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læccan

(v.)
Grammar
læccan, læccean; p. læhte; pp. læht

To takegraspseizecatchapprehendcapture

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To take, grasp, seize, catch, apprehend, capture Lǽdeþ hine and læceþ and hine geond land spaneþ leadeth and taketh him, and through the land lures him, Salm. Kmbl. 989; Sal. 496.

Linked entries: on-leccan leccan

mán-full

(adj.)
Grammar
mán-full, adj.

Evilwickedflagitiousproducing an evil effectdire

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Kmbl. 84; An. 82: Salm. Kmbl. 298; Sal. 148. Ða mánfullan infandas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 69. Eác mycle mánnfullran (sceleratiora) fremedon, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 29

meolc

(n.)
Grammar
meolc, meoluc, milc, e; f.

Milk

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Hé ( the Pater Noster ) biþ sáwle hunig and módes meolc, Salm. Kmbl. 135; Sal. 67. Meoluc, Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 9: Ps. Th. 118, 70. Of ðam lande ðe weóll meolce and hunie ... ðe fléwþ on riðum meolce and hunies, Num. 16, 13-14.

Linked entry: milc

miltan

(v.)
Grammar
miltan, mieltan, meltan; p. te.

To meltto digestto refine by meltingTo meltbecome liquid

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B. miltan) wið morðre ásceádan of scyldum by him who will refine his spirit from the dross of crime, separate it from sins, Salm. Kmbl. 111; Sal. 55. Grammar miltan, ( = meltan) intrans. To melt, become liquid Ic mylte liqueo, Ælfc.

Linked entries: mealt myltan sám-milt

níten

(n.)
Grammar
níten, niéten, neáten, nýten, es; n.

An animalbeastcattle

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Niéten, Salm. Kmbl. 44; Sal. 22. Hé hine on his nýten (nétne, Lind.) sette, Lk. Skt. 10, 34. Nýtenu and deór fixas and fugelas God gesceóp on flǽsce bútan sáwle. Ða nýtenu hé lét gán álotene, and hé forgeaf ðám nýtenum gærs, Homl. Th. i. 276, 3-6.

ge-blissian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blissian, part. -blissiende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, blissian to rejoice] .

To rejoicebe gladlætārigaudēreTo maie to rejoicegladdenfill with blissblesslætĭficārebenedīcĕre

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Pater Noster hálige geblissaþ the Pater Noster gladdens the holy, Salm. Kmbl. 80; Sal. 40: Ps. Spl. 45, 4. Frófra ðíne geblissodon sáwle míne consōlātiōnes tuæ lætĭfĭcāvērunt anĭmam meam, 93, 19.

ge-hnǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hnǽgan, -hnǽgean, -hnégan; p. -hnǽgde, -hnǽde; pp. -hnǽged, -hnǽgd; v. trans.

To bend downhumblecast downsubduedeclīnārehŭmĭliāredejĭcĕresubĭgĕre

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Hie on wætere wicg gehnǽgaþ they cast down the horse in the water, Salm. Kmbl. 312; Sal. 155. Ðú goda ussa gilp gehnǽgdest thou humbledst the glory of our gods, Andr. Kmbl. 2640; An. 1321 :Ps. Th. 118, 71.

geornlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
geornlíce, comp. -lícor; superl. -lícost; adv.

Earnestly, diligently, zealously, strenuously, carefully, willinglydīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, obnixe, sollĭcĭte, lĭbenter

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Kmbl. 2293; El. 1148: Salm. Kmbl. 169; Sal. 84. He geornlíce on gebede hleóþrede obnixius orātiōni incumbĕret, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 11: 3, 28; S. 560, 17. Hí bǽdon hyne geornlíce rŏgābant eum sollĭcĭte, Lk. Bos. 7, 4.

Linked entry: eornlíce

ge-dryht

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Hróðgár sæt mid his eorla gedriht, 357: 118: 62. Sibbe gedriht, 387 : 729. Se brego mǽra (Christ) his þegna gedryht ( the disciples) gelaðade, leóf weorud, Cri. 457. Wile mid his engla gedryht Meotod on gemót cuman, 942.

cép

(n.)
Grammar
cép, es; m.

A sale, bargain, business negotium

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A sale, bargain, business; negotium Awyrigende cép malignum negotium, Somn. 159; Lchdm. iii. 206, 32. Sellan to cépe to give for sale, sell, Deut. 28, 68

brim-nesen

(n.)
Grammar
brim-nesen, e; f. [brim, nesan
to be saved from
]

to be saved fromA safe sea-passageper æquora iter salvum

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A safe sea-passage; per æquora iter salvum Gif hie brimnesen settan mósten if they should make a safe sea-passage, Elen. Kmbl. 2006; El. 1004

hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg, es; m.

a backdorsumspinaa ridgerigg

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Com ic on sǽs hricg veni in altitudinem maris, Ps. Th. 68, 2. Ofer sǽs hrygc, Lchdm. iii. 34, 16. Sende ic ofer wæteres hrycg ealde mádmas I sent across the water old treasures, Beo. Th. 947; B. 471. On wæteres hricg, Salm. Kmbl. 38; Sal. 19.

Linked entries: hric hrig hryc

ufan

(adv.)
Grammar
ufan, adv.

from abovedownaboveat the top

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Th. 269, 7; Sat. 69. Hér is fýr micel ufan and neoðone, 24, 9; Gen. 375.

Linked entries: ufan ufon on-ufan

wítega

(n.)
Grammar
wítega, an; m.

a wise manone who has knowledgeone who has knowledge from a superhuman sourceprophetwise mandivinersoothsayera presage

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Th. 293, 26; Sat. 460: Blickl. Homl. 105, 9. Ðæt in fyrndagum wítegan sǽdon, 293, 32; Sat. 464. Ða wítigan þrý (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob), Andr. Kmbl. 1602 ; An. 802. Hú on worulde ǽr wítgan sungon, gásthálige guman, be Godes bearne, Elen.

Linked entry: wítiga

ge-sprecen

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what is said

ge-neahhe

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Hé geneahhe férde tó heora húse, 154, 12: Angl. xi. 99, 70: Sal. 378. Heó cyrreð geneahhe, oft and gelóme, Rä. 32, 10: 9, 2: Deór. 32. Is úre sáwl swíðe gefylled mid edwite oft and geneahhe, and ús oferhýdige forseóð oft and gelóme, Ps. Th. 122, 5.

ge-stredd

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stredd, part. p.

Sprinkled;sale conditus,

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Sprinkled; sale conditus, Lye

storm

(n.)
Grammar
storm, es ; m.
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Th. 288, 26 ; Sat. 387. Forstond ðú mec and gestýr him ( the devils ), ðonne storm cyme mínum gǽste ongegn, Exon. Th. 455, 32 ; Hy. 4, 58

Linked entry: stearm

be-þurfan

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Sax. O. L. Ger. bi-thurban : O. H. Ger. pi-durban.]

ge-hreósan

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Dryhten forlét hine (Lucifer) of dúne gehreósan, Sal. 458. <b>III a.</b> of strong emotion, e. g. fear, to fall upon :-- Gehreás ł onsæt egsa ofer hig incubuit timor super eos Ps.