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ge-bycgan

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hét áwendon his geþanc fram Críste, and cwæð ꝥ sceoldon sylfe hit gebicgan, gif ne bígdon his mód, 35, 55. to sell [= be-bycgan] Ðeáh hwá bebyccge (gebicge, v.l. ) his dohtor on þeówenne, Ll. Th. i. 46, 12

hǽte

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Cýtan árǽran ꝥ wið cyle and wið hǽton sylfe geburgon, Hml. S. 23, 419. For þæs sumores hǽtan, Bl. H. 59, 4. Se hara þonne on sumura for swíðlicre hǽtan geteórud byþ, Lch. i. 226, 23. <b>III a.

ge-helan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-helan, he -heleþ, -hileþ; p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; pp. -holen

To concealhidecover upcēlāreoccŭleretĕgĕre

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H.] he who secretly begets a child and conceals it, L. In. 27; Th. í. 120, 2. Ic ðé háte ðæt ðú gehele and gehealde, óþ-ðæt ic wite hwæt God wylle te sĭlentio tĕgĕre vŏlo, dōnec sciam quid vēlit Deus, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 37.

tǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽsan, p. de

To tear to pieces, pull to pieces, tease wool, tear a person's flesh with a weapon, wound

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Hwílon on bord sceát, hwílon beorn tǽsde; ǽfre embe stunde sealde sume wunde, ða hwíle ðe wǽpna wealdan móste, Byrht. Th. 139, 47; By. 270. Nint wulle, and tǽs , Lchdm. iii. 112, 8

þurh-sceótan

(v.)

to shoot throughtransfixpierce

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to shoot through, transfix, pierce Þurhscét transfigat, Hpt. Gl. 526, 3. his byrnsweord getýhþ, and ða líchoman þurh-sceóteþ, Blickl. Homl. 109, 35.

cum-líþness

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Add: hospitality Ꝥ lufige cumlíðnysse, and nánum cuman ne forbeóde ꝥ ne móte on his húse gerestan, for ðan ðe manega Gode gelícodon þurh ꝥ ꝥ cuman onféngon, Hml. A. 147, 83: Ll.

geornian

(v.)
Grammar
geornian, p. ode.
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on þá wísan hire geornige ꝥ healdan wille swá wær his wíf sceal, 254, 6. to beg gesaet æt woeg giornade sedebat juxta uiam mendicans, Mk.

ge-unstillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unstillan, p. de
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To disturb, disquiet Þá scínlác þe him ǽr ætýwdon, ne geunstillað hine, Lch. i. 360, 15. Rǽde swá þæt óþre mid gehlýde ne geunstille ( inquietet ), R. Ben. 73, 14.

Linked entry: un-stillan

ge-bígan

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Gif mihte gebígan tó his synscipe, Hml. Th. ii. 476, 21. Gyf þú Godes folc gebígean ne miht tó rihte. Wlfst. 7, 8. wolde gebígan his leóda tó geleáfan and tó þám lifigendan Gode, Hml. S. 26, 46. Hine gebégean tó beteran wege.

helan

(v.)
Grammar
helan, p. hæl, pl. hǽlon; pp. holen

To concealhidecover

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hit hæl swíðe fæste wið his bróðor he concealed it very carefully from his brother, Ors. 6, 33; Swt. 288, 14. ðæt hæl ǽrest sce petre he at first concealed that from St. Peter, Shrn. 74, 20.

Linked entries: ge-hala be-helan hal

seax

(n.)
Grammar
seax, es; n.
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Heó hyre seaxe geteáh, brád, brúnecg, Beo. Th. 3095; B. 1545. ( St. Martin ) tócearf his basing on emtwá mid sexe, Homl. Th. ii. 500, 26. Geteáh his seax, Blickl. Homl. 215, 6

Linked entries: sex sæx CNÍF

þearl

(adj.)
Grammar
þearl, adj.
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And suá ðý ðearlan dóme forleás his mennisce ut districto justoque judicio homo esse perderet, Past. 4; Swt. 39, 23. Heó þrowedon þearl æfterleán, Cd. Th. 5, 24; Gen. 76. Þreá wǽron þearfe, Exon. Th. 135, 4; Gú. 519: Ps. Th. 104, 12: 149, 7.

á-ídlan

Grammar
á-ídlan, á-íd(e)l(i)an.
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Þe lǽs þe innan áídlode ( inanesceret ), Gr. D. 59, 27. Áýdlian tabescere, Ps. L. 38, 12. Þá geseah se árleása áídlian his smeágunge, Hml.

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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Hié be úrum lárum libbaþ they live according to our instructions, Blickl. Homl. 75, 15. Eal his líf lifde búton synnum, 33, 16. on wynsumnesse lifde, 113, 7: Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 27. on ællþeódignesse lifde exulabat, S. 559, 30.

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

á-breóþan

(v.)
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Gif ábrýð on ðǽre éhtnysse, Hml. Th. i. 250, 21. Se yfela, swá oftor on ðǽre fandunge ábrýð, swá forcúðra bið, 268, 29.

Linked entries: a-broten á-broþenness

clǽn-líce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
clǽn-líce, adv.
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Gif þǽr beón lǽs manna þonne þæt lamb mæge fretan, þonne nyme hys neáhgebúr . . . ꝥ mæge ꝥ lamb clǽnlíce fretan, Angl. viii. 322, 8

beón

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Beó be þǽre ánre þá hwíle þe heó lybbe, Wlfst. 271, 15. móste beón mǽrlíce mid him, Hml. Th. ii. 310, 19. An his hláforddóme wé bián móten, C. D. i. 311, 22.

mótan

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Unðeáwas ðe ǽr ne cúðe wunnon him ðá on and on his cynne syððan, swá þæt móston mid micclum geswince ðá gódan ðeáwas healdan, gif habban woldon, Hex. 26, 5.

wissung

(n.)
Grammar
wissung, e; f.

guidancedirectiondirectioninstructionteachingrulegovernmentdirection

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heóldon Godes ǽ æfter Móyses wissunge, 101, 319. ðurhwunedon swá þurh his wissunge, 30, 149. Þurh góde wissunge, Wulfst. 32, 13: Homl. Th. ii. 482, 1: Homl. Skt. i. 3, 104.

for-búgan

to avoidto pass bypass overshuneschewTo avoid

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Barbarismum hig on heora gesetnyssa forbúgað, Angl. viii. 313, 18. Swá ꝥ heó (the soul) leahtras forbúge, Hml. S. l, 154, 237. Swá heó syngige, swá heó synna forbúge, Hml. Th. i. 292, 33. Ðæt wé orsorgnesse ús ondrǽden, and forbúgen, Past. 35, 2.