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ge-fón

(v.)
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Hé geféng fetelhilt hreóh and heorogrim, 1563, Hond rond geféng, 2609. Hiá geféngon léhtfat acceptis lampadibus, Mt. L. 25, 3. (2 a) with abstract object :-- Þú hafast unbiþyrfe ofer witena dóm wísan gefongen, Jul. 98.

byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen, byrgenn, birgen, byrigen, burgen, e; f. [beorg tumulus]
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Ðá ymbe hlǽw ridon æðelingas . . . cyning mǽnan, word-gyd wrecan then nobles rode round the mound. . . their king bewail, a verbal lay recite, 6319-6325; B. 3170-3173.

ge-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-settan, p. -sette; pp. -seted, -set, -sett

To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay

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Ðǽr is dryhtnes folc geseted to symle there is the Lord's folk set to the feast, Rood Kmbl. 279; Kr. 141. Ðæt hí hine Gode gesettan to present him to God, Lk. Bos. 2, 22. Under anweald gesett sub potestate constitutus, 7, 8: 3, 13.

stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.
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Hé wæs swá stíð, ðæt hé ne róhte heora eallra níð, ac hí móston ðes cynges wille folgian, gif hí woldon libban, Chr. 1086 ; Erl. 222, 31.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

worþig

(n.)
Grammar
worþig, weorþig, wurþig, wyrþig [P s. Surt. has forms as from worðign; one such form is found in Ps. Spl. C. , and a dative worðine occurs in Bd. S. 539, 42], es; m.

enclosed homesteada place surrounded by buildingsplacestreetplatea

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Of ðære róde on Heaðeburhe weorðyg; of ðæm worðige ondlong hrycges, iii. 77, 10. Sancte Andreas cirican and ðone worðig ðe ðÉértð gaunnan wes, v. 163, 20. At Sunemannes wyrðige; ond of ðam wyrðige . . . on Sunemannes weorðig, vi. 62, 16-31.

Linked entries: weorþig worþ

be-lúcan

(v.)
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H. 59, 14. to close a road, door, &c., prevent passage through Hé sylf him belícð þǽre forgifenysse weg mid his heardheortnysse, Hml. Th. i. 500, 19. Eua ús beleác heofenan ríces geat, . . . gif wé hit nú ús ne belúcað, ii. 22, 25-27.

open

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space, not shut in, not enclosed Gelícost openre byrig, ðǽre ðe mid náne wealle ne bið ymbworht sicut urbs patens et absque murorum ambitu, Past. 277, 20. (3 a) of a battle :-- Hé hine ǽr openum gefeohte ofercóm, Past. 229, 8. not covered, having no roof

tíman

(v.)
Grammar
tíman, p. de.

to teem,be productive.to be with child,bear,bring forth youngto beget, have intercourse with (wið) a womanto have offspring,bring forthto vouch to warranty to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possessionto refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its supportto betake one's self to a place,go to to resort toappeal to in reverence or for help to lead to

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Gif þu temese (appealest) þan rihten, and þu wult of Rome þolien æi dome, 24816. He temed him to þe king, Trist. 431. To witnesse temen,P. L. S. viii. 54. I hope to trede on þy temple & teme to þy seluen, Allit. Pms. 101, 316. 3. to lead to (?)

æfter

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
æfter, prep. [æft, q. v; er, q. v.] dat; rarely acc.

AFTERpostAlongthroughduringκατάperAccording toby means ofsecundumpropterAfteraboutpropterobdeAfteraboveaccording topostsupersecundum

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Æfter ðám wordum werod eall arás after those words all the host rose, Cd. 158; Th. 196, 29; Exod. 299: Exon. 28 b; Th. 86, 24; Cri. 1413. Wunder æfter wundre wonder afer wonder, Beo.

