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scrift

(n.)
Grammar
scrift, es; m.
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Ne mæg þurh ðæt flǽsc se scrift geseón on ðǽre sáwle, Exon. Th. 80, 13; Cri. 1307. Béte hé be his scriftes geþeahte, L. C. E. 23 ; Th. i. 374, 8 : L. P. M. 1; Th. ii. 286, 15.

stów

(n.)
Grammar
stów, e ; f.
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Hé gǽþ þurh unwæterie stówa, Lk. Skt. 11. 24. Muntas and móras and eác monige wéste stówa, Salm.

þeóden

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden, es; m.
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Þurh ðæs þeódnes word, 174, 2; Gú. 1171. Eorl Beówulfes wolde freádrihtnes feorh ealgian, mǽres þeódnes, Beo. Th. 1598; B. 797: 3259; B. 1627. Seó ecg geswác þeódne ( Beowulf, not yet a king ) æt þearfe, 3054; B. 1525.

wísian

(v.)
Grammar
wísian, p. ode.

shewguidedirectto shewshewpoint putguidedirectindicate

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Hé lét his francan wadan þurh ðæs hysses hals, hand wísode, Byrht. Th. 135, 61 ; By. 141. Snyredon ðǽr secg wisode, Beo. Th. 810; B. 402. Hé hét him fýrenne beám beforan wísian. Ps. Th. 104, 34. Grammar wísian, with dat. Ic eów wísige, Beo.

Linked entry: riht-wísian

ge-dréfan

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Wearð seó æðele gedryht gedréfed þurh þæs deófles gehygdo. Sal. 457. to trouble, cause an unfavourable condition in. with personal subject, to afflict, vex, annoy, treat ill Eorðan ðú gedréfdest (gedrófdes, Ps. Srt.); hǽl hyre wunde, Ps. Th. 59, 2.

heofon-lic

chaste

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Ic eów freoþige tó Fæder ꝥ hé eów gehealde þurh ꝥ heofenlice anwald, Bl. H. 135, 26. Wealdend þé gife heofonlicne hláf, An. 389.

syndrig

(adj.)
Grammar
syndrig, adj.

separate, alone, not joined with othersstanding apart, not accessiblespecial, set apart for a particular purposespecial, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual qualityfor the unusual degree in which some quality existsof that which concerns a single person, private, ownproprius, privatusseparate, several, sundry, each separatelyone a-piece, one each

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Þurh syndrige ðíne andsware ic ongeat, Bd.4, 22;S. 591, 39. </b>in a distributive sense, one a-piece, one each :-- Ðá onféngon hig syndrige penegas (cf. ǽlc his pening, v. 9, the Latin in each case being singulos denarios ) Mt. Kmbl. 20, 10.

hungor

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Voc. i. 51, 3. the feeling caused by want of food Ne biþ þǽr hungor ne þurst, Bl. H. 65, 19. <b>I a.</b> exhaustion caused by want of food :-- Gif hé for hungre libban mæge, Ll. Th. i. 64, 13. <b>Ib.

un-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-rǽd, es; m.

evil counselill-advised coursebad planfollydisadvantageprejudicehurt

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Ealle ðás ungesǽlþa ús gelumpon þuruh unrǽdas, Chr. 1011; Erl. 145, 22. disadvantage, prejudice, hurt Ic andette ... ǽlcne glængc ðe tó mínes líchaman unrǽde ǽfre belimpe, L. de Cf. 7; Th. ii. 262, 28: Anglia xi. 98, 28.

CUNNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CUNNAN, ic can, con, ðú canst, const, he can, con, pl. cunnon; p. ic, he cúðe, ðú cúðest, pl. cúðon; subj. cunne, pl. cunnen; p. cúðe, pl. cúðen; pp. [on]-cunnen, cúþ; v. a.

to be or become acquainted with, to know noscĕre, scire CAN scire, posse

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Ic ne conn þurh gemæcscipe monnes ówér I know not anywhere of a man through cohabitation, Exon. 10b; Th. 13, 6; Cri. 198. with inf.

lád-teów

(n.)
Grammar
lád-teów, es; m.

A leaderguideconductorgeneral

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Þurh sume ða Wyliscean ðe him tó wǽron cumen and his lǽdteówas wǽron by means of some of the Welsh who had come to him and were his guides, Chr. 1097; Erl. 233, 39. Hig synt blinde and blindra látteówas (Lind. látuas) cæci sunt, duces cæcorum, Mt.

síd

(adj.)
Grammar
síd, adj.
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</b> </b> Þurh sídne sefan, Beo. Th. 3456 ; B. 1726. Sefan sídne geþanc and snytro cræft, Cd.

Linked entry: síd-folc

þreát

(n.)
Grammar
þreát, es; m.

a troopbandcrowdbody of peopleswarmpressthrongviolencecompulsionforceoppressionpunishmentill-treatment

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Þurh þreáta geþræcu, Exon. Th. 417, 17; Rä. 36, 6. Mid engla ðreátum ducibus angelis, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 12. Þreátum festis choreis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 14. Weras ðreátum and þrymmum þrungon and urnon, Judth. Thw. 23, 39; Jud. 164.

wóh

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh, adj.

not straightbentcrookedtwistedobliquenot rightperversefrowardwrongunfair

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Ðá oncierde ðæt scip on wónne síþfæt þurh deófles beswicennesse, Shrn. 60, 8. Gif hé hæfde wó (toríum) nosu, Past. ii; Swt. 65, 4. Woo, 67, 7. On ðæt wó treów (printed wottreów). Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 130, 31.

fundian

(v.)
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Þurh þone eorl þe mid unfriðe hider tó lande fundode, 1101; P. 237, 4. Gegaderade Phtolomeus micle fird ongeán him þá hwíle þe hié tógædere*-*weard fundedon . . ., Ors. 3, 11; S. 146, 5.

ge-ícan

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I. 4, and see eácen Þonne bið geýced and geedníwad moncyn þurh Meotud (cf. Sceal þonne ánra gehwylc . . . leoðum onfón and líchoman, edgeong wesan, 1030-3), Cri. 1040

ge-irnan

(v.)
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Gif hwá his hýde forwyrce, and cirican geierne, sié him sió swingelle forgifen, 104, 13-16. to run and obtain, obtain by running Gif forworht man friðstól geséce, and þurh ꝥ feorh geyrne, Ll. Th. i. 332, 17.

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
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Lch. iii. 260, 11, to move, go Ic þurh hylles hróf gerǽce, Rá. 16, 27. construction uncertain Gerǽhte transit, An. Ox. 46, 12

ge-stíran

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Þurh ús scylen bión hiora scylda gestiéred mid cræfte, Past. 117, 20. to keep from a state or condition, remove from Nis hit him nó swá longe áléfed swá þé ðyncð, ac dú miht ongitan ꝥ him biþ swíþe hrædlice gestióred (-stýred, v.l.) hiora orsorgnesse

gilp

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Gyddigan þurh gylp micel, Dan. 599 : 695. (v. ídel; ) action that shows pride, ostentation Ne sylþ hé hit ús tó þon ꝥ wé hit hýdon oþþe tó gylpe syllan, Bl. H. 53, 17.