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hýr

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Add: payment contracted to be made for the temporary use of anything Sume men syllað eác cyrcan hýre swá swá wáclice mylna . . . ac hit ne gedafenað ꝥ man dó Godes hús ánre mylne gelíc for lyðrum tolle, Hml. S. 19, 248. <b>Ia.

ge-nugan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nugan, pres. hit -neah [Goth. ganah]

To suffice, to be sufficient, not to be wantingsufficere

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To suffice, to be sufficient, not to be wanting; sufficere Gif us on ferðe geneah if in our soul we be not wanting [if it is sufficient to us in our soul], Exon. 93 a; Th. 348, 29; Sch. 35:90 a; Th. 337, 26; Gn. Ex. 70.

Linked entry: ge-neah

á-láþian

(v.)
Grammar
á-láþian, p. ode.
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Ox. 4771: 2, 383: 8, 294. to be hostile to, to loathe, hate. v. láþ, <b>II </b>Unclǽn*-*nessa áláþode (mens) squalores horrescit, 4456. to make hostile, make threatening Yrmþa gequis áláþode (beótode) calamitates conspiratio intentabat

Linked entry: láþian

ge-cwémednes

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. ¶ ánum gecwemednesse to the delight of a person, so as to please a person :-- Heó plegode him eallum gecwémednysse (cf. cum saltasset et placuisset Herodi simulque recumbentibus, Mk. 6, 22), Hml. Th. i. 480, 31.

a-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
a-fleón, he flíhþ; p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon; pp. -flogen.

To flee awayeffugereTo drive awayput to flightfugare

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To flee away; effugere Gǽst aflíhþ the spirit fleeth away. Exon. 40 a; Th. 132, 20; Gú. 475: 58a; Th. 208,13; Ph. 155. v. trans. To drive away, put to flight; fugare Hí aflogene wǽron they were put to flight, Jud. 6, 14

Linked entry: a-flogen

mannian

(v.)
Grammar
mannian, p. ode

To supply with mento garrison

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To supply with men, to garrison Heora ǽlc férde his castele and ðone mannoden and metsoden swá hig betst mihton every one of them went to his castle and garrisoned and provisioned it as well as ever they could, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 16

on-lecgende

(adj.)
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For 'on-lying' substitute 'that is to be laid on, that is to be applied to a wound', and add: — Wiþ sweórcoþe, wyrc onlecgende sealfe, Genim fearres gelyndo and beran smeru and weax, ealra emfela, wyrc sealfe, smire mid, Lch. ii. 48, 5

dón

(v.)
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hiéran háde dón to elevate to a higher rank, Past. 7, 15. láre dón to send to school, Ll. Th. ii. 414, 3.

scrimman

(v.)
Grammar
scrimman, p. scramm
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To shrink, draw up, contract Gif monnes fót hommum scrimme and scrince (cf. monegum men gescrincaþ his fét his homme, 68, 3), Lchdm. ii. 6, 15

ge-hámettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hámettan, p. te; pp. ed

To appoint a homedomiciledŏmum assignāre

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To appoint a home, domicile; dŏmum assignāre Ðæt hí hine to folcryhte gehámetten that they domicile him to folk-right, L. Ath. i. 2; Th. i. 200, 7

Linked entry: hámettan

list-wrenc

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For ' Lye' substitute Mid listwrence híwian unsóð sóðe, Wrfst. 128, 5. Þá þæ yfel cunnon híwian góde and unsóð sóðe þurh lytigne listwrencg, 81, 37

on-swebban

(v.)

to put to sleep (but generally of the sleep of death), lay to rest ( in the grave)

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to put to sleep (but generally of the sleep of death), lay to rest ( in the grave) Onsuebbaþ sepeliant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 44. Onsuebdum sopitis, 120, 73

a-stundian

(v.)

To ASTOUNDgrievesuffer griefto beardolere

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To ASTOUND, grieve, suffer grief, to bear; dolere, R. Ben. 36, Mann

plicettan

(v.)
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to expose to danger Plicet adludit (adlidit ?), Germ. 397, 20. Cf. pliht. (?)

be-siwian

(v.)
Grammar
be-siwian, p. ede; pp. ed

To sew together, to joinjungere

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To sew together, to join; jungere Besiwed feðergeweorc opus plumarium Cot. 145

ge-bítan

(v.)

to bite

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to bite Gebítes ł to-slítes adlidit. Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 18

Linked entries: bítan ge-bit

ge-négan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-négan, p. de; pp. ed

To approach one with anything, to address,

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To approach one with anything, to address, Elen. Kmbl. 769: El. 385

and-bícnian

(v.)
Grammar
and-bícnian, p. ode
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To make signs to Hleóðriende andbécniað ciebant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 50

ciric-weg

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-weg, es; m.
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Road to a church þám cyricwege, C. D. iv. 36, 10

trǽgelian

(v.)
Grammar
trǽgelian, trǽglian; p. ode

To pluck

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To pluck Trǽglian carpere, Germ. 398, 84. trǽgelgenne carpendum, 399, 388

Linked entry: tó-trǽgelian