ge-swǽre
Heavy ⬩ oppressed ⬩ afflicted
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Heavy, oppressed, afflicted He lǽrde ǽlcne man ðe geswǽre and ofercumen, and eft gefriþod byþ, ðæt he swá ylce Gode þancode he taught every man that is oppressed and overcome, and afterwards is saved, that he in the same way should thank God, Ps.
á-sígan
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Þone wáh þe ne ásíhð nǽfre. Hml. S. 36, 68. On nóntíde ásíhð seó sunne. Hml. Th. ii. 76, 20. Sunne ásáh, Lk. 4, 40. Ásáh seó ǽfentíd. Gr. D. 83, 15. Ásige procumberet, An. Ox. 1579. Ásigen tó yfele, Bt. 24, 4; F. 84, 28. Add
ge-bídan
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Wé nyton, þonne wé tó úre reste gáð, hwæþer wé móton eft dæges gebídan (live to see the morning), Wlfst. 151, 18: Bl. H. 213, 25. to wait, abstain from action, remain passive Geofon swaðrode . . . brimrád gebád, An. 1589.
a-wéstan
To waste ⬩ lay waste ⬩ depopulate ⬩ ravage ⬩ destroy ⬩ vastare ⬩ devastare ⬩ desertum facere ⬩ desolare
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Troia awésted wæs Troy was laid waste, 2, 2 ; Bos. 40, 28. Eall seó þeóð awést wearþ all the nation was laid waste, 3, 9; Bos. 66, 17, 19, 21. Sý wunung heora awést fiat habitatio eorum deserta, Ps. Spl. T. 68, 30.
Linked entries: a-wǽstan a-wést a-wéstendnes on-wéstan
drinca
Drink ⬩ potus
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Drink; potus Eáðe we mágon geseón hwǽr se drinca is we can easily see where the drink is, Ors. 5, 8; Bos. 107, 30. He wolde beran drincan his gebróðrum he would bear drink to his brethren, Homl. Th. ii. 180, 5.
eá-land
Water-land, an island ⬩ insŭla
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Th. 4657; B. 2334: Exon. 52a; Th. 181, 27; Gú. 1299: 96 b; Th. 360, 27; Wal. 12: 361, 17; Wal. 21: 60a; Th. 217, 28; Ph. 287
HEG
Hay ⬩ grass ⬩ fœnum
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Wé gesáwon oft in cyrcean ǽgðer ge corn ge hig beón gehealdene we have often seen both corn and hay kept in the church, L. E. I. 8; Th. ii. 406, 30
ge-brócod
Afflicted ⬩ broken up ⬩ injured ⬩ afflictus ⬩ confractus
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We ealle on hǽðenum folce gebrócude wǽron we were all afflicted by the heathen folk, Cod. Dipl. 314; A. D. 880-885; Kmbl. ii. 113, 16
ge-grétan
To approach ⬩ come to ⬩ address ⬩ greet ⬩ welcome ⬩ adire ⬩ alloqui ⬩ salutare
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Ðæt we mágon úre frýnd geseón and úre siblingas gegrétan that we may see our friends and greet our kinsmen, Homl. Th. ii. 526, 33. Man tǽleþ and mid yfle gegréteþ ða ðe riht lufiaþ men blame and insult those that love right, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 164
steóp-cild
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an orphan, one who has lost a parent Steópcild privignus, Wrt. Voc. i. 50, 47: pupillus, 285, 1. Steópcilde orphano, Ps. Spl. 9 second, 17. Eówer bearn beóþ steópcild (pupilli), Ex. 22, 24. Steópcild orphani, Ps. Th. 108, 9.
un-sméþe
Not smooth ⬩ rough ⬩ uneven
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Ða unsméþan salebrosos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 25
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wíde-feorh
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long life, an age; the word occurs only in the accusative with adverbial force, for a long time, for ever. v. wíd, VII. Wé sceolon leánum hleótan, swá wé widefeorh ( through all time ) weorcum hlódun, Exon. Th. 49, 11; Cri. 784.
earfoþ-líce
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Earfoðlíce, Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 15: 142, 71: difficulter, Wülck. Gl. 251, 42. Earfoþlí[ce] quoquomodo, An. Ox. 56, 151. Ðone þurst wé earfoðlíce ( vix ) ábǽron, Nar. 7, 30: Homl. Th. i. 86, 8, 14.
ge-neah
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Substitute: ge-neah, pl. ge-nugon; p. ge-nohte. impersonal it suffices a person, a person has enough, abounds in Wé eáðe magon úpcund ríce forð gestígan, gif ús on ferðe geneah, and wé willað healdan heofoncyninges bibod, Sch. 35. [Cf. O. H.
ge-wísian
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Þæt wé ús sylfe ge þá þe wé wísian sceolan swá gewísian swá swá úre ealra þearf sý, Ll. Th. ii. 332, 24. (1 a) to direct a person to (tó ) something :-- Ꝥ gesceád hí gewýsigen sceall tó weldǽdum, Hml. S. 1, 148. with dat.
hrægel-talu
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It was for the purchase of such clothing (ad uestimenta) that the land mentioned in the charter quoted in Dict. was given ), R. Ben. 89, 3
nytan
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Wé nytan nánum óðrum þingum tó getrúwianne bútan hit þis sý, Ll. Th. i. 220, 16
sárian
to feel pain for, feel sorry for ⬩ to be sore ⬩ to grieve, be sad
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Wé sáriaþ ealle, forðon þe wé seóþ ðínne líchaman beón cwylmed, 42, 2. Ðín fæder and ic sárigende (dolentes) ðé sóhton, Lk. Skt. 2, 48. Sáriendne (sáriende, MS. T.) fréfrian, R. Ben. 17, 3
gástlíce
spiritually ⬩ spiritually
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Tódál þǽra metta wé ne healdaþ, for þon þe ealle þá gástlíce (spiritaliter) wé understandaþ, An. Ox. 40, 27. Gástlíce typice II, 103.
gum-cyst
Manly virtue ⬩ excellence, munificence,liberality
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Nú is þearf micel ðæt we gumcystum georne hýran now is it very needful that we with virtuous zeal attend, Andr. Kmbl. 3210; An. 1608.