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ge-sceádwís

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Ic wát ꝥ ic on libbendum men and on gesceádwísum eom esse mescio rationale animal, 5, 3; F. 12, 27. Þám gesceádwísan móde libero animo, 16, 2 ; F. 52, 17. Hwæt willaþ wé cweþan, gif ðá gesceádwísan nillaþ spyrian æfter wísdóme, 36, 6; F. 180, 36

snytro

(n.)
Grammar
snytro, snyttro, snytero(u); indecl. in sing.; pl. is used with the same force as sing.; f.

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Ic eom gewis ðínra mægena and snytro Lchdm. i. 326, 4. Snyttro Elen. Kmbl. 586; El. 293. Hié ðære snytro gelýfdon Cd. Th. 217, 25; Dan. 28. Full mið snyttro (snytrum, Rush.) plenus sapientia Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 40.

DIHT

(n.)
Grammar
DIHT, es;

a setting in order, disposing, contriving, disposition, conduct, consultation, deliberation, purposedisposĭtio, excogitātio, consĭlium, propŏsĭtum a dictating, direction, order, commanddictātio, directio, jussum, mandātum

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Ic eom unscyldig, ǽgðer ge dǽde ge dihtes, æt ðære tíhtlan I am guiltless, both in deed and purpose, of the accusation, L.

Linked entry: dyht

GEARO

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
GEARO, gearu; gen. m. n. -wes, -owes; f. -re, -rwe; def. se gearwa; adj.

YAREreadypreparedequippedcompletepromptuspărātusinstructusperfectus

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Gearo ic eom părātus sum, 118, 60 : Ps. Spl. 16, 13 : 107, 1. Wes tú gearo părātus esto, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 44. He wæs gearo gúþe he was ready for war, Andr. Kmb1. 467; An. 234. Ic beó gearo sóna I shall be ready at once, Beo.

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht [from comparison with other dialects the proper spelling would seem to be líht, but leóht (or leoht?), in West-Saxon at least, is the regular form]; adj.

Lightinconsiderablequickreadynimblefickleeasy

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Leóhtre ic eom micle ðonne ðes lytla wyrm I am much lighter than this little worm, Exon. 111 b; Th. 426, 19; Rä. 41, 76. Líhtre tolerabilius, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 15.

LYTEL

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LYTEL, adj.

LITTLE

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Tóbrec hig lytlum divides eos minutatim, Lev. 2, 6. Sele ðæt lytlum súpan, L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 270, 1. Hé gewýt swá lytlum and lytlum fram Gode so little by little he departs from God, Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 35: Past. 39, 1; Swt. 283, 9.

Linked entries: lytlum litel

be-scerian

(v.)
Grammar
be-scerian, -scirian, -scyrian, -scyrigan; p. ede; pp. ed

To deprive, separate, defraudprivare, separare, fraudare

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Ná bescyreþ of gódum hí ða gangendan on unscyldignysse non privabit bonis eos qui ambulant in innocentia, Ps. Spl. 83, 13. Mec bescyrede Scyppend eallum the Creator deprived me of all, Exon. 111 b; Th. 427, 34; Rä. 41, 101.

be-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-týnan, -tiénan, bi-týnan; p. -týnde, pl. -týndon; impert. -týn, -tiéne; pp. -týned, -tiéned, -týnd; v. a. [be, týnan to hedge in].

to inclose or surround with a hedge, inclose, close, shut, shut upsepem circumdare, sepire, intercludere, claudere, occludere, concludereto end, finish, concludefinire

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Betiéne togeánes híg conclude adversus eos, Ps. Spl. T. 34, 3. to end, finish, conclude; finire Heó ðus ðæt word betýnde thus she ended the speech; ita sermonem conclusit, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 28

Linked entries: be-tiénan bi-týnan

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, bletsigan; part. bletsiende, bletsigende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. a.

