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ge-timbran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-timbran, -timbrian, -timbrigean; part. -timbriende; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [timbrian to build] .

to make of woodto buildto build upconstructædĭfĭcāreconstruĕreexstruĕreto build up the mindinstructedifyinstruĕre

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He hét getimbrian cyrican of treówe he commanded a church of wood to be built, Chr. 626; Erl. 23, 40: Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 23. Getimbrigean, Mt. Bos. 26, 61. Getimbriende Hierusalem Drihten ædĭfĭcans Hierusalem Dŏmĭnus, Ps. Spl. 146, 2.

tó-twǽman

(v.)
Grammar
tó-twǽman, p. de

To divideseparatedisjointo dividestand between objectsseparate one object from another to dividepartdissociatebreak the connection betweento dispersescatterto divide with the minddistinguishdiscern

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Th. i. 240, 26. Ðonne se lichama and seó sánul tótwǽmaþ when body and soul part, Wulfst. 151, ll. nellaþ ús nǽfre tótwéman we do not wish to be separated, Homl. Skt. i. 2, 71.

a-lecgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lecgan, -lecgean; he -legeþ, -legþ, -lehþ, pl. -lecgaþ; p. -legde, -léde , pl. -legdon, -lédon; pp. -legd, -léd; v. trans. [a from, lecgan to lay] .

to placelay downthrow downsuppresslay asidecease fromponerecollocareprosterneredeponereabjicererelinquereomittereto imposeinflict uponimponereimmittereto diminishtake awayrefuseimminueredeprimerereprimere

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He mec on þeóstre alegde he laid me in darkness, Exon. 28b; Th. 87, 11; Cri. 1423: Beo. Th. 4395; B. 2194: 67; B. 34: 6273; B. 3141. He hond alegde he laid down the hand, 1673; B. 834.

FISC

(n.)
Grammar
FISC, es; pl. nom. acc. fiscas, fixas, fisceas; gen. fisca, fixa; dat. fiscum, fixum; m.

A FISHpiscis

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A FISH; piscis Fisc piscis, Wrt. Voc. 65, 60: 77, 57: 281, 54. Fisc sceal on wætere cynren cennan [MS. cynran cennen] the fish shall propagate his kind in the water, Menol. Fox 514; Gn. C. 27: Salm. Kmbl. 841; Sal. 420.

Linked entry: fen-fixas

lyðre

(adj.)
Grammar
lyðre, adj.

Evilwickedbasemeanpoorsordidvilelewddepraved

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Lytel is se fyrst ðyses lífes and lyðre is few and evil are the days of this life, Wulfst. 109, 2. lǽne and lyðre ðis líf is on getrúwianne, 189, 3. Eálá ðú lyðra þeówa serve nequam, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 32: Lk. Skt. 19, 22: Homl. Th. ii. 552, 6.

med-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
med-micel, adj.

not greatmoderatesmallnot greattriflingvenialnot importantnot greatlowlymeanpoor

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Ðá féng medmycclan bigleofan, ðæt wæs ðam berenan hláfe, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 34, 5. Hæfde medmycel ( permodicum ) mynster, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 21. Cærenes gódne bollan fulne, and ecedes medmicelne, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 24, 20.

blissian

(v.)
Grammar
blissian, blyssian, blissigan, blissigean; part. blissiende, blissigende; ic blissie, blissige, ðú blissast, he blissaþ, pl. blissiaþ; p. ode, ede, ade; pp. od, ed, ad

To rejoice, exult, be glad or merrylætari, gaudere, exultare, ovare To make to rejoice, to gladden, delight, exhilaratelætificare

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on ðon swýðe blissedon they rejoiced very much at that, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 34. Blissiaþ on Drihtne lætamini in Dominio, Ps. Lamb. 31, 11. Blyssiaþ mid me rejoice with me, Lk. Bos. 15, 9.

Linked entry: blyssian

ge-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽdan, -lédan; part. -lǽdende; he -lǽdeþ, -lǽdt, -lǽt, pl. -lǽdaþ; p. ic, he -lǽdde, ðú -lǽddest, pl. -lǽddon; impert. -lǽd, pl. -lǽdaþ; subj. pres. -lǽðe, pl. -lǽden; pp. -lǽded, -lǽdd, -lǽd

To leadconductbearbringderivebring outbring forthproducebring updūcĕrededūcĕreăgĕreindūcĕredeferreperferrederīvāreedūcĕreprodūcĕreedŭcāre

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, Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 21; Cri. 579 : 73 b; Th. 274, 13; Jul. 532.

