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ofer-swíðan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-swíðan, p. -swíðde, but also -swáð

To prove stronger than or superior to another, to overcome, overpower, conquer, surpass

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To prove stronger than or superior to another, to overcome, overpower, conquer, surpass Ober-suíðo vinco, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 69. Ic oferswíðe vinco, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 32, 17. Ic nardes stenc oferswíðe mid mínre swétnesse, Exon.

hand

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For B. 2137 see hand-gemǽne, dele the passage from Ll. Th. i. 18, 1. and add: a hand: — Gif heáhre handa dyntes onféhð if he receives a blow from an uplifted hand, i. e. a violent blow. (For the force of heáh cf. (?)

mæsse-preóst

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-preóst, es; m.

A priest not of the Christian churcha priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven appointed orders, and might celebrate the mass

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Th. ii. 94, 27-33: L. Ecg. P. iii. 1; Th. ii. 196, 12: iii. 6; Th. ii. 198, 7. But the rule is still stricter in L. E. I. 12; Th. ii. 410, 7. Nis hyt ryht ðæt ǽnig wífmon mid mæssepreóste on húsum wunige.

ge-gearwian

(v.)
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</b> to bring to be of a certain character :-- Heó efenwyrðe on eallum þingum þám bysceope gegearwade condignam se in omnibus episcopo praebuit, Bd. 4, 6; Sch. 384, 6. <b>III b.

hund

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Add: a dog Hund canis, bicce canicula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 7. Hwílum ic beorce swá hund, . 25, 2. ne murnþ náuþer ne friénd ne fiénd þe þe wédende hund, Bt. 37, 1; F. 186, 8.

æfter

(prep.; adv.)

among, through, along (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)

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Winnan æfter ríce, Chr. 685; P. 39, 23: Ors. 6, 28; S. 278, 9. His geréfan niéddon æfter gafole pressed them for tribute 6, 34; S. 290, 24: Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 3.

FRUMA

(n.)
Grammar
FRUMA, an; m. [frum primitive, first] .

a beginningcommencementoriginprincĭpiuminĭtiumŏrīgoprīmordiumexordiuman originatorauthorfounderinventorauctorinventora chiefprincerulerkingprŏcerprincepsrex

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Fox 20, 549; Met. 20, 275: Andr. Recd. 1116; An. 556. On fruman wæs word in princĭpio ĕrat verbum, Jn. Bos. 1, 1: 6, 64: Mt. Bos. 19, 4: Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 5: 1, 27; S. 489, 13: 4, 17: S. 586, 12: Ps. Spl. C. 73, 2: 76, 11: 101, 26: Boutr.

brúcan

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., acc. to use, with concrete object welan habbaþ . . . and his ungemetlíce brúcað ( indigne acta felicitas ), Bt. 39, 11; F. 230, 23. Þú heora bruce, 7, 1; F. 16, 21. his ágenes ungemetlíce breác, Past. 339, 2.

fæder

a parenta step-fatherforefatherfathersancestorsfathera god-fathera patron

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Add: of human beings. a parent Þonne hwylcum men gelimpeþ his ful leóf fæder gefærþ, ne mæg beón þá bearn þe unblíþran ne sýn, Bl. H. 131, 24. Þæs fæder and þǽre módor mægen, 163, 25.

flǽsc

Grammar
flǽsc, pl. flǽscu: flǽsce (?), an; /.

fleshanimalshuman beings

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Take here flǽc in Dict., and add: (v. C. D. v. 164, 32 below) the soft material of an animal body, often in connexion or contrast with skin or bone Tóeth;a flǽsc gingiuae, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 33.

geár

(n.)
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ealne þysne geár lifdon mid úres líchoman willan, Bl. H. 35, 37. Án cométa ofer ealne geár sceán, Hml. ii. 300, 32. Se here þǽr sæt .i. geár, Chr. 869; P. 70, 4. Þǽr wǽron gehealdene heora líc án geár and seofan mónaþ, Bl. H. 193, 13.

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to liftto liftto raiseliftmake a soundto exaltelevateto extolexaltto set upinstituteto raisebring upto directbearTo risemount

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Add: A weak past hefde Hml. S. 8, 212. trans. to raise material to a higher level or towards a vertical position Se esne his ágen hrægl ofer cneó hefað, . 45, 5. Hine gelæhte án hors mid tóðum and hefde him upp, Hml. S. 8, 212.

on-fón

(v.)
Grammar
on-fón, p. -féng; pp. -fangen ( with gen. dat. acc.).

to taketo take what another appoints or grants, to receive, have givento take what another offers, receive favourably, acceptto receive a personto undergo a rite, undertake a dutyto conceiveto take to, to beginincipere

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to take Calic hǽlu ic onfóu, Ps. Surt. 115, 13. mycelne dǽl ðæs landes on anweald onféng, Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 12. Mód Bryttas onféngon they took courage, 1, 16; S. 484, 19. Se Ælmihtiga onféng ðæt hiw úre tyddran gecynde.

Linked entries: an-fón on-fónd

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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Add: to join together. to put together gesetedo ł gegeadrad adpositos, Mt. p. 12, 4. to unite the parts which form a whole Ðú gegæderast ðá hiofonlicon sáwla and ðá eorþlicon líchoman, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 22.

ge-limpan

(v.)
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Gewarð ł gelump accidit, Mt. p. 3, 7. the subject a noun (pronoun) to take place, be done or made Þý ærestan dæge gelimpeð mycel gnornung. Bl. H. 91, 30. Monigfealde wundra gelimpað, Bd. l, 7; Sch. 27, 13.

hwǽr

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S., R.) is strión ðin, ðér is hearta ðin, Mt. L. 6, 21. Hwér am ic, ðér ðegn mín bið, Jn. R. 12, 26. See also Mt. 24, 28 ( 1 a): Lk. R. 12, 34 ( 1 b): Jn. L. 12, 26 ( 1 b)

ge-trymman

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Getrymes, 15, 8. Getrymeð, Jn. p. 7, 9: Jn. L. 3, 32. gitrymmað (getrymes, L.) testamur, Jn. R. 3, 11. gitrymmað (getrymeð, L.) testificamini, Lk. R. 11. 48. Getrymade testatur. Lk. p. 6, 13. Getrymed wæs protestatus, Jn. L.

hefig

ponderousdenseweightyimportantgravesevereseriousdeepprofoundmistfogcloudslowdulltroublesomeoppressiveonerousburdensomeoppressivegrievousdifficultlaborioustoilsomeoverpoweringweariness

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H. 25, 26-26, 2. Hefig sár, 40, 9. sceolde cuman hefegum martyrdóme ad martyrii tormenta ducebatur, Past. 53, 21. Be þǽre hæfegan gémenne bearna, Bt. 31, 1; F. 112, 19. Hefig geoc beslépte on ealle, 16, 4; F. 58, 16: Met. 9, 55.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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as the opposite of great. of material objects, portions of space, &c., small in size, not large Ne bið nǽnig þæs lytel lið on lime áweaxen, Seel. 96. Swilce án lytel (lytlu, v. l. ) pricu, Bt. 18, 1 ; F. 62, 4.

ge-healdan

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Heora earmas ne geheóldon brachium eorum non salvabit eos, Ps. Th. 43, 4. Gehealde þé Drihten Dominus custodit te, 120, 5: Ll. Th. i. 424, 26: Bl. H. 135, 26.