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be-hweorfan

Grammar
be-hweorfan, (-hwurfan, -hwyrfan).
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Ben. 56, 12. a person or matter Biscop ðe mihte behwyrfan ðá hálgan martiras mid sangum and Godes gerihtum, Hml. Th. ii. 312, 29.

fore-sceáwian

(v.)

to foreseeto provide forto provide give for use

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Ben. I. 106, 17. to foresee, have knowledge of the future Wé sculon ús ondrǽdan ðone endenéxtan dæg, þone þe wé ne magon nǽfre foresceáwian, Hml.

ge-dafenian

(v.)
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Ben. l. 52, 17. with a clause in apposition Wel ꝥ gedafenaþ ꝥ hé tó eorþan ástige, Bl. H. 13, 19: Cri. 551. Wel ꝥ gedafenode ꝥ Dryhten swá dyde, Bl. H. 67, 12: 77, 12. without a subject, alone Godes laga bealdan swá swá his háde gedafenað, Ll.

ge-wiht

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Ben. 63, 14. <b>II a.</b> figurative :-- Gif hé gewihte besceáwað on edleáne si pondus considerat in reiributione, Scint. 10, 14. a definite amount used as a measure Gewihte emne ys willa his pondus aequum uoluntas eius, Scint. 110, 13.

ǽlc

allany

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Ben. 15, 20. Se ilca is wendende ǽlce onwaldas, Ors. 2, 1; S. 64, 2. Ǽlce misdǽda ágyldan, Ll. Th. i. 328, 15. Hí forbudon ǽlce wífunga, ii. 374, 35: 286, 30.

ofer-stígan

(v.)

to mount, scale, surmount, rise aboveto transcend, surpass, excel, overcome, exceedtranscendere, transire, exsuperareovercome

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Ben. 128, 14. Hé ongeat ðæt hé oferstág hine selfne semetipsum noverat transcendere Past. 16, 2; Swt. 101, 13. Oforstág, Blickl. Homl. 163, 28. Oferstáh, Homl. Th. i. 70, 11. Hí swíðra oferstág weard a stronger guard overcame them. Exon.

snytro

(n.)
Grammar
snytro, snyttro, snytero(u); indecl. in sing.; pl. is used with the same force as sing.; f.

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Ben. 4, 6

swingel

(n.)
Grammar
swingel, swingell, e; and swingel[l]e, an ; f.
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Ben. 48, 12. Ðonne áh se teónd áne swingellan (swingelan, MSS. B. H. ) æt him ( the wíteþeów), L. In. 48; Th. i. 132, 9.

Linked entry: swincgel

þrí

(n.; num.; adj.)
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þrí, þrý, þrié, þreó; m.: þreó, þrió, þré; f. n. (ðreá, ðriá, ðreó, ðrió in North.); gen. þreóra, þrióra (and ðreána in North.); dat. þrim (þrím? ðriim in North., but cf. Goth. þrim), later þreom.

Three

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Ben. 37, 16. Móna se þrí-and-twéntigoða, Lchdm. iii. 194, 21

Linked entries: þreó þrió þrý

un-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weorþ, -wurþ, -wyrþ, -wierþe, -wyrþe; adj.

of no valueof no dignitylittle esteemedunworthynot of sufficient meritworthlessbadcontemptibledespicableignobleignominiousdishonouring

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Ben. 137, 9. Ðæt heora heortan mid wácum mettum and unweorþum ne sýn ofersýmede, 138, 11. of no dignity, little esteemed Gif munuc eáðhylde bið, þeáh hine man wácne and unweorðne talige si omni vilitate contentus sit monachus, R. Ben. 29, 3, 6.

