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ge-hyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyrstan, to adorn.
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Þá bióð gehyrste mid heregeatwum hildetorhtum, sweordum swíðe geglengde, Met. 25, 8. Swegle gehyrste, Cri. 393. Add

ge-frægnan

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Gefraignades interrogabant, Mt. L. 12, 10. Gefrægndon interrogauerunt, Mk. L. 4, 10. Ge-fregndon, I. 27

níwan

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Ic þé andette þæt ic þat wilnode oð nú áðreáð swíðe níwan fateor eos modo, ac pene his diebus, cupere destiti, Solil. H. 35, 23. Add

on-clifiende

(adj.)
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Add: <b>on-clifian</b> translates inhaerere Álýs [] of fenne ꝥ ná ic onclyfie (inheream), Ps. Rdr. 68, 15. Hí him mid heora móde oncleofiað and onclifigende . . . ongytað mente ei inhaerent, atque inhaerendo . . . agnoscunt, Gr.

un-gemetlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gemetlíce, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Þeáh genóh cume, ic hys ná ful un-gemetlíce ne brúce, Solil. H. 35, 16. Add Beó gemetlíce blíðe. Þú wǽre ǽr tó ungemetlíce unrót strings animum. Multum omnino flevisti, Solil. H. 48, 20.

á-weorþan

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. ¶ in Northern Gospels = ge-weorþan :-- Forð áworðað peribunt, Mt. L. 26, 52. Áwærð ł gewærð facta, 13, 21. Áwarð (giwarð,R.), Mk. L. 15, 33. Ꝥte áworðe ł ꝥte hiá sé áworden fieri, Lk. L. 21, 31. Add The p. p. occurs frequently

Linked entry: weorþan

heonan

(adv.)
Grammar
heonan, heonon, heonun, hionan; adv. of place and time.

Hencefrom here

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Ðis is mín ágen cýþ ic wæs ǽr hionan cumen this is my own country, from here did I formerly come, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 100; Met. 24, 50. Gáþ heonun recedite, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 24. Ásend ðé heonun nyþer mitte te hinc deorsum, Lk. Skt. 4, 9.

nearu

(n.)
Grammar
nearu, we; nearu (o); indecl. f.

confinementduranceprisona straitdifficulty

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Neb wæs mín on nearwe my face was in confinement, Exon. Th. 392, 1; Rä. 11, 1.

ge-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stígan, p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; pp. -stigen

To mountascenddescend

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To mount, ascend, descend He me wolde on gestígan he would mount upon me [the cross], Rood Kmbl. 68; Kr. 34. In écne geard up gestígan to mount up to the eternal abode, Exon. 44 a; Th. 149, 18; Gú. 763.

líget

(n.)
Grammar
líget, es; m. n.: lígetu, e; f.

Lightning

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Men sweltaþ for ðæs þunres ege ánum and ðære lígette, Wulfst. 207, 26. Ðæt fýr ábyrst út þurh lígett [lígette, MS. R. P.], Lchdm. iii. 280, 7. Hé lǽdeþ wind and líget, Ps. Th. 134, 7.

Linked entry: légetu

under-wreðian

(v.)
Grammar
under-wreðian, -wreoðian, -wriðian

to supportsustainsupponere

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Ða ðe bet cunnon, sceolon gýman óðra manna, and mid heora fultume underwryðian, Homl. Th. ii. 282, 2. Sceancan míne tó underwreðigenne on yfel strange wǽron crura mea ad me sustinendum in malum fortes fuere, Anglia xi. 117, 23.

Linked entry: under-wriðian

FRUMA

(n.)
Grammar
FRUMA, an; m. [frum primitive, first] .

a beginningcommencementoriginprincĭpiuminĭtiumŏrīgoprīmordiumexordiuman originatorauthorfounderinventorauctorinventora chiefprincerulerkingprŏcerprincepsrex

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Ealle men hæfdon gelícne fruman all men had a like beginning, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 8: Cd. 64; Th. 77, 19; Gen. 1277.

ge-springan

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Mk. L. l, 28. to reach by spreading, spread and reach (fig.)

ge-dwola

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwola, -dweola, an; m.

errormadnessheresyerrorerrātumvesāniahærĕsisa heretichærĕtĭcus

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Met. Fox 1, 81; Met. 1, 41. Óþ ða tíde ðæs Arrianiscan gedwolan usque ad tempŏra Arriānæ vesāniæ, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 18. Gé gedwolan fylgdon ye followed error, Elen. Kmbl. 742; El. 371 : Bt. Met. Fox 26, 108; Met. 26, 54.

Linked entries: dwola ge-dweola

FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FORon account ofbecause ofwithbypropropterperaccording toprosĕcundumjuxtaForinstead ofprolŏcovĭceForon account ofbecause ofthroughpropropterper

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Hæleþ wurdon acle arásad for ðý rǽse the men were seized with fear on account of its force, Exon. 74a; Th. 277, 27; Jul. 587. Ne mum ðú for ðí méce mourn not for the sword, Wald. 43; Vald. 1, 24.

freónd

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Word and weorc freónda gehwylc fadige mid rihte, 322, 10: 372, 1. a relative, kinsman Mǽg ł freónd amicus, Mt. L. 11, 19: Jn. L. 11. 11. Áríseþ suna wið freóndum insurgent filii in parentes, Mt. R. 10, 21. Frióndum and mégum cognatis et amicis, Lk.

niman

(v.)
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tó nymenne comprehendere me, Mt. 26, 55. Fato stronges tó niomanne (niommanne, L.) uasa fortis diripere, Mk. R. 3, 27. Niomonde ðone Hǽlend tenentes Iesum, Mt. L. 26, 57. ¶ with cognate accusative :-- Ne nime nán man náne náme, Ll.

fægere

(adv.)

beautifullyelegantlygentlyfairplausiblyspeciouslyimpuritythoroughlynoblysplendidlyjustly

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Mid fæderlicre lufe fægere tihtende, Hml.

ge-bídan

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Betere is tó gebídanne ǽnne dæg mid þé melior est dies una in atriis tuis, Ps. Th. 83, 10. to wait with, abide a person Ge ł ábídas (gebiddas, R.) mec sustinent me, Mk.

drihten

(n.)
Grammar
drihten, gen. drihtnes, drihtenes ; m.

A ruler, lord, the Lord

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A ruler, lord, the Lord Gumena drihten lord of men, Cd. 205;7 Th. 254, 18; Dan. 613. Eorla drihten lord of earls, Beo. Th. 2105; B. 1050. Drihten Créca lord of the Greeks, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 38; Met. 26, 19.