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for-leósan

(v.)
Grammar
for-leósan, he -lýst; p. ic, he -leás, ðú -lure, pl. -luron; subj. pres. -leóse, pl. -leósen; p. -lure, pl. -luran, -luren; pp. -loren

To loselet godestroyamittĕreperdĕredestruĕre

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Ðam ðe ǽr his elne forleás to him who had before lost his courage, Beo. Th. 5715; B. 2861. Ðú náne myrhþe ne forlure, ðá ðá ðú hie forlure thou didst lose no pleasure, when thou didst lose them, Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 18.

Linked entry: be-leósan

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, p. te

To meet withcome uponcome acrossfind

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Swá ǽr swá hé hádes wyrþne mon métan mihte as soon as he could meet with a man worthy of the (episcopal) rank, Bd. 3, 29; S. 561, 26. Ðǽr byþ sóþ symble méted truth is ever found there, Ps. Th. 118, 160.

nearu

(n.)
Grammar
nearu, we; nearu (o); indecl. f.

confinementduranceprisona straitdifficulty

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ǽr fela nearo néþende níða gedígde from many straits and strifes had he come safely, 4689; B. 2350. Hine of nearwum út forlét, Vald. 2, 8. In nearowe néþan to venture into difficulties, Exon. Th. 436, 12; Rä. 54, 13

ge-weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþian, -wurþian, -wyrþian; p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud.

to set a price onvalueto distinguishhonourdignifyadornworshipadorecelebratepraiseinsignīrehŏnōrāreornāreinstruĕremactāreadōrārecelebrāre

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to set a price on, value Ðone ðe wæs ǽr geweorþod quem appretiaverunt, Mt.

Linked entries: ge-wurþian ge-wyrþian

swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
swæþ, es; n.
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Deáþ ne forlǽt nán swæþ ǽr hé geféhþ ðæt ðæt hé æfter spyreþ. Bt. 39, 1; Fox 212, 1: Met. 27, 14. Weard sáweþ on swæð mín ( the plough's), Exon. Th. 403, 11; Rä. 22, 6. Swearte wǽran lástas, swaþu swíþe blacu, 434, 19; Rä. 52, 3.

týn

(v.)
Grammar
týn, p. týde, tydde (týdde?); pp. týd
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Se wísdóm ðe hit lange ǽr týde and lǽrde, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 30. Hé hine geornlíce týde and lǽrde hú hé drohtian sceolde eum erudire studuit qualiter conversari debuisset. Bd. 1. 27; S. 489, 5.

ge-metlic

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L. 38, 6. meet, suitable, fit Þ hé ne wilnige wynsumran wyrde ðonne hit gemetlic sié, Bt. 40, 3 ; F. 238, 21. meeting the requirements of a case, sufficient Philippuses yfel mehte þéh þá giet be sumum dǽle gemetlic þyncan, ǽr Alexander tó ríce féng

Linked entry: ge-métednes

ge-syngian

(v.)
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Ær ðǽm ðe hé gesyngige, 407, 4. Hí on hira inngeðonce ongieten ðæt hié gesyngoden, 417, 35. Hié suuncon ymb ðæt hú hié meahton gesyngian, 239, 21. to sin in respect to a particular matter Hú suíðe hé on ðám gesyngað, Past. 39, 2.

ge-fégan

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Ðá stánas wǽron suá wel gefégede and suá emne gesnidene and gesméðde, ǽr hié mon tó ðǽm stede bróhte ðe hié on standan scoldon, Past. 253, 14

hwirfan

(v.)
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Nú wé sculon eft hwierfan neár Róma þǽr wé hit ǽr forléton Romae ut ad id tempus redeam unde digressus sum Ors. 2, 5; S. 86, 13. trans. To turn, give direction to Arewan ongeán hwyrfde catapultas retorsit An. Ox, 4241.

nemnan

Grammar
nemnan, <b>. I.</b> add: Monega eá sindon be noman nemnede for ðǽm gefeohte, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 12. <b>Ia.</b> with cognate accusative
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Ðú sǽdest ꝥ ðú nystest ǽlcre gesceafte ende; ac wite nú ꝥ ꝥ is ǽlcre gesceafte ende ꝥ þú self ǽr nemdest, ꝥ is God, Bt. 34, 12 ; F. 154, 14. <b>IV a.

of-áxian

(v.)
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Hé hæfde ofáxod æt óðrum mannum ǽr ꝥ hé wæs Iúdéisca dixerat eis se esse Iudaeum, 96, 139

on-sacan

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Gif hé hit þonne geondette, and onsace ǽr, Ll. Th. i. 148, 3. Sé þe bið werfǽhðe betogen, and hé onsacan wille þæs sleges mid áðe, 136, 10. Ansacan (on-, v. l. ), 130, 10. Onsæccendum allum negantibus omnibus, Lk.

oþþe

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Ǽr oððe síþ, Cri. 1053. phrases Wís on gewitte oððe on wordcwidum, Crä. 13. clauses Þonne þæt mód ymbe hwæt tweónode, oðþe hit hwæs wilnode tó witanne, Solil. H. 2, 22. Hú mæg ic ládigan láðan sprǽce oððe andsware ǽnige findan ?, Cri. 184.

Linked entry: of-þe

rídan

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Ox. 4748. where the word is used as expressing the most usual method of locomotion, but does not exclude other forms Sé þe æfter ǽnegum ceápe ríde, cýþe . . . ymbe hwæt hé ríde . . . búton hé hit ǽr cýdde þá hé út rád, Ll. Th. i. 274, 20-24.

wæter-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-scipe, es; m.

A body of water, a piece of water, water

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Ðá cwómon ðǽr scorpiones swá hié ǽr gewunelíce wǽron ðæs wæterscipes scorpiones consuetam petentes aquationem, Nar. 13, 11. Ðæt monnum wǽre ðý éþre tó ðæm wæterscipe tó ganganne ut facilior aquatoribus esset accessus ad flumen, 12, 20.

fús

readyeager

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Hýðweard gearo, sé þe ǽr lange tíd leófra manna fús æt færoðe feor wlátode, B. 1916

ge-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stígan, p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; pp. -stigen

To mountascenddescend

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Ród ðe ic ǽr gestág the cross which I mounted before, Exon. 29 b; Th. 91, 15; Cri. 1492. Ic ðis lond gestág I have reached this land, 37 a; Th. 120, 28; Gú. 278: 15 a; Th. 32, 18; Cri. 514

þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
þreátian, p. ode.

to urgepressto oppressafflictvextroubleexerciseharassto urge a person to somethingpress for somethingforce to do somethingto reproverebuketo threaten

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Wyrd ... for ðý cymþ tó ðæm gódan, ðæt hió óþer twéga dó, oððe hine þreátige tó ðon ðæt hé bet dó ðonne hé ǽr dyde, oððe him leánige ðæt hé ǽr tela dyde fortuna ... remunerandi exercendive bonos causa deferatur, Bt. 40, 1; Fox 236, 3.

Linked entries: þreátnian þreátung

feran

Grammar
feran, l. féran,

to go onproceedto farego onsucceedto comebe derived

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H. 21, 17. of going from this world, to depart this life Ǽr hé of worulde férde, Bl. H. 225, 9. Férdon forð Tatwine and Biéda, Chr. 734; P. 44, 14. Gif ceorl and his wíf bearn hæbben gemǽne, and fére se ceorl forð, Ll.