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for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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Hí woldon feore beorgan ... him þæt engel forstód, An. 1542: Gen. 2748: Mód. 65. Hé hyra má wolde ácwellan, nefne him God wyrd forstóde, B. 1056. with idea of defence, to defend, protect Betǽc ús Daniel ...

Linked entry: for-licgan

ge-wit

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Þæt týddre gewitt, 29. right or sound mind (out of one's) mind, wits Gif hwylc man of his gewitte feóle si homo quis mente sua excederit, Ll. Th. ii. 236, 29. Gif mon of his gewitte weorðe, Lch. ii. 288, 20.

gleáw

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Ofer feónd míne gleáwne ( prudentem ) mé dydes, Ps. Srt. 118, 98.

sáwel

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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Seó ýdelnes is ðære sáwle feónd, L. E. I. 3; Th. ii. 404, 11. Hwæt is ðæt ðæm men sý máre þearf tó þencenne ðonne embe his sáuwle þearfe? Blickl. Hpml. 97, 20. Nýtenu and deór, fixas and fugelas hé gesceóp on flǽsce bútan sáwle, Homl. Th. i. 276, 4.

Linked entry: sáwel-leás

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fightbattlewarconflictvalourtroops

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Him wíge forstód fæder frumsceafta, wearð him seó feohte tó grim, Exon. Th. 317, 14; Mód. 65. Heald mé here*-*wǽpnum wið unholdum, and wíge belúc feóndum effunde frameam, et conclude adversus eos Ps. Ben. 34, 3. Wígge, Beo. Th. 3545 ; B. 1770.

tíd

(n.)
Grammar
tíd, e; f.
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Hé wæs him feor manegum tídum ( for a long time, A. V.), Lk. Skt. 20, 9. Ǽr eallum tídum ácenned, Blickl. Homl. 31, 24. Ða ðe on mé gelýfaþ eallum tídum on écnesse, 231, 4. Ðæt wæs geworden on Wulfheres tídum, Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 42.

Linked entry: týd

hǽþen

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Hé (Grendel) feorh álegde hǽðene sáwle, 852. of things, pertaining to non-Christian people, or to their religion and customs Hearhlicre, þæs hǽþenan vel templicre fanatice, i. profani. Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 38. Of hǽþenum gewunan apostatico ritu, An.

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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Ic þá leóde wát ge wið feónd ge wið freónd fæste geworhte, B. 1864. II a. of abstract things. fixed, unchangeable Náuht woruldríces fæstes and unhwearfiendes beón ne mæg, Bt. 8; F. 26, 11.

BRÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÁD, def. se bráda, seó, ðæt bráde ; comp. m.brádra, f.n. brádre,brǽdre; superl. brádost; adj.

BROAD open, large, spacious, copiouslatus, expansus, amplus, spatiosus, copiosus

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Seó sunne is swá brád swá eall eorþan ymbhwyrft, ac heó þincþ [MS. þingþ] us swýðe unbrád, forðamðe heó is swíðe feorr fram úrum gesihþum the sun is as large as the whole compass of the earth, but he [lit. she] appears to us very small [lit. un-broad]

Linked entries: brǽd bréd bréden

ceáp

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</b> the amount of a fine for redemption :-- Sceal sé þe hine (a homicide ) áh ... lx. sciłł. gesellan wið his feore. Gif hé þone ceáp nelle fore gesellan, Ll.

hǽlu

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<b>III a</b> :-- Hine God freoðade on foldan, swá hé feora gehwylc healdeð in hǽlo (cf. nó God wolde þæt seó sáwl sár þrowode, 379), þǽr se gǽst þíhð in þeáwum, Gú. 368. 'Gehǽle mé (salvum me fac) ðín sió swíðre ' . . .

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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Be ðám ðe on cyninges hírde feohteð (cf. on cynges healle feohte, 66, 7) de dimicatione in regia, Ll. Th. i. 408, 12. Hér se cyng heóld his híred on Winceastre tó þám Eástran, Chr. 1085; P. 216, 32.

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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óðer, indef. prn.
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Ðá fór hé swá feor swá hé meahte on ðǽm óðrum þrím dagum ( in the next three days ) gesiglan. Ors. I. I; Swt. 17, 13.

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Nis ðæt feor heonon, ðæt se mere standeþ, Beo. Th. 2729; B. 1362. Se tóð se ðe bí ðam standeþ, L. Ethb. 51; Th. i. 16, 4. Ða wíc ðe beforan inc stondeþ, Blickl. Homl. 77, 22. Sió burg stód bí ðære sǽ, Past. 52; Swt. 409, 33.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Hit feor on óðre wísan wæs longe aliter erat, 3, 14; 13. 539, 45. On óðre wísan secus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 74. Wé ongitaþ mop on óðre wísan, on óðre hine God ongit Bt. 39, 10; Fox 226, 39.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

fram

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Náht feor from þæs mæssepreóstes sídan, Bl.

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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.; instances of this government are rare, and the two following are doubtful Tógeánes his fýnd (feónd, MSS. C. U. W.: feónde, MS. D.) hé gǽþ adversum inimicum pergit, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Zup. 269, 6.

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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It was thus possible for a slave to acquire property, and the church endeavoured to render his possession secure: Ne biþ álýfed æt ðam þeówan his feoh tó nimanne, ðæt hé mid his swynce begiteþ, L. Ecg. P. Addit. 35; Th. ii. 238, 6: L. Th.

hand

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(αα) of a pledge :-- Ealle him on hand sealdon ( fidem dantes spondent ) ꝥ hí woldon efenwyrhton beón, Chr. 972 ; P. 119, note 13. into one's presence, in one's way Gif þé becume óðres monnes giémeleás feoh on hand si occurreris bovi inimici tui erranti

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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(a γ) to have granted what has been forfeit Gif hwá sié deáðes scyldig, and hé cirican geierne, hæbbe his feorh, Ll. Th. i. 104, 14.