Linked entries: æftyr efter eftyr

ÍDEL

(adj.)
Grammar
ÍDEL, adj.

emptydestitutevoiddevoidvainuselessidleidleunemployed

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Hig ðá æfter ridon ídelum færelde they rode after, but their journey was to no purpose, Jos. 2, 7. Guman geþancas ídle synt cogitationes hominum vanæ sunt, Ps. Th, 93, 11.

Linked entries: a-ýdlig ídel

lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Airatmospherebreezeskyheavenscloud

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On lyft ástáh rose into the air, 1796; El. 900. Ðú þurh lyft lǽtest leódum tó freme mildne morgenrén for the benefit of men thou dost let the gentle morning rain fall through the air, Exon. 54 a; Th. 190, 30; Az. 81.

Linked entries: lift loft

weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorþscipe, es; m.
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Th. 7, 5. honour, state, magnificence Hé férde tó Róme mid mycclum wurðscipe, Chr. 855 ; Erl. 69, 18. dignity of behaviour Móderlícere stæððinysse ł wurðscipe materna gravitate ł dignitate Hpt.

dæg

(n.)
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Ðá cóm se arceb̃ fram Róme áne dæge ǽr Sc̃s Petrus mæsseǽfene, Chr. 1048; P. 172, 3. Fram dæge tó dæge, Wlfst. 79, 12: Hml. S. 23, 33. Ðá ðe ǽlce dæg symblað, Past. 309, 8: Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 11.

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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Sié fæste genæglad on róde crucifigatur, Mt. L. 27, 22. Gefég fæste, Gen. 1310: Crä. 66. Nim þé fæste ꝥ ic sprece fixum tene quod loquor, Gr. D. 172, 33. Hé nam of hire eall ꝥ áhte, for ðám heó hit heóld ǽr tó fæste wið hine, Chr. 1043; P. 162, 26.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

ge-habban

(v.)
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Ðæt gé eów gehæbben sume hwíle, Past. 99, 15. to contain, have involved Gif ꝥ lange swá biþ, þonne gehæfþ hit on unéþelícne wæterbollan if that is so for long, then it has a dropsy hard to cure involved in it, Lch. ii. 204, 13. to have room or capacity

ge-wríþan

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Gl. 156. to fasten to or on a band, rope, &c. Hé lét ofdúne þone hláf mid langum rápe gewriðenne panem in longissimo fune religatum deponebat, Gr.

Linked entry: ge-wriþen

smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
smeágan, smeán; p. smeáde; ppr. smeágende, smeánde; pp. smeád

to consider, meditate, inquire, deliberateto consider, ponder, examine, inquire into, discuss, searchto seek an opportunityto accept as the result of inquiry, to suppose

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Com Mellitus tó Róme be ðám nýdþearflícum intingum Angelcyricean and hé ða wæs smeágende mid ðone pápan venit Mellitus Romam de necessariis ecclesiae Anglorum cum papa tractaturus 2, 4; S. 505, 30. Godes mǽrþa smeágende H. R. 105, 8.

Linked entry: smeán

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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Hé tóslát stán dirupit petram; he opened the rock (A. V.), 104, 39. Hé tóslát sǽ interrupit mare, Ps. Lamb. 77, 13. Stánas tósliten ł tobrocen wéron petrae scissae sunt, Mt. Kmbl.

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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Kmbl. 1953; El. 977 : Rood Kmbl. 101 ; Kr. 51. fate, death. Similar entries See also III a Wille forgieldan gǽsta Dryhten willum æfter ðære wyrde, ðam ðe his synna nú sáre geþenceþ, Exon.

Linked entry: weord

sígan

(v.)
Grammar
sígan, p. sáh, pl. sigon ; pp. sigen.
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Ðá worhte hé ongeán ðam hreósendum treówe róde tácn, Homl. Th. ii. 508, 33. Him sáh (here, or from seón (?), but cf. Icel. höfðu út sigit iðrin í þat sárit) se innoþ eall út, L. Ælfc. C. 3 ; Th. ii. 344, 6.

Linked entries: sígend sígere