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fæder

a parenta step-fatherforefatherfathersancestorsfathera god-fathera patron

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Hwæðer þára twégra dyde þæs fæder (fadres, L., fæderes, R.) willan ?, Mt. 21, 31. Nǽfre ácennede from fæder ne from méder, Bl. H. 93, 28. Ic fare tó mínum fæder (feder, L.) and ic secge him: ' Eálá fæder (fader, L.), ' Lk. 15, 18.

folgian

(v.)

to pursueto accompany be attendant uponto followbe guided byfollowto followpractise

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R. 26, 58. to follow with the intention of overtaking, to pursue: Ðá hátheortan folgiað hwám suá suá Assael dyde Æfnere, Past. 297, 4. Ne folga mé noli me persequi, 295, 15.

ge-munan

(v.)
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Swá mycel swá nán man ne gemunet ꝥ hit ǽfre ǽror dyde, Chr. 1099; P. 235, 7. Gemunde ic hú ic geseah . . . hú ðá ciricean stódon bóca gefyldæ, Past. 5, 8. Ðætte ðæt mód . . . gemyne of ðǽm suingum tó hwǽm eal monncynn gesceapen is, 255, 18.

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, <b>. I.</b>
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Swá man swýðor spæc embe rihte lage swá mann dyde máre unlaga, Chr. 1086; P. 218, 19. Hí eallum folce góde lage (fulle lagu, v. l. ) behéton, 1052 ; P. 180, 33. (In the passages from the Chroniclee ) <b>I a.

be-cuman

to comeget,to come to powerget into troubleto come toby to cometo a personto befallto becomebehove

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Add: to come, get, local, of completed movement (arrival, traverse) Ecbyrht becuman wolde on Germaniam . . . ac hé ne mihte; ac Wihtbyrht ðyder becom . . . and eft wæs hám hweorfende on Scotland, þanon hé ǽr becom, Bd. 5, 9; Sch. 589, 5-12.

heáh

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Mon dyde álces consules setl áne pyle hiérre þonne hit ǽr wæs, 5, 11 ; S. 236, 7. having a lofty position Híge þám þe on húses þæce heáh (or under (I. a β)?) áweaxeð foenum aedificiorum, Ps. Th. 128, 4.

Linked entry: dynt

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Ðý læs ðæt wǽre, ðæt hé ǽnig ðara góda forylde, 213, 23. Tó wosanne onginnaþ fieri incipient, Lk. Skt. Lind. 21, 7. to be, have result, turn out (v. wá, I.)

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Ða Iudéas ðá árison, and hié ongunnon mid sweordum ðyder gán; þóhton ðæt hié woldan ofsleán ða apostolas, Blickl.

warenian

(v.)
Grammar
warenian, warnian, wearnian ; p. ode.
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Utan warnian ús wið his unlára, 80, 4. (2 b) where what is to be guarded against is expressed in a clause :-- Warnode hé hine ðý læs hí on hwylc hús tó him in eodan caverat ne in aliquam domum ad se introirent, Bd. I. 25; S. 486, 39.

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Ǽlc þing cymþ of sumum ðingum, for ðý hit ne biþ weás gebyred; ac þǽr hit of náuhte ne cóme, þonne wǽre hit weás gebyred, Bt. 40, 5; F. 240, 28-30. with hit as subject, and a clause following the verb Gif hit ǽfre gebyreþ ꝥ heó blódes onbirigð, Bt. 25

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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Þǽr þǽr then when, when, þǽr when Ðý læs hié selfe ácwelen ðǽr ðǽr hié ða óðre lácniaþ ne alios medendo ipsi moriantur, Past. 48; Swt. 371, 11. Ðǽr ðǽr ús God forbeád cum nos Deus prohiberet, 59; Swt. 451, 5.

Linked entry: þár

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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Ðæt wé ús beþencan and wið God sylfne þingian, Wulfst. 166, 35. (6 a) where the person with whom is not stated :-- Ne sié him nó ðý þingodre none the more shall the case be settled for him, L.

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Mið ðý cymeþ in ðrymme his cum uenerit in majestate sua, Lk. Skt. Rush. 9, 26, 31: 21, 27: Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 16: Exon. Th. 106, 22; Gú. 45: Hy. 8, 40.

Linked entry: þrym

weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, (-ud, -ed, -ad), werod (-ud, -ed), worud (-ad), word, es; n.
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Mid ðý unárímedan weorode háligra martyra, 25, 35. Weorude, Exon. Th. 57, 2 ; Cri. 912. Mid engla weorede cum agmine angelorum, Bd. 4. 3 ; S. 570, 1. On weorede in coetu, Kent. Gl. 785. Ðǽr hit ða weorud geseóð, Exon. Th. 80, 26; Cri. 1312.

ge-niman

(v.)
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Hit hæfþ genumen (gewunnen, v. l. ) þæs folces ólecunga, Bt. 24, 3; F. 82, 24. to receive a person who offers himself Genómun ( exceperunt ) hine ðá Galilesce menn mið ðý alle geségen ðá ðe geuorhte, Jn. L.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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II. 2 Gemeng wiþ ðý leáce, Lchdm. ii. 34, 5.

ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ládian, p. ode.

to excuseclearexculpatedefend

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Gif mon cyninges þegn beteó manslihtes, gif hé hine ládian dyrre, dó hé ðæt mid xii cyninges þegnum, L. A. G. 3; Th. i. 154, 6. Gif se hláford hine ládian wylle mid twám gódum þegenum, L. Eth. iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 12

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian

ge-endian

(v.)
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In huelc mæht wundra geendade ł dyde ( patraret ), Mt. p. 18, 19. Þǽr wæs swíþe ryht dóm geendad a very just sentence was there carried out, Ors. 6, 34; S. 292, 2. Ꝥ ungeháten is sceal beón geendod, Bl. H. 189, 27.

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince]

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Heó dyde hit ðeáh þurh holdne hyge yet did she it with purpose kind, 33; Th. 44, 12; Gen. 708: Beo. Th. 539; B. 267. Áhyld mé ðín eáre tó holde móde graciously incline thine ear to me, Ps. Th. 70, 2: 85, 6.

æfter

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
æfter, prep. [æft, q. v; er, q. v.] dat; rarely acc.

AFTERpostAlongthroughduringκατάperAccording toby means ofsecundumpropterAfteraboutpropterobdeAfteraboveaccording topostsupersecundum

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Him æfter deórum men dyrne langaþ he longs secretly after the dear man, Beo. Th. 3762; B. 1879. Gróf æfter golde he dug after gold, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 113; Met. 8, 57: Elen. Kmbl. 1346; El. 675: Beo. Th. 2648; B. 1322; Beo.

Linked entries: æftyr efter eftyr