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teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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ástígende on án scyp bæd hyne ðæt hit lythwón fram lande tuge . . . cwæþ tó Simone: 'Teóh hit on dýpan,' Lk.

á-sceacan

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 146, 20, 21. literal áscóc ( the viper ) in tó fýre, Hml. Th. i. 574, 15. Ásceaccað asca, Lk. L. 9, 5. figurative Gif his fram áscæcð yfelu si sua discusserit mala, Scint. 164, 2.

Linked entries: sceacan on-sceacan

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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H. 20, 5. Heó ne mihte forbæran ꝥ heó hit leng forhǽle, Hml. S. 30, 348. absolute Hǽte oþ ꝥ hit sié swá hát swá þín finger forberan mæge. Lch. ii. 236, 28.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Hié forgeáfon þǽm cásere þá fǽhþe þe his mǽg hæfde wið hié ǽr geworht, ond forgeaf him ꝥ unryht and ꝥ fácn ꝥ him dón þóhton Claudius omnium factorum dictorumve veniam sanxit, Ors. 6, 4; S. 258, 27-29. Sié hit (gylt) healf forgifen, Ll.

eáþe

(adv.)
Grammar
eáþe, adv.
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Him þincð þæt mæge ǽð bútan faran þonne mid, 21, 22: 39, 18.

FRÓFOR

(n.)
Grammar
FRÓFOR, frófer, frófur; gen. frófre; f: v. <b>II;</b> but frófor and frófer are sometimes m.

comfortsolaceconsolationhelpbenefitprofitrefugesōlāmensōlātiumconsōlātioauxĭliumrefŭgium

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Spl. 17, 1: 30, 4: 58, 19. the following examples are m Frófres ic ðé bidde I ask thee for comfort, Hy. 6, 1; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, He geandbídode ðone frófer he awaited the comfort, Homl. Th. 136, 2.

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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Ðara ðe of hleó sende, Cd. Th. 7, 7 ; Gen. 102. Hié mé sendon on ðis carcern, Blickl. Homl. 237, 31. wile ða sáula sendan on éce wítu, 95, 4: 125, 2.

sparian

(v.)
Grammar
sparian, p. ode.

to spareto show mercy toto refrain from injuring or destroyingto sparepreservenot to useto leave aloneabstain fromparcere, fovereto spare

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God ne sparode his ágenum bearne, Homl. Th. ii. 62, 20. Ná sparode (spearede, Ps. Surt. v. 50) sáulum heora non pepercit animabus eorum, Ps. Spl. C. 77, 55.

ge-wunian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wunian, p. ode; pp. od.

to dwellinhabitto remainstayabidecontinueTo stop, live, associate withcontinue in or withto be accustomed, wont

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Ðæt hine on ylde eft gewunigen wilgesíðas that with him in his age remain his loved comrades, Beo. Th. 44; B. 22.

ÆG

(n.)
Grammar
ÆG, æig; g. asges; pl. nom. acc. ægru; g. ægra; d. ægrum, ægerum; n.

An EGGovum

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An EGG; ovum Gifhit [cild] æges bitt if he ask for an egg, Homl. Th. i. 250, 9. Ðæt æg [æig MS.] getácnaþ ðone hálgan hiht the egg betokens the holy hope, i. 250, 11. Gif he bit æg si petierit ovum, Lk. Bos. 11, 12.

Linked entries: ægerum ægru æig

un-híre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-híre, -heóre, -hére, -hiére, -hióre, -hýre; adj.

Fiercesavagecrueldeadlydiredreadfulfrightful

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Se (Ishmael) bið unhýre, orlæggífre, wiðerbreca wera cneórissum hic erit ferus homo, manus ejus contra omnes (Gen. 16, 12), Cd. Th. 138, 5; Gen. 2287. Ne gémde ná swá swýðe áræfnede ðæs unhýran cwelres hand, Shrn. 129, 9.

íren

(n.)
Grammar
íren, es; n.
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Him írenna ecge ne mihton helpan æt hilde, 2683. írenum chalibis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 40. <b>II b.</b> a fetter :-- Gehéndun in fótcospum foet his, íren ðorhleórde sáwle his, Ps. Srt. 104, 18. Gebundne in írene, 106, 10. <b>II c.

wissian

(v.)
Grammar
wissian, p. ode.

to shewto shewguidedirectruledeclaremake known

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Ða ðe heora synna bétaþ swá swá hym man wissaþ, Wulfst. 104, 14. ðé wissaþ, Gen. 24, 7. wítegode swá him wissode God, Num. 33, 8. Rex cyning is gecweden a regendo . . ., for ðan ðe se cyning sceal mid micelum wísdóme his leóde wissian, Ælfc.

genge

(n.)
Grammar
genge, f.
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him tó cómon mid medemum fultume, 1052; P. 175, 17. Se cining sende Ealdred mid genge, P. 176, 13. gewende tó Brytlande and begeat him þǽr micel genge, 1055; P. 185, 38.

gearcian

(v.)
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Gearcode his fare and tó Englelande cóm, Chr. 1091 ; P. 226, 28. gearcodon sylfe tó wíge, Hml. A. 104, 68, 75. Gearciað þá þing þe eów gewunelice synd tó bebyrigunge, Hml. S. 3, 579. hét gearcian tó heora gyftum mænigfealde mǽrða, Hml.

ge-clǽnsian

(v.)
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Ox. 40, 18. to clear, prove innocent of a charge Þá witan gerehton þæt heó sceolde hire fæder hand geclǽnsian ... and heó ... geclǽnsude hire fæder þæs ǽgiftes ( she cleared her father of the charge that he had not repaid the money ), Cht.

in-fær

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Gif bit þæt him mon infæres tíþige, 95, 4-8. noldon geðafian þám bisceope ꝥ infær hæfde his ǽrende tó ábeódenne, Hml. S. 31, 655.

of-stingan

(v.)

to wound or kill by a thrust, to stab, pierce

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(Pilate) hiene selfne ofstong sua se transverberans manu, 6, 3; Swt. 258, 10: Shrn. 33, 5. wolde ofstingan Eádwine, ac ofstang Lillan his þegn. Chr. 626; Erl. 23, 29: 755; Erl. 48, 23.

Linked entry: of-stician

ou-cnáwenness

(n.)
Grammar
ou-cnáwenness, e; f.

recognition, knowledge (that an object is what it really is)acknowledgment, recognition of a claim

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nolde him æteówian his oncnáwennysse he would not let them recognise him (cf. l. 16, him ne geswutelode hwæt wæs), 284, 12. Ða deóflu æteówiaþ ðære synfullan sáwle hyre mánfullan dǽda ...

ed-wít

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him ætfæste éce edwít opprobrium sempiternum dedit illis, Ps. Th. 77, 66: Bl. H. 101, 7. forfleáh þone woruldlican wurðmynt, ac ne forfleáh ná þæt edwít and ðone hosp, Hml. Th. i. 162, 12.