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ginian

(v.)
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Þǽr geonode (gynude, v. l.) inþǽre hracan swylce þǽr hwylc seáð wǽre quasi quoddam barathrum patebat in gutture, 241, 12. Hú Marcus Curtius besceát on þá genigendan (gyniendan, v. l. ) eorþan, Ors. 3, 3, tit.; S. 2, 32

leán

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Ꝥone síðfæt him snotere ceorlas lythwón Lógon, þeáh hé him leóf wǽre, hwetton higerófne they said nothing to dissuade him from the journey, dear though he were to them, urged him on, B. 203.

smeágung

(n.)
Grammar
smeágung, smeáwung, smeáung, sméung, smeáng, e; f.

search, inquiry, investigation, where something is lostinquiry carried on by the mind, inquiry, consideration, meditation, discussion, deliberation

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Hí hæfdon on ðam gemóte micle smeáunge and geþeaht hwæt him tó dónne wǽre illi tractatum magnum in concilio quid esset agendum habere coeperunt Bd. 3. 5; S. 527, 26.

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á-wǽgan

to deceiveto make of no effect,to fail to performto invalidatenullify

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Þonne wǽre seó rihtwisnys áwǽged, gif hé hí neádunge tó his ðeówte gebígde, Hml. Th. i. 112, 6. Án stæf ne bið ne án strica áwǽged iota unum aut unus apex nan praeteribit, Thw. Hept. 159, 31. Áwǽgune (-ede?) yrfebéc inritum testamentum, Wrt.

LÍF

(n.)
Grammar
LÍF, es; n.

LIFE

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Ealle hig wǽron háliges lífes menn, Wulfst. 270, 15. Hé geendode his dagas æfter mycclum geswince his lífes, Chr. 1016; Erl. 155, 3. On ðam ýtemestan dæge his lífes, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 19, col. 1.

ge-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-settan, p. -sette; pp. -seted, -set, -sett

To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay

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Hí him gesetton ðæt hyra án látteów wǽre they decreed for themselves that there should be one leader of them, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 42, 26: Shrn. 112, 18: Blickl. Homl. 193, 3: 61, 27. Dóm gesettan to judge, Gen. 18, 25.

irre

(adj.)
Grammar
irre, yrre; adj.

Gone astraywanderingconfusedperversedepravedangryenragedwrathfulindignant

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Hie wǽron tó ðon hátheortlíce yrre ðæt hie woldan ðone cásere cwicenne forbærnan they were so furiously enraged, that they wanted to burn the emperor alive, Blickl. Homl. 191, 11. Yrre wǽron begen réðe angry were both and fierce, Beo.

for-sleán

cut throughto slaykillto destroylay wastefinishto routoverthrowto condemn

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Eft wǽron Rómáne forslægen and gefliémed iterum Romani pari clade superati sunt, 4, 8; S. 186, 28. Gefliémed and swíþor forslagen amisso exercitu, 32.

ge-reord

Grammar
ge-reord, speech.
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Wǽron swá fela gereord swá ðǽr manna wǽron, 22, 23 : 318, 22: ii. 582, 5 : Angl. vii. 40, 382. On þám dæge wurdon tðdǽlede manna gereordu; and ǽr wæs eall weoruld sprecende on án gereord, and nú synd gereord twá and hundseofontig, Wlfst. 211, 17-20.

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Hý ne áhsedan hwæt ðæra gefarenra wǽre, ac hwæt heora ðonne tó láfe wǽre they did not ask how many were dead, but how many of them were then left, 4, 4; Bos. 80, 12. Ðá befran se sceaða hwæt hé manna wǽre. Homl.

scip-here

(n.)
Grammar
scip-here, es; m.
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genámon . . . and twá him on hand eodon, and ða men wǽron myclum ofslagene, ǽr hí on hand eodan, MS.

geó

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Ne aron nú cyningas swylce iú wǽron, Seef. 83: B. 2459. Ðǽr ðá cnihtas iú ǽr eardodon, Hml. Th. i. 62, 25: 318, 14: Bt. 16, 1; F. 48, 35. Wé iú hæfdon ǽrror wlite, Sat. 151.

ge-sceap

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Gesceapu dreógeð fulfils its destinies, Ph. 210: Rä.69, 4. a condition imposed by providence, order of providence Swá gesceapu wǽron werum and wífum, Gen. 1573.

líc-hama

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Mé is leófre þæt mínne líchaman mid mínne goldgyfan gléd fæðmie, 2651. þǽr þá líchoman lange þráge, heáhfædera hrá, be-heled wǽron, An. 791. Nelle wé ꝥ mon þá Hchoman þe ǽr on cyrcean bebyrgede wǽron út weorpe, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 9.

un-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weorþ, -wurþ, -wyrþ, -wierþe, -wyrþe; adj.

of no valueof no dignitylittle esteemedunworthynot of sufficient meritworthlessbadcontemptibledespicableignobleignominiousdishonouring

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Romulus and ealle Rómware óþerum folcum unweorðe wǽron, Ors. 2, 2; Swt: 66, 16. ignominious, dishonouring Mid ealre ðare unwurð[r]este scame beó hé gescænt ignominiosissima confusione subsannetur, Chart. Th. 318, 34

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úte

(adv.)
Grammar
úte, adv.

Outsidewithout.outfrom one's positionon the outsideoutsideon the outer sideoutout of doorsin the open airoutawayat a distanceoutaway from habitationsin open countryoutfrom home on serviceoutnot in one's own countryabroadoutaway from land

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Hé genam hine æt eówde úte be sceápum, 77, 69. out, from home on service Hié wǽron simle healfe æt hám, healfe úte, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 18.

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wræc

(n.)
Grammar
wræc, es; n.

wrackmiserysufferingsuffering that comes as punishment,retributive punishmentvengeancewhere the punishment or misery is exile or banishment

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Mid ðý wíte ðæs foresprecenan wræces slægene wǽron praefatae ultionis sunt poena multati, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 30. Ende nǽfre ðínes wræces weorþeþ, Andr. Kmbl. 2765; An. 1385.

(adv.)
Grammar
ná, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Nonotnon

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Næs ná for ðam ðe ðæs landes swá fela wǽre, ac for ðam ðe se Wendelsǽ hit hæfþ swá tódǽled, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 25. Lufian wé hine ... næs nó on gesundum þingum ánum, ac eác swylce on wiðerweardum þingum, Blickl. Homl. 13, 7.

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ge-rihtan

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Ðas béc hé sceal néde habban, gif hé wyle þám folce æfter rihte wísigan, . . . and beó hé æt þám wær ꝥ hí beón wel gerihte, Ll. Th. ii. 350, 18. to order to be given, assign Wíse worldwitan Críste and cyninge gerihtan þá bóte, Ll.

uppe

(adv.)
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uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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Wǽron ða lác forbærndu uppe on ðæm altere, 33; Swt. 232, 24. Uppe on ðam eaxlegespanne, Rood Kmbl. 17; Kr. 9. Fugel uppe sceal lácan on lyfte, Menol. Fox 536; Gn. C. 38.

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