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be-innan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-innan, prep. dat.

Inwithininintra

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In, within; in, intra Boétius ðá nánre frófre beinnan ðam carcerne ne gemunde then Boethius thought of no comfort within the prison Bt. 1; Fox 4, 2

Linked entry: binnan

forþ-geseón

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-geseón, p. -geseah, pl. -gesáwon; pp. -gesewen

To see forth, onward, or in frontprovĭdēre

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To see forth, onward, or in front; provĭdēre Hí forþgesáwon lífes látþeów they saw the guide of life in front, Cd. 147; Th. 184, 7; Exod. 103

loc-bore

(n.)
Grammar
loc-bore, an; f.
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See the note there, and Grmm. R. A. 286, 239

Linked entry: bore

bi-leósan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-leósan, p. -leás, pl. -luron; pp. -loren

To bereave, depriveorbare, privare

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To bereave, deprive; orbare, privare Ðá afyrhted wearþ ár, elnes biloren then the messenger was affrighted, bereft of courage, Exon. 52 a; Th. 181, 30; Gú. 1301

ge-secggan

(v.)

to say, telldicere, narrare

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to say, tell; dicere, narrare Hío him ne meahton gesecggan be ðam sigebeácne they could not tell him about the victorious sign, Elen. Kmbl. 335; El. 168

þurh-féran

Grammar
þurh-féran, <b>. II.</b>
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add: to penetrate with the mind Þes Godes wer þurhférde (þurheóde, v.l.) þá díglan þing þǽre godcundnesse este vir Dei divinitatis secreta penetravit, Gr. D. 136, 4

weall-steall

(n.)
Grammar
weall-steall, es; m.

A place where there are buildings

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A place where there are buildings Ðisne wealsteal this spot where the walls stand(cf. weallas stondaþ, 291, 3; Wand. 76), Exon. Th. 291, 26; Wand. 88

ge-fetian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fetian, -fetigan, -fetigean; p. -fetode, -fetede, -fette; pp. -fetod

To fetchbringaddūcĕreaccīreafferre

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Ða men of Lundenbyrig gefetodon ða scipu the men of London brought away the ships, Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 17. Hý gefetton Escoláfius ðone scínlácan they fetched Æsculapius the magician, Ors. 3, 10; Bos. 70, 30.

ie

(n.)
Grammar
ie, .
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For words beginning with these combinations look under i, í, and see the preliminary remarks under the letter I

of-gifan

(v.)

to give up, leave, abandondestituere

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Hí flet ofgeáfon they gave up their halls (when they died 290, 7; Wand. 61. Mec deádne ofgeáfun fæder and móder, ne wæs mé feorh ðágén in innan, 391, 7; Rä. 10, i. Hí heora land ofgeafan patria profugi, Ors. 1, 4; Swt. 32, 20. Ofgǽfon, Cd.

hám

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
hám, es; m.

Home, house, abode, dwelling, residence, habitation, house with land, estate, propertydomus, domicilium, prædium, villa, mansio, possessioa villagea dwelling-placean abode, world, this worldhomedomus, domicilium, patria

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And they burned down Teignton and many other good vills too ..., and the vill at Penhoc ..., and the vill at Waltham, and many other hamlets, Chr. 1001; Erl. 136, 16-32.

druncennes

(n.)
Grammar
druncennes, druncennys, druncenys, -ness, e; f.

DRUNKENNESSebriĕtas

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For ðære druncenysse because of the drunkenness, Gen. 19, 33, 35. On druncennysse and on wiste hiora wombe þeówiaþ, nas Gode in drunkenness and feasting they minister to their belly, not to God, L. Eccl. 45; Wilk. 195, 25; L. E.

for-grindan

(v.)
Grammar
for-grindan, p. -grand, pl. -grundon; pp. -grunden [for-, grindan to grind]

To grind thoroughlygrind to piecesgrind downcrushpulverizemangleconsumedestroycommŏlĕrecontĕrĕrecontundĕreconfringĕrepulvĕrārelăcĕrāredemōlīri

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crushed [them ]. Beo. Th. 852; B. 424. Ðǽr læg secg manig, gárum forgrunden there lay many a warrior, ground to pieces by javelins, Chr. 937; Th. 202, 21, col. 2; Æðelst. 18. Billum forgrunden ground down with swords, Andr. Kmbl. 826; An. 413.

tǽling

Grammar
tǽling, <b>. II.</b>
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Take here the passage given under II, where for 'calumnies' substitute 'mockeries'; the Latin glossed by tǽlincga is irrisiones

hál-wendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
hál-wendlíc, adj.

Salutary, healthful

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Him se bisceop hálwendlíce geþeaht forþbrohte the bishop proposed to them salutary counsel, Blickl. Homl. 205, 18

riht-fæderencynn

(n.)
Grammar
riht-fæderencynn, es; n.

Lineal descent or descendants on the father's side

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Lineal descent or descendants on the father's side Hiera ryhtfæderencyn gǽþ tó Cerdice they are lineally descended on the father's side from Cerdic, Chr. 755 : Erl. 50, 33 : 784; Erl. 56, 5.

heófung

(n.)
Grammar
heófung, e; f.

Mourninglamentationgrieving

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Mourning, lamentation, grieving Ðonne beóþ heora siblingas tó heófunge geneádode then will their relations be forced to mourn, Homl. Th. i. 88, 1. Mid micelre heófunge with great lamentation, ii. 516, 59.

Linked entry: heófing

seht

(adj.)
Grammar
seht, adj.
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Hí him ðæs gætíðodon wið swylcon gersumen swylce hí ðá sehtæ wǽron such as they were then agreed upon, 198, 16. Hí wurdon sehte on ða gerád ðæt . . ., Chr. 1093 ; Erl. 229, 25.

ge-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drivego adriftbe drivencast away or lostagereagiventis jactarinaufragare

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Rómáne oferhlæstan heora scipa ðæt heora gedráf [gedeaf Laud.] cc and xxx, and Lxx wearþ to láfe, and ureáðe genered the Romans overloaded their ships, so that 230 of them were lost, and 70 were left, and with difficulty saved, Ors. 4, 6; Th. 400, 20.

Linked entry: ge-dráf

hnipian

(v.)
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Hí hnappodon and swá lange hí hnipedon (they drooped their heads so long) ꝥ hí ealle on slǽpe wurdon, 23, 248. Sete þú þíne hand on þín heáfod foran and hwón hnipa (printed hniwa) swilce þú þé forgyfenesse bidde, Tech. ii. 122, 5.