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tó-lísing

(n.)
Grammar
tó-lísing, e; f.

dissolution, ⬩ destruction ⬩ release, ⬩ redemption

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Ðætte hé salde sáwel his lésnise ł tólésinc fore monigum ut daret animam suam redemptionem pro multis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 45

séftness

(n.)
Grammar
séftness, e; f.

Quiet ⬩ repose ⬩ freedom from disturbance

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Quiet, repose, freedom from disturbance Hié woldon hiera dagas on séftnesse geendian ut in privato otio consenescerent, Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 280, 22. Hí gewurdon on ðære séftnysse (of the seven sleepers), Homl. Skt. i. 23, 261

forþ-gang

Grammar
forþ-gang, (-geong).

a going forth of a place ⬩ a going forth to a place ⬩ a going on ⬩ course ⬩ progress ⬩ successful progress ⬩ success ⬩ an exit ⬩ a passage ⬩ a privy

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Se deófol ne móste faran þurh þone múð út, ac fúllíce férde þurh his forðgang út, 31, 547. a privy Forðgang secessum, Hpt. 33, 239, 22

ge-brýsed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-brýsed, part. p. [ge-, brýsed, pp. of brýsan to bruise]

Bruised ⬩ contrītus

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Bruised; contrītus Ðæt he his preósta ǽnne of horse fallende and gebrýsedne gelíce gebiddende and bletsigende fram deáþe gecyrde ut clērĭcum suum cadendo contrītum, æque ōrando ac benedīcendo a morte revocāvĕrit, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 24

deófol-seóc

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Hé deóflum bebeád ꝥ hié of deófolseócum mannum út férdon, Bl. H. 173, 28. Heó deófulseóce gehǽlde, Shrn. 31, 13. Gewitleáse, deófel*-*seóce inergumenos, i. amentes, An. Ox. 3057: larbatos, 4936. Add

híwet

(n.)
Grammar
híwet, híwett, es; n.

Hewing ⬩ cutting

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Hewing, cutting Tó ðǽm ðæt wé sién geféged tó ðǽm gefógstánum on ðǽre Godes ceastre bútan ðǽm hiéwete ǽlcre suingean ut in templum Dei sine disciplinae percussione disponamur, Past. 253. Hýwyt dolatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 63

Linked entries: hýwyt hiéwet

ofer-módian

(v.)
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to be proud Þæt þurh eádmódnysse ná ofermódige ut per humilitatem non superbiat, Scint. 19, 20. Náteshwón framað on héhnysse eádmódnysse leornian sé þe on neowlum gesett ná geswícð ofermódian (superbire ), 84, 8. Ofermódigende superbiendo, 230, 3

Linked entry: -módian

á-célan

(v.)

To cool, make cool

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Ðæt ic beó ácéled ut refrigerer, Ps. L. 38, 14. Ðæs þearfan ne bið þurst ácéled, Met. 7, 17

ge-hweled

(v.)
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Hit ðæt gehwelede on ðǽm óðrum geopenað and út forlǽt, ðæt hé wierð ðonon gehǽled doloris fervor vulnere aperto temperatur Past. 275, 5

leornung

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Add: the action of learning Ðá ðe beóð gesette tó ðǽre ðénunga ðæs láreówdómes ðæt hí nǽfre ne gewíten from ðǽre geornfulnesse ðǽre rædinge and leornunge háligra gewrita ut qui ad officium praedicationis excubant, a sacrae lectionis studio non recedant

ge-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stælan, p. de; pp. ed

To set up ⬩ put upon ⬩ impute ⬩ accuse ⬩ statuere ⬩ imponere in ⬩ imputare ⬩ arguere ⬩ accusare

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To set up, put upon, impute, accuse; statuere, imponere in, imputare, arguere, accusare Ge feor hafaþ fǽhþe gestæled and moreover [she] hath a deadly feud set up, Beo. Th. 2685; B. 1340.

á-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-bregdan, -brédan.

to drag, pull, snatch, pluck ⬩ to make a movement with something ⬩ to move one’s self quickly, to start from sleep, wake with a start

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Hé wæs heálíce up ábrogden ad alta rapitur, Past. 101, 2. Up ábróden exhaustum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 51. Ne sind míne eágan up ábródene elati R.

Linked entry: á-brédan

be-swápan

to sweep ⬩ to wrap up ⬩ cover up

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Gif hwylc sý ꝥ Rǽdwolde on mód beswápe, ꝥ hé þé náwiht lá þes ne dó si qui sit, qui Redualdo suadeat, ut nec ipse tibi aliquid male faciat, Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 156, 21. to wrap up, cover up Heó hié mid scytari besweóp caput linteo cooperuit, Bd. 3, 9 ; Sch

ge-plantian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-plantian, to plant.
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., and add Ðæt ðú getimbre and geplantige ut aedifices et plantes, Past. 441, 32. Treów þe geplantod is lignum quod plantatum est, Ps. L. 1, 3

hróf-stán

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Add:after hrófstáne: yrnð dropmǽlum swíðe hluttor wæter (cf. wæs of þǽm ilcan stáne þǽre ciricean hrófes swíðe hluttor wǽta út flówende (cf. ꝥ ilce hús (the church) on scræfes onlícnesse wæs æteówed, 207, 19), Bl. H. 209, 1.)

pól

(n.)
Grammar
pól, es; m.
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On pól ; of póle út on Auene, 456, 1-2. In póll, 399, 14. Út on hreódpól, ii. 29, 10

Linked entry: pyll

ge-smyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smyrian, -smirian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [smyrian to smear]

To smear ⬩ anoint ⬩ ungĕre

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Ðætte gesmiredon hire ut ungerent eum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 16, 1. Ðæt híg sín gesmirode on ðam and hira handa gehálgode ut ungantur in ea et consecrentur mănus eōrum, Ex. 29, 29.

Linked entry: ge-smirian

seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, (from síhan); p. sáh, pl. sigon; pp. sigen (cf. león), seowen (v. á-seowen, Lchdm. ii. 26, 11), siwen (v. á-siwen, Lchdm. ii. 124, 14), seón (v. bi-seón. Exon. Th. 67, 13; Cri. 1088).

To strain ⬩ filer ⬩ To run as a sore ⬩ ooze ⬩ trickle

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Eal ðæt folc wæs on blǽdran and ða wǽron berstende and ða worms út siónde (ulcera manantia). Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 7

á-windan

(v.)

To twist ⬩ plait ⬩ weave ⬩ to slip away ⬩ to become weak (?)

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Ox. 254. intrans. to slip away Út áwundene gylt oþþe út áslidene synne prolapsum nefas, Germ. 388, 58. to become weak (?) Þá handa áwindaþ (-swindaþ? v. á-swindan), þá þe ǽr hæfdon ful hwæte fingras, Wlfst. 148, 3

ge-witan

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Þæs þe ic gewitan mihte from what I could see; ut dinoscere potui, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 620, 15. Hió wolde gewitan ( dignoscere ) mid hire eárum æt his nosþyrlum hweþer ǽnig líflic oroð him inne wǽre, 276, 16