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módigian

(v.)
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His wuldor is wyrms and meox; nú tó dæg módegað, and tó-mergen ne bið ( his glory shall be dung and worms; to-day he shall be lifted up, and to-morrow he shall not be found, l Macc. 2, 63), Hml. S. 25, 262.

stihtan

(v.)
Grammar
stihtan, p. te.
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Stapas on his heortan stihte ascensiones in corde suo disposuit, 83, 6.

Linked entry: a-stihtan

torne

(adv.)
Grammar
torne, adv.

In a way that causes grief or distress,grievously,distressingly

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Mé ys torne on móde (cf. ys mé nú hige geómor, 22, 31; Jud. 87) I am distressed in mind, Judth. Thw. 22, 36; Jud. 93. Him ðæs wópes hring torne gemonade, Exon. Th. 182, 22; Gú. 1314. Heó mec torne tǽle gerahte (-rǽhte?), 247, 3; Jul. 73

Linked entry: torn

ge-efenlǽcung

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Hit is gewunelic on hálgum gewritum þæt gehwám bið fæder genamod be his geefenlǽcunge ( according to whom he imitates ); gif geeuenlǽcð Gode on gódum weorcum bið Godes bearn gecíged; gif geeuenlǽcð deófle ... bíð deófles bearn, Hml.

a-lifian

(v.)
Grammar
a-lifian, p. ode; pp. od

To livevivere

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To live; vivere He geþohte ðæt he wolde on fellenum gegyrelan ealle his dagas his lífes alifian he resolved that he would live all the days of his life in clothing of skins, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 13

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Nó won æfter worulde, ac in wuldre áhóf módes wynne, Exon. Th. 126, 12; Gú. 370. Ðá wann (laboravit) swýþe, ðæt his geféran geheólde, ðæt ne ásprungan fram heora geleáfan, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 5.

Linked entry: on-winnende

seófian

(v.)
Grammar
seófian, séfian, sýfian ; p. ode.
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To lament, complain of His sylfes earfoþu seófaþ tó Drihtne, Ps. Th. 3, arg. Gilleþ geómorlíce and his gyrn séfaþ, Salm. Kmbl. 536 ; Sal. 267. seófode his ungelimp tó Drihtne, Ps. Th. 7, arg.: 3, arg.

nídinga

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Gyf ðú nédinga hyre on ne sóhtest, þonne wǽre heó clǽne, Hml. A. 135, 656. Add

á-sceacan

(v.)
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wæs hyne ásceacende eal swá earn þonne myd hrædum flyhte wyle forð áfleón, Nic. 14, 35

Linked entries: sceacan on-sceacan

mangian

(v.)
Grammar
mangian, p. ode

To tradetrafficact as a monger

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Hwæt forstent ǽnigum menn ðæt ðeáh mangige ðæt ealne ðisne middangeard áge gif his sáule forspildt what does it benefit any man, though he come to own all this world by his trading, if he destroys his soul, Past. 44, 10; Swt. 333, 9

Linked entry: ge-mang

ge-hédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hédan, p. de; pp. ed.

to hideconcealcondĕreabscondĕreto acquireobtainseizeobtĭnēredeprehendĕre

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Fox 20, 302; Met. 20, 151. to acquire, obtain, seize; obtĭnēre, deprehendĕre Ǽr he gehéde ðæt he ǽr æfter spyrede until he seizes that which he before sought after, Bt. Met. Fox 27, 29; Met. 27, 15.

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, to mean. I a.
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Hwæt mǽnde Sanctus Paulus, ðá his láre suá cræftelíce tósceád . . . búton ðæt ongeat Títum hwéne monðwǽrran . . . and Timotheus ongeat hátheortran . . 291, 19. Add

ge-tíþian

(v.)
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Hié hine bǽdon ꝥ ...; and him þæs getygðade, Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 20. him þǽre béne getygðade, 4, 10; S. 200, 32. Hié him þæs getygðedon, 2, 2; S. 64, 30: 3, 10; S. 140, 18. Ic bidde ꝥ þú me ánre lytelre béne getýðige, Hml. S. 23 b, 712.

ge-lecgan

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Heó ridon tó ðám gemóte and cýðdon . . . hwæt heó on heom geléd hæfde, C. D. iv. 55, 9

fór

(n.)
Grammar
fór, e; f. [fór, p. of faran to go]

A goingsetting outjourneycoursewayapproachĭtioprofectioĭtercursussĕmĭtaaccessus

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He hine ofteáh ðære fóre subtraxit se illi profectiōni, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 23: Ps. Th. 104, 33. He ðyder on ðære fóre wæs he was on the journey thither, Guthl. 16; Gdwin. 68, 1: Exon. 112b; Th. 430, 19; Rä. 44, 11: 120a; Th. 461, 9; . 33.

fore-sceáwung

considerationcontemplationforeseeingforeknowledgeforethoughtforesightprovidencedivine providence

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Hml.

Linked entry: fore-gesceáwung

þeáh

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Ðeáh úre heorda hwylc án sceáp forgýme, wé willað ꝥ hit forgylde, Ll. Th. ii. 326, 24. (2 a) add :-- Genóh wǽre þám wǽdlan his untrumnys, þeáh þe wiste hæfde; and eft him wǽre genóh his hafenleást, ðeáh ðe gesundful wiére, Hml.

irgþ

(n.)
Grammar
irgþ, e : irgþu, irgþo ; indecl ; f.

Sluggishnesscowardicetimorousnesspusillanimity

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Se man ðe ætfleó fram his hláforde oððe fram his geféran for his yrhþe sý hit on scipfyrde sý hit on landfyrde þolige ealles ðæs ðe áge and his ágenes feores the man that flies from his lord, or from his comrade, from cowardice, be it on an expedition

Linked entry: irhþ

be-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rǽdan, p. -rǽdde; pp. -rǽd [be- dis-, rǽdan to possess]

To dispossessdeprive ofprivare

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To dispossess, deprive of; privare He hine ríces berǽdde he deprived him of his realm Andr. Kmbl. 2653; An. 132 8: 266; An. 133. Hie unscyldigne feore berǽddon they deprived the guiltless of his life Elen. Kmbl. 993; El. 498.

mis-híran

(v.)

to pay no attention to a person speakingto disobey

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to pay no attention to a person speaking, to disobey Se ðe eów gehýrþ, gehýrþ mé, and se ðe eów mishýrþ, mishýrþ mé, R. Ben. 19, 23. Mid ðám murcnerum ðe Gode mishýrdon, 21, 5. Mancynn Gode mishýrde, Wulfst. 104, 23. Mishýrdan, 13, 13.