eorl
a hero
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alda, and Sidroc eorl se gioncga, and Ósbearn eorl, and Hareld eorl, Chr. 871; P. 70, 24-27 : 918; P. 98, 10, 20. of a Scandinavian acting with the English: Se cyng betǽhte þá fyrde to lǽdene Ealfríce ealdorman and þórode eorl 992; P. 127, 11. as a title
irfe
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Hé wolde his irfe (ierfe, v. l.) geteóðian (cf. cunctorum quae dederis mihi decimas offeram tibi, Gen. 28, 22), 101, 17. <b>II a.</b> on éce irfe in perpetuity :-- Mon ágefe ðæt lond innhígun on ǽce ærfe, C.
rihte
right, due, directly, straight ⬩ directly, straightway ⬩ ⬩ rightly, well, in a manner suited to the circumstances of a case, fittingly, properly, duly ⬩ correctly, in the proper manner, exactly, accurately, truly
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Ryhte beeástan him, [v.eást-rihte; norþ-rihte] due east of them, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 16, 3. of time, directly, straightway Send nú rihte mitte jam nunc, Ex. 9, 19. Nú rihte ðú gesihst jam nunc videbis, Num. 11, 23.
á-teón
to draw (out), ⬩ to protract ⬩ to deal with, ⬩ to treat a person ⬩ to employ property ⬩ time ⬩ talents
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D. 43, 3. to employ property, time,talents Heó áteáh ealle þá niht in wópum in fletibus noctetn ducens, Gr. D. 215, 21. Eal hé on onlíc weorc áteáh, Bl. H. 215, 5. Þá ǽhta Steóh hú þé lícige. Hml. S. 9, 44.
for-standan
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Ic geanbidode oþ ic wiste hwæt þú woldest, and hú þú hit understandan woldest, and eác ic tiolode swíþe geornfullíce ꝥ ðú hit forstandan mihtest I waited till I knew what you wanted, and what idea you had formed of it (cf. understandan;III.), and I laboured
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ge-win
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Th. i. 426, 18. mental distress, trouble. v. gewin-tíd, -woruld Hé gehyhte þæt him God sealde his gewinnes frófre sperans in Domino daturum sibi refocillationem aliquam laboris sui, Guth. Gr. 171, 7.
god-cund
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Ðæt mon hiora tíd geuueorðiae mid godcundum gódum . . . Ic bidde hígon ðette hié ðás godcundan gód gedón . . . ðaet ęghwilc messepriost gesinge twá messan . . . ond ęghwilc Godes ðiów gesinge twá fíftig, C. D. i. 293, 1-33.
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swá
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Syle etan ǽr ðære tíde his tócymes, swá on dæge swá on nihte, swæþer hyt sý, Lchdm. i. 364,16.
HEÁH
HIGH, tall, lofty, sublime, haughty ⬩ altus, excelsus, celsus, excellens, sublimis
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Seó eádignes ðæs heán heáhengles tíd the blessedness of the festival of the great archangel, Blickl. Homl. 197, 4, 24. From stæþe heáum from the high shore, Exon. 106 a; Th. 405, 6; Rä. 23, 19.
æfter
AFTER ⬩ post ⬩ Along ⬩ through ⬩ during ⬩ κατά ⬩ per ⬩ According to ⬩ by means of ⬩ secundum ⬩ propter ⬩ After ⬩ about ⬩ propter ⬩ ob ⬩ de ⬩ After ⬩ above ⬩ according to ⬩ post ⬩ super ⬩ secundum
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Kmbl. 977; El. 490: Exon. 118 a ; Th. 454, 10 ; Hy. 4, 30. extension over space or time,— Along, through, during; κατά, per Sǽton æfter beorgum they sat along the hills, Cd. 154 ; Th. 191, 9; Exod. 212.
