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wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Hwæðer ðú wéne ðæt ǽnig mon sié swá andgetfull, ðæt mæge ongitan ǽlcne mon on ryht hwelc sié, ðæt náuþer ne sié ne betera ne wyrsa ðonne his wéne?

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

mis-wendan

(v.)
Grammar
mis-wendan, p. de.

To pervertapply to a wrong useabuseTo turn in a wrong direction, be perverted

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begann tó þreágenne ða gebróðru ðe miswende wǽron he began to rebuke the two brothers who were perverted, 66, 34. Mid þweorum ðú bist miswend cum perverso perverteris, Ps. Lamb. 17, 27. intrans.

ge-bígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bígan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans. [ge-, bígan to bow, bend]

To bowbendturninflect or decline a part of speechtwistbow downhumblebring undersubduecrushflectĕreinflectĕredeclīnārehumiliāre

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To bow, bend, turn, inflect or decline a part of speech, twist, bow down, humble, bring under, subdue, crush; flectĕre, inflectĕre, declīnāre, humiliāre He to fulluhte gebígde he brought them to baptism, H. R. 101, 26.

ealdor-scipe

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Preóstum gedafenað for ðám ealdorscípe ꝥ heora biscope beón underþeódde, Ll. Th. ii. 378, 25: Hml. Th. i. 344, 32. Petre þæne ealdorscipe ǽrest betǽhte, Wlfst. 176, 14.

folc-riht

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Ne lǽte nǽfre his hýrmen hyne ofer wealdan (oferwealdan ?), ac wilde (wille,MS.) ǽlcne mid hláfordes creafte and mid folcrihte, Angl. ix. 260, 29.

steóran

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add: to prohibit. with acc. of person Sóna swá ꝥ gehýrde Nonnosus, stýrde , ꝥ. ꝥ swá beón ne mihte quod Nonnosus fieri prohibuit, Gr.

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, <b>. II a.</b>
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</b> add :-- tihhode (þóhte, v.l.) ꝥ sceolde ǽrest gelíðian heora réðnysse eorum prius studuit asperitatem placare, Gr. D. 80, 16. <b>II e.

hádung

(n.)
Grammar
hádung, e; f.

Ordination

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On ǽlcere hádunge se ðe gehádod biþ biþ gesmyrod mid gehálgodum ele at every ordination he that is ordained is anointed with consecrated oil, Homl. Th. ii. 14, 25 : 124, 2.

of-lysted

(v.; part.)
Grammar
of-lysted, -lyst; part.

Possessed with a very strong desire, very desirous for

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Ðá wæs swýðe oflysted ðæt ðæs eádigan weres blód águte he was possessed with a very strong desire to shed the holy man's blood Guthl. 7; Gdwin. 44, 22. Ða ðe sind oflyste rihtwísnysse, Homl. Th. i. 204, 1: Exon. Th. 464, 3; . 81

un-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-þanc, es; m.

disfavourdispleasureangerill-willan unpleasing acta displeasurean offenceannoyancenot thanksdispleasure expressed in wordsunwillinglywithout consenton compulsioningratiswithout (a person's) consentnot of (one's own) accordagainst (one's) will

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bræc ðæne palant æt Neomagan and eác fela óðra unþanca him dyde, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 22. wolde geofan him ðone castel, ðæt mihte syððan dæghwamlíce his unwinan unþancas dón, 1075; Erl. 212, 16.

Linked entry: un-þances

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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Add: to advise, suggest him tó gefeccean hét his witan, him gerǽddon hwæt him be ðám sélost ðúhte, oððe tó dón[n]e wǽre. Lch. iii. 426, 12.

be-witian

(v.)

to watchobserve

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þý geornlícar hire þearfa begá and bewiotige, Cht. Th. 470, 13. þæs behðfaí hie. eþa ǽghwylc, þ he his sáwle sið sylfa bewitige (geþence, MS. Vercel.) that he see after the course of his soul, Exon.

ge-anbídian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anbídian, l. ge-anbidian, geandbidian,

to wait to wait for.to wait for the comingreturnto wait for the coming to passto wait

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Godes ríces geanbidode, Mk. 15, 43. with acc. geandbidode ðone frófer ðe beháten wæs, Hml. Th. i. 136, 1. geanbidude Godes ríce, Lk. 23, 51. with a clause geanbidað þæt wé tó beteran gecyrren he waits for our conversion R.

swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
swíðe, adv.
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Ðá swíðost forslagen hæfde when he had inflicted a most severe defeat upon them, 16, 2; Fox 54, 2. Ðá swíðost worhton when they were working hardest, Homl. Th. i. 22, 22.

Linked entry: swíðor

a-geótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-geótan, -gítan; p. -geát, -gét, pl. -guton; pp. -goten.

To pour outshedstrewspilldeprive ofeffundereprivareTo pour forthprofluere

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To pour out, shed, strew, spill, deprive of; effundere, privare He his swát ageát he shed his blood. Exon. 40a; Th. 133, 22; Gú. 493 : Cd. 47; Th. 60, 20; Gen. 984. He his blód agét he had spilled his blood Andr. Reed. 2897; [ageát.

Linked entries: a-geát a-goten agute

ylp

(n.)
Grammar
ylp, (elp), es; m.
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Gif ylp gesihð láðne oððe gramne, sume wróhte hit getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 204, 1. Ða ylpas beóð swá mycele swylce óðre muntas, Hexam. 9; Norm. 16, 9. geworhte ða ormǽtan ylpas, Norm. 14, 34

Linked entry: elp

ge-reording

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Hml. Th. ii. 440, 19. sæt tó þám cásere and swýðe blýðe wǽron for Martines gereordunge (because Martin feasted with them) Hml. S. 31, 630. Tó þæs líchamon gereordunge (þone lichaman mid tó gereordianne, v.l. ) ad reficiendum corpus, Gr.

grama

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Þá nam micelne graman and andan tó þám mannum, Hml. Th. i. 16, 30. nam tó Malche fulne graman, Hml. S. 23, 694. wrath, ill effect on another as a consequence of a person's anger Becóm Godes grama ofer ealle, Hml. Th. i. 10, 29.

spanan

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</b> add :-- Forgif mé þám men þe mín mód mé tó spenð, Hml. S. 3, 390. For hwon geþrýsstlǽhte ꝥ héte þone Godes wer swá swæncan and tó him spanan (gelangian, v. l.) cur ad exhibendum Dei hominem mittere praesumisset, Gr. D. 39, 11.

ofer-eáca

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-eáca, an; m.

an over-plus, a surplus, what remains over when apart has been takenan addition, augmentation

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Ða seofon mynstru gegódode, ðone ofereácan his ǽhta áspende on Godes þearfum, 1118, 31. Oferécan, Chart. Th. 482, 17. Ofæreácan, 554, 32.