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reáfian

(v.)
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Add woldon ꝥ mynster reáfian, Chr. 1087; P. 223, 14. add: absolute or with acc. of thing taken: absolute Ðæt for ðý syngige and reáfige ðý tiohchie ðæt eft scyle mid ðý reáfláce ælmessan gewyrcean, Past. 341, 21.

ge-wemman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wemman, p. -wemde; pp. -wemmed, -wemd

To staindefilepolluteprofanecorruptvitiatemarinjurecoinquĭnāreturpārepolluĕreprofānārecorrumpĕrevĭtiārecontāmĭnāreviŏlāre

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He geseah síde sǽlwongas widlum gewemde he saw the wide fertile plains defiled with pollutions, Cd. 64: Th. 78, 16; Gen. 1294

Linked entry: wemman

on-scunian

(v.)
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H. 61.) Add Gif hit mín geréfa onscunað si quis huic ordinationi resistens hoc deuitat, Ll. Th. i. 276, 26.

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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wandode ðá git (dissimulante illo ); ac nig gelæhton hys hand and his wífes hand and gelǽddon hig út of ðære byrig, Gen. 19, 16. Wandode se wísa ( Daniel ), hwæðre worde cwæð tó ðam æðelinge, Cd. Th. 250, 24; Dan. 550.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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His freónda forspǽc forstent him eal þæt sylfe swylce hit sylf spǽce, Wlfst. 38, 16.

Linked entry: for-licgan

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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H. 69, 25.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

ge-lettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lettan, ðú -letest; p. -lette; pp. -lett, -let; v. a.

To hinderdelayletstopretardareimpedire

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Ac hit wæs ðá ðurh Eádríc ealdorman gelet swá hit ðá ǽfre wæs but matters were hindered by alderman Eadric as they always were then, Chr. 1009; Erl. 143, 1. He wearþ gelet, he was hindered, 1075; Erl. 213, 17

Linked entry: lettan

un-gelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gelíce, adv.

Not in like mannerdifferentlydiversely

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Ða strengas se hearpere suíðe ungelíce styreþ, and mid ðý gedéð ðæt náwuht ungelíce ðæm sóne ne singaþ ðe wilnaþ.

un-gewit

(n.)
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un-gewit, un-gewitt, es; n.

madnessinsanityfollystupidity

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mid heora gedwolsprǽce eall folc ámyrdon. And Theodosius, ðá swilce ungewitt ǽlce dæge gehýrde, wearð sárig, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 370

á-hón

(v.)
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hié ðǽr áhón hét, Chr. 897; P. 91, 17. His stíward hét se cyng on róde áhón, 1096; P. 232, 23. hiene hét áhón in crucem suspendit, Ors. 4, 4; S. 164, 33. Sié áhóen crucifigatur, Mt. L. 27, 22: Lk. L. 23, 23

be-hát

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Se apostol blissode on ðám beháte, Hml. Th. i. 74, 20: 466, 30. gefylde his behát þe gecwæð, ii. 284, 17. þæt behát mid weorcum gefylde, 486, 24.

freólíce

(adv.)
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1, 25), Hml.

hatung

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Cf. hatian; 1 α, γ ¶ him fremode mid þǽre réðan éhtnysse hatunge, Hml. Th. i. 84, 12. Hine se kyning hider and þider áflýmde, and his éhtnysse and his hatunge fleáh, Guth. 76, 15

mæssian

(v.)
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Take here mæssian, placed wrongly in Dict. after mæsse-hrægel, and add Sé pápa mid his ágenum handum him his pallium on sette . . . and syððan mid þám pallium þǽr mæssode (mæssan sang, v.l.), swá se pápa him gewissode, Chr. 1022; P. 157, l.

á-blendar

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T. 8, 13, hine ( Samson ) áblendon, Jud. 16, 21. Hét se cyng áblendan Ælfgár, Chr. 993; P. 127, 29. Him burston út his eágan . . . wearð áblend, Hml. S. 19, 129. Wulfeáh and Ufegeat wǽron áblende, Chr. 1006; P. 136, 10.

heáh

(adv.)
Grammar
heáh, adv.
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17. of mental operations Þú hyt séest hwílum swá heá, hwílum swá deópe.

on-þracian

(v.)
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Se man þe næbbe of hwám mæge rúmlíce ælmessan syllan, ne onðracige for ðám ( let him not be alarmed on that account), Hml. A. 141, 80. Scamigan and anðracian (reuereantur) þá sécendan sáwle míne, Ps. L. 34, 4.

niman

(v.)
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Ágyfe þá ǽhta, oþþon . . . oðsace . . . ꝥ hit áriht náme, swá hit ǽr geforword wæs, Ll. Th. i. 286, 18. wilnodon ꝥ þá hláfordas náman swá hwæt swá hæfdon and léton libban, Bt. 29, 2 ; F. 104, 31.

ge-þingian

(v.)
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Geþingie, Wlfst. 299, 24. to intercede for something from a person Hys frýnd bǽdon Onian ꝥ his lífe geðingode æt Gode, Hml.

for-cweþan

to reproachupbraidblamereproverebuketo reproveto refusedeclineto excuseto refuseto receiveto rejectdisapprove of

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Lǽran sceal mon geongne monnan, trymman and tyhtan ...; ne sceal hine mon cildgeongne forcweðan, ǽr hine ácýðan móte a young man must be taught, encouraged and incited ...; when a child he must not be rebuked, before he can shew his character, Gn.