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ge-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen.

To turnconvertereTo turngo awaydepartdiepass as propertyfall as a lotvertiabireredireexcidere

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Ǽr ic of ðysum lífe gehweorfe ere I depart from this life, Hy. 3, 53; Hy. Grn. ii. 284, 53. Hit on ǽht gehwearf Denigea freán it passed into the possession of the Danes' lord, Beo. Th. 3363; B. 1679 : 2424; B. 1210 : 4422; B. 2208.

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feorh

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Uneáðe ic mihte begytan æt Gode ꝥ mé wǽron befæste of þǽre stówe þá feorh þára gebróðra vix obtinere potui, ut mihi ex hoc loco animae concederentur, Gr. D. 140, 29. Add

healh

a corneran anglecaveclosetrecessa bay

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Æt healhtúne, 294, 21. Æt healtúne, vi. 184, 14: 198, 1. Andlang eá tó healhwere, v. 392, 33. Of ðǽre syrfan tó healwícum, 262, 14

a-fýsan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fýsan, p. de; pp. ed.

to hastenfestinaretendereto hasten awayimpelaccelerateinciteexcitemake readyincitareaccelerareparaturn vel prornptum reddere

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Swá ǽr wæter fleówan, flódas afýsde as the waters flowed before, the excited floods, 22 b; Th. 61, 17; Cri. 986

Cerdices óra

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdices óra, Certices óra. an; m.

Cerdic's shoreCerdăci lítus

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Cerdic's shore, on the south of Dorsetshire, ; Cerdăci lítus Ðá Cerdic and Cynríc his sunu cwom up æt Cerdices óran mid v scipum then, A. D. 495, Cerdic and Cynric his son came up to Cerdic's shore with five ships, Chr. Erl. 2, 3.

Linked entry: Certices óra

cyrc-weard

(n.)
Grammar
cyrc-weard, cyric-weard,cyrc-werd,es ; m.

A churchwarden, sacristanecclesiæ custos, sacri scriniarius

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-wyrd] féng to ðam abbodríce æt Abban dúne Æthelstan, warden ofthe church, succeeded to the abbacy at Abingdon, Chr. 1044; Th. 300, 26. Cyrcweard sacri scriniarius, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 23; Wrt. Voc. 61, 4. Cyrcwerd ædituus, R. Conc. 1.

Linked entry: cyric-weard

Dægsan stán

(n.)
Grammar
Dægsan stán, Degsa-stán, Dæg-stán,es; m. [Flor. Hunt. Degsastan: the stone of Degsa]

DAWSTON or Dalston, Cumberlandagro Cumbriæ

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DAWSTON or Dalston, Cumberland; loci nomen in agro Cumbriæ Hér Ægþan Scotta cyng feaht wið Dælreoda, and wið Æðelferþe, Norþhymbra cynge, æt Dægstáne [Dægsan stáne, Th. 37, 26], and man ofslóh mǽst ealne his here in this year [A.

in-faran

(v.)
Grammar
in-faran, p. -fór

To go intoenter

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Ðæt hé ælmessan underféncge æt ðám infarendum that he might receive alms from those entering, Homl. Skt. 10, 27

leornung-mann

(n.)
Grammar
leornung-mann, es; m.

A learnerpupilscholarstudentdisciple

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Mæssepreóstas sceolon symble æt heora húsum leorningmonna sceole habban, and gif hwylc gódra wile his lytlingas hiom tó láre befæstan, hig sceolon swíðe lustlíce hig onfón and him éstlíce tǽcan, L. E. I. 20; Th. ii. 414, 7-10

myndgian

(v.)
Grammar
myndgian, p. ode.

to bear in mindrecollectto bring to the mind of anotherrecallremind

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MS. myndgian) ðære manigfealdan láre ðe ðú mé ǽr gehéte, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 11

nám

(n.)
Grammar
nám, e; f.

Seizure of property belonging to one which is in the hands of another

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Ne nime nán man náne náme, ne innan scíre ne út of scíre, ǽr man hæbbe þríwa on hundrede his rihtes gebeden; (but on the failure of legal means ) nime ðonne leáfe ðæt hé móte hentan æfter his ágenan, L. C. S. 19; Th. i. 386, 9-17. Cf.

óþ-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-bregdan, -brédan
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Gl. 607. v. æt-brédan

ge-untrumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-untrumian, p. ode; pp. od.

To enfeeble make weak or sickinfirmāredebĭlĭtāreTo be enfeebledbe sickinfirmāriægrōtāre

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Ðe God sylf ǽr geuntrumode whom God himself had before enfeebled, i. 4, 27. Þurh ðæs dracan blǽd eal seó menigu micclum wearþ geuntrumod all the multitude were greatly sickened by the dragon's breath, ii. 294, 23: 296, 9: 516, 17.

Linked entry: un-trumian

ge-líðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líðan, p. -láþ, pl. -lidon; pp. -liðen, -liden

To gomovesailadvanceproceedcomeīremeāreadvĕhiprofĭciscivĕnīre

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Ǽr ðon we to lande geliden hæfdon ere that we had sailed to land, Exon. 20 b; Th. 53, 30; Cri. 858 : Elen. Kmbl. 498; El. 249. Ðæs ðe lencten geliden hæfde werum after spring had come to men, Menol. Fox 57; Men. 28

Linked entries: ge-liden ge-lyðen

teoh

(n.)
Grammar
teoh, teohh, e; f.; but also m. or n.
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Ðá hié gemitton teoche æt torre ( the people who were building the tower of Babel ), Cd. Th. 101, 26; Gen. 1688. Hét tuddorteóndra teohha gehwylcre wæstmas fédan he bade each productive race bring forth fruits, 59, 6; Gen. 959

un-gesewenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesewenlíc, adj.

Invisible

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Invisible Seó eorðe wæs æt fruman eall ungesewenlíc, for ðam ðe heó eall wæs mid ýðum oferðeht, Hexam. 5; Norm. 10, 17. Heora ( angels ) ungesewenlíce gecynd, Homl. Th. i. 538, 28. Se ungesawenlíca feónd, Wulfst. 52, 8.

Linked entry: un-sewenlíc

un-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wéne, adj.

hopelessnot having hope or expectationnot hoped forunexpected

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Th. 171, 4; Gú. 1121. not hoped for, unexpected Gyf him þince ðæt hé æt forðgewitenum men áhtes onfó, of unwénum ( ex improvise; v. ungewéned) hym cymeþ gestreón, Lchdm. iii, 170, 7.

wiþer-hycgende

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-hycgende, adj.
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Wéndon and woldon, wiðerhycgende (having evil designs upon the strangers ), ðæt hié on elþeódigum ǽt geworhton, Andr. Kmbl. 2146; An. 1074

Linked entry: wiþ-hycgan

ciric-sceat

Grammar
ciric-sceat, v. cyric-sceat
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Þæt wé eal gelǽstan on geárgerihtan þæt úre yldran ǽr Gode behétan, þæt is . . . cyricsceattas, Wlfst. 113, 11. On ðæt gerád ðet hé gesylle ǽlce geáre . . . cyresceattas and cyresceatweorc, C. D. v. 162, 26. [v. N. E. D. church-scot.]

cláþ

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Hé hæfde genumen sumne cláð ( uestimentum, Bd. 3, 19) æt ánum swyltendum men, Hml. Th. ii. 338, 28: i. 286, 24. Hé forðférde under Crístes cláðum ( cum adhuc esset in albis ), Chr. 688; P. 41, 4. Cláðum metallis (?