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ge-weorc

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Eall his ágen geweorc Drihten bletsige benedicite Dominum omnia opera ejus. Ps. Th. 102, 21. His ciricean, his ágen geweorc (cf. hé hié mid his sylfes handum geworhte, 14), Bl. H. 197, 7. v. ǽr-, eald-, fyrn-, hand-geweorc.

tellan

Grammar
tellan, <b>. II.</b>
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</b> add :-- Hié tealdon and him þúhte (putabant ) ꝥ him þá áne miðene deáhle wǽron, Bd. 4, 27; Sch. 515, 4. Add Gif þú nelt hine tellan eác tó þám mónan swá swá tó þǽre sunnan, þonne áwǽst þú þone eástorlican regol, Lch. iii. 264, 15

ge-nihtsumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nihtsumian, -nyhtsumian; part. -nihtsumigende; p. ode; pp. od

To abound, sufficeabundāre, suffĭcĕre

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Se ungesǽliga gýtsere wile máre habban ðonne him genihtsumaþ the unhappy miser wishes to have more than suffices him, Homl. Th. i. 64, 34.

Linked entry: ge-nyhtsumian

spigettan

(v.)
Grammar
spigettan, p. te

To spit

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To spit Gif hire fæder spigette (spuisset) on hire nebb, Num. 12, 14. Ðá ongan se Catulus him spigettan on, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 96, 5

wine-dryhten

(n.)
Grammar
wine-dryhten, es; m.

A friendly, gracious lord.

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Hié winedrihten wiht ne lógon, glædne Hróðgár, ac wæs ðæt gód cyning, Beo. Th. 1728 ; B. 862. Hié wíscton and ne wéndon, ðæt hié heora winedrihten selfne gesáwon, 3213; B. 1604: Byrht. Th. 139, 3: By. 248

for-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
for-berstan, he -birsteþ; p. -bærst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten

To breakburst asunderfailcontĕridirumpiexstingui

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Ðæt him forberste se sweora that his neck break, L. Eth. iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 16: Prov. Kmbl. 19. Wæs him beót forborsten their threat failed, Cd. 4; Th. 5, 11; Gen. 70

Linked entry: a-berstan

leger-teám

(n.)
Grammar
leger-teám, es; m.

Matrimony

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Matrimony, sexual intercourse [lawful or unlawful] Matheus him sægde ðæt hé wǽre swá synnig wið God gif hé ða gehálgodan fǽmnan tó legerteáme onfénge swá se þeów wǽre se ðe fénge on kyninges quéne tó unryhtum hǽmde Matthew said to him, that he would

on-hrínan

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Add: with gen. or uncertain Is wén ðæt sió (fennege) hond ðá óðre besmíte gif hió hire anhrínð, Past. 77, 1. Gif his mon onhrinð mid buccan blóde, 271, 3. Heó mid hire ýtemestan fingrum þǽre lenticula onhrán, Hml. S. 23 b, 715.

lufu

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Hit þúhte him feáwa daga for þǽre lufe þe hé tó hire hæfde, Gen. 29, 20. Heó þæs beornes lufan wiðhogde, Jul. 41. Hé sinhígscipas gesamnaþ mid clǽnlicre lufe hic conjugii sacrum castis nectit amoribus, Bt. 21 ; F. 74, 38.

ge-nǽtan

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Wyrð ðæt mód besuicen and genǽt (-nǽtt, v. l.) mid ðǽra ólicunga ðe him underðiédde beóð seductus ab his, quae infra suppetunt, Past. 111, 6

on-bídan

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Add Þǽr his Pompeius on ánre dúne onbád, Ors. 5, 12; S. 240, 23. with clause Hé gesæt be þám swere anbídende hwæt him gelimpan scolde, Bl. H. 239, 22

ge-dwild

Grammar
ge-dwild, ge-dwyld.
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Nestorius cwæð ꝥ on Críste wǽron twégen hádas, and his gedwild ádwǽscton, Ll. Th. ii. 374, 19.

bed

Grammar
bed, bedd.

a bedcoucha surface on which something rests?

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D. bed = ant-hill

hirde

(n.)
Grammar
hirde, hierde, heorde, hiorde, hyrde, es; m.

A herd, shepherd, pastor, guardian, guard, keeper

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Hé hæfþ geset his englas ús tó hyrdum he hath appointed his angels as our guardians, Homl. Th. i. 170, 10

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, hreopian; p. ode

To touchtreat

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Swá hraðe swá his sceadu hreopode as soon as his shadow touched them, 316, 16: 492, 25. Hrepede, 176, 6. Gif ic his reáfes gefnædu hreppe ... heó hrepode his reáfes fnædu ...

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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Tó hwan mæg ðis eorþlíce hús, gif hit ýdel stent, Homl. Th. ii. 582, 12: 432, 15: Past. Swt. 7, 12. Him mæg tó sorge ðæt hé nát hwæt him tóweard biþ it causes him anxiety that he knows not what will happen to him, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 12.

Linked entry: mæg

ge-cígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cígan, -cígean, -cýgan, -cégan; p. -cígde, -cýgde, -cégde; pp. -cíged, -cýged, -cýgd, -céged [ge, cígan to call]; v. trans.

To callnamecall uponinvokecall forthprovokeincitevocarenominareinvocareprovocareincitare

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Ðú gecígst his naman Ysmaél vocabis nomen ejus Ismael, Gen. 16, 11. Him Dryhten gecýgþ the Lord calls him, Exon. 62 b; Th. 229, 13; Ph. 454. Drihten gecégde eorþan Dominus vocavit terram, Ps. Spl. 49, 1.

wan

(n.)
Grammar
wan, es; [n. (?) cf. Icel. vánt (neut, of vanr) with gen.]
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habbaþ ǽghwæs genóh, nis him wihte won, Exon. Th. 352, 9; Sch. 95. On ðám ðingum ðe won hæfdon in eis quae minus habuerat, Bd. 5, 22 ; S. 644, 15

lǽl

(n.)
Grammar
lǽl, lél, e; f.

withewhipswitcha wealstripemarkbruiseswelling

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Ne sý him blódig wund líces lǽla ac gé hine gesundne ásettaþ ðǽr gé hine genóman let there be no bloody wound on him, no stripes on his body, but do you put him down sound, where you took him, Exon. 42 b; Th. 143, 34; Gú. 671. Léla livor, Kent.

Linked entry: lél

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, to mark, <b>mearcian</b> to fix bounds. [These may be taken together; cf. mearc.]
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Th. ii. 390, 10. to mark a symbol on something, portray, design Týn híw habbað þá bóceras . . . mid þám hig tódǽlað and ámearkiað heora accentas; ꝥ forme híw . . . hérbæftan ic mearkye, Angl. viii. 333, 23.