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for-lǽran

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Monigo hiá forlǽræþ multos seducent, Mt. 24, 5, 11. Far nú geond þǽra manna hús ðe þú mid þínum drýcræfte forlǽrdest, and gebíg eft tó heora Drihtne, Hml. Th. ii. 418, 16. Þá beswác deófol and forlǽrde his (Adam's) wíf, and heó hine, Wlfst. 9, 8.

wearn

(n.)
Grammar
wearn, es; m. (?)

A multitude, a great number or quantity, a great deal

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his wundra wearn gesáwon on wætergrundum ipsi viderunt mirabilia ejus in profundo, 106, 23. Þeáh ðe eów wealan tó wearnum flówen divitiae si affluant, 61, 11. Hé synfulle tódrífeþ wearnum ealle omnes peccatores disperdet, 144, 20.

Linked entries: un-wearnum wirn worn

un-getogen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-getogen, adj.

Uneducated

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Uneducated Fisceras and ungetogene menn geceás Drihten him tó leorningcnihtum, and swá geteáh, ðæt heóra lár oferstáh ealne woruldwísdóm, Homl. Th. i. 576, 28.

under-þeów

(n.)
Grammar
under-þeów, es; m.

One reduced to slaveryone who serves under or is subject to anothera slaveservant

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Ða burgware bǽdon ðæt hié mósten beón hiera underþeówas ðá hié bewerian ne mehton petentes, ut quos belli clades reliquos fecit, saltem servire liceat, 4, 13; Swt. 212, 5: 2, 8; Swt. 92, 23.

Linked entry: þeów

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner manthe spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of manspiritsoulmindsoulheartspiritminddispositionmoodCouragehigh spiritPridearroganceGreatnessmagnificencepride

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Mid freó móde, 2, 5; S. 507, 32. a special quality of the soul, in a good sense, Courage, high spirit Æfter ðam ðe his mód wæs mid ðam bismre áhwæt hé fór eft on Perse and geflýmde after his courage had been sharpened by this disgrace, he again marched

æt-gebicgan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-gebicgan, p. -bohte; pp. -boht [æt, gebycgan to buy]

To buy for himselfemere

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To buy for himself; emere He æft æt ðam ágende sínne willan æt-gebicge let him afterwards buy her at her owner's will, L. Ethb. 82; Th. i. 24, 4

for-habban

(v.)
Grammar
for-habban, part, -hæbbende; p. -hæfde, pl. -hæfdon; impert. -hafa, pl. -habbaþ; pp. -hæfed, -hæfd; v. trans.

To hold inrestrainretainabstainrefraintĕnērecontĭnērecŏhĭbēreprŏhĭbēreabstĭnēre

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To hold in, restrain, retain, abstain, refrain; tĕnēre, contĭnēre, cŏhĭbēre, prŏhĭbēre, abstĭnēre Ne meahte wæfre mód forhabban in hreðre he might not retain his wavering courage in his heart, Beo. Th. 2306; B. 1151: 5211; B. 2609.

ge-samnian

(v.)
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Ox 1403. used reflexively, to join together for a common purpose to associate for common action Hié móton hié gesomnian, gif hié willað, tó þám were.

BÆÞ

(n.)
Grammar
BÆÞ, es; pl. nom. acc. baðu; g. baða; d. baðum, baðan, baðon; n.

a BATHbalneumbalneatioa fontfons lustralis

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On hátum baðum in hot baths, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 6. a font; fons lustralis Hú hine bǽdan fullwihtes bæðes how they had asked him for a font of baptism, Ors. 6, 34; Bos. 130, 30

tó-weard

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-weard, prep.
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Add Þá áþenede Benedictus his hand and áwrát Crístes róde táken þǽr tóweard extensa manu Benedictus signum crucis edidit, Gr. D. 105, 4. 3. Add Hig eódon tó Sodoman weard abierunt Sodoman, Gen. 18, 22. flugon tó heora lande weard, Hml.

in-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
in-cund, adj.

Internalinwardintimate

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Internal, inward, intimate Ða óðre werod brúcaþ ðære incundan embwlátunge his godcundnysse swá ðæt náteshwón fram his andweardnysse ásende ne gewítaþ the other hosts enjoy the closest contemplation of his divinity, so that on no account do they depart

ge-bindan

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Hine man geband . . . and hine let ofsleán, Chr. 1049 ; P. 168, 36. þone ealdor þeóstra hé geband. Bl. H. 85, 5. hine sendon on þæt carcern, and hié gebunden his handa behindan, 241, 28. Gif mon cierliscne mon gebinde unsynnigne. Ll.

lǽce-getawu

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-getawu, pl. n.
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Medical apparatus wǽron geondsmeágende eall his lǽcegeteá. Þá fundon þá mancas in his lǽcecyste illius omnia medicamenta perscrutantes aureos invenerunt in medicamine, Gr. D. 344, 16

sweord-bora

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-bora, an; m.
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Voc. ii. 76, 46. one who bears his lord's sward, a swordbearer Swá swá Eádmundes sweordbora hit reahte Æþelstáne cyninge, Swt. A. S. Prim. 83, 7. Totila ásende his swurdboran, Riggo geháten, gescrýdne mid his cynelícum gyrelum, Homl. Th. ii. 168, 12

ofer-sáwan

(v.)

to oversow

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to oversow: — Ðá com his feónda sum and oferseów (superseminavif) hit mid coccele, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 25

Linked entry: ofer-gesáwan

þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
þicgan, p. þah, þeah, and þigde, þigede, pl. þǽgon, þégon, and þígdon, þigedon; pp. þegen,
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Ðonue hig mete þicgeaþ cum panem manducant, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 2. hyra hláf þicgaþ, Mk. Skt. 7, 5. Hé on his hús eode and his swǽsendo ðeah intravit epulaturus domum ejus, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 30.

Linked entry: ge-þicgan

þweán

(v.)
Grammar
þweán, p. þwóh, pl. þwógon; pp. þwagen, þwægen, þwegen, þwogen.

to washto anoint.

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hire fét mid his teárum þwóh, 744. Hé þwóh Aaron and his suna, Lev. 8, 6. Heó ðwóhg, Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 13. Ðæt sylfe wæter ðæt ða bán mid ðwógan, 3, 11; S. 535, 33.

faru

goingpassingsailinga journeyvoyagean expeditionproceedingscoursepathprocedurethe trainthe troopsthe followersthe attendantscarriage

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wǽron mid him on eallum his weorcum and on ealre his fare, Hml. Th. 1. 286, 7. Twá béc hé self gesettebe his fare, Ap. Th. 28, 14.

á-mang

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Se ðe his calic ágeóte ámang his mæssan ( inter missam suam ), Ll. Th. ii. 218, 17. Gelamp hit ámang þám ( meanwhile ), Hml. S. 23, 136. Ámang þissan, Chr. 1066; P. 197, 32. Add

ge-bændan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bændan, p. de; pp. ed [ge, and bænd a band]

To bindvincīre

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To bind; vincīre Ic hine gebændan hét I commanded [them] to bind him, Salm. Kmbl. 551; Sal. 275