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fore-stæppan

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Steorran folgiende forestæppendne stellam sequentes previam, Hy. S. 51, 36. Of wiðmetennysse forestæppendra gódra wera ex praecedentium comparatione, Gr. D. 8, 20. Take here the instances given under fore-stapan, fore-steppan, and add

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ge-blissian

(v.)
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Hy. 7, 47. Ealle weorðaþ and féhþ and geblysaþ (cf. blisung. Ps. Spl. 64, 13) fæder ætsomne cunctos fovet, implet, honorat, Dóm. L. 274. Heó férde hál tó hire fæder and hine geblyssode . . . and ealle for hire hǽle blyssodon, Hml. S. 7, 280.

ge-witleást

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Gewitleást vechordia, Hy. S. 9, 20. Þæs cáseres ( Domitian ), witan hine ofslógon for his wælhreównysse and his gewittleáste, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 26. Hwílon God gewítnaþ ðæs mannes gewitleáste, Hml.

Linked entry: wit-leást

wácian

(v.)
Grammar
wácian, p. ode.

to be or become weakwant resolution or courage.to be or become weaknot able to endureto failto become poor or mean.

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Teoriaþ hwílum, wáciaþ wordbeót, 469, 22; Hy. 11, 6. to become poor or mean. Similar entries v. wác, III Wachiaþ vilescunt, Hpt. Gl. 462, 52

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heáp-mælum

(adv.)
Grammar
heáp-mælum, adv.

In heaps, by troops, bands, companies, flockscatervatim

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him heápmǽlum sylfe on hand eodon they flocked to surrender to him, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 83, 8

on-drysne

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysne, adj.

terrible, dreadful, awfulawful, exciting awereverence, venerable

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Ðæt messan singan and ða andrysnan þénunge mid árwyrþnesse gefyllen, R. Ben. 140, 5. See other examples under Similar entries an-drysne

ge-stýran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stýran, -stíran, -steóran, -stióran, -stiéran; p. de; pp. ed [stýran to steer, rule]

To steerdirectrulecorrectrestrainwithholdrĕgĕrecorrĭgĕrecŏhĭbērerĕtĭnēre

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Forstond ðú mec and gestýr him protect thou me and correct them, Exon. 118 b; Th. 455, 31; Hy. 4, 58

antefn

(n.)
Grammar
antefn, = antefen, e; f? es; n? [ἀντί opposite, φωνή a voice]

An antiphonanthema hymn sung in alternate partsantiphonacantus Ecclesiasticus alternus

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An antiphon, anthem, a hymn sung in alternate parts; antiphona, cantus Ecclesiasticus alternus Is ðæt sǽd, ðæt hí ðysne letanían and antefn geleóþre stæfne sungan fertur, quia hanc litaniam consona voce modularentur, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 24

GÁL

(n.)
Grammar
GÁL, es; n.

Lustwantonnesslightnessfollylascīvialĭbīdoluxŭrialĕvĭtas

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Lust, wantonness, lightness, folly; lascīvia, lĭbīdo, luxŭria, lĕvĭtas Hie hyra gál beswác their folly deceived them, Cd. 18; Th. 21, 21; Gen. 327. Gódes oððe gáles of good or evil, Exon. 23 a; Th, 64, 9; Cri. 1035

dol-líce

(adv.)
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Seó beó dollíce hyre cynesetl gestíhð, Angl. viii. 324, 15. Add

Athlans

(n.)
Grammar
Athlans, m. ['Aτλαs, αντοs, m.]

Mount Atlas, in West AfricaAtlas mons

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Mount Atlas, in West Africa; Atlas mons Hyre west-ende is æt ðæm beorge, ðe man Athlans nemneþ its west end is at the mountain, which is called Atlas, Ors. 1, 1 ; Bos. 16, 6

irfan

(v.)
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to honour with a funeral feast Se gyldscipe hyrfe be healfre feorme þone forðféredan the guild shall pay half the expense of the feast held in honour of the departed member, Cht. Th. 611, 5

tappa

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
tappa, teappa?
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Teppan hýse, i. 194, 36. On teppen cnolle, iii, 415, 19. Ad Tapan halan, ii. 344, 6

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for-myrþrian

(v.)
Grammar
for-myrþrian, -myrþran
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Gif hwylc wíf hyre cild ámyrð innan hire ... oððe eft formyrþreþ (occiderit) siþþan hit forð cymð, Ll. Th. ii. 182, 25. Þǽr (at doom's day) swutelað ǽlc cild hwá hit formyrðrode, Wlfst. 137, 28. Add:

ge-wirman

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., and add Seó bródige henn tósprǽt hyre fyðera and þá briddas gewyrmð, Angl. viii. 309, 26. Gewyrmede fotam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 46

Linked entry: wirman

næft

(n.)
Grammar
næft, e; f.
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Tó genim þearfan, and for næfte his ne forlǽt hyne ídelne adsume pauperem et propter inopiam eius ne dimittas illum vacuum, 157, 3:7. Of næfte, 198, 8

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be-lǽwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lǽwan, p. -lǽwde; pp. -lǽwed; v. a.

To bewraybetraytradereprodere

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To bewray, betray; tradere, prodere Ðæt he hyne wolde belǽwan ut traderet eum Mt. Bos. 26, 15, 16. Heó hine belǽwde she betrayed him Jud. 16, 21. Ðæt Iohannes belǽwed wæs quod Ioannes traditus esset Mt. Bos. 4, 12

Linked entries: lǽwan be-lǽwing

freót-man

(n.)
Grammar
freót-man, -mann, es; m.

A freedmanlībertus

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A freedman; lībertus Hió hyre an ðara [MS. ðere] manna and ðæs yrfes, bútan ðám freótmannum [MS. -mannon] she gives her the men and the stock, except the freedmen, Cod. Dipl. 1290; A. D. 995; Kmbl. vi. 131, 10

be-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swælan, p. de; pp. ed

To burn, sweal, scorch, singeadurere, ustulare

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To burn, sweal, scorch, singe; adurere, ustulare Næs hyra feax fýre beswæled nor was a hair of them burned by the fire, Cd. 195; Th. 243, 18; Dan. 438. Glédum beswæled scorched by gleeds, Beo. Th. 6075; B. 3041

luf-tíme

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Gif ðǽm mǽdenum líkiað hyra luftýman sprǽce, Hex. 48, 16. Luftémpre dulcius, R. Ben. I. 3, 8