spyrian
to track ⬩ go in a track ⬩ follow ⬩ make a journey in search of something ⬩ to make a track ⬩ go ⬩ to enquire ⬩ investigate ⬩ examine ⬩ to enquire after or into ⬩ seek to know about ⬩ to search after ⬩ seek to attain ⬩ to ask ⬩ investigare, indagare, sciscitari ⬩ to track; to investigate; to ask
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to track, go in a track (v. spor, spyreman), follow, make a journey in search of something Deáð spyraþ (spyreþ, Met. 27, 9) ǽlce dæge æfter fuglum and æfter diórum and æfter monnum, and ne forlǽt nán swæþ, ǽr hé geféhþ ðæt, ðæt hé æfter spyreþ, Bt. 39
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weorold-gerisene
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Worldly propriety Æfter Godes rihte and æfter woroldgerysnum as religion and the world require, L. O. 1; Th. i. 178, 5 : L. Edm. B. 1; Th. i. 254, 4. Woruldgerysenum, L. I. P. 24; Th. ii. 336, 38
un-gesceádwísness
Unreasonableness ⬩ foolishness
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hwí nyllaþ hí spyrigan æfter cræftum and æfter wísdóme? quid enervatius ignorantiae caecitate? an sectanda noverunt? Bt. 36, 6; Fox 180, 31, 35.
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steor-wiglung
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Astrology Æfter steorwiglunge juxta constellationem, Anglia xiii. 33, 141
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Norþmandisc
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Norman Æfter Norðmandiscere lage, Ll. Th. i. 489, 11
máðum-gifu
A costly gift
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A costly gift Æfter máððumgife, Beo. Th. 2606; B. 1301
sorh-stæf
Trouble ⬩ care ⬩ affliction
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Trouble, care, affliction Æfter sorgstafum, Exon. Th. 282, 8; Jul. 660
sund-plega
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Se tíreádga (the Phenix) twelf síþum hine bibaþaþ . . . siþþan hine sylfne æfter sundplegan hefeþ on heánne beám, Se hærnflota (the ship) æfter sundplegan (its journey across the sea) sondlond gespearn
deáþ-dæg
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Huaet his gástae aefter deóthdaege doemid uueorthe, Txts. 149, 20. Add
á-fýsan
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Add: to make eager, inspire with longing Þonne hwylc-um men gelimpeþ ꝥ his fæder gefærþ, ne mæg ꝥ ná beón ꝥ þá bearn langunga nabban æfter þǽm freóndum. Swá wiste úre heofonlica fæder his þá leófan bearn áfýsed æfter him, Bl. H. 131, 28
angel-ic
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Angelic Æfter ðære angelica gesihðo port angelicam visionem, Jn. p. 8, 3
geár
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a period of thirteen lunar months Æfter þǽre sunnan ryne beóð þreó hund daga and fíf and syxtig daga, and æfter þæs mónan ryne beóð þreó hund daga and feówer and fíftig ... þǽre sunnan gér hæfd endlufon dagas má þonne þæs mónan gér, Angl. viii. 305,
be-strídan
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Æfter ðisum wordum hé his hors bestrád, Hml. Th. ii. 136, 3. Add
cyninge
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A queen Æfter þǽre bysne þǽre hálgan Godes cyningan, Bl. H. 13, 1
heáh-weorc
Lofty work
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Lofty work Æfter heáhweorce heofenes ðínes secundum altitudinem cæli, Ps. Th. 102, 11
canonec-líc
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Canonical; canonicus Æfter canoneclícan ge-wunan according to canonical custom, Canon. Hrs. 359, 8
neó-síþ
Death
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Death Se sceal æfter neúsíþum wunian wítum fæst Exon. Th. 316, 27; Mód. 55
and-sacian
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Ðá Saducie andsacedon (ant-, v. l. ) ðǽre ǽriste æfter deáðe, Past. 362, 5. Add
ge-hleápan
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Add: to jump (fig. ) Æfter þissum hig gehleápað on metaplasmum, Angl. viii. 313, 28
ge-clǽnsung
A cleansing ⬩ purifying ⬩ purĭfĭcātio
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A cleansing, purifying; purĭfĭcātio Æfter Iudéa geclǽnsunge sĕcundum purĭfĭcātiōnem Judæōrum, Jn. Bos. 2, 6