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ofer-drencan

(v.)
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Hý beóþ oferdrencte ( inebriabuntur ) on ðære genihte ðínes húses, Ps. Th. 35, 8: Judth. Thw. 21, 22; Jud. 31

súþan

(adv.)
Grammar
súþan, adv.
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Healdaþ hine norðan and súðan on twá healfa twá hund wearda, Salm. Kmbl. 520; Sal. 259

eóred-mann

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cf. eóred, ¶: Sixténe þúsend monna and eahta hund eóredmanna ealle mid heregeatwum gegerede xvi milia equitum, octingente quadrige, omnes falcate, Nar. 4, 13. Add

folc-riht

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[Þæt hé] wiþ heora folcrihte feala worhte (cf. hunc inuenimus subuertentem gentem nostram . . . commouet populum, Lk. 23, 2, 5), Bl. H. 177, 22. Ðǽr ne gebyreð an ðám landæ an folcæs folcryht tó léfænnæ rumæs bútan twígen fýt tó yfæsdrypæ, C.

nytan

(v.)
Grammar
nytan, = ne witan
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Ic wiste ðæt ðú út áfaren wǽre, ac ic nyste feor, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 33. Ðæt ðæt ic ǽr sǽde ðæt ic nyste (Cott. MS. nesse) ... Ðú sǽdest ðæt ðú nystest (Cott. MS. nesse), 34, 12; Fox 154, 12-13. Ðú nysstest (Cott. MS. nesse) . . . ic nyste (Cott.

Linked entries: nást nát nitan

óleccung

(n.)
Grammar
óleccung, e; f. I.
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gesceádwís se reecere sceal bión on his þreaunga and on his óleccunga quae esse debet rectoris discretio correptionis et dissimulationis, Past. 21, tit. ; Swt. 151, 6.

on-lúcan

(v.)
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Hié ne ongietaþ ná suíðe hié onlúcaþ hiera mód mid ðæm unþeáwe ofermétta quantum se vitiis superbiendo aperiat, non agnoscit, 38, 1; Swt. 271, 22. Módhord onleác and ðus wordum cwæþ, Andr. Kmbl. 344; An. 172. Leóþucræft onleác, Elen.

scír-mann

(n.)
Grammar
scír-mann, (scíre-, scíres-), es; m.
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Hwæt elles meahte beón getácnod þurh Eze-chiel búton ða scírmenn per Ezechielem praepositorum persona signatur, 21, 3 ; Swt. 153, 24. an inhabitant of a district (v. scir, ) Gregorius befrán, þære scíre nama wǽre, ðe ða cnapan of álǽdde wǽron.

þeódan

(v.)
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þeódan, þiédan, þídan, þýdan; p. de
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Ða woruldgesǽlþa hié simle tó ðám gódum ne ðeódaþ ne ða yfelan góde ne gedóð ðe hié hié oftost tó geðeódaþ fortuna nec se bonis semper adjungit, et bonos, quibus fuerit adjuncta, non efficit, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 56, 33.

Linked entries: þídan þiédan

á-rásian

(v.)
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. ¶ á-rásod tried, experienced :-- Þás þing þincað þám árásedum clericum unweorðlice, Angl. viii. 312, 43. to find out, detect hé árásode þá híwunge Totillan de simulatione Totilae deprehensa, Gr. D. 130, 13.

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ge-hirtan

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Gehyrte foverat 150, 12. the object a person, to encourage, revive the spirits, animate Hé wolde gehyrtan ðá þe se cásere ácwealde . . . þá geseah hé sume þá crístenan woldon áwácian for ðám wítum and gehyrte heora mód, Hml. S. 5, 19-23.

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ge-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feolan, l. ge-feólan; p. -fealh, pl. fulgon.
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Lfc. 36. to enter the mind se ealda feónd on symbel geféleð úrum gebohtum mid his searwum antiquus hostis quam insidiis nostris cogitationibus insistat, Gr.

ge-forþian

(v.)
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hé yrðe mæge fyrme geforðian, Angl. ix. 261, 5. to carry out, accomplish, perform Se cniht þá brýdlác geforþode, Hml. S. 34, 21.

hálig-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-dóm, es; m.
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Háligdóm and hádas and gehálgode Godes hús man sceal weorþian georne holy things and holy orders and the hallowed houses of God must be zealously honoured, L. Eth. 7, 28; Th. i. 336, 1: 24, Th. i. 334, 23: L. E. B. 1; Th. ii. 240, 9.

líc

(n.)
Grammar
líc, es; n.

A body

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Næs nán hús on eallum Egipta lande ðe líc inne ne lǽge neque erat domus, in qua non jaceret mortuus, Ex. 12, 30. Ealle ða hwíle ðe ðæt líc biþ inne, ðǽr sceal beón gedrync and plega, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 25.

fédan

(v.)

to sucklenurseto feed upfattento supportmaintainnurtureeducatefosterto nourishsustainto bring forthTo graze

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Gyf þú wille fédan cyniges bearn, oððe ǽðeles monnes, geleód hine in þín hús, and féd hine, Lch. iii. 178, 11.

of-sleán

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Gif hine mon ofsleá, licgge hé orgilde, 60, 14: 286, 14, Gif þeóf brece mannes hús nihtes, and hé weorðe þǽr ofslegen, ne sié hé (the slayer) ná mansleges seyldig, 50, 19.

heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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Hí woldon witon heáh hit wǽre tó þǽm hefone, and ðicke se hefon wǽre and fæst, oððe hwæt þǽr ofer wǽre, Bt. 35, 4; F. 162, 21-23. Behealde hé on feówer healfe his widgille ðæs heofones hwealfa biþ, 19; F. 68, 22.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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I. 70, 1. of manner Elcra, elles secus, i. aliter, An. Ox. 3202. Hit ne sý ꝥ se láreów þe him tela tǽce him sylf elles dó, Ll. Th. ii. 418, 4. otherwise, differently Elles aliter, An. Ox. 1380: ceterum, 5183.

feran

Grammar
feran, l. féran,

to go onproceedto farego onsucceedto comebe derived

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S. 32, 206. impersonal wel hit férde mid ús þá ðá þis ígland wæs wunigende on sibbe, Hml. S. 13, 147.