To BLESS, wish happiness, consecratebenedicere, consecraremerciful, kindto have mercy

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He bletsode hí benedicebat eos, Mk. Bos. 10, 16: Ps. Spl. 106, 38. Mid heora múþe híg bletsodon, and mid heora heortan híg wergdon ore suo benedicebant, et corde suo maledicebant, Ps. Lamb. 61, 5.

Linked entries: bletsung bledsian

tihtle

(n.)
Grammar
tihtle, an ; f.
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Ic eom unscyldig æt ðære tihtlan ðe N. mé tíhþ, L. O. 5; Th. i. 180, 16.

Linked entry: tyhtle

under-hnígan

(v.)
Grammar
under-hnígan, p. -hnáh; pl. -hnigon; pp. -hnigen.

to descend beneathgo lower than a placeto submit to what is laborious or painfulbe subjected to evilundergo punishment

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Ic eom nýded ðæt ic sceal hraþe deáþ underhnígan ad articulum subeundae mortis compellor, Bd. 3, 13; S. 538, 26. Beheáfdunge underhnígan capitalem sententiam subire, Hpt. Gl. 477, 74. Grammar under-hnígan, with dat.

eácan

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
eácan, eácen; adj.
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Substitute for these: <b>eácan;</b> [p. eóc. pl. eócon]; pp. eácen, écen to increase (trans.) Hí sculon ǽlce dæg eácan (ýcan, v. l. ) ꝥ mon ǽlce dæg wanaþ, Bt. 26, 2; F. 94, 1.

ge-hreósan

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</b> of strong emotion, e. g. fear, to fall upon :-- Gehreás ł onsæt egsa ofer hig incubuit timor super eos Ps. L. 104, 38. to rush upon, move with violence On gehreósan ingruere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 73. <b>IV a.

ge-nirwan

Grammar
ge-nirwan, ge-nirwian.
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Geswencendæ ł genyrwiende hig coartans eos, Ps. L. 34, 5. Genirwed and geenged afficiar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 49. Ꝥ wǽre genyrwed meteléste angeretur (i. stringeretur) cibi inopia, An. Ox. 4851.

Linked entry: ge-nyrwian

ge-þafa

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Ðises ic eom ealles geþafa, Bt. 32, 2 ; F. 122, 20. Hí ealne þone bryce uppon þone cyng tealdon, ac hé nolde þæs geþafa beón, Chr. 1094; P. 229, 9. with clause Hé geþafa beón nolde þæt hé untela dyde. Ps. Th. 9, 35.

gléd

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Hí feallað on fýres gléde cadent super eos carbones, 139, 10. Stréie of glédon ( carbonibus ) áhyrde, 119, 4. Licge ꝥ ísen uppan þám glédan, Ll. Th. i. 226, 27.

hlystan

listento listen

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Add: to pay attention with the ear to an utterance or a speaker Cwæð Críst tó him: ' Hlyst nú, Placida ; ic eom Críst, ' Hml. S. 30, 59. Ic sceal sprecan . . . hliste sé þe wille, Met.

wéna

(n.)
Grammar
wéna, an; m.

suppositionopinionthoughtideaimaginationhopeexpectation

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Hé ongeat ðæt hié wǽron onstyrede mid ðæm wénan ðæt hí ðæs endes suá neáh wéndon commotos eos vicini finis suspicione cognoverat Past. 32; Swt. 213, 23.

Linked entry: wén

of-sittan

(v.)

to sit upon, press down by sittingto sit upon, oppressto sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong)to sit about, besiegeto repress, check, present motion

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Ic eom mid earmlícre ofergiotolnesse ofseten, Shrn. 198, 21.

Linked entry: of-setenness

tó-drífan

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

To drive in different directions,drive awayto drive asunderseparateto scatter,disperseto scatter,destroyto drive away,send elsewhereto drive away,dispel,put an end to

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Hé híi wolde on ðam wéstenne wíde tódrífan ut prosterneret eos in deserto, 105, 21. Wurde seó eorbe tódrifen mid ðam winde swá swá dust, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 8: Met. 20, 104. Licgaþ æfter lande loccas tódrifene, Andr.

Linked entry: tó-drǽfan