ge-þrǽstan
To twist ⬩ hurt ⬩ torment ⬩ afflict ⬩ contĕrĕre ⬩ afflīgere
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To twist, hurt, torment, afflict; contĕrĕre, afflīgere Gefeóll he semninga on his earm ufan, and ðone swýðe geþrǽste and gebræc repente corrŭens brachĭum contrīvit, Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 2. Se hǽleþ heortan geþrǽste qui sānat contrītos corde, Ps. Th. 146
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tó-swellan
To swell out ⬩ grow big
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To swell out, grow big Ic tóswelle turgeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 3; Zup. 155, 12. Tóswyllaþ grossescunt, intumescunt, Hpt. Gl. 447, 29. Se earm wæs swá swíþe greát and tóswollen brachio in tantum grossescente, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 23. Wiþ tótece . . . ðæt tóswollene
Athéniense
The Athenians
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The Athenians Sóna swá Athgniense wiston, Ors. 2, 5; S. 78, 22. Þá bearn þára Athéniensa, l, 9; S. 42, 28 : 2, 5;S. 82, 13. Of Atheniensium, l, 14; S. 58, 5. Tó Athéniensum, 2, 5; S. 82, 20 : 84, 20. Latin forms are also used: -- Pelopensium and Athéniensium
bearhtm-hwíl
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Ꝥ ꝥ waes án brehtmhwíl (breahtm-, v. l.), þá heó ꝥ heáfod upp áhóf and se regn ofdúne feóll quatenus unum idemque esset momentum, et levare caput et pluviam deponere, Gr. D. 168, 6. Þá hraðe on þá ylcan tíd næs án brehtmhwíl tó ðon ꝥ se cniht gewearð
steóran
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to steer, guide a vessel Sum [on] fealone wǽg stefnan steóreþ, Exon. Th. 296, 20; Crii. 54. Ic ǽfre ne geseah ǽnigne mann ðé gelícne steóran ofer stæfnan, Andr. Kmbl. 989; An. 495. Swíðe eáðe mæg on smyltre sǽ ungelǽred scipstiéra genóh ryhte stiéran
Sunnan-dæg
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Sunday Iúdagum Romani and eác Angli gehálgedon on ðisra tungla gemynde heora dagas, and ðæne forman dæg hig héton Sunnandæg, forðan heó ys ealra tungla wlitegost, and se dæg wæs ealra daga fyrmest on heora dagum, and nú ys on úrum tíman, Gode lof ealles
EAX
An axis, axle-tree ⬩ axis
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An axis, axle-tree; axis Neáh ðam norþende ðære eaxe near the north end of the axis, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 20: 39, 13; Fox 232, 33: Bt. Met. Fox 28, 44; Met. 28, 22: 29, 36; Met. 29, 18. On ðære ilcan eaxe hwerfeþ eall rúma ródor all the spacious sky turns
nama
a name ⬩ a noun
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a name Sumum men, ðam is Æþelm nama, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 383, 24. Wæs ðam hæftméce Hrunting nama, Beo. Th. 2919; B. 1457. Ðære (eá) is Geon noma, Cd. Th. 15, 9; Gen. 230. Ego hoc feci, ic dyde ðis, ðon stent se ic on ðínes naman stede, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som
ge-wissian
To make or cause to know ⬩ to instruct ⬩ inform ⬩ direct ⬩ command ⬩ govern ⬩ docere ⬩ edocere ⬩ regere ⬩ præcipere ⬩ dirigere
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To make or cause to know, to instruct, inform, direct, command, govern; docere, edocere, regere, præcipere, dirigere Ðæt he ðone iungan cniht gewissian sceolde that he should instruct the young boy, Ælfc.T. Lisle, 34, 3. To ðam lande ðe ic ðé gewissige
Linked entry: wísian
be-tweoh
Between, BETWIXT, among, amid, in the midst ⬩ inter, in medio
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Between, BETWIXT, among, amid, in the midst; inter, in medio; dat. Men and nétenu habbaþ andan betweoh him men and beasts have enmity between them, Bt. Met. Fox 28, 104; Met. 28, 52. Betweohs him among them; in cujus medio, Ex. 34, 10. Betwyh him among
