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Persida

(n.)
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Persia ðam earde ðe is geháten Persida, Homl. Th. ii. 482, 2

bi-gongan

(v.)

to attend, practise, observe, worship

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to attend, practise, observe, worship, Exon. 44 b; Th. 150, 11; Gú. 777

Linked entry: bi-gangan

bi-lúcan

(v.)

to lock up, inclose, surround

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to lock up, inclose, surround, Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 14; Cri. 1624

geómerian

(v.)

to groan, mourn, murmur

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to groan, mourn, murmur, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 43: Homl. Th. i. 142, 17

Linked entry: a-geómrod

þurh-rǽsan

(v.)

to rush through

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to rush through Hwílum ic þurhrǽse, Exon. Th. 384, 31; Rä. 4, 36

un-deáþlícness

(n.)
Grammar
un-deáþlícness, e; f.

Immortality

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Immortality Bið úre deádlíca líchama áwend undeáðlícnýsse, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 4

Linked entry: un-deádlícness

wiþer-habban

(v.)
Grammar
wiþer-habban, p. -hæfde

To resist

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To resist Hwæt mæg mé wiðerhabban? quid mihi restat? Ps. Th. 72, 20

Linked entry: wiþ-habban

hyse

(n.)
Grammar
hyse, es; m.

A young manwarrior

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Noldon ða hyssas hýran lárum hǽðnum the youths would not listen to heathen lore, Cd. 183; Th. 229, 14; Dan. 217: 184; Th. 230, 11; Dan. 231. Hét hyssa hwæne bade each man, Byrht. Th. 131, 2; By. 2: 135, 34; By. 128: Fins. Th. 96; Fin. 48

Linked entries: hós hese hise

cépan

(v.)
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Þám þe ǽniges crístendómes cépað on heora lífe, Ælf. T. Grn. 14, 10. with clause Se deófol syrwð ymbe Godes gelaðunge, and cépð hú hé mage crístenra manna sáwla fordón, Hml. Th. i. 240, 1. to care about, desire to have. with gen.

ge-teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teohhian, -teohian, -tiohhian, -tihhian; p. ode, ade; pp. od,ad

To appointdeterminedecreeassignstătuĕredecernĕreassignāre

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Eall ðæt yfel, ðæt hí him geteohod hæfdon all the evil that they had determined against him, Ps. Th. 9, argument: 14: 16, 13. Ðæt hí toweorpen ðæt God geteohhad hæfþ to wyrcanne to destroy what God had determined to do, 10, 3

be-spanan

(v.)
Grammar
be-spanan, bi-spanan; p. -spón, -speón; pp. -spanen, -sponen; v. trans.

To allure, entice, incite, urge, induceallicere, illicere, incitare, provocare, inducere

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To allure, entice, incite, urge, induce bring on any one; allicere, illicere, incitare, provocare, inducere He deriende leóda bespeón to ðysan earde he allured pernicious people to this land, Chr. 959; Th. 219, 18.

Linked entries: be-speón bi-spanan

áǽðan

(v.)

to lay wastevastare

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to lay waste; vastare. Gen. 1280: á ǽðan, Cd. 64; Th. 77, 24

a-scæcan

(v.)

to shake

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to shake, Exon. 58a; Th. 207, 20; Ph. 144: Ps. Spl. 7, 13

be-gongan

(v.)

to exercise

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to exercise Exon. 32 b; ; Tb. 103, 24; Cri. 1693 [MS. bi-gongan]

fæderen

(adj.)
Grammar
fæderen, fædern, fædren; adj.

Paternal, belonging to a father păternus

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Paternal, belonging to a father; păternus, Cd. 79; Th. 98, 10; Gen. 1628

Linked entry: fædren

hreðer-bealo

(n.)
Grammar
hreðer-bealo, n.

caregrief

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Breast-bale, hurt to the mind, care, grief, Beo. Th. 2690; B. 1343

be-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wrítan, bi-wrítan; p. -wrát, pl. -writon; pp. -writen

To write down, inscribeinscribere

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To write down, inscribe; inscribere,Exon. 92 b; Th. 347, 27; Sch. 19

Linked entry: bi-wrítan

streám-stæþ

(n.)
Grammar
streám-stæþ, es; n.
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A shore Ofer streámstaðe stæppan to land, Cd. Th. 86, 21; Gen. 1434

fregen

(prefix)
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The form seems to have an intensive force in the two following words

reófan

(v.)
Grammar
reófan, p.reáf;pl.rufon;pp. rofen.

To break, rend, rive;

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; To break, rend, rive; Randbyrig wǽron rofene, Cd. Th. 207, 7; Exod. 463