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ge-sǽlignes

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Add: hap, fortune, v. ge-sǽlig; I Wǽgendre gesǽlignesse fallentis fortunae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 73. Gesǽlinesse fatu, An. Ox. 2627. Hwæt wilnast þú þonne ꝥ þú hæbbe æt swelcre gesǽlignesse? quid autem tanto fortunae strepitu desiderastis ? Bt. 14, 2 ;

Linked entry: sǽligness

tíd

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tíd, <b>. I a.</b>
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Múða gehwylc mete þearf, mǽl sceolon tídum gongan, Gn. Ex. 125. Ic on Þín hús hálig gange, and þǽr tídum þé tifer onsecge, Ps. Th. 65, 12. <b>I a α.</b> a favourable occasion or period for a person :-- Swá mon on ealdum bigspellum cwyð, ꝥ

wrecan

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wrecan, <b>. Ib.</b>
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His ðeng sum þám hé hæfde beboden ꝥ hé sceolde earmra manna ǽrende wrecan (beódan, ábeódan, v.ll.), Bd. 3, 6; Sch. 209, 20. <b>Id.</b> add :-- Þá folc him betweónum ful .x. winter þá gewin wrecende wǽron, Ors. I, II; S. 50, 21. <b>

fýren

composed of fire on fire, flaming, burning.bearing fireburning, red-hot

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Add:: composed of fire Án fýren hring globus ignis Ors. 5, 10; S. 234, 3. Blódig regn and fýren, Bl. H. 93, 3. 'Send mé þínne engel on fýrenum wolcne' . . . Fýren wolc[n] ástáh of heofonum, 245, 30. On anlícnesse fýrenra légea, 135, 3. on fire, flaming

on-hréran

(v.)

of actual movement, to stir, agitate, move violentlyto move, disturb, agitateof emotions, to stir up, arouse, excite

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of actual movement, to stir, agitate, move violently Ðonne hí ( the waves ) wind onhréreþ, Ps. Th. 88, 3 ; Met. 7, 27. Ðonne micla ýsta onhréraþ hronmere, 5, 10. Fiscas ðe onhréraþ hreó wǽgas, Exon. Th. 194, 19; Az. 141. Eorþan ðú onhrérdest commovisti

Linked entry: hréran

bed

Grammar
bed, bedd.

a bedcoucha surface on which something rests?

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Add: a bed, couch Bedd, bed culcites, Txts. 50, 243. Bed culcites, culcitatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 52, 53. Wolde beddes neósan gamela Scylding, B. 1791: Jud. 63. Bedde culcita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 14. Ic árás of mínon bedde (lectulo), Coll. M. 33, 23. Swalt

ufan

(adv.)
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ufan, adv.

from abovedownaboveat the top

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from above, down, where motion is expressed or implied God him sende ufan greáte hagolstánas Dominus misit super eos lapides magnos de coelo, Jos. 10, 11: Blickl. Homl. 51, 12. Him feóll ufan flǽsc pluit super eos carnes, Ps. Th. 77, 27. Seó lyft týhð

Linked entries: ufan ufon on-ufan

áscian

(v.)
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Add: absolute Mon sceal sprecan ásciende, Past. 185, 9. with acc. of person addressed, to question, interrogate His rihta dóm áhsað ( interrogat ) manna bearn. Se ylca Drihten áhsað rihtwíse and unrihtwíse, Ps. Th. 10, 5, 6. Hié sculon God áscian,

Linked entry: áhsian

húru

(adv.)
Grammar
húru, adv.

At leastat all eventsat any ratein any casehoweverevenyetonlyindeedcertainlyespecially

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At least, at all events, at any rate, in any case, however, even, yet, only, indeed, certainly, especially Húru gif ic hæfde ǽnne penig saltim si haberem unum denarium, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Som. 46, 35. Húru nú hæfþ mín heáfod uppáhafen ofer míne fýnd nunc

Linked entry: híru

irre

(n.)
Grammar
irre, es; n.

