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ge-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígian, -swúgian; p. ode; pp. od.

to be silentto pass over in silence; with the genitiveto silence

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to be silent Monig mon hæfþ ðone unþeáw, ðæt he ne can nyt sprecan ne ne can geswígian many a man has the bad habit, that he can say nothing to the purpose, nor yet hold his peace, Prov. Kmbl. 47.

ge-midlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-midlian, l. ge-mídlian,
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Dumbe beóð þá bydelas and tó fæste gemídlede, þe for ege oððe lufe wandiað Godes riht tó sprecanne, Wlfst. 191, 2-6

earming

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sprecað ymbe God, earmingas be mildheortum, 286, 9. with idea of reprobation Ic, earming, míne lima áwende tó deóflicum weorcum, Angl. xi. 112, 18. Hwæt ðú ( the impenitent thief ) lá, earming, ne ondrǽtst ðú ðé God?, Hml. Th. ii. 256, 12.

mǽrþu

Grammar
mǽrþu, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Þyses dæges þénung and ðyssere tíde mǽrð sprecað embe Godes tócyme, Hml. Th. i. 600, 2. Æt þǽre mæssan wearð his mǽrð geswutelod swá ꝥ se hálga gást hine ealne beféng on fýres gelýcnysse, Hml. S. 3, 475.

á-sittan

to sit upto remain sittingto be agroundto reduce by siegeto be apprehensive afraid

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A. 107, 171. to be apprehensive, afraid (with gen, or clause) Wé ásittaðꝥ þá bóceras áscunion ꝥ wé þus rúmlíce sprecað, Angl. viii. 332, 34. Wé ne þurfon þanon nénes hearmes ús ásittan, Cht. E. 230, 10

fracoþ

(adj.)
Grammar
fracoþ, fracuþ, fracod, fraced; adj.

Vilefilthyunseemlyhatefulabominableworthlessuselessturpisdetestābilisindĕcōrus

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Hwæt rece we hwæt we sprecan, búton hit riht spræc sý, and behéfe, næs idel, oððe fracod quid cūrāmus quid lŏquāmur, nĭsi recta lŏcūtio sit, et ūtĭlis, non ănīlis, aut turpis? Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 11.

ge-feoht

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Ne gehérde nón mon ymbe nán gefeoht sprecan, Bt. 15; F. 48, 15. Ungelimplico gefeoht, Bl. H. 107, 28. Gefeoht bella, Wülck. Gl. 255, 6. Synd feówer cynna gefeoht iustum, iniustum, ciuile, plusquam ciuile.

ÆLMESSE

(n.)
Grammar
ÆLMESSE, ælmysse, an ; f.

ALMSalmsgivingeleemosyna

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Hwæt is us to sprecanne hú hí heora ælmessan dǽle de faciendis portionibus et adimplenda misericordia nobis quid erit loquendum, 1, 27; S. 489, 25. Ðæt ðín ælmesse sý on díglum ut sit eleemosyna tua in abscondito, Mt. Bos. 6, 4.

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efen-niht

(n.)
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Ymb þás emnihte sprecan, Lch. iii. 240, 1. Macað heó lenctenlice emnihte, 250, 26: 252, 2. Twégen sunstedas synd and twá emniht on þám twelf mónðum, Angl. viii. 311, 9. Hé geendebyrde þá twelf mónðas on twám emnihtum, 299, 18

GANGAN

(v.)
Grammar
GANGAN, gongan, gancgan; part. gangende, gongende; ic gange, gonge, ðú gangest, gongest, he gangeþ, gongeþ, pl. gangaþ, gongaþ; p. geóng, gióng, giéng, géng, pl. geóngon, gióngon, giéngon, géngon; imp. gang, gong; pp. gangen, gongen

To gowalkturn outīremeārevādĕreambŭlāreingrĕditendĕreevĕnīre

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He ealle ða tíd mihte ge sprecan ge gangan tōto eo tempŏre et lŏqui et ingrĕdi pŏtuit, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 30. He to healle geóng he went to the hall, Beo. Th. 1855, note; B. 925. He ofer willan gióng he went against his will, 4810, note; B. 2409.

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heá-líce

(adv.)

on highgreatlyextremelynoblyelaborately

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P but see heálic; IV. l a) hlúdan stefne fægre, Cri. 389. with high quality, nobly Hé bið geniéd mid ðǽm folgoðe ðæt hé sceal heálíce sprecan loci sui necessitate exigitur summa dicere, Past. 81, 6. of workmanship, with perfect workmanship, elaborately

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up-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
up-líc, adj.

on highloftysublimecelestial

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Sprecan be ðám upplícan ðómum Godes, 5, 19; S. 640, 34

a-scúnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scúnian, l. á-scunian,

to abhordetestto express hate or scorn of:-- to reject because of hate or scorn

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Wé ásittað ꝥ þá bóceras áscunion ꝥ wé ymbe heora dígolnyssa þus rúmlíce sprecað, Angl. viii. 332, 34. Hwæt hí lufian sceolon and hwæt hí sceolon hatian and ásceonian, Wlfst. 303, 24.

eást-ende

(adj.)
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Seó eorþe on þǽm norþende and on þám eástende sprecaþ him betweónum, Bl. H. 93, 11. Asia ongén ðǽm middeldǽle on þám eástende Asia ad mediam frontem orientis, Ors. 1, 1; S. 10, 6. On ðǽm eástende þisses middangeardes orientem, 3, 9; S. 128, 33.

sáre

(adv.)
Grammar
sáre, adv.

Sorely, grievously, bitterly

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Hí sáre sprecaþ they speak bitterly, 63, 4. Wé sittaþ andsáre wépaþ (cf. Icel. gráta sáran: Scot. to greet sair), 136, 1. Wæs se hálga wer sáre geswungen, Andr. Kmbl. 2791; An. 1398

sóna

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nǽnig mann mihte gebindan, ac sóna instæpe ( continuo ) þá bendas tóslupan, Bd. 4, 22; Sch. 457, 15. followed by eft, efter Hér Rómáne þǽm pápan, his tungon forcurfon and his eágan ástungon . . . and þá sóna eft Gode fultomiendum hé meahte geseón and sprecan

folgere

(n.)
Grammar
folgere, es; m.

aFOLLOWERattendantdiscipleasseclapĕdĭsĕquusassectātor

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Hwæt wille we sprecan be ðam cyninge, and be his folgerum what shall we say about the king, and about his followers? Bt. 29, 1; Fox 104, 10.

láreów

(n.)
Grammar
láreów, es; m.

A teachermasterpreacher

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Wé cildra biddaþ ðé eálá Láreów ðæt ðú tǽce ús sprecan nos pueri rogamus te, Magister, ut doceas nos loqui, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 1. Ne gyrne gé ðæt eów man Láreówas nemne án ys eówer Láreów nolite vocari Rabbi: unus enim est Magister vester, Mt.

tyge

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
tyge, tige (v. double forms togen, tigen, pp. of teon), es; m.
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., a deduction Wé wyllaþ embe ðone geleáfan swíðor sprecan, forðan ðe ðises godspelles traht hæfþ gódne tige much good may be drawn from an examination of this gospel, Homl. Th. i. 248, 21.

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fore-spræc

Grammar
fore-spræc, fóre-spræc.

advocacyexcusepreliminary speecha prefaceprologue

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L. 15, 22. speech by the representative of another, what is said by a sponsor Ðeáh þæt cild sprecan ne mage þonne hit man fullað, his freónda foresprǽc (forspǽc, v. l.) forstent him eall þæt ylce þe hit sylf sprǽce, Wlfst. 110, 4: 38, 16. what has been