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ge-hídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hídan, p. de; pp. ed

To hideconcealcondĕreabscondĕre

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To hide, conceal; condĕre, abscondĕre Ðe ic hafa on stánfate gehíded which I have hidden in a stone chest, Wald. 63; Vald. 2, 3

Linked entry: ge-hédan

wuldor-weorod

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-weorod, es; n.

The host of heaven

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The host of heaven Ðæt, ðú sié hlǽfdige wuldorweorudes, and worl[d]cundra háda under heofonum, and helwara, Exon. Th. 18, 17; Cri. 285

tyllan

(v.)
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Ælfríc nam þæt toll for þæs kynges hand, 31), Cht. E. 253, 16

a-rétan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rétan, ic -réte, he -réteþ, -rét; p. -rétte; pp. -réted, -rét; v. trans. [a, rétan to comfort]

To exhilaratecomfortdelightrestorerefreshset rightexhilararelætificarereficere

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Hí hæfdon ðæt mód arét they had restored or refreshed the mind, Bt. titl. xxii; Fox xiv, 5. Ðú me hæfst arétne on ðam tweóne thou host set me right in the doubt, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 12: 22, 1; Fox 76, 12, MS. Cot

be-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
be-gitan, -gietan; -gytan; part.-gitende; ic -gite, ðú -gytst, he -gyteþ, pl. -gytaþ; p. -geat, pl. -geáton; pp. -geten; v. a. [be, gitan to get]

To getobtaintakeacquireto seek outreceivegainseizelay hold ofcatchsumereobtinereassequiacquirerenanciscicaperecomprehenderearripere

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Ðe hý under Alexandre begeáton which [riches] they had gained under Alexander Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 73, 27 : Beo. Th. 4490; B. 2249. Fin sweord-bealo begeat misery from the sword seized Fin Beo. Th. 2297; B. 1146

cyte

(n.)
Grammar
cyte, cote,an ; f.

A cot, cottage, bedchamber, cell casa, cubiculurn, cella

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In ðæm he hæfde cirican and cytan in hac habuit ecclesiam et cubiculum, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 24, col. 2. Cyte cella, Wrt. Voc. 85, 75.

Linked entry: cote

CWELLAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWELLAN, ic cwelle, ðú cwelest, cwelst, he cweleþ, cwelþ, pl. cwellaþ; p. cwealde , pl. cwealdon; pp. cwelled, cweled, cweald ; v. a.

To kill, slay = QUELL? necare, trucidare, occidere, mactare

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Cwealde had killed, Andr. Kmbl. 3247; An. 1626. Hí stearcferþe cwellan þohtun the stern of mind resolved to slay her, Exon. 75a; Th. 280. 31; Jul. 637. Ðú Grendel cwealdest thou didst slay Grendel, Beo. Th. 2673; B. 1334 .

Linked entries: cwoellan cuellan

ÉST

(n.)
Grammar
ÉST, es; m: ést, e; f.

will, consent, grace, favour, liberality, munificence, bounty bĕnĕplăcĭtum, consensus, grātia, bĕnĕvŏlentia, mŭnĭfĭcentiadelicacies dēlĭciæ

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He gearwor hæfde ágendes ést ǽr gesceáwod he had previously more fully experienced the owner's favour, Beo. Th. 6142; B. 3075: Andr. Kmbl. 965; An. 483. delicacies; dēlĭciæ Ðá ðe synd on éstum qui sunt in dēlĭciis, Lk. Bos. 7, 25.

FRAM

(prep.)
Grammar
FRAM, from; prep. dat.

FROMaabConcerningaboutofcum verbis lŏquendide

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Bos. 1, 17, 21, 22. with verbs of speaking, Concerning, about, of; cum verbis lŏquendi, de Ðæt he fram Sigemunde secgan hýrde ellendǽdum that he, concerning Sigemund, had heard tell of valiant deeds, Beo. Th. 1754; B. 875.

Linked entries: from fra freme from

býge

Grammar
býge, l. byge,
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Se hara bígde gelóme, þóhte mid þám bigum ætberstan þám deáðe, Hml. S. 31, 1059. Hé gedyde bigeas (-ias, v.l.) and fleám, Gr.

for-lǽdan

destructionbetray

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to lead so as to injure or destroy, bring to harm, destruction, &c., betray: Þér hé wæs ǽrost geswenced mid grimmum gefeohte and micelne dǽl his heres forlǽdde (ubi acerba primum pugna fatigatus, deinde . . . non paruum numerum . . . disperdidit,

grund-leás

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Add: of an earthly pit, gulf, &c. lit. bottomless, whose bottom has not been reached Andlang hagan tó ðám grundeliésan pytte, C. D. v. 148, 10. On ðone grundlǽsan pyt, vi. 41, 23. fig.

holt

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Add: a wood, copse Hár holtes feónd, Rä. 22, 3. For ðǽm wé ceorfað heáh treówu on holte ðaelig;t wé hí eft úp árǽren on ðǽm botle, Past. 443, 36. Hwá áspyreð ðæt deófol of geofones holte, Sal. K. p. 146, 28. Hé rád þurh ǽnne heáhne holt, Hml.

ge-ǽþan

(v.)

to make oath concerning, confirm by oathto administer an oath to, swear

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The previous canon enjoins that ' ǽnig preóst ne stande on leásre gewitnesse '; in the present one the ' bísæce ordél' may be ordeals which, it was contended, had been conducted improperly (cf.

Linked entries: ǽþan áþ-swaru

of-standan

(v.)

to remain standing, keep (trans. or intrans.) in the same place or condition, stop in a place

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Sele him on hátum wætre gewlecedum ða wyrta drincan ðý læs ðæt pic ofstande mid ðý óðre duste give him the herbs to drink in hot water made lukewarm, lest the pitch be left sticking with the other dust, 252, 4.

sogoþa

(n.)
Grammar
sogoþa, an; m.

hiccough, heartburngastric juice

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Ne yrne he ðe læs hé mid ðæs rynes éðgunge hwylcne wleattan and sogeðan on his heortan ne ástyrige lest the running cause nausea or give him heartburn : the Latin version has 'ut non scurilitas inveniat fomitem' R. Ben. 68, 3. gastric juice (?)

ge-springan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-springan, p. -sprang, -sprong, pl. -sprungon; pp. -sprungen.

To springboundarisego outgo forthprosilireexoririabireprocedereTo get by going[?]to cause to springeructare

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[Or has gespringan the same meaning as in the following?] Féwor streámas neirxna wong gespranc quattuor flumina paradisi instar eructans, Mt. Kmbl. p. 8, 5. Gisprunt[?] word eructavit verbum. Jn. Skt. p. 187, 26

Linked entry: gi-sprunt

wénunga

(adv.)
Grammar
wénunga, (wéninga); adv.

Perhapshaplyby chance

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Ne hit nǽfre næs tó geopenigenne búton wénunga hwilc munuc út fóre unless it happened that a monk had to go out Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 104. Ðe læs wénunga ne forte Lk. Skt. 14, 8.

Linked entries: wéning weninga

DIM

(adj.)
Grammar
DIM, def. se dimma, seó, ðæt dimme; adj.
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Nabbaþ we to hyhte nymþe ðone dimman hám we have nought in hope save this dim home, Cd. 221; Th. 285, 14; Sat. 337. Hió speón hine on ða dimman dǽd she urged him to that dark deed, 32; Th. 43, 3; Gen. 685.

swápan

(v.)
Grammar
swápan, p. sweóp; pp. swápen
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Chaucer has swope, swoope.] intrans.