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for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, l. -swǽlan,
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Sume wǽron on líge forswǽlede, Hml. Th. i. 542, 27. to scorch, pain or damage with fire, singe hair 'Fýr byrnð on his gesihðe, and bið swíðlic storm.' Se storm áðwyhð swá hwæt swá þæt fýr forswǽlð, Hml. Th. i. 618, 12.

ge-hát

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Þá ælmessan þe Ælfréd cing gehét . . . hí ( the English ) swýðe béntigðe wǽron æfter þám gehátum, Chr. 883; P. 79, 9. Ðú forgeldes Drihtne giháta áðas ðíne ( vota juramenta tua ), Mt. L. 5, 33. Gehát, Ps.

Linked entry: hát

ge-nyhtsum

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Heora sceáp wǽrun swíþe genihtsum oves eorum abundantes, Ps. Th. 143, 17

ge-coren

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Heó wǽron þá sélestan and þá gecorenestan witan ǽgðer ge Gode ge mannum, 214, 4. beloved; dilectus Eálá ðú mín gecorena dilecte mi, Kent. Gl. 1125. honourable; probus Gecorenum probo (proco ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 20.

hýd

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Add: the skin of an animal, raw or dressed Hiera sceldas wǽron betogen mid elpenda hýdum ( scuta elephanti corio extenio habilia ). . . elpendes hýd wile drincan wǽtan gelíce and spynge déð, Ors. 5, 7 ; S. 230, 26. Hýde bysse, i. corii, An.

weddian

(v.)
Grammar
weddian, p. ode

To engage, covenant, undertake to engage to wed, betroth, espouse

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Ðæt se slaga móte sylf wæres weddianw, L. Edm. S. 7 ; Th. i. 250, 17. Grammar weddian, with gerundial infin. Hig him weddedon feoh tó syllenne pacti sunt pecuniam illi dare, Lk. Skt. 22, 5.

Linked entry: be-weddian

or-lege

(n.)
Grammar
or-lege, es; n.

war, strife, hostilitya place where hostility is shewn

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Nalæs late wǽron eorre æscberend tó ðam orlege, Andr. Kmbl. 94; An. 47: 2411; An. 1207. Hét wǽpen on ðam orlege formeltan, 2293; An. 1148. Hý hine brégdon, budon orlege, egsan and ondan, Exon. Th. 136, 5; Gú. 536.

Linked entry: or-læg

ge-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þringan, p. -þrang, -þringde [North. Gospels], pl. -þrungon; pp. -þrungen

To pressoppresscomprimerecontendereopprimere

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Calde geþrungen wǽron míne fét pinched with cold were my feet, Exon. 81 b; Th. 306, 16; Seef. 8. Wombe geþrungne a swollen belly, 129 a; Th. 485, 3; Rä. 84, 2

Linked entry: folc-geþrang

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Wénde ðæs formoni man, ðæt wǽre hit úre hláford Byrht. Th. 138, 52. Ne wéne ðæs ǽnig, ðæt ic lygewordum leóð somnige Exon. Th. 234, 26; Ph. 546.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

ge-wendan

(v.)
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Beád mann ꝥ ǽlc mann þe feor wǽre forð gewende, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 6. Gif hit Críst ús ne behéte, and for ðí tó middanearde gewende, Hml. Th. ii. 412, 13. Seó unfriðflota wæs gewend tó Ricardes ríce, Chr. 1000; P. 133, 16. ¶ with reflex. dat.

MǼG

(n.)
Grammar
MǼG, es; m.

A relativekinsman

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Him cýþdon ðæt hiera mǽgas him mid wǽron . . And ðá cuǽdon hié ðæt him nǽnig mǽg leófra nǽre ðonne hiera hláford . . and ðá budon hié hiera mǽgum ðæt hié gesunde from eodon, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 17-21.

Linked entries: még méi ge-mǽg

þín

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þín, prop. poss.
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Hig wǽron þíne (ðíno, Lind.), Jn. Skt. 17, 6. used substantively, thine Nis sceat ðæs ic þínes áhredde not a penny of what I saved of thine, Cd. Th. 129, 16; Gen. 2144.

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Forðon of Breotone nædran on scipum lǽdde wǽron nam de Brittania adlati serpentes, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 34

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

sáwel

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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Ðis wǽron ða sáula ða ðe hér on worlde mid unrihte gefyrenode wǽron, and ðæs noldan geswícan ǽr heora lífes ende, 209, 34-211, 7. Seó menigo háligra sáula ðe ǽr gehæftnede wǽron (those who were released when Christ descended to Hell) 87, 7.

Linked entry: sáwel-leás

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Fox 46; Men. 23. in a clause that is a qualification or contrast to a preceding clause, then, yet, but Feówertig daga, gif hit hysecild wǽre; gif hit þonne mǽdencild wǽre,... hundeahtatig daga, Homl. Th. i. 134, 18.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

DEÓP

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓP, dióp; adj.

DEEP, profound, stern, awful, solemn prŏfundus, grăvis, sōlemnis

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Wǽrun ðíne geþancas þearle deópe nimis profundæ factæ sent cogitatiōnes tuæ, Ps. Th. 91, 4. Deóp leán a deep requital, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 29; Exod. 506. Þurh deópne gedwolan through profound error, Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 22; Jul. 301.

Linked entries: dýp dype dióp

ísern

(n.)
Grammar
ísern, es; n.

Iron

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Achilles mid ðysse sylfan wyrte (yarrow ) gehǽlde ða ðe mid íserne geslegene and gewundude wǽran, 90, 1 ; Lchdm. i. 194, 8. Ðú swyltst nalles mid íserne ácweald swá ðú wénst ac mid átre morieris, non ferro quod suspicaris, sed veneno, Nar. 31, 27.

raðe

(adv.)
Grammar
raðe, (aspirated and unaspirated forms occur, and each can alliterate; the two forms are given separately. v. hraðe); adv.
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Ða men wǽron swá raðe deáde swá ðæt yfel him an becom, 4, 5; Swt. 166, 7. Raðe ðæs directly afterwards, 3, 10; Swt. 138, 33. Héht lífes brytta leóht forþcuman ofer rúmne grund; raðe wæs gefylled heáhcininges hǽs, Cd.

ge-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weorc, -worc, -were, es; n. [ge-, weorc a work] .

workŏpusŏpuscŭlusa fortfortressarx

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Ðe æt hám æt ðǽm geweorcum wǽron who were at home in the fortresses, 894; Erl. 92, 18. Hí worhton tú geweorc they wrought two forts, 896; Erl. 94, 11. Geweorc arx, figmentum, māchĭna, Scint. 62: Cot. 85: 128, Lye

gnornan

(v.)
Grammar
gnornan, gnornian; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To grievemournbe sadbewaillamentmœrere

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Geonge for ðé gnornendra care ðara ðe on feterum fæste wǽran intret in conspectu tuo gemitus compeditorum, 78, 11