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ge-dihtan

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Add: (i) to direct, order, give direction to a person (dat.) Wíse menn hit áfunden þurh þone hálgan wísdóm, swá heom God gedihte, Lch. iii. 154, 7. Án scyp þe Godd sylf gedihte Nóe to wyrcaune, Wlfst. 10, 10.

ge-hiwian

(v.)
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ge-hiwian, l. ge-híwian,
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to one, to feign Mid gehýwedre halignysse, Hml.

Linked entry: ge-hiwad

hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
hweorfan, hworfan, hwurfan

To turnchangegoreturndepartgo aboutwanderroam

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þan mægen, Th: heánmægen, Grem: mægenhwyrfe, Btwk.] hwyrfe in hǽðendóm they strove earnestly to perform all God's law, and not to be apostate from the Lord of hosts any more than to turn to heathendom, Cd. 183; Th. 229, 22; Dan. 221.

be-grornian

(v.)

to lamentto grieve formœrere

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to lament, to grieve for; mœrereCd. 13; Th. 16, 14; Gen. 243

earfoþe

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþe, adj.
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Uton niman þone earfoðran weg, þæt wé hér sume hwíle swincon, ðý þæt wé écelíce beón bútan geswince, Hml. Th. i. 164, 12. grievous Micel éhtnys wæs þá þá hí wǽron gemartyrode, ac git cymð earfoðre éhtnys on Anticrístes *-*cyme, Hml. S. 35, 347

Linked entry: earfeðe

neowolness

(n.)
Grammar
neowolness, e; f.

A deep placean abyss

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Th. 148, 7. Neowelnyssa, Cant. Moys. 5. Neólnessa, Blickl. Homl. 93, 12. On þa neowólnesse ðæs seáþes in profunda, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 21. Neólnisse abyssos, Ps. Surt. 32, 7, Nywolnessa, Ps. Th. 103, 7

wudu-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-rǽden, wudu-rǽdenn, e; f.

Woodcuttingright of cutting timber in a wood

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Woodcutting, right of cutting timber in a wood Ánan esne gebyreþ metsunge .xii. pund gódes cornes, and wudurǽden be landside (the amount of wood that he may cut is to be determined by local custom), L. R. S. 8; Th. i. 436, 27.

á-þráwan

to twisttwinecurlto twistgive a different direction to a moving body

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Ox. 2, 34. to twist, give a different direction to a moving body Seó flá wende ongeán swilce mid windes blǽde áðráwen. Hml. Th. i. 502, 19. ¶ for a proposed emendation to áþrowen in An. 1427 Similar entries v. á-dreópan in Dict

arce-bisceop-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
arce-bisceop-ríce, arce-biscop-ríce, es; n.

An ARCHBISHOPRICarchiepiscopatus

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An ARCHBISHOPRIC; archiepiscopatus To ðam arcebisceopríce to the archbishopric, Chr. 994; Th. 242, 38. Ðæt arcebiscopríce on Cantwara byrig the archbishopric of Canterbury, 1114; Th. 370, 15

Dærenta-múþa

(n.)
Grammar
Dærenta-múþa, Derta-múþa,an ; m. [múþa the mouth of a river]

Dartmouth, Devonshire Tremunda, in agro Devoniæ

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Dartmouth, Devonshire; Tremunda, in agro Devoniæ Hí férdon to Dærentamúþan [Dertamúþan, Th. 310, 5, col. 2] they went to Dartmouth, Chr. 1049; Th. 310, 6, col. 1

ge-meldian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-meldian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To announcenuntiare, adnuntiare

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To announce; nuntiare, adnuntiare Blód-gyte weorðeþ mongum gemeldad bloodshed shall be announced to many, Exon. 116 b; Th. 448, 20; Dóm. 37 : Ps. Th. 61, 11

Linked entry: meldian

cyric-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-sceat, ciric-sceat,es; m.

Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate

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Ath. i. prm; Th. i. 196, 7-10: L. Edm. E. 2; Th. i. 244, 15-18: L. Edg. i. 2; Th. i. 262, 10-17: L. Eth. vi. 18; Th. i. 320, 1-2: L. Eth. ix. 11; Wilk. 114, 19-22; Th. i. 342, 27-29

Linked entry: ciric-sceat

dryrmian

(v.)

to make sad, to be made sad, to mourn lugēre

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to make sad, to be made sad, to mourn; lugēre Dryrmyde, Cd. 144; Th. 180, 5; Exod. 40

sceáwere

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add: a watchman Episcopus is grécisc nama, ꝥ is on léden speculator, and on englisc sceáwere, for þám þe hé is geset þám ꝥ hé ofersceáwian sceole mid hys gýmene þá lǽwedan, swá swá God sylf cwæð Ezechiele: ' Speculatorem dedi te ic þé gesette

fæstan

to fastto abstain

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Th. ii. 100, 16: Wlfst. 285, 31. Þæt fæsten þe þá Ninivete fæston, fæstað þá, 227, 29. Fæstað eówer lenctenfæsten nónes, 136, 16

campian

(v.)
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Th. 9, 20. campienne for Crístes geleáfan, Hml. S. 5, 151. to fight with, serve with Him ne ðuhte fremfullic ꝥ hé fénge þǽre gife, and syððan ne campode mid þám cásere, Hml. S. 31, 102. to fight with, against (wiþ, ongeán), with dat.

hnígan

(v.)
Grammar
hnígan, p. hnáh; pp. hnigen

To bend, bow down, incline, descend, decline, sink

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Loth ðám giestum hnáh Lot bowed to the guests, Cd. 112; Th. 147, 15; Gen. 2440. Hnág ic ðám secgum handa I bowed down within the reach of the men, Rood Kmbl. 118; Kr. 59.

Linked entry: ge-hnígan

ge-anbídian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anbídian, l. ge-anbidian, geandbidian,

to wait to wait for.to wait for the comingreturnto wait for the coming to passto wait

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hwíle; þá eóde heó on hire palatium, Shrn. 75, 24. to wait for the coming to pass of something, with gen.

a-wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wrecan, p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen.

to drive awaypellereexpellereto hitstrikeicerepercutereto relaterecitesingnarrareenarrarecanereto avengerevengeulcisci

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to drive away; pellere, expellere Ðara ðe he of lífe hét awrecan of those whom he bade to drive from life, Exon. 130 a ; Th. 498, 11; Rä. 87, 11. to hit, strike; icere, percutere Awrecen wælpílum hit with darts of death, Exon. 49 b; Th. 171, 15; Gú.

Linked entries: a-wræc a-wrecen

husc-lic

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Take here hux-lic in Dict. and add: of material things, unseemly Gif hwá wyle wyrcan weófodsceátas Gode . . . of his ealdum cláðum, gesylle þá ealdan and geceápige níwe, ꝥ hí huxlice his lácum ne beón, Hml.

Linked entry: hux-lic