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metian

(v.)

to supply with food

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to supply with food Ðá beád hé ðæt man sceolde his here metian (MS. C. mettian) and horsian he ordered that his army should be supplied with food and with horses, Chr. 1013; Erl. 148, 3

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gínan

(v.)
Grammar
gínan, p. de
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To turn (trans.) back, drive back Hí man gýnde (gínde, génde [ glossed dráf], v. ll. ) ongeán eft tó Júdan (cf. they, turning back upon them that pursued them, i Macc. 7, 46), Hml, S. 25, 636

stott

(n.)
Grammar
stott, es; m.
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An inferior kind of horse Hér on stent gewriten hwæt man funde æt Eggemere syððan Cole hit lét. Ðæt is vii oxen and viii cý and iiii feldhrýþera and ii stottas ( equi uiles ), Nap. 56, 7

wæter-búc

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-búc, es; m.

A pitcher

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A pitcher Án man mid wæterbúce homo am-phoram aquae portans, Lk. Skt. 22, 10. Gedeon hét heora ǽlcne geniman ánne ǽmtigne sester oððe ǽnne wæterbúc Gedeon dedit in manibus eorum lagenas vacuas, Jud. 7, 16

wine-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wine-treów, e ; f.

Faith between friends

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Ðæt hé (the man) ða wǽre and ða winetreówe be him lifgendum lǽstan wolde, ðe git on ǽrdagum oft gesprǽcon, Exon. Th. 475, 20; Bo. 50

hǽðenisc

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽðenisc, adj.

Heathenish, pagangentilis

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Heathenish, pagan Heora biscepas sǽdon ðæt heora godas bǽdon ðæt him man worhte anfiteatra ðæt mon mehte ðone hǽðeniscan plegan ðǽrinne dón suasere pontifices, ut ludi scaenici diis expetentibus ederentur, Ors. 3, 3; Swt. 102, 12

of-hnítan

(v.)

to kill by butting, to gore to death

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to kill by butting, to gore to death Gif se oxa wer oððe wíf ofhnít if an ox gore a man or woman, that they die. Ex. 21, 29: L. Alf. 21; Th. i. 48, 27

hleápung

(n.)
Grammar
hleápung, e; f.

Leaping, dancing

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Leaping, dancing Herodias swá mǽres mannes deáþ to gife hire déhter hleápunge underféng Herodias received as a gift for her daughter's dancing the death of so illustrious a man, Homl. Th. i. 488, 3: 480, 35

syn-full

(adj.)
Grammar
syn-full, adj.

Sinful; used substantively, a sinner

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Synnfullum mannum tǽcan, Blickl. Homl. 43, 15. Þeófas and synfulle men, 75, 28. Gesete him synfulle tó ealdrum constitue super eum peccatorem, Ps. Th. 108, 5

elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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Elles óðre fæstena healde man, 308, 18. Hwæþer þys sý Ephesa byrig þe elles ǽnig óþer, Hml. S. 23, 743.

ge-grápian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grápian, p. ode; pp. od

To gropetouchpalpāre

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Hand hí habbaþ and híg ne gegrápíaþ mănus hăbent et non palpābunt, Ps. Lamb. second 113, 7. Ðá he hyne ggrápod hæfde palpāto eo, Gen. 27, 22

hoðma

(n.)
Grammar
hoðma, an; m.

A covering [?], cloud [?], darkness

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, darkness Ðǽr wísna fela wearþ inlíhted ðe ǽr under hoðman biholen lǽgon there many things were illumined that before lay concealed in darkness, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 32; Cri. 45.

ge-steóran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-steóran, p. de; pp. ed

To steerdirectcontrolcorrectcontĭnērecorrĭgĕre

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To steer, direct, control, correct; contĭnēre, corrĭgĕre Híg wistan ðæt híg ne mihton manegum gesteóran they knew that they might not control many, L. E. G. prm; Th. i. 116, 14. Ðú his ýþum miht ána gesteóran mōtum fluctuum ejus tu mītĭgas, Ps.

and-giet

(n.)
Grammar
and-giet, es; n.

understandingintellectknowledgeintellectus

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understanding, intellect, knowledge; intellectus Ic ðec, mon, ǽrest geworhte, and ðé andgiet sealde I first wrought thee, O man, and gave thee understanding, Exon. 28a; Th. 84, 30; Cri. 1381: 117a; Th. 449, 16; Dóm. 72

cyne-word

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-word, es; n. [word a speech]

A proper speech or wordproprium verbum

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A proper speech or word; proprium verbum Mon cýðe cynewordum, hú se cuma hátte let a man make known in fitting words, how the guest is called, Exon. 112 b; Th. 430, 29; Rä. 44, 16

frum-cyrr

(n.)
Grammar
frum-cyrr, es; m. [cyrr a turn, space of time]

A first turn or timeprīmæ vĭces

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A first turn or time; prīmæ vĭces Beó his weres scyldig æt frumcyrre let him be liable in his fine [for slaying a man] for the first time, L. Ath. i. 3; Th. i. 200, 21

in-seglian

(v.)
Grammar
in-seglian, p. ode

To seal

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Inseglige man ða hand let a seal be put upon the hand, L. Æðelst. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 30

lítan

(v.)
Grammar
lítan, [from lútan, as bígan from búgan]

to bendincline

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to cause to bow, to bend, incline Ðæt ingeþonc ǽlces monnes ðone líchoman lít ðider hit wile the mind of every man inclines the body whither it will, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 237; Met. 26, 119

mid-rád

(n.)
Grammar
mid-rád, e; f.

A riding with another

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A riding with another Ðæt ǽlc man wǽre óðrum gelástfull ge æt spore ge æt midráde ( in accompanying the other in following the trace of the lost property ), L. Æðelst. v. 4; Th. i. 232, 12

mis-rǽcan

(v.)

to reach or touch wronglyto apply abusive language to a person

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to reach or touch wrongly, metaph. to apply abusive language to a person Ðæt man biddendne þearfan misrǽce to abuse a needy person who begs (is one of the lighter offences), Homl. Th. ii. 590, 25