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ge-sceþþan

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. ¶ where the particular, in respect to which injury is done, is marked Hié fela folca feore gesceódon, Dan. 15. Ǽr him fǽr Godes þurh egesan gryre aldre gesceóde, 593. Add

Linked entries: sceþþan ge-sceaþan

irmþ

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Hié on ðǽm iermþum heora líf geendodon, Ors. 2, 2 ; S. 66, 19. in a moral sense, badness Gif hine mon leahtor-fulne ongit. . . him mon secge þæt hé þanon gewíte, þe lǽs hé mid his yrmðe ( miseria ) óþre geleahtrige, R.

sǽ-flód

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-flód, es; m. n.

an incoming tide, floodthe sea,

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Wæs án burg sió wæs néh ðæm sǽ óþ án sǽflód com and hié áwéste civitas repentino maris impetu abscissa, atque desolata est, Ors. 2,7 ; Swt. 90, 20.

hlyt

(n.)
Grammar
hlyt, [or hlýt?], es; m.

A lot, portion

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Hlyt wísode ðǽr hie dryhtnes ǽ déman sceoldon the lot appointed where they should judge the Lord's law, Apstls. Kmbl. 18; Ap. 9. On hlyte sorti, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 18. Ðú hit tódǽlst mid hlyte tu eam sorte divides, Deut. 31, 7.

á-þweán

Grammar
á-þweán, pp.-þwagen,-þwægen,-þwogen.

to washcleanse an object from impurityto wash impurity from an object

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Ðætte hié yfelu mid hreówsunga áðweán, 413, 8. Scylda of áðueán, 73, 18

Linked entry: on-þweán

tweó

(n.)
Grammar
tweó, twý; gen. tweón, twýn; m.
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Him wæs on móde mycel tweó, hwæt hié be ðære dorstan dón, Blickl. Homl. 205, 10. Ná twý ys, ðæt . . . non dubium est, quod . . ., Scint. 48, 10.

Linked entries: tuá tweón twý

wóh

(n.)
Grammar
wóh, gen. wóges, wós; dot. wóge, wó; n.

Wrongperversityinjusticeerrorwrongfullywrongly

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Hié nyllaþ wietan mid hwelcum woo (wó, Cote. MSS. ) hié hit gestriéndon. Past. 45 ; Swt. 343, 23. Mid wóge (wó, v.l. ) forsecgan, L. Edg. ii. 4; Th. i. 266, 22. Mid wó fordéman, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 114, 3.

fundian

(v.)
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Gegaderade Phtolomeus micle fird ongeán him þá hwíle þe hié tógædere*-*weard fundedon . . ., Ors. 3, 11; S. 146, 5.

ge-restan

(v.)
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.) :-- Hié heora gefeohta hie gerestan, þéh hié þæs hungres and þæs moncwealmes ne mehte cessatum est a praeliis, cessatum tamen a mortibus non est, Ors. 2, 4; S. 70, 9. to be at ease, remain quiet, dwell, lodge Hwá eardað on þínum temple, odðe hwá mot

ge-winnan

(v.)
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Æfter þǽm wonn Alexander wið Parthim, and hé hié neáh ealle fordyde ǽr hé hié gewinnan mehte . . . and hé gewonn Drancas ꝥ folc Alexander Hyrcanos et Mardos subegit . . . Post haec Parthorum pugnam adgressus: quos delevit propemodum antequam vicit.

hwanne

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Hié wǽron on þǽre ondrǽdinge hwonne hié on þá eorþan besuncene wurden, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 14. Beóð beofigende hwonne ..., Sat. 622.

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Ðæt hié mid ðǽm hié selfe tó feóre ne gewundigen ( vulnere mortali se feriunt ), Past. 365, 11. Gezabel beswác Naboð tó his feóre, Hml. Th. i. 488, 6. Grame tó feóre mortally cruel, Hml. S. 7, 242.

raþe

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Hé oft wýscte þæt ealle Rómáne hæfden ǽnne sweóran, þæt hé hiene raþost forceorfan mehte, Ors. 6, 3; S. 256, 27. Add

scearplíce

(adv.)
Grammar
scearplíce, adv.

sharply, keenly, smartly, effectually, quicklysharply, keenlysharply, painfully

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Th. 209, 9; Ph. 168. sharply, keenly (of the mind) Ða ðe meahton smeálíce and scearplíce mid hiera andgite ryht geseón qui videre recta subtiliter per ingenium poterant, Past. 11, 4; Swt. 69, 6 . sharply, painfully Scearplíce acerbatim, Txts. 181, 47

Linked entry: scearp

á-drǽfan

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Hiene Cynewulf on Andred ádrǽfde, 755; P. 46, 22. Hí ðone cyning ofer sǽ ádrǽfdon, 874; P. 72, 26: 878; P. 74, 26. Ádrǽf repelle, Hy. S. 23, 35. Ádrǽfen detrudere, An. Ox. 4053. Út ádrǽfende exterminans, 4079. Ádrǽfed explodatur, 814.

ofer-brǽdels

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-brǽdels, es; m.

A covering, veil, garmenta coverlet

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Hé þencþ on ðam oferbrǽdelse his módes ðæt hé sciele monig gód weorc wyrcan, and hé þencþ mid innewearde móde ðæt hé gierneþ for gilpe ... on hiera módes rinde ... ac on ðam piðan..., surface Past. 9, 1; Swt. 55, 18-23.

Linked entries: of-brǽdels brǽdels

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Gif hié út sleán if they (pocks) break out, 106, 4

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wiþ-habban

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-habban, p. -hæfde

To hold out againstto withstandresist

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Se ðe him ǽr geþúhte, ðæt him nán sǽ wiþhabban ne mehte, ðæt hé hiene mid scipum and mid his fultume áfyllan ne mehte, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 84, 13. Næs nán ðæs stronglíc . . . ðæt mihte ðam miclan mægne wiðhabban, Cd. Th. 297, 18; Sat. 519

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innor

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Add: with reference to a place or thing Innor bið se hierde, se hielt ðá leoma útan interior est custodia, quae servat exterius membra, Past. 359, 4. Férde hé forð ... in þá inran land ...; þá gít hé wilnode ꝥ hé innor férde, Hml. S. 30, 310.

ge-trymman

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Ðætte hié heora heortan getrymigen (-trymmen, v.l.) æfter dæs miclan sige ut cor post victoriam muniant. Past. 229, 4. Ic wolde getrymman munimus, 41, 4.