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eáste-weard

(adj.)
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Eásteweard hit mæg bión syxtig míla brád, Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 29, 30. Búton gewaldenum dǽle eásteweardes þæs folces, Chr. 894; P. 86, 13. From eástewearde middangearde ab oriente, Nar. 25, 24. On eásteweardre (eástwarde, v. l.)

freólíce

(adv.)
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Th. ii. 128, 28. with impunity On mægenfæstum eardum man mæg fæstan freólícor ðonne hér, Hml. S. 13, 109. with freedom from control, rule, &c.

ge-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hende, adj.
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Add: local Ne mæg þǽr ǽni man gedyrstig wesan déman gehende nullus ibi confidit judice praesens Dóm. L. 170. Sume naman syndon . . . stówlice . . . propinquus gehende, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 14, 20. Gehendes proxime Germ. 388, 54.

ge-ǽrendian

(v.)

to do an erranda businessto obtain by negotiationintercessionto goand obtainapplyand obtain

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Nán man ne mæg him sylfum rihtlíce tó his Drihtne his þearfe geǽrndian, bútan . . . Wlfst. 136, 15

fóre

(adv.)
Grammar
fóre, adv.

Beforeaforetimeformerlyanteaōlimquondam

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Before, aforetime, formerly; antea, ōlim, quondam He on Ægypta lande worhte fóre wundur mǽre he aforetime did great wonders in the land of Egypt, Ps. Th. 77, 14

Linked entry: fore-swígan

gifian

(v.)
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Take here <b>geafian, geoflan</b> in Dict. and add God mænig-fealdlícor gifað mannum þonne hé seó gebeden, Hml. S. 23 b, 617

Weód-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
Weód-mónaþ, es ; m.

August

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August Agustus mónaþ on úre geþeóde wé nemnaþ Weódmónaþ, for ðon ðe hí on ðam mónþe mǽst geweaxaþ. Shrn. 110, 33 : 124, 14 : Menol. Fox 273; Men. 138

Linked entry: weód

smylte

(adj.)
Grammar
smylte, adj.

Quiet, tranquil, calm, sereneof physical calmnessgentle, mild, of the wind favourable, prosperousof mental calm, placid, serene, tranquil, unruffled

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Hé ýste mæg oncyrran ðæt him windes hweoðu weorðeþ smylte statuit procellam in auram Ps.

Linked entries: smelte smolt

híwian

(v.)

to formfabricateto feignto dissemble

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Ox. 2804. to change the form of an object to that of another in order to deceive Hé hine tó óþrum men híwað, and his gebyrda mid þám bedíglað, ꝥ hé heonan mæg ætberstan, Hml. S. 23, 692.

clipur

(n.)
Grammar
clipur, es; m.

A CLAPPER of a belltintinnabuli vel campanæ malleus

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A CLAPPER of a bell; tintinnabuli vel campanæ malleus Se bend ðe se clipur ys mid gewriðen, ys swylce hyt sý sum gemetegung ðæt ðære tungan clipur mǽge styrian, and ða lippan æt-hwega beátan.

cnoll

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Ofer þá pirescan cnollas trans pirenas ninguidos, Germ. 397, 540. v. mǽr-, stán-cnoll. Add

ge-cneówian

(v.)
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Gesinge hé fíftig sealma and gecneówige æt ǽlcon heora; and gif hé gecneówian ne mæge, singe hundseofontig sealma cantet quinquaginta psalmos et inter singulos eorum in genua procumbat; si in genua procumbere nequit, septuaginta psalmos cantet, Ll.

ofer-drincan

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Ðæt mód wilnað ðæt hit tó ðon onwæcne ðæt hit mæge eft weorðan oferdruncen; for ðǽm . . . hit wacað on ðǽm ymbhogum ðisse worlde, and wilnað ðæt hit sié oferdruncen his ágnes willan mens evigilare optat, ut rursum vina reperiat; quia . . . vigilare ad

mótian

(v.)
Grammar
mótian, p. ode.

to address one's selfspeak (to a person)converseto address an assemblyto discussdisputemoot a question

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Th. ii. 382, 30. to discuss, dispute, moot a question (cf. a moot point) Ðú scealt gelýfan on ðone lifigendan God, and ná ofer ðíne mǽðe mótian be him. Hexam. 3; Norm. 6, 17

be-hlǽnan

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Add: to surround, encompass Foldbúende se micla dæg mægne bihlǽneð (-hlæmeð, MS.), swá þeóf hæleð forféhð slǽpe gebundne, Cri. 870. Eal engla werod behlǽnað (cf. embtrymmað. Wlfst. 137, 15) ðone Metod, Dóm. L. 116

ge-strod

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

Plunder[?]wealth

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, wealth Ðæt hí ðý éþ mǽgen heora unriht gewitt forþbringan hí sind mid gifum and mid gestreónum [Cot. gestrodum] gefyrðrode flagitiosum facinus ad efficiendum præmiis incitari, Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, note 7

un-ceás

(n.)
Grammar
un-ceás, -ceást, es (but ceás and ceást are both fem.)

Absence of quarrelinhostility

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Cf. the similar phrase in reference to the seizing of a thief: Ða mǽgas him ( the captor ) swerian áðas unfǽhða, 28; Th. i. 120, 6

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Begite hé, swá hú swá hé mæge, septies cxx manna, Ll., Th. ii. 286, 25

fandian

(v.)

to tryto temptto tryto trytastefeelto tryto visittemptprovokeattempt

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S. 13, 231. to try to do something, attempt Þeáh hit úre mǽþ ne sié ꝥ wé witan hwæt hé sié, wé sculon be ðæs andgites -acute;ðe ðe hé ús gifð fandian, Bt. 42; F. 256, 4

ge-habban

(v.)
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Wiþ ðon þe man ne mæge his mete gehabban, and hé spíwe, Lch. i. 76, 20: ii. 190, 8. non-material Ðára synna gé gihabbað quorum peccata retinueritis, Jn. L. 20, 23.