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of-sleán

(v.)

to kill or wound by a blow, to kill, slayto slay

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Gif man mannan ofslæhþ, L. Eth. 21; Th. i. 8, 3. Ofsleahþ, 6; Th. i. 4, 6. Ofslehþ, 7; Th. i. 4, 9. Gif hwâ his cild ofslihþ tó deáþe, L. M. I. P. 8 ; Th. ii. 268, I. Se gerêfa nyste hwæt hié wǽron, and hiene mon ofslôg, Chr. 787; Erl. 56, 15.

Linked entry: of-gesleán

á-slacian

(v.)

to slackenbecome slackto make slack

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Gif wé ásleaciað fram gódum weorcum, 98, 15. Gif wé áslaciað þæs friðes and þæs weddes þe wé seald habbað, Ll. Th. i. 238, 21. Ðý lǽs se anwald áslacige (-slacie, v. l.) ðæs recendómes ne solvantur jura regiminis. Past. 118, 4.

Linked entry: á-slæcian

for-súwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-súwian, -súgian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. trans.

To pass over in silencekeep silentsĭlentio prætĕrīretăcēreretĭcēre

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Ǽlc cræft biþ forsúgod, gif he biþ bútan wisdóme every craft it passed over in silence, if it be without wisdom, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 10, MS. Cot

scrincan

(v.)
Grammar
scrincan, p. scranc, pl. scruncon; pp. scruncen.
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Gif sino scrince . . . oððe gif monnes fót tó hommum scrimme and scrince, ii. 6, 13-15

Linked entry: a-scrincan

un-gewit

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewit, un-gewitt, es; n.

madnessinsanityfollystupidity

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Gif hwylc man of his gewitte feólle ... Gif man hine ofsleá on ðam ungewitte, L. Ecg. P. addit. 29; Th. ii. 236, 31. Se yfela gást on ungewitte his ( Saul's ) mód áwende, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 11.

wermód

(n.)
Grammar
wermód, es; m.
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Gif hit sié sumor, dó wermódes sǽdes dust tó . . . gif hit sié winter, ne þearft þú ðone wermód tó dón, 180, 27. Grénne wermód oððe drígne, 206, 24: 296, 13. Wring on wermód wearmne, 310, 10. Nim wermód nioþoweardne, 326, 10. Wærmód, i. 206, 10.

be-hát

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Gif hé þis behát ábrycð, 99, 21. Behát ( vota ) wé tólésan þé, Hy. S. 7, 27. Ic ágylde þé behát ( vota ) mín, Ps. Spl. 65, 12. Gode man sceal dón þá betstan behát, Hml.

ge-hírsumian

(v.)
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Gif gé willað mínum bebodum gehýrsumian, Hml. Th. i. 86, 34. to obey a master, serve, be a servant to te huæd úsum gihérsumaiað hérnise ut quid nostro ministratur officio, Rtl. 106, 22.

ge-sceádwíslíce

(adv.)
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Past. 69, 23. reasonably, in accordance with reason Gif hwylc bróðor unsceádelíce hwæs bidde, hé gesceádwíslíce (rationabiliter) his yfelan béne forwyrne, R. Ben. 54, 15: R. Ben. I. 61, 12: 102, i: Bt. 13; F. 38, 3. <b>III a.

ge-bregdan

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Gif mon beforan ærcebiscepe ge*-*feohte oþþe wǽpne gebrégde (-bréde, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 70, 19. Gif hé wǽpne gebréde and nó feohte, 88, 1. with acc. Petrus hæfde suuord gebrægd hine Petrus kabens gladium eduxit eum, Jn. L.

ge-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drinc, ge-drync, es; n.
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Substitute: Drinking, with the idea of quenching thirst Gif hé hyne sylfne mid þǽm ǽspryngum Godes worda gelecð, and his mód mid þǽre swétnesse þæs gástlican gedrinces gefylleð, hé seleð þæs þonne dryncan his þyrstendum móde. Ll.

ge-wéman

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Gif þú wille þínne sunu gewéman fram Críste, 40

hatung

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Gif ǽnig þing ungeþwǽrlices on his geþance ríxade . . . hé hine sylfne geclǽnsige fram ǽlcre hatunge leahtre, R. Ben. 38, 19. Hwí is se deófol swá onweard þám men ?

mist

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Gif þú ðone wísdóm selfne geseón wilt, þú ne scealt nénne myst betweón lǽtan þínum eágum and hym. Solil. H. 43, 17

ou-cnáwenness

(n.)
Grammar
ou-cnáwenness, e; f.

recognition, knowledge (that an object is what it really is)acknowledgment, recognition of a claim

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recognition, knowledge (that an object is what it really is) Wé habbaþ ðæt éce líf þurh geleáfan, and oncnáwennysse ðære Hálgan Þrynnesse, gif wé ða oncnáwennysse mid árwurþnysse healdaþ.

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

æfnan

(v.)
Grammar
æfnan, p. de; pp. ed

To performexecutelabourshowpatrarefacerelaborarepræstare

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Gif hý woldun his bebodu æfnan if they would execute his judgments, 54 a ; Th. 152, 29; Gú. 816. Wile coriscipe æfnan he wishes to show his dignity, 87 a; Th. 327, 3; Wíd. 141. Æfdon unsofte for æfudon? 27 b; Th. 83, 16; Cri. 1357

Linked entry: æfdon

mis-lícian

(v.)

to displease

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to displease Gif heó mislícaþ ( displicuerit ) ðam hláforde, Ex. 21, 8. Se ðe him sylfum mislícaþ tó ðí ðæt hé Gode gelícige, Homl. Th. i. 512, 35. Ðonne eów mislíciaþ ða mettrumnessa ðe gé on óðrum monnum geseóþ, Past. 21, 4; Swt. 159, 13.

mis-limpan

(v.)

to turn out unfortunately

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Gif hit geweorðe ðæt folce mislimpe þurh here oððon hunger, L. I. P. 18; Th. ii. 324, 28

Linked entry: limpan

niht-genga

(n.)
Grammar
niht-genga, an; m.

A creature that goes at nighta goblinevil spirit

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Gif men hwylc yfel costung weorþe oððe ælf oððe nihtgengan, 344, 16. Hió ( betony ) hyne scyldeþ wið unhýrum nihtgengum and wið egeslícum gesihþum and swefnum, i. 70, 5