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ge-helan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-helan, he -heleþ, -hileþ; p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; pp. -holen

To concealhidecover upcēlāreoccŭleretĕgĕre

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H.] he who secretly begets a child and conceals it, L. In. 27; Th. í. 120, 2. Ic ðé háte ðæt ðú gehele and gehealde, óþ-ðæt ic wite hwæt God wylle te sĭlentio tĕgĕre vŏlo, dōnec sciam quid vēlit Deus, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 37.

tǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽsan, p. de

To tear to pieces, pull to pieces, tease wool, tear a person's flesh with a weapon, wound

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Hwílon on bord sceát, hwílon beorn tǽsde; ǽfre embe stunde sealde sume wunde, ða hwíle ðe wǽpna wealdan móste, Byrht. Th. 139, 47; By. 270. Nint wulle, and tǽs , Lchdm. iii. 112, 8

þurh-sceótan

(v.)

to shoot throughtransfixpierce

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to shoot through, transfix, pierce Þurhscét transfigat, Hpt. Gl. 526, 3. his byrnsweord getýhþ, and ða líchoman þurh-sceóteþ, Blickl. Homl. 109, 35.

cum-líþness

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Add: hospitality Ꝥ lufige cumlíðnysse, and nánum cuman ne forbeóde ꝥ ne móte on his húse gerestan, for ðan ðe manega Gode gelícodon þurh ꝥ ꝥ cuman onféngon, Hml. A. 147, 83: Ll.

geornian

(v.)
Grammar
geornian, p. ode.
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on þá wísan hire geornige ꝥ healdan wille swá wær his wíf sceal, 254, 6. to beg gesaet æt woeg giornade sedebat juxta uiam mendicans, Mk.

ge-unstillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unstillan, p. de
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To disturb, disquiet Þá scínlác þe him ǽr ætýwdon, ne geunstillað hine, Lch. i. 360, 15. Rǽde swá þæt óþre mid gehlýde ne geunstille ( inquietet ), R. Ben. 73, 14.

Linked entry: un-stillan

helan

(v.)
Grammar
helan, p. hæl, pl. hǽlon; pp. holen

To concealhidecover

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hit hæl swíðe fæste wið his bróðor he concealed it very carefully from his brother, Ors. 6, 33; Swt. 288, 14. ðæt hæl ǽrest sce petre he at first concealed that from St. Peter, Shrn. 74, 20.

Linked entries: ge-hala be-helan hal

earfoþe

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþe, adj.
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For ðǽm ðe hit swá earfoðe is ǽnegum menn tó witanne hwonne geclǽnsod sié quia valde difficile est purgatum se quemlibet posse cognoscere, Past. 51, 5. hefig and earfoþe (gearfoþe, v. l. ) þis is tó gereccanne, Bt. 39, 4; F. 216, 33.

Linked entry: earfeðe

for-drífan

to drive awayoffoutto drive awaycast outto drive outto banishexpelto drive asideto overtask

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earmlice and reówlic tíd wæs ðá, ðá ðá wreccæ men lǽgen fordrifene full neáh tó deáðe, and syððan cóm se scearpa hungor and ádyde mid ealle, Chr. 1086; P. 218, 1

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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to LET, allow, permit, suffer God lǽt him fyrst ðæt his mándǽda geswíce God allows him time that he may cease from his crimes, Homl. Th. i. 268, 32.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

lytig

(adj.)
Grammar
lytig, lyteg; adj.

Cunningastuteslyartfulcraftywily

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Forðæm him [a simple person] is micle iéðre tó gestíganne on ðone ryhtán wísdóm, ðonne ðæm lytegan síe tó anbúganne, for ðæm ðe biþ ǽr upáhæfen for his lotwrencium, 30, 1; Swt. 203, 18.

Linked entries: letig lot lyteg

georn-ness

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H. 55, 31. ¶ of geornnesse on purpose :-- Gif hwá of geornnesse and gewealdes ofsleá his þone néhstan si quis per industriam occiderit proximum suum, Ll.

Linked entries: girn-ness geornes

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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H. 145, 18. bæd ꝥ móste faran, 23, 13: 211, 29. bǽdan ꝥ óþer seonað wǽre, Bd. 2, 2 ; Sch. 115, 22. to ask something of a person, with gen. of thing ꝥ witon hwæs biddað æt Gode, Hml. S. 12, 266.

á-ídlan

Grammar
á-ídlan, á-íd(e)l(i)an.
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Þe lǽs þe innan áídlode ( inanesceret ), Gr. D. 59, 27. Áýdlian tabescere, Ps. L. 38, 12. Þá geseah se árleása áídlian his smeágunge, Hml.

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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hié ealle geniédde ðæt hié áþas swóran, ðæt hié ealle ætgædere wolden oððe on heora earde licggean, oððe on heora earde libban, 4, 9; Swt. 190, 27. cwæþ 'Ðú eart ðæs lifigendan Godes sunu.'

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

á-breóþan

(v.)
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Gif ábrýð on ðǽre éhtnysse, Hml. Th. i. 250, 21. Se yfela, swá oftor on ðǽre fandunge ábrýð, swá forcúðra bið, 268, 29.

Linked entries: a-broten á-broþenness

hwanan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
hwanan, hwanon, hwonan, hwanone; adv.

Whence

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Ðá næfde hwanon his wer águlde he had not means to pay his 'wer', Chart. Th. 207, 36

Linked entry: hwonan

clǽn-líce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
clǽn-líce, adv.
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Gif þǽr beón lǽs manna þonne þæt lamb mæge fretan, þonne nyme hys neáhgebúr . . . ꝥ mæge ꝥ lamb clǽnlíce fretan, Angl. viii. 322, 8

open

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Mid þǽm þe hié þára dura hwelce opene gesáwon, þonne hié gieredon hié tó wíge, Ors. 3, 5; S. 106, 16.

beón

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Beó be þǽre ánre þá hwíle þe heó lybbe, Wlfst. 271, 15. móste beón mǽrlíce mid him, Hml. Th. ii. 310, 19. An his hláforddóme wé bián móten, C. D. i. 311, 22.