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for-scippan

(v.)
Grammar
for-scippan, to transform, change for the worse.
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Þurh ðá ofermódignesse mǽre englas on heofonum wurdon forsceapene tó atelicum deóflum, Wlfst. 145, 23. Scinnan forscepene spirits from angels changed to devils, Sat. 72. Take here for-sceoppan, -sceppan and add

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ge-tǽlan

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Sé ðe óðerne tǽlan wille . . . beðence hé hwæðer hine ne mæge ǽnig man getǽlan, Wlfst. 233, 23.

ge-hlæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlæstan, p. -hlæste; pp. -hlæsted, -hlæst

To loadadorn

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Ða eádigan mægþ beágum gehlyste the blessed maid adorned with rings, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 30; Jud. 36

Linked entry: hlæstan

sám-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-wís, adj.

Dull, foolish

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Dull, foolish Wénaþ sámwíse (cf. ða dysegan men, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 22) ðæt hí on ðís lǽnan mǽgen lífe findan sóþa gesǽlþa. Met. 19, 34. Ða sámwísan (hebetes) sint tó manianne ðæt hié wilnien tó wiotonne ðæt ðæt hié nyton, Past. 30, l ; Swt. 201, 7

Linked entry: sár-wís

Gyrwas

(n.)
Grammar
Gyrwas, pl.

The people of a district in which Peterborough was situated

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The people of a district in which Peterborough was situated Se wæs of Gyrwa mǽgðe de provincia Gyrviorum, Bd. 3, 20; S. 550, 22.

sicor

(adj.)
Grammar
sicor, adj. with gen.
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mæg se ðonne bión orsorg, se ðe him self wát, ðæt hé gesyngaþ ita et cum Deo delinquimus, nequaquam satisfacimus, si ab iniquitate cessamus, nisi voluptates quoque, quas dileximus, e contrario appositis lamentis insequamur.

þanc-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-weorþ, -wurþ, -wirþe; adj.
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Ic eów secgan mæg þoncwyrþe þing, ðæt gé ne ðyrfen leng murnan on móde, Judth. Thw. 23, 33; Jud. 153. Þancwurðe gifa grata (accepta) libamina, Hpt. Gl. 415, 7. Gecwéme (ł) þancwurde gife grata munuscula, 510, 71.

and-leofen

(n.)
Grammar
and-leofen, es; n. l. e; f., but also gen. andlifenes, acc. ondlifen,
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Mid þissum andlyfenum bið ǽlc mægen geféd, Ll. Th. ii. 404, 5

ge-mǽnelic

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Ne mæg nán man ætberstan þám gemǽnelican deáðe, ðe eallum mannum becymð, Hml. A. 54, 97-106. Gemǽnelicum gafele generali (mortis) debito, An. Ox. 1447. denoting co-operation, association (Ge)mǽnlicere (ge)férrǽdene contuberniali sodalitate, An.

Linked entry: -mǽne-lic

ge-edníwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edníwian, ge-edníwan.
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Wé geedníwiað and gemyndgiað dǽre scylde ðe úre ieldesta mǽg ús on forworhte parentis primi lapsus iteratur, Past. 313, 14. Geedníwa instaura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 20

gim

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Ne mæg hit steorra ne stán ne se steápa gim be-swícan, Sal. 284, Is seó eággebyrd híwe gelícast gladum gimme, þonne in goldfate smiða orþoncum biseted weorðeð Ph. 303. Ðá giemmas, Past. 135, 3, 4, 16. Gimmas, 7.

ge-timbrung

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Hé cwæð, 'Ne mæg nán man lecgan óþerne grundweall ...,' Hml. Th. ii. 588, 17. Þá stánas bǽron tó þæs húses getimbrunge ( ad aedificationem domus ) ge ealde men ge geonga, Gr. D. 321, 22. Ealle ðás getimbringe hé geendode binnon ðrím geárum, Hml.

ge-wealdan

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Ne mæg úre sáwul gefleón ... ðe má ðe ǽnig fugel his flyhtes gewylt, gif his óðer fiðere forod bið, Hml. Th. ii. 318, 28. Meaht þú meðelcwidum worda gewealdan?, Gú. 989. with dat. (inst.)

hearpe

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Sum mæg fingrum wel hlúde fore hæleðum hearpan stirgan, gleóbeám grétan, Cri. 669. Þonne ic (the devil) míne hearpan genam and míne strengas styrian ongan, heó þæt lustlíce gehýrdon and fram þé (God) ácerdan and tó mé urnan, Wlfst. 255, 8.

wád

(n.)
Grammar
wád, es; n.

Woad,

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Man mæg on hærfeste wád spittan, Anglia ix. 261, 16. the growth of woad seems marked by the occurrence of the word in such forms as wád-beorh, wád-denu, wád-lond in charters Of ðære díc on wádbeorgas; of wádbeorgan, Cod. Dip, Kmbl., iii. 77, 15.

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of-sceótan

(v.)

to wound or kill by shooting an arrow or by hurling a weaponelf-shot, diseased from an elf's shot, Lchdm. ii. 156, 25: 290, 21. The disease consists in an over-distension of an animal's stomach from the swelling up of clover and grass, when eaten with the morning dew on it.

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Hǽþcyn his mǽg ofscét blódigan gáre. Beo. Th. 4870; B. 2439. Hé hiene ne meahte ofsceótan mid ðæm bismere quem commovere in ipsa contumeliarum jaculatione non potuit Past. 33, 7; Swt. 227, 9. Hé mid geǽttrode fláne hine ofsceótan wolde, Homl.

tin-tregian

(v.)
Grammar
tin-tregian, -tergian; p. ode

To torment,torture,afflict

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To torment, torture, afflict Ða ðe hé ne mæg fram rihtan geleáfan tó him gebígan, ðonne tintregaþ hé ða on mænigfælde wísan, Wulfst. 197, 7: Blickl. Homl. 59, 31. Philippus hí miclum tintrade(tintergade, MS.

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bǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
bǽdan, p. de; pp. ed

To constraincompelrequiresolicitcogerecompellereexigerepostulareflagitare

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Mǽru cwén bǽdde byras geonge the illustrious queen solicited her young sons, Beo. Th. 4040; B. 2018

Linked entries: a-bǽdan bǽdde bǽdend

fyrd-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrd-hwæt, adj.

Bold in warfarewarlikebravebellĭcōsus

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Bold in warfare, warlike, brave; bellĭcōsus Ðæt wǽron mǽre men ofer eorþan, and fyrdhwate those were famous men throughout the earth, and bold in warfare, Andr. Kmbl. 16; An. 8: Elen. Kmbl. 2356; El. 1179: Apstls. Kmbl. 33; Ap. 12: Beo.

Linked entry: fird-hwæt

geong

(n.)
Grammar
geong, es; m.

A course, passage, journeycursus, meātus, iter

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A course, passage, journey; cursus, meātus, iter Ongunnon him on úhtan æðelcunde mægþ gierwan to geonge the noble women resolved ere dawn to prepare for a journey, Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 19, note; Hö. 2. Geong iter, Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 44: 8, 1