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folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOWgo behindrun afterpursuesĕquiinsĕquito follow as a servant, attendant or disciplecŏmĭtāriadhærēre alicuiservīresubdĭtus esse

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Ðeáh hie hira beággyfan banan folgedon though they followed [ = served] their ring-giver's murderer, Beo. Th. 2209; B. 1102. Ðæt ǽlc folgie swylcum hláforde swylcum he wille that each follow [ = serve] such lord as he will, L.

Linked entry: FYLGEAN

swigian

(v.)
Grammar
swigian, sweogian, sweowian, swugian, swuwian, sugian, suwian; p. ode.
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Ðeáh ðe seó tunge swigode, ðæt his líf wæs sprecende, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 30: Ap. Th. 16, 19: Cd. Th. 250, 15; Dan. 547. Hé suwode (swygode, MS. A.: swugode, MSS. B. C.: swigade, Rush.) tacebat, Mk. Skt. 14, 61: Mt. Kmbl. 26, 63.

á-biddan

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Ðeáh ðe ic georne bǽde, ne mihte ic lýfnesse ábiddan porro diligentius obsecrans, nequaquam impetrare potui .

ge-metgian

(v.)
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Ðǽr ðǽr ðú neóde irsian scyle, gemetiga ðæt ðeáh, Prov. K. 24. Micel niédðearf is ðæt mon mid micelre gemetgunge ðreáunga gelíðige and gemetgie necesse est ut magno moderamine correptio temperetur, Past. 159, 4.

lár

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Hé wæs on bóclicum lárum getýd, and hé on ðǽre láre ðeáh. . . . Hé gefæstnode his láre on fæsthafelum gemynde, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 16-20. <b>VI a.

ge

andevenevenboth . . . and . . . and

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Him bið leófre ðæt hé secge . . . ge ðeáh hé nyte hwæt hé sóðes secge, 217, 15. Hé líð inne mónað, ge hwílum twégen (sometimes even as long as two months), Ors. l, I; Swt. 20, 21. Swá ꝥ þá hǽðenan ðe raðor gelífdan.

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon) ; cpve. sélra, sélla ; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.
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Ðeáh hine se dysiga dó tó cyninge, hú mæg gesceádwís scealc gereccan, ðæt hé him ðý sélra sié oððe þince, Met. 15, 15. Nǽnig sélra nǽre rondhæbbendra ríces wyrðra no warrior was worthier, more deserving of rule, Beo. Th. 1725 ; B. 860.

Linked entry: sélost

þreá

(n.)
Grammar
þreá, þrawu; gen. þreá; pl. þreá; f.: þreá; gen. þreán, also þreás(?); m.; also neuter.

rebukereproofthreatchastisementcorrectionpunishmentan infliction that has been deservedjustifiable severityan infliction (where no idea of correction is implied)evilillpangplaguecalamityaffliction

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Þreám forþrycced þurh ðæs þeódnes word grievously oppressed by the prince's words (which announced his death), 174, 1; Gú. 1171. Hí beág ymb mín heáfod þreám ( painfully or with reproaches? ) biþrycton, 88, 26; Cri. 1446.

Linked entry: bróh-þreá

þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
þrowian, (þrówian?), þreowian (þreówian?); p. ode

To sufferto suffer as opposed to to actto suffer what is painfulto suffer martyrdomto make to sufferto crucifyto suffer for somethingpay foratone for

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Grammar þrowian, with gen. of instrument inflicting death : -- Hé sceolde deófolgeldum geldan, oððe sweordes þrowian suffer death by the sword, Shrn. 129, 3. to suffer for something, pay for, atone for Ic ðrounio persolvio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 16.

Linked entry: a-þrówian

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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II. 3 Ne mæg mín líchoma wið ðás lǽnan gesceaft deáð gedǽlan (my body cannot separate death from this frail condition in which it is created i. e. death is a condition inseparable from the frailty of the body), ac hé gedreósan sceal, Exon.

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Nánum forlǽtenum tácne nullo excepto signo, Angl. xiii. 383, 255: 407, 597. not to take, to spare Se scearpa deáð þe ne forlét ne ríce menn ne heáne, seó hine genam, Chr. 1086; P. 219, 1. Náne forlét deáþ, Met. 10, 66.

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Ðeáh ðe ðæt hús ufan open sý sylf, Blickl. Hom. 125, 30. Mé sægde ǽr dæt wíf hire wordum selfa, Cd. Th. 160, 11; Gen. 2648.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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Ge fleóþ, ðeáh eów man ne drífe fugiētis, nemĭne persĕquente, Lev. 26, 17. Ðæt he on wræc drife his selfes sunu that he should drive into exile his own son, Cd. 134; Th. 168, 32; Gen. 2791. Drífan drýcræft to exercise magic, Bt. Met.

LEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LEÓGAN, p. leáh; pl. lugon

To liedeceivefeign

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Sǽdon ðæt hí wǽran on Criste gelýfede, ac hí lugon swá ðeáh, Homl. Skt. 2, 303. Hig hym fæla ongeán lugon they brought many false charges against him, Nicod. 34; Thw. 19, 39.

ge-writ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-writ, es; n.

Something writtenwritingscriptureinscriptiona writinglettertreatisewritcharterbook

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Ðeáh ðe gewrita oft nemnan ealle ða land Media though books often call all those lands Media, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 16, 30. Ðæs gewritu secgaþ as books say, Exon. 60 a; Th. 220, 1; Ph. 313: Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 22; Edg. 14: 109 b; Th. 420, 9; Rä. 40, 1.

Linked entries: ge-wreot writ

wlencu

(n.)
Grammar
wlencu, (-o); indecl.: wlenc, e; f.

pridehigh spiritpridearrogancehaughtinessinsolencedistinctionsplendourpompdignitymagnificencewealthgreatness

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Ðæt mennisce mód bið oft upáhafen, ðeáh hit mid náne onwalde ne sié underléd; ac hú micle má wénst ðú ðæt hit wolde, gif ða wlencea (wlenca, Hatt. MS.) and se anwald ðǽr wǽre tó gemenged, Past. 17;Swt. 114, 1.

Linked entries: wlanc wlanc

wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
wrégan, (wrecan) ; p. wrégde, wréhte; pp. wreged, wreht

To bewrayaccusedenounceto accuseto accuseto accuseto denounce

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Ðeáh ðín wíf ðé hwane tó wrége, ne gelýf ðú ná tó hraðe, Prov. Kmbl. 4. Ongan hé hí wrégean tó ðam cyninge, Lchdm. iii. 424, 21. Ðíhe ǽhta mid stylre stemne wyllaþ ðé wrégan tó ðínum Drihtne, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 21.

á-bisgian

(v.)
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Ðeáh hé mid ðǽre mænigfealdnysse ðǽre synne bysgunge ábysgod sig licet multiplicitate negotii peccati suspensus sit L. Ecg. P. i. 9; Th. ii. 176, 8.

Linked entry: a-bysgian

ge-nemnan

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L. i. 21. a class name Ðeáh þú ealle gesceafta áne naman genemde, ealle þú nemdest tógædere and héte woruld though thou gavest each element a separate name, thou didst name them collectively and call them world, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 27.

ge-sǽlig

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Gesǽlige hí (the Innocents) wurdon geborene þæt hí móston for his intingan deáð þrowian, Hml. Th. i. 84, 1.