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for-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gitan, -gytan, -gietan; ic -gite, ðú -gitest, -gitst, he -giteþ, -gitt, -git, pl. -gitaþ; p. ic, he -geat, -gæt, ðú -geáte, pl. -geáton, -gǽton, -géton, impert. -git , pl. -gitaþ; subj. pres. -gite, pl. -giton; p. -geáte, pl. -geáten; pp. -giten; v. trans. gen. acc. [for-, gitan to get]

To FORGETneglectoblīviscineglĭgĕre

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Sýn gecyrrede to helle ealle þeóda ða ðe forgitaþ God convertantur in infernum omnes gentes qui oblīviscuntur Deum, Ps. Lamb. 9, 18. Ic forgeat to etanne mínne hláf oblītus sum comĕdĕre pānem meum, 101, 5: 118, 153, 176.

Linked entry: for-gietan

un-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-rǽd, es; m.

evil counselill-advised coursebad planfollydisadvantageprejudicehurt

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helle ontýneþ ðám ðe líces wynne fremedon on unrǽd, Exon. Th. 364, 14; Wal 70. Hí drugon heora sylfra écne unrǽd, Cd. Th. 116, 16; Gen. 1937

á-stígan

(v.)

downwardupwarddownward upwardto descendgo down intoto ascendmount

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Þú ástige on helle grund, Bl. H. 87, 14. Of heofenum oþ eorþan ástígan, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 40: 570, 1. Tó eorþan ástígan to land, Bl. H. 233, 27. Ástígendum in seáð descendentibus in lacum, Ps.

ge-mearcian

(v.)
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Cf. míl-gemearc Þæt þanon wǽre tó helle duru hund þúsenda míla gemearcodes, Sae. 724. to make a mark on Hú Martirius gemearcode þone hláf, Gr. D. 86, 12.

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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Hú héh and deóp hell seó, Cd. 228; Th. 309, 9; Sat. 707. Witan hú ðú æðele eart, Hy. 3, 14; Hy. Grn: ii. 281, 14.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

dæg

(n.)
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. ¶ in pl. days of life :-- Swegen geendode his dagas, Chr. 1014; P. 144, 27. time during which an office is held, reign of a king Ic wearð ásend on Æþelrédes dæge cyninges tó sumum mynstre, Hml. Th. i. 2, 14.

ge-staþelian

(v.)
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</b> of a condition :--- of the operations of the Deity Ðú gestaþoladest eorþan . . . ꝥ heó ne helt on náne healfe, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 35. Drihten snytro gisette earðe, gistaðelade (stabilivit) heofnas, Re. 81, 22: Kent.

Linked entry: ge-staþeled

hider

to this worldto this lifein this worldto this pointhither and thitherto and fro

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For þám hírede þe þú hider (Hell) lǽddest, Sat. 423. Cóm seó hlǽfdige hider tó lande, Chr. 1002; P. 134, 10: 1057; P. 188, l. Nú gé þus feor hider on úrne eard in becómon. By. 57.

Linked entry: hider-cyme

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.
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Wæs sóna gearu wíf, swá hire weoruda helm beboden hæfde, Elen. Kmbl. 445 ; El. 223. Sǽde ðæt wíf hire wordum selfa, Cd. Th. 160, 10; Gen. 2648. Wífes sceós baxeae, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 20. Ðæt hi nágan mid rihte þurh hǽmedþing wífes gemánan, L.

Linked entry: BRÝD

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.
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Outer: outmost, extreme. local Of helle ýteran ex inferno inferiori, Ps. Spl. T. 85, 12. On ðan ýttren in citeriorem, Hpt. Gl. 492, 69. On ða ýtran in posteriora, Ps. Spl. 77, 72. Ýtemeste extremus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 39.

Linked entry: ýtmest

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; pl. [which is more frequent] leóde; m.

