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be-fón

(v.)
Grammar
be-fón, bi-fón, ic -fó, ðú -féhst, he -féhþ, pl. -fóþ ; p. -féng, pl. -féngon ; impert. -fóh; pp. -fangen, -fongen; v. trans.

to comprehendgraspseizetake hold ofcatchcomprehendereapprehenderecapereto surroundencompassencircleenvelopcontainclothecasereceiveconceivecircumdareamplecticomplecticaperecingeretegereoperireaccipereconcipere

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Ne mihte ðes middaneard ealle ða béc befón non potest capere mundus omnes eos libros, Jn. Bos. 21, 25 : Bt. 24, 1; Fox 80, 14. Befóh hit mid feáum wordum complectere hoc paucis verbis, Solil. 3 : Ps. Th. 74, 2.

FYLLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FYLLAN, ic fylle, ðú fyllest, fylst, he fylleþ, fylþ, pl. fyllaþ; p. fylde, fyllde, pl. fyldon; impert. fyl, pl. fyllaþ; pp. fylled, fyld; v. trans.

To FILLreplenishsatisfycramstufffinishcompletefulfilimplērereplēresătŭrārefarcīresupplērecomplēre

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He fylde hig sătŭrāvit eos, Ps. Spl. 104, 38. He wuldres fylde beorhtne boldwélan he filled the bright dwelling of wealth with glory, Andr. Kmbl. 1046; An. 523: Hy. 10, 19; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 19.

Linked entry: fullian

MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKEdoact

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Sweriaþ mé ðæt gé dón wið mé swilce mildheortnisse, swá ic macode wið eów, Jos. 2, 12. Ðá befrán heó ðæt cild hú hit macode on eallum ðam fyrste then she asked the child what it had been doing in all the time, Homl. Th. i. 566, 20.

scort

(adj.)
Grammar
scort, adj.
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Wé hit sæcgaþ eów on ða scortostan wísan we will tell it you in the briefest fashion, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 140. as a grammatical term Seó forme geendung is on scortne a , Ælfc. Gr. 9, 1 ; Zup. 32, 17. Mid fíffétedum ł scertrum brachycataleclico, Hpt.

Linked entries: scyrtra sceort

sceþþan

(v.)
Grammar
sceþþan, p. sceþede
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Eów seó wergþu sceþþeþ scyldfullum, Elen. Kmbl. 619; El. 310. Ús seó wyrd scyþeþ, Andr. Kmbl. 3121; An. 1563. Nǽnig geweald deáþes him sceþþaþ leti nil jura nocebunt, Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 21. Ðás þing sceþþaþ ðam eágum, Lchdm. ii. 26, 21.

Linked entry: sceaþan

sweotolung

(n.)
Grammar
sweotolung, e; f.
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Wé habbaþ gedón swá swá ús swutelung (evidence of your wish, mandate) from eów com æt ðam ƀ. (in respect to consecrating the bishop), 314, 1. Hí ða bóc tó swutelunge sealdan they gave the charier as evidence (of a grant), 588, 14.

wéste

(adj.)
Grammar
wéste, adj.
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Th. 7, 22; Gen. 110. of habitations, waste, deserted, desolate Byð eówer hús eów wéste ( deserta ) forlǽten, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 38. Wese wíc heora wéste (woestu, Ps. Surt.) and ídel, Ps. Th. 68, 26. Wéste (wóstu, Ps. Surt.), 108, 7.

be-limpan

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Þá ælmessan þe gé syllaþ eów tó nǽnigre áre ne belimpaþ (-eþ, MS.), 41, 23. Ðæt bið unnyt word, ðætte gescédwíse menn ne magon ongietan ðæt hit belimpe tó ryhtwíslicre ðearfe otiosum verbum est, quod ratione justae necessitatis caret, Past. 281, 12

earfoþe

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþe, adj.
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Ðis fers is swíðe deóplic eów tó understandenne . . . Seó Godcundnys gefylde þysne earfoðan cwyde ðurh ðá ánnysse Crístes hádes, Hml. Th. ii. 386, 20. Earfoðu difficilia, Kent. Gl. 1093.

