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ge-þrǽstan

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Ox. 2121. Sí geþrǽst, gehæft mancipatur, i. retinetur, 1164; mancipatur, i. commendetur, 2352. Gescriuene, geþrǽste addicti (geþrésde adducti, Hpt. Gl. 440, 37), 1452. Geþrǽste artabantur, 4876

ge-edníwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edníwian, ge-edníwan.
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Ox. 1832. Críst ús geedníwode tó his gelícnisse, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 34. God wolde þurh hine geedníwigian ðisne ealdne middangeard. Hml. S. 22, 12. Wæs úre gecynd geedneówod, Bl. H. 11, 10. Þonne wesaþ þíne handa geedneówode, 153, 12.

ge-timbrung

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Ox. 410 b. Þysse burge getimbrunga (aedificia ), Gr. D. 134, 9. edification, instruction Tó hyra gástlican getimbrunge pro aedificatione, R. Ben. 62, 21. Ymbe þǽre sáule getimbrunge, 21, 18. Getimbrunge definitionem (v. (?)

lengu

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Ox. 1640. of time relations. Cf. lang; 3a Ǽr þon ðe seó sunne cyrre hig tó þæs dæges lenge ere the sun turn herself (before the winter solstice) and as an effect the length of the day increases, Shrn. 153, 28.

onettan

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onettan, l. ónettan, and in 1. 26 for 1529
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Ox. 5216. Dryhtnes cempa . . . forð ónetteð, leahtras dwǽsceð, Ph. 455. Þyder gást rǽdendes ónyt (tendit), Scint. 219, 4. Mænige tó dǽdbóte gehwyrfan ónyttað (contendant), 115, 4. Cyning forð ónette the king pressed on, Hö. 41 : Vald. 2, 10.

on-scunian

(v.)
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Ox. 1785. (Cf. aporia, abominatio subitania, Ld. Gl. H. 61.) Add Gif hit mín geréfa onscunað si quis huic ordinationi resistens hoc deuitat, Ll. Th. i. 276, 26.

for-búgan

to avoidto pass bypass overshuneschewTo avoid

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Ox. 670. Swican hé forbeáh decipulam declinavit, Hpt. Gl. 520, 31. Hé ná ne forbeág mid his nebbe monna spát], Past. 261, 8. Ðá suelcan wé magon ealra betest geryhtan mid ðý ðæt wé hié forbúgen, 293, 22.

ge-hiwian

(v.)
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ge-hiwian, l. ge-híwian,
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Ox. 4837. of representation by a material or verbal figure. Cf. ge-híwendlic, ge-híwang Wel geheó-wede Dauid ꝥ; þá hé wolde wiþ Goliaþ gefeohtan, BL H. 31, 16. Þruh þá is gehíwot per quem (gastrimargia) figuratur An. Ox. II, 101.

Linked entry: ge-hiwad

ge-lícnes

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Ox. 1969. Wolcen on fýres gelícnysse, Chr. 979; P. 122, 25. His eágan wendon on gelícnysse sweltendra manna, Hml.

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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Ox. 2979. Se Hǽlend micel forbær for ús, Hml. A. 72, 177. Hwaeðer ðú þone écan bryne forberan mage, 196, 47. Tó forberende laturus (caumala soils), An. Ox. 18 b, 53. Geol(s)ter forberende uirus ferentes, An.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

gímen

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Ox. 245

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, <b>. I.</b>
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Ox. 2178. <b>VIII a.</b> a rule laid down by one in authority for the treatment of a subject :-- Laga áwritenum gesettnessum gedémdan (orthodoxorum patrum) scita (i. decreta) scriptis decretalibus sancxerunt An. Ox. 1964.

rǽdan

(v.)
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rǽdan, <b>II a.</b>
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Ox. 4814. intrans. or absolute to read to oneself Þonne ongyte sé þe rǽt (rédes, L. R. legit), Mk. 13, 14. Hé hine ǽnne gemétte sittende and rǽdendne ætforan þám mynstergeate, Gr.

be-fón

to seizecatchtake,to seizetake forcible possession ofto seize a criminallost propertyto catchget to see a personto getattain toto surroundencompassto enclose,to serve as a covering forcontainto put into a coveringto encircle,to lie roundto place roundto includecontaincompriseto surround with wordsfurnish with a commentaryto have to do with an objectto engage in an occupationget involved in an action

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Ox. 696. Beféhð ambit, 23, 38. Þæs mǽdenes fex beféng hí eall ábútan, Hml. S. 7, 145. Þone ne magon befón heofon and eorþe, Bl. H. 5, 34. Þeós circe mihte fíf hund manna befón, 207, 14. Be-fangen circumamicta, An. Ox. 1024.

ágnian

(v.)
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Ox. 5127

á-heardian

(v.)
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Ox. 4641. of things, to be rigid, be insisted upon, not to be relaxed Gif þæs ealdres cwide þurhwunað and his gebod áheardað si in sua sententia prioris imperium perduraverit , R. Ben. 128, 17

Linked entry: heardian

clipung

(n.)
Grammar
clipung, e; f.
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Ox. 1503. Clypunge, naman vocabulo, 4847: 4737. Clypunga vocabulorum, i. nominum, 878. articulation Þás syndon healfclypiende gecígede, for ðan ðe hí nabbað fulle clypunge, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 6, 3.

Linked entries: cleopung clepung

forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
forhtian, frohtian.

To fear

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Ox. 1869. Forhtige horrescas (voluntatem parentum) 3406. Fortiende obstupesces (prodigia), 4800. Þý lǽs wá . . . lǽs Godes dóm forhtige, Bd. 4, 25; Sch. 503, 18. Þone forhti[g]endan (tremendum) dóm, 1, 27; Sch. 71, 5: Wlfst. 239, 6. with gen.

fóster

(n.)
Grammar
fóster, m. (not n.).
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Ox. 3863. feeding, giving food His discipuli woldon þæt folc fédan, ac hí næfdon mid hwám; se Hǽlend hæfde þone gódan willan tó ðám fóstre, and þá mihte tó ðǽre fremminge, Hml. Th. i. 184, 22. bringing up, fostering.

ge-scildan

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Ox. 2960. to defend against, protect, preserve from, with fram Hé bið gescylded fram (wið, v.l. ) ǽghwylcum nǽddercynne, Lch. i. 198, 7. Mid gebedum fram deáþe gescilded (-scylded, v.l.) orationibus a morte servatus, Bd. 3, 23 ; Sch. 305, 2.