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réþe

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Hé gebróhte hine of ðám réðan cwearterne, Hml. S. 18, 447. Of ðysum réðum deáðe, 22, 114. Roeðo aspera, Lk. L. R. 3, 5. Réþe gáras dira, i. crudelia spicula, An. Ox. 2097. Tó gearcigenne þá réþestan wítu, Hml. S. 24, 21

sceát

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Hé gelǽdde hine tó þám sceáte þǽre hálgan cyrican eum ad sanctae ecclesiae gremiun perduxit, Gr. D. 190, 26.<b>IV a.

tellan

Grammar
tellan, <b>. II.</b>
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Add Gif þú nelt hine tellan eác tó þám mónan swá swá tó þǽre sunnan, þonne áwǽst þú þone eástorlican regol, Lch. iii. 264, 15

rétan

(v.)
Grammar
rétan, ;p. ; te

To cheer, gladden, comfort

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Hú sewísdóm hine eft réte and rihte mid his andsworum, tit. 5; Fox x, 10. Ðæt dolh rét mid ferscre buteran, Lchdm. ii. 354, 5. Wudewan and steópcild hý (eorlas and heretogan) sculon rétan and þearfena helpan, L. I. P. 11; Th. ii. 318, 26.

ádlig

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ádlig, (dele ádlíc and addle).
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Gesáwon hí hine ádligne, 24, 28. Middaneard ádligne mundum languidum, Hy. S. 34, 24. Lifre ádlige jecur morbidum, 29, 23. Wǽron gehǽlede fela ádlige menn, Hml. S. 20, 114. Unhálra ł ádligra languentium, Jn. L. R. 5, 3.

freónd

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C. 44. one who wishes well to another, favours, supports, helps Gif þú hine forlǽtst ne eart ðú ðæs cáseres freónd (friónd. L.), Jn. 19, 12. Ne þearf hé þǽr nǽfre wénan þæs freóndes þe hine of þæs deófles gewealdum álésan mæge. Bl. H. 63, 2.

HÁTAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÁTAN, ic háte, ðú hátest, hætsþ, hé háteþ, hát, hǽt, pl. hátaþ; p. héht, hét, pl. héhton, héton; pp. háten.

to bid, order, command ⬩ to promise, vow ⬩ to call, name, give a name to ⬩ to name, call, bid, command ⬩ to call, name, promise, vow ⬩ nominare, appellare, jubere, præcipere

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Hé hǽt hine ðæt hé hine fealde swá swá bóc he shall bid it fold itself as a book, Ps. Th. 49, 5. Ðé háteþ heofona cyning ðæt ðú onsende Heaven's king bids thee send, Andr. Kmbl. 3008; An. 1507.

Linked entry: ge-hátan

warian

(v.)
Grammar
warian, p. ode
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Hé gelǽre ðæt hý hí wið ðæt warien, ðæt hý hǽr ne cumen, Sbrn. 203, 3. to be careful to do what is necessary, take a precaution Warige hine se ðe his ágen befóð, ðæt hé tó ǽlcan teáme hæbbe getrýwne borh, L.

Linked entries: werian be-warian

for-þencan

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Þý lǽs hé hine for ðǽre wynsuman wyrde fortrúwige, oððe for ðǽre réðan forðence ne vos aut tristis fortuna opprimat, aut jucunda corrumpat, Bt. 40, 3; S. 138, 27.

ge-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rísan, to be fitting. [In line 11 2. gerise bet.]
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Th. i. 238, 17. with no subject expressed Hi hine weorþodan, swá cinige geríseþ, Bl. H. 69, 32. Gá ꝥ land . . . swá gegódod swá heom bám gerísan mage, C. D. ir. 86, 15.

