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on-fón

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Sé þe hine tó men onfó, Ll. Th. i. 86, 9. Ðá fǽmnan þe gewuniað onfón gealdorcræftigan, 52, 9. Gif sumne freónd onfón willað tó him, Hml, Th. ii. 316, 8. <b>IV b.

heard-sǽlþ

(n.)
Grammar
heard-sǽlþ, e; f.

A hard fate, ill fortune, misfortune, unhappiness, wickedness, misconduct

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Ic wolde gewýscan gif ic mihte ðæt næfdon ða heardsǽlþa ðæt mihton yfel dón uti hoc infortunio cito careant, patrandi sceleris possibilitate deserti, vehementer exopto, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 4.

fellen

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Hé hæfde fellenne gyrdel (gyrdils fillenu sonam pelliciam, L.) embe his lendenu Mt. 3, 4. Hé lǽdde his hálgan béc mid him in fellenum sæccum pelliceis sacculis, Gr. D. 34, 14. Add

wearrig

(adj.)
Grammar
wearrig, adj.

Callous

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Callous Hé gelóme ðingode for ðæs folces gyltum, bígende his cneówu on gebedum symle, swá ðæt him weóxon wearrige ylas, on olfendes gelícnysse, on his liðegum cneówum, Homl. Th. ii. 298, 26

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Ǽlc þing cymþ of sumum ðingum, for ðý hit ne biþ weás gebyred; ac þǽr hit of náuhte ne cóme, þonne wǽre hit weás gebyred, Bt. 40, 5; F. 240, 28-30. with hit as subject, and a clause following the verb Gif hit ǽfre gebyreþ ꝥ heó blódes onbirigð, Bt. 25

hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
hwerfan, hwierfan, hwirfan, hwyrfan; p. de; pp. ed.

to turnrevolvemove aboutgoreturndepartto turnchangeto exchangebarter

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Adame his hyge hwyrfde and his heorte ongann wendan tó hire willan Adam's mind changed, and his heart began to turn to her desire, Cd. 33; Th. 44, 28; Gen. 716.

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, for-sprecan; p. -sp[r]æc, pl. -sp[r]ǽcon; pp. -sp[r]ecen.
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to speak against, speak ill of, denounce Forsprecað foran tó ðisum folce, þæt 'swá hraðe swá becumað tó ðyssere byrig, gehseftað ,' Hml. Th. ii. 494, 10.

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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God rícsaþ ofer . . . gif hiora unwíllum him hérden. Bt. 35. 4; F. 160, 19. ꝥ wé ánum cynehláforde holdlíce hýran, Ll.

gildan

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Th. i. 296, 5. to pay wergild for a slain person Gif wíteþeów hine forstalie, hó hine mon and ne gylde his hláforde. Gif hine mon ofsleá, ne gylde hine mon his mǽgum, Ll. Th. i. 118, 6-8.

be-seón

(v.)
Grammar
be-seón, -sión, bi-seón; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon; impert. -sih; pp. -sewen; [be by, near, about; seón to see]

to look about or aroundcircumspicereto see, look, beholdvidere, aspicereto go to see, visitvisere, visitare

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to look about or around; circumspicere Sóna ðá besáwon , nánne mid him ne gesáwon suddenly when they looked about them, they saw no one with him, Mk. Bos. 9, 8.

ge-helpan

(v.)
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Hié ðára diégelnesse bet trúwigen ðonne ðǽre hú hié óðerra monna mǽst gehelpen.

án-lípe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lípe, (ǽn-); adj.
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single, alone, solitary, by one&#39;s self, not combined with anything else Ne wénen hié ðæt hiera fæsten ánlípe (-lépe, Cott. MSS. ) heálic mægen sié, ðý lǽs hié wénen ðæt hit anlípe micellre geearnunge mægen sié. Past. 315, 9-11.

wyrmsan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrmsan, wyrsman; p. de
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To produce corrupt matter Ðonne se lǽce on untíman lácnaþ wunde, hió wyrmseþ and rotaþ, Past. 21; Swt. 153, 3. Sió wund wolde hálian, æfter ðæm ðe heó wyrmsde (wyrsmde, Cott. MSS.), 36; Swt. 259, 1. Gif hit wille wyrsman, Lchdm. ii. 102, 4

Linked entry: ge-wyrsmed

tó-foran

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-foran, prep, with dat., gen.

Before.in front of,in presence of,previous toabove,in a greater degree thansuperior toover and above,beside,beyond

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Before. of place, in front of, in presence of, preceding the case Ealle þeóda beóþ tóforan (ante) him gegaderude. Mt. Kmbl. 25, 32. Hé ða hláfas bræc and sealde his leorningcnihtum, ðæt tóforan him ásetton. Mk. Skt. 6, 41: 8, 6.

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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. æceras tó habbanne, máre gyf hit on lande ðeáw sý, and tó lytel hit bið beó hit á lǽsse, Ll.

wafung

(n.)
Grammar
wafung, e; f.

amazement, wonder, astonishment

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Him an gefór swíðlíc wafung on swá wuldorfæstan wuldre, ii. 23b, 691. Ðá arn ðæt folc tó for wafunge, i. 12, 206. Hit mid swá mycelre fyrhto and wafunge ( tanto stupore) geslóh, Bd. 4, 7 ; S. 575, 7.

Linked entry: wafung-stede

ge-weorþan

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Hié ealle gewearð him betweónum þæt hié wolden Rómánum geswícan cum defectionem meditarentur, 5, 10; S. 234, 13.

óþ-ferian

(v.)
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Ðæt hé nǽfre nahbe foldan ðæt hit óþferie . . . Se ðe ðis feoh ðþfergean (carry off, steal ) þence, Lchdm. i. 384, 9-15. Hi willaþ óþfergan, ðæt ic friþian sceal; ic him ðæt forstonde, Exon. Th. 398, 13; Rä. 17, 7. Cf. æt-ferian

for-lǽran

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Monigo hiá forlǽræþ multos seducent, Mt. 24, 5, 11. Far nú geond þǽra manna hús ðe þú mid þínum drýcræfte forlǽrdest, and gebíg eft tó heora Drihtne, Hml. Th. ii. 418, 16. Þá beswác deófol and forlǽrde his (Adam's) wíf, and heó hine, Wlfst. 9, 8.

fetian

(v.)
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mæte (mete, v. l.) and mádmas ofer .L. míla him fram sǽ fættan (fetton, v. l.), 1006; P. 137, 12. Feta, gif ðú dyrre, æt ðus heaðuwérigan háre byrnan, Vald. 2, 16. Fetige hé him má, Solil. H. 1, 10.