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ge-hreówan

(v.)
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Sat. 540. without subject and followed by a clause giving reason for regret Þá gehreów hym ꝥ hyne ǽfre swá on hys geþóhte getweóde, Shrn. 155, 18

á-cwician

(v.)
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Se Crístendóm ácucode, Hml. S. 29, 330. Se ðe on óðrum dagum sleac wǽre tó gódnesse, hé sceal on ðisum dagum ácucian on gódum biggengum, Hml. Th. ii. 100, 23 ( = Wlfst. 286, 9). Se seóca mann eft ácwicod aeger redivivus, Gr.

bígan

(v.)

To bendto inclineto humiliatesubdueto turninclineTo bend

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Suǽ hwælc béges hine quicumque humiliaverit se, Mt. L. 18, 4. to turn, incline Bégan wé úre mód fram ðǽre lufan þisse worlde. Bl. H. 57, 22. intrans. To bend, move in a curve :-- Se ord bígde upp tó þám hiltum. Hml. S. 12, 226.

Linked entries: býgan bégan

gefá

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Gif hé self his wǽpno his gefán út rǽcan wille, 64, 18. as pursued Be fǽhðum. Wé beódað, se mon, þe his gefán hámsittendne wite, ꝥ hé ne feohte ǽr þám þe hé him ryhtes bidde, Ll. Th. i. 90, 2.

hǽþen-gilda

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-gilda Se fæder ána hǽðengilda wunode the father alone remained a heathen, Hml. Th. ii. 504, 7. Férde sum æðelboren man fram Alexandrian byrig tó Róme byrig Polemius geháten; wæs hǽþengilda, Hml. S. 35, 4.

biren

(n.)
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biren, e; birene, an (v. byrene in Dict.); f.

A she-bear

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A she-bear Ursa, ꝥ is on úre geðeóde byren ... Bebeád seó fǽmne þǽre byrene ... and seó byren hine lét gangan, Shrn. 47, 1-7. In loco que vocitatur birene-feld, C. D. ii. 76, 7. Byrene urse, Kent. Gl. 606

Linked entries: byren beren

ymb-gang

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-gang, es; m.
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Skt. p. 5, 5

án-lípe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lípe, (ǽn-); adj.
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Se ǽmetiga and se ánlípa (-lépa, Cott. MSS.), Past. 191, 13-18

on-ginnan

(v.)
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on-ginnan, p. -gan, -gann; pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen.

to begin, set about, set to workto attempt, endeavour (with infin.)to act strenuouslyto make an attempt upon, to attack

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to begin, set about, set to work Ic onginne inchoo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 39: incipio, 28, 6; Som. 32, 42: ineo, 37; Som. 39, 1. Wæs ongunnen ordiretur, Hpt. Gl. 494, 11. where the action begun is given by the verb in the infin. or in the gerund.

a-clǽnsian

(v.)
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a-clǽnsian, p. ode; pp. od

To cleansepurifymundare

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To cleanse, purify; mundare Hyra nán næs aclǽnsod, búton Naaman se Sirisca nemo eorum mundatus est, nisi Naaman Syrus, Lk. Bos. 4, 27

fyrsian

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

To put farremoveseparateelongāre

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To put far, remove, separate; elongāre Ða ðe fyrsiaþ hig fram ðé losiaþ qui elongant se a te pĕrībunt, Ps. Lamb. 72, 27

eallenga

(adv.)
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eallenga, eællenge; adv.

Altogether, utterly prorsus, omnīno

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Altogether, utterly; prorsus, omnīno Ðonne wæs se óðer eallenga sweart then was the other utterly black, Cd. 24; Th. 30, 35; Gen. 477

Linked entry: eællenge

ge-brengan

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ge-brengan, <b>; II.</b>
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add: where the action is given by a clause wearð on gebróht ꝥ hé ofsleán wolde þá Iúdéi, Hml. S. 25, 549

ge-lígenod

(v.)
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ge-lígenod, part. p.

Convicted of lying

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Convicted of lying Se apostol Paulus ne biþ gelígenod the apostle Paul is not shewn to be false, Homl. Th. i. 54, 1

sealm-traht

(n.)
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sealm-traht, es; m.
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A commentary on the psalms or on a psalm Swá swá Hieronimus se wísa trahtnere áwrát on sumum sealmtrahte, Homl. As. 36, 297

un-menged

(adj.)
Grammar
un-menged, adj.

Unmixed

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Unmixed Se unmengeda non mixta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 78. Hé ( Adam ) of ðære eorðan selfre unmængedre gesceapen wæs, Anglia xi. 1, 9

Linked entry: un-gemenged

weorþful-líc

(adj.)
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weorþful-líc, adj.
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Noble, magnificent Hwæt rúmedlíces oððe micellíces oððe weorþfullíces hæfþ se eówer gilp quid habet amplum magnificumque gloria ? Bt. 18, I; Fox 62, 21

ymb-bǽtan

(v.)
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ymb-bǽtan, p. te
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To put restraint upon, curb Se mid his brídle ymbebǽted hæfð ymbhwyrft ealne eorþan and heofenes Dominus orbis habenas temperat, Met. 24, 37

ymb-sceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-sceáwung, e ; f.
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Wer se ðe giðenceþ ymbsceáwung ( circumspectionem ) Godes, Rtl. 46, 5: 84, 27

creópere

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Se cnapa wæs creópere (cf. þám healtan cnapan, 28.), Hml. S. 6, 20. Læg þǽr sum creópere lama fram cildháde, 10, 25. Add