Angerwrathirerage

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Anger, wrath, ire, rage Ðonne tyht hie ðæt ierre [Cott. MS. irre] ðæt hie wealwiaþ on ða wédenheortnesse ... Ðonne ðæt ierre æfþ anwald ðæs monnes hé self nát hwæt hé on ðæt irre déþ impellente ira in mentis vesaniam devolvuntur ... Quos cum furor agit

Linked entries: ir eorre erre

ge-strangian

(v.)
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Add: <b>A.</b> trans. to strengthen a person, in respect to bodily health Wundorlíce þeós wyrt gestrangað, Lch. i. 134, 5. Hý (certain herbs) tó mete geþigede mycelon ðone líchaman gestrangiað, 320, 20. Gif hé on fefore sý, syle drincan on

ge-feón

(v.)
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ge-feón, to rejoice.
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Add: absolute Ic gefeoge gaudebo, Ps. Rdr. 74, 10. Alle gefióð (gefeagaþ, Ps. L.) omnes exultabunl, Ps. Srt. 5, 12. Gefiáð (gefeogaþ, Ps. L.) bán, 50, 10. Gefeádon (gifeádun. R.) ł gefeánde gaudentes, Lk. L. 19, 37 : Jn. L. 20, 20. Gefæg wel (geblissa

hwón

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Add: : [For construction cf. feáwa.] substantival of number, alone, a few persons or things Ofer lytla ł huón ðú wére leáffull, ofer monigo ðec ic setto super pauca fuisti fidelis, super multa te constituam Mt. L. 25, 21. with gen. Hrippes feolo, wyrcendra

blinnan

(v.)
Grammar
blinnan, part. blinnende; ic blinne, ðú blinnest, blinst, he blinneþ, blinniþ, blinþ, pl. blinnaþ; p. ic, he blan, blon, blann, blonn, ðú blunne, pl. blunnon; pp. blunnen; v. intrans.

To cease, rest, leave offcessare, desinere

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[be, linnan to cease] To cease, rest, leave off; cessare, desinere Seó réþnes ðæs stormes wæs blinnende the fierceness of the storm ceased [lit. was ceasing], Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 9. Blǽd his blinniþ his prosperity ceaseth, Exon. 94 b; Th. 354, 29; Reim

Linked entry: blin

ge-gerwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gerwan, -gærwan, -girwan, -gierwan, -gyrwan; p. -gerede; pp. -gered, -gerwed

To preparemake readyclothearrayadornfurnish

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To prepare, make ready, clothe, array, adorn, furnish Ne hýrde ic cymlícor ceól gegyrwan hilde wǽpnum I never heard of furnishing a comelier vessel with weapons of war, Beo. Th. 76; 13, 38. Ðǽr ðú scealt ád gegærwan there shalt thou prepare a pile, Cd

Linked entries: ge-gærwan ge-gyrwan

ge-hátan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hátan, -hǽtan, he -hát, -hǽt; p. -hét, pl. -héton, -héht, pl. -héhton; pp. -háten.

to callnamevocarenominareto callcommandpromisevowthreatenvocarearcesserejuberesponderepromitterevovere

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to call, name; vocare, nominare Swá ðú geháten eart as thou art called, Exon. 8 b; Th. 4, 26; Cri. 58. Crist wæs on ðý eahteoþan dæg Hǽlend geháten Christ was on the eighth day named Jesus, Menol. Fox 7; Men. 4. Is geháten Saturnus is called Saturn,

Linked entries: ge-hǽtan ge-hét

þegnung-mann

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung-mann, (þéning-, þénig-), es; m.
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in a general sense, a serving-man, attendant Wæs amang ðám Malchus heora ðénigmann, and ða eáðelícan þénunga ðe hé ðider bróhte heom geornlíce þénode, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 239. Árás Malchus heora þeningmann, and dyde eall swá his gewuna wæs, nam mid him

and-leofen

(n.)
Grammar
and-leofen, es; n. l. e; f., but also gen. andlifenes, acc. ondlifen,
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and add Andliofen expensa, Wrt. Voc. 30, 5. Andlifen pulmentum, 78, 5. Hiera ondliefene (-lifene, v. l.) þone dǽl ðe hí him selfum oftióð ea quae sibi de alimentis subtrahant, Past. 315, 22. Seó eá mǽst eall genom þæt binnan þǽre byrg wæs þǽra monna

be-settan

to setplaceto applyto surroundto besiege

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Add: to set, place, with on, to put one thing in another Ic on besette insero, Ælf. Gr. Z. 166, 3. God ðá sáwle beset on ðone líchaman, Hml. Th. i. 292, 31. He him sawle on besett, ii. 206, 25. þá hé on his geleáffulra heortan beset, 524, 12. to place

ryne

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Add: the course, movement, or path of a living creature Fiþerscíte rene quadripedante cursu (ferarum), An. Ox. 1569. Hé mid hrædestan ryne arn, Hml. S. 23 b, 186. Hé gewunode on þám gesettum tídum þæs dæges þone ryne his síðfætes gefæstnian, 163. Flugulum