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læs-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
læs-boren, adj.
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Of inferior birth lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig forþboren preóst ne forseó ðone læsborenan we enjoin that any highborn priest do not despise the one of inferior birth, L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 246, 21

búian

(v.)

to dwell, inhabithabitare, incolere

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to dwell, inhabit; habitare, incolere Ðæt we móston búian that we should dwell, Ps. Th. 28, 8. Ðe on eorþan búiaþ who dwell on earth, Ps. Th. 32, 7. Búiaþ inhabit, Ps. Th. 32, 12

lár-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
lár-cwide, es; m.

Preceptdoctrine

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Precept, doctrine sódfæstes lǽston lárcwide, Andr. Kmbl. 1347; An. 674

for-weorþan

to become illto go badto come to a bad endto perish

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Þý lǽs wén sié þæt yfele forweorþon, Bl. H. 247, 2. Hý sculon æt Seaxena handa forwurþan, Chr. 605; P. 23, 7.

loc

(n.)
Grammar
loc, es; n.

A lockboltbarenclosurefoldA closeconclusionsettlement

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Ðonne is hér seó gewitnes ðe æt ðisum loce wæs and of this settlement the commissioners were . . . Here are the witnesses that were at this settlement, Chart. Th. 303, 12-19.

Linked entries: loca fulloc

ge-wéman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wéman, p. de; pp. ed [ge-, wéman to persuade, entice]

To turninclineseduceinclīnāresedūcĕre

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Ðæt we ne sceolon ná geþafian ðæt deófol us gewéme fram Cristes bróðorrǽdene we should not allow the devil to seduce us from the brotherhood of Christ, i. 260, 11

Linked entry: wéman

hreófl

(n.)
Grammar
hreófl, hreófol, e; f.

scabbinessleprosy

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Wer full hriófle vir plenus lepra, 12. Wið horses hreófle ... gif sió hreófol síe micel, L. M. 1, 88; Lchdm. ii. 156, 10, 13. Wið hreóf[l]e, L. Med. ex Quadr. 6, 10; Lchdm. i. 352, 18. Seðe ete his líchaman hreofel qui corporis sui scabiem edit, L.

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; m.
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Se wer gebirað mágum, and seó cynebót þám leódum, Ll. Th. i. 186, 5. Forwearð se consul mid eallum his folce from Etusci þǽm leódum L.

néþan

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D. 18, 10. with preposition Ic swíðe unmeodum geneahhe néðde tó Dryhtnes líchoman and tó his ðám deórwyrþan blóde I ventured far too frequently to go to the Lord's Supper, Angl. xi. 99, 70. with clause Hwæt is þesceorlisca wer þe néþeþ (gedyrstlǽceð

Linked entry: nóþ

winnan

Grammar
winnan, <b>. A. I b.</b>
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</b> :-- Mé sǽdon his geongran ꝥ sum wer wunne on þǽre hefigestan hatunge his gesacan quidam vir gravissima adversarii sui aemulatione laborabat, Gr. D. 158, 25.

úþ-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
úþ-genge, adj.

Fugitivetransitorynot to be retainedpassing out of one's possession

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welena tó wel ne truwodon, Blickl. Homl. 185, 14

gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
gyrdan, girdan; p. gyrde; pp. gyrded

To GIRDbind roundcingere

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Hine se hálga wer gyrde grǽgan sweorde the holy man girded himself with a grey sword, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 22; Gen. 2865; Fins. Th. 27; Fin. 13. Gyrd nú ðín sweord ofer ðín þeóh accingere gladium tuum circa femur, Ps. Th. 44, 4: Lk. Skt. 17, 8.

LÁR

(n.)
Grammar
LÁR, e; f.

LOREteachinginstructionlearningknowledgecunningsciencepreachingdoctrinedogmapreceptexhortationadmonitioncounselsuggestioninstigationpersuasion

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sceolan healdan ða lára ðara feówer godspellera we must keep the precepts of the four evangelists, Blickl.

Linked entries: folc-lár lǽr

HEFIG

(adj.)
Grammar
HEFIG, hefeg; adj.

HEAVYweightyoppressivegrievousdifficultseriousgrievedimportantgravismolestus

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Hí eów hefigran wísan budon tó healdanne ðonne him budon they commanded you to keep a harder rule than we commanded them, L. Ælf 49; Th. i. 56, 15.

Linked entry: hefig-mód

or-sorg

(adj.)
Grammar
or-sorg, -sorh,; adj; with gen.

free from care, without anxiety, secure, prosperoussecure from danger, safe

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Wit begra ǽr wǽron orsorge we before were safe from both (hunger and thirst). Cd. Th. 50, 5 ; Gen. 804. beóþ for eów and eów orsorge gedóþ (cf. gedóþ eów sorhleáse securos vos faciemus; we will secure you, Mt.

be-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feolan, l. be-feólan, dele first passage, and add: p. -fealh, -feall, -feal, pl. ful(g)on.

to buryto bearbe pleased withto apply oneself earnestly to somethingto be urgent with a personto press to persistpersevere with something to persist incontinue

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.), to press Hé mid gemálicum bénum befealh þám hálgan were ꝥ him wǽre álýfed út tó farenne importunis precibus ut relaxaretur imminebat, Gr. D. 156, 1.

ge-þancian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þancian, -þoncian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [þancian to thank]

To thankgive thanksrewardgrătias agĕre

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We him his geswinces geþancedon, of úrum gemǽnum feó we would reward him for his labour out of our common money, L. Ath. v. § 7; Th. i. 234, 27. We giþoncia gratulamur, Rtl. 74, 7: 31, 1

Linked entry: þancian

rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs, es; m.
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Ðæt hors sum slóg on ðam wege mid swíðran rǽse ( valentiore impetu ) oferhleóp, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 17. Ongeán ðam rǽse ðæs forþgotenan streámes contra impetum fluvii decurrentis, 5, 10; S. 625, 7.

Linked entry: rǽs-bora

ge-yppan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-yppan, p. -ypte; pp. -ypped, -yped, -ypt

To openrevealdeclaremanifestdisclose

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Þurh hine wurdon manege geypte through him were many discovered, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 20

Linked entry: ge-upped

land-gemǽre

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Nú hæbbe scortlíce gesǽd ymbe Asia londgemǽro ; nú wille ymbe Europe londgemǽre (e altered to o) áreccean swá micel swá hit fyrmest witon, Ors. i, I ; S. 14, 26-28.