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bæc-þearm

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Gif hé on hire bæcþerm hǽme si in tergo ejus coiverit, Ll. Th. ii. 148, 7. Add

weolcen-reád

(adj.)
Grammar
weolcen-reád, adj.

Scarletpurple

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Gif eówere synna wǽron wolcnreáde si fuerint peccata vestra ut coccinum, 322, 10. Wolcnereádum deáhum conchiliis, Hpt. Gl. 524, 57. Ðeós wyrt hæfð wolcenreáde blóstman. Lchdm. i. 244, 5. v. weoloc-reád

ge-sellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sellan, -syllan; p. -sealde, -salde; pp. -seald

To give, give up, betray, selldare, tradere, vendere

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To give, give up, betray, sell; dare, tradere, vendere Óðrum gesellan to give to others, Beo. Th. 2063; B. 1029. Ic ðé geselle I will give thee, Cd. 228; Th. 307, 25; Sat. 685.

Linked entry: ge-syllan

ge-hweorfan

(v.)
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ꝥ hé geearnode, ꝥ hé eft gehwurfe tó his fæder gife and freóndscipe, Gr. D. 238, 13. of action, to turn to a person Gehweorfen tó ;mé þá þe hyldu tó dé áhtan convertantur ad me qui piment te Ps.

ge-beódan

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III b. to give official notice of: — Hié hine his mǽgum gebeóden (gebodien, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 64, 19.

á-gyltan

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Wið ðára ágyltendra unðeáwas contra delinquentium vitia, Past. 107, 10. with means or manner of sin given Wé ágyltaþ þurh feówer þing ( thought, word, deed, will ), Bl. H. 35, 13. Hwǽr ágylte hé ǽfre on his gegerelan?

Linked entry: ǽ-gylt

wearn

(n.)
Grammar
wearn, e; f.

a hindrance, obstacle, difficulty,a refusal,

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Ben. 97, 7. a refusal, v. wirnan Hý bénan synt ðæt hié wið ðé móton wordum wrixlan, nó dú him wearne geteóh ðínra gegncwida they are petitioners that they may exchange words with thee, give them not a refusal of thy words in reply, Beo.

of-standan

(v.)

to remain standing, keep (trans. or intrans.) in the same place or condition, stop in a place

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Gif him ofstondeþ on innan ǽnigu ceald wǽte if any cold humour stops in them. Lchdm. ii. 194, 15.

tó-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-bláwan, p. -bleów; pp. -blawen.

to blow in different directions,scatter by blowing,blow awayto inflate,puff up,distend with wind,swell,to cause the breast to swell

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Tódrifen mid winde, swá weorþaþ axe giond eorþan eall tóbláwen, Met. 20, 106. On ðam (helle)fýre gé beóþ tóbláwene, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 139. to inflate, puff up, distend with wind, swell, lit. v. next word Gif se maga biþ tóbláwen. Lchdm. iii. 58, 13.

Linked entry: tó-blǽdan

willes

(adv.)
Grammar
willes, adv.

Willingly, voluntarily, of one's own accord

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[Gif heo hit brekeð willes and woldes, A. R. 6, 26. ] Þu þat forschuppes te self willes and waldes, H. M. 27, 2. v. self-willes, un-wil[l], wil[l]

þindan

(v.)
Grammar
þindan, p. þand; pp. þunden.
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Gif ómihte blód and yfel wǽte on ðam milte sié þindende, þonne sceal him mon blód lǽtan, 252, 25: 168, 11. figurative, to swell with indignation, pride, etc.

Linked entry: a-þindan

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Gif mon spere selle, healfne. Gif hé horses onlǽne, ealne hé hine gylde, 120, 14. Gielden þá mǽgas þæs weres þriddan dǽl . . . Gif hé mǽgas náge, gieldan þá gegildan healfne (dǽl weres? or wer?), for healfne hé fleó, 78, 24.

Linked entry: healf

first

timerespite(additional) timein time

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Se deófol wile on fyrste, gif hé æt fruman ne mag, þone man beswícan, Scrd. 20, 19

Linked entry: fyrst

wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
wirdan, p.de

To injurehurtannoyto injure,do wrong toviolate a lawhinder

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Gif hwá Cristendóm wyrde, oþþe hǽðendóm weorðige, L. E. G. 2; Th. i. 168, 1. Se de ðás laga wyrde . . . gif hé hit eft wyrde . . . gif hé . . . hit þriddan síðe wyrde (ábrece, v. l.) L. C. S. 84; Th. i. 422,8 - 424,1.

ge-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lífan, to grant, allow.
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</b> to give permission to a person (dat.) :-- Bédon hine ðá gaastas . . . and geléfde him (concessit eis), Mk. L. R. 5, 13: Lk. L. 8, 32. <b>III b.

lyb-lác

(n.)
Grammar
lyb-lác, es; n. m.

Sorcerywitchcraft

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Hér ys seó bót hú ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan gif ðǽr hwilc ungedéfe þing on gedón biþ on drý oððe on lybláce, Lchdm. 1, 398, 3.

Linked entry: unriht-lyblác

mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽne, adj.

meanwickedfalseevil

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Gif hwá swereþ and se áþ beó mǽne . . se ðe mǽne áþas begá si quis juraverit et perjurium sit. . . Qui perjuria commiserit, L. Ecg. P. iv. 68; Th. ii. 228, 7-9: L. Edg. C. 8; Th. ii. 262, 31.

Linked entry: mán

weás

(adv.)
Grammar
weás, adv.

By chance, by accident, fortuitously

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Gif him weás gebyreþ, ðæt him wyrþ sume hwíle ðara þénunga oftohen, 37, 1; Fox 186, 13: Met. 25, 31. Gif him weás (wealdes, Hatt.

ge-tímian

(v.)
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Gif hit swá getímað, hé sceal his ágen líf syllan for ðæs folces hreddinge, Hml. Th. i. 240, 13. Gif hit swá getímað ꝥ ..., R. Ben. 119, 5. Þá getímode hit ... and Ethna úp ábleów, Hml.

a-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swícan, p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen; v. a. [a from, swícan to go]

To go away from any oneto desert any oneto deceivebetrayoffenddescisceredeficereproderescandalizare

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Gif ðín swíðre hand ðé aswíce si dextra manus tua scandalizat te, Mt. Bos. 5, 30