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Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0232, entry 10
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eardian, eardigan, eardigean, ærdian; part, eardiende, eardigende, eardende; ic eardige, ðú eardast, he eardaþ, pl. eardiaþ, eardigaþ; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed. I. v. intrans. To dwell, live, feed; hab
t
re:--Heofenes fugelas eardian mágon under his sceade possunt sub umbra ejus aves cœli hab
t
re. Mk. Bos. 4, 32: Exon. 129 b; Th. 496, 24; Rä. 85, 19: Ps. Th. 67, 6: Ps. Spl. 2, 4: 5, 5. Eardigan, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 10. Loth ne dorste on ðam fæstenne leng eardigean Lot might not longer dwell in that fastness, Cd. 121; Th. 156, 19; Gen. 2591: Ps. Spl. C. 112, 8. Ic eardige, Ps. Th. 60, 3. Ðú eardast, Hy. 5, 1; Hy. Grn. ii. 285, l. Ð
r his híréd eardaþ where his flock feeds, Cd. 226 ; Th. 302, 2; Sat. 592. Æt helle dúru dracan eardigaþ dragons dwell at the gate of hell, 215; Th. 270, 30; Sat. 98. On earda eorðan dwell on earth, Ps. Spl. 36, 3. Ðeáh hí somod eardien though they dwell together, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 292; Met. 20, 146. For yfelnesse ðara eardiendra ð
r on ðære byrig a mal
tia inhab
tantium in eo, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 22: Ps. Th. 82, 6: 135, 27: Ps. Spl. 16, 13. Eardendra, Ps. Th. 106, 33. Abram eardode on ðam lande Chanaan Abram hab
t
vit in terra Chanaan, Gen. 13, 12. Eardodon, Beo. Th. 6093; B. 3050. Se me be healfe eardade who dwelled by my side. Exon. 129 b; Th. 496, 26; Rä. 85, 20. Eardedon, 9 b; Th. 8, 30; Cri. 125. II. v. trans. To inhabit; inhab
t
re. inc
l
re:--Peohtas ongunnon eardigan ða norþ-d
las ðysses eálondes Picti hab
t
re per septentri
n
les ins
læ partes cœp
runt. Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 18. Sceolde wíc eardian elles hwergen he should inhabit a dwelling elsewhere, Beo. Th. 5172; B. 2589: Ps. Th. 104, 19. DER. ge-eardian, on-, on-eardiend.
Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0248, entry 26
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el-þiódgian, -þiódigian; p. ode; pp. od [el, þeód a people] To live in foreign parts, to lead a pilgrim's life; p
regr
n
ri :-- Wilnode he on neáweste ðara háligra stówe to tíde elþiódgian on eorþan c
p
vit in v
c
nia sanct
rum l
c
rum ad tempus p
regr
n
ri in terris, Bd. 5, 7; S. 621, 12.
Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0255, entry 30
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EOBÞE, an; f; eorþ, e; f. I. the EARTH in opposition to the sea, the ground, soil; terra, h
mus, s
lum :-- God gecígde ða drignisse eorþan, and ðæra wætera gegaderunga he hét s
s v
c
vit Deus
r
dam terram, congreg
ti
nesque
qu
rum appell
vit m
ria, Gen. 1, 10. Spritte seó eorþe grówende gærs and s
d wircende and æppelb
re treów wæstm wircende æfter his cinne, ðæs s
d sig on him silfum ofer eorþan geem
net terra herbam v
rentem et f
cientem s
men et lignum p
m
f
rum f
ciens fructum juxta g
nus suum, cujus s
men in s
metipso sit s
per terram, Gen. 1, 11, 12, 24, 25, 28, 29: Cd. 57; Th. 69, 32; Gen. 1144: Exon. 62b; Th. 231, 11; Ph. 487: Beo. Th. 3069; B. 1532: Elen. Kmbl. 1655; El. 829 : Bt. Met. Fox 8, 118 ; Met. 8, 59. Ic ðec ofer eorþan geworhte, on ðære ðú scealt yrmþum lifgan and to ðære ilcan scealt eft geweorþan I made thee on earth, on which thou shalt live in misery and shalt become the same again, Exon. 16 b; Th. 39, 12-19; Cri. 621-624: 38 a; Th. 125, 10; Gú. 352. Cain wæs eorþan tilia fuit Cain agr
c
