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ge-liþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-liþian, ge-leoþian; p. ode
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To unloose, relax, release Hé his sylfes wyllan geleoðode (-liðode, v. l.) in him sylfum þǽre blisse geweald sponte sibi laetitiae frena laxabat, Gr. D. 203, 26. Þæt wé hwílon úre mód geliðian (-leoðigen, v. l.) . . . betweoh þás eorðlican carfulnysse

Linked entries: on-liþian ge-leoþian

hringan

(v.)
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Add: intrans. To give out a sound [Sal. 266: B. 327 in Dict.] trans. to ring a bell Dó þú mid þínum twám handum swylce þú bellan ringe, Tech. ii. 118, 20. with cognate object Tácnu þænne hí hringað signa dum sonant, Angl. xiii. 392, 382. Cyrcwerd hringe

hwíl-wende

(adj.)
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Add: hwílende. of duration, temporary, not lasting long, not permanent Medemmicel hwíl is ꝥ g mé ne geseóð, and eft is lylel fæc ꝥ gé mé eft geseóð . . . Þeós hwílwende gesihð . . . Hml. A. 74, 40, Hí ná tó þǽre hwílendre ( ad illam momentaneam) mihtan

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, <b>. A.</b> trans.
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Add Hí mid ege and micelan geláfan mǽrsodon þǽre eádigan forðfóre dæg, Hml. S. 23b, 800. His gemynd sceal beón mǽrsad mid mæssesongum, Shrn. 84, 3. Add Eástrun wé ná ne mǽrsiaþ pascha nan celebramus, An. Ox. 40, 30. Hé mérsode micele symbelnesse for

ge-sinhíwan

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sinhíwan, -hígan; pl. m.

Married persons; ⬩ conjuges ⬩ conjugati ⬩ conjugia

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Married persons; conjuges, conjugati, conjugia Unriht gewuna is arisen betwih gesinhíwum prava in conjugatorum moribus consuetudo surrexit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 34. Gesinhíwan conjuges vel conjugales, Ælfc. Gl. 86; Som. 74, 25; Wrt. Voc. 50, 7. Ðæt líf

twi-béte

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-béte, adj.

Needing double compensation

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Needing double compensation; a term applied to an offence when from special circumstances the bót was twice that to be paid in an ordinary case Gif hwá nunnan mid hǽmedþinge oþþe on hire hrægl oþþe on hire breóst bútan hire leáfe gefó, sié hit twybéte

Linked entries: -béte twi- twi-bóte

sind

(v.)
Grammar
sind, synd, sint, sient, siont, synt, sindon, seondon, siendon, syndon

are

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are Hig sind strengran ðonne wé, Num. 13, 32: Met. 10, 33. Synd, Ps. Th. 21, 26: Cd. Th. 19, 7; Gen. 287. Sint, Num. 13, 17: Andr. Kmbl. 696; An. 348: Elen. Kmbl. 1484; El. 744. Sient (sint, Cott. MSS.), Past. 28; Swt. 197, 4: Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 32:

clifian

(v.)
Grammar
clifian, cleofian, cliofian, clyfian;ode; od

To cleave, adhere ⬩ adhærere

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To cleave, adhere; adhærere Hí willaþ clifian on ðǽm monnum they will cleave to the men, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 19. Woldon hí on ðam clifian they would cleave to him, 16, 3; Fox 56, 10: L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 20. His flǽsces lima clifaþ ǽlc on óðrum

fóre-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-cweðan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To foresay ⬩ predict ⬩ prædīcĕre ⬩ propōnĕre

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To foresay, predict; prædīcĕre, propōnĕre Hét he him sillabas and word fórecweðan addĭdit et syllăbas ac verba dīcenda illi propōnĕre, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 13. Ealle ðás þing swá se bisceop fórecwæþ, of endebyrdnysse gelumpon and gefyllede wǽron quæ cuncta

for-hwyrfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hwyrfan, -hwerfan; part. -hwyrfende; p. -hwyrfde; pp. -hwyrfed, -hwyrfd.

to change for or from ⬩ transform ⬩ transfer ⬩ remove ⬩ avertĕre ⬩ transformāre ⬩ to turn aside ⬩ pervert ⬩ deprave ⬩ subvertĕre ⬩ pervertĕre ⬩ deprāvāre

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to change for or from, transform, transfer, remove; avertĕre, transformāre He forhwyrfþ eów of ðam lande he will remove you from the land, Deut. 28, 63. Sí se man awirged, ðe forhwyrfe his freóndes landgemǽro maledictus hómo, qui transfert termĭnos proxĭmi

Linked entry: for-hwerfan

lencten-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
lencten-líc, adj.

