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fægere

(adv.)

beautifullyelegantlygentlyfairplausiblyspeciouslyimpuritythoroughlynoblysplendidlyjustly

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Þæt on foldan fægre stóde wudubeám wlitig, Dan. 498. of sound Hí singað fægre, Cri. 390. of composition, elegantly Ic þá ged ne mæg gefégean swá fægre (cf. ic sceal mid ungerádum wordum gesettan, Bt. 2; F. 4, 7), Met. 2, 6. of gentle movement or procedure

healh

a corneran anglecaveclosetrecessa bay

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In streánæs halæ (hęlę, hale, v. ll. ), 147, 378. the word occurs not infrequently in the charters, and in the single instance where it appears to be explained it seems to mean a stony slope: In quoddam petrosum clivum et ex eo Baldwines healh appellatur

sittan

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Add Swá micle swá sé bið beforan ðe on ðǽm stóle sitt ðǽm óðrum ðe ðǽr ymb stondað, Past. 435, 27. <b>I α.</b> to sit on an animal, to ride :-- Þá hé on þám horse sæt when he was riding on the horse, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 257, 10.

ge-girwan

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Ꝥ wæter is gegyred tó þám neoðerum stówum fram þám cnolle þæs muntes ut aqua ab illo montis cacumine usque ad inferiora derivetur, 113, 13. to present, give Þá máðmas ic þé bringan wylle, éstum gegyrwan, B. 2149

GÝMAN

(v.)
Grammar
GÝMAN, géman, gíman, giéman; p. de

To care fortake care oftake heed toheedobserveregardkeep

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Ðæt he ðone stán nime hláfes ne gýme to take the stone and neglect the bread, Elen. Kmbl. 1229; El. 616; Exon. 66 b; Th. 246, 32; Jul. 70. He ǽtes ne gímde he did not care for food, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 60, 110. Giémde, Exon. 34 b; Th. 111, 3; Gú. 121.

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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Gif ðú ǽfre cymst tó ðære stówe, ðonne wilt ðú cweþan ( dices ), Bt. 36, 2 ; Fox 174, 22 : Met. 24, 48. Se ðe wyle sprecan loquuturus Ælfc. Gr. 41; Zup. 247, 15, 11 : 248, 6.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Is seó stów on micelre árwurðnesse hæfd (hæfed, v. l. ), Bd. 3, 2 ; Sch. 194, 3.

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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Ic wille ðæt Ælfríc and Ælfhelm bén mund and freónd intó ðære stówe, 547, 37. Ic eom ðæs mynstres mund and upheald, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 232, 7. [Bé Alfríc and Tofi and Ðrunni ðese quides mundes. Chart.

Linked entry: mundian

ge-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, ge-hweorfan.
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Cf. ge-hweorfan ; 2 b Ðæt geðreátade mód bið suíðe raðe gehwierfed tó fióunga correpti mens repente ad odium proruit Past. 167, 13. to cause to return, of material objects, to replace, restore Gehuerf ( converte ) suord ðín in stówe his, Mt.

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lust

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Hé sægde hire his lust and willan, ꝥ his lufu wǽre ꝥ hé þá stówe neósode, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 657, 13. <b>III a.</b> (one's) desire or wish :-- Hé wénþ gif hé ðonne lust begite if he get his desire, Bt. 34, 7 ; F. 144, 4.

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse.to blame a person for what is wrongto blame what is wrong in a personto speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbiteto treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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Se ðe óðerne tǽlan wille, ðonne gange hé ǽrest on dígle stówe and besceáwige hine sylfne, Wulfst. 233, 20. to blame what is wrong in a person Ne tǽle ic ná micel weorc ne ryhtne onwald ac ic tǽle ðæt hine mon forðý up áhebbe on his móde non potestatem

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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Hé geseah dríge stówe wíde æteówde, Cd. Th. 10, 31 ; Gen. 165. Ðú meaht swá wíde ofer woruld ealle geseón, 36, 1; Gen. 565. Ðǽr is wóp wíde gehéred ( heard on all sides ), 285, 6; Sat. 333: Andr. Kmbl. 3107; An. 1556.

eall

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Ealra geára hé stód on ðǽm wéstenne seofon and feówertig, Shrn. 109, 12. Wyl ealle feówer on buteran, Lch. ii. 128, 8. Hé wǽs on sumre fóre ealle þrý dagas, Bl.

freónd

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His mǽgum and his frióndum, 90, 9. (5 b) of things, anything helpful :-- Mé gelyste þǽre deóglan stówe þe ic ǽr on wæs in mynstre, seó is þǽre gnornunge freónd secretum locum petii amicum moeroris, Gr.

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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To drive, rush with violence; ruĕre Ic com mid ðý heáfde and mid handa on ðone stán drífan I came driving on the stone with my head and hands, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 23

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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Eall ðæt ic hæbbe on libbandan and on licgendan all the live and dead stock that I have, Chart. Th. 548, 12. Nán man nán þing ne bycge ofer feówer peninga weorþ ne libbende ne licgende, L. C. S. 24; Th. i. 390, 3.

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

styrian

(v.)
Grammar
styrian, p. ede, ode
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Th. 42, 8; Cri. 669. (1 b) to put in violent motion, to stir up, disturb, agitate :-- Ic (the storm ) streámas styrge, Exon. Th. 386, 31; Rä. 4, 70: 382, 11; Rä. 3, 9. Ðonne wind styreþ láð gewidru, Beo. Th. 2753; B. 1374.

Linked entry: stirian

þicce

(adj.)
Grammar
þicce, adj.
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Seó eá ( Nile ) gedéþ mid ðæm flóde swíþe þicce eorþwæstmas, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 12, 36. marking dimension, in a general sense, thick, stout Dó on ánne þicne (þynne, MS. H.) línenne cláð, Lchdm. i. 240, 21.

ge-nemnan

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Þá stylde se storm sóna, Shrn. 147, 8. [In Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 31, 35 probably for genemned should be read gemenged as in the corresponding Met. 20, 66, 79.]

þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
þeówan, þéwan, þíwan, þýwan, þýgan, þeón, þían, þýn, and þeówian, þíwian, þýwian; pres. ic þý, hé þýþ; p. þeówde, þéwde, þíwde, þýwde, þýgde, þeóde, þýde; ppr. þýwende, þíende; pp. þéd, þýd.
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Hwílum ic ( a storm ) sceal tó staþe þýwan (þyran, MS.) flintgrǽgne flód, 383, 30; Rä. 4, 18. Þéwende (? þerende, MS.) inruens, Wrt.