Linked entries: ge-lǽt ge-lédan

sigor

(n.)
Grammar
sigor, es ; m.
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Victory, triumph oferswíðde se wyrresta sigor, Shrn. 37, 24. Sigor eft áhwearf of norþmonna níðgeteóne, æsctír wera, Cd. Th. 124, 24 ; Gen. 2067. Sigores palmam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 32. Mid sigores wuldre heofonum ástígan. Wulfst. 199, 13.

stræc

(adj.)
Grammar
stræc, strec ; adj.
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.), 12 ; Swt. 75, 12. Ðæt se streca Déma ús geárige, Homl. Th. ii. 126, 13. Ætforan ðæs gesihðe ðæs strecan Déman, 124, 15. Streccere rigidae, durae, Hpt. Gl. 416, 16. Ðære stræcan asperrima, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 24.

Linked entry: strec

wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
wirdan, p.de

To injurehurtannoyto injure,do wrong toviolate a lawhinder

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To injure, hurt, annoy Werdit officit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 43. Wyrde officit, 63, 36. of physical hurt Ne wyrt ðæt ða seón, Lchdm. ii. 26, 14. Ne bét hit, ac wyrt, 212, 20.

cyne-dóm

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Grn. 7, 11: Ps. C. 149. Kynedóme regio, An. Ox. 43, 3. Claudius Orcadas ðá eáland geþeódde Rómwara cynedóme (cf. ríce, 15, 7) ( Romano imperio ), Bd. 1, 3; Sch. 14, 5: Chr. 47; P. 6, 24.

eorl

a hero

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Add: a man of rank or gentle birth Eorl herus, An. Ox. 53, 6. Weorðscipes wyrðe, ǽlc be his mǽðe, eorl and ceorl, þegen and þeóden, Ll. Th. i. 190, 13. Gif wið eorles birele man geligeð .xii. scill. gebéte.

for-drífan

to drive awayoffoutto drive awaycast outto drive outto banishexpelto drive asideto overtask

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Add: to drive away, off, out an object from a position of rest fordráf (eiecit) of ðǽm temple ðá scípo and ðá exin, Jn. L. R. 2, 15; Mt. L. 21, 12. Mið ðý fordrifenum (-drifnum, R.) allum ł mið ðý alle úte fordráf eiectis omnibus, Mk. L. 5, 40.

ge-gladian

(v.)
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Gl. 516. of the reviving effects of a medicine Hyt þone innoð wið þæs geallan tógotennysse gegladað, Lch. i. 270, 5. of a mental effect Ðú úsig gigladas nos laetificas, Rtl. 31, 32. Giglædas, 21.

ge-rǽdnes

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Cf. gerǽdan ; <b>III a</b> Þú mid þus mycelre tódǽlednesse and gerǽdnesse tósceádest manna gástas and nýtena . . .

ge-sendan

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Add: I. the object a living creature. to cause to go on an errand, for a purpose, to a place, dispatch Ðú mec gesendes, Jn. L. 17, 8. Ne gesende God sunu his in middangeard ꝥte gedoemde middangeard, 3, 17.

ge-tenge

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, Met. 31, 7 þonne ic (a swan ) getenge ne beóm flóde and foldan, . 8, 8.

girwan

Grammar
girwan, <b>gierwan, gerwan, gyrwan, gierian, gerian, gyrian</b>
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Healf þæt blód dyde on geryde (or under Or could possibly geryde be a corruption of (ge)eárede? Cf. eárede fæt cratera, 24, 25) orcas (in crateras), Ex. 24, 6. to prepare oneself to do something Hió hié deáþe gerede, Ors. 5, 13; S. 246, 30.

(adj.)
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, 37, 6. (3a) with gen. :-- For þǽm ne úþe þæt ǽnig folca for his þingum forwurde þonne self mid his ágenre þeóde, Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 33. Ge londum ge on ðára þinga ðe heó on forhaldne wéran, C. D. v. 140, 15.