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a-lystan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lystan, p. -lyste; pp. -lysted, -lyst [a, lystan to wish]

To list ⬩ wish ⬩ desire ⬩ desiderare

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To list, wish, desire; desiderare Hwí eów alyste [á lyste, Grn.] why do ye desire? Bt. Met. Fox 10, 36; Met. 10, 18

be-murcnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-murcnian, p. ode; pp. od [be, murcnian to murmur]

To murmur ⬩ murmur greatly ⬩ obmurmurare

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To murmur, murmur greatly; obmurmurare Hú ungemetlíce, ge Rómware, bemurcniaþ how immoderately, O Romans, do ye murmur, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 34, 9

Linked entry: murcnian

ofer-gemet

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ofer-gemet, es; n.

Excess ⬩ supervacuus

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Excess Suá oft suá wé úre hand dó? tó úrum múþe for giéfernesse ofergemet ( per immoderatum usum Past. 43, 5; Swt. 313, 14

ofer-healdan

(v.)

to hold over, delay to do, neglect

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to hold over, delay to do, neglect Gif se gereáfa ðis oferheald, gebéte .xxx. sciłł., L. Ath. i. prm.; Th. i. 198, 11

ná-wiht

Grammar
ná-wiht, <b>. I a.</b>
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Þ hé þé náwiht (nánwiht, nóht, v.ll. ) láþes ne dó, 2, 12; Sch. 156, 22. Ne sceal hé náht (nóht, v.l.) unáliéfedes dón, Past. 61, 14. 'Ic nát nánwiht Godes gelíces.'

ge-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bétan, he -béteþ, pl. -bétaþ; p. bétte, pl. bétton; pp. -béted, -bétt; v. trans, [ge-, bétan to amend] .

to make better ⬩ improve ⬩ mend ⬩ amend ⬩ repair ⬩ emendāre ⬩ repărāre ⬩ to make strong ⬩ fortify ⬩ surround with a wall ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ munīre ⬩ mūrāre ⬩ to make amends ⬩ reparation ⬩ 'bót' for ⬩ repent ⬩ to obtain a remedy against ⬩ to get 'bót' from ⬩ avenge

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to make better, improve, mend, amend, repair; emendāre, repărāre Gimmas ne scearpnesse gebétaþ gems do not improve sharpness, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 33. Ðæt hí gebétton that they repaired, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 54, 15: Bt. 20: Fox 70, 35.

Linked entries: ge-bétt ge-bótad

þreátung

(n.)
Grammar
þreátung, e; f.

compulsion ⬩ force ⬩ violence ⬩ oppression ⬩ ill-treatment ⬩ rebuke ⬩ reproof ⬩ threatening

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Similar entries v. þreátian, I Hí bestungon him on múþ mid niycelre ðreátunge ðone fúlan mete, Homi. Skt. ii. 25, 34.

ge-mang

Grammar
ge-mang, among.
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J 64, 4. of the relation of anything in a local group to the other members of the group, although these do not actually surround it Zosimus hine sylfne tó fulfremednysse áþenede gemang þám emnwyrhtum. Hml. S. 23 b, 97.

rind

(n.)
Grammar
rind, e ; rinde, an; f.

Rind. ⬩ of a tree ⬩ the bark ⬩ crust ⬩ rind

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Andlang ðæs piþan and andlang ðære rinde óþ ðone helm, Bt. 34, 10 ; Fox 150, 3. Of corntreówes rinde de cortice corni, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 6.

Linked entry: rinde

on-wreón

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Add Ðonne wé underfóð ðone hwǽte æt Gode, ðonne wé ongietað inweardlíce dá ǽ, and onwreóð ðá diéglan cwidas frumentum a Domino accepimus, quando in dictis obscurioribus subducto tegmine litterae per medullam Spiritus legis interna sentimus, Past. 369

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Under ⬩ under ⬩ at the foot of ⬩ under ⬩ within ⬩ among ⬩ below ⬩ beneath ⬩ down

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Th. 2837; B. 1416. down as opposed to up Wið ðone ðe him mete under ne gewunige if his food do not remain down, Lchdm. ii. 190, 1: 198, 23

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

á-beran

(v.)
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to do without Hym wæs láð tó forlǽtenne þone Hǽlend, and hý uneáðe mihton his neáweste (wanan?, ond áberan = to endure) áberan. Nap. 4. (?)

gléd-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
gléd-fæt, es; n.

A fire-vat ⬩ chafing-dish

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A fire-vat, chafing-dish Dó gléda an glédfæt put live coals in a chafing dish, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 346, 3

ge-lícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícian, p. ode.
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Cf. ge-líc; Þá geceás hé him áne burg wið þone sǽ, Bizantium wæs hátenu, tó ðon þæt him gelícade ꝥ hié þǽr mehten betst frið binnan habban, and eác ꝥ hié þǽr gehendaste wǽren on gehwelc lond þonan tó winnanne maritimam urbem, Byzantium, aptissimam judicavit

récan

Grammar
récan, reccan.
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Hí ne reccað (-eað, v. l. ) ðeáh menn wénen ðæt hié yfel dón, 179, 9

treów-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
treów-cynn, es; n.

A kind of tree ⬩ wood ⬩ a tree ⬩ a wood ⬩ Abies

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Ðá ætýwde Drihten Moise án treówcyn and hét dón ðæt treów on ðæt wæter, Ex. 15, 25

ge-hefigian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hefigian, -hefegian, -hefgian; p. ode; pp. od, ad; v. trans.

To make heavy or sad ⬩ to load ⬩ burden ⬩ weigh down ⬩ increase the weight of ⬩ aggravate ⬩ gravare ⬩ contristare ⬩ vexare ⬩ deprimere ⬩ aggravare

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Ðonne biþ gehefgad haswig-fedra, gomol, geárum fród then the variegated-feathered [phoenix] becomes sad, old, advanced in years, Exon. 58 a; Th. 208, 9; Ph. 153.

Linked entry: ge-heofegian

for-berstan

exhausted ⬩ to fail ⬩ break down

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Ðonne ðá twigo forburston, þonne gewitan þá sáula niðer þá þe on ðǽm twigum hangodan, Bl. H. 211, 3.

HLÁF

(n.)
Grammar
HLÁF, es; m.

Bread, ⬩ food, ⬩ a loaf

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For hwon ne rǽcst ðú ús ðone hwítan hláf ðone ðú sealdest Saban quare non nobis porrigis panem nitidum quem Saba dabas, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 14. Cyse and drygne hláf cheese and dry bread, L. M. 2, 26; Lchdm. ii. 278, 21.

ge-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stígan, p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; pp. -stigen

To mount ⬩ ascend ⬩ descend

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Ðonne gestíge ic ofer ðone then will I ascend upon it, Blickl. Homl. 183, 4. Ðætte gestíge ut descendat, Rtl. 98, 10. Of dúne gestígdes ðú descendes, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 23.