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genge

(n.)
Grammar
genge, f.
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him tó cómon mid medemum fultume, 1052; P. 175, 17. Se cining sende Ealdred mid genge, P. 176, 13. gewende tó Brytlande and begeat him þǽr micel genge, 1055; P. 185, 38.

gearcian

(v.)
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Gearcode his fare and tó Englelande cóm, Chr. 1091 ; P. 226, 28. gearcodon sylfe tó wíge, Hml. A. 104, 68, 75. Gearciað þá þing þe eów gewunelice synd tó bebyrigunge, Hml. S. 3, 579. hét gearcian tó heora gyftum mænigfealde mǽrða, Hml.

ge-swencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swencan, -swæncan; p. -swencte; pp. -swenced, -swenct [swencan to disturb, vex]

To disturbagitatetroublevexfatigueoutwearyafflictharassoppresspulsāreagĭtāretrībŭlārevexārefătīgāreafflīgĕreaffĭcĕreopprĭmĕre

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He wæs geswenced mid grimmum gefeohte he was wearied with fierce fighting, Chr. Erl. 5, 30. He biþ geswenct óþ geár seofone he will be troubled for seven years, Lchdm. iii. 188, 12: 192, 4: 204, 14. wurdan geswencte vexāti sunt, Ps.

Linked entries: swencan ge-swæncan

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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lǽsse ongietað ðæs ðe him hreówan ðyrfe, Past. 411, 4. hit gehíwað swá þæt lǽst manna wát him wið þone ðeódfeónd gescyldan sceal, Wlfst. 54, 19.

wundrung

(n.)
Grammar
wundrung, e; f.

wonderingwonderadmirationastonishmenta wonderful sighta spectacle

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Eall wæs ful wundrunge and wafunge; and eác ða byrig geseah eall on óþre wísan gewend, on óþre heó ǽr wæs, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 509. Heó mid wundrunge wearð befangen, 2, 251.

in-fær

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Gif bit þæt him mon infæres tíþige, 95, 4-8. noldon geðafian þám bisceope ꝥ infær hæfde his ǽrende tó ábeódenne, Hml. S. 31, 655.

of-stingan

(v.)

to wound or kill by a thrust, to stab, pierce

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(Pilate) hiene selfne ofstong sua se transverberans manu, 6, 3; Swt. 258, 10: Shrn. 33, 5. wolde ofstingan Eádwine, ac ofstang Lillan his þegn. Chr. 626; Erl. 23, 29: 755; Erl. 48, 23.

Linked entry: of-stician

ed-wít

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him ætfæste éce edwít opprobrium sempiternum dedit illis, Ps. Th. 77, 66: Bl. H. 101, 7. forfleáh þone woruldlican wurðmynt, ac ne forfleáh ná þæt edwít and ðone hosp, Hml. Th. i. 162, 12.

irmþ

(n.)
Grammar
irmþ, e; irmþu, irmþo; indecl. f.

Povertypenurymiserywretchednesscalamitydistressdisorder

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Ðonne sende him fultum þurh sumne déman ðe álísde of heora yrmþe then he sent them help by some judge, who released them from their misery, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 26. Wið ðæs migðan yrmþe for disorder of the urine, Herb. 163, 3; Lchdm. i. 292, 7.

Linked entry: earmþu

on-fón

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gesǽde swefen cyninge, þæt onfón ne meahte on his breóstlocan he told the king the dream, that he could not remember (cf. ne wisse word swefnes sínes, 125), Dan. 166. add: to receive what is sent, &c. to take into the hand (lit. or fig

earfoðe

(n.)
Grammar
earfoðe, es; pl. nom. acc. a, u, o, e; n. [A feminine earfoþu; gen. e, a, or indecl. seems to occur in the following
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him tó earfeðum cwóme that he came to trouble them, Gú. 403. Wið earfeðum gescildan, 428. Sume him ondrǽdaþ earfoþu . . ., ðeáh eáþe ádreógan mægen, Bt. 39, 11; F. 228, 26: Sal. 374. Earfoða, Deór. 2. Earfeðu, Cri. 1172.

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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Ðær hit wendan (-en, MS.) meahte if he could have changed it, 276, 23; Jul. 570: Elen. Kmbl. 1955; El. 979. God giet settende is and wendende ǽlce onwaldas and ǽlc ríce tó his willan Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 64, 2. beóð wended mutabuntur Ps.

á-wendan

(v.)

To turn.to give a certain direction toto returnto reducebring into subjectionto turn aside,to remove divertto avertto pervertto changeto turn into something elsetransformto translatereproduce something with other materialto exchangeTo turntake a certain direction

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Grn. 6, 29. to return :-- áwende his swurd intó dǽre sceáðe, Hml.

Linked entry: on-wendan

dwelian

(v.)
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Add: intrans. to go astray, literal on ðám holte dwelode ( wandered ), oð þæt hine wulfas tótǽron, Hml. Th. i. 384, 10. án (sceáp), þe ðǽr losode and dwelede, sóhte, R. Ben. 51, 19. Heó began faran ... swilce heó dweliende þyder cóme ...

un-nyt

(n.)
Grammar
un-nyt, un-nytt, es; n.

a vain thingvanityfrivolityan evil thinginiquity

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Ðonne mæg ongitan ðæt yfel and ðæt unnet, ðæt ǽr on his móde hæfde, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 154, 26. Hwý gé ymb ðæt unnet swincen? Met. 10, 21. Hwí smeágaþ unnytt quare meditati sunt inania, Ps. Th. 2, 1.

lange

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Lengde hit man swá lange ꝥ seó scipfyrd eall beláf, Chr. 1052; P. 177, 23. leofode swá lange ꝥ man his cynn nyste, Angl. vii. 44, 417. forweornde swá lange oð his sciperes geféngon hine, Chr. 1046 ; P. 169, 8.

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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Se deófol genam ðæt wíf him tó gefylstan, þæt ðone hálgan wer ðurh geswice, Homl. Th. ii. 454, 1. cómon him tó, þæt hine geneósodon, 7. <b>II a.

a-hýðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hýðan, -híðan, -hiéðan

To destroylay wastedespoilvastareabo-leresubvertere

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To destroy, lay waste, despoil; vastare, abo-lere, subvertere woldon Rómwara ríce geþringan, hergum ahýðan they would conquer the empire of the Romans, lay it waste with their armies, Elen. Kmbl. 81; El. 41. Hungor he ahýðeþ [MS.

fyrdian

(v.)
Grammar
fyrdian, fierdian, feordian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [fyrd an army]

To go with an armymarchbe at warprofĭciscibellum gĕrĕre

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fyrdedon wið Ætlan Húna cyninge they were at war with Attila, king of the Huns, 443; Th. 18, 30, col. 1

Linked entries: feordian fierdian

Lǽden-geþeóde

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden-geþeóde, es; n.
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Ðá ic ða gemunde sió lár Lǽdengeþiódes áfeallen wæs giond Angelcynn let those to whom it is desired to give further instruction, be instructed in Latin ... When I remembered how the teaching of Latin was decayed throughout England, Past.