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geó

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Spræc hé swelce hé hit ðá giet nyste ðæt hié hit him ðá ió (iú, v. l. ) ondrédon, Past. 213, 24. Staþol wæs iú þá, Rä. 70, 2. God nú iú ríxað on him, Hml. Th. i. 520, 23. His brýdbedd mé is geara nú iú mid dreámum, Hml. S. 7, 43.

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f.: es; n.
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Srt. 123, 7)) Cyme him giren ðá hié neoton veniat illis laqueus quem ignorant, Ps. Srt. 34, 8. Fleógende fugel ... gesihð ðæt ǽs on eorðan, and ... forgiet ðæt grin ðæt hé mid áwierged wird. Swá bið ðǽm gítsere.

líc

(adj.)
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Ðý læs hié mid ðý tóle ðæt hále líc gewierden, Past. 365, 11. Hine lyst bet þaccian and cyssan ðone óðerne on bær líc, Solil. H. 42, 4. Þa men forbrédan and weorpan hi an wildedeora lie, Bt. 38, I ; F. 194, 31. <b>I a.

líc-hama

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Hié heora líchoman leáfum beþeahton, Gen. 845. dead His líchama (corpus) ne mihte on þám ylcan dæge beón bebyrged, for þám þe hé wæs feorr tó berenne, Gr. D. 83, 31. Þǽr his líchoma legerbedde fæst swefeþ, B. 1007.

wénan

(adj.)
Grammar
wénan, <b>. I.</b>
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Þéh þe hié him leána tó þǽre díéde wénden, Ors. 5, 2; S. 218, 18

ǽder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽder, ǽdder, e; f. ǽd(d)re, an; f. (wæter-ǽdre occurs once neuter). Add:to ǽdre:

a channel for fluidsa sinewa rein, kidney

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Ðá forcurfon hié him ðá twá ǽdran on twá healfa ðára eágena resectis palpebris, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 23. a rein, kidney Héðir renis, Txts. 93, 1731. Ǽddran renes, Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 25. Ǽdran (éðre, Ps. V.) Ps. Spl. 15, 7. Édran, Kent. Gl. 884.

Linked entry: héþir

ofer-swíðan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-swíðan, p. -swíðde, but also -swáð

To prove stronger than or superior to another, to overcome, overpower, conquer, surpass

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Is betre ðæt hié weorðen gebundene and oferswíðde, Past. 30; Swt. 204, 4; Blickl. Homl. 145, 13. Wit sýn oferswíðede, 181, 30. Oferswíðdum leahtrum devictis vitiis, Prud. 28 b

snytro

(n.)
Grammar
snytro, snyttro, snytero(u); indecl. in sing.; pl. is used with the same force as sing.; f.

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Hié ðære snytro gelýfdon Cd. Th. 217, 25; Dan. 28. Full mið snyttro (snytrum, Rush.) plenus sapientia Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 40. Ealle ðú mid snyteru worhtest omnia in sapientia fecisti Ps. Th. 103, 23. Wísdóm ł snytro sapientiam Ps. Spl. 18, 8.

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Ðá áne þe hié ne forlǽtað, Past. 218, 14. Hí wéndon ꝥ hí ána wǽron gecorene, Hml. S. 10, 176. For monigra monna ðingum, næs for hiera ánra, Past. 41, 22. Búton þám ánum þe áfeóllan, Hml. A. 2, 34.

BURH

(n.)
Grammar
BURH, burg; gen. burge; dat. byrig, byrg; acc. burh, burg; pl. nom. acc. burga; gen. burga; dat. burgum; f. [beorh, beorg = burh, burg the impert. of beorgan to defend] .
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Óþ ðæt hie on Sodoman weall-steápe burg wlítan meahton till they on Sodom&#39;s lofty-walled fortress might look, 109; Th. 145, 7; Gen. 2402.

LÁR

(n.)
Grammar
LÁR, e; f.

