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teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Hit him wyrþ tó teónan it will turn to his hurt, 51, 9. Ne him wiht gescód ðæs ðe hý him tó teónan þurhtogen hæfdon, Exon. Th. 127, 36; Gú. 397: 269, 30; Jul. 458.

Linked entry: teóne

heorþ-cniht

(n.)
Grammar
heorþ-cniht, es; m.

A domesticservantattendant

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A domestic, servant, attendant Hió dyde sciella tó bisene his heorþcneohtum and ðus cwæþ sub squamarum specie de ejus satellitibus perhibetur, Past. 47, 3; Swt. 361, 18

ge-gild

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gild, ge-gyld, es; n.

A guildsocietyclubsocietasfraternitas

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A guild, society, or club; societas, fraternitas We for his lufon ðis gegyld gegaderodon for love of him we have gathered this guild, Th. Diplm. 608, 7

Linked entry: ge-gyld

un-scyldiglíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scyldiglíc, adj.

Innocentnot obnoxiousunobjectionable

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Innocent, not obnoxious, unobjectionable Ungerisnre bysene ðú hátest hié wítnian, ah mé þynceþ unscyldiglícre ðæt him man heáfod of áceorfe búton óðrum wítum, Blickl. Homl. 189, 32

Linked entry: scyldiglíc

ceaster-waru

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Micele lufe hæfde eal seó ceasterwara tó him, Ap. Th. 6, 11. Þeós ceasterwaru on heáfe wunað, 23. Mínre ceasterwaru nis nán hǽlo hiht, 9, 10. Add

ofer-leóran

Grammar
ofer-leóran, I. add: <b>I a.</b>
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to pass by, abandon Þonne wǽre him wén ꝥ hé oferliórde and forléte þone gewunan his ágenre stíþnysse fortassis sui vigoris usum excederet, Gr. D. 106, 5

ærcebiscop-stól

(n.)
Grammar
ærcebiscop-stól, es; m.
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Æfter him féng Mellitus tó arceƀstóle, Chr. 616; P. 22, 37: 988; P. 125, 16. Hé gesæt his arceƀstól inthronizatur cathedra archipresulatus sui, 1048; P. 172, 4

spíder

(n.)

a spider

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Hér com in gangan in spíder wiht, hæfde him his haman on handa, Lchdm. iii. 42, 11. The passage is the beginning of a charm

hlǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
hlǽnsian, p. ode

To make lean;macerare, castigare.

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'Carnis maceratio fleises lensing.Mon lenseþ his fleis hwenne he him ȝefeð lutel to etene,' [Cf. O. E. Hom.i. 147.]

georn-full

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Ðæt hié ymb hié selfe swǽ geornfulle sién ðæt hié tó sláwlíce ðǽra ne giémen þe him befæste sién ut sic in propria sollicitudine ferveant, ut a commissorum custodia minime torpescant, Past. 190, 23.

út-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
út-færeld, es; n.

A going out

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Útfæreld his fram Fæder egressus ejus a Patre, Hymn. Surt. 44, 17. ǽr Moyse and hys folce ðæs útfæreldes wyrndon, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 19. Útfæreld exitum, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Zup. 193, 8.

Linked entry: ex-odus

sneóme

(adv.)
Grammar
sneóme, snióme; adv.

swiftly, rapidlyquickly, immediately, at once velociter, cito, subito, statim citius quickly to hasten

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semninga sneóme forwurdon subito defecerunt Ps. Th. 72, 15: 106, 13. Snióme 74, 7: 103, 33; 123, 2. Swá heó sǽ geseah, hé hió snióme fleáh 113, 3. Sniómor Cd. Th. 51, 21; Gen. 830

mægden-cild

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Beó hit hysecild, beó hit mǽdencild sit masculus infans, sit femina, Ll. Th. ii. 190, 22. Add

ge-medemian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-medemian, p. ode; pp. od [medeme]

To deign, deem worthy, honour, vouchsafe, moderate, humiliate, humble

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Crist sylf gemedemode ðæt he wolde gebígan his hálige heáfod to his ðeówan handum Christ himself deigned to bow his head to his servant's hands, Homl.

Linked entry: medumian

bletsung

(n.)
Grammar
bletsung, bledsung, e; f.

A BLESSINGbenedictio

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Brohte him bletsunge, se ðe him ǽ sette benedictionem dabit, qui legem dedit, Ps. Th. 83, 7: 113, 21. Him se beorn bletsunga leán ageaf the prince gave him the gift of his blessings, Cd. 97; Th. 128, 2; Gen. 2120

Linked entry: bledsung

gilp

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Voc. ii. 146, 41. ꝥ mycele gylp and seó unrihtgítsung . . . ꝥ iss flugon forhtigende . . . gylp wearð gnornra, Exod. 454. Hié gylp beswác, wíndruncen gewit, Dan. 752. Þý lǽs him gilp scedðe, oððe fore þǽre mǽrðe mód ástíge, Crä. 100: Cri. 684.

ge-scrífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scrífan, p. -scráf, -screáf; pp. -scrifen.

to judge, deem, assign, impose, appointjudicare, assignare, imponere, designareto shrive, impose penance, censurepœnitentiam imponere, reprehendere

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to judge, deem, assign, impose, appoint; judicare, assignare, imponere, designare Se ðe him gescráf weán who to him had assigned misery, Cd. 148; Th. 186, 16; Exod. 139. Swá him wyrd gescráf so fate assigned to him, Beo. Th. 5142; B. 2574: Elen.

Linked entry: ge-scrif

óþer

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his líf on nán óðer ne wend, on óðer hé lǽrð, Past. 193, 13: 257, 19. sind óðre, óþre wǽron, Hml. Th. ii. 574, 2. Add hlifiað feor úp ofer þá óðre eorðan, Wlfst. 262, 11.

ge-andwerdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andwerdian, p. ode; pp. od [andweard present]

To presentbring before onepræsentāre

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To present, bring before one; præsentāre Ða hét he ðone biscop mid his preóstum samod geandwerdian then commanded he to bring the bishop together with his priests before [him], Homl. Th. i. 416, 4. Geandweardod beón præsentātus esse, præsentāri, R.

ge-ehtian

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

To estimatevalueæstĭmāre

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To estimate, value; æstĭmāre Ðæt hie mon ná undeórran weorþe móste lésan ðonne hie mon be ðam were geehtige which must not be redeemed at any cheaper rate than it is estimated at according to his value, L. Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 82, 2, note 8