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scíran

(v.)
Grammar
scíran, p. de.
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Gif hié eallunga forberan ne mǽgen ðæt hié hit ne scíren, ðonne sprecen hié ymbe his unþeáwas. Past. 28; Swt. 198, 9. Ðæt hit sceáden mǽl scýran móste, cwealmbealu cýðan, Beo. Th. 3883; B. 1939.

un-meaht

(n.)
Grammar
un-meaht, -meht, -mieht, -miht, e; f.

Weaknesslack of power

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Hió his unmehta hine gemyndgaþ infirmitatis memoriam ad mentem revocat, Past. 65; Swt. 465, 32. Wurþaþ hig þurh ðæs mettruman unmihta beswicene, Wulfst. 285, 11

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ge-helan

(v.)
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To conceal Hé geheóld and gehæl þá deógolnysse mid him secretum tenuit desiderium, Gr. D. 98, 20. Hyra willa bið ꝥ beón geholene latere in voluntate habent 61, 4. intrans. To hide, conceal oneself Hé ne maehte gehæla non potuit latere Mk. L.

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Eode hé in mid áne his preósta, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 4. His hand mid ðý earme ðe of his líchoman áslegen wæs hé hét tó áhón, 3, 12; S. 537, 34.

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brengan

Grammar
brengan, brengean.
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Hit bið bróht (beorht, v. l.) tó lácum, Past. 216, 24. Bróht beforan úres módes eágan, 259, 20. Tó Róme bróht, Ors. 4, II ; S. 208, 19. Him ꝥ sǽd bróht wæs. Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 39. Add

innan

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Ðæt innan ne áfeallen ðonon ðe wénað ðæt útan stonden ne, ubi se stare extrinsecus aestimant, ibi intrinsecus cadant, 439, 9. Ne þúhte hé him nó innon swá fæger swá hé útan þúhte, Bt. 32, 2; F. 116, 24.

for-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-týnan, p. de; pp. ed

To shut instophinderinterclūdĕre

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To shut in, stop, hinder; interclūdĕre mid gelomlícum oncunningum tiledon ðæt him ðone heofonlícan weg fórsetton and fortýndon qui crebris accūsātiōnĭbus ĭter illi cœleste interclūdĕre contendēbant, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 4

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, n.

infamyshamedisgraceignominyhumiliationscorncontumelyinsult blasphemy

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Hié þá hé tó ðǽm bismre getawade þe on dǽm dagum mǽst wæs, þæt hé hié bereáfade heora cláþa and heora wǽpna ... hié him beforan drifen þá consulas swá swá niédlingas, ꝥ heora bismer þý máre wǽre (oneratos ignominia consules remiserunt).

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níd-þeów

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Hláforda gehwylc áh swýþe micele þearfe þæt hé his men rihtlíce healde; and hit bið his ágen þearf þæt hé his neádþeówum beorge swá hé betst mæge, Wlfst. 300, 4. Add

hergian

(v.)
Grammar
hergian, p. ode; pp. od

To harrypillageplunderravagewastedevastatemake an incursion or a raidmake war

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Sǽdon ðæt woldan him sylfe niman and hergian ðǽr hit findan mihton protestantur se cuncta insulæ loca vastaturos, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 38. sceoldan ealle ætgædere faran and hergian they should go all together and harry.

ge-leánian

(v.)
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Him ofðyncð ðæt hé hit suá geðyldelíce forbær ðæt hé ðæt bismer ne forgeald, and ðencð ðæs tíman hwonne hé hit wyrs geleánian mæge ut . . . se non reddidisse contumelias doleat, et deteriora rependere, si occasio praebeatur, quaerat, Past. 227, 23

strengþu

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L. 89, 10. of military or political power Swilce eác Scotland hé him underþǽdde for his micele strengþe, Chr. 1086; P. 220, 25. in a moral or spiritual sense Ꝥ wé magan ongytan hwilc his seó circlice strengþ (strencgeoð, v. l.) sý ut quis sit ecclesiasticus

beótian

(v.)

to threatento threatento threaten witha weapona penalty, to promise

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ongunnon beótian ꝥ scoldon hine geniman, Gr. D. 325, 29. ¶ threat inferred from a clause: onbidedon beótra (= beótedra?)

lama

(adj.)
Grammar
lama, loma, lame; adj.

Lamemaimedcrippledweakparalysedpalsiedparalytic

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Kmbl. 155; Sal. 77. lii hit oftræd and hié tó loman gerénode ðæt hió mec ǽnigre note nytte beón ne meahton duos et 1. calcatos inutiles fecit, Nar. 15, 26. Laman paralyticos, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 24

freód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
freód-scipe, (?), es; m.
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Friendship, kindness Gif him mǽte ꝥ his earmas beón fægere gegerede, ꝥ bið freódscipe (freónd-?). Archiv cxx. 304, 30. [Sé þe] Herculem gesihð freódscipe fégð, Lch. iii. 206, 4. Hláf wexenne niman freódscipas getácnað, 210, 1

ge-smeágan

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Hiá gesmeáwdon (cogitabant) bituih him. Mt. L. 16, 7. Gesmeáudon (gismeádun, R.), Lk. L. 20, 5. Gesmeáge cogitare, 5, 21. Beón gesmeád conici, i. intelligi, An. Ox. 1 2688. Add

streónan

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Hié wǽron ús gelíce on þysse worulde wynsumnesse lifigende and him welena strýndon, Verc. Först. 144, 10. dat. (?) or absolute (?) Wá ðám mannum þe . . . eorðlicum spédum tiliað and strýnað, Verc. Först. 120, 17

rǽdan

(v.)
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Wið ðone rǽdde Chromatius, and be his rǽde underféng ealle ða cristenan, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 323. Him þúhte and ðǽm ðé hé hit wið rǽdde, L. Ath. v. 12; Th. i. 240, 27. gamenlíce rǽddon callide cogitantes, Jos. 9, 4.

á-scirian

(v.)
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Se man þe his mód áwent fram eallum þisum bócum, and bið him swá ánwille, þæt him leófre bið, þæt hé lybbe be his ágenum dihte áscired fram þisum, Ælfc. T.

blód-reád

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His micgge bið blódreád swilce hió blódig sié, Lch. ii. 198, 20. His fét syndon blódreáde, E. S. viii. 477, 34. Add