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HRING

(n.)
Grammar
HRING, hrincg, es; m.

A RINGcirclecircuitcycleorbglobefestoon

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Dyde him of healse hring gyldenne doff'd from his neck a golden ring, Beo. Th. 5611; B. 2809. Gewyrc ánne hring ymb ðone slite make a ring round the incision, L. M. 1. 45; Lchdm. i. 112, 1.

meaht

(n.)
Grammar
meaht, <b>, maht, meaht, meht, mieht, miht,</b> e; f. (but mihtes,
  • Ps, Th. 70, 18
).

Mightpowervirtueabilityan exercise of powermighty work

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Ne dyde mæhto ł mægno monigo non fecit virtutes multas, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 58: 14, 2. [O. E. Homl. maht: Laym. mæht, miht: Orm. mahht, mihtt: Ayenb. miȝt: Goth. mahts: O. Sax. maht: O. Frs. macht, meht: Icel. máttr: O. M. H.

Linked entries: mæht miht un-gemeaht

styrian

(v.)
Grammar
styrian, p. ede, ode
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dyde ðæt án ǽren nædre hý styrede, Wulfst. 98, 22. Ða stánas hí styredon for ðam swége, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 1.

Linked entry: stirian

DǼD

(n.)
Grammar
DǼD, gen. dat.dǽde ; acc. dǽde, dǽd; pl. nom. acc. dǽda, dǽde; f. A

DEED, action actio, actus, factum

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Ne sindon him dǽda dyrne deeds are not dark to him, 23 a; Th. 65, 5; Cri. 1050: 39 b; Th. 130, 12; Gú. 437. Ðæt his góde dǽda swýðran wearþan ðonne misdǽda that his good deeds be more prevailing than his misdeeds, Chr. 959; Erl. 121, 5.

Linked entry: dyd

ge-þanc

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Th. 91, 4. s device, design, what is thought out þ æ hié láð þurh þæs wráðan geþanc weorðan sceoldon, Gen. 631. þurh dyrne geþanc by dark design 532. Gelér*-*eddum geðancum eruditis cogitationibus ; of witty inventions, (A. V.) Kent. Gl. 240.

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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III. 4 Dyde ic mé tó gomene ganetes hleóðor, mǽw singende fore medodrince, Seef. 22. Fore hundum tigras and leópardos hí fédað, Nar. 38, 3. Sé þe hors nabbe wyrce þám hláforde þe him fore ríde, Ll.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Nǽnig bihelan mæg on þám heardan dæge wom unbéted, 1311. of persons, harsh, severe in dealing with any one : Symble hé þá steóre dyde bútan mildheortnesse, and hit má dyde on wælgrimnesse wyllan þonne mid ǽnigre mildheortlicre forgifnesse . . . hé wæs

wiht

(n.)
Grammar
wiht, e ; f. : es; n.

a wightcreaturebeingcreated thinga whitthingaughtanythingwithout a negativeaughtalonewith a genitive

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Ne dyde ic for feóndscipe, ne for wihte ðæs ic ðé weán úðe did it not from enmity, or from aught of ill will 163, 2 ; Gen. 2692. Hé nele láþes wiht geæfnan. Exon. Th. 357, 22; Pa. 32 : Cd. Th. 16, 13; Gen. 242.

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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Hit máre ðæs landes forbærnde ðonne hit ǽfre ǽr dyde, 5, 2; Swt. 220, 16. Ðæt hí þurh ðæt mǽge mǽst bearna begitan, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 82, 25. Ðǽr manna wese mǽst ætgædere, Ps. Th. 78, 10. Se ðissum herige mǽst hearma gefremede, Andr.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

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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Ǽlc wyrd, sam hió sié wynsum, sam hió sié unwynsum, for ðý cymþ tó ðǽm gódum ðæt hió ... hine þreátige tó ðon ðæt hé bet dó, . . . oððe him leánige ðæt hé teala dyde, Bt. 40, 1 ; Fox 224, 33-226, 5.

