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eorþe

the groundsoillandearththe eartha landcountrysoilmoulddust

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Feówer gesceafta synd þe ealle eorðlice líchaman on wuniað, ꝥ synd aer, ignis, terra, aqua . . . Terra is eorðe, Lch. iii. 272, 16

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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Ælc . . . hym mæg cuman tó and on hys hýrede wunian (cf. cynges hám sécan, 2) Solil.

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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Him þá férend on fæste wuniað the travellers fix their abode on him, Wal. 25: 36. Oþ þæt þín fót weorðe fæste on blóde, Ps. Th. 67, 22. Ꝥ man Godes cyricean fæste tremede, Bl. H. 43, 6: 111, 4: An. 1673.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

fæsten

firmamentcitadelforta fortificationentrenchmentsfastnessstrongholda prisona sepulchreHellclaustrum

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Flód wæs ádǽled . . . wæter of wætrum þám þe wuniað under fæstenne folca hrófes, Gen. 147-153. in a military sense, a strong place, one fitted to resist attack.

spéd

(n.)
Grammar
spéd, e; f.

Speedsuccessmeansspeedquicknessspeedilyquicklyspeedsuccessprosperous issue meanssubstanceabundancewealthpowerfacultyopportunitymeans of doing anything progenyceleritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia

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., 6. opportunity, or means of doing anything Ðæt hé him spéde and lýfnysse sealde ðæt hé ðǽr wunian móste for intingan his gebeda ut sibi facultatem et licentiam ibidem orationis causa demorandi concederet, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 29.

FOLDE

(n.)
Grammar
FOLDE, an; f.

the earthdry landtellusterraa landcountrydistrictregionterritoryrĕgiotractusplăgaterrĭtōriunithe groundsoilhŭmussŏlumearthclayterræ līmuslŭtum

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Ðú eart hyht ealra ðe feor on sǽ foldum wuniaþ thou art the hope of all who dwell in lands far in the sea [i. e. islands ], Ps.

EÁC

(con.)
Grammar
EÁC, conj.

EKE, also, likewise, moreover, and etiam, quoque, et Nevertheless, however nihilōmĭnusSo also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if parimŏdo, tamquamQuin etSo also, even so, likewise

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Se is eác wealdend ealra ðara ðe ðǽr in wuniaþ ungesewenlícra, and eác swá same ðara ðe we eágum on lóciaþ he is also the ruler of all those creatures which therein dwell invisible, and even so of those that we behold with our eyes, Bt. Met.

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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. ¶ used intransitively :-- Gif hí ǽne tógáð, hí sceolon eft gegadrian, oððe siððan wunian symle búton hǽmede, Hml.

þrí

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrí, þrý, þrié, þreó; m.: þreó, þrió, þré; f. n. (ðreá, ðriá, ðreó, ðrió in North.); gen. þreóra, þrióra (and ðreána in North.); dat. þrim (þrím? ðriim in North., but cf. Goth. þrim), later þreom.

Three

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Grammar þrí, distributively :-- Ða wuniaþ twám and þrim ætgædere, R. Ben. 9, 15. Grammar þrí, with qualifying or defining words Þa þrý cómon, Cd. Th. 221, 24; Dan. 93. Wé þrý, 242, 3; Dan. 413. Ða módhwatan þrý, 238, 21; Dan. 413.

Linked entries: þreó þrió þrý

ge-cweþan

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<b>II a</b> Þá gecwæð se abbod and ealle þá gebróðra þæt þér ne mihte ná má muneca wunian, Hml. S. 6, 265. Is gecweden ꝥ hié ealle on yppan wunedon, Bl.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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Him férend on fæste wuniaþ, wíc weardiaþ, 361, 27; Wal. 26. Hí dreám weardiaþ, 100, 15; Cri. 1642. Frýnd sind on eorþan, leger weardiaþ, 443, 23; Kl. 34. Ealle ða ðe on feldum eard weardiaþ omnia quae in campis sunt, Ps. Th. 95, 12.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

mann

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Oft ágyltað ðá hláfordas and ðá menn wuniað on Godes hyldo plerumque offendunt qui regunt, et in patrisfamilias gratia permanent qui reguntur, Past. 321, 3.

ge-weald

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Inc sceal sealt wæter wunian on gewealde, Gen. 199. ꝥ Hit his yldran lǽfdan þám tó gewealde þe hý wel úðan, Ll. Th. i. 184, 3. Ágan heofon tó gewalde to have heaven at command, Sat. 415.

rǽdan

(v.)
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Bisceopum gebyreþ ðæt symle mid heom wunian wel geþungene witan, ðæt hí wið rǽdan mágan, L. I. P. 10 ; Th. ii. 316, 23. Man rǽdan sceolde hú man ðisne eard werian sceolde, Chr. l010; Erl.144, 7. <b>II b.

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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On écum wítum wunian, 83, 18. Ic sceal weán and wítu and wrace dreógan. Cd. Th. 276, 7 ; Sat. 185. a means or implement of punishment Wundor on wíte (the fiery furnace) ágangen, Cd. Th. 233, 3 ; Dan. 270. Wíta cyn, catastarum Wt.

ge-sécan

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Mec gesoeca me sequatur, 12, 26. to go to a place, for residence, doing business, intercourse Þǽr wunian mót sé þá stówe geséceþ, Bl. H. 105, 2. Þone innoþ geceás and gesóhte úre Drihten, II. 21.

ymb-hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hwyrft, (-hwearft, -hweorft, -hwerft), es; m.
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Eorðe and eall hire gefyllednys, and eal ymbhwyrft and ða ðe on ðám wuniaþ,ealle hit syndon Godes ǽhta Domini est terra et plenitudo ejus, orbis terrarum et universi qui habitant in eo, Homl. Th. i. 172, 9. Ymbhwyrft eorðena, Ps. Spl. Surt. 23, 1.

wiþer-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-weard, (-word, -wurd), and -wierde; adj.

contraryadversehostileadversaryenemyopponentfiendhostile to rightful authorityrebelopposed to what is rightarrogantperversedepravedreprobatefalsehereticapocryphalopposed to the good or pleasure of anythingunfavourableadversehurtfulperniciousdisagreeablecontraryopposite

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Fela ðúsenda folgeaþ Criste, þeáh ðe hí sume (the Jews) wunian wiðerwerde, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 526. Wiðerwearde crist pseudo-cristi, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 24. Wiðerworde criste and wiðerworde wítgu, Mk. Skt. Rush. 13, 22.

on-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceiveto perceive, seeto perceive by hearingto perceive, feel (pain, etc. )to feel, be of opinion, judgeto know, hear of, find outto perceive, understandto recognise, know,to take a person or thing to be what it really isto recognise a fact or circumstance,to know (of sexual intercourse)

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Hié ðaet ongeáton, ðæt hé leng mid him wunian nolde, 135, 22. the fact given by accus., with infin. Ðæt hié ongíeton mín mægen on ðé wesan, 241, 14. without infin.

mund

(n.)
Grammar
mund, e; f.

a handa handprotectionGuardianshipA protectorguardianprotectionguardianship extended by the king to the subjectthe king's peace, by the head of a family to its membersthe fine paid for violation of mund

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Gé orsorge wuniaþ on lande under mýnre munde. Wulfst. 132, 16. Ða hǽðenan mid lácum heora leásra goda munde and gescyldnysse bǽdon, Homl. Th. i. 504, 19. Munde pafrocinium, Hpt. Gl. 425, 19.

Linked entry: mundian