Linked entry: earfeðe

ge-þwǽrian

(v.)
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Voc. i. 50, 12. to agree with another in act or thought Hé bæd hié ꝥ hí on ánnesse sibbe and in gehylde rihtra eástrena geþwǽrede (-þwǽredon, -hwǽredon, v. ll.) mid þá Crístes cyricean obsecrans eos unitatem pacis et catholicae obseruationis cum ea ecclesia

ge-wis

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-wis, ge-wiss, es; n.
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Mid gewisse trúwiende, 23 b, 777 note. (1 b) tó gewisse certainly, as a certainty :-- Án þing ic eów secge tó gewisse, Wlfst. 89, 21. Wé nyton tó nánum gewisse hwænne Críst ús wile habban tó him, Hml.

hearm

evilan evilinjurya calamitygriefafflictioncalumnya calumny

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Þá cýdde man mé ꝥ ús mára hearm tó fundode þonne ús wel lícode, and þá fór ic . . . into Denmearcon þe eów mǽst hearm of cóm . . . wé ne þurfon þanon nénes hearmes ús ásittan, Cht. E. 230, 1-10. Him eallum tó hearme, Hml. S. 13, 127.

Linked entry: hearm-fullic

hwilc-hwega

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Hé hí hwylcehwugu (-hugu ; feáwa, v. ll. ) dagas mid him gehæfde eos aliquot diebus secum retinuit Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 601, 8. with indefinite force, some, any Sum hálig man hwylchugu (-hwugu, v. l.) sanktus uir aliquis . Bd. 3, 10; Sch. 233, 6.

hálsian

(v.)
Grammar
hálsian, heálsian [Ettmüller connects this verb in the sense obsecrare with hals, and writes halsian, healsian; the forms in which ea occurs seem to favour this writing, while reference to cognate dialects seems to point to á]

To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorciseaugurarito salute, greet

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Ic eów hálsige scucna englas ðæt gé leng ne beran I adjure you, devils' angels, that ye bear him no longer, 189, 7.

ofer-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-wreón, p. -wráh, -wreáh, pl. -wrigon, -wrugon; pp. -wrigen, -wrogen

To cover, cover over, veil, hide, conceal, overspread

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Spl.) hí labor labiorum ipsorum operiet eos, 139, 10. Oferwríhþ (-wríð. Ps. Surt.: -wrýcþ, Ps. Spl.) operit, 146, 8. Oferwríhþ operit, Kent. Gl. 323. Seó sóðe lufu Godes and manna oferwrýhþ ða mengo synna charity covereth a multitude of sins, L. E.

tír

(n.)
Grammar
tír, es; m.

Gloryhonour

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Glory, honour Eów ys wuldorblǽd torhtlíc tóweard and tír gifeþe, Judth. Thw. 23, 35; Jud. 157. Tír æt getohte, Byrht. Th. 134, 54; By. 104. Nis hér (in hell) eádiges tír ne worulde dreám, Cd. Th. 270, 20; Sat. 93.

Linked entry: tyr

á-styrian

(v.)

to move a thing from its placeto cause a living creature to move itself:--to stir up,to cause motion in somethingto cause emotion in a personto cause strifepassionTo stirmove one's self

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Ástirod ongén eów adversum vos coitcitatus, Deut. 9, 19 : Chr. 1052; P. 180, 9. Se cyng wearð wið hine ástyrod, 1095; P. 230, 23. Hé wearð swá swíðe ástirod (commota fuerunt viscera ejus), þæt him feóllon asteáras, Gen. 43, 30.

Linked entry: á-styrung

HEFIG

(adj.)
Grammar
HEFIG, hefeg; adj.

HEAVYweightyoppressivegrievousdifficultseriousgrievedimportantgravismolestus

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eów hefigran wísan budon tó healdanne ðonne wé him budon they commanded you to keep a harder rule than we commanded them, L. Ælf 49; Th. i. 56, 15.

Linked entry: hefig-mód

leán

(n.)
Grammar
leán, es; n.

Rewardrecompenseremunerationrequitalretribution

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eów ondrǽdaþ ðæt gé onfón tó lytlum leánum you are afraid of receiving too little reward, Blickl. Homl. 41, 21. Leánum míne gife gyldan to requite my gift, Cd. 22; Th. 27, 4; Gen. 412. Nealles ic ðám leánum forloren hæfde, mægnes méde, Beo.

Linked entries: leahan be-leán

hírsumian

(v.)

to obeyto obeyto obeya feelingdesirean impulseto serveto serve God

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Gif gé hæfdon geleáfan ... hit hýrsumode (obediret) eów, Lk. 17, 6. to obey a person in authority, civil or ecclesiastical: Hú ðá kyningas Godes ǽrendwrecum hérsumedon (hír-, v. l.), Past. 3, 6.