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beðigean

(v.)

to wash, fomentfovere

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to wash, foment; fovere Ða eágan to beðigeanne to foment the eyes Med. ex Quadr. 4, 18; Lchdm. i. 346, 20; MS. H. Ic beðige foveo Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Som. 28, 66

ge-hwæðere

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hwæðere, adv.

Yethowever

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Yet, however Weorðeþ heó ðeáh oft niða bearnum to helpe and to hǽle gehwæðere it becomes oft however help and safety nevertheless to the children of men, Runic pm. 10; Kmbl. 341, 12

wíc-herpaþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-herpaþ, es; m.
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A public road to a wíc (q.v.) Be ðam yrðlande óð hit cymð ðam wícherpaðe, ðonne andlang ðæs wícherpaðes ðam stǽnenan stapole, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 418, 27. Cf. wíc-weg

eorþ-fæst

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Sume men synd swá áblende ꝥ hí bringað heora lác eorðfæstum stáne, Hml. S. 17, 130. Hig lǽddon þone cyning ánum eorðfæstum treówe and tígdon hine þǽr , 32, 109. Add

ge-latian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-latian, p. ode.
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to grow torpid Gilattia torpescit, Rtl. 125, 27. to be slow about a matter (gen.), be dilatory Smeáge gehwá georne hine sylfne, and þæs ná ne gelatige ealles lange, Wlfst. 165, 24

gramian

(v.)
Grammar
gramian, p. ode.
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to be furious, rage Gramigende inęstuans, Germ. 402, 58. to be offensive to, vex (with dat.) Þonne se feónd þis gesihð, ... þonne gramað (ofþingð, v. l. ) him þæt swíðe hearde, Wlfst. 199, 2

ofer-híwian

(v.)
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to transfigure Oferhíwad (-heówad, R.) wæs transfiguratus est, Mt. L. 17, 2. Oferhíwade, Mk. p. 4, 4 : Lk. p. 6, 8. to put another colour on to Oferhiádum dealbatis, Mt. L. 23, 27

ge-stapan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stapan, p. -stóp, pl. -stópon; pp. -stapen

To stepgogradiireingredi

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To step, go; gradi, ire, ingredi Ðá gestóp he to ánes wealles býge then he stepped to a bend of a wall, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 22: Andr. Knbl. 3163; An. 1584

hopian

(v.)
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Add: to look (mentally) with expectation to (), hope for Án is þæt ðú hefst and brícst and lufast þæt ðæt þú ǽr hopedest. Eálá hweðer ic ǽfre cume ðám ðe ic hopie, Solil. H. 27, 15.

ge-licgan

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D. ii. 121, 26. of land, to pertain, appertain to Mid eallum ðám túnum ðe him gelicgað cum uillulis omnibus ad se rite pertinentibus, C.

ge-wendan

(v.)
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To cause to move, turn Geuuendit transferit, Wrt.

ASCIAN

(v.)
Grammar
ASCIAN, acsian, ahsian, axian; p. ode; pp. od.

to ASKto ask forto demandinquireto callsummon before oneinterrogarepostulareexigereto obtainexperiencenancisciexperiri

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to ASK, to ask for, to demand, inquire, to call, summon before one; interrogare, postulare, exigere Ðe ðú me æfter ascast which thou askest about, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 26, 29.

Linked entry: acsian

un-nyt

(n.)
Grammar
un-nyt, un-nytt, e; f.

Ill usedisadvantagehurt

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Ic andette eal ðæt ic ǽfre mid eágum geseáh gítsunge oððe tǽlnesse, oþþe mid eárum unnytte gehýrde, oþþe mid mínum múðe unnytte gecwæð, L. de Cf. 8; Th. ii. 264, 1-2.

brǽdan

(v.)

to broadento extendenlargeunfoldpitchTo spreadincrease

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to broaden. Add: trans. to make broad Hiǽ brǽdaþ (dilatant) þwænge heora, Mt.

Linked entry: brǽding

fær-riht

(n.)
Grammar
fær-riht, es; n.

fare

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Then said I to him : " Brother, I haven't any fare to give, but I want to go and to embark on one of those ships, " Hml. S. 23 b, 352

Linked entries: fær-eht fær-sceat

neádian

(v.)
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Ox. 1621. to force to do something Neádiende compellens (scandere), An. Ox. 2463. Neádod conpellitur, i. angariatur (per vim amittere), 2660.

be-clýsan

(v.)
Grammar
be-clýsan, p. de; pp. ed

To close into shut into incloseto shutincludereconcludereclaudere

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To close in, to shut in, to inclose, to shut; includere, concludere, claudere He beclýsde Iohannem on cwearterne inclusit Johannem in carcere, Lk. Bos. 3, 20: Ps. Spl. 30, 10: Jos. 10, 18. Híg hyra eágan beclýsdon oculos suos clauserunt, Mt.

Linked entry: be-clísan

ge-líþan

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Add: of journeying (by water), to come to land, arrive, reach port Geláþ adtigisset (portum attigit, Aid. 80, 5), Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 23. Gelidun adplicuerunt (v. Mk. 6, 53), 73, 34. Hý lande geliden hæfdon.

ge-wealcan

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Add: to roll together, press together Heorotes horn gebærned ahsan, gegniden on mortere, and þonne ásift and mid hunige gewealcen snǽdum, Lch. ii. 238, 2. [O. H.

páp-seld

(n.)
Grammar
páp-seld, es; n.
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The papal see Hé hié lǽrede ðæt hié raðost Róme sendon ðæm pápan, and ðone pápan and ðæt pápseld ðæt hié beáhsodan hwæt him ðæs rǽde þúhte, Blickl. Homl. 205, 20