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á-sceádan

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Gode þancie ꝥte hine from nýtenum áscéd, Ll. Th. ii. 420, 8. to make distinct, clear Ásceádan is declaratur, Jn. p. 8, 1

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be-hýdan

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. ¶ of sheathing a sword :-- hét Petrum behýdan his swurd, Hml. S. 25, 848: 28, 65. Þá sweord on heora sceáðum behýdde wǽron ( reconduntur ), Prud. 72. Add

fægen

Grammar
fægen, fagen

glad

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Fægen voti compos, 124, 11. with cause of gladness given, in genitive Hilarius nine underféng, fagen his cymes, Hml. Th. ii. 504, 19. Fægen (fagen, v. l.) his gecyrrednysse, Hml. S. 26, 133.

ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ládian, p. ode.

to excuseclearexculpatedefend

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Him Rómáne his forwierndon and hit under ðæt ládedon for ðon ðe ǽr æt ðæm óðrum cirre sige næfde the Romans refused it [the triumph] to him, and excused [the refusal] under the pretext that before on the other occasion he had not gained the victory

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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is wyrðe ðæt ðú him tilige he deserves that you exert yourself for him; dignus est ut hoc illi praestes, Lk. Skt. 7, 4.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Hit him wyrþ tó teónan it will turn to his hurt, 51, 9. Ne him wiht gescód ðæs ðe him tó teónan þurhtogen hæfdon, Exon. Th. 127, 36; Gú. 397: 269, 30; Jul. 458.

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geótan

(v.)
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guton, Hml.

þing

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ne mihte ꝥ wíf nǽnigra þinga (þurh nán þing, v.l. nequaquam) forbúgan, 17, 23-32: 151, 5. (14) add :-- ácwealde siððan ǽlc þincg þæs cynnes, Hml. S. 18, 367. ¶ adverbial phrase :-- Þám man nán þingc ne wandode, Hml. S. 23, 71: Hml.

tówendan

(v.)
Grammar
tówendan, p. de

To overthrowupsetsubvertoverturnto overthrowdemolishto overthrowdestroyto destroy by changingto repeal a lawabrogateabolishoverthrowdestroy

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To overthrow, upset, subvert, overturn tówende evertit, Hpt. Gl. 459, 52.

be-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feolan, l. be-feólan, dele first passage, and add: p. -fealh, -feall, -feal, pl. ful(g)on.

to buryto bearbe pleased withto apply oneself earnestly to somethingto be urgent with a personto press to persistpersevere with something to persist incontinue

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D. 250, 27. with prep. to persist in, continue Ꝥ þæs Hǽlendes líc him wurde forstolen, mid ðám þe befúlon fæste on slǽpe while they continued fast asleep, Hml. A. 79, 159

gítsung

(n.)
Grammar
gítsung, e; f.

Covetousnessavaricecupiditydesire

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Þurh his ágene gítsunga he ǽfre ðas leóde mid ungylde tyrwigende wæs through his own avarice he was ever harassing this nation with bad taxes, Chr. 1100; Erl. 236, 1: 1086; Erl. 222, 24.

Linked entry: gýtsung

eahtian

(v.)
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Eahtige hine selfne on his inngeðonce suelcne suelcne ondrǽtt ðæt sié servent interius quod de sua aestimatione pertimescunt, 119, 8.

ge-cneordnes

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Þurh gecnyrdnysse háligra gebeda, Hml. Th. i. 118, 7: ii. 124, 26. Æfter nearoðancum gecneorþnissa ( studiorum ) heora ágyld him, Ps. Rdr. 27, 4: 98, 8. forgifð ðá gástlican geðincðu ǽlcum be his gecneordnyssum, Hml.

feorh-fægen

(adj.)
Grammar
feorh-fægen, adj.
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Glad to live Ðá ðus sylfe earhlíce betealdon, þá hét se cásere faran swá hwider swá woldon, and feorhfægene him fram sóna ðanon eódon, Hml. S. 23, 309

Linked entry: fægen

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Flówan mót ýþ ofer eal lond, ne wile heó áwa ðæs síþes geswícan, Salm. Kmbl. 647 ; Sal. 323. myccle scipbrocu gebád on ðæm síþe ðe ( St. Paul ) wæs ðyder rǽpling gelǽded, Blickl. Homl. 173, 7.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

á-wár

(adv.)
Grammar
á-wár, adv. [ = á-wǽr = á-hwǽr]

Anywherealicubi

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Anywhere; alicubi Swilce he áwár wǽre, ǽrðan ðe he geboren wǽre as if he were anywhere, before he was born, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 19

nihstnig

(n.)

fasting

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Eft ( monks ) gaderiaþ on nixtnig, ðæt raca gehýren æt heora fæder ... siððan heora líchoman gereordaþ, R. Ben. 138, 2-8

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déman

Grammar
déman, <b>; I 6.</b>
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nánum men ne déme ꝥ nolde ꝥ him démde, gif þone dóm ofer hine sóhte, Ll. Th. i. 56, 31. Add

on-fón

(v.)
Grammar
on-fón, p. -féng; pp. -fangen ( with gen. dat. acc.).

to taketo take what another appoints or grants, to receive, have givento take what another offers, receive favourably, acceptto receive a personto undergo a rite, undertake a dutyto conceiveto take to, to beginincipere

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Geþencean wé, gif óðer nýten wǽre tó háligienne, ðonne onfénge heora hiwe, ac wolde úrum hiwe onfón, Blickl. Homl. 29, 2-6. Ðá nýddon hine hys yldran to ðæm ðæt sceolde woroldlícum wǽpnum onfón, 213, 2.

Linked entries: an-fón on-fónd

ann

Grammar
ann, = an; pres. of unnan.

he gives

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he gives Ðé he ann he gives thee, Ps. Th. 74, 7