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ge-bégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bégan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To cause to bowbendbow downreclinepress downhumblecrushflectĕreincurvārehumiliaredeprĭmĕre

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Heó sceáf in ðæt neowle genip, nearwe gebéged thrust them into that deep darkness, closely pressed down, Cd. 223; Th. 292, 26; Sat. 446.

æx

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Se ðunor hit ðrysceð mid ðǽre fýrenan æcxe, Salm. K. 148, 6. Hé bær him æcse and adesan on handa, tácnode on ðám ꝥ hé nales tó ídelnysse on ꝥ mynster eóde, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 26: Angl. ix. 263, l. Æxa bipennes , An. Ox. 2, 71. Æcssa, 2231.

for-feran

Grammar
for-feran, l. -féran,

to perishperish

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Georgies mæssedæg æfter miclum geswince Chr. 1016; P. 148, 21. of violent or untimely death, to perish Forférde Hácun eorl on (comes Hacun in mari periit, Fl. Wig.), Chr. 1030; P. 157, 36.

torr

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D. 170, 16-21. add Þeáh hine ǽlc ýð geséce mid þám héhstan þe seó forðbringð, and þeáh hine ǽlc tor geséce þe on eallum clyfum syndon, Verc. Först. 110, 13.

wil-cuma

(n.)
Grammar
wil-cuma, an; m.

One whose coming is pleasanta welcome person (or thing)

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Th. 303, 22; Sat. 617 : Beo. Th. 794; B. 394. Hié synt wilcuman Deniga leódum, 782 ; B. 388: 3792; B. 1894. Ic hæleþum bodige wilcumena fela ( many welcome things ) wóþe mínre, Exon. Th. 391, 4 ; Rä. 9, II

micelu

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Heó hafað sǽd on grénum coddum on ðǽre mycele þe pysan, Lch. i. 316, 10. Add

hwanne

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Beóð beofigende hwonne ..., Sat. 622.

meagolmód-ness

(n.)
Grammar
meagolmód-ness, e; f.

Earnestnessdiligence

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Earnestness, diligence Hé sang ǽghwylce dæge mæssan Gode töólofe myd swýðe mycelre meagolmódnysse and myd wépendum teárum every day he sang mass to the praise of God with very great earnestness, and with tears, Shrn. 98, 3.

Hálgo-land

(n.)
Grammar
Hálgo-land, es; n.

A district [fylki] of Norway, Hálogaland

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Hé cwæþ ðæt nán mann ne búde be norþan him Ohthere said that the district was called Halogaland that he lived in. He said that no one lived north of him, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 16

mán

(n.)
Grammar
mán, es; n.

A bad, shameful actiona crimecrimeguiltwickedness

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Sax. mén endi morðwerk), misdǽda worn (v. Fox 58, 2, hwilc mán hé weorhte), Bt. Met. Fox 9, 13; Met. 9, 7. Mánes fraudis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 44. Mánes wyrhtan peccatores, Ps. Th. 100, 8. Máne piaculo, Hpt. Gl. 432, 50 : Lev. 19, 29.

Linked entry: mán-áþ

styrung

(n.)
Grammar
styrung, e; f.
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Árás micel styrung and hreóhnys on ðære , Homl. Th. ii. 378, 14. Seó burh Naim is gereht ýðung oððe styrung, i. 492, 1. Æfter ðæs wæteres styrunge after the troubling of the water (A. V.), Jn.

Linked entries: stirung styring

mór-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
mór-wyrt, e; f.

Moor-wort

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Moor-wort Wyrc hié (a salve) of ðære smalan mórwyrte (drosera rotundifolia, Cockayne), Lchdm. ii. 128, 8

nyttol

(adj.)
Grammar
nyttol, adj.

Usefuladvantageousbeneficial

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Useful, advantageous, beneficial Ðæt ilce ( the same treatment ) biþ nyttol wið hundes slite, Lchdm. ii. 86, 2

stæþ-weall

(n.)
Grammar
stæþ-weall, es; m.
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The wall formed by the shore Sǽs up stigon ofer stæðweallas, Cd. Th. 83, 7; Gen. 1376

clacu

(n.)
Grammar
clacu, e; f.
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Hurt, harm, injury Sceal áspringan wíde and síde sacu and clacu, hól and hete, Wlfst. 86, 10

Linked entry: clæc-leás

leód-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
leód-mǽg, es; m.

tribepeople

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A kinsman as being one of the same race, tribe or people, a man of the same nation with one's self Hí fundon fíf hund leódmǽga they found five hundred of their race, Elen. Kmbl. 759: El. 380.

FÚS

(adj.)
Grammar
FÚS, adj.

Readypreparedpromptquickeagerhasteningproneinclinedwillingready for deathdyingpromptuscĕlerpărātusprōnuscŭpĭduspropĕræ morti devōtusmŏrĭbundus

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Geseah ic ðæt fúse beácen wendan wǽdum and bleóm I saw the hastening beacon change in hangings and colours, Rood Kmbl. 42; Kr. 21.

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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Dreámas hé gedǽlde, Sae. 19. Swá beóð módsefan dálum gedǽled, Mod. 22. Á þé bið gedǽled, . . . wunað wísdóm in, Fä. 48. For hwám nǽron eorð-welan ealle gedǽled leódum gelíce ?, Sal. 342. to utter words.

ge-hýran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýran, -híran, -héran; to -hýranne, -hýrenne; part. -hýrende; ic -hýre, -ðú -hýrest, -hýrst, he -hýreþ, -hýrþ, pl. -hýraþ; p. ic, he -hýrde, ðú -hýrdest, pl. -hýrdon; impert. -hýr, pl. -hýre, -hýraþ; subj. pres. -hýre, pl. -hýron; p. -hýrde, pl. -hýrden; pp. -hýred.

To heargive ear toaudīreexaudīreTo hearaudīreto obeyobĕdire

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Ǽr he dómdæges dyn gehýre before he shall hear doomsday's din, Salm. Kmbl. 546; Sal. 272 : Exon. 13 a; Th. 22, 31; Cri. 360. Wearþ Stephanes bén gehýred Stephen's prayer was heard, Homl. Th. i. 52, 32, 33. v. intrans.

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
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to move about, wander Oðer lifaþ lytle hwíle, swíceþ on ðisse sídan gesceafte, and ðonne eft mid sorgum gewíteþ, Salm. Kmbl. 737; Sal. 638. [O. H.

Linked entry: be-swicenness