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ge-fnésan

(v.)

to sneezesternūtāre

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to sneeze; sternūtāre Ðæt he gelóme gefnése that he often sneezes, L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm. ii. 282, 27

wiþer-hygdig

(adj.)
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wiþer-hygdig, -hýdig; adj.

Hostilely disposedadverse

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Hostilely disposed, adverse áhóf wóðe wiðerhýdig he raised his voice with mind adverse, Andr. Kmbl. 1349; An. 675

myrþra

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sǽde ꝥ heora deáðes myrðra wǽre se in eorum morte clamabat homicidam. Gr. D. 207, 21. Add

scealu

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Add hæfð wǽga on handa; and on ǽgðere sceale byrð rihtwísnesse and mildheortnesse, Ll. Lbmn. 474, 7

yfel

(adj.)
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yfel, adj.
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wæs swíþe yfel monn ealra þeáwa, búton ꝥ wæs céne, Ors. 6, 14; S. 268, 27. Add

ge-stiéran

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

To correct;corrĭgĕre

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To correct; corrĭgĕre He him nolde gestiéran he would not correct him, L. In. 50; Th. i. 134, 5

for-stelan

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Heó creáp bæftan þám Hǽlende, and forstæl hire hǽlu, Hml. Th. ii. 394, 12. Bonefatius forstæl þone hwǽte his méder, Gr. D. 67, 21. Secgað ꝥ his þegnas gereáfodan his líc on ús and forstǽlan, Bl. H. 177, 30.

á-mirran

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mid his drýcræfte ðæs folces geleáfan ámyrde, 372, 3. Þá diófla ámirdon, ꝥ hié ne cúþan angitan þæt hit Godes wracu wæs, Ors. 4, 4; S. 162, 26. mid heora gedwolsprǽce eall folc ámyrdon, Hml. S. 23, 369.

tó-samne

(adv.)
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tó-samne, -somne; adv.

Togetherin concert,at the same time

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Ǽr tósomne becómun antequam convenirent, Mt. Kmbl. 1, 18. Héht tósomne ða heó séleste wiste tó ðære hálgan byrig cumin, Elen. Kmbl. 2401; El. 1202. with hostility Raðe ðæs ðe hié tósomne cómon commisso praelio, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 208, 11.

Linked entry: tó-somne

ge-hírsumian

(v.)
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hine hálsedon ꝥ gehýrsumode þæs engles wordum. Hml. A. 124, 263. Gif gé willað mínum bebodum gehýrsumian, Hml.

ge-swicennes

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, Hml.

un-gesceádwísness

(n.)
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un-gesceádwísness, e; f.

Unreasonablenessfoolishness

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hwí geþafiaþ ðæt bióð dysige? hwí nyllaþ spyrigan æfter cræftum and æfter wísdóme? quid enervatius ignorantiae caecitate? an sectanda noverunt? Bt. 36, 6; Fox 180, 31, 35.

Linked entry: ge-sceádwísness

á-gǽlan

(v.)
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þone Godes man his horses bereáfodon and hine his síðes ágǽldon, Gr. D. 15, 17. Gif hine ágǽlde Godes þeówdómes if he hindered himself from doing God's service , Bl.

Linked entry: a-gálan

fore-weard

(n.)
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fore-weard, e; f.
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man mǽden weddian sceal and hwylce forewarde þǽr ághon tó beónne, Ll. Th. i. 254, 23. Ne mihte beón weorðe þǽra forewarde þe him ǽr behátene wǽron, Chr. 1093; P. 228, 2.

eall-swá

(adv.)
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dydon eallswá bewuna wǽron, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 20. Tó dónne be him eallswá Judas dyde be úre Drihtene, 1087; P. 222, 34. Stande eallswá (eal-, v. l. ) wé ǽr cwǽdon, R. Ben. 69, 4.

swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.
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Gyf hit cild sý oððe cniht, swinge hine man (vapulet), L. Ecg. P. iv. 52 ; Th. ii. 218, 31. Swingon vapulare, Lchdm. iii. 212, 2. He ða fǽmnan hét nacode mid sweopum swingan, Exon. Th. 253, 30; Jul. 188: 251, 8; Jul. 142.

sóþfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sóþfæstness, e; f.

truthfaithfulnessgood faithsinceritytruthrighteousnessjusticetruth of speech or thought

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Ðonne ðære sóþfæstnysse gást cymþ lǽrþ eów ealle sóþfæstnysse; ne sprycþ of him sylfum, ac sprycþ ða þing ðe gehýrþ and cýð eów ða þing ðe tówearde synt, Jn. Skt. 16, 13

ge-sib

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Þá cwæð se cásere ðæt wǽron gesibbe, and for ðí heó sprǽce þillice word him fore, Hml. Th. ii. 310, 9. Freóndum swǽsum and gesibbum, Gen. 1612.

á-dreógan

to bear offsuffer, endureto bear with, tolerateto pass, spend timeto carry out, perform

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Ná lang líf heó ádrýcð, Lch. iii. 190, 8. Ádréh transegit, i. percurrit (horas ), An. Ox. 1944. þurhwacole niht búton slǽpe ádreáh, Hml. Th. i. 86, 17. Heó sárig ðá twelf mónað ádreáh, 566, 10. ádreáh his líf on dyslicum weorcum, Hml.

Linked entry: á-dreósan

á-stífian

(v.)

to become incapable of motionto become incapable of action from fear, wonder

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Voc. ii. 63, 62, 65. lit. to become incapable of motion ástífode and se earm stód ungebígendlic, Gr. D. 254, 36. Heora handa ástífedon, Hml. Th. i. 598, 11. Þá múlas ástífodon, Hml. S. 31, 985. ástífod lǽge, Bl. H. 193, 8.