Vernal ⬩ lenten

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Vernal, lenten Lengtenlíc dæg dies vernalis, Ælfc. Gl. 95; Som. 76, 11; Wrt. Voc. 53, 25. Manegra manna cwyddung is ðæt seó lenctenlíce emniht gebyrige rehtlíce on Marian mæssedæge, Lchdm. iii. 256, 4. Ða clǽnan tíd lenctenlíces fæstenes the pure time

manna

(n.)
Grammar
manna, monna, an; m.

Man ⬩ a man

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Man, a man Hwæt is se manna quid est homo? Ps. Th. 143, 4. On mannan mód, 117, 8. For ðissum earfoþnessum ðe wé ðissum mannan dydon, Blickl. Homl. 247, 18. Ic ádilige ðone mannan delebo hominem, Gen. 6, 7. God geworhte ǽnne mannan of láme, Homl. Th.

stellan

(v.)
Grammar
stellan, p. stealde, and stillan, styllan, stiellan; p. de
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To leap, rush Ðus hér on grundum Godes éce bearn ofer heáh hleoþu hlýpum stylde; swá wé men sculon heortan gehygdum hlýpum styllan of mægne in mægen, Exon. Th. 46, 28-36; Cri. 744-748. Ðonne hí ðæt mægen ðære unmǽtan hǽto áræfnan ne mihton ðonne stealdon

þurh-seón

(v.)

to see through ⬩ see into ⬩ penetrate with the sight

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to see through, see into, penetrate with the sight (lit. or fig.) God geseóþ and þurhseóþ ealle his gesceafta, Bt. 41, 1; Fox 244, 11. Þurhsyhþ. Met. 30, 16. Gif hwá biþ swá scearpséne, ðæt hé mæge hine (Alcibiades) ðurhseón, swá swá Aristoteles sǽde

æt-fleón

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Add: absolute, to escape, flee away Ðá óðre ætflugon, Hml. S. 25, 294: Chr. 1056; P. 186, 31. Hé ofslóh þá þe ætfleón ne mihton, 1068 ; P. 203, 26. Fleón hé mæg, ac hé ætfleón ne mæg. Ap. Th. 7, 5. to escape from (dat. ) Him nán þing ætfleón ne mæg

æt-gædere

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In passage from Met. 20, 160 insert mǽst after biþ, and add: marking association Him leófre wǽre þæt hié mid þǽre byrig ætgædere forwurdon þonne hié mon bútan him tówurpe, Ors. 4, 13; S. 210, 23. Hié ætgædere wǽron on heora gebedstówe, Bl. H. 133, 18

á-forhtian

(v.)
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Add: intrans. To become afraid Ic andette ꝥ ic áforhtade, Hml. A. 204, 302. Heó þá áforhtode, Hml. S. 30, 347. (l a) with cause given :-- Hé áforhtode for hire béne, Gr. D. 17, 23. Hé þearle áforhtode for þám þe hé geþrístlǽhte dón tó bysmore swá mycelum

Linked entry: on-forhtian

cwilmian

(v.)
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See cwylmian in Dict., and add: intrans. To suffer torment Hí cwylmiað on écum fýre, Hml. Th. i. 132, 16, 22. Hé sceal beón cwylmiende mid deófle, Angl. viii. 337, 9. Ðá sceaðan ðágyt cwylmigende cuce hangodon, Hml. Th. ii. 260, 8: i. 334, 6. Hí wurdon

clǽne

(adv.)
Grammar
clǽne, adv.
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Add: clean, so as to leave nothing remaining Dó ꝥ fám of clǽne, Lch. ii. 94, 8, 20. Feormige man þone pyt clǽne purgetur puteus, Ll. Th. ii. 220, 20. Wé habbað Godes hús inne and úte clǽne berýpte, Wlfst. 157, 18. Nán gesceaft swá cléne onwæg ne gewít

clǽn-líce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
clǽn-líce, adv.
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Substitute: cleanly. Cf. clǽne; adv. Ádríge clǽnlíce, Lch. ii. 214, 24. clearly. Cf. clǽne; adj. 4 Clǽnlíce ł bærlíce ł lútorlíce perspicue, Mt. p. 10, 10. with propriety. Cf. clǽne, Se sácerd sceal dón clǽnlíce and carfullíce Godes þénunga, Ll.