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a-grísan

(v.)

To dreadfear greatlyshudderhorrere

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To dread, fear greatly, shudder; horrere Ðæt he for helle agrise that he shudder for hell, L. C. E. 25; Th. i. 374, 13

deófol-gild

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Þá cwæð tó þám deófulgylde: 'Tówyrpe þé Críst'; þá sóna gefeól þǽs deófolgyldes húses sum dǽl, 140, 2-5. eóde intó ðám temple tó ðám deófolgylde Astaróð, Hml. Th. i. 454, 16. Búton þǽm deófolgelde þe bærnan ongan, Bl. H. 221, 17.

Linked entry: ge-deóful-geld

slícian

(v.)
Grammar
slícian, p. ode

To make sleek, smooth, or glossy

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He can so well his wordes slike Gower ii. 365, 22

Linked entries: slíc slýcod slic

ymb-trymian

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-trymian, <b>. I.</b>
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Heó wæs mid hálgum mægnum ymbtrymed and mid engla þreáturn, Hml. Th. i. 444, 6. Add Ne sceal his ágene weorc mid deádum fellum ymbtrymman, Hml. Th. ii. 532, 32

ferhþ-cearig

(adj.)
Grammar
ferhþ-cearig, adj.

Anxious in soulanĭmo sollĭcĭtus

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Anxious in soul; anĭmo sollĭcĭtus Sarra ongan, ferhþcearig, to were sínum mæþlan Sarah, anxious in soul, began to speak to her consort, Cd. 101; Th. 133, 28; Gen. 2217

wig-hete

(n.)
Grammar
wig-hete, es; m.
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Hate that leads to war Sunu deáþ fornam, wíghete Wedera death took off her son, the Weders' hate that found its vent in war Bec. Th. 4246; B. 2121

on-sprǽc

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Add: talk, conversation: — Hêr hwêne wiðufan þîne word and anspræ̂c rehte and smeáde be þâm wîtelicum hellestôwum paulo superius sermo de locis poenalibus inferni versabatur, Gr. D. 332, 9

lǽtan

(v.)
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Gif se hláford mildheort bið, ꝥ þá gýmeleáste tó forgyfenesse lǽte, Ll. Thi. 270, 19. Hét se cásere lǽtan león and beran tó þám cynegum, Hml. S. 24, 29. hét lǽtan him tó twégen león, 51. hét áne strange leó lǽtan intó him, 30, 416.

stíþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stíþlíce, adv.
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[Hú stíðlucest hér on lífe libben mihte, Shrn. 12, 18.]

BRYCG

(n.)
Grammar
BRYCG, bricg, e; f.
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Ðæt he ne myhte to ðære brycge cuman that he could not come to the bridge, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, 14.

Linked entries: bricg bryc brygc

ge-offrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-offrian, p. ode; pp. od
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To offer, sacrifice He hét hine his leófan sunu geoffrian Gode to láce he bade him offer his dear son as a sacrifice to God, Btwk. Scrd. 23, 3. Abel geoffrode ða sélostan lác Gode Abel offered the best sacrifices to God, 18, 5: 22, 9: Gen. 8, 20.

Linked entry: offrian

drepan

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wearð drepen in þá sceare percussus in inguine, 324, 14. wæs in feorh dropen, B. 2981. On gemynd drepen stupefied, Gen. 1571. Add

mæsse-steall

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-steall, es; m.
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'þæt is mid clǽne ælmessan and mid leóhte tó úrum ciricean and tó úrum mæssesteallum, Nap, 43. pápa hét hine mæssian at S. Petres weófode, Ch. 995; P. 130, 28. stód æt ðám weófode swylce wolde mæssian, Hml. S. 21, 355

ge-sceþþan

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eów gesceód, þá áferede of fæstenne mancynnes má þonne gemet wǽre he did you grievous harm, when he carried off more men than was meet, An. 1178. Þú þæt gehéte . . . þæt ús heterófra hild ne gesceóde, 1422.

Linked entries: sceþþan ge-sceaþan

a-drǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-drǽfan, -dréfan; p. de; pp. ed

To drive awayexpellere

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To drive away; expellere Ðá wearþ adrǽfed deórmód hæleþ then was driven away the beloved hero, Chr. 975; Th. i. 228, 22; Edg. 44. He adrǽfed wæs ejectus est, Gen. 3, 24.

Linked entry: a-dréfed

glitinian

(v.)
Grammar
glitinian, glitenian; p. ode; pp. od

To glitterglistenshine

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To glitter, glisten, shine Geseah gold glitinian he saw gold glisten, Beo. Th. 5509; B. 2758. Heó glytenode on ðæra engla mydle swá scýnende sunne she glittered amid the angels as the shining sun, Shrn. 149, 7.

tillan

(v.)
Grammar
tillan, p. tilde
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In compounds á-, ge-tillan; instances omitted under those words are given here Ðeáh ðe stæpe fulfremednysse átilþ ( adtingit ), Scint. 100, 15. Getilþ contingat, getilde contigit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 9-13.

á-dwelian

(v.)
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To wander, stray Nýtenu hét faran áweg tó ðǽre eówode ðe hí of ádwelodon, Hml. Th. ii. 514, 23. Ðá hrægel from hǽlo gife ne ádweledon indumenta a gratia curandi non vacarunt, Bd. 4, 31; S. 611, 6. trans. (in Dict.) v. next word

cranic

(n.)
Grammar
cranic, es; m.
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hét forðberan þone cranic ( histories et annales ) and rǽdan ætforan him, 98, 210

úte-weard

(adj.)
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úte-weard, adj.
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sý onfangen on úteweardre endebyrdnesse in ultimo gradu recipiatur, R. Ben. 53, 11. ðencð on ðam oferbrǽdelse his módes ... Ac on úteweardum his móde liéhð him selfum, Past. 9; Swt. 55, 18-24.