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on-hildan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hildan, -hieldan, -heldan, -hyldan.

to lean, incline, recline, bend down with the idea of favourable disposition towards a person or thing, to inclineto bow, bendto turn from the right courseto cause to sinkTo decline, deviate, incline, sink

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trans. of actual motion, to lean, incline, recline, bend down Onheldeþ hine and falleþ inclinabit se et cadet, Ps. Surt. 9, 31. Se biscop hine onhylde tó ánre ðære studa, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 37: 4, 9; S. 577, 7.

torfian

(v.)
Grammar
torfian, p. ode.

to throw with turf at a person (cf. stǽnan), and then with stones or the like;to throw.to throw at an object,strike with a missile,to stone a personto throw,cast,

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Ða leásan gewitan hine ongunnon ǽrest tó torfienne, Homl.

Linked entries: a-torfian ge-torfian

BIDDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BIDDAN, ic bidde, ðú biddest, bidst bitst, he biddeþ, bit, byt, bitt, pl. biddaþ; impert. bide, pl. biddaþ; p. ic, he bæd, ðú bǽde, pl. bǽdon; pp. beden : followed by an acc. of the person, or by the prep. to, and a gen. of the thing; v. trans.

To ask, pray, intreat, beseech, BID, order, requirepetere, poscere, orare, quærere, precari, deprecari, rogare, postulare, præcipere, requirere

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Hú hí hine bǽdon [MS. bædan] rihtes geleáfan and fullwihtes bæðes how they had asked him the favour of a right belief and of a font of baptism, Ors. 6, 34; Bos. 130, 30.

lystan

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Hé on ðǽm óðrum hæfde ðæt hine lyste, Past. 459, 3. Húi ðone cealdan magan ungelíclice mettas lyste. Lch. ii. 160, 8. with clause Ǽlcne man lyst . . . þæt hé hine móte hwílum þáron gerestan, Solil.

ymb-útan

(prep.; adv.)
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Hine ymbútan hálge hereféðan blícaþ, Exon. Th. 62, 35 ; Cri. 1012.

Linked entry: emb-útan

lecgan

(v.)
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Búton hé hine werian wolde . . . ꝥ hine man þonne léde, 240, 30. to deposit. to place in a position of rest on the ground or other sup-porting surface, place in a receptacle Ðá lác ðe mon on ðæt weóbud legde, Past. 219, 6.

Cásern

(n.)
Grammar
Cásern, e; f. [Cásere + en, f. termin. Cáseren, Cásern]
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He [Cásere] wearþ Rómánum swá leóf, and swá weorþ, ðæt hí hine nánuht ne héton búton fæder; and, him to weorþscype, hí héton his wíf, cásern [cásere + en, the f. termin.] eight hundred and sixty-seven years after the building of Rome, Hadrian succeeded

for-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-secgan, p. -sægde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd

To for-saymis-saypretenddenysay againstaccuseprædīcĕrediffāmārenĕgāreaccūsāre

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Ða leásan gewitan hine forsǽdon the false witnesses accused him, i. 50, 14

for-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
for-þencan, ; p. -þohte, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht

To misthinkdisdaindespisedistrustdespairdedignāridiffīdĕre

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To misthink, disdain, despise, distrust, despair; dedignāri, diffīdĕre Ðæt is nú git ðínre unrihtwísnesse ðæt ðú eart fullneáh forþoht; ac ic nolde ðæt ðú ðé forþohtest; forðam se se ðe hine forþencþ, se biþ ormód it is still thy fault that thou art

Linked entry: fore-þencan

full-fremman

(v.)
Grammar
full-fremman, to -fremmenne; p. -fremede; pp. -fremed

To do fullyfulfilfinishperfectpractiseperfĭcĕreperăgĕrepatrāre

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Hwæðer he hæbbe hine to fullfremmenne si hăbeat ad perfĭciendum, 14, 28. Ðæt ic fallfremme his weorc ut perfĭciam ŏpus ejus, Jn. Bos. 4, 34. Ðæt he hí eft fullfremme that he practise them [the vices] again, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 18.

Linked entry: fremman

HÉR

(adv.)
Grammar
HÉR, adv.

HEREin this worldat this time

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Hér gehýrþ Drihten ða ðe hine biddaþ and him sylleþ heora synna forgyfnesse. Hér is his mildheortnes ofer ús ac ðér is se éca dóm in this world the Lord heareth those that ask him and giveth them forgiveness of their sins.

hreów-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hreów-líce, adv.

Miserablycruellygrievously

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Hreówlíce gefærþ seðe hine sylfne ðus forþ forscyldigaþ and gesǽlig biþ hé ðeáh ... miserably does he fare who thus continues to incur guilt; and yet he will be happy ..., L. Pen. 12; Th. ii. 280, 28: Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 22

niht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
niht-líc, adj.

Nightlyof the nightnocturnal

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Hine drehton nihtlíce gedwimor, Homl. Th. i. 86, 18. Ðæs synfullan líf is wiðmeten nihtlícum þeóstrum, ii. 200, 33. Nihtlícum tídum in the night seasons, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 11. Þerh næhtlíco mysto per nocturnas caligines, Rtl. 171, 39

Linked entry: nihte-líc

ge-treówian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-treówian, -triówian; p. -ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

to trustconfidehopeto make a treatybe confederateto clear one's self

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Getreówod fæderatus, Cot. 85, Lye. to clear one's self Getriówie hine let him clear himself, L. Alf. 36; Th. i. 84, 15

sundor-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-gifu, e; f.
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Ǽlc cræft hæfþ his sundorgife and ða gife and ðone weorþscipe ðe hé hæfþ hé forgifþ ǽlcum ðara ðe hine lufaþ inest dignitas propria virtuti, quam in eos, quibus fuerit adjuncta, transfundit, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 30. Sundorgife prerogativa, Wrt.

Linked entry: synder-gifu

súþan

(adv.)
Grammar
súþan, adv.
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Healdaþ hine norðan and súðan on twá healfa twá hund wearda, Salm. Kmbl. 520; Sal. 259

umbor

(n.)
Grammar
umbor, es; n.

A child

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Ða ðe hine forð onsendon ǽnne ofer ýðe umbor wesende, 92; B. 46.

wyn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-líc, adj.

Delightfulpleasingagreeablecharming

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Delightful, pleasing, agreeable, charming Hæfde hé hine swá hwítne geworhtne, swá wynlíc wæs his wæstm, Cd. Th. 17, 5; Gen. 255. Onstæl wynlíc, fæger and gefeálíc, Exon. Th. 151, 17; Gú. 796.

brǽdan

(v.)

to roast

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Hine cwicne hirstan and brǽdan, Shrn. 116, 3. Þæt lamb brǽdan, Hml. Th. ii. 40, 13. Brædan frixiri, i. coqui, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 3. Brǽdendum assantibus (titionum globis), Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 23: 5, 8.

céne

(adj.)
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Ne beóð ongeán hine hundas céne, Lch. i. 372, 5. Tigras and leopardos, ꝥ syndan þá kénestan deór, Nar. 38, 4. Add