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forþ-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-lǽdan, p. de; pp. ed

To lead or bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ prodūcĕre

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Freódrihten hine forþlǽdde to ðam hálgan hám the lord led him forth to the holy home, Cd. 226; Th. 300, 18; Sae. 566

bi-neótan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-neótan, p. -neát, pl. -nuton; pp. -noten
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To deprive of the enjoyment or use of anything On hyge hálge heáfde bineótan to deprive the holy one in spirit of his head, Exon. 74 b; Th. 278, 28; Jul. 604. He hine ealdre bineát he deprived him of life, Beo. Th. 4784; B. 2396

Linked entry: bi-noten

rétan

(v.)
Grammar
rétan, ;p. ; te

To cheer, gladden, comfort

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; To cheer, gladden, comfort; Geseóþ hú blíþe ða earman beóþ, ðonne hí mon mid mete and mid hrægle rétaþ, Blickl. Homl. 41, 29. Ealle ða óðru gód óleccaþ ðam móde and hit rétaþ, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 24 note.

feter

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Gif hit hors sý sing on his feteran oþþe on his brídele, Lch. iii. 286, 5. On his fetera oððe on his brídel, i. 392, 9

beódan

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1. add : (1 a) to summon Hí budon him tó gemóte, Hml. S. 18, 195. 1. add : (1 a) with infin. Hí him budon drincan wíndrenc, Hml. Th. ii. 254, 16

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, to mark, <b>mearcian</b> to fix bounds. [These may be taken together; cf. mearc.]
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Th. ii. 390, 10. to mark a symbol on something, portray, design Týn híw habbað þá bóceras . . . mid þám hig tódǽlað and ámearkiað heora accentas; ꝥ forme híw . . . hérbæftan ic mearkye, Angl. viii. 333, 23.

geat

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Gesáwon wé in þǽre byrig and on geaton ( in the doorways ) men . . . ðá hié ús gesáwon hié selfe sóna in heora húsum hié miþan.

gódnes

(n.)
Grammar
gódnes, -ness, e; f.
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Ðæs gódan gódnes biþ his ágen gód and his ágen edleán the goodness of the good is his own good and his own reward, Bt. 37, 3; Fox 190, 14: 33, 4; Fox 128, 15

be-wuna

(adj.)
Grammar
be-wuna, adj. indecl.

Wont ⬩ accustomed

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Wont, accustomed Swá hié ǽr bewuna wǽron, þonne hié wælstówe geweald áhton, Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 116, 32. Hí dydon eall swá hí bewuna wǽron, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 20

Linked entry: -wuna

hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
hreósan, p. hreás; pl. hruron; pp. hroren

To fall ⬩ fall down ⬩ ruere ⬩ corruere

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Hie hrúron gáre wunde they fell wounded by the spear, 2153; B. 1074. Hruron him teáras tears fell from him, 3749; B. 1872.

lufu

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Hit þúhte him feáwa daga for þǽre lufe þe hé tó hire hæfde, Gen. 29, 20. Heó þæs beornes lufan wiðhogde, Jul. 41. Hé sinhígscipas gesamnaþ mid clǽnlicre lufe hic conjugii sacrum castis nectit amoribus, Bt. 21 ; F. 74, 38.

folc

a people ⬩ a nation ⬩ an army ⬩ a race ⬩ tribe ⬩ sect ⬩ lay-folk ⬩ the laity ⬩ the people ⬩ followers ⬩ the people ⬩ the common people ⬩ country-folk ⬩ folk ⬩ men ⬩ people ⬩ folks ⬩ a crowd ⬩ company ⬩ troop ⬩ people ⬩ folk

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tó him hí geeáþmédon, Bl.

Linked entry: þeód-scipe

ge-þingian

(v.)
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Bútan hí hit ofgán tó rihtan gafole, swá swá hyt hý geðingian magan, Cht. Th. 478, 22. to atone for wrong-doing Adames gylt þurh þé sceal beón geþingod, Bl.

á-rǽcan

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Þá hét hé him his seax árǽcan, Hml. Th. i. 88, 9. Árǽht porrectus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 65

hláford-swice

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-swice, es; m.

Treachery to a lord, ⬩ treason

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one's lord is to betray his soul, and very great treachery also is it to deprive him of life, or to drive him from the country alive, Swt.

wlóh

(n.)
Grammar
wlóh, (; gen. wléh ; f. ?)

A hem ⬩ fringe

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Wlóh wédes his fimbriam veslimenti ejus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 20: 14, 36. Wglóana (wlogana?) míð ðý gehrán fimbria tactu, p. 17, 10. Hiá miclas wloeh magnificant fimbrias, 23, 5

ge-derian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-derian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To injure ⬩ hurt ⬩ lædĕre

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To injure, hurt; lædĕre Ðyssum wordum ðá gecwedenum, hine sóna se wind onwearp fram ðære byrig, and dráf ðæt fýr on ða ðe hit ǽr onbærndon, swá ðæt hí sume mid ðam fýre gederede wǽron quo dicto, stătim mūtāti ab urbe venti, in eos qui aecendĕrant flammārum

ge-dwild

Grammar
ge-dwild, ge-dwyld.

wandering ⬩ error, a being astray ⬩ false opinion, heresy; superstition, false religion ⬩ deception, a leading astray,

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Nestorius cwæð ꝥ on Críste wǽron twégen hádas, and hí his gedwild ádwǽscton, Ll. Th. ii. 374, 19.

ge-félan

to feel an object, perceive by the sense of touch ⬩ to know by sense of touch or organic sensation ⬩ to feel pain, be conscious of a sensation

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Ðá gefélde hé ꝥ se deáda man his leoma ealle ástyrede, Bl. H. 217, 30. Geféldon hí án swýn yrnan hider and þider betwyh heora fótum, Gr. D. 236, 1. Heora nán gefélan ne mihte hú hí gewurdon on slǽpe, Hml.

æt-feallan

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S. 23, 373. desertion Se lǽweda mót óðre síðe wífigan, gyf his wíf him ætfylð, Ll. Th. ii. 346, 22. His frýnd him ætfeallað. Hml. S. 12, 85 : Wlfst. 142, 6. to befall, come upon Hé bið ácólod and for þon ælfilð him wæterbolla, Lch. ii. 206, ll.