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ge-rídan

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Ðus se preóst hit gerád and se geneát mid hine (cf. héht his geneát rídan mid preóste, and hine ðá gelǽdde ealle ðá gemǽru, 140, 30), 141, 24.

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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hire sáule sealde Sarcte Michahele, 147, 13. sealde his sweord ombihtþegne, Beo. Th. 1349; B. 672. Hié sealdon ánum unwísum þegne Miercna ríce tó haldanne, and him gíslas salde, Chr. 874; Erl. 76, 26-28.

hund-twentig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
hund-twentig, num.

A hundred and twenty

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A hundred and twenty Mid ðam ðe wæs on ylde hundtwentig wintra when he was a hundred and twenty years of age, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 1. gean ðæra hundtwæntiga hída æt Wyrðæ He gives the hundred and twenty hides at Worth, Chart. Th. 526, 32

á-rétan

Grammar
á-rétan, Dele 'set right' (in last two passages á-rétan = to comfort),
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and add hæfde his wíf mid him þe hine árétte, þeáh his bearna þolode, Hml. S. 30, 204. On þǽm sealme wæs cleopiende tó Drihtne, wilnode þæt hine árétte, Ps. Th. 27, arg. Be eallum þám þe gebrocode wǽron and eft árétte, 28, arg

ge-steald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-steald, es; n.

A settled placea stationdwelling-placean abodestătiodŏmĭcilium

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A settled place, a station, dwelling-place, an abode; stătio, dŏmĭcilium He lífes gesteald sceáwode he beheld life's dwelling-place, Exon. 12 a; Th. 19, 22; Cri. 304, Ðæt he walde wídanferhþ écra gestealda that he shall rule for ever the eternal abodes

ymb-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton ; pp. -seten.
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besierede ðæt folc ðe hié ymbseten hæfden, 4, 5; Swt. 170, 2 : Ps. Th. 12 arg

Linked entry: emb-sittan

hleóþor

(adj.)

a soundnoisevoice

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Þonne gehérað hleóðrum brægdan óðre fugelas, heora ágene stefne styriað, Met. 13, 47

freónd-spéd

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Bið þæt ǽghwylcum men sélre þæt hine gehealde on his freódóme gesundne, þeáh þe his freóndspédum treówige, þænne scyle æfter þám bendum þæs freódómes ceápian, Nap. 26. Add

níd-þeów

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Hláforda gehwylc áh swýþe micele þearfe þæt his men rihtlíce healde; and hit bið his ágen þearf þæt his neádþeówum beorge swá betst mæge, Wlfst. 300, 4. Add

scóh-wyrhta

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gewunode ꝥ ongan sceós wyrcan. Be þám scóhwyrhtan geseah sum óðer man . . . ongan ácsian be ðám lífe þæs sceóhwyrhtan (scóh-, v. l. ), Gr. D. 322, 1-5. Add

ge-nóg

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, adj.
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Gelde swá genóh áge (the MS. has háge with gono written above it) let him pay as he may have enough i. e. as much as his means allow, Ll.

hreów-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hreów-líce, adv.

Miserablycruellygrievously

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Hreówlíce gefærþ seðe hine sylfne ðus forþ forscyldigaþ and gesǽlig biþ ðeáh ... miserably does he fare who thus continues to incur guilt; and yet he will be happy ..., L. Pen. 12; Th. ii. 280, 28: Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 22

mǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽtan, p. te

To dream

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Óðer swefen hine mǽtte, 37, 9: 41, 5, 11: 42, 9. Gif secge ðæt him mǽtte swefen, Deut. 13, 1. Ðære Perpetuan mǽtte ðæt heó wǽre on weres hiwe, Shrn. 60, 28

Linked entries: metod ge-mǽtan

mis-wendan

(v.)
Grammar
mis-wendan, p. de.

To pervertapply to a wrong useabuseTo turn in a wrong direction, be perverted

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begann tó þreágenne ða gebróðru ðe miswende wǽron he began to rebuke the two brothers who were perverted, 66, 34. Mid þweorum ðú bist miswend cum perverso perverteris, Ps. Lamb. 17, 27. intrans.

ge-bígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bígan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans. [ge-, bígan to bow, bend]

To bowbendturninflect or decline a part of speechtwistbow downhumblebring undersubduecrushflectĕreinflectĕredeclīnārehumiliāre

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To bow, bend, turn, inflect or decline a part of speech, twist, bow down, humble, bring under, subdue, crush; flectĕre, inflectĕre, declīnāre, humiliāre He to fulluhte gebígde he brought them to baptism, H. R. 101, 26.

ealdor-scipe

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Preóstum gedafenað for ðám ealdorscípe ꝥ heora biscope beón underþeódde, Ll. Th. ii. 378, 25: Hml. Th. i. 344, 32. Petre þæne ealdorscipe ǽrest betǽhte, Wlfst. 176, 14.

folc-riht

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Ne lǽte nǽfre his hýrmen hyne ofer wealdan (oferwealdan ?), ac wilde (wille,MS.) ǽlcne mid hláfordes creafte and mid folcrihte, Angl. ix. 260, 29.

hlyst

hearinghearinglistening

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his hlyst næfde, Hml. S. 21, 271. the action of hearing, hearing of something ic þé mid hearpan hlyste cwéman mihte, Ps.

steóran

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add: to prohibit. with acc. of person Sóna swá ꝥ gehýrde Nonnosus, stýrde , ꝥ. ꝥ swá beón ne mihte quod Nonnosus fieri prohibuit, Gr.

hádung

(n.)
Grammar
hádung, e; f.

Ordination

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On ǽlcere hádunge se ðe gehádod biþ biþ gesmyrod mid gehálgodum ele at every ordination he that is ordained is anointed with consecrated oil, Homl. Th. ii. 14, 25 : 124, 2.