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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.

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, <b>. II a.</b>
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Hwílum magon begytan þá þing þe heom ǽr teohhode nǽron aliquando obtinere possunt ea, quae non sunt praedestinata, Gr. D. 54, 11. <b>II c.

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.

un-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-þanc, es; m.

disfavourdispleasureangerill-willan unpleasing acta displeasurean offenceannoyancenot thanksdispleasure expressed in wordsunwillinglywithout consenton compulsioningratiswithout (a person's) consentnot of (one's own) accordagainst (one's) will

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bræc ðæne palant æt Neomagan and eác fela óðra unþanca him dyde, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 22. wolde geofan him ðone castel, ðæt mihte syððan dæghwamlíce his unwinan unþancas dón, 1075; Erl. 212, 16.

Linked entry: un-þances

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fightbattlewarconflictvalourtroops

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Gif hwá mid wíge godcundra gerihta forwyrne. . . Gif man gewundige. . . Gif man áfylle . . . Gif gewyrce ðæt man hine áfylle, L. C. S. 49; Th. i. 404, 6 — 12. gewann mid wíge ðone eard cepit omnem terrain Jos. 11, 23 : Homl.

hwearfian

(v.)
Grammar
hwearfian, p. ode

To turnchangeroll aboutrevolvewandermovetoss about

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Ðú wást ða woruldsǽlþa hwearfiaþ ... hwí ne hwearfost ðú mid him thow knowest how worldly blessings change ... why dost thou not change with them? Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 6.

Linked entry: hreafigende

be-witian

(v.)

to watchobserve

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þý geornlícar hire þearfa begá and bewiotige, Cht. Th. 470, 13. þæs behðfaí hie. eþa ǽghwylc, þ he his sáwle sið sylfa bewitige (geþence, MS. Vercel.) that he see after the course of his soul, Exon.

a-geótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-geótan, -gítan; p. -geát, -gét, pl. -guton; pp. -goten.

To pour outshedstrewspilldeprive ofeffundereprivareTo pour forthprofluere

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To pour out, shed, strew, spill, deprive of; effundere, privare He his swát ageát he shed his blood. Exon. 40a; Th. 133, 22; Gú. 493 : Cd. 47; Th. 60, 20; Gen. 984. He his blód agét he had spilled his blood Andr. Reed. 2897; [ageát.

Linked entries: a-geát a-goten agute

sworettung

(n.)
Grammar
sworettung, e; f.
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mid langre sworetunge ðæt orð of ðám breóstum teáh, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 80, 13. wæs swíðe gewǽced on ðam langan geswince, and mid sworettungum wæs genyrwed, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 770.

ge-reording

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Hml. Th. ii. 440, 19. sæt tó þám cásere and swýðe blýðe wǽron for Martines gereordunge (because Martin feasted with them) Hml. S. 31, 630. Tó þæs líchamon gereordunge (þone lichaman mid tó gereordianne, v.l. ) ad reficiendum corpus, Gr.

grama

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Þá nam micelne graman and andan tó þám mannum, Hml. Th. i. 16, 30. nam tó Malche fulne graman, Hml. S. 23, 694. wrath, ill effect on another as a consequence of a person's anger Becóm Godes grama ofer ealle, Hml. Th. i. 10, 29.

spanan

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</b> add :-- Forgif mé þám men þe mín mód mé tó spenð, Hml. S. 3, 390. For hwon geþrýsstlǽhte ꝥ héte þone Godes wer swá swæncan and tó him spanan (gelangian, v. l.) cur ad exhibendum Dei hominem mittere praesumisset, Gr. D. 39, 11.

ofer-eáca

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-eáca, an; m.

an over-plus, a surplus, what remains over when apart has been takenan addition, augmentation

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Ða seofon mynstru gegódode, ðone ofereácan his ǽhta áspende on Godes þearfum, 1118, 31. Oferécan, Chart. Th. 482, 17. Ofæreácan, 554, 32.

beorgan

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Hml.

ge-miclian

(v.)
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wénde ꝥ his ríce gemiclian sceolde imperium suum se dilataturum putaret, Ors. 3, 7; S. 112, II. Gemicelgende magnificans, Ps.

scip

(n.)
Grammar
scip, a ship.
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Gyf Æðelrédes cynges friðman cume on iunfriðland, and se here þǽrtó cume, hæbbe frið his scip and ealle his ǽhta. Gif his scip uppe getogen hæbbe . . .ꝥ þǽr frið hæbbe, Ll. Th. i. 286, 8.