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ege

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Wíf ic lǽrde ꝥ hié heora weras lufedan and him ege tó wiston, Bl. H. 185, 23: Wlfst. 220, 27. Add

for-secgan

accuse

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to say ill of a person, accuse (falsely) Sum wer his wíf forsǽde, swá ꝥ heó sceolde hí sceandlíce forlicgan ... Se cniht forsǽde hí bútá. ... 'Hwí woldest þú forsecgan unc unscyldige swá?', Hml. S. 12, 181-198.

gagátes

(n.)
Grammar
gagátes, indecl. m.

The agate or jet ⬩ a precious stone ⬩ găgātes ⬩ γăγάτηs

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Sceaf gagátes dǽl ðæs stánes on ðæt wín shave off a part of the stone agate into the wine, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 11.

ge-dreccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dreccan, p. -drehte; pp. -dreht, -dreaht

To vex ⬩ afflict ⬩ torment ⬩ oppress ⬩ vexare ⬩ affligere ⬩ tribulare ⬩ opprimere

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To vex, afflict, torment, oppress; vexare, affligere, tribulare, opprimere He hæfþ on slǽpe ðýn wýf gedreht he hath vexed thy wife in her sleep, Nicod. 6; Thw. 3, 15.

Linked entries: ge-drecte ge-dreht

ofer-módigian

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-módigian, -módgian, -módigan

to be proud or haughty, to be puffed up with pride

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Hié wið Gode ofermódgiaþ contra Deum superbiunt, 29; Swt. 201, 16. Ðé læs ðe hira fýnd ofermódegodun ne forte superbirent hostes eorum, Deut. 32, 27. Hwý gé ofer óðre men ofermódigen, Met. 17, 16

Linked entries: módigian ofer-módian

Tír

(n.)
Grammar
Tír, es; n.
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Tíw, the two forms Tír, Tíw may be compared with Icelandic Týrr; gen. Týrs (cf. Dan. Tirs-dag), Týr; gen. Týs

Linked entries: T Tíw

ge-mengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mengan, -mencgan; p. de; pp. ed
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He gemengeþ ðæt fýr wið ðam cíle he mingles the fire with the cold, 39, 13; Fox 234, 11 : Bt. Met. Fox 11, 182; Met. 11, 91. Ic me to ðam plegan gemengde lūdentĭbus me miscui, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 11.

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have power ⬩ to rule ⬩ govern ⬩ reign ⬩ to domineer ⬩ dominate ⬩ tyrannize ⬩ exercise violence ⬩ to prevail

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Wih. prm.; Th. i. 36, 4. with the idea of supremacy secured by, or exercised with, force or violence, to domineer, dominate, tyrannize, exercise violence Swá nú ríxiaþ gromhýdge guman, Exon. Th. 445, 26; Dóm. 13.

swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.

in like manner, also, as well, too ⬩ so, in such manner, in a manner already described ⬩ as, like ⬩ as if ⬩ with words denoting measure, about

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Th. 107, 2. so, in such manner, in a manner already described Ðín mildheortnes is mycel wið heofenas, is ðín sóðfæstnes swylce wið wolcnum, Ps. Th. 56, 12. Lifge Ismael lárum swilce ðínum, Cd. Th. 141, 18; Gen. 2346.

Linked entry: swálíce

Deór-hyrst

(n.)
Grammar
Deór-hyrst, es; m. [hyrst a hurst; copse, wood]

DEERHURST, Gloucestershire ⬩ lŏci nōmen in agro Glocgstriæ

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DEERHURST, Gloucestershire;lŏci nōmen in agro Glocgstriæ Æt Olaníge wið Deórhyrste at Olney near Deerhurst, Chr. 10106; Th. 282, 40, col. 2. On Deór-hyrste at Deerhurst, Chr. 1053; Th. 322, 13, col. 2

Faul

Grammar
Faul, a word used as a charm against the bite of an adder
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Sume án word wið nædran bíte lǽraþ to cweðenne, ðæt is, Faul some teach us against bite of adder to speak one word, that is, Faul, L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 114, 2

un-cúþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-cúþlíce, adv.

Unkindly

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Unkindly Ðam elþeódigan and útancumenan ne lǽt ðú nó uncúðlíce wið hine ne mid nánum unrihtum ðú hine ne drecce ( peregrino molestus non eris, Ex. 23, 9), L. Alf. 47; Th. i. 54, 21

Linked entries: cúþ-líce un-cúþ

fore-standan

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to hold one's ground, prevail against Geatt helles ne forestondes wið ðá ilca portae inferi non praevalebunt adversum eam, Mt. L. 16, 18. For Cot. 149 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 63, and add:

hlid-geat

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Ǽrest on díc; ðonne upp wið hliðgeatas; ðonne on brádan hærpað, C. D. v. 109, 8. Andlang weges tó hlidgeate, Cht. E. 290, 24. Beforan hlidgeate ante postes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 5, Add:

norþeást-rodor

(n.)
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the north-east sky, the north-east Eóde wit ongeán norðeástrodor (norð-and-eástrodor, v. l.), swá sunnan uppgang bið æt middum sumera incedebamus contra ortum solis solstitialem, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 615, 17

riht-tíd

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Þý lǽs ꝥ bearn of bearneácnum wífe sié ǽr rihttíde, Lch. ii. 330, 10. Ic ondette gífernesse metes and drinces ǽr tídum and in tíde, ge eác ofer rihttíde, Angl. xi. 98, 24. Add

ǽr-dǽd

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Hú micel is ðæt wíte ðe byð for ǽrdǽdum . . . cyningc wile déman ánra gehwylcum be ǽrdǽdum quanta malis maneant tormenta . . . adveniet judex mercedem reddere cunctis, Dóm. L. 93, 96: Wlfst. 137, 1, 3. Add

sóþ-bora

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-bora, (?), an; m.

A truth-bearer ⬩ one who has exact knowledge

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A truth-bearer, one who has exact knowledge Ðone hæleð higegleáwe hátaþ wíde cométa be naman, cræftgleáwe men, wíse sóðboran (other MSS. have wóþboran, which suits better the alliteration), Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 27

MILTE

(n.)
Grammar
MILTE, es; m.: an; f.

The MILT ⬩ spleen

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Wið áswollenum milte, 2, 45; Lchdm. ii. 256, 16

of-geótan

(v.)

to moisten by pouring, souse, soak ⬩ to put out a fire by pouring water on it

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Ofgeót hý áne niht mid wýne ðanne on morgen nim ða leáf cnuca hý . . . and ofgeót hý mid ðan ylcan wíne ðe hý ǽr ofgotene wǽron soak them a night with wine, then in the morning take the leaves, pound them . . . and soak them with the same wine that they