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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Ðǽm Cristenum leódum com Godes engel on fultum God's angel had come to the Christians as a help, Blickl. Homl. 203, 25, 20: Cd. 24; Th. 31, 22; Gen. 489: 157; Th. 195, 16; Exod. 277.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

for-dón

(v.)
Grammar
for-dón, to for-dónne; he -déþ; p. ic, he -dyde, ðú -dydest, pl. -dydon; subj. pres. -dó, pl. -dón; p. -dyde, pl. -dyden; pp. -dón, -dén.

to do fordestroykillperdĕredestruĕredēlērecontĕrĕreinterfĭcĕreoccīdĕreto seducedefilecorruptsedūcĕrescĕlĕrāre

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to do for, destroy, kill; perdĕre, destruĕre, dēlēre, contĕrĕre, interfĭcĕre, occīdĕre Ondrǽdaþ ðone, ðe mæg sáwle and líchaman fordón on helle tĭmēte eum, qui pŏtest et ănĭmam et corpus perdĕre in gehennam, Mt. Bos. 10, 28: Mk.

Linked entry: for-gedón

mǽrþu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrþu, mǽrþo; indecl.: mǽrþ, e; f.

greatnesshonourgloryfamea greathonourableglorious actiona wonderful thingmighty work

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Geceósan swá helle hiénþu swá heofones mǽrþu, Exon. 16b; Th. 37, 11; Cri. 591. Me þincþ ðæt hit hæbbe geboht sume swíðe leáslíce mǽrþe, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 82, 24.

hǽl

Grammar
hǽl, health.
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Oncnáwan hwá him tó hǽle and tó helpe and tó feorhnere on þás world ástág, 105, 32. Hé wolde þrowian for ealra manna hǽle and ús gefreólsian from deófles þeówdóme, 65, 33 : 73, 7 : 129, 14.

weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, (-ud, -ed, -ad), werod (-ud, -ed), worud (-ad), word, es; n.
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Weoruda helm, byrnwíggendra, Elen. Kmbl. 446 ; El. 223. Weoruda waldend, Exon. Th. 96, 6; Cri. 1570 : 137, 28; Gú. 566: Andr. Kmbl. 775; An. 388. Sigora waldend, weoruda wilgiefa, Exon. Th. 229, 34; Ph. 465: Andr. Kmbl. 123; An. 62 : 2565; An. 1284.

on-fón

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</b> add :-- God áliéseð sáwle míne of honda helle þonne hé onfoehð mé, Ps. Vos. 48, 16. Þú mé onféncge, Ps. Th. 118, 147. Hé heora mid bismere onféng, Ors. 3, 11 ; S. 146, 33. Sé þe hine tó men onfó, Ll. Th. i. 86, 9.

ealdor-man

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-man, -mann, -mon, ealdur-, aldor-, eldor-, es; m. [eald old, not only in age, but in knowledge, v. eald, hence ealdor an elder; man hŏmo] .

ALDERMAN, senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of the highest rank, and holding an office inferior only to that of the king mājor nātu, sĕnātor, prŏcer, princeps, prīmas, dux, præfectus, trĭbūnus, quīcunque est aliis grădu aut nātu mājor.eorl, Nrs. jarl, being placed over several shires. The Danish kings ruled by their eorlas or jarls, and the ealdormen disappeared from the shires. Gradually the title ceased altogether, except in the cities, where it denoted an inferior judicature, much as it now does among ourselves

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The office and dignity of ealdorman was held for life,—though sometimes forfeited for treason and other grave offences; but it was not strictly hereditary Fram ðám bróðrum and ðám ealdormannum a fratrĭbus ac majōrĭbus, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 10: 5, 19; S

GE-RÉFA

(n.)
Grammar
GE-RÉFA, ge-reáfa, groefa, an; m.
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Ðæt ǽlc geréfa fylste óðrum to úre ealra friþe that every reeve may help another for the common peace of us all, v. § 8, 4; Th. i. 286, 27. Ðæs landrícan and ðæs biscopes geréfa the landlord's and the bishop's reeve, L.

HRÓF

(n.)
Grammar
HRÓF, es; m.

A ROOFthe topsummit

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Helmes hróf, Beo. Th. 2064; B. 1030. Under wætera hrófas of passing through the Red Sea, Cd. 170; Th. 214, 18; Exod. 571. Bodiaþ uppan hrófum prædicate super tecta, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 27

óþ

(prep.; con.)
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Ðú nyðer færst óþ helle, Mt. ll, 23. Hé him æfter rád óþ ðæt geweorc, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 15.

Linked entry: ót-