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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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Þenden wé on eorðan eard weardigen, Exon. Th. 48, 16; Cri. 772. Ðǽr hig ǽnne sculan eard weardian habitare in unum, Ps. Th. 132, 1: Exon. Th. 356. 13; Pa. 11. Eard weardigan, án lond búgan, 473, 19; Bo. 17: Andr. Kmbl. 1198; An. 599.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

un-friþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-friþ, es; n.

absence of peacehostilitiesthe state of being out of the king's peace

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Hié ne dorston forþ bí ðære siglan for unfriþe; for ðæm ðæt land wæs eall gebún on óþre healfe ðære eás they durst not sail on past the river for fear of being attacked; for the land was all cultivated on the other side of the river, Ors. 1, 1; Swt

tó-hopa

(n.)
Grammar
tó-hopa, an; m.

Hope,expectation

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On ðé ys eall úre níél and úre tóhopa Domini est salus, 3, 7. Wâ eów welegum ðe eówer lufu eall and eówer tóhopa is on eówrum worldwelum, Past. 26; Swt. 180, 24.

Linked entries: tó-hopung tó-hyht

masc

(n.)
Grammar
masc, max, es; n.

A mesha nettoil

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A mesh, a net, toil Ic wyrpe max míne on pono retia mea in amne, Coll. Monast, Th. 23, 9: 21, 13. On ðám maxum in retibus, 21, 19

Linked entries: mæscre max

wan-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
wan-spéd, e; f.
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On ðæm gefeohte wæs ǽrest anfunden Sciþþia wanspéda ea res primo fidem inopiae Scythicae dedit, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 116, 34

boda

(n.)
Grammar
boda, an; m. [bod a message, -a, q. v. ]

a messenger, ambassador, herald, apostle, angelnuntius, legatus, præco, apostolus, angelusa foreboder, prophetpropheta, vatesa messenger

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a messenger, ambassador, herald, apostle, angel; nuntius, legatus, præco, apostolus, angelus Eálá Wísdóm, ðú eart boda and fórrynel ðæs sóðan leóhtes O Wisdom, thou art the messenger and forerunner of true light, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 170, 28.

un-lǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽd, -lǽde; adj.

poormiserableunhappyunfortunatepoormiserablewretched

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Him mæg eádig eorl eáðe geceósan mildne hláford; ne mæg dón unlǽde swá, 784; Sal. 391.

Linked entries: -lǽde lǽd

búan

(v.)
Grammar
búan, bún, búgan (-ian, -ean), búian, búwian, bógian, q.v. in Dict.; býa in N. Gospels; p. búde, búgede, bógode, býede; pp. bún, búd, býed.
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Forgeaf God him and his ofspringe þone eard tó búgienne, Hml. Th. ii. 190, 14. Land tó búgianne land to inhabit, Bt. 17; F. 60, 4: 18, 1; F. 62, 16

for-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-healdan, for-healden.

withholdkeep backdisregardneglect

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Hé onféng for worlde mycelne noman, and ꝥ eal forheóld and his Scyppend, Bl. H. 43, 35. Eall hí forheóldan heáh weorc Godes, Ps. Th. 105, 29.

Linked entry: for-healden

EÓWU

(n.)
Grammar
EÓWU, gen. eówe ; pl. nom. acc. eówa; gen. eówena; dat. eówenum; f; ewe, an; f. A

EWE, female sheepŏvis fēmĭna

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ad caulas, et mulgeo eas bis in die, et caseum et butyrum făcio,' Coll.

be-þeccan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þeccan, bi-þeccan; p. -þeahte, -þehte, pl. -þeahton, -þehton; pp. -þeaht, -þeht

To cover, cover over, concealtegere, contegere, operire

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Ǽghwæðer óðerne earme beþehte each covered the other with his arm, [each embraced the other], Andr. Kmbl. 2030; An. 1017. Mec mon biþeahte mid wǽdum one covered me with weeds, Exon. 28 b; Th. 87, 10; Cri. 1423 : 51 b; Th. 179, 1; Gú. 1255.

BRÚCAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRÚCAN, to brúcanne; ic brúce, ðú brúcest, brýcst, brícst, he brúceþ, brýcþ, pl. brúcaþ; p. ic, he breác, ðú bruce, pl. brucon; pp. brocen; v. a. gen.

To use, make use of, to pass, spend, enjoy, have enjoyment of, to eat, bear, dischargeuti, frui, possidere, habere, gaudere aliqua re, edere

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Ðú brícst ðínes hláfes thou shalt eat of thy bread, Gen. 3, 19. Brúcaþ, Jn. Bos. 4, 9

Eást-Dene

(n.)
Grammar
Eást-Dene, pl.
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The East-Danes Aldor Eást-Dena, B. 392: 616. Eást-Denum, 828: Rún. 22

LEÓHT

(n.)
Grammar
LEÓHT, líht, es; n.

LIGHTa light

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Ða ðe hí of ðissum leóhte foreode qui eas ex hac luce præcesserant, 4, 7; S. 575, 4. Se sacerd forbærnþ ða drihtne tó leóhte and tó wynsumum stence adolebit ea sacerdos in holocaustum et suavem odorem domino, Lev. 1, 9.

Linked entry: líht

ge-beorgan

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Heó si geborgen wið ealra bealwa gehwylc, Lch. i. 402, 10. Ne wyrð nǽfre folces wíse wel gerǽde, ne wið God well geborgen (secure from incurring God's anger. Cf. ge-beorglic), on þám earde þe man wóh gestreón lufað, Ll.

nicor

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In l. 2 read niccres, and add In þǽre áweóllon swá ǽmettan þá nicras (printed þam cras) hypopotami ueluti formice efferbuere, Nar. 11. 13. [The form crás should be deleted.]

CEORL

(n.)
Grammar
CEORL, es; m.

CHURL, countryman, husbandmanhomo liber, rusticus, colonus a man, husbandvir, maritusa free man

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Swá we eác settaþ be eallum hádum, ge ceorle ge eorle so also we ordain for all degrees, whether to churl or earl [gentle or simple ], L. Alf. pol. 4; Th. i. 64, 3.

Linked entry: ciorl

Eást-Engle

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Add: (the word may often be translated by) East Anglia Norþhymbre and Eást-Engle hæfdon Ælfréde cyninge áþa geseald, and Eást-Engle foregíslas .vi., Chr. 894; P. 84, 20.

ealdor-bold

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-bold, es; n.
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A chief residence, court of a king Be Deorwentan þǽre , ðǽr wæs þæs cyninges ealdorbold (aldor-, v.l.) juxta amnem Deruuentionem, ubi tunc erat uilla regalis, Bd. 2, 9; Sch. 146, 21

Linked entry: bold

sárig-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
sárig-lic, adj.
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Sad, mournful, melancholy Nú sume hwíle wé sprácon ymb unróte and sáriglice bysne; gehwyrfen wé nú eft tó þám blíþum spræcum interim hoc triste seponentes ad ea laeta redeamus, Gr.D. 290, 6