la [lit. a tiller of the earth], Gen. 4, 2. II. the EARTH, terrestrial globe; tellus :-- On anginne gesceóp God heofenan and eorþan in the beginning God created heaven and earth, Gen. 1, 1, 2, 17, 20, 26: 2, 1, 4: Cd. 98; Th. 129, 9; Gen. 2141: Exon. 16b; Th. 38, 18; Cri. 608. Se Ælmihtiga eorþan worhte the Almighty made the earth, Beo. Th. 185; B. 92. Drihtnes is eorþe and fulnysse oððe gefyllednes hyre the earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof, Ps. Lamb. 23, 1: Ex. 9, 29: Deut. 10, 14. Ðæt gé ne swerion þurh eorþan, forðamðe heó ys Godes fótscamul that ye swear not by the earth, because it is God's foot-stool, Mt. Bos. 5, 35. [Piers P. Wyc. erthe: Laym. eorðe, eorðen, earþe, erþe: Orm. eorþe, erþé: Plat, eerde , f: O. Sax. erða , f: Frs. yerd: O. Frs. irthe, erthe, erde, f: Dut. aarde, f: Ger. M. H. Ger. erde, f: O. H. Ger. erda, erada, f: Goth. airþa, f: Dan. jord, m. f: Swed, jord, f: Icel. jörð, f. earth, land, estate.]
Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0261, entry 27
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Éua, æ; f. Lat: Éve, Éfe, an; f. Eve; H
va:-- Éua, ðæt is lí; forðanðe heó is ealra libbendra módor H
va, id est v
ta; eo quod m
ter esset cunct
rum v
ventium, Gen. 3, 30. Be Éuan his gemæccan by Eve [H
vam] his wife, 4, 1. Éua, Homl. Th. i. 16, 27. Éuan scyld Eve's sin, Exon. 9 a; Th. 7, 6; Cri. 97. [Heb. HEBREW from HEBREW to live.]
Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0275, entry 27
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félnyss, e; f. [félan to feel] Feeling; sensus :-- Gærs and treówa lybbaþ bútan félnysse ... nýtenu lybbaþ and habbaþ félnysse bútan gesceáde grass and trees live without feeling ... beasts live and have feeling without reason, Homl. Th. i. 302, 15, 16. DER. ge-félniss.
Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0276, entry 26
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FEOH, fioh; gen. feós; dat. feó; n. I. cattle, living animals; p
cus, j
menta :-- Gif ðé becume óðres monnes giémeleás feoh [G and H] on hand if the stray cattle of another man come to thy hand, L. Alf. 42; Th. i. 54, 9. Feoh bútan gewitte the cattle without understanding, Salm. Kmbl. 46; Sal. 23. Wiht seó ðæt feoh fédeþ a thing which feeds the cattle, Exon. 109 a; Th. 416, 21; Rä. 35, 2. Ic sealde him gangende feoh I gave him live stock [walking cattle], Cd. 129; Th. 164, 23; Gen. 2719. II. cattle being used in early times as a medium of exchange, hence Money, value, price, hire, stipend, FEE, reward; p
c
nia, merces :-- Næbbe gé feoh on eówrum bígyrdlum n
l
te poss
d
re p
c
niam in z
nis, Mt. Bos. 10, 9. Se ðe his feoh to unrihtum wæstmsceatte ne syleþ qui p
c
niam suam non d
dit ad
s
ram, Ps. Th. 14, 6. Ðæt he him sealde wið feoh ðæt scræf ut det illi sp
luncam p
c
nia, Gen. 23, 9. Ic ðé ða f
hþe feó leánige I will recompense thee for the strife with money, Beo. Th. 2765; B, 1380. III. as property chiefly consisted of cattle, hence Goods, property, riches, wealth; b
na, d
v
tiæ,
pes :-- His feoh onfón fremde handa dir
piant ali
ni omnes d
v
tias ejus, Ps. Th. 108, 11. Ne wilniaþ nánes óðres feós wish for no other riches, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 22. We ðé feoh syllaþ we will give thee wealth, Cd. 130; Th. 165, 2; Gen. 2725: Ors. 2, 4; Bos.43, 22. IV. the Anglo-Saxon Rune &f-rune; = f, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is feoh money, wealth,-hence this Rune not only stands for the letter f, but for feoh money, as,- &f-rune; [ = feoh] byþ frofur fira gehwylcum money is a consolation to every man, Runic pm. 1; Kmbl. 339, i; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 1. &f-rune; [ = feoh] on foldan wealth on earth, Exon. 19 b; Th. 50, 28; Cri. 808: Elen. Grm. 1270. [Piers P. fee: Chauc. fee: Laym. feoh, feo, n: Orm. fe, fehh: Plat. vee, veih, n. cattle: O. Sax. fé, fio; Hel. fehu, n. p
