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néðan

(v.)
Grammar
néðan, p. de

To have courage to doto dare to doto venture

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To have courage to do, to dare to do, to venture Néþeþ hwílum meówle ðæt heó on mec grípeþ the maiden has at times the courage to lay hold on me, Exon. Th. 407, 15; Rä. 26, 5.

Linked entry: ge-néðan

hírsum-ness

obedienceobediencehumilityservice

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Þá elreordegan kyningas ðe ic mid néde hýrsumnesse gedyde, Nar. 32, 19. readiness to obey or serve, humility Hérsumnisse mið bisene ædeáwed (cf. sié hé íwer héra ł embehtmonna (minister), Mk.

scerran

(v.)
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to harness an animal to something [ Se yrþlingc unscenþ (-scerþ ?) ða oxan arator disjungit boves, Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 27. Cf. Ger. an-, aus-schirren to harness, un-harness.] (?) (

Linked entry: scennan

sweltend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sweltend-líc, adj.
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Ready to die, about to die Se wæs sweltendlíc erat moriturus (ready to die, A. V.), Lk. Skt. 7, 2. Wambe sweltendlíces flǽsces uentrem moriture carnis, Scint. 53, 2

Dene-mearc

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Sume férdon Dænmarce ( Dænmercan (Denmarcon, v. l. ), 30), Chr. 1070; P. 207, 16. On Denemearcon, 1036; P. 159, 18. Denemarcon, 1076; P. 211, 22, 36. Dænemearcon (Denmearcan, v. l. ), 1005; P. 136, 5. Denamarcon, 1049; P. 167, 19.

ge-gán

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Th. 57, 2. to contribute to a result Ic ágǽlde þæt mínre sáwle frætwum belumpe, and mé éces lífes earnunge gegán sceolde, Angl. xi. 98, 30. special uses with preps. or adverbs, út gegán to go to the closet, have an evacuation Gif mon ne mæge út

DEORFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DEORFAN, ic deorfe, ðú dyrfst, he dyrfþ, pl. deorfaþ; p. dearf, pl. durfon; pp. dorfen

To labour laborāre

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To labour; laborāre Ne wiðcweðe ic to deorfenne gyt, gif ic nýdbehéfe eom gyt ðínum folce I refuse not to labour still, if I am yet needful to thy people, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 26. Þearle ic deorfe I labour very much, Coll, Monast. 19, 13

Linked entry: mán-deorf

beód-lǽs

(n.)
Grammar
beód-lǽs, e; f.
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Table-allowance, provisions contributed to a mo-nastery Ðæt ( a list of provisions to be granted has just been given ) sié simle hígum beódlése (hígum beódlése?) ymb twelf mónað ágefen, Cht. Th. 474, 6.

Linked entry: lǽs

heáfod-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-beorg, es; m.
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. ; swá heáfodbeorge westeweardon, C. D. v. 179, 26-30. Ðis synt ðá landes meǽre Bryningtúne. Ǽrest on heáfdbeorh; ðonne on wyrtwalan . . . swá herpaðe; andlang herpaðes Imman beorge ; of Imman beorge eft on heáfodbeorge, 300, 7-22

on-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
on-wille, adj.

Desired

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Ongon ðá leófne síð dragan Dryhtnes cempa ðam onwillan eorþan dǽle to the hermitage to which he (Guthlac) desired to go, and from which the fiends had removed him, Exon. Th. 145, 25; Gú. 700

a-scealian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scealian, p. ode; pp. od [a from, scealu a scale]

To pull off the scales or barkto scalebarkdecorticare

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To pull off the scales or bark, to scale, bark; decorticare, Cot. 79

hwítan

(v.)

to polish

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to make white, to polish, Exon. 95 a; Th. 354, 48; Reim. 62

óþ-clífan

(v.)
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to cleave to, adhere Him sár óclífeþ, Exon. Th. 78, l; Cri. 1267

óþ-ícan

(v.)
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to add to Ótéctun addiderunt. Ps. Surt. 68, 2 7. Cf. æt-ýcan

beald

(adj.)
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beald (bald, v.l.) and scomleás presumptione percussus, Past. 61, 2. Add

be-windan

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Add: Heáfe bewindan to encompass with grief, to grieve about, Gn. Ex. 150

gafol-hwitel

Grammar
gafol-hwitel, l. -hwítel

a whittle or blanket to be paid to the lord as a tax.

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a whittle or blanket to be paid to the lord as a tax

á-smúgan

(v.)

to investigate

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to investigate Hí synt ásmúganne mid scrútniendre scrutnunge, Angl. viii. 302, 35

Linked entry: smúgan

hlípe

(n.)
Grammar
hlípe, an; f.
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a place to leap from, a place to mount a horse from. Similar entries v. hleápan; II a. Take here passage under hlýpa in Dict. a place to jump over On hlýpan; of hlýpan. Cht. Crw. 3, 14. hindehlýpan, C. D. iii. 385, 29.

Linked entries: hlíp hlýpa

ge-ánlǽcan

(v.)

to uniteuniteTo join togetherto get together, collect, assemble

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Add: to unite one person to another, unite persons as associates Feówer þeóda hine underféngon hláforde, Peohtas and Bryttas, Scottas and Angli, swá swá God hí geánlǽhte ðám, Hml. S. 26, 107.