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ge-hweorfan

(v.)
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Add: trans. to turn, direct Gif hié ðátrumnesse ðǽre Godes giefe him tó unnyte gehweorfað si acceptae incolumitatis gratiam ad usum nequitiae inclinent Past. 247, 8. to overturn Hé gehwerf[d] subvertit (insidias impiorum), Kent. Gl. 315.

scíma

(n.)
Grammar
scíma, an; m.
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God hira mód onliéht mid ðæm scíman (radio) his giefe, Past. 35, 4; Swt. 243, 21: 48; Swt. 369, 16. Fore scíman prae fulgure, Ps. Surt. 17, 13. Seó sunne scíman ne hæfde the sun was eclipsed, Bd. 3, 27; S. 558, 11.

Linked entry: scímian

sparian

(v.)
Grammar
sparian, p. ode.

to spareto show mercy toto refrain from injuring or destroyingto sparepreservenot to useto leave aloneabstain fromparcere, fovereto spare

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Ic geswerge ðæt ic hí ne sparige, ac on spild giefe, Exon. Th. 247, 27; Jul. 85. Hé áraþ (sparaþ, MS. C.: spearaþ, Ps. Surt.) parcet, Ps. Spl. 71, 13. Hié ne sparodan ða synfullan, ac slógon, Past. 46; Swt. 353, 16.

á-teón

to draw (out),to protractto deal with,to treat a personto employ propertytimetalents

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For ðǽm giefum ðe him ðynceð ðæt hé suíðe wel átogen hæbbe in bene oblato munere, Past. 321, 24

ge-weorþian

(v.)
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Monige siendum mid miclum giefum monegra cræfta and mægene geweorðode sunt nonnulli, qui eximia virtulum dona percipiunt, Past. 41, 12.

hwearfian

(v.)
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S. 23 b, 544. [ Gief hie wunienge hwarefeð, hie turneð fram iuele to werse, O. E. Hml. ii. 173, 20. Winess drinnch þe wharrfeþþ all þin herrte, Orm. 14121. Crist hise name shollde wharrfenn, 13289. Win þatt wass off water wharrfedd, 15323.

wirs

(adv.)
Grammar
wirs, cpve.: wirrest, wirst; spve.;

Worseworst

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MSS.) sié, gif hié ða trumnesse ðære Godes giefe him tó unnyte gehweorfaþ, Past. 36; Swt. 247, 7. Hí wyrs geférdan (geférdon máran hearm and yfel v. ll. ), ðonne hí ǽfre wéndan, Chr. 994; Th. i. 241, col. 2. Eów wyrs gelomp, Exon.

Linked entries: wyrs wiers wirrest

hreðer

(n.)
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hreðer, hræðer, hraðer, es; m. [?]

Breastbosom

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Hé mé in hreðre bileác wísdómes giefe, Exon. 51 a; Th. 176, 33; Gú. 1219: Andr. Kmbl. 138; An. 69: Cd. 161; Th. 201, 2; Exod. 366; Beo. Th. 2306; B. 1151. Ys mé on hreðre heorte gedréfed cor meum conturbatum est in me, Ps. Th. 54, 4; 70, 8.

Linked entries: hraðer hreðor

fægnian

(v.)

to rejoiceexultwelcome

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Ðý lǽs for ðǽm giefum his mód fægnige ne in oblato munere animus hilarescat, Past. 321, 24. Ðý lǽs hé tó ungemetlíce fægenige (faegnige, v. l.) for his gódum weorcum ne in benefactis immoderatius gaudeant, 323, 6.

ge-wyrht

(n.)
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Gief hwá búton ge-wrihtum (without just cause) hit ábrecan wille, C. D. iii. 180, 22 : 262, 15. ¶ gewyrht(o) ágan to deserve (good or ill) :-- Hé þone gylt gebéte swá wer swá wíte, swá hé gewyrht áge, Ll. Th. i. 66, 13.

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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Hwǽr ic sélast wisse cwén giefe bryttian, Exon. Th. 324, 28 ; Víd. 101. denoting advantage or profit Hwæt byþ ús tó méde (ús ðý soel, Lind.), Mt. Kmbl. 19, 27. Tó hwan hió ða næglas sélost and deórlícost gedón meahte, Elen.

freó-dóm

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tellen tó mægene hiora freódóm (frió-, v.l.) ne sibi virtutem suae liberalitatis deputent, Past. 323, 3. freedom, frankness Sié in ðǽr hygdigo friódóm sit in ea casta libertas, Rtl. 105, 3. freedom from trouble, &c. v. freó, þú ús freódóm gief

lof

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Gen. 256. to be praised Á þæs dóm áge, leóhtbǽre lof, sé ús þis líf giefeð, Crä. 112. a hymn Loob ymnus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 27. Lof ymnum, i. 289, 72. <b>III a.

þys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þys-líc, þyl-líc; pron.

Such

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Ðyllíca giefa, Past. 5; Swt. 41, 13. Ðyllíce gyltas, Homl. Ass. 149, 132. Ðyllíce weorc, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 28. Manega óþre þyllíce ðing alia similia his multa, Mk. Skt. A. 7, 8.

Linked entries: þislíc þyl-líc

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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Ðone gladan giefan hilarem datorem, Past. 323, 12. On óðre wísan sint tó manianne ðá gladan ( laeti. Cf. ðá blíðan, 14), on óðre ðá unrótan (tristes ), 187, 12.

þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
þicgan, p. þah, þeah, and þigde, þigede, pl. þǽgon, þégon, and þígdon, þigedon; pp. þegen,
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His giefe þicgan tó þonce, l09, 26; Gú. 96. Láfe þicgan, 498, 9; Rä. 87, 10. Ne gé ðæt geþyldum þicgan woldan, 131, 12; Gú. 454.

Linked entry: ge-þicgan

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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Th. i. 56, 25. to refrain from using Ðá fæstendan ne forsáwen ðá etendan, for ðǽm ðe hié ðǽre Godes giefe brucaí ðá ðe óðre forberað, Past. 319, 10. to restrain.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, <b> (ó);</b> adv.
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Ús freódóm gief from yfla gehwám á tó wídan feore, Hy. 5, ll. Á in wintra worn, Dan. 324. Á ic symles wæs willan þínes georn, An. 64. Ic á and symble cwæþ, Ps. 94, 10. Á on symbel semper, Gr. D. 283, 6.

sǽl

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl, es; m.: e; f.

time, occasiona fit time, season, opportunity,circumstance, condition happiness, good fortune, good time, prosperity

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. ¶ On sǽlum, sálum in a state of happiness, happy [cf. þu ware a sele gief ich was wroð, O. E. Homl. ii. 183, 17. Heora færð wes on sæle was prosperous, Laym. 1310. Selden sal he ben on iele (selde wurþ he blyþe and gled, Jes.

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ÍDEL

(adj.)
Grammar
ÍDEL, adj.

emptydestitutevoiddevoidvainuselessidleidleunemployed

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Ða ðe ídle beóþ swelcra giefa those who are devoid of such gifts, Past. 9 ; Swt. 59. 17. vain, useless, idle, to no purpose Seó eorþe wæs ýdel and æmtig terra erat inanis et vacua, Gen. 1, 2. Ídel sangere temelici, Ælfc. Gl. 61; Som. 68, 57; Wrt.

Linked entries: a-ýdlig ídel