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ranc

(adj.)
Grammar
ranc, adj.
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C. 35; Th. ii. 358. 5. v. ofer-ranc. bold, valiant (Icel. rakkr courageous, bold) Ðǽr mihton geseón Winceastre leódan rancne here and unearhne a host bold and fearless, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 26

Linked entry: ranc-strǽt

seld-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
seld-, sel-, syl-líc ; adj.
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Him ( the phenix ) sette sóð cyning sellícran gecynd ofer fugla cyn, 221, 4 ; Ph. 329. Ic ǽfre ne geseah syllícran cræft. Andr. Kmbl. 1000 ; An. 500 : Rood Kmbl. 8 ; Kr. 4

þeód-land

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-land, es; n.
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Ðonne hit færþ súð ofer sǽ geond ðæt þeódland (on ða þeódland, 215, 18), and hit ðǽr forbærnþ ðæt mancyn, swá hit hér ǽr dyde, Wulfst. 205, 13

wicu

(n.)
Grammar
wicu, wucu, an ; f.
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On ðære seofoðan wiecan (wucan, v.l. ) ofer Eástron, Chr. 878 ; Erl. 80, 8. Tuwa on ucan (wucan, v.l.: wico, Lind.: wica, Rush.) bis in sabbato, Lk. Skt. 18, 12. Ða fullan wican (wucan, v.l. ) ǽr Sc̃ta Marian mæssan, L. Alf. pol. 43; Th. i. 92, 7.

bregdan

(v.)

to pluckpulldrawdragto bindknotto changeto changeto movebe pulledto flash

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Ne bréde gé nó ðá stengeas of ðǽm hringum, Past. 172, 10. to move quickly to and fro Brǽd ꝥ heáfod hider and geond ofer ꝥ fýr, Lch. ii. 38, 3. to bind, knot Þá brúdon hig rápas on hyre hancla and on hyre fét.

eorþ-lic

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Th. 49, 1. where a contrast is expressed or implied with heavenly, spiritual Nán eórþlic man ne mehte swelce sibbe ofer eallne middangeard gedón, Ors. 3, 5; S. 106, 27. Hér sceal mín wesan eorðlic éðel, Gú. 232.

ge-þyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þyld, e; f.
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 ofer-geþyld, un-geþyld

ge-fremian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fremian, ge-fremman.
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Hine God ofer ealle men forð gefremede, B. 1718. Gifremid, -fraemid provecta, Txts. 84, 759. Gefremed, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 39. to effect, accomplish, commit a crime Ic þonne gefremme þæs monnes neádþearf-nesse, Shrn. 77, 8.

haga

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On ðone hagan tó pitan wyrðe . . . ofer þone feld on hagan . . . anlang herepaðes tó ðas hagan ænde, v. 13, 23-28. Úp on Afene oð ðæt ðe se alda suínhæga út scióteð tó Afene; ðonne be ðǽm hagan, ii. 29, 11.

Linked entry: hecge

on-secgan

(v.)

to sacrifice, offerto deny, renounce, abjure

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Se ðe godgeldum onsæcge ofer God ánne, L. Alf. 32; Th. i. 52, 12. Gif ðú onsecgan nelt sóðum godum, Exon. Th. 253, 3; Jul. 174. Ðu scealt Isaac mé onsecgan, Cd. Th. 172, 30; Gen. 2852. Ðǽm godum onsægdnisse onsæcgan victimis placare, Nar. 20, 5.

timber

(n.)
Grammar
timber, es; n.

material for constructing a house, ship, etc.,timbermaterial of which anything is formeda structure,building,edificethe building of a house, ship, etc.

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Seó tíd gewát ofer timber (? tiber, MS.) sceacan middangeardes, Cd. Th. 9, 2; Gen. 135. Huulig timber quales structurae, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 13, 1. Timbra aedificiorum, Ps. Surt. 128, 6.

Linked entry: and-timber

á-settan

(v.)

to setputmove an object to a place To move one's selftransport one's self:-- to set place buildto put inoutof an officeto lay, impose punishment,to set propose a riddle,to oppress

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Hié ásettan him (hí,v. l.) on ánne síþ ofer mid horsum mid ealle, 893; P. 84, 3. Matheum hé gedyde gangan tó þám eástdǽle mid his discipulum and ásetton on þá dúne þǽr se apostol wæs, St.

setl

(n.)
Grammar
setl, sedl, seðl, seotl, sotl, seatl, sitl (-el, -ol, -ul), es; pl. setl, setlu, sotelas, setlas (
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Ðonne sitt hé ofer his mægen þrymme setl (seðel, Lind. : on sedle, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 25, 31. Hit is swíðe gewunelíc ðætte dómeras & ríce menn on setelum sitten, Past. 56; Swt. 435, 21.

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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H. 44, 16. the inferior clerks attendant upon the mass-priest Se biscop sceal þrafian þá mæssepreóstas ꝥ hié þone híred þe hié ofer beóþ, and þá lǽwedan men þe hié aldormen ofer beón sceoldan, ꝥ hié þǽm ne geþafian ꝥ hié heora líf on wóh lifgean, Bl.

DIM

(adj.)
Grammar
DIM, def. se dimma, seó, ðæt dimme; adj.
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Nǽnegum þuhte dæg on þonce, gif sió dimme niht ǽr ofer eldum egesan ne brohte the day would seem delightful to none, if the dark night did not bring terror over men, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 32; Met. 12, 16.

nacod

(adj.)
Grammar
nacod, næcad ; adj.

nakedbarenuduswithout clothingunsaddledbare-backednakedunsheathedbaredestitutestripped of propertynot accompanied by deeds

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Th. i. 210, 27. of a sword, naked, unsheathed Him ne hangaþ nacod sweord ofer ðam heáfde, Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 27 : Beo.

seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
seóc, ; adj.
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Ofer seóce (aegrotos) hí hyra handa settaþ and hí beóþ hále, Mk. Skt. 16, 18. ¶ used as a noun þurh his hrepunge beóþ gestrangode ða unstrangan seócan, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 54. of moral disease Hǽðne wǽron begen, synnum seóce, Exon.

ge-dón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dón, ic -dó, ðú -dést, he -déþ, pl. -dóþ; p. -dyde, pl. -dydon; pp. dén, -dón

To domakeputcauseeffectreach a placefacere

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Hie gedóþ ðæt ǽgðer biþ ofer froren they cause each to be frozen over, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 23, 9 : Past. Swt. 7, 8 : Ps. Th. 82, 12. Ðone eádigan Matheum he gedyde gangan he caused the blessed Matthew to go, St. And. 14, 13.

ge-riht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-riht, es; n.

What is right, a right, due, last office of the church, directionrectum, jus, ratio, officium

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Ðis syndon ða gerihta ðe se cyning áh ofer ealle men on Wessexan these are the rights which the king has over all men in Wessex, L. C. S. 12; Th. i. 382, 12. Cynescipes gerihta rights of royalty, L. Edg.

Linked entry: ge-ryht

turf

(n.)
Grammar
turf, gen. dat. tyrf; pl. tyrf and turf; f.
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Genim feówer tyrf on feówer healfa ðæs landes . . . drýpe on ðone staðol ðara turfa . . . bere ða turf tó circean and maesse*-*preóst ásinge feówer mæssan ofer ðan turfon, and wende man ðæt gréne tó ðan weofode, and siþþan gebringe man ða turf ðǽr hí

Linked entry: tyrf