sláes in suíðra ceica ðín gef ( praebe ) him ðý óðera. Mt.

ge-faran

(v.)
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On Indeas, þá nán man mid gefeohte gefór búton Alexander Indis bellum intulit: quo praeter illam et Alexandrum nullus intravit, Ors. 1, 2; S. 30, 20. Godes ríce gefaran, Hml. Th. i. 94, 3.

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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Ðam ðe slihþ on ðín gewenge, wend óðer ágén qui te percutit in maxillam, praebe et alteram Lk. Skt. 6, 29. Wendaþ mín heáfod ofdúne, Blickl. Homl. 191, 2. Byð his horn wended on wuldur cornu ejus exaltabitur in gloria, Ps. Th. 111, 8.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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For his ægsa áfirde prae timore exterriti, Mt. R. 28, 4: An. 457. where action takes place Sé wæs gecyrred tó geleáfan for Benedictes láre Benedicti admonitione conversus, Gr. D. 140, 5.

heáh

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Ofer eorðcyningas ealra heáhstne excelsum prae regibus terrae, Ps. Th. 88, 24. God þé gedéð heáhst and mǽrost ealra þeóda faciet te Deus excelsiorem cunctis gentibus, Deut. 28, 1. divine or angelic beings Heáh and hálig þrynes, Cri. 379.

Linked entry: dynt

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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Honoratus tó dæge is fore þám ylcan mynstre (praeest), Gr. D. 96, 10, 15. Ealle ðá ðe fore óðrum bieón sculon, Past. 107, 23.

hǽþen

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(a α) Hǽðen hreáfere [oþþe] flotman ł wícing barbarus praedo [vel crudelis] archipirata, Hpt. Gl. 501, 32. of monstrous beings. Cf. <b>B. II. 2</b> Hǽðenes hilderinces (Grendel's), B. 986.