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fram-síðian

(v.)
Grammar
fram-síðian, p. ode; pp. od

To go from or awaydepartabscēdĕre

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To go from or away, depart; abscēdĕre, Som. Ben. Lye

wearda

(n.)
Grammar
wearda, (?), wearde (?), an; m. or f.

A watchman or a watch

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A watchman or a watch Óð weardan hylle; fram weardan hylle (the beacon-hill? Cf. Icel. varða a beacon; varð-berg a look-out place: O. H. Ger. wart-perg), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 191, 34. Cf. On weardæs beorh, 291, 23: 112, 32. Weardan excubiae, Ælfc.

ge-wuldorbeágian

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

To crown

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Stephanus is on Leden coronatus ðæt we eweðaþ on Englisc gewuldorbeágod Stephen is in Latin 'coronatus,' which we express in English by crowned, Homl. Th. i. 50, 12; 52, 20

Linked entry: wuldorbeágian

-es

(suffix)
Grammar
-es, is the termination of adverbs in many cases where the noun is not so formed; as nihtes by night, nightly; nédes

of necessity, necessarily

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of necessity, necessarily

ge-untrýwsian

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

To be offendedscandălīzāri

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To be offended; scandălīzāri Hig wǽron geuntrýwsode on him scandălīzābantur in eo, Mt. Bos. 13, 57

sǽt

(n.)
Grammar
sǽt, To judge by the former of the two passages given here the word in the latter of them should mean a place of concealment for the hunter where he lies in wait for the game which is driven towards him. Such driving of game is described by the hunter in Ælfric's Colloquy, Th. An. 21, 13-22, 18.
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Sǽte haldan would mean to keep the game from avoiding the ambush into which it was being driven. Cf. ge-sǽte

glisnian

(v.)
Grammar
glisnian, p. ode; pp. od

To glistenshine

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Se engel hæfde twegen beágas on hys handa ða glysnodon swa rósan blósman the angel had two rings on his hand, they shone like roses, Shrn. 149, 29

ge-helmian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-helmian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To cover with a helmetcrowngăleārecŏrōnāre

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Of wuldre and weorþmynt ðú gehelmedest hine de glōria et hŏnōre cŏrōnasti eum, Ps. Spl. T. 8, 6. Gehelmod găleātus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 11

Linked entry: helmian

a-bæligan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bæligan, p. ode; pp. od

To offendto make angryirritareoffendere

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To offend, to make angry; irritare, offendere Sceal gehycgan hæleða ǽghwylc ðæt he ne abælige bearn waldendes every man must be mindful that he offend not the son of the powerful, Cd. 217; Th. 276, 27; Sat. 195

dreórgian

(v.)
Grammar
dreórgian, dreórig(i)an to be or
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Dele 'to fall, perish,' and add Hí dreórigende þóhton and mid heora módes un*-*rótnysse teáras áléton they grew dismal as they thought and in the sadness of their hearts shed tears, Hml. S. 23, 445

ge-ándagian

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

To appoint a day or termdiem dīcĕre

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To appoint a day or term; diem dīcĕre Ðæt he him geándagode of ðam folclande that he should give him a term respecting the folk-land, L. Ed. 2; Th. i. 160, 12

eáhum

(n.)
Grammar
eáhum, with eyes; = eágum; pl. dat. or inst.
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of eáge, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 25, MS. Bod

GRÁPIAN

(v.)
Grammar
GRÁPIAN, grópian; p. ode; pp. od
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Hie wurdon sóna ablinde and grápodan mid heora handum on ða eorþan they at once became blind and groped on the ground with their hands, Blickl. Homl. 151, 6. Grápiaþ palpate, Lk. Skt. 24, 39.

Linked entry: grópian

Icenhilde strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
Icenhilde strǽt, or <b>weg</b>
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Úp on Icenhilde weg, 107, 21: 153, 33 : 332, 10, 17. Tó Iccenhilde wege, v. 153, 16. On Icenilde weg, vi. 102, 28. Ycenylde, iii. 97, 27. Ichenilde, v. 297, 17. On Icenhylte; andlang Icenhylte, C. D.

býgþ

(v.)
Grammar
býgþ, býhþ, ðú býgst, býhst bows, thou bowest; 3rd and 2nd pers. pres. of búgan
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to bow

er-bleadd

(n.)
Grammar
er-bleadd, es; n. [er = ear an ear of corn, bleadd = blæd a blade, leaf]

A stalk, stem, blade, haulm, straw, stubblestĭpŭla

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A stalk, stem, blade, haulm, straw, stubble; stĭpŭla Ðú asendest yrre ðín and hit æt hí swá swá erbleadd mīsisti īram tuam, quæ devŏrābit eos sīcut stĭpŭlam, Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 8; Thw. 29, 8

girel-gyden

(n.)
Grammar
girel-gyden, the goddess of dress, Vesta (the name has been connected by the glosser with
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vestis) Gyrlgyden Uesta, Germ. 397, 511

Linked entry: gyden

wítegian

(v.)
Grammar
wítegian, wítgian; p. ode

To prophesy

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Hú ne wítegode wé on ðínum naman? Mt. Kmbl. 7, 22. Ealle wítegan wítegudun (wítgadun, Rush.) óð Ióhannes, 11, 13. Mid wítegiende múðe, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 36, 19.

Linked entry: wítgian

bæc-slitol

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bæc-slitol, es; m. [bæc a back; slitol a biter, from sliten, pp. of slítan to slit, bite]

A backbiterdetractor

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A backbiter; detractor, Off. reg. 15

ge-lustfullian

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

To be delighted, be pleased, rejoicedelectāri, lætāriTo delight, pleasedelectāre, jŭvāre

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To be delighted, be pleased, rejoice; delectāri, lætāri Hí gelustfulliaþ on mycelnysse sybbe delectābuntur in multĭtūdĭne pācis, Ps. Spl. 36, 11. Gelustfulla on Drihtne delectāre in Dŏmĭno, 36, 4.