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á-cuman

(v.)
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Heó éhtnysse ácom, Hml. S. 7, 3. ǽlc þing dó and ácume, R. Ben. 113, 10. wítu ácóme, Hml. S. 23, 119. Ðæt hí ðone cyle ácóman, 11, 221. Ácuman (impetum) ferre, perferre, Kent. Gl. 1014: An. Ox. 7, 314.

ge-friþian

(v.)
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Gif for slǽwðe his hláfordes forgýmð, ne bið his ágnum wel geborgen ; gif eal wel gefriðað þe healdan sceal, ðonne bið leánes weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 440, 17.

Linked entry: ge-freoþian

on-sittan

(v.)

to occupy to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person)to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)

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Ðó þré acres ðe onsit, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 259, 20. Ðone hagan ðe sylf onsæt, 39, 13. Hit wæs his lǽn ðæt onsǽte, Chart. Th. 173, 5. Onsite sǽnacan, Exon.

tohte

(n.)
Grammar
tohte, an; f.

A military expedition,war,battle

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Ðæt wíf ðīn heáfod tredeþ mid fótum sínum ðú scealt fiersna sǽtan tohtan the woman shall tread thy head with her feet, thou shalt lie in wait to attack her heels, Cd. Th. 56, 18; Gen. 914.

Linked entry: ge-toht

or-wirðlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wirðlíc, adj.
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Ignominious, shameful God hine forlét in ðisse nyþerlícan worulde swá orwyrþlícne déþ þrowian, ðæt hine wolde in ðære heán worulde gelǽdan, Shrn. 123, 10

efen-sárgung

(n.)
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efen-sárgung, e; f.
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Compassion Þá heó þis gehýrde, heó wénde ꝥ hit má wǽre bysmrung þonne efensárgung quod audiens irrisionem potius credidit quam compassionem, Gr. D. 180, 8

Linked entry: sárgung

sár

(adj.)
Grammar
sár, adj.
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Heó on eallum limum egeslice wunda hæfde . . . Heó wæs gehǽled, ꝥ on hire líce næs gesýne áht þǽra sárra wunda, Hml. S. 7, 278. Add

Linked entry: sárian

wiþ-teón

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-teón, p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen.

to withdrawdraw backto draw backrestrainto draw awayto draw to

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Óðerne dráf suíðe geornfullíce mid sticele, óðrum wiðteáh mid brídle illum stimulo impellere nititur, hunc freno moderatur, 40; Swt. 293, 1. to draw away, Similar entries cf. wiþ-ferian Wiþtugon detrahebant, Ps. Spl.

gnídan

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hét hine mid sealte gnídan, Hml. S. 14, 46. to rub material on a surface gnád on ansýne þæs mannes ꝥ dúst . . . lange hwíle gnád, Gr. D. 216, 15

ǽg-hwá

in every respect, quite, altogether

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Hét ic ǽghwæt swá dón swá ús bebeád, Nar. 27, 14. Ǽghwæt gefremman ðæs ðe hié woldan, Bl. H. 137, 1. him ǽghwæt sealtes beorge, Lch. ii. 130, 8. ǽghwæs in every respect, quite, altogether :-- Ǽghwæs wæs ansund incolumis inventus est, Gr.

á-sleán

to strike offremove by a stroketo strike make a mark(cut) by a stroketo strike with the handto strike with a hammer:--to strikeparalyseto strike out a pathmake way

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áslóh of (áslóg, Lind.) ánes þeówan eáre, amputavit, Lind.) Mt. 26, 51. ꝥ heáfod of áslóh, Hml. A. 15, 357. hét his heáfod of ásleán, Hml.

Linked entry: on-áslagen

rihtan

(v.)
Grammar
rihtan, p. te

to right, to restore to a proper position that which is displaced, erect, direct to right a person,replace a person in the rights of which he is wrongfully deprivedto make right that which is faulty, set right, rectify, correct, amend to keep right, direct, rule

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Rush. 1, 79. to right a person, replace a person in the rights of which he is wrongfully deprived Heó smeádan hú heó mehton monige men ryhtan, ge godcundra háda ge weorldcundra, ge on londum ge on má ðara þinga ðe heó on forhaldne wéran, Chart.

ge-fleógan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fleógan, p. -fleág, -fleáh, pl. -flugon; pp. -flogen

To flyfly overvolaretransvolare

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To fly, fly over; volare, transvolare He héht his heáhbodan hider gefleógan he commanded his archangel to fly hither, Exon. 12 a; Th. 19, 4; Cri. 295. Ne mæg ǽnig ðone mearcstede fugol gefleógan nor may any bird fly over the boundary place, Salm.

þú

Grammar
þú, I.
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ne meahte ná his forwyrcan, and tú hine héte ðá flýman . . . ic wæs æt Cippanhomme mil té, Cht. Th. 173, 5-10. Add

for-dwínan

(v.)
Grammar
for-dwínan, he -dwíneþ, -dwínþ; p. -dwán, pl. -dwinon; pp. -dwinen

To dwindle awayvanishevānescĕre

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To dwindle away, vanish; evānescĕre Fordwíneþ heó sona it soon will dwindle away, Herb. 2, 2; Lchdm. i. 80, 17. Mannes ege hrædlíce fordwínþ awe of man quickly vanishes, Homl. Th. i. 592, 12.

Gafol-ford

Grammar
Gafol-ford, Gaful-ford; gen. -fordes; dat. -forde, -forda; m. [gafol tribute, ford a ford : the tributary ford]

CamelfordCornwalllŏci nōmen in agro Cornubiensi

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Camelford, Cornwall; lŏci nōmen in agro Cornubiensi Hér wæs Weala gefeoht and Defna æt Gafolforda [Gafulforda, Th. 110, 111, 17, col. 1] here [A.

Linked entries: wudu MǼD bere

ge-géman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-géman, p. de; pp. ed

To healcureamendtreat [as a patient]

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To heal, cure, amend, treat [as a patient] Ðæt hea gegéme all unhǽlo ut curarent omnem languorem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 1 : Mk. Skt. Lind. 3, 2. Gegémde ł gehǽlde curavit, 6, 5. Gegéma corrigere, Mt. Kmbl. p. 1, 9. Gegémed, L. Æðelb. 62; Th. i. 18, 8

ge-girela

(n.)
Grammar
ge-girela, an; m.: <b>ge-girelu,</b> e; pl. n. ge-girele, ge-girela; gen. ge-girela; f.
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Heó him æteówde ealne hire gegyrelan ( omnem indumentum ) þe heó wolde æt hire byrgenne habban, Bl. H. 143, 35.

Linked entry: ge-gerela

hǽðen

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hǽðen, adj.

HEATHEN, pagan, gentilea heathena heathen, gentile womanethnicus, gentilis, paganus, samaritanusa heathen

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Hér sæt hǽðen here on Tenet in this year a heathen [Danish] army sat in Thanet, Chr. 865; Erl. 70, 31. Óð ðone hǽðenan byrgels up to the heathen tomb, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 250, 13.

clǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
clǽnsian, clénsian, to clǽnsianne; clǽnsiende; ode, ade; od, ad [clǽne clean, pure]

To CLEANSE, purify, chasten, clear oneselfmundare, purgare, castigare, se liberare

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Heó ða iungran lǽrde and clǽnsade ge mid hire láre ge mid lífes býsne she taught and purified the younger ones both by her doctrine and by the example of her life, Bd. 4, 9; S. 576, 23. Clǽnsa me munda me, Ps. Spl. 18, 13.