ge-writ
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E. 229, 23. text of an agreement Þǽre siuoðlican dǽde þysses gemetes gewrit is cuius synodicae actionis huius*-*modi textus est, Bd. 4, 5; Sch. 373, 8. of literary writing, a book, treatise Gewrites fa[s] ti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 82: 37, 25.
gíman
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Hwý nelt þú géman ꝥ mín sweostor mé lǽt áne þegnian non est tibi curae quod soror mea reliquit me solam mini-strare? (Lk. 10, 40), Bl.
teón
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Ðæt hé tió on hine selfne óðerra monna scylda, 16; Swt. 99, 1. Sanctus Paulus ðone óðerne lǽrde, ðæt hé him anwald on tuge, 40; Swt. 291, 20.
wealdan
To have power over ⬩ to control the movements of that which is moved ⬩ to regulate ⬩ wield a weapon ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ to control that which moves itself ⬩ to have control of a person, an emotion ⬩ to govern, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule ⬩ govern ⬩ have dominion over ⬩ bear sway ⬩ wield power, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ absolute ⬩ fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ to have power over things ⬩ to possess ⬩ be in possession of ⬩ have at command ⬩ be master of, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ to have power to decide or choose what shall take place ⬩ to determine ⬩ ordain ⬩ have the deciding ⬩ control of matters, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with a clause ⬩ absolute ⬩ to have power that brings something to pass, ⬩ to cause ⬩ be the cause, author, source of something, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or acc. ⬩ of things, with gen. ⬩ of motives ⬩ to have power to do ⬩ be able
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Hú hé welt eallum his gesceaftum, Bt. 21, tit.; Fox xiv, 3. Ic weóld folce Deniga, Beo. Th. 935; B. 465. Hé eallum súðmǽgþum weóld cunctis australibus provinciis imperavit, Bd. 2, 5; S. 506, 11.
lǽstan
to follow ⬩ attend ⬩ accompany ⬩ to do ⬩ perform ⬩ observe ⬩ carry out ⬩ execute ⬩ discharge ⬩ to continue ⬩ last
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Th. 566, 23, 31.] to continue, last Ðonne him dagas lǽstun in their life-time, Exon. 26 b; Th. 79, 12; Cri. 1289. [Ðætt]
losian
To perish ⬩ be lost ⬩ stray ⬩ escape
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Gif hé losige and hine mon eft gefó if he escape and be caught a second time, L. Alf. pol. 7; Th. i. 66, 11: 1; Th. i. 60, 17. Gif hit [feoh] him losige, 20; Th. i. 74, 17.
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lof
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Andrew at the same time praising him, An. 991. Lofum laudibus, i. preconiis (uir-ginitatis), An.
rím
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Add: m. the precise sum or aggregate of any collection of individual things or persons Ne magon wé þá tíde be getale healdan dagena rímes we cannot keep Easter Sunday by a reckoning of the number of days, Men. 64.
ó-leccan
to treat gently, to soothe, caress ⬩ to be obsequious, pay court to, fawn upon, flatter, to try to gain a person's good will by unworthy means ⬩ to gain good will by worthy means, to propitiate, be submissive ⬩ of things to gratify, charm, give pleasure
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Swilce hý wǽron rihte ðá hí ðé mǽst geóleccan swilce hí nú sindon ðeáh ðe hý ðé óleccan on ða leásan sǽlþa talis erat, cum blandiebatur, cum tibi falsae illecebris felicitatis alluderet, 7, 2; Fox 18, 2
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HEL
HELL ⬩ the place of souls after death ⬩ Hades ⬩ the infernal regions ⬩ the place of the wicked after death
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For ðam ða deádan ðe on helle beóþ ðín ne gemunan ne ðé andetaþ swá swá wé dóþ quoniam non est in morte qui memor sit tui: in inferno quis confitebitur tibi, Ps. Th. 6, 4. On ðære sweartan helle in the black hell, Cd. 35; Th. 47, 16; Gen. 761.