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ofer-rǽdan

(v.)

to read over or throughto considerto consider

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Th. i. 166, 7. Ðá heó ða gewrita oferrǽ hæfde, Ap. Th. 20, 20: 21, 12 to consider Oferrǽdan ł hycgean coniici Hpt. Gl. 439, 4

ge-bann

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Ðá þá þis geban þus geset wæs ..., Ap. Th. 7, 6-11

líf-leás

(adj.)
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líf-leás, adj.

Lifeless

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Lifeless, without life Ðú bist deád and ða ðe ðé lóciaþ beóþ lífleáse eác morte morieris tu et omnia quæ tua sunt, Gen. 20, 7.

be-sincan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sincan, p. -sanc, pl. -suncon; pp. -suncen

To sinksubmergere, demergere

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To sink; submergere, demergere Seó burh besanc on eorþan the city sank into the earth, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 75, 32. Twá byrig on eorþan besuncon two cities sunk into the earth, Ors. 3, 2; Bos. 54. 43.

Linked entry: be-suncen

be-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lífan, (ié, é, ý); p. de
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To believe Þone hálgan gást þe þú on beléfst, Hml. A. 177, 266. Þá þe on God belýfað. Hml. Th. i. 114, 8. Þone dracan þe wé on belýfdon, 570, 25. Hí on God belýfdon, 92, 33: 244, 4: ii. 20, 7: Hml. S. 23, 22.

efnan

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Th. 118, 131. Hí his bebodu efnedan custodiebant praecepta ejus, 98, 8. Þæt heó his word efnan ( faciant ), 102, 17. Þá þe þíne ǽ efnan nellað contra legem agentes, 70, 3: 88, 27. Dómas efnan judicium custodire, 105, 3.

for-gyltan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gyltan, p. -gylte; pp. -gylt
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To make guilty (occurs as reflexive or in passive) Þá ðe on openlican synnan (mid openan heáfodgyltan) hý sylfe forgyltan, Wlfst. 104, 12: 153, 10. Ꝥ man freóge ǽlcne wítefæstne man þe on his tíman forgylt wǽre, Cht. Th. 551, 15.

ofer-eáca

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Syllað ðone ofereácan eów ( the rich ) ælmesdǽdum, Hml. Th. ii. 328, 3

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Past. 261, 20. ꝥ hé þæt ilce yfel ne geþafige óþrum monnum þe hé ǽr óþrum dyde that he may not submit to the same evil from others, that he before did to others, Bt. 16, 2: F. 54, 6. Níð geðafian, Dan. 633.

timbran

(v.)
Grammar
timbran, timbrian; p. ede, ode.

to build (lit. or fig.)constructto instruct,edifyto cut timber

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Letten þa kinges timbrien þa hallen, Laym. 5940. To timbren me mine crune, A. R. 124, 8. To timmbrenn himm an hus, Orm. 13368. Who tauȝte hem (peacocks) on trees to tymbre so heighe, Piers P. 11, 352

ícan

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Add: to add. wilh the idea of supplementing or com-pleting Huelchwoego in aldum bócum éccanne aliquid in veteribus libris addere, Mt. p. i. 9. (l a) to add to. (α) with dat. :-- Ðá eádigan fundon þás dómas and Cantwara rihtum þeáwum ǽcton, Ll.

sécan

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Ꝥ folc gewurðode þá hálgan and gelóme sóhton mid geleáfan þider. Hit gelamp þá on fyrste þá þá ꝥ folc þider sóhte þám micclan screfe, Hml. S. 35, 331-334. Sécan frequentemus, An. Ox. 56, 314. 3.

hǽðen-gild

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-gild, -gield, -gyld, es; n.

Heathen worship, idolatryidol

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ðam hǽðengilde bugon they turned to the idol [Baal-peor], Num. 25, 2 : 31, 16.

bi-hófian

(v.)
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bi-hófian, p. ode; pp. od

To have need of, to need, requireegere, indigere

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To have need of, to need, require; egere, indigere,Exon. 37 b; Th. 123, 33; Gú. 332

bi-míðan

(v.)
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bi-míðan, p. -máþ, pl. -miðon; pp. -miðen

To hide, concealoccultare, abscondere

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To hide, conceal; occultare, abscondere,Exon. 34 b; Th. 110, 33; Gú. 118: Ps. Th. 68, 6

bi-þeccan

(v.)

to cover

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to cover, Exon. 28 b; Th. 87, 10; Cri. 1423: 51 b; Th. 179, 1; Gú. 1255

þyrrian

(v.)
Grammar
þyrrian, (-an?)

to make or to become dry

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to make or to become dry Corfen, sworfen, cyrred, þyrred, Exon. Th. 410, 25; Rä. 29, 4

Linked entry: þyrran

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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Gange hé þám ordále, 280, 9. Þis folc húsle gange, Bl.

ge-sceððan

(v.)

To injure, hurt, oppress, be an enemy tonocere, adversari

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[with the same form in the infinitive are to be found, apparently, two verbs, one belonging to the strong, the other to the weak conjugation. Corresponding to the Gothic verb skaþjan, skóþ is sceððan, scód; [cf. sceppan, scóp.]

a

(prep.)
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a, prep. acc.

Toforin

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To, for; in A worlda world to or in an age of ages ; in seculorum seculum, Ps. Th. 18, 8, = on worlda world, Ps. Lamb. 20, 5, = on worulda world, Ps. Th. 103, 6