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ge-pós

Grammar
ge-pós, l. ge-pos,
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and add Swá byð se ealda man ceald and snoflig; flegmata ꝥ byð hráca oððe geposu, deriað þám ealdan, Angl. viii. 299, 36

ge-unrótian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unrótian, p. ode
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To sadden, grieve Beó se man ongeán gelǽd for mínum leófan Iuliane, nelle ic hine geunrótian on ǽnigum þincge, Hml. S. 4, 295

Linked entry: un-rótian

mynet-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
mynet-ísen, mynet-ísern, es; n.
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A die for stamping coin Feówer síðon man áwende mynetísena (minetíserna, v. l. ) on his dagum, Hml. S. 23, 477. Cf. stemping-ísern

nearwian

(v.)
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Add: to restrain Þám útyrnendan men ( the man with dysentery) mon sceal sellan þá mettas þá ðe wambe nearwian, Lch. ii. 278, 17

of-drincan

(v.)
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to intoxicate Ǽlces cynnes drinc þe man mæg ofdruncen beón omnis generis potus quo quis inebriari possit, Ll. Th. ii. 134, 21 note

útan-bordes

(adv.)
Grammar
útan-bordes, adv.

Abroad

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Abroad Man útanbordes wísdóm and láre hieder on lond sóhte people abroad came hither in search of learning, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 11

Linked entries: útan útan-landes

brǽmel-berie

(n.)
Grammar
brǽmel-berie, an; f. [brǽmel = brémel a
bramble,
berie
a berry
]

bramble, ⬩ a berry ⬩ A bramble-berry; ⬩ rubi bacca

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A bramble-berry; rubi bacca Drince seóca of brǽmelberian gewrungene let the sick man drink of wrung bramble-berries, Lchdm. iii. 8, 17

Linked entry: brémel-berie

organe

(n.)
Grammar
organe, an; f.

Marjoram ⬩ origanum vulgare

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man origanum and óðrum naman ðam gelîce organan nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 236, 9-11 : 282, 23

á-þencan

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Hwylc man áþóhte ǽrest mid sul tó erianne ?, Sal. K. 186, 28. Áþóht commentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 12. Áðóht, 15, 16. Add:

ymb-sníþan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-sníþan, p. -snáþ, pl. -snidon
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To circumcise On restedæge gé ymbsníðaþ mann, Jn. Skt. 7, 22. Abraham ymbsnáð his sunu, Gen. 17, 23. Ðæt stǽnene sex, ðe ðæt cild ymbsnáð, Homl. Th. i. 98, 10. Hié ǽghwelcum cnihtcilde ymbsnidon ðæt werlíce lim, Shrn. 47, 20.

drǽdan

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Mann wís on eallum drǽtt homo sapiens in omnibus metuit, Scint. 67, 1. & wolde hine ofsleán & dreórd him ꝥ folc et volens illum occidere timuit populum, Mt. R. 14, 5.

hildan

(v.)

to bend ⬩ incline

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Men gesáwon áne hand . . . of heofonum cumende; and seó hæfde áne gyldene róde, and wæs æteówod manegum mannum, and helde tóweard tóforan þæs húses duru ecce humana manus ab olympi nubibus ante ostium domus . . . porrecta videbatur, Guth. Gr. 105, 18

Linked entries: hyldan heldan -hilde

sǽ-lida

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-lida, -leoda, an; m.

A sea-goer, sailor

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Ic ǽfre ne geseah ǽnigne mann ðé gelícne steóran ofer stæfnan . . Ic georne wát ðæt ic ǽfre ne geseah on sǽleodan syllicran cræft I have never seen in a seaman more wondrous skill, Andr. Kmbl. 999; An. 500.

Linked entries: lida sǽ-leoda

wreccan

(v.)
Grammar
wreccan, p. wreahte, wrehte ; pp. wreaht, wreht.

to raise ⬩ lift up ⬩ to take up ⬩ undertake ⬩ to rouse

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to raise, lift up Wreceþ to rǽde Drihten ðara manna bearn ðe sér man gebræc Dominus erigit elisos, Ps.

of-stingan

(v.)

to wound or kill by a thrust, to stab, pierce

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Hé (Pilate) hiene selfne ofstong sua se transverberans manu, 6, 3; Swt. 258, 10: Shrn. 33, 5. Hé wolde ofstingan Eádwine, ac hé ofstang Lillan his þegn. Chr. 626; Erl. 23, 29: 755; Erl. 48, 23.

Linked entry: of-stician

lǽðan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽðan, p. de

To speak ill of ⬩ accuse ⬩ abuse ⬩ execrate ⬩ detest ⬩ hate

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To speak ill of, accuse, abuse, execrate, detest, hate Man call hyrweþ ðæt man scolde herian and láðeþ [lǽðeþ?] ðæt man scolde lufian people scorn what they ought to praise, and hate what they ought to love, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 167.

Linked entry: láðian

HUND

(n.)
Grammar
HUND, es; m.

A HOUND ⬩ a dog

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Nys hit ná gód ðæt man nime bearna hláf and hundum worpe non est bonum sumere panem filiorum et mittere canibus, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 26

Linked entries: hundred hund-teóntig

un-trum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-trum, adj.

Weak ⬩ sick ⬩ ill ⬩ infirm

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Man hwylcne dǽl his hrægles tó untruman men bróhte, ðæt hé wearð hál geworden, Blickl. Homl. 223, 25. Untrume ealle wǽran infirmati sunt, Ps. Th. 106, 11.

fæsten

(n.)
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: Þæs fæsten dreáh fela missera Egypta folc, þæs þe hié wyrnan þóhton Móyses mágum síðes for many a year the Egyptians did penance (?), suffered scarcity (?), because they thought to refuse the Israelites leave to depart, Exod. 49

hamer

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Þeáh ðǽra manna ǽghwylc hæfde ǽnne hamor on handa, and þeáh man . . . mid þám hameron beóte on þæt ísene þell . . . ne áwacode hé nǽfre for eallum þissum, tó ðám wérig hé wǽre, Wlfst. 147, 3-8. Hameras sleánde mallei percutientes, Scint. 171, 14.