swǽman
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To trouble, afflict, grieve. The verb occurs in this sense in later English Ofte hit timeð þat tat leoueste bearn sorheð and sweameð meast his ealdren, H. M. 35, 5. Þe engles beoð isweamed, þat seoð hare suster swa sorhfulliche afallet, 17, 20. Ure Louerd
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ge-leáfful
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Add: having faith, or trust Hé wæs Gode geleáffull on his heortan, Shrn. 76, 21. having the Christian faith, Christian Blissian nú eall geleáffull folc, for þon þe for ús Crístes blód wæs ágoten, Bl. H. 91, 7. Godes ðeówas hí wurðiað on geleáffulre
ge-brocian
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Take here ge-broacute;cod (l. -brocod) in Dict. and add: to hurt, injure, break a bone. Cf. ge-broc, Gif widobáne gebroced weorðeð, Ll. Th. i. 16, 6. to afflict, distress, trouble, vex. Cf. ge-broc, Críst gehǽlde fela þǽra þe unhále wǽron, and Antecríst
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hú-hwega
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Add: used where measurement is only approximately given Húhugu circiter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 35. of space measurement Is ꝥ eáland fram þǽre cyricean feor út on gársecge seted húhugu (-hwega, húru, v. ll.) on nygan mílum (nouem ferme milibus passuum ),
reáfian
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1. Add Ðá ðe óðre men reáfiað, Past. 329, 10. Hé óeth;re menn reáfode, 339, 2. Tó reáfigeanne, 327, 25. (1 a) to rob aperson of something, with gen, Hé wile reáfian ðone his anwaldes, Past. 371, 25. God reáfian lǽteð eówere dohtra heora oferrancra heáfodgewǽda
sum
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add: (1 a α) with a possessive pronoun instead of genitive, and with noun inflexion Gelícode mé ꝥ ic eówerne sum mé tó begeáte, Hml. S. 33, 109. 2. add: with reference to number, one (of), some (of) Hé bebeád sumum his preóste (cuidam de clericis sui
HEÁWAN
To HEW, cut, strike, smite
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To HEW, cut, strike, smite [with a sharp weapon] Gif mon óðres wudu heáweþ unáliéfedne if a man cut another's wood without leave, L. Alf. pol. 12; Th. i. 70, 4. Mǽst ǽlc óðerne æftan heáweþ mid scandlícum onscytum almost all men calumniate [lit. strike
on-stellan
to institute, give rise to, set on foot, bring in, be the author of, set (an example)
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to institute, give rise to, set on foot, bring in, be the author of, set (an example) Ðú scealt greót etan swá ðú wróhte onstealdest thou (the serpent) hast brought sin into the world, Cd. Th. 56, 12; Gen. 911: 57, 22; Gen. 932. Hé in wuldre wróhte onstalde
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micel
Mickle ⬩ great ⬩ magnus ⬩ much ⬩ many ⬩ multus ⬩ great
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Mickle, great. of size; magnus Mycel magnus, Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 54, 67. Mycel belle campana, 81, 39. Þurhslegene mid ðare ádle ðæs myclan líces ( elephantiasis ), Lchdm. ii. 399, col. 2. Micel grandem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 70. Ða miclan tán alloces, 5, 18
sulh
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generally feminine, but see the genitive. a plough Sulh aratrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 15, 2: 289, 76. Sul, ii. 6, 19: Ælfc. Gr. 17; Zup. 109, 18. Swá seó sulh ðone teóðan æcer gegá, L. Eth. ix. 7; Th. i. 342, 11: L. Eiig. i. 1; Th. i. 262, 9: L. C. E. 8; Th.