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ge-flýman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-flýman, -flǽman, -fléman; p. de; pp. ed

To cause to flee ⬩ put to flight ⬩ drive away ⬩ banish ⬩ fugare ⬩ in fugam vertere ⬩ expellere

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To cause to flee, put to flight, drive away, banish; fugare, in fugam vertere, expellere His éhtendas ealle geflýme odientes eum in fugam convertam, Ps. Th. 88, 20 : Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 25.

á-cumendlic

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Ealle þing synd ðám geleáffullan ácumendlice omnia possibilia credenti, Angl. vii. 30, 280

fǽred-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽred-lic, adj.

Sudden

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Sudden Wundrodon ealle men ꝥ on swá lytlan fæce hine nán man findan mihte . . . and se cásere and his þegnas wǽron sárie for his fǽredlican (cf. fǽrlican, 225) áweggewitennysse all men wondered that all of a sudden nobody could find him . . . and the

firen

(adj.)
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Ealra fyrena leás, 135, 2, Hé gyt feola cwide firna herede he spoke of many troubles, Sat. 160. þeáh ðe hí gelíce fyrene fremmen etsi similia crimina committant, Ll. Th. ii. 132, 29. Add

hege-stów

(n.)
Grammar
hege-stów, e; f.
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On ðá aldan hegestówe; and syððan á ondlang ðǽre ealdan hegestówe on ðone folchearpað, 393, 13. On ðá hegstówe; of ðǽre hegstówe, 77, 27. Ofer ðǽre strǽte in ðá hegestówe, 263, 25

Linked entry: heg-stów

wíc

Grammar
wíc, <b>.
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</b> add Þá cóm him fǽringa tó micel folc manna . . . wǽron ealle hǽdena, and þone Hǽlend ne cúþe nán man of þǽre wíc þe hí of wǽron, Hml. S. 31, 1016.

wǽg-líþend

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-líþend, es; m.: -líþende; ptcpl.

A sea-farer ⬩ sea-faring

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A sea-farer; sea-faring Wénaþ wǽglíþende, ðæt hý on eálond sum eágum wlíten, Exon. Th. 360, 26; Wal. 11. Ne móston wǽglíðendum wætres brógan hrínon, ac hié God nerede, Cd. Th. 84, 9; Gen. 1395: Beo. Th. 6297; B. 3159.

weá-gesíþ

(n.)
Grammar
weá-gesíþ, es; m.

A companion in misery or in wickedness

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A companion in misery or in wickedness Tó ðam symle sittan eodon ealle his (Holofernes' )weágesíþas, Judth. Thw. 21, 13 ; Jud. 16. Hé ðone deófol on helle mid his weágesíðum ofþrihte, Wulfst. 145, 4.

á-dumbian

(v.)
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Hí ealle wurdon ádumbode, ii. 486, 11. Add

tó-wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-wrecan, p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen

To drive in different directions ⬩ scatter ⬩ disperse

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To drive in different directions, scatter, disperse Weorðaþ tówrecene wíde ealle ða ðe unrihtes ǽror worhtan dispergeniur omnes qui operantur iniiquitatem, Ps. Th. 91, 8: 58, 15. Siendon wé tówrecene geond wídne grund, heápum tóhworfene, Cd.

síd-feax

(adj.)
Grammar
síd-feax, -feaxe, -fexe ; adj.

With long hair

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Hí lange tíd eodon ealle unscorene and sídfeaxe, Th. Ap. 6, 12. Sume gáþ sídfeaxe, ðæt hý þurh ðæt wiðmetene sýn Samuele and Elian and óðerum hálgum ðe sídfeaxe wǽron, R. Ben. 135, 27-30

Linked entries: síd síd-feaxode

gód-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
gód-dǽd, e; f.

A good deed ⬩ a benefit

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Ealra góddǽda hí forgiten hæfdon obliti sunt benefactorum ejus, Ps. Th. 77, 13

faru

going ⬩ passing ⬩ sailing ⬩ a journey ⬩ voyage ⬩ an expedition ⬩ proceedings ⬩ course ⬩ path ⬩ procedure ⬩ the train ⬩ the troops ⬩ the followers ⬩ the attendants ⬩ carriage

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Hí wǽron mid him on eallum his weorcum and on ealre his fare, Hml. Th. 1. 286, 7. Twá béc hé self gesettebe his fare, Ap. Th. 28, 14.

lutian

(v.)
Grammar
lutian, p. ode

lurk ⬩ skulk

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Hú moniga dígla costunga ðæs ealdan feóndes lutigeaþ on ðýs andweardan lífe quanta in hujus vitae itinere tentamenta antiqui hostis lateant, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 159, 24.

segl

(n.)
Grammar
segl, swegel, segel, es; m. n.

a sail ⬩ the fiery and cloudy pillars ⬩ a veil ⬩ curtain ⬩ a flag ⬩ banner

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Ðæt scip wæs ealne weg yrnende under segle, Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 19, 34. Nefne hé under segle yrne, Exon. Th. 345, 11; Gn. Ex. 186: Andr. Kmbl. 1009; An. 505. Be ðæs scipes segele, Bt. tit. 7; Fox x. 16.

æt-íwan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-íwan, æt-íwian (-eáw-, -eów-, -éw-, -iéw-, -ýw-. In Ps. L. 16, 15 a dis-tinction between the mutated and not mutated forms seems to be made, the former being transitive (cf.
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Hér atéwoden twégen cometan, Chr. 729 ; P. 45, l. with complementary adjective Eall ðá hrægel swá hwít and swá níwe ætýwdon, swá hé ðý ylcan dæge mid gegearwod wáre, Bd. 4, 30 ; S. 608, 41. Cf. oþ-íwan

Linked entry: æt-eáwan

weax-bred

(n.)
Grammar
weax-bred, es; n.

a table, tablet for writing on ⬩ a table, list

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Sýn gesealde from ðæm abbode ealle neádbehéfe þing, ðæt is ... græf, ... weaxbreda dentur ab abbate omnia quae sunt necessaria, id est ... gravium, ... tabule, R. Ben. 92, 4. God áwrát ða ealdan ǽ on ðám stǽnenum weaxbredum. ...

on-bryrdan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bryrdan, p. de.

to instigate, stimulate, incite, inspire, animate ⬩ to excite to a feeling of compunction

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Git mid fullwihte onbryrdon ealne ðisne middangeard, Exon. Th. 467, 10; Hö. 136. Onbryrdan beorman míne to leaven with my leaven, 266, 10; Jul. 396.

ge-riht

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Ealdred . . . dyde ðe ilcan gerihta ðæ man dyde of Nigon hldon . . . of Lidigerde i. circsceatt and eall ðe geilcan gerihta ðe man dyde of Baggabeorge . . . eall ðǽgeylcan gerihta ðe man déð of Cedenon, C. D. iv. 233, 3-34.

birnan

(v.)
Grammar
birnan, pp. burnen

To burn ⬩ ardent ⬩ vehement

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For þæs fýres bryne eall se feld born, Nar. 23, 27, Ðet ne byrnan ut non ardeant (vestimenta ), Kent. Gl. 164.

Linked entries: byrnan beornan