hrepian
To touch ⬩ treat
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Swá hraðe swá his sceadu hí hreopode as soon as his shadow touched them, 316, 16: 492, 25. Hrepede, 176, 6. Gif ic his reáfes gefnædu hreppe ... heó hrepode his reáfes fnædu ...
Linked entries: æt-hreppian a-hrepian hreopian
bæc
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Se hund tótær his hæteru of his bæce, Hml. Th. 374, 9. Hé byrð byrðene on his bæce, 212, 5: 336, 16:Angl. xi. 112, 23. Him forburnon on þám bæce his reáf, Hml. S. 31, 865. Hé hine scét bæftan his bæce, 18, 336.
snelness
Quickness, readiness, activity, agility3
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Quickness, readiness, activity, agility3 Hé slóh swá hé hine (the ball) nǽfre feallan ne lét. Se cyngc ðá oncneów ðæs iungan snelnesse, ðæt hé wiste ðæt hé næfde his gelícan on ðam plegan Ap. Th. 13, 7
ge-nerian
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Hí Gode þonciað . . . þæt hé hý generede from níðcwale and eác forgeaf éce dreámas, Cri. 1258. Biddan wé úrne Drihten ꝥ hé ús generige from þon écan cwealme, and ús gelǽde on þone gefeán his wuldres, Bl. H. 25, 28.
wédan
To be mad or furious, to rage, rave ⬩ to be mad, out of one's senses ⬩ to act with violence, be furious, rage,
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Heó geseah hú Decius wédde and brýmde dæges and nihtes ǽr ðon hé deád wǽre, Shrn. 139, 6. Hé wédde on gewitte swá wilde deór, Exon. Th. 278, 13; Jul. 597. Hí wéddon þearle and tðtǽron hí sylfe mid heora ágenum tóðum, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 194.
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lícian
To please
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Swá heó wiste ðæt his fæder lícode, Gen. 27, 14. Ac mé swá ðeáh nó ne lícade on him ðæt hé ða weorþunge Eástrena on riht ne heóld however I did not like in him his not keeping Easter rightly, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 2.
Linked entry: ge-lícian
un-lybba
poison ⬩ poison used for purposes of witchcraft ⬩ witchcraft ⬩ sorcery
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Hí rǽddon ðæt hí mid áttre hine ácwealdon; gemengdon ðá unlybban tó his drence, Homl. Th. ii. 158, 15. Hé ðygde unlybban on his mete, 504, 14. Hé ðone unlvbban hálsode, and hine ealne gedranc, i. 72, 24, 19: L.
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wrixl
change ⬩ alteration ⬩ vicissitude ⬩ alternation ⬩ exchange ⬩ interchange ⬩ place ⬩ stead ⬩ a loan ⬩ what is given in return ⬩ return ⬩ requital
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Wrixle mutuum (Lk. 6, 34), 74, 43. what is given in return, return, requital Hé forgeald wyrsan wrixle wælhlem ðone ; . . . hé him on heáfde helm gescær, Beo. Th. 5930; B. 2969
ge-fæstnian
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Þá gefæstnode hé þisne rǽd wið þæt werod ... Ðá ðá hí ealle hæfdon þisne rǽd betwux him gefæstnod, Hml. Th. i. 10, 26-29. Hé gewunode on þám gesettum tídum þæs dæges þone ryne his síðfætes gefæstnian, Hml.
ícan
To EKE ⬩ increase ⬩ add to ⬩ augment
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Ac ða hwíle ðe hé giernþ ðæt hé his welan iéce hé ágiémeleásaþ ðæt hé forbúge his synna profecto enim, qui augere opes ambit, vitare peccatum negligit, Past. 44, 9; Swt. 331, 16.
andeta
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Th. 70, 25. with a clause Swíþe seldon ǽnig man wile beón andetta ꝥ hé æfestig sý, Bl. H. 65, 4. Heó him tó sprǽcon ymbe ꝥ land, ꝥ hé his him geúðe; ðá wæs hé ondeta ꝥ hé swá walde he admitted that he was willing to do so, Cht. Th. 47, 18.
cyne-þrym
A kingly host, royal majesty or glory ⬩ regia multitudo, regis majestas
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A kingly host, royal majesty or glory;regia multitudo, regis majestas Mid cyneþrymme with a kingly host, Cd. 209; Th. 260, 8; Dan. 706 : Exon. 120 b; Th. 462, 12; Hö. 51. He cwom on cyneþrymme he came in royal majesty, Ps. Th. 95, 12.
wiþer-cora
an adversary ⬩ opponent ⬩ rebel ⬩ a reprobate person
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Mid micelre geornfulnysse gewilniaþ ða wiðercoran (the wicked in hell ) ðæt hí móton of ðære susle ðe hí on cwylmiaþ, Homl. Th. i. 332, 19
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ge-scrýdan
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Dele last passage for which see <b>ge-scirdan,</b> and add: To clothe a person with (mid) a garment Hé hine gescrýdde mid his byrnan, Hml. S. 25, 279: Hml. A. 130, 479. Hí mid hǽran hí gescrýddon tó líce, Hml. S. 12, 36.
for-sendan
To send away ⬩ send into banishment ⬩ banish ⬩ dimittĕre ⬩ relēgāre ⬩ deportāre
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To send away, send into banishment, banish; dimittĕre, relēgāre, deportāre Sume on wræcsíþ forsende some he sent away into banishment, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 39. He hine siððan forsende he afterwards banished him, 3, 7; Bos. 59, 26.
cursung
CURSING, curse, torment, hell;
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CURSING, curse, torment, hell; He lufode cursunge, and heó cume him dilexit maledictionem, et veniet ei, Ps. Spl. C. 108, 16: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 29: 10, 28: Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 20, 47
á-timbran
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Hé hét átimbran (-ian, v.l.) þá ciricean, Chr. 643; P. 26, 15: 913; P. 96, 20. Add
a-sígan
To decline ⬩ go down ⬩ fall down ⬩ delabi ⬩ occidere
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To decline, go down, fall down; delabi, occidere Ðæt, mid ðam dynte, he nyðer asáh that, with the blow, he fell down, Chr. 1012 ; Th. 268, 30, col. 1 ; 269, 28, col. 1 ; 269, 26, col. 2.
geara
Utterly ⬩ altogether ⬩ well ⬩ enough ⬩ very much ⬩ pĕnĭtus ⬩ prorsus ⬩ bĕne ⬩ sătis ⬩ valde
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Utterly, altogether, well, enough, very much; pĕnĭtus, prorsus, bĕne, sătis, valde He hét geara forbærnan Rómána burig he [Nero] commanded utterly to burn up the city of the Romans, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 18; Met. 9, 9.
mis-lícian
to displease
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Hé him sylfum mislícade, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 10. Ðeós úre mynegung wile mislícian eów wel manegum, L. Ælfc. P. 2; Th. ii. 364, 14