Linked entry: weord

habban

(v.)
Grammar
habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Mid ðý hé mid ðone gesíþ hæfed wæs dum apted comitem teneretur, 4, 22; S. 591, 32. Adam and Eva on bendum wǽron hæfde Adam and Eve were held in bonds, Blickl.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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dyde ðæt hí twelfe mid him wǽron fecit ut essent duodecim cum illo, Mk. Skt. 3, 14. Hí ealle þrý tógædere grétton ðone cyngc all three of them together saluted the king, Th. Ap. 19, 22: Homl. Th. ii. 384, 4.

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

gildan

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(bb) to repay an amount taken or borrowed :-- Wénstú gif hwá óðrum hwæt gieldan sceal, hwæðer hé hine mid ðý gehealdan mæge ðæt hé him náuht máre on ne nime, ne ðæt ne gielde ðæt hé ǽr nam?, Past. 425, 1-3.

manian

(v.)
Grammar
manian, <b>, manigean, monian;</b> p. ode.

to bring to mind what ought to be doneto urge upon one what ought to be doneto admonishexhortinstigateto bring to mind what, should not be forgottento admonishremindsuggestpromptto tell what ought to be doneto teachinstructadviseto claim of a person (acc.) what is duein jus vocaread malium mannire

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dyde swá swá hé manede, Homl. Th. i. 238, 23. God bebeád Moyse ðæt hémanode ðæt folc, ðæt swá hwá swá ábiten wǽre, besáwe up tó ðære ǽrenan næddran, ii. 238, 17.

un-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-þanc, es; m.

disfavourdispleasureangerill-willan unpleasing acta displeasurean offenceannoyancenot thanksdispleasure expressed in wordsunwillinglywithout consenton compulsioningratiswithout (a person's) consentnot of (one's own) accordagainst (one's) will

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Hé bræc ðæne palant æt Neomagan and eác fela óðra unþanca hé him dyde, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 22. Hé wolde geofan him ðone castel, ðæt hé mihte syððan dæghwamlíce his unwinan unþancas dón, 1075; Erl. 212, 16.

Linked entry: un-þances

swá

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dyde swaþer hé dorste . . . swá ( vel) hé hit ágnode swá (vel ) hé hit týmde, Ll. Th. i. 160, 8. 2 b. add: — Suá (swǽ, v. l. ) nytt suá unnyt suæðer hié beóð, Past. 97, 1

wóh

(n.)
Grammar
wóh, gen. wóges, wós; dot. wóge, wó; n.

Wrongperversityinjusticeerrorwrongfullywrongly

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Hé ðæt mǽste wóh dyde wið ða Godes þeówas, Ors. 6, 34 ; Swt. 290, 18. Ne dó wé eác nán wóh, Past. 45; Swt. 337, 21. Se ðe wilnaþ wóh tó dónne, 19; Swt. 145, 12 : Bt. 41, 3; Fox 246, 19: Ps. Th. 61, 9. Wóh fremian, 54, 20.

ge-mána

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. ; and hé swá dyde, ge ðæt yrfe, ge ðæt hé mid uncre gemánan begeat, and ðæt hé sylf gestrýnde, C. D. ii. 113, 2-8. Ðæs ðe hé on uncrum gemánan gebruce, 13. Ic ann ðæs landæs Alfwerdæ . . . and Ælfwaræ him tó gemánan, iii. 360, 30.

hring

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Dyde him of healse hring gyldenne, B. 2809. Ne gé ne sceolon beón rance mid hringgum geglengede, Ll. Th. ii. 358, 5. Gimbǽrum ringum gemmiferis (digitorum) anulis (comi ), An. Ox. 1192. Hringas an[nul]os, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 61. <b>I a.

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I. 4 i Swá hé nú dyde tó þís ilcan Ðeódríce, Bt. 16, 1; F. 48, 35. 1. Add Hé lǽdde hit forð mid him þǽr hé fundode tó, Hml. S. 26, 224: 31, 535. Add Ne bið þeós ádl hwæþere tó frécne, Lch. ii. 46, 12