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spearca

(n.)
Grammar
spearca, an; m.

A spark

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His eágan wǽron fýrene spearcan sprengende, Homl. Th. i. 466, 26. metaphorical Se spearca ðara gódra weorca, Past. 14; Swt. 87, 6. Sum spearca sóþfæstnesse, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 2. Ne furðum án spearca mínes cynrenes nis mé forlǽtan, Homl.

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á-sittan

to sit upto remain sittingto be agroundto reduce by siegeto be apprehensive afraid

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D. 281, 18. to remain sitting; of a ship, to be aground Ðára óþerra scipu ásǽton; þá wurdon eác swíðe unéðelíce áseten, þreó ásǽton on ðá healfe þæs deópes ðe ðá Deniscan scipu áseten wǽron, and þá óðru eall on óþre healfe, Chr. 897; P. 90, 20-91, 4.

folc-stede

(n.)
Grammar
folc-stede, -slyde, es; m.

Folk or dwelling-placepŏpŭli lŏcushabĭtācŭlum

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Ðǽr folcstede fægre wǽron where the dwelling-places were fair, Cd. 91; Th. 116, 8; Gen. 1933. Fram ðam folcstyde from the folk-place, Cd. 93; Th. 120, 25; Gen. 2000

for-habban

(v.)
Grammar
for-habban, part, -hæbbende; p. -hæfde, pl. -hæfdon; impert. -hafa, pl. -habbaþ; pp. -hæfed, -hæfd; v. trans.

To hold inrestrainretainabstainrefraintĕnērecontĭnērecŏhĭbēreprŏhĭbēreabstĭnēre

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Hyra eágan wǽron forhæfde ŏcŭli illōrum tĕnēbantur. Lk. Bos. 24, 16

nam-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
nam-cúþ, adj.

Having the name well-knowncelebratedfamousof noteof renown

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Twegen sacerdas ðe ǽr on lífe wǽron swíðe namcúþe, Homl. Th. ii. 342, 3. Heáhfæderas namcúþe weras ( the twelve patriarchs ), Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 2: R. Ben. 33, 20.

ge-reord

(n.)
Grammar
ge-reord, -reorde, es; n.

Language, speech, tongue, voice

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Ðá wǽron ða apostolas cweðende to him hwonon him ða wundorlícan gereordo cóman then the apostles were saying to him whence came to him those wonderful speeches, Blickl. Homl. 153, 9.

Linked entries: reord reord

ge-sǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlig, -sǽli; comp. ra; superl. ost, ust; adj. [sǽlig happy]
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Wǽron swíðe gesǽlige they were very happy, Cd. 1; Th, 2, 12; Gen. 18: 220; Th. 282, 33; Sat. 296. Hí fram gesǽlgum tídum gilpaþ they boast of happy times, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 103, 11: Exon. 32 a; Th. 101, 1, 17; Cri. 1652, 1660.

swinsian

(v.)
Grammar
swinsian, p. ode
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Ðǽr wæs hæleþa hleahtor, hlyn swynsode ( a cheerful sound arose), word wǽron wynsume, Beo. Th. 1227; B. 611. Sǽ swinsade the sea made its music (but see swinsung, ), Elen. Kmbl. 479 ; El. 240. Hearpan hlyn, swinsigende swég, Cd. Th. 66, 8; Gen. 1081

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, e; þeówe, an; f.
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Ðá wǽron ða Cristes ðeówe út gangende of cyricean egressae de oratorio famulae Christi, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 3. Ða hús ðara untrumra Cristes ðeówna casulas infirmarum Christi famularum, 3, 8; S. 531, 33.

clyne

(n.)
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Gl. 488, 76) wǽran gecrammede massa (picis) farciuntur, 3514. Clyne massam (piceam ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 22. God him fram þæt fýrene clyne ádyde þe ofer þá ceastre wæs on þám genipe hangiende, An. Ox. 492 note.

drencan

(v.)
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</b> to plunge, sink :-- Þæt hý wið deáða duru drencyde wǽran, Ps. Th. 106, 17. of water, to drown Hí ne mihte fýr bærnan ne wæter dræncean, Shrn. 66, 17. intrans.

ge-hlíwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlíwan, ge-hleówan; p. de
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Of flýsum mínra sceápa wǽron gehlýwde ( calefacti, Job 31, 20) ðearfena sídan, Hml. Th. ii. 448, 18.

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ge-eácnung

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Add: conceiving, conception. in active sense Þá æfter þan wǽron gefylde nigan mónað hire geeácnunge, þá cende Anna hyre dohtor, Hml. As. 125, 282. Þ hé bodige hire geeácnunge, Bl.

útan-cumen

(adj.)
Grammar
útan-cumen, -cymen[e]; adj.

Come from withoutfrom another landforeignalienstrangebelonging to another

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wǽron útancymene (advenae) on Egipta lande, Deut. 10, 19. Útancumenra exterorum i. peregrinorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 62. Þurh útancymen[r]a goda naman per nomen externorum deorum, Ex. 23, 13. Útancumene and elþeódige ne geswenc ðú, L.

Linked entries: út-ácumen út-cymen

ge-ǽswícod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽswícod, Substitute: ge-ǽswician; p.

To offend

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Þæt ðá beón getimbrode þurh his behreówsunge ðe ǽr wǽron þurh his mándǽda geǽswicode, 498, 12. Geáswicode, R. Ben. I. 62, 12

ofer-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-ǽt, es; m.

over-eating, gluttony, excess in eatingrioting, feasting, an entertainment where excessive eating takes placecomessationescrapula, commessatio.

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Peccat. rioting, feasting, an entertainment where excessive eating takes place Ða hús ða ðe on tó gebiddenne geworhte wǽron ða syndon nú on hús gehwyrfed oferǽta commessationum Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 13. Oferétum comessationibus, Kent. Gl. 888.

tó-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-bláwan, p. -bleów; pp. -blawen.

to blow in different directions,scatter by blowing,blow awayto inflate,puff up,distend with wind,swell,to cause the breast to swell

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Himm wærenn fet and þeos tobollenn and toblawenn. Orm. 8080. fig. to cause the breast to swell with emotion Tóbláwen (superbie lumore) inflatus, Anglia xiii. 441, 1084: Hpt. Gl. 423, 23. Murcunugum tóbláwene questibus infiati, 421, 11.

Linked entry: tó-blǽdan

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Lucius bæd ðæt hé cristen gedón wǽre, and hé þurhteáh ðæt hé bæd ( by a later hand this is turned into him wærð tíþod ðæt hé bæd), Chr. 167; Erl. 8, 15. to carry out a plan, orders, etc., give effect to an intention Bið oft synleás yfel geðóht ðǽm gódum

wiþ-cweþan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-cweþan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp.-cweden.

to replyto gainsaycontradict maintain an opposite opinionto contradictopposeresistto refuserejectnot to allow

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Grammar wiþ-cweþan, with dat. of person to whom a refusal is given Hé wolde ðæt hé ána wǽre heora cyning, ac ealle ða leódscipas ánmódlíce him wiðcwǽdon, Homl. Ass. 103, 34.

ge-rád

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Ic wolde ꝥ mé wǽre gecýþed on hwilc gerád ( quo ordine) ꝥ mihte beón ꝥ ... 149, 25. Wé wyllað ámearkian þǽra twelf mónða naman, and gecýðan eall ꝥ gerád ꝥ heora gehwylcum folgað, Angl. viii. 305, 28.