cus,
pes: O. Frs. fia, fya, n: Dut. vee, n: Kil. veech, vee p
cus: Ger. vieh, n: M. H. Ger. vihe, n: O. H. Ger. fihu, n: Goth. faihu, n. cattle, goods: Dan. fæ, n: Swed. fä, n: Icel. fé, n. cattle, goods: Lat. p
cus, n: Lith. pekus cattle: Sansk. pasu, m. cattle. 'The importance of cattle in a simple state of society early caused an intimate connection between the notion of cattle, and of money or wealth. Thus we have Lat. p
cus cattle; p
c
nia money; and Goth. faihu cattle, possessions, is identical with O. H. Ger. fihu, fehu; Ger. vieh cattle; Icel. fé cattle, money; A. Sax. feoh cattle, riches, money, price, reward,' Wgwd.] DER. cwic-feoh, h
ðen-, woruld-.
Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0334, entry 21
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freólslíce; adv. Solemnly, freely; sollenn
ter, l
b
re:-- Freólslíce sollenn
ter, R. Concord. 8. In ðæm he freólslíce meahte lifian in which he might freely live, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, note 30. v. freólíce.
Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0336, entry 12
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freoðo, frioðo, freoðu, friðo, fryðo, freðo; indecl. f: freoðu, friðu, e; f. Peace, security, protection, a refuge; pax, sec
r
tas, t
t
la, as
lum :-- Seó [treów] ðé freoðo sceal in lífdagum weorþan which [faith] shall be peace to thee in thy life's days, Cd. 163 ; Th. 204, 21; Exod. 422. Wel biþ ðæm ðe mót Drihten sécean, and to Fæder fæðmum freoðo wilnian it shall be well to him who may seek the Lord, and desire peace in his Father's bosom, Beo. Th. 379; B. 188: Exon. 121 a; Th. 465, 3; Hö. 98. Gif me freoðo Drihten an if the Lord will grant me protection, Cd. 89; Th. 110, 15; Gen. 1838: 183; Th. 229, 25; Dan. 222. Ic me freoðu to ðé wilnige I desire peace from thee, Ps. Th. 55, 8. Hí ð
r lifgaþ á in freoðu Dryhtnes they shall live there for ever in the Lord's peace, Exon. 64 b; Th. 238, 1; Ph. 597. Þurh ðé eorþbúende ealle onfóþ freoðo and freóndscipe through thee all dwellers upon earth shall receive peace and friendship, Cd. 84 ; Th. 105, 28; Gen. 1760. Ic eów freoðo healde I will hold you in protection, Andr. Kmbl. 672; An. 336. Ne mihte earmsceapen findan freoðe the poor wretch could not find protection, 2261; An. 1132. Utan us to Fæder freoða wilnian let us desire peace from our Father, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 18; Cri. 773. [O. Sax. friðu: O. H. Ger. fridu.] DER. fenfreoðo. v. friþ.
Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0359, entry 23
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galdor-, gealdor-cræftiga, an; m. One crafty or skilful in enchantments, an enchanter; incant
tor :-- Ða f
mnan, ðe gewunniaþ [MS. gewunniah] onfón galdorcræftigan, ne l
t ðú ða libban the women, who are wont to receive enchanters, suffer thou not to live, L.Alf. 30; Wilk. 31, 26. gealdor, heáh-galdor.
Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0365, entry 34
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gealdor-cræftiga, an; m. One crafty or skilful in enchantments, an enchanter; in arte incantandi per
tus, incant
tor :-- Ða f
mnan, ðe gewuniaþ onfón gealdorcræftigan ne l
t ðú ða libban the women, who are wont to receive enchanters, suffer thou them not to live, L. Alf. 30; Th. i. 52, 9. v. galdor-cræftiga.
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