Linked entries: un-wurþ un-wyrþ

flǽsc

Grammar
flǽsc, pl. flǽscu: flǽsce (?), an; /.

fleshanimalshuman beings

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Ben. I. 68, 3. the visible surface of the body, with reference to its colour or appearance 'Teóh eft þíne hand' . . . and heó wæs gelíc þám óðrum flǽsce.

ge-hild

(n.)
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ge-hild, es; n. ; ge-hildo, ge-hildu ; f.
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Gode heora béne geóten qui pro eius custodia Deo preces fundant . Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 73, 14. Hé ǽr Gode fylgan nolde in gehælde (on gehyldo, v. l.) þæs biscopes lífes Deum sequi prius in custodienda vita episcopi noluit, Gr.

lícian

(v.)
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(i) to be (well) pleasing :-- In ðǽm wel lícade sáwle míne in quo bene complacuit animae meae, Mt. L. 12, 18. Ús mára hearm tó fundode þonne ús wel lícode, Cht. E. 230, 2. (ii) to be sufficient :-- Wel lícas sufficit, Mk.

æt-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-feolan, l. æt-feólan, and add: (from -feolhan); p. -fealh, pl. -fulgon, and -fǽlon (
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Ðæt gé ætfeólen ðǽre láre ut praedicalioni servias, Past. 375, 5. with idea of persistence Ðá ætfealh se gesíþ geornlíce his bénum comes obnixius precibus instans, Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, 12. to press, impress, lit.

wirs

(adv.)
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wirs, cpve.: wirrest, wirst; spve.;

Worseworst

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MSS.) gedón cum ea, quae bene egisse se credant, male acta monstramus, Past. 32; Swt. 209, 17.

Linked entries: wyrs wiers wirrest

tó-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lísan, p. de

To unloose,undo,dissolvesolvere,dissolvere,exsolvereresolvereto undo that which is boundrelease from a bond,to release from captivity, difficulty,to do away with tension,relax,relieveto put an end to the connection between,to separateto dissolve,put an end to,dissipate,to dissolve,relax,destroy the force of,weakento desolate,destroy,to undo a bondto discharge an obligation,to payto break a connection

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Ðonne tóslupan ða bendas and tólýsede wǽron sunt vincula soluta, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 13. figurative Deáþes bend tóléseþ líffruma. Exon. Th. 64, 25; Cri. 1043. to discharge an obligation, to pay Ic tólýsde ł ágeald exolvebam, Ps.

Linked entries: tó-lésan tó-lýsan

CÍGAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÍGAN, cígean, cýgan, cýgean, ciégan, cégan, cégean; cígende; de; ed.

To call, name, call upon, invoke, call together, summonvocare, nominare, invocare, convocareTo cry, callclamare, vocare

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Ben. 19, 9; Ps. Grn. ii. 148, 19, 9. Moyses bebeád eorlas cígean sweot sande neár Moses bade his men summon the multitude near to the sand, Cd. 154; Th. 191, 24; Exod. 219. v. intrans.

Linked entries: cýgan cégan ciégan

streón

(n.)
Grammar
streón, es; n.
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Hiss stren shollde ben todrifenn, 16396. Þat holy streon, O.E. Misc. 153, 217. Of God, nat of the streen of which they been engendered, Chauc. Cl. T. 157. Spenser uses the form strene in this sense.] power (?)

wuldrian

(v.)
Grammar
wuldrian, (and wuldran?); p. ode.

to glorifyto ascribe glory toto make gloriousbestow glory onto gloryto receive glorybe glorified

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Ben. 4, 8. Gedafenaþ ðæt hí wuldrion on gedréfednessum, Homl. Th. i. 554, 24. Þeáh ðe ic wylle wuldrian (gloriari), ne beó ic ná unsnoter, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Zup. 262, 7. Heó ongan wuldrian on God, Blickl.

beódan

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Ben. 8, 26. Ǽnig man óðrum ne beóde bútan riht; þæt is, þæt gehwá óðrum beóde þæt hé wille, þæt man him beóde, Wlfst. 29, 4-6: 112, 5: 179, 28. Gif hwá ǽnigum preóste ǽnig wóh beóde. Ll.