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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Sceal se ðe hine áh weorpan hine tó handa hláforde and mǽgum, L.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

ge-lǽdan

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Hé hine gelǽdde ealle þá gemǽru, Cht. Th. 140, 21. Se cyng geleádde ealle his sciphere tó Lægeceastre, Chr. 972; P. 119, 9. Hié micle fierd tó Reádingum gelǽddon, 871; P. 70, 15.

ge-scendan

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Voc. ii. 24, 33. to disfigure, spoil, injure, mar, dejile, corrupt. physical Ðeáh ðe ðæt gecynd ðæs carbuncules híne úp áhebbe, his blioh hine gescent quem naturalis ordo praelulerat, coloris qualitas foedat, Past. 411, 32.

mǽg

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Gif hwylc his mága hine feormige, þonne beó hé scyldig ealles þæs þe hé áhte, 248, 8,, nime hé his mága .xii. . . . ii. 298, 8. Gehealden hí hine .xxx. nihta, and hié hine his mǽgum (mágum, v. l. ) gebodien, i. 64, 19.

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LET ⬩ allow ⬩ permit ⬩ suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ let go ⬩ give up ⬩ dismiss ⬩ leave ⬩ forsake ⬩ let ⬩ to let ⬩ cause ⬩ make ⬩ get ⬩ have ⬩ cause to be ⬩ place ⬩ make as if ⬩ make out ⬩ profess ⬩ pretend ⬩ estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ to behave towards ⬩ treat ⬩ to let

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Ne leórt ǽnigne monno tó fylgenne hine non admisit quemquam sequi se, Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 37. Ðá onlýsde hé hine and lét hine féran æfter ðam biscope absolvit eum, et post Theodorum ire permisit, Bd. 4, 1; S. 565, 3.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

a-wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wrecan, p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen.

to drive away ⬩ pellere ⬩ expellere ⬩ to hit ⬩ strike ⬩ icere ⬩ percutere ⬩ to relate ⬩ recite ⬩ sing ⬩ narrare ⬩ enarrare ⬩ canere ⬩ to avenge ⬩ revenge ⬩ ulcisci

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Th. 3452; B. 1724 : 4223; B. 2108. to avenge, revenge; ulcisci Gif hine hwá awrecan wille if any one will avenge him, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 10, note 20

Linked entries: a-wræc a-wrecen

be-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lúcan, he -lýcþ; p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen; v. trans. [be, lúcan to lock]

To lock up ⬩ inclose ⬩ surround ⬩ shut ⬩ shut up ⬩ concludere ⬩ recludere ⬩ includere ⬩ circumcludere ⬩ amplecti ⬩ obserare ⬩ claudere

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Ðá hét he hine gebringan on carcerne and ðǽr inne belúcan he gave an order to take him to prison and therein lock him up Bt. 1; Fox 2, 26 : Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 81, 40 : Gen. 41, 49 : Ps. Spl. C. T. 16, 11.

Linked entries: bi-leác bi-locen bi-lúcan

CEÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEÓWAN, to ceówenne, ic ceówe, ðú ceówest, cýwst, he ceóweþ, cýwþ, ceówaþ;ceáw, cuwon; cowen

To CHEW, gnaw, eat, consume ⬩ ruminare, manducare

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To CHEW, gnaw, eat, consume; ruminare, manducare He hét hine ceówan mid tóþum his fingras he commanded him to gnaw his fingers with his teeth, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 34.

Linked entry: cuwon

CLÚSTOR

(n.)
Grammar
CLÚSTOR, clúster, clauster; clústres; clústor, clustro; n.
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He hine héht on carcernes [MS. carcerne] clúster belúcan he commanded him to be locked in a prison's cell, Bt. Met. Fox l, 146; Met. l, 73

Linked entry: clauster

cwicen

(adj.)
Grammar
cwicen, cwucen , cucen , cucon , cucun ; adj. [cwic alive, -en adj. termination]

Alive, quick ⬩ vivus

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Gewylde man hine swá cucenne [cucunne MS. D: cwicne G.] swá deádne let them seize him whether alive or dead, L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 18.

Linked entry: cwucen

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