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ge-frédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frédan, ic -fréde, ðú -frédest, he -frédeþ, frét, pl. -frédaþ; p. -frédde; pp. -fréded

To feelperceiveknowbe sensible ofsentīre

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Heó on hire gefrédde ðæt heó of ðam wíte gehǽled wæs sensit corpŏre quia sonāta esset a plāga, Mk. Bos. 5, 29. He gefrédde his deáþes neálǽcunge he was sensible of his death's approach, Homl. Th. i. 88, 8 : 574, 16.

wirman

(v.)
Grammar
wirman, p. de

To warm make warm

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Heó mec wǽteþ in wætre, wyrmeþ hwílum tó fýre, Exon. Th. 393, 35; Rá. 13, 10. Se cyning gestód æt ðam fýre and hine wyrmde, rex coepit consistens ad focum calefieri Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 34.

Linked entry: wyrman

ymb-þeahtian

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-þeahtian, p. ode
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S. 575, 12) heó ǽr ymbþeahtedon, Bd. 4, 7; M. 284, 20

borh-hand

A suretybailsponsor

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Ic mínre heortan eágan tó þǽre mínre borhhanda (the Virgin Mary) up áhóf, hi biddende ꝥ heó mé gefultum*-*ode, Hml. S. 23 b, 560. Borhhande i vades (cum his, qu vades se offerunt pro debitis), Kent. Gl. 848. Substitute: m., f

fǽge

feydamned

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Add: doomed to death, fey Þonne ꝥ wíf seó mid bearne . . . cweþe heó: ' Ic gonge . . . mid cwican cilde, nalæs mid cwellendum, mid fulborenum, nalæs mid fǽgan (with one that will be born alive, not with one that is to be still-born), Lch. iii. 66, 30

ge-bisnian

(v.)
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Heó hym eallum gebysnode mid góddre gedrohtnunge tó Godes þeówdóme, 2, 125. Swá swá úre Hǽlend þurh hine gebysnode (-bisnode, v. l. ), Hml.

nídinga

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Gyf ðú nédinga hyre on ne sóhtest, þonne wǽre heó clǽne, Hml. A. 135, 656. Add

on-hrínan

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Heó mid hire ýtemestan fingrum þǽre lenticula onhrán, Hml. S. 23 b, 715. Ær ðú his onhriéne (-hríne, v. l. ), Past. 241, 13. Gif man mid unclǽnum handum hwylces metes onhrine, Ll. Th. ii. 164, 8. with dat.

weald-leðer

(n.)
Grammar
weald-leðer, es; n.

A rein

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Heó wæs on gyldenum scryd, and æt ðam wǽron gyldene hors, and on ðám wǽron ða wealdleðer swá up getíged, swá swá hig urnon tó heofenum up, Shrn. 156, 12.

ge-lícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícian, to please.
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Woldon hí innian hí þǽr heom sylfum gelícode, Chr. 1048; P. 172, 21. Hit beforan þé swá gelícode sic placuit ante te, Lk. 10, 21. Gif man wíf weddian wille, and hit swá hire and freóndan gelícige, Ll.

wearn

(n.)
Grammar
wearn, es; m. (?)

A multitude, a great number or quantity, a great deal

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A multitude, a great number or quantity, a great deal Þunie (þu me, Th.) him gewinnes wearn ofer wealles hróf and heom on midle wese mán and inwit circumdabit eam super muros ejus iniquitas, et labor in medio ejus, Ps. Th. 54, 9.

Linked entries: un-wearnum wirn worn

cépan

(v.)
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Heó bæd ꝥ heó faran móste, wolde swá cépan þǽra crístenra láre, Hml. S. 2, 30. with clause Ðá hǽðenan cépton hú hí hine ácwealdon, Hml. S. 15, 48.

a-cræftan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cræftan, p. de; pp. ed

To deviseplancontrive as a craftsmanexcogitare

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To devise, plan, contrive as a craftsman; excogitare Úton ðeáh hwæðere acræftan hú we heora, an ðyssa nihta, mágan mǽst beswícan let us however plan how we can, in this night, most weaken them, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 19

árleás-nes

(n.)
Grammar
árleás-nes, -ness, e ; f. [árleás honourless, wicked, -nes, -ness]

Wickednessacts of wickednessimpietyiniquitas

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Wickedness, acts of wickedness, impiety; iniquitas Æfter mænigo árleásnyssa heora secundum multitudinem impietatum eorum, Ps. Spl. 5, 12: 64, 3.

frǽcenes

(n.)
Grammar
frǽcenes, frǽcnes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Dangerperilperīcŭlum

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Danger, peril; perīcŭlum On frǽcenesse heora stealles in perīcŭlum sui stătus. Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 17. Bútan frǽcnesse without danger. Herb. 30, 4, Lchdm. i. 126, 24, MS. B. Bútan frǽcnysse, 63, 2; Lchdm. i. 166, 7, MSS. B. H

gramlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
gramlíc, adj.
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On heora gasthúsum is gramlíc inwit nequitia in hospitiis eorum, Ps. Th. 54, 15

bleac

(adj.)
Grammar
bleac, def. se bleaca; adj.

Blacknigerblack

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Black; niger Wæs ðis gesceád ðæt for missenlíce heora feaxes hiwe, óðer wæs cweden se bleaca Heawold, óðer se hwíta Heawald ea distinctione ut pro diversa capillorum specie, unus niger Hewald, alter albus Hewald diceretur, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 16

ge-fóg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fóg, es; n.

A joiningjoint

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From eallum heora gefógum from all their joints, Blickl. Homl. 101, 4

þearfedness

(n.)
Grammar
þearfedness, e; f.
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Mid ðearfednesse ge mid heora ungelǽrednesse paupertate ac rusticitate sua, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 28. In ðearfednisse in paupertate, Ps. Surt. 30, 11

wísung

(n.)
Grammar
wísung, e; f.

Directionguidance

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Direction, guidance Scylon hý gán tó heora scriftan and hym hys synna ealle geandettan, and ealle be his wísunge gebétan Homl. Ass. 141, 71. Dathan and Abiron mycelne teónan Móyse gedydon and forsáwon his wísunge, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 224