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ge-edcwician

(v.)
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Add: to come to life again after death Hé ne geedcucað ǽr ðám gemǽnum ǽriste, ac hé is écum wítum genið-erod, Hml. Th. i. 382, 2. Hé clypode: 'Thabita, árís, ' and heó þǽrrihte geedcucode, Hml. S. 10, 71.

scilling

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Se Godes wer þá sealde þám biddere and cwæð ꝥ hé ágeáfe his maniendum þá .xii. and þone ǽnne hǽfde him his ágenre nytte (In the story as told in Hml.

á-wédan

to go madto rageto be mad

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Th. i. 434, 7, 9: ii. 510, 28. His dohtor is áwédd, 110, 28. Drihten mihte hire áwéddan dohtor gehǽlan, 114, 7. of pestilence, to rage:-- ðám swíðe áwédde se cwealm, Hml. Th. ii. 126, 18. to be mad Áuoeded insanit, Jn. L. R. 10, 20

ge-hweorfan

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

Exan múþa

(n.)
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Exan múþa, Eaxan múþa, Axa-múþa, an; m: Exan múþ, es; m.

The mouth of the river Ex. EXMOUTH, Devon

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The mouth of the river Ex. EXMOUTH, Devon Se here com to Exan múþan the army came to the mouth of the Ex. Chr. 1001; Th. 249, 36. To Exan múþe to Exmouth, Th. 249, col. 2, 36. To Axa-múþan to Exmouth, Chr. 1049; Th. 307, 37

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tyhtan

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Add Þæt mǽden tihte þá wydewan ꝥ heó þá sceattas dǽlde þearfum, Hml. S. 2, 142.

ge-emnettan

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Add: trans. to make level Geemnettende complanans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 7. to make equal Beóð ealle þá fers geemnytte be ánum getele, Ælfc. Gr.

CENNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CENNAN, cænnan. cynnan; -nende; de; ed; v. trans.

to beget, conceive, create, bring forth gignere, creare, facere, parere to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, proveadvocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare

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Ic me to cyninge cenne Iudas I chose Judah to me for a king, Ps. Th. 107, 8. We deórwyrþne dǽl Dryhtne cennaþ we ascribe the precious lot to the Lord, Exon. 35a; Th. 113, 8; Gú. 154.

faru

goingpassingsailinga journeyvoyagean expeditionproceedingscoursepathprocedurethe trainthe troopsthe followersthe attendantscarriage

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Th. i. 400, 14. Sum cwén cóm Salomone mid micelre fare, ii. 584, 10. Cóm Flaccus mid mycelre fare Petronellan, wolde hí niman wífe, Hml.

ge-scippan

(v.)
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Ðás eorþlican wæstmas sint gesceapene nétenum andlifene, and þá woruldwelan synt gesceapene biswice þám monnum þe beóð neátenum gelíce, 14, i; F. 42, 1-3. where the subject of the verb is a man Hwæþer þú fægerra blóstmæna fægnige swelce þú hié

sigor-tácn

(n.)
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sigor-tácn, [<b>e</b>]<b>n,</b> es ; n.
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A sign of victory, a convincing sign Godspel bodian, secgan sigortácnum to preach the gospel, tell it with convincing proofs or with marks shewing how it had prevailed, Exon. Th. 169, 3 ; Gú. 1089. v. sige-tác[e]n

mýdrece

(n.)
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mýdrece, an; f.

A chest

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Ðǽs synt twá micle mýdercan, and án hræglcysð, and án lytulu towmýderce, and eác twá ealde mýdercan, Chart. Th. 538, 19-22.

Linked entries: méderce mídrece

syfling

(n.)
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syfling, e; f.
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Sind ða twá gesetnyssa, ðæt is sealmsang and wítegung, swylce hí syflinge wǽron ðám fíf berenum hláfum, ðæt is ðám fíf ǽlícum bócum, i. 188, 19. v. sufel, and two preceding words

un-capitulod

(adj.)
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un-capitulod, adj.

Not provided with titles to the several sections

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180, 194, where the titles to the sections of bks.

Linked entry: ge-capitulod

be-lúcan

(v.)
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To come to an end Ðæt godspel belícð þus, Hml. Th. ii. 574, 4

ge-swógen

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Hé né gýmde nánes lenctenes fæstenes, ac began etenne; hé feóll þá æt þǽre forman snǽde under becc geswógen, Hml. S. 12, 63. þ hié sýn sóna geswógene, gif hié þone mete næbben, Lch. ii. 196, 10. Add

mál-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
mál-dæg, es; m.

An agreementcovenantsettlementa day on which terms are fixeda day when the dowry was settled

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Ger. mahal-tag dies sponsionis) a day when the dowry was settled Ic an míne wífe al þe þing þe ic haue on Norfolke so ic hire gaf mund and to máldage, Chart. Th. 574, 1

for-brecan

to crushoppressto breakdestroyto break

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Ic hét hié gebindan and him þá bán and sconcan forbrecan crurifragio punire jussi, Nar. 16, 27. Swylce mé wǽre se hrycg forbrocen, Ps. Th. 31, 4: Ll. Th. i. 16, 8: 18, 15. fig. to crush a person, oppress: Ne forbrec ðú non conteras (egenum), Kent.

bróþor-rǽden

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Þe prior on Baþan and ealle þá gebróþran habbaþ heom geunnen þá bróþerrǽddene and þá bedrǽddene for lífe and for déþe, 436, 14

for-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
for-weorpan, p. ic, he -wearp, ðú -wurpe, pl. -wurpon; subj. p. -wurpe, pl. -wurpen; pp. -worpen

To castcast awayrejectjăcĕreprojĭcĕrerepellĕre

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To cast, cast away, reject; jăcĕre, projĭcĕre, repellĕre Se feónd hogode on ðæt micle morþ men forweorpan the foe thought to cast men into that great perdition, Cd. 32; Th. 43, 16; Gen. 691. Ðú forwurpe mín word tu projēcisti sermōnes meos, Ps.