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ge-hradian

(v.)
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ꝥ; ilce mynster þus gehradod hét S Marian gehálgian, Lch. iii. 438, 16. to cause to attain an end quickly, to prosper a person or undertaking God sóna gehradode, swá ꝥ þǽr gemétton áne mǽre þrúh, Hml. S. 20, 78.

á-þeówan

(v.)

to drive awayforce awayto press outthrust outsqueeze outto press into

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ne nihton ǽnigne eles wǽtan út áþýn, 250, 14. Út áþýde elisi, i. expressi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, II. (the eyes) wǽron út áðýde (printed-dyde) of þám eáhhringum, Hml. S. 21, 279. to press into Swá hié on wexe wǽron áðýde, Bl. H. 205, I

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner manthe spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of manspiritsoulmindsoulheartspiritminddispositionmoodCouragehigh spiritPridearroganceGreatnessmagnificencepride

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Homl. 95, 31. Ðá weóp sylf, and his mód wæs onstyred, 225, 22: Cd. 35; Th. 47, 10; Gen. 758. Him wæs murnende mód sad hearts had they, Beo. Th. 99; B. 50.

andian

(v.)
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on his weorcum andode, 500, 6: Hml. S. 31, 35. andodon on hys dǽdum, Hml. A. 66, 29. Ne andgiað on þone welegan, Ps. Th. 48, 16. Ne andige on ðám foreðeóndum, Hml. Th. i. 346, 32. Láðlíce andigan ongeán þá máran, Hml. A. 41, 417.

ge-wunelíce

(adv.)
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H. 201, 12 under ge-wuna; 5), Hml. Th. i. 504, 6. <b>II a.

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, e; f.

a sending, mission, message a dish of food, victuals

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And ðá ðære sande breáe, Homl. Th. i. 572, 8. Ðá genemnode se hálga wer ðæt wíf ðe gelaðode, and ða sanda tealde ðe heó him gebær, ii. 168, 5. Sanda obsonia, Germ. 394,297 . Sandae sondae commeatos, Txts. 46, 188.

diht

(n.)
Grammar
diht, es; m.
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leofodon him be heora ágenum dihte, be nánes ealdres wissunge, Hml. A. 44, 502: Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 8. <b>II a.

a-lýsan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lýsan, to alýsanne; p. de; impert. -lýs, -lís; pp. ed; v. a;

To let loosefreedeliverliberateto pay for loosingto payredeemransomliberareredimere

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Ðæt wǽron alýsede ut liberentur, 59, 4

dǽlan

(v.)
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H. 39, 18. to spend Man gehylt ðæt hæfð, gif him ondrǽt ðæt hit him oðsceóte. Ðý mon dǽlð spærlíce, ðe mon nele ðæt hit forberste a man spends sparingly from fear of failing, Prov. K. 19.

cúþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cúþ-líce, cúþe-líce; comp. or; adv.

certainly, manifestly certo, aperte for, indeed, therefore nempe, igiturfamiliarly, courteously, kindlyfamiliariter, civiliter, comiter

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Th. 70, 10: 82, 4: Hy. 10, 20; Hy.

Linked entry: cúþe-líce

for-wandian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wandian, -wandigan; p. ode; pp. od [wandian to fear] .

To reverencehave in honourvĕrĕrirevĕrĕriTo be afraidbe confoundedhesitateconfundicuntāri

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Forwandigaþ ðæt hie mid ðǽm kycglum hiera worda ongeán hiera ierre worpigen they hesitate to hurl the darts of their words against their anger, Past. 40, 5; Hat. MS. 55 b, 4. He forwandode ðæt he swá ne dyde he hesitated to do so, 49, 5; Hat. MS.

mǽrlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽrlíce, adv.

Magnificentlyexcellentlynoblysplendidlywith distinction

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Voc. ii. 85, 81: Hpt. Gl. 512, 47. Ðam sý mǽrlíce mægen and wurðment bútan ænde cui sit magnifice virtus et honor sine fine. Hymn. Surt. 47, 32: Hy. 7, 19; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 19. mǽrlíce weorhte magnifice fecit (he hath done excellent things, A.

be-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wyrcan, -weorcean, bi-wyrcan; p. -worhte, pl. -worhton; pp. -worht

To work, work in, insert, make, build, cover, adornelaborare, immittere, facere, ædificare, inducere, exornare

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To work, work in, insert, make, build, cover, adorn; elaborare, immittere, facere, ædificare, inducere, exornare Bewyrc us on heortan Háligne Gást work the Holy Ghost into our hearts, Hy. 7, 79; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 79.

swangorness

(n.)
Grammar
swangorness, e ; f.
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Ðæt is ðonne ðæt mon his eáge lǽte slápian ðæt mon for his unwísdóme and for his suongornesse ne mǽge ongietan ða unðeáwas ðara ðe him underðiédde beóþ.

un-twifeald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-twifeald, adj.

not doublesimplesincerehonestpurenot doubleunitedwithout division

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untweofealde treówa gehealdaþ, Met. 11, 95. not double, united, without division Ðeáh hwelcne wæstm forð brenge gódes weorces, gif ne bið of gódum willan and of untwiefaldre (-twy-, Cott.

Linked entry: twi-feald

eáþ-médu

(n.)
Grammar
eáþ-médu, f.: -méde, es; n. (Cf. ofer-méde.)
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on eáðmédum bád on beorge, wæs him botles neód, Gú. 299. <b>I a.

gedwol-mann

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Ox. 417: Hpt. 474, 49. wolde sweltan for rihte ǽr ðám þe forsuwode þone sóðan gelýfan betwux þám gedwolmannum þe hine drehton, Hml. S. 3, 669

Linked entry: dwol-mann

húru-þinga

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Sé þe . . . dæghwámlice his circan gesécan ne mæge, húruðinga on ðám Sunnandagum þider cume, Hml.

ge-leornian

(v.)
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Þá geleornedon his byrelas him betweónum bié him mehten ꝥ líf oþþringan, and him gesealdon átor drincan: þá forlét his líf Alexander, cum ministri insidiis venenum potasset, interiit, Ors. 3, 9; S. 136, 14.

burh-geat

(n.)
Grammar
burh-geat, -gat, burg-, es; pl. nom. acc. u. a. o; n.
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Kmbl. 1679; An. 842: Exon. 120a; Th. 461, 20; . 38

Linked entries: burg-geat burh-gata