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leornian

(v.)
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Þisne cræft (bóccræft) leornian, Angl. viii. 308, 26. Syndon þrý deáðas leornode on bócum, Verc. Först. 102, 15.

ÁGAN

(v.)
Grammar
ÁGAN, to áganne; pres. part, ágende; pres. indic. ic, he áh, ðú áhst, pl. ágon, ágan, águn; p. ic, he áhte, ðú ahtest, pl. áhton; subj. ic, ðú, he áge, pl. ágen; p. ic áhte, pl. áhten; pp. ágen.

OWNpossesshaveobtainpossiderehaberepercipereto make another to own or possessto givedeliverrestoredare in possessionemreddererependere

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[Ágan is the first of the following twelve Anglo-Saxon verbs, — ágan, cunnan, dugan, durran, magan, mótan, munan, nugan, sculan, þurfan, unnan, witan, which are called præterito-præsentia, because they take their new infinitives and their present tenses

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Angl. viii. 326, 35. Ǽrest wé wyllað fón on Ianuarium, 305, 29. fón tó to take to. to take into the hand, get for one's self, take Þá hé tó wǽpnum féng, By. 10.

fela

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II. 2 Wytað hú fela epactas beón, Angl. viii. 339, 35. Em swá feala facum totidem spatiis, An. Ox. 3722. Ealswá feala mǽrþa ic geríme tot ego glorias numerabo, 4762. Hú fela dagas and hú fela tída seó sunne wunað on ǽlcum tácne, Angl. viii. 318, 1.

Linked entry: feald

HERE

(n.)
Grammar
HERE, gen. heres, heriges, herges; m.

An army a hostmultitudea large predatory band

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On Eást-Englum wurdon monige men ofslægene from ðam herige in East Anglia many men were slain by the Danes, Chr. 838; Erl. 66, 15: Andr. Kmbl. 2397; An. 1200. Herge, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 9; Gen. 51: Beo. Th. 2500; B. 1248.

Linked entries: flot-herge hors-here

Róm-feoh

(n.)
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Róm-feoh, gen. -feós; n.

Peter's pence

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There is no mention in these of any being exempted from the contribution on the score of insufficient means, but in the laws of Edward the Confessor, in that which treats 'de denario Sancti Petri qui Anglice dicitur Rómescot,' it is said : 'Omnis qui

wilisc

(adj.)
Grammar
wilisc, adj.

foreign, not Englishservile

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Onwócon of Chame .xxx. theóda mycelra, and eác ðæt cynn wæs geseald ðám óðrum cynnum twám on heaftneád and on þeówdóm. 2, 51), and on cyrlisc cynn, and on gesýðcund cynn, Anglia xi. 3, 62

heofon-lic

chaste

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Mid þám heofonlicon wísdóme þe him se Hǽland forgeaf, Angl. vii. 2, 10. Gesión ðá birhtu þæs heofenlican leóhtes cf. þá écan birhtu Godes, 5) mid módes eágum, Bt. 34, 8; F. 146, 2.

hwanan

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Hwanan, B. 257. (1 a) from what position or state :-- ꝥ Adam understóde ... hwanon hé áfeólle, Angl. vii. 26, 238. (2 a) cf. 2 a Hig næfdon hwanon hí hyt águldon, Lk. 7, 42.

pening

(n.)
Grammar
pening, penning, pending, penig, pennig, es; m.
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Twelf síðon twelf penegas beóþ on ánum punde, Anglia viii. 335. 17. Pund ealoþ gewihþ .vi. penegum máre ðonne pund wætres, and .i. pund wínes gewihþ .xv. penegum máre ðonne .i. pund wætres, etc., Lchdm. ii. 298, 16-26.

Linked entry: pending

streónan

(v.)
Grammar
streónan, (but more often with umlaut) striénan, strénan, strínan, strýnan; p. de (
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Of ðysum þrím mannum, Noes sunum, eall ðes middangeard wearð eft onwæcnod, þéh hyé Drihten on þreó streónde (created them of three conditions), Anglia xi. 3, 60. Seth strýnde suna and dohtra, Cd. Th. 69, 20; Gen. 1138: 70, 13; Gen. 1152.

stund

(n.)
Grammar
stund, e; f.
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Æt stunda gehwam, 436, 30; Rä. 55, 9. the hour appointed for a particular act, the signal which marks the hour Geendedum gebedum sí swéged óþer tácn ł stund finitis orationibus sonetur secundum signum, Anglia xiii. 380, 215.

þunor

(n.)
Grammar
þunor, (-ar, -er, -ur), es; m.

thundertonitrusfulmenJupitera thane of king Egbert of Kent

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Ðunres-dæges nama is of Iove, Anglia viii. 321, 16. On ðone Hálgan Ðunres-dæg, L. Alf. 5; Th. i. 64, 24. Tó ðam hálgan Þurres-dæge, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 621. Gang on Þunres-ǽfen (Wednesday evening), Lchdm. ii. 346, 10.

eald

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Byð se móna feówertýne nihta eald, Angl. viii. 326, 8: Lch. iii. 182, 10 (and often). On ánre nihte ealdne mónan, 5. that belongs to a time long past Sume sǽdon eald wítega ( propheta unus de antiquis ) árás, Lk. 9, 8.

eft

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</b> of replacement, restoration, renewal :-- Geðwegenum fótum eft sceógian hí lotis pedibus recalcient se, Angl. xiii. 413, 687. Sceal beón se ingang eft geopenod, Bl. H. 9, 8. Hú hé eft gesette seld sélran werode, Gen. 94: Dan. 641.

ge-irnan

(v.)
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</b> trans. to run a course, run through, over a space Þes circul ( the zodiac ) ys tódǽled on twelf, and seó sunne geyrnð þás twelf fætu binnan .xii. mónðum, Angl. viii. 298, 16.

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan

ge-writ

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Sigewulf hine befrán gelóme feorran mid gewritum be gehwylcum cnottum, Angl. vii. 2, 13. Þá gewritu and þá word þe se arceƀ mé fram þám pápan bróhte, Cht.

hring

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In this latter passage, however, the original seems to intend a halo with prismatic colouring), Ph. 305. a group of persons standing in a circle Wuldorful apostolan hring gloriosus apostolorum chorus, Angl. ii. 357, 10.

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de

To divide,separate,distributeto divide a whole into parts, to destroy unity, make dissension into divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different partsto divide one number by anotherto divide one thing from another,part,separateto scatter, disperseto destroyto distribute, give away parts of a whole,to divide into sharesto shareto divide,distinguish,separate,make a difference betweento be different,be distinguished from.to separate with the minddiscern,discriminate,distinguish,to give forth,utter

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Ðæt hig cunnon fægere tódǽlan hwæt byþ betwuxab animali ad animale and ab inanimale ad inanimale, Anglia viii. 313, 35. Tódǽled discretus, Scint. 123, 1. to give forth, utter (?)

BURH

(n.)
Grammar
BURH, burg; gen. burge; dat. byrig, byrg; acc. burh, burg; pl. nom. acc. burga; gen. burga; dat. burgum; f. [beorh, beorg = burh, burg the impert. of beorgan to defend] .
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The style of the Anglo-Saxon indicates a late date, perhaps about 1100 or 1200. Burg arx, Cot. 10. Stíþlíc stán-torr and seó steápe burh on Sennar stód the rugged stone-tower and the high fortress stood on Shinar, Cd. 82; Th. 102, 15; Gen. 1700.