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ge-dwimorlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dwimorlic, adj.
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Ðá gebróðra wǽron mid ðám gedwymorlicum fýre gebysgode, Hml. Th. ii. 166, 4-11

wild-deór

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Ymb þone Godes man þára manna heortan wǽron gewended in wilddeóra (wildeóra, v.l.) réðnesse, and þæs wilddeóres (wildeóres, v.l.) heorte wæs gehwyrfed in mænnisce bilwytnesse erga illum virum Dei eí ferina corda essent hominum, et quasi humana bestiarum

Rómáne

(n.)
Grammar
Rómáne, (Rómane?), an; pl.

The Romans

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Wǽron ealle Italie Rómánum on fultume, 4, 11; Swt. 208, 7

wealh-hafoc

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-hafoc, es; m.

A foreign hawk a gerfalcon herodius

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Ða fugelas nocticoraces hátton wǽron in wealhhafoces gelícnesse (vulturibus similes ), Nar. 16, 13. Wealhhafeca falconum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 68: 37, 23

on-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-líc, adj.

Like, similar

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Manigfeald onlíc wundor ðysum ðǽr wǽrom æteówed, 209, 14. Monige sindon mé suíðe onlíce on ungelǽrednesse, Past. proem.; Swt. 25, 7. Se is lyfte onlícusð on hiwe, 14; Swt. 85, 5. Se fugel is onlícost peán, Exon. Th. 219, 25; Ph. 312.

á-wrítan

to write out or downwrite wordsto transcribecopy in writingto state in writingto write a book, letter,to write of or about somethingto write toto write an account ofdescribeto inscribe the name of a personto write on materialcover with writingto make a symbol other than a letter

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Áwriten wǽran pinguntur (in tomo castae praeconia vitae ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 42. to inscribe the name of a person Wé wǽron ádílegode of þám frumgewrite þe wé tó heofenum áwritene wǽron, Wlfst. 252, 13.

Linked entry: wrítan

lád-teów

(n.)
Grammar
lád-teów, es; m.

A leaderguideconductorgeneral

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Þurh sume ða Wyliscean ðe him tó wǽron cumen and his lǽdteówas wǽron by means of some of the Welsh who had come to him and were his guides, Chr. 1097; Erl. 233, 39. Hig synt blinde and blindra látteówas (Lind. látuas) cæci sunt, duces cæcorum, Mt.

ge-séman

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Sal. 251. the object a thing, to settle a dispute, make up a quarrel Þéh heora gewinn þá gesémed wǽre, Ors. l, 12 ; S. 52, 25. <b>II a.

ÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
ÁÞ, es; m.

an OATHa swearingjuramentum

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Gif ðæt geswutelod wǽre, oððe him áþ burste, oððe ofercýðed wǽre if that were made evident, or an oath failed to them, or were out proven, L. Ed. 3 ; Th. i. 180, 20.

Linked entries: aaþ ánfeald áþ

ós

(n.)
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Further in Lchdm. iii. 54, in a charm, occurs a genitive pl. ésa :-- Gif hit wǽre ésa gescot, oððe hit wǽre ylfa gescot, oððe hit wǽre hægtessan gescot, nú ic wille ðín helpan. Ðis Ðis ðé tó bóte ésa gescotes, &amp;c. . . .

Linked entry: ésa

fandian

(v.)

to tryto temptto tryto trytastefeelto tryto visittemptprovokeattempt

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swá hé self wénde ꝥ hé wǽre, Bt. 18, 4; F. 66, 32. to try, have experience of, taste, feel (lit. or fig.). absolute Fandiað nú þonne gustate, Ps.

plega

(n.)
Grammar
plega, an; m.
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Hié wǽron welige ... and heora plegan wǽron genihtsume . . . Hió hæfdon wiste and plegan and oforgedrync, Blickl. Homl. 99, 17-21. Plegan allusiones, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 44 : colludia, 20, 71.

Linked entries: plegan hand-plega

ceorlisc

(adj.)
Grammar
ceorlisc, ciorlisc, cierlisc, cirlisc, cyrlisc; adj. [ceorl, -isc, q. v.]

CHURLISH, rustic, commonrusticus, vulgaris

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H; cyrlisc B.] mon betygen wǽre if a common man has been accused, L. In. 18; Th. i. 114, 6. Se cierlisca [ceorlisce MS. B; ciorlisca H.] mon the common man, 37; Th. i. 124, 21. Be cierlisces [cyrlisces MSS. B.

hrace

(n.)
Grammar
hrace, an; f: hraca, an; m.

The throat

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Ðǽr gýnude on ðare hrácan swylce ðǽr hwylc seáþ wǽre there yawned in the throat as if there had been a pit, Lchdm. ii. 364, col. 1. Ne hí on hracan áwiht hlúde ne cleopiaþ non clamabunt in gutture suo, Ps. Th. 134, 19.

norþe-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
norþe-weard, adj.

Northwardnorth

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Northward, north Norþeweard, ðǽr hit smalost wǽre, hit mihte beón þreora míla brád tó ðæm móre the northern part of Norway, where it was narrowest, might be three miles broad to the mountains, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 31.

Linked entry: norþ-weard

þurh-drífan

(v.)

to drive throughpiercetransfixto penetratepermeateimbueto drive violentlyperpellere

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I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 30. fig. to penetrate, permeate, imbue : -- Ðeáh ic ǽr mid dysige þurhdrifen wǽre, Elen.

á-faran

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Ðú wǽre út áfaren of þínes fæder éþele, Bt. 5, I; F. 8, 29. Ðá Apollonius áfaren wæs, Ap. Th. 5, 12. Þá beóð áfarenne proficiscuntur, R. Ben. I. 86, 9. Add:

beorþor

child-bearingpartusgestationpartusfoetus

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Þurh hire beorþor sceolde beón gehǽled eall wífa cynn, 5, 23. ꝥ hé wǽre fram Þám módorlicum beorðrum on ꝥ mynster befæst Hml.

for-brecan

to crushoppressto breakdestroyto break

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Swylce mé wǽre se hrycg forbrocen, Ps. Th. 31, 4: Ll. Th. i. 16, 8: 18, 15. fig. to crush a person, oppress: Ne forbrec ðú non conteras (egenum), Kent.

ge-libban

(v.)
Grammar
ge-libban, ge-lifian, ge-leofian; p. ge-lifde, ge-lifode, ge-leofode
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To live. to be alive Mið ðý gehérdon ꝥte gelifde and geséne wǽre, Mk. L. 16, 11. to pass life under specified conditions :-- Sume on hǽðenscipe gelifdon, Ll. Th. ii. 366, 13. Gif swá biþ geleofad si sic vivitur, Ps.

Linked entries: ge-leofian ge-lifian