ǽht
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what is owned, a possession ⬩ possession
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Add: what is owned, a possession Ǽht res, heánra manna (man, Wrt.) vel ceorla (-ic, Wrt.) ǽhta peculium, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 57, 59. Ǽhta gadzarum, An. Ox. 3155. Gif ceorl deóflum gelde, hé sié ealra his ǽhta (MS. ǽhtan) scyldig, Ll. Th. i. 40, 5, 6.
ge-hergian
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Hé sealde þæt feoh for gehergodum mannum, and þá þe on hæftnédum wǽron, Hml. S. 31, 1292. Álése hé æt óðrum mannum heora þeówan and húru earme gehergode men, Ll. Th. ii. 282, 15. Swilce hit gehergode hæftlingas wǽron quasi captivus gladio .
medume
middling ⬩ moderate ⬩ common ⬩ occupying the middle or mean position as regards ⬩ observing the just mean ⬩ perfect ⬩ meet ⬩ fit ⬩ worthy
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Ic tǽhte ðám rícan ... ic tǽhte ðám medeman mannum ... Ic bebeád þearfum, Homl. Th. i. 378, 20. Heáfodmynstres griþbryce ... medemran mynstres ... and ðonne git læssan, L. Eth. ix. 5; Th. i. 342, 1: L. C. E. 3; Th. i. 360, 21.
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háwian
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Hé hét his cnapan háwian tó ðǽre sǽ gif ǽnig mist árise, 18, 145. figurative, where the mind is directed to a subject Hwónlíce fremað ðæs mannes líf ðe bið nýtene gelíc, ðe háwað symle tó ðǽre eorðan, ꝥ is, tó eorðlicum ðingum, Hml. Th. ii. 442, 8.
dúru-weard
A door-keeper ⬩ jānĭtor, ostiārius
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Hostiārius] is ðære cyrcean dúrewerd, se sceal mid bellan bícnigan ða tída, and ða cyrcan unlúcan geleáffullum mannum, and ðám ungeleáffullum belúcan wiðútan ostiārius is the door-keeper of the church, who shall announce the hours with bells, and unlock
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ge-fadian
To set in order ⬩ dispose ⬩ arrange ⬩ regulate ⬩ ordĭnāre ⬩ dispōnĕre
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set in order, dispose, arrange, regulate; ordĭnāre, dispōnĕre Se ðe awent of Ledene on Englisc sceal gefadian hit swá ðæt ðæt Englisc hæbbe his ǽgene wísan he that translates from Latin into English must arrange it so that the English have its own manner
west-weard
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Ðás seofon tunglan gáð ǽfre eástwerd ongeán ða heofenan ; ac seó heofen[e] is strengre and ábrét hí ealle under*-*bæc westweard mid hire ryne; and is for ðí mannum geþúht swilce séo sunne and ða foresǽdan tunglan gangon westweard.
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eaht
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Hwæt is mannes sunu, þæt hit gemet wǽre, þæt þú him aht (áht?) wið ǽfre hæfdest quid est filius hominis, quoniam reputas eum?, Ps. Th. 143, 4.
for-wyrd
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Is án forwyrd and ænde ( interitus ) þæs mannes and nýtena, Gr. D. 264, 16. Cwilde, forwyrde internicionis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 72: Guth. 38, 22. Forwirde dæg dies perditionis, Deut. 32, 35.
hrepung
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</b> (medical) examination by feeling :-- Án æþele lǽce . . . cúðe tócnáwan, gif hé cunnode þæs mannes, be his ǽdrena hrepunge hweðer hé hraðe swulte, Hml.
on-timber
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Add Þæs mannes líchaman antimber bið of ðám fæder and of ðǽre méder, ac God gescypð þone líchaman of ðám antimbre, Hml. Th. i. 292, 28. Salomon árǽrde þæt mǽre hús of eorðlicum antimbre, ii. 580, 11: Wlfst. 279, 25.
beard
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Lǽdes mannes tácen is þæt þú þé mid ealre hande be þínum cynne nime, swilce þú þé be bearde niman wille, Tech. ii. 129, 17. Wé lǽrað ꝥ ǽnig gehádod man . . . his beard ǽnige hwíle ne hæbbe, Ll. Th. ii. 254, 13.
ge-met
a measure, space, distance ⬩ mensura, spatium, intervallum ⬩ that by which anything is measured, a measure ⬩ mensura, modius, satum ⬩ measure, capacity, ability, power, etc ⬩ mensura, facultas, potestas, vis ⬩ measure, proportion, moderation, bounds, limit, boundary, means, way, manner ⬩ mensura, modus, finis, terminus, limes, ratio ⬩ a rule, order, law ⬩ norma, regula, lex ⬩ a poetical measure, metre ⬩ metrum
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, q.v: infinitive unge-endigendlíc, q.v; modus Modus is gemet oððe ðare sprǽce wíse a mood is mode [manner] or the manner [wise] of speaking, Ælfc.
wlitig
Beautiful ⬩ comely ⬩ fair ⬩ beauteous ⬩ glorious
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Manna dohtra wǽron wlitige (pulchrae), Gen. 6, 2. Gelíce hwítum byrgenum, ða þinceaþ mannum útan wlitige (wlittig, Lind.speciosa ), Mt. Kmbl. 23, 27. Ne seleþ ðé wæstmas eorþe wlitige, Cd. Th. 62, 18; Gen. 1016. Ðás wlitegan tungl, Met. 28, 6.
for-licgan
To lie in a forbidden manner ⬩ fornicate ⬩ commit fornication ⬩ fornĭcāri ⬩ adultĕrāre
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To lie in a forbidden manner, fornicate, commit fornication; fornĭcāri, adultĕrāre Ðá forlǽg heó hý sóna then she soon committed fornication, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 6: 4, 4; Bos. 80, 21. Ðæt nán wíf heó ne forlicge that no woman commit fornication, L.
ge-trýwe
TRUE ⬩ faithful ⬩ fīdus ⬩ fĭdēlis
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He eallum mannum sǽde and bodode ðæt wuldor his getrýwan þeówes omnĭbus fĭdēlis sui fămŭli glōriam prædĭcābat, Bd. 3, 13; S. 539, 10. Gif þegen hæbbe getrýwne man if a thane have a true man, L. C. S. 23; Th. i. 388, 16.
á-gyltan
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Wið ðára ágyltendra unðeáwas contra delinquentium vitia, Past. 107, 10. with means or manner of sin given Wé ágyltaþ þurh feówer þing ( thought, word, deed, will ), Bl. H. 35, 13. Hwǽr ágylte hé ǽfre on his gegerelan?
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drencan
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Swelcum mannum deáh ꝥ hié hié selfe drencen, Lch. ii. 224, 1. to plunge into water Heó þǽre róde tácn on þá wætru drencte, Hml. S. 23 b, 684. <b>II a.</b> to plunge, sink :-- Þæt hý wið deáða duru drencyde wǽran, Ps.
feax
a bush
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Wiþ ꝥ ðæt mannes fex (feax, v. l.) fealle, Lch. i. 110, 15. Ꝥ fýr ne fornam ne án hǽr heora feaxes, Hml. S. 30, 465. Fexe, hǽre capillatura, An. Ox. 1214.
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lǽs
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Seó lǽs is tóforan eallum mannum gemǽne on ðám hǽðfelda the pasture on the heathfield lies open to admit all men C. D. iii. 419, 21. Án lǽs on waruðe, 429, 16. Sceáp lǽsuwe (léswe, Ps. Srt.) his oues pascuae eius Ps. L. 99, 3. On stówe lǽswen (lǽswe?