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reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
reáfian, p. ode.
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Se ðe reáfaþ man leóhtan dæge he who robs a man by daylight, L. Eth. iii. 15; Th. i. 298, 11. Ǽghwá mec reáfaþ, Exon. Th. 482, 4; Rä. 66, 2. Gé reáfiaþ ( spoliabitis ) Egipte, Ex. 3, 22. Ðenden reáfode rinc óðerne, Beo. Th. 5962; B. 2985.

forþ-gelǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gelǽdan, p. de; pp. ed

To lead or bring forthproduceconductprodūcĕreprovĕhĕre

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To lead or bring forth, produce, conduct; prodūcĕre, provĕhĕre He wolde manna rím forþgelǽdan he would lead forth a number of men, Cd. 222; Th. 289, 24; Sat. 402. Se forþgelǽdeþ on muntum hig qui prodūcit in montĭbus fœnum, Ps. Spl. 146, 9.

ge-ǽtred

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽtred, -ǽttred, -ǽttrad, -ǽttrud; part. [átor poison, venom]

Poisonedenvenomedpoisonousinfectustoxĭcātusvĕnēnātus

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Poisoned, envenomed, poisonous; infectus, toxĭcātus, vĕnēnātus Forwearþ micel heres for geǽtredum gescotum many of the army died from poisoned arrows, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 38. Geǽttred infectus, Cot. 104