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þanc-full

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-full, þanc-full; adj.
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Scottas wǽron ðancfulle ( contenti ) heora gemǽrum, 5, 23; S. 646, 36. v. un-þancful[l]

be-hátan

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Þǽra forewearda þe him behá-tene wǽron, Chr. 1093; P. 228, 2. in religious matters, to vow Ðú ne syngast gif ðú sylf ne behátest; ac gif ðú ǽne behátest Gode, hé wyle habban ðæt ðú him behéte, Hex. 50, 3-5. ꝥ hí behéton quod professi sunt, An.

be-niman

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Hié wǽron benumene ceápes, 895; P. 88, 16. to comprehend, contain Benumene comprehensum, Jn. p. I. 7. to apprehend, take Uíf benumen (deprehensa) in dernelegerscip, Jn. I. 8, 4

eall-swá

(adv.)
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Hí dydon eallswá hí bewuna wǽron, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 20. Tó dónne be him eallswá Judas dyde be úre Drihtene, 1087; P. 222, 34. Stande hé eallswá (eal-, v. l. ) wé ǽr cwǽdon, R. Ben. 69, 4.

feónd

an enemyfoefienddevil

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'For ðínum feóndum ic áswand on mínum móde, and ic hié hatode, for ðǽm hié wǽron eác míne fínd (fiénd, v. l.).' Swá mon sceal Godes fiénd hatigean, Past. 353, 5-8. Feónda emulorum, i. inimicorum, An. Ox. 22, 42.

ge-manigfildan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-manigfildan, ge-manigfealdan; p. de.
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Israéla folc weóx swilce hig of eorðan spryttende wǽron gemænigfylde quasi germinantes multiplicati sunt, 1, 7: Scint. 176, 6. (1 a) of repeated action :-- Sé ðe lufað sunu his, hé gemænigfylt (assiduat) him swingla, Scint. 176, 9. to increase the quantity

ge-cwéme

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Þurh yfelra manna rǽdas þe him ǽfre gecwéme wǽran. Chr. 1100; P. 235, 22. Ðá ðe gecuoemo (gicwoeme, R.) sint him quae placita sunt ei, Jn. L. 8, 29. Gif him ꝥ gecwémre byð, Ll. Th. i. 489, 14.

ge-welgian

(v.)
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., þá wǽron geweolgade (-welgode, v. l.) mid wundorlicre sóðfæstnesse and bilwitnesse a sacerdotibus mira veritate et simplicitate praeditis, Gr. D. 250, 6

hǽs

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Seó menigo háligra sáula mid Drilitnes hǽse wǽron of þǽm cwicsúslum áhafena, Bl. H. 87, 18. Be hyre ágenum cyre, ná geneádod mid nánre hǽse, Hml. A. 32, 204.

heá-líce

(adv.)

on highgreatlyextremelynoblyelaborately

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Se wítga cwæð þæt áhæfen wǽren heálíce upp sunne and móna, Cri. 693. in or to a high position or rank Se fæder þóhte hwám hé hí (his daughter) mihte heálícost forgifan, Ap.

Linked entry: heá-lic

ríht

(adj.)
Grammar
ríht, adj.
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John) sǽde on his gesihðe ꝥ þǽra feówer nýtena fét wǽron rihte, and hí eódon ǽfre æfter ðám gáste, Hml. S. 15, 204. Add Wærstánes fæder wæs riht ǽht tó Hǽðfelda, Cht. Th. 650, 11.

scearu

(n.)
Grammar
scearu, scyru,e ; f.

a cutting, shavinga shearing of sheepthe ecclesiastical tonsurea share

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Ðá wǽron scorene ealle munecas and sacerdas on ðone béh Sc̃ePetres sceare, Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 29. Tó reogollícum þeáwe rihtra Eástrena and scyre ad ritum Paschae ac tonsurae canonicum, 5, 22; S. 643, 38. Tó scare, 5, 22; S. 643, 38, note.

Linked entry: scyru

hǽman

(v.)
Grammar
hǽman, p. de; pp. ed

To lie with, have intercourse with, to marryconcumbere, coire, nubere

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To lie with, have intercourse with, to marry; concumbere, coire, nubere Wit wǽron swíðe unróte geworden for ðý hǽmede ðe wé wéndon ðæt wit hǽman sceoldon we became very sad on account of the intercourse that we expected we should be obliged to have,

on-cweðan

(v.)

of animate beings, to reply, respondto echo back, give back a sound, reply

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Swilce ealle ða anlícnyssa ðe on ðære byrig tó godon gesette wǽron, ðæt hí ealle ætgædere oncwǽdon and ánre stemne clypedon, ðæt hí áweg ðanon woldon . . . and swilce ða strǽta ealle eác oncwǽdon, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 93-98.

tó-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lúcan, p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen

To tear to pieces,wrench asunder,dislocateto root out,destroy

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Forðon ðe míne innoþas on ðam fylle tólocene wǽron eo quod interanea essent ruendo convulsa, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 31. Sint mé leoð tólocen, líc sáre gebrocen, Andr. Kmbl. 2807; An. 1406.

Linked entry: lúcan

læssa

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læssa, l. lǽssa,
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Ic ðóhte þæt hit wǽre lǽsse ǽðrýt ( less wearisome; or? a less weariness ) tó gehýrenne, Hml. Th. ii. 2, 11. Ǽlc fagnað þæs þe lǽste ( to a very slight extent ) hé ongytan mæg, Solil. H. 31, 23

swá

(adv.)
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swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Gé wiþerwearde wǽron úrum gewunan and ealre Godes cyricean swá (i. e. wiþerwearde), Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 19. <b>III a.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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Hér Ósréd Norðanhymbra cining wærð ofslagen be-súðan gemǽre (in Mercia], Chr. 716; P. 43, 9. (For the construction in these passages, cf. : Náðer be-norðan mearce, ne be-súðan, Ll.

ge-gearwian

(v.)
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Wǽron secgas sóna gegearwod wǽpnum tó wigge, El. 47. <b>IV a.</b> of the trappings of a horse :-- Hors is gegearwad equus paratur (ad diem belli ), Kent.

hund

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Wildu diór wolde stondan swilce hí tamu wǽron ðeáh hí men oððe hundas wið eódon, 3. Hú wǽre þú dyrstig ofstikian bár? Hundas bedrifon hyne tó mé, Coll. M. 22, 15.