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rídan

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Ox. 4748. where the word is used as expressing the most usual method of locomotion, but does not exclude other forms Sé þe æfter ǽnegum ceápe ríde, cýþe . . . ymbe hwæt hé ríde . . . búton hé hit ǽr cýdde þá hé út rád, Ll. Th. i. 274, 20-24.

burg

(n.)
Grammar
burg, burh, burhg, buruh (-ug, -ig), byrg, byrig; gen. byrig, burge, burhge, burcge; dat. byrg, byrig, byrh, burh; n. acc. pl. byrg, byrig, burh, burga, burha; gen. pl. burga, burha; dat. pl. burgum, burhum, byrgum.
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Ox. 4848. On þǽre burh þæs nama wæs Garganus, Bl. H. 197, 28. Biscop æt Florentie þǽre burh, Chr. 1059; P. 189, 5. Of burug in burig de civitate in civitatem, Mt. L. 23, 34. Hí Rómáne burig ábrǽcon, Bt. 1; F. 2, 3.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
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ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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Ox. 1920: jam, 5483. Ǽr ðonne hé, B. 1182. Gefyrn ǽr jam, An. Ox. 56, 93. Ǽr gefyrn, Cri. 63. Ǽr oððe æfter, 1692. Ǽr biforan, 468: El. 1132.

á-ídlan

Grammar
á-ídlan, á-íd(e)l(i)an.
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Ox. 18 b, 66. Þæt hé þá þe mid oferméttum hý sylfe for áht teliaþ áídele, R. Ben. 139, 1. Ðí hé com þæt hé áídlige ealle ðá hǽðengyld, Hml. Th. i. 456, 14. Ðisne geleáfan woldon ge*-*dwolmen áídlian and of Crístes gelaðunge mid ealle ádwǽscan, Hml.

be-þencan

consider

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Ox. 56, 25. þæt hý hý sylfe georne beþencan . . . þæt hé hyne sylfne beþence, Wlfst. 179, 4-11. Ic eów sumes fyrstes geann ꝥ gé eów sylfe beþencean, Hml. S. 23, 188. þæt hí hí beðencan sceoldon. Hml.

cirlisc

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Ox. 56, 228. Forseah Apollonius cyrlisces mannes grétinge æfter rícra manna gewunan. Hellanicus cwæð: 'Ne forseoh ðú cyrliscne man þe bið mid wurðfullum þeáwum gefrætwod,' Ap. Th. 7, 22-26.

drý-cræft

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Ox. 4, 29. Hé sǽde ꝥ hé ( Joseph) ðǽr (in Egypt ) drýcræftas geleornode and of þǽm drýcræftum ꝥ hé gewunode monige wundor tó wyrcenne, and ꝥ hé mihte swá wel swefn reccan ... and hé sǽde ꝥ hé of þǽm drýcræfte geleornode godcundne wísdóm.

fore-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
fore-weard, adj.
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Ox. 772. in the Northern specimens the prefix for- is used: Onginneð forwueard incipit capitula, Mt. p. 13, 13. Foruard initium, Rtl. 174, 31. Forueard ł frum̄a principium, 38, 7. Forwuard, Mt. p. 12, 12. Ðæs forueardes principii, Mk. p. 1, 8.

ge-nyhtsum

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Ox. 11, 44. Of genihtsumum edhwyrfte exuberante reditu, 8, 67. Of genihtsumere sumtuosa, copiosa (alimonia ), 1840. Genihtsume fertilem (praedam ), 110. Þá genihtsumestan uberrimam (facundiam ), 9, 12.

ge-sceótan

(v.)
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Ox. 4240. to assign to a position, allot to a place Þás Godes ðegnas þe . . . sind godas getealde, hwider gescýt [man] heora endebyrdnesse (to which band is their order assigned), búton tó ðám werode ðe sind hláfordscipas gecwedene?. Hml.

heáh-fæder

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Ox. 3720. a patriarch in a heathen community Hire ( St. Margaret's ) fæder wæs hǽþenra monna heáhfæder (of ꝥ heðene folc patriarke ant prince, Marh. 2, 14; patriarch he was wel hei, Marg. 4; erat gentilium patriarcha et idola adorabat, Hml.

hlúd

noisytalkativeclamorousa blowa crash

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Ox. 8, 309. Nǽfre mon þæs hlúde býman ábláweð ðæt ne sý seó beorhte stefn hlúdre, Dóm. 111. of action that makes a sound, e. g. a blow, a crash Heard gebrec hlúd unmǽte. Cri. 954.

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á-standan

(v.)

to standto stand uparise,to standcontinue,not to be overturned, destroyedto persistcontinue to actto standsupportendureto standstop

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Ox. 4784. implying intention to act Ðá ástódon sume and woldon his láre oferswíðan, Hml. Th. i. 44, 24. to stand, continue, not to be overturned, destroyed Eall þára ástynt þe on ðé gewunat, Shrn. 166, 25.

á-springan

(v.)

to be emittedto ariseto rush upburst forthto spring,to spring upcome into existenceto spread (intrans. ) outto run outceasefail

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Ox. 86. with idea of violence, to rush up, burst forth Ásprang up tó þan swíðe sǽflód swá nán man ne gemunet ꝥ hit ǽfre ǽror dyde, Chr. 1099;P. 235, 5. Éðna up of helle geate ásprong Aetna eruptionibus aestuabat, Ors. 2, 6;S. 88, 31.

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líf

(adv.)
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Ox. 2214. Se rinc sóhte óðer líf, Gen. 1627. (2 a) with reference to states separated by conversion :-- þæs ealdan lífes yfelnesse ueteris uitae malitia, An. Ox. 40, 24. a particular manner or course of living Þæs nyþeran lífes, An. Ox. 594.

ge-wildan

Grammar
ge-wildan, Take here <b>ge-wyldan</b> in Dict., in which dele passage from Nar. 2, 1, and add
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Ox. 1100. Gewylde castigati, Scint. 163, 14. in animals, to tame Ylp is eallra nýtena mǽst, ac swáþeáh mannes gesceád hí mæg gewyldan, Hml.

hát

(adj.)
Grammar
hát, adj.
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Ox. 2705. Þæt mé sorgna is hátost on hreðre, Gú. 993

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &amp;c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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Ox. 3800. Beeóde heó intó ðám scræfe. Hml. Th. ii. 188, 16. to pass by Ðe Hǽlend bieóde (trausiret), Mt. L. 20, 30. figurative, trans.

ge-reccan

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Ox. 1555. Gerecce expediet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 39. Gereccan expedire, i. narrare, 33. Nú wylle wé sum ðing scortlíce eów be him gereccan, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 3. Heofona heáhðu gereccan, Dóm. 31. Is gereht memoratur, An. Ox. 1986 : 2206.

á-blinnan

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Ox. 40, 15. On ungyldan ðá nǽfre áblunnon, Chr. 1097; P. 234, 4. Rénas ðe ealles geáres ne áblunnon, 1098; P. 234, 30. Áblinnendum sæpe cessante (deficiente) succo . Hpt. Gl. 419, 71. Æfter áblunnenre éhtnysse, Hml. Th. i. 544, 9

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