LOREteachinginstructionlearningknowledgecunningsciencepreachingdoctrinedogmapreceptexhortationadmonitioncounselsuggestioninstigationpersuasion

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Hié swýðor fylgaþ deófles lárum they rather follow the suggestions of the devil, Blickl. Homl. 25, 10 : 61, 13. Ðín ríce for his lárum gefealleþ thy kingdom will fall because of his counsels, 181, 34

Linked entries: folc-lár lǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
má, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Moreratherfurther

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Hié ðæs ne onmunden ðon má ðe eówre geféran, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 25.

nǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nǽnig, ( = ne ǽnig).

not anynonenono onenot any one

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Hié eów tó nǽnigre áre ne belimpeþ, Blickl. Homl. 41, 23 : 179, 15. Hí ne mihtan ðære heorde nǽnige góde beón, 45, 16. Hé nǽnige mehte wið ús nafaþ, 31, 33 : 79, 7. Ne bideþ hé æt ús nǽnig óðor edleán, 103, 21.

Linked entry: nán

ge-sécan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sécan, -sécean; to -sǽcanne, -sécenne; part. -sécende, ic -séce, ðú -sécest -sécst, he -séceþ, -sécþ, pl. -sécaþ; p. -sóhte, pl. -sóhton ; pp. -sóht; v. a.

to seek, inquire, ask forquærere, requirere, inquirereto seek, go to, approach, look for, visit, come toadire, ire vel proficisci, aliquo vel ad aliquem, visitare, venire, pervenire aliquoto seek with hostile intention, to persecute, afflict, invadehostiliter aggredi, invadere, corripereto seek; go to, visitire, proficiscito appoint, dispose, besetexigere, disponere

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Hie gesóhton Sennera feld they sought the plains of Shinar, Cd. 80; Th. 100, 22; Gen. 1668; 111; Th. 146, 20; Gen. 2425.

Linked entries: ge-sahte ge-soecan

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es ; m.
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Ða men, ðe bearn habban, lǽran hié ðám rihtne þeódscipe, and him tǽcean lífes weg and rihtne gang tó heófonum, Blickl. Homl. 109, 17.

unnan

(v.)
Grammar
unnan, prs. ic, hé an[n], pl. wé unnon; p. úðe.

to grant a person (dat.) somethingto giveallowto wish something (gen.) to a person (dat. )to wish something (gen.) for a person (dat.)to like a person to have somethingto like a condition of thingsto be pleased

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Gif hié him ðæs ríces úþon, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 17. Ic feores ðé unnan wille, Exon. Th. 254, 4; Jul. 192: Andr. Kmbl, 292; An. 146. Hé ða bóc unnendre handa hire tó lét librum bona voluntate dimisit, Chart. Th. 202, 36.

Linked entries: an ann

ge-rád

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Ealle þá men þe hié on ðeówdóme hæfdon hié gefreódon. on þæt gerád þæt hé him áðas swóran ꝥ . . . Ors. 4, 9; S. 190, 31. Þá Pyhtas heom ábǽdon wíf æt Scottum, on þá gerád (ꝥ forewyrd, v. l. ) ꝥ. . . Chr. P. 3, 16.

hweorfan

(v.)
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And hý þé willaþ on murcnunga gebringan þonne hié þé fram hweorfaþ, Bt. 7, 2 ; F. 18, 16-20. to change (intrans. and trans. ) Swáhit oft gesǽleð on þǽm sélran þingum þæt seó wyrd and sió hiów hié oft oncyrreð and on óþer hworfeð ut aliquid plerumgue

æfter

(prep.; adv.)

among, through, along (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)

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Fóron hié æfter ðǽm wealda, 894; P. 84, 27. Ðá gesáwon wé men æfter ðǽre eá féran vidimus hostes per medium amnem praetervehi, Nar. 11, 18. Hí hine drógan æfter dǽm stánum on ðǽre eorðan, Shrn. 74, 31.

gafol

(adj.)
Grammar
gafol, Add:

tribute.payment exacted by a stronger from a weaker people, by the conqueror from the conqueredpayment exacted by the state, a taxpayment exacted by the churchpayment exacted by a lord, e.g. rent by a landlord a contribution exacted in aida rateinterest a debt due, obligation

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Landágende men ic lǽrde ꝥ hié heora gafol águldon, Bl. H. 185, 21. payment exacted by the church Hú hí Godes lage heóldon and Godes gafel lǽstan, Ll.