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fultum

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Se getreówa fultum him tó cóm, Scs Bartholomeus, Guth. 28, 25. of troops férde mid fultume . . . þe lǽs þe secgon þæt mid hira folce hig sylfe álýsdon and mid heora fultume him gefuhton sige ne glorietur Israel et dicat: Meis viribus liberatus

herung

praiseapprobationpraiselauds

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Heruncga preconia, i. laudes, 64. praise, extolling of the Deity Sé þe . . . his Drihten, þe is ealra gereorda gifend mid herincge ne ðancað, R. Ben. 69, Dionisius þancode his Drihtne mid herunge, Hml.

sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
sófte, cpve. sóftor, séft; adv.

Softly, gently softly, quietly, without disturbancecalmly, at ease, without troublegently, not harshlywithout discordeasily, without opposition facile

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Hié sófte ðæs bidon Exon. Th. 10, 3; Cri. 146. willniaþ manifeald earfoþe tó þrowianne, for ðam ðe willniaþ mǽran áre mid Gode tó habbanne, ðonne ða habbaþ ðe sóftor libbaþ Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 17: Shrn. 163, 20.

Linked entry: sófte

rǽswan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽswan, rǽswian, rǽsian, résian; p. ede, ode
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résade ( suspicabatur ) ðæt hæfde ðæs Cáseres ǽrendo sum tó Breotone cyningum ... Ðá ongeat ðæt hit swá ne wæs swá résade, Bd. 4, 1; S. 564, 48-,565. 3. Rǽswodan, spǽcan, wǽron gemunende comminiscuntur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 1.

Linked entry: résian

geornlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
geornlíce, comp. -lícor; superl. -lícost; adv.

Earnestly, diligently, zealously, strenuously, carefully, willinglydīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, obnixe, sollĭcĭte, lĭbenter

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Ðæt he geornlícost God weorþige that he most zealously worship God, Exon. 14 a; Th. 27, 19; Cri. 433

Linked entry: eornlíce

for-hogian

(v.)

to disdainto disdain

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his synna ne forhogige tó andettanne ut non negligat peccata sua confiteri, Ll. Th. ii. 174, 12

forþ

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Ða fór forð bí ðǽm scræfe, Past. 197, 13: Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 22. Férdan hié ealle forð be him, and heora nǽnig him tó cerran nolde, Bl. H. 213, 34.

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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Gif hit herede and on tyhte eft stiérde ðære gewilnunge qui tamen laudans desiderium in pavorem*-*vertit protinus, Past. 8, 1; Swt. 53, 9. Iacobus his stírde Jacobus prohibet, 3, 1; Swt. 33, 10.

leornian

(v.)
Grammar
leornian, p. ode

To learnstudyread

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Ic hit for ðære hǽlo ðe hit leornige oððe gehýre áwrát ob salutem legendum, sive audientium narrandam esse putavi, Bd. 5, 13; S. 634, 2. Lange sceal leornian se ðe lǽran sceal long must he learn who has to teach, L. Ælfc. P. 46; Th. ii. 384, 15: L.

Linked entry: leornend

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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Þæt him absolutionem macigan, Wlfst. 180, 12. to behave, act. with hit and adv. denoting manner Ic nát ná forgeare ic hit þus macige I do not quite know how it is I behave so, Hml. S. 23, 556: 672.

ge-wendan

(v.)
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gewendon heom tó ðám cynge, Chr. 1046; P. 169, 2. where the subject is acted on of eorðan cómon, and eft tó dúste gewendað, Hml. S. 12, 20. His sáwul gewende tó helle, Hml. Th. i. 20, 10.

Alríca

(n.)
Grammar
Alríca, Eallríca, Ealleríca, an; m: Alarícus, i; m. Lot. [al=eall all, ríca a ruler; v. ríc]

AlaricAlarícus, king of the Visigoths

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Ðæt Eallríca, Gotona cyning, hyre an-waldes beniman woldan that Alaric, king of the Goths, would deprive her of her power, Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 39, 37. Ealleríca, Bt. 1; Fox 22

Linked entries: Ealleríca Eallríca

DRÝ

(n.)
Grammar
DRÝ, drí; gen.drýs ; dat. acc. drý; pl. nom. acc. drýas; gen. dríra? dat. drýum, dríum; m.

A magician, sorcerer, wizardmagus, malĕfĭcus

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drýas wǽron they were sorcerers, Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 23; Jul. 301: Andr. Kmbl. 67; An. 34. getrymedon hyra drýas their magicians encouraged them, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 21.

wíd-gil

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-gil, wíd-gill, -giel, -gel, and-gille; adj.
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Behealde wídgille ðæs heofones hwealfa bíþ ( widgil sint heofones hwealfe, Met. 10, 6) late patentes aetheris cernat plagas, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 22. Widgille passivos, Hpt. Gl. 405, 64. Sum con wonga bigong, wegas wídgielle, Exon.

Linked entries: -gill -gal

on-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-ginnan, p. -gan, -gann; pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen.

to begin, set about, set to workto attempt, endeavour (with infin.)to act strenuouslyto make an attempt upon, to attack

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Óþ ongite ðæt mǽge ábiddan æt Gode ðæt ongiene (-ginne, MSS. Cot.) until he finds that he can obtain by prayer from God what he endeavours to get, Past. 10; Swt. 61, 22.

ládung

(n.)
Grammar
ládung, e; f.

An excusing an apologyexcusea defenceexculpationpurgation

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God lǽt him fyrst ðæt his mándǽda geswíce gif wile: gif nele ðæt beó bútan ǽlcere ládunge swíðe rihtlíce tó deófles handa ásceofen God allows the wicked man time, that he may, if he will, cease from his wicked deeds: that, if he will not,

Linked entry: be-ládung

siððan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
siððan, siððon, syððan, seoððan. [From síþ ðam ; cf. Ger. seit*-*dem.]
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lang tíd is, syððan him ðis gebyrede ? Mk. Skt. 9, 21. Ðeós syððan ic ineode ne geswác ðæt heó míne fét ne cyste, Lk. Skt. 7, 45. Manige geár syndon ágán nú seoððan úre bisceopas tó mé gewreoto sende, Blickl.

Linked entries: seoððan syððan

ge-gaderung

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On swylcere gegaderunge ( the feast of Ahasuerus ), Hml.

gyse

(adv.; int.)
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yes Hig cwǽdon, - Eówer láreów, ne gylt he gafol? Ðá cwæþ he, Gyse he déþ they said, - Your master, doth he not pay tribute? He said, Yes, he does; Dixerunt, - Magister vester, non solvit didrachma? Ait, Etiam. Vulg. Mt. Bos. 17, 25

ge-habban

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 21, 74. to have, possess (of relative position) Gif hié (þíne menn) yfele sint, ðonne sint hié þé pleólicran gehæfd þonne genæfd, Bt. 14, 1; F. 42, 22. to retain, detain, keep a person in a place hwylcehwugu dagas mid him gehæfde eos