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georn-lic

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Add: earnest Hwæþere for his geornlicum bénum ꝥ hé him fultum sóhte ne tamen obnixe petenti nil ferret auxilii, Bd. 3, 7; Sch. 218, 5

ge-fleón

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Add: [ to flee.] to fly Ne mæg úre sáwul gefleón tó heofonan ríce, búton heó hæbbe fiðera þǽre sóðan lufe, Hml. Th. ii. 218, 26

hæbbed-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hæbbed-ness, hæbbendness ? v. hæbbend-lic, e ; f.
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, restraint Ꝥ wé ne gefremmon gylta ǽnigne, ac ꝥ þonne se dæg gewít sýn wé clǽne þurh líchaman úres hæbbednysse, Angl. viii. 320, 3

on-galan

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Add: to recite a charm Þis derian ne móste þǽm þe þis galdor begytan mihte oððe þe þis galdor ongalan cúþe, Lch. iii. 42, 18

rex-geníþla

(n.)
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Ne meahte hé oncyrran rexgeniðlan ( = cyning- (?), cyne- (?) geníþlan Elene; either word alliterates with cwéne), hé wæs on þǽre cwéne gewealdum, El. 610. (?)

scipe

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Add Hé nán þing him sylfum of his campdómes scipe on his seóde ne heóld, Hml. S. 31, 55. [v. N. E. D. shipe.] add:

Linked entry: beór-scipe

sundor-folgoþ

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-folgoþ, es; m.
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An appointment, office Hé sǽde þæt nán crísten man ne móste habban nǽnne his sunderfolgeþa, Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 5. Cf. sundor-notu, -nytt

tó-wrítan

(v.)
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Hí synd tówrite[ne] describuntur, An. Ox. 1065

Linked entry: wrítan

þeów

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Hé cwæð þæt hit geweorþan sceolde þæt sé wǽre leóda cyning, sé þe ǽr wæs folce þeów, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 21. Add

ofer-seócness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-seócness, e; f.

Extreme sickness

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Extreme sickness Unfæstende man húsles ne ábirige, búton hit for oferseócnesse sí, L. Edg. C. 36; Th. ii. 252, 2 : 30; Th. ii. 250, 20

tinnan

(v.)

to stretch,extend

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to stretch, extend Blǽd his blinniþ ... lustum ne tinneþ does not joyously extend(?), Exon. Th. 354, 32; Reim. 54. Tinde bogan tetendit arcum, Blickl. Gl

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, p. te

To meet withcome uponcome acrossfind

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For ðý hí hit ne gemétaþ (MS. Cott. métaþ) ðe hí hit on riht ne sécaþ, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 178, 4. Gé unæþelne ǽnigne [ne] métaþ (gé nánne ne mágon métan unæþelne, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 16), Bt. Met. Fox 17, 34; Met. 17, 17. Moette offendit, Wrt.

riht-wís

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</b> absolute :-- Ðæt ne áðennen rehtwíse (justi) tó unrehtwísnesse hond hara, Ps. Srt. 124, 3. Hú hé ꝥ ríce mihte on rihtwísra anwald gebringan, Bt. 1; F. 2, 20. forlǽteð gyrd synfulra ofer hlýt rihtwísra (iustorum), Ps. Rdr. 124, 3.

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, e; f.

shame, disgrace, infamy, ignominya shameful, infamous, or abominable thing,

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Unk schal itide harm and schonde, O. and N. 1733. ÞU schalt haue schonde, Horn. 714. To spouse þe emperoures doȝter yt ner hym no schonde, R. Glouc. 65, 12

a-rédian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rédian, p. ode; pp. od, ad

To make readyprovidefurnishexecutefindto find the way to any placereachpararepræparareexsequiinvenirepervenire aliquo

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Oferdruncen man ne mæg to his húse arédian a drunken man is not able to find the way to his house, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 84, 31. Ic ne mæg út arédian I cannot find the way out, 35, 5 ; Fox 164,14.

Linked entries: a-rédad a-rédod

Aríus

(n.)
Grammar
Aríus, [ = 'Aρειοs], Arrius; g. ii; acc. um; m.

A presbyter of Alexandria, founder of the Arians, born in Cyrenaica, Africa, and died in A. D. 336

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D. 336 Ðá cwæþ Arrius ðæt Crist, Godes Sunu, ne mihte beón his Fæder gelíc, ne swá mihtig swá he; and cwæþ, ðæt se Fæder wǽre ǽr se Sunu, and nam býsne be mannum, hú ǽlc sunu biþ gingra ðonne se fæder on ðisum lífe....

Linked entries: Arrian Arrius

for-leósan

(v.)
Grammar
for-leósan, he -lýst; p. ic, he -leás, ðú -lure, pl. -luron; subj. pres. -leóse, pl. -leósen; p. -lure, pl. -luran, -luren; pp. -loren

To loselet godestroyamittĕreperdĕredestruĕre

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Ðú náne myrhþe ne forlure, ðá ðá ðú hie forlure thou didst lose no pleasure, when thou didst lose them, Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 18. Ðý-læs ic mín gehát forleóse ne fĭdem mei promissi prævārĭcer, Bd. 4, 22; S. 592, 2.

Linked entry: be-leósan

ge-metlic

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sufficerent ista ad exemplum miseriarum insinuata memoriae nostrae gesta per Philippum, etiamsi Alexander ei nan successisset in regnum, Ofs- 3i 7 i S. 120, I&lt; 5. keeping due measure, not excessive Ðurh ðá gemetgunge ðæs hwǽtes is getácnod gemetlico

Linked entry: ge-métednes

CREÓPAN

(v.)
Grammar
CREÓPAN, part. creópende; ic creópe, ðú crýpest, crýpst, creópest, creópst, he crýpeþ, crýpþ, creópeþ, creópþ, pl. creópaþ; p. creáp, pl. crupon; pp. cropen

To CREEPcrawl repereserpere

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Nán wilde deór, ne on fyðerfótum ne on creópendum, nis to wiðmetenne yfelum wífe no wild beast, neither among the four-footed nor the creeping, is to be compared with an evil woman Homl. Th. i. 486, 29.

Linked entries: crypel crýpan

hlystan

(v.)
Grammar
hlystan, p. te

To list, listen to, hear, hearken

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Ne hlyst ðú ungesceádwíses monnes worda do not listen to the words of an indiscreet man, Prov. Kmbl. 47: Nicod. 3; Thw. 2, 5. Hlyst hider hearken, Past. 49, 2; Swt. 381, 14. Sunu mín hlyste mínre láre fili mi acquiesce consiliis meis, Gen. 27, 8.