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on-wendan

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</b> add: to upset a judgement, abrogate, annul a law Þá gesprǽcon hié him betwéonum þæt hié wolden anwendan ealle þá gesetnessa and ealle þá gebodu þe Domitianus hæfde ǽr gesett, Ors. 6, 10; S. 264, 19.

fyll

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fyll, fyllu(-o).

fill, full supply repletion, satiety

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Fæste hé nú ongeán ꝥ hé ǽr þurh fylle unriht gefremode, Ll. Th. ii. 284, 2. v. ofer-, untíd-, wǽl-fyll(-u, -o)

of-geótan

(v.)

to moisten by pouring, souse, soakto put out a fire by pouring water on it

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Ofgeót hý áne niht mid wýne ðanne on morgen nim ða leáf cnuca hý . . . and ofgeót hý mid ðan ylcan wíne ðe hý ǽr ofgotene wǽron soak them a night with wine, then in the morning take the leaves, pound them . . . and soak them with the same wine that they

tó-eácan

(adv.)
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tó-eácan, adv., prep.

In addition,besidesIn addition to,besides

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Ðú hæfst tóeácan eall ðæt ic ðé ǽr tealde, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 37. Óþre fífe ic tóéke gestriónde alia quinque superlucratus sum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 25, 20. Micel git hér tóeácan, Wulfst. 165, 21. prep, with dat.

á-þreótan

To make weary.alone

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Add: To make weary. used impersonally with acc. of person, alone Hwæðerne áþreóteð ǽr which will be tired out first, Sal. 428. with gen. of object of weariness Eów þæs lungre áþreát, El. 368. Áðreát ðá hiéremenn ryhtes lífes, Past. 129, 4.

Linked entries: þreótan a-þreát

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Ǽr hé hæbbe godcunde bóte underfangen, L. Edm. S. 4; Th. i. 248, 25. Underfangenre andwealhnysse adeptae integritatis, Hpt.

Linked entry: under-niman

firen-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
firen-cræft, es; m.

A sinful craftwickednessscĕlesta arsnēquĭtia

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A sinful craft, wickedness; scĕlesta ars, nēquĭtia Hí Dryhtnes ǽ feódon þurh firencræft they hated the Lord's law in their wickedness, Exon. 66a; Th. 243, 21; Jul. 14

Ciren-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Ciren-ceaster, Cyren-ceaster, Cyrn-ceaster; gen. ceastre; f. [Asser. Cirrenceastre: Hunt. Cirecestere: Brom. Circestre]

CIRENCESTER, Cicester, GloucestershireCirencestria in agro Glocestriensi

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Hér, on Eastron, wæs micel gemót æt Cyrenceastre in this year [A. D. 1020], at Easter, there was a great council at Cirencester, 1020; Th. 286, 12, col. 2.

leáh

(n.)
Grammar
leáh, g. leás; m.

A leameadow

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Æt ðam leá ufeweardan, 36. Tó ðam leá ... on eásteweardan ðam leá ... tó fealuwes leá ðæt on fealuwes leá ... fram fealuwes leá, 250, 2, 16, 29, 32. Æt Eardulfes leá ... tó Aþelwoldes leá, Chart. Th. 291, 19, 22.

Linked entries: leáh léh

druncen

(adj.)
Grammar
druncen, adj.
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Þá hié druncne æt heora symble sǽtan, Ors. 3, 9; S. 130, 25: B. 1231. Hǽðene swǽfon dreóre druncne, An. 1005. Hié wlenco anwód æt wínþege, druncne geþóhtas, Dan. 18. Hé drincð mid druncenum (ðruncnum, L., druncennum. R. ebriis ), Mt. 24, 49. Add

ge-ǽrendian

(v.)

to do an erranda businessto obtain by negotiationintercessionto goand obtainapplyand obtain

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Þá sendon hió Filónem tó þon ꝥ hé him sceolde Gaiuses mildse geǽrendian Philonem legatum ad Caesarem miserunt Ors. 6, 3; S. 258, 5. from (æt) a person Ic geǽrndede æt Cnute þæt land, Cht.

yfel

(n.)
Grammar
yfel, es; n.
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Beó nú on yfele, noldæs ǽr teala, Cd. Th. 310, 26; Sat. 733. Ic syngade and mycel yfel beforan ðé ic gedyde, Blickl. Homl. 87, 30. Leahtra gehwylcne, yfel unclǽne, Exon. Th. 80, 21; Cri. 1310: Past. 21; Swt. 157, 23.

Linked entries: efel eofel

ge-leornian

(v.)
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Ꝥ sé ne durre beón wísdómes láreów óðres mannes, sé þe hine ǽr him sylfum ne geleornað, Gr. D. 12, 27.

leán

(n.)
Grammar
leán, es; n.

Rewardrecompenseremunerationrequitalretribution

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Sægde leána þanc and ealra ðara ðe him síð and ǽr gifena drihten forgifen hæfde, Cd. 142; Th. 177, 22; Gen. 2933. Gé eów ondrǽdaþ ðæt gé onfón tó lytlum leánum you are afraid of receiving too little reward, Blickl. Homl. 41, 21.

Linked entries: leahan be-leán

ge-wilnian

(v.)
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Þá wyrta þe hé ǽr mid stale gewilnode tó ætbrédanne ( appetebat auferre ), Gr. D. 25, 16. Hé ꝥ gefremede man gewilnade tó bedíglianne, Ap. Th. 2, 6.

ge-scippan

(v.)
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Tó þǽre ilcan eorþan þe se líchoma ǽr of gesceapen wæs, Bl. H. 21, 29. Úre líchoma wæs gesceapen of feówer gesceaftum, 35, 12. Gescapene (-scepen, Ps.V.) hý syndon creata sunt, Ps. Rdr. 148, 5.

un-dón

(v.)
Grammar
un-dón, p. -dyde; pp. -dón

To undoto undo that which is closedto opento undo that which is boundto releaseto releaseabsolveto undo that which closesto open a doorto undo that which binds or fastensto undo a bolt, a knotto undo what has been doneto abrogatedestroy

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Nællas gié woenæ forðon is cuom tó undóenne ( solvere ) ae, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 17. Ðætte ne sé undóen ae ut non soluatur lex, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 7, 23

ge-métan

(v.)
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Gif hé geméteð óðerne æt his ǽwum wífe, Ll. Th. i. 90, 26. Gif heó man ǽfre eft on earde geméte, 220, 10.

þan

(adv.)
Grammar
þan, þon; adv.
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Hé ne úþe ðæt ǽnig óþer man ǽfre mǽrða þon má gehédde, ðonne hé sylfa, Beo. Th. 1012; B. 504.

Linked entries: þanne þon

be-hátan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hátan, ic -háte, ðú -hátest, -hǽtst, he -háteþ, pl. -hátaþ; p. -hét, pl. -héton; pp. -háten [be, hátan to call, promise, vide II]

To promisevowthreatensponderepollicerevoverecomminari

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Ǽlc yfel man him behét they threatened him every evil Chr. 1036; Ing. 209, 12; Ælf Tod. 11

Linked entry: be-hǽtst