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fore-gangan

to precede

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Gódra foregangendra (praecedentium) wera, 8, 20: 277, 10. to take precedence of, rank higher than Ðes Ióhannes wæs mára ðonne ǽnig óþer mon búton Críste . . . ealle þá apostolas and martyras hé foregongeð, Shrn. 95, 11

freó-bearn

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Áhangen wæs cyninges freóbearn, Godes gástsunu, El. 672. Hú þé ( Christ ) rodera weard æt frymðe genóm him tó freóbearne, Cri. 223. Cf. freó-dohtor

frum-mynetslege

(n.)
Grammar
frum-mynetslege, es; m.
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Ðá wæs þæt feoh ꝥ Malchus hæfde þæs forman mynetslæges on Decies naman. Ðonne betweónan Decies frummynetslæges dagum . . . and Theodosius tíman . . ., Hml. S. 23, 477-485

ge-píned

(v.)
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Hé heom átealde of þan Nazarenisscen kinge, hwu hé gepíned wæs, 194, 38.] Gepínodes semustulati, Germ. 397, 348.

ge-ríman

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Seó ungemetlice mengeo þæs folces wæs þá iéðre tó oferwinnanne þone heó ús sié nú tó gerímanne. Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 12. Is gerímed supputatur. An. Ox. 3832. Add: —

ge-dæftlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-dæftlíce, ge-dæftelíce.
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Hís léchama on ðǽre cyricean norðportice gedæftelíce (-dæft-líce, v. l.) wæs bebyrged in porticu aquilonali decenter sepullum est, Bd. 2, 3; Sch. 124, 16

Ispánie

(n.)
Grammar
Ispánie, pl.
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Wæs án hirde on Ispánium, 5, 2 ; S. 216, 6. Áscien Ispánie þe þæt ilce wǽron dreógende, 5, i; S. 214, 14

rihtan

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Simplicius wæs þridda þe æfter Benedicte rihte his gesomnunge Simplicius congregationem illius post eum tertius rexit, Gr. D. 96, 12

swipu

Grammar
swipu, <b>. I.</b>
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wæs lustlíce þone lyre þæs horses þoliende, and eác þá swipan ( Flagellum ) þe hé on his handa hæfde, þá hé þám reáfiendum mannum bróhte þus cweðende: 'Nimað þás swipan ꝥ gé magan þis hors mid drífan,' Gr. D. 14, 18-22. Add

talu

Grammar
talu, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Ne móste hé beón þára þreóra nánes wyrðe ðe eallum leódscipe geseald wæs on wedde, tale ( he should not be entitled to bring an action ), ne teámes, ne áhnunga, Cht. Th. 266, 11. v. frum-, geán-talu

þá

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Add Be ðǽm wæs swíðe wel gecweden ðurh ðone wítgan ... ðǽ cwæð se wítga unde bene per prophetam dicitur, Past. 409, 33. <b>II,</b> add :-- Him þá etendum, Mk. 14, 22.

brond-hord

(n.)
Grammar
brond-hord, es; n.

a burning, hord a hoard, treasureA burning or ardent treasure, a treasure exciting ardent desiresardens thesaurus

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[brand II. a burning, hord a hoard, treasure] A burning or ardent treasure, a treasure exciting ardent desires; ardens thesaurus Se ǽr in dæge wæs dýre, scríðeþ nú deóp feor, brondhord geblówen, breóstum in forgrówen copper was dear in [that] day, now

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ofer-stige

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-stige, es; m.

Astonishment, extasy

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Astonishment, extasy Hé cwæþ tó him sylfum: ' Nú ic wæs of ðam rihtan wege mínes ingeþances, ac betere hit biþ ðæt ic eft fare út of ðysum porte, ðý læs ðe ic tó swíðe dwelige ... gewislíce ic hér ongyten hæbbe ðæt mé hæfþ gelǽht fæste mínes módes oferstige

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of-irnan

(v.)

to overtaketo tire with running

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[Þe abbed æfter Uortiger rad &amp; sone gon ofærne Uortigerne, Laym. 13149.] to tire with running Hé wæs swíðe ofurnen he was very tired with running Jud. 4. 19

ono

(con.)

if

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gif ( si autem ) hé gehæfted wæs, hwæt hé ðonne ne feaht, S. 497, 37: 3, 24; S. 557, 29

organe

(n.)
Grammar
organe, (organa (?); cf. O. H. Ger. organa ; f.), an; f. : organon; pl. organa; n.

A musical instrument

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Iubal wæs fæder herpera and ðæra ðe organan macodun Iuba, fuit pater canentium cithara et organo, Gen. 4, 21

sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
sceacan, scacan; sceóc, scóc; sceacen, scacen, scæcen.

to shake (intrans.), quiverto flee, hurry off, go forthto move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shakingto pass, proceed, departto shake (trans.)to weave

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Ðá wæs dæg sceacen, Beo. Th. 4602 ; B. 2306, 5448; B. 2727. Ðá wæs winter scacen, 2277 ; B. 1136 . Wæs hira blǽd scacen their glory had departed, 2253 ; B. 1124 . Biþ se wén scæcen, Exon. Th. 50, 23; Cri. 805 . Biþ his líf scæcen, 329, 25; Vy. 39.

á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, <b> (ó);</b> adv.
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Waes á bliacute;ðemód, 1065; Erl. 196, 34. Hí á bærndon swá hí geférdon, 1010; Erl. 144, l. <b>II a.</b> of continuity in space-measurement :-- Wæs ðæt land genemnad Nazanleóg á oþ Certices ford. Chr. 508; Erl. 15, 19. <b>II b.

a-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
a-hebban, -hæbban; ðú -hefst, he -hefeþ, pl. -hebbaþ; p. -hóf, pl. -hófon; imp. -hefe; pp. -hafen

To heave uplift upraiseelevateexaltfermentlevaretollereelevareerigereexaltareextollerefer-mentare

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Óþ he wæs eall ahafen donec fermentatum est totum, Mt. Bos. 13, 33

EÁCAN

(v.)
Grammar
EÁCAN, p. eóc, pl. eócon; pp. eácen, écen

To be increased, augmented, enlarged, indued augēri, increscĕre

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Heó wæs mago-timbre be Abrahame eácen worden she had been increased with offspring by Abraham, Cd. 102; Th. 135, 2; Gen. 2236: 123; Th. 157, 14; Gen. 2606: 132; Th. 167, 15; Gen. 2766.

Linked entry: ǽcen