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for-gildan

(v.)

to pay backrestorepay damagesto pay forbuy offto repaypay outrequiteto payperform

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Ealle forgielden þone wer gemǽnum hondum, 80, 16. with idea of release, redemption. to pay for a criminal to save him from punishment Gif hine (the criminal) mon eft gefó, forgielde hé hine selfa be his wergilde, Ll. Th. i. 66, 11.

ge-myndig

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Eft wæs ánrǽd, nalas elnes læt, mǽrða gemyndig mǽg Hygeláces, B. 1530. Fýrdraca fǽhða gemyndig rǽsde on þone rófan, 2689. Bealuwa gemyndig, 2082 : Gú. 417. V. having mind, having great intellectual power, cf. ge-mynd; . .

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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Hié tó his healle ne tó his (Nero's) hírede eft wendan noldan, Bl. H. 173, 18. Be ðám ðe on cyninges hírde feohteð (cf. on cynges healle feohte, 66, 7) de dimicatione in regia, Ll. Th. i. 408, 12.

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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Þá hálgan martyras on þám scræfe sǽton, and þám biscope be endebyrdnysse rehton hú hí hit macedon on Decius cáseres timan ( how they had acted in the time of the emperor Decius ), 786. without hit Riht is ꝥ mynecena mynsterlíce macian, efne swá wé cwǽdon

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.

a corner, an anglecorner, quartera projection, promontorya nook, corner, regiona lap, bosomthe bosoma baysinusa garmenta cloth, napkin cloak,fold

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Seóþ eft mid sceáte óðres godwebbes, Lchdm. i. 332, 5. with the idea of concealment, cloak,fold :-- Ne mágon gé ða word geséðan ðe gé hwíle nú on unriht wrigon under womma sceátum, Elen. Kmbl. 1162; El. 583

Linked entry: sceáta

HÁTAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÁTAN, ic háte, ðú hátest, hætsþ, hé háteþ, hát, hǽt, pl. hátaþ; p. héht, hét, pl. héhton, héton; pp. háten.

to bid, order, commandto promise, vowto call, name, give a name toto name, call, bid, commandto call, name, promise, vownominare, appellare, jubere, præcipere

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Drihten háteþ ða eorþan eft ágifan ðæt heó ǽr onféng the Lord shall bid the earth give up what it received before, Blickl. Homl. 21, 30.

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þolian

(v.)
Grammar
þolian, p. ode
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Þeáh God wille hwam hys willan tó forlǽtan, and hé ðæs eft þolige, Ors. 1, 5; Swt. 34, 36. Þolige hé his wǽpna and his ierfes, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 14: L. Edg. i. 4; Th. i. 264, 15.

ge-neálǽcan

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Mid ðý þe hí eft geneálǽcton (-neólécton, v.l. ) þám fýre, ðá tódǽlde se engel ðone lég þæs fýres, Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 280, 13. Hé ne dorste his neáwiste geneálǽcan he durst not come into his neighbourhood. Hml.

húru

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Efne sé on hygde húru ne slǽpeð, 120, 4. Ne wæs þæt húru fracoðes gealga, Kr. 10: Gú. 741. to a wish or prayer, on (no) account Ne ofgif þú mé húru ne elonges a me, Ps. Th. 70, 11. Ne forgit húru gódra manna stefna, 73, 22.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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(α α) alone Þæt on hys heortan (hearta is, L. ) ásáwen is, Mt. 13, 19. without noun, his, hers, theirs Búton heó fram þám ceorle wille eft hám ongeán, and nǽfre eft heó his ne weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 416, 15. the pronoun as in . with noun.

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Nafa ðú tó yfel ellen, ðeáh ðé sum unwilla on becume; oft brincð se woruld ðone willan ðe bið eft, Prov. Kmbl. 40. Onwendeþ wyrda gesceaft weoruld under heofonum, Exon. Th. 292, 31; Wand. 107

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Hine man funde eft, and ferede hine tó Winceslre Chr. 1050; P. 170, 4. Sume þá goldhord hí on eorþan áhýddon þæt hié nǽnig mon siþþan findan ne meahte, 418; P. 10, 19. Mín wísdóm mé forlét...

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Þerh óðer woeg eft gecerrdon in lond hiera per aliam viam reversi sunt in regionem suam, Mt. Kmbl, Lind. 2, 12. Mid ðý hí ðider cóman on land cum illo advenissent, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 1.

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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Gif hé hit herede and on tyhte eft hé stiérde ðære gewilnunge qui tamen laudans desiderium in pavorem*-*vertit protinus, Past. 8, 1; Swt. 53, 9. Iacobus his stírde Jacobus prohibet, 3, 1; Swt. 33, 10.

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Náh tó farenne Wylisc man on Ænglisc land bútan gesettan landmen, se hine sceal æt stæðe underfón, and eft ðǽr bútan fácne gebringan, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 25. to receive as a servant or dependent Be ðon ðe óðres mannes man underféhð bútan leáfe.

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gifan

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set forth a statement for consideration Tó geafanne mið efennisse adhibita comparatione Mt. p. 15, 12. to allot, assign Þǽr ys án tó láfe, gif þæne Aprili, Angl. viii. 303, 38 : 43. to cause to have or receive. the subject a person Brego engla geaf eft

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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the subject an animal Gif him þince ꝥ hé hundas geseó and hí hine grétan, beorge him wið his fýnd, Lch. iii. 172, 21. the subject a thing that has a painful or destructive effect Hwílum cnysseþ ꝥ sár on þá rib ... hwílum becymð on þá weoþobán, and eft

hors

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Swá wildu hors ( equos indomitos ), ðonne wé hié ǽresð gefangnu habbað, wé hié ðacciað; tó ðon ðæt wé eft . . . ðá temian, Past. 303, 9.

CWIC

(adj.)
Grammar
CWIC, cwyc, cwuc, cuc; def. se cwica, seó, ðæt cwice; adj.

Alive, QUICK vivus, vivax

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Ic hyne eft cwycne ageaf I gave him back again alive, Nicod. 26; Thw. 14, 28, 38. Tiberius forneáh nǽnne ðæra senátussa ne lét cucne Tiberius left hardly any of the senators alive, Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 116, 41: L. C. S. 25; Th. i. 390, 21.

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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Kembl. 11, 20. a force, military force Gif ðet full mægen ðǽre wǽre ne eodan hí nǽfre eft tó scipon if the full force had been there, they would never have got back to the ships, Chr. 1004; Erl. 139, 34. Úre mægen lytlaþ our force lessens. Byrht.

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