ge-cwéman
to please, be pleasing to, be agreeable to ⬩ to satisfy, content by discharge of an obligation or demand
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Add: to please, be pleasing to, be agreeable to Ic ðé on hleóðre hearpan gecwéme, Ps. Th. 107, 2. Þú éce líf eallum dǽlest, swá hér manna gehwylc Metode gecwémað, Hy. 10, 58. Ic ne gecwémde non placui, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 27. Heora ofspring, þone dǽl ðe
lyre
Loss ⬩ damage ⬩ destruction ⬩ detriment
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Loss, damage, destruction, detriment Lyre jactura, Wrt. Voc. 74, 51. Hýnþ vel lyre vel hearm dispendium vel damnum vel detrimentum, 47, 29. Hire lima lyre [of a person paralysed], Homl. Th. ii. 546, 31. 'Ic wille ofgán æt ðé his blód' ðæt is his lyre
wóhness
crookedness ⬩ wrongdoing ⬩ iniquily ⬩ perversity ⬩ depravity ⬩ wickedness
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crookedness (lit. or fig. ), a crooked place Ic gerihte sume wóhnysse dirigo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5 ; Zup. 173, 9. Ealle wóhnyssa beóð gerihte erwni prava in directa(Is. 40, 4), Homl. Th. i. 360, 33. wrongdoing, iniquily, perversity, depravity, wickedness
Linked entry: wóness
ed-wist
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Ædwist substantia, An. Ox. 50, 57. Ǽlc edwist þætte God nys, þæt is gesceaft, Hml. Th. i. 276, 21. Seó sunne hæfð ðreó ágennyssa; án is seó líchamlice edwist, þæt is ðǽre sunnan trendel, 282, 8. Án sáwul is and án líf and án edwist . . . ná &
a-springan
to spring up ⬩ arise ⬩ originate ⬩ break forth ⬩ surgere ⬩ assurgere ⬩ oriri ⬩ exoriri ⬩ rumpi ⬩ prorumpi ⬩ to spring out ⬩ lack ⬩ fail ⬩ cease ⬩ fall away ⬩ deficere ⬩ desinere
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to spring up, arise, originate, break forth; surgere, assurgere, oriri, exoriri, rumpi, prorumpi Aspryngþ rihtwísnys orietur justitia, Ps. Spl. 71, 7 : R. Ben. 69. Asprang ortum traxit, Lupi Serm. 3, 7. Ðá asprungon ealle wyllspringas ðære micelan niwelnisse
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lustfullian
To rejoice ⬩ be glad ⬩ take pleasure [in]
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To rejoice, be glad, take pleasure [in] Swá ic lustfullige on ðisum láðum wítum, swá swá se ðe gesihþ ðone ðe hé gewilnode, Homl. Skt. 8, 116. Heó lustfullode on hire fóstormóder húse, Nar. 40, 12. Se cyning ongan lustfullian ðæt clǽneste líf háligra
ge-gearwian
To prepare ⬩ make ready ⬩ provide with ⬩ endue
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To prepare, make ready, provide with, endue Ða láreowas sceolan Drihtnes weg gegearwian to heora módum the teachers ought to prepare the Lord's way for their minds, Blickl. Homl. 81, 7. Gegearwigean, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 30; Gen. 458. Ða áne ðe mid clǽnum
Linked entries: earu ge-earwian
syn-full
Sinful; used substantively, a sinner
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Sinful; used substantively, a sinner Synful peccator, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 63. ðæt synfull gesyhþ peccator videbit, Ps. Th. 111, 9. Ic eom synfull (synn-, Lind.) mann homo peccator sum, Lk. Skt. 5, 8. Synful, Jn. Skt. 9, 16. Þeáh ðe se mæssere synfull sý
CEÓSAN
to CHOOSE, select, elect ⬩ legere, seligere, eligere ⬩ to accept ⬩ oblatum accipere, accipere
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to CHOOSE, select, elect; legere, seligere, eligere Ðæt hí woldon óðerra wera ceósan that they would make a choice of other husbands, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 32. He héht him wine ceósan he commanded him to choose friends, Cd. 90; Th. 112, 8; Gen. 1867:
lang-sum
Long ⬩ prolix ⬩ long-enduring ⬩ long-suffering
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Long, taking a long time, prolix, lasting a long time, long-enduring, long-suffering Nis mé ðæs þearf tó secgenne forðon hit longsum is and eác monegum cúþ nec per ordinem nunc retexere nostrum est, quia et operi longum et omnibus notum videtur, Ors.
be-pǽcan
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Bepǽcst defraudas, Scint. 109, 8. Bepǽhst de-ludis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 53. Gif ðú Gode líhst, ne bepǽcst þú ná hine, Hml. S. 12, 99. Þis líf bepiǽcð þá ðe hit lufiaþ, 5, 65: Angl. viii. 330, 3. Sé ðe bepǽhð ǽnne Godes þeówena, Hml. Th. i. 516, 20. Þonne
twǽman
To divide ⬩ separate ⬩ part ⬩ to prevent the joining of objevte ⬩ to part what has been joined ⬩ to divide ⬩ cause dissension aminy
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To divide, separate, part, to prevent the joining of objevte Dyple . . . Þys táken gesetton ða ealdan wríteras on ciriclícum bócum, ðæt hig twǽmdon oððe ætýwdon ða gewitnyssa háligra gewrita, (diple signum in libris praesertim ecclesiasticis ad distinctionem
ge-logian
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and add: to put together, to join Gelógod and geféged compositus, Germ. 391, 188. to collect, bring together Þ eall middaneard, swylce under ánum sunnan leóman gelógod (gegaderod, v.l., collectus), wǽre beforan his eágan gelǽded, Gr. D. 171, ii. to
deór-wyrþe
Precious, dear, of great worth or value ⬩ prĕtiōsus
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Precious, dear, of great worth or value; prĕtiōsus Ðá he funde ðæt án deórwyrþe meregrot inventa autem una prĕtiōsa margarīta, Mt. Bos. 13, 46. Deórwurþe prĕtiōsus, Wrt. Voc. 85, 61. Ealra gecorenra hálgena deáþ is deórwurþe on Godes gesihþe the death
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óþ-wítan
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to reproach with a fault, lay to a person's charge, to taunt Óþwíteþ improperabit, Ps. Spl. M. 73, 11. Hwý óðwíte gé wyrde eówre, ðæt híó geweald nafaþ? Met. 27, 4. Wé sindon cumen tó ðǽm gódan tídun ðe ús Rómáne óþwítaþ we are come to the good
ge-beorgan
To save ⬩ protect ⬩ defend ⬩ secure ⬩ spare ⬩ preserve ⬩ servāre ⬩ salvāre ⬩ tuēri ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ arcēre ⬩ parcĕre
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To save, protect, defend, secure, spare, preserve; servāre, salvāre, tuēri, defendĕre, arcēre, parcĕre Ne mæg nán man óðerne wyrian and him sylfum gebeorgan no man may curse another and save himself, Homl. Th. ii. 36, 3 : Gen. 19, 19, 20 : Boutr. Scrd
ge-hiwian
to form ⬩ fashion ⬩ make ⬩ transform ⬩ transfigure ⬩ formāre ⬩ plasmāre ⬩ fingĕre ⬩ fĭgūrāre ⬩ transfĭgūrāre ⬩ to seem ⬩ appear ⬩ pretend ⬩ sĭmŭlāre
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to form, fashion, make, transform, transfigure; formāre, plasmāre, fingĕre, fĭgūrāre, transfĭgūrāre Ðú ðe gehiwast sárnesse on bebode qui fingis lăbōrem in præcepto, Ps. Lamb. 93, 20. Sió godcunde fóreteohhung eall þing gehiwaþ the divine predestination
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tǽcing
the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching. ⬩ teaching, doctrine
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the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching. v. tǽcan, IV, and previous word Hér is seó ǽ, ðe ðú under hire tǽcinge winnan wylt, R. Ben. 96, 23. Sý him þreál geboden be regoles tǽcinge, 126, 4. Hé nolde nán ðing dón be ðæs deófles
teón-full
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grievous, vexatious, troublous, woeful Se teónfulla dæg ( the last day ), Wulfst. 187, 3. Hú geswincful and hú teónful ðis líf is how full of travail and trouble this life is, 273, 6. Ða teónfullan infesta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 15. of persons, causing hurt
á-feorsian
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Add: [a 3rd sing, indic, áfyrseþ as from á-firsan occurs]. trans. To remove from (dat. or prep.) Ic áfyrsige ðá yfelan deór eów fram, Hml. S. 13, 162. Seó hálgung þe deófla áfyrsað, Ll. Th. i. 360, 32. Áfyrseþ aufert , Ps. Spl. 75, 12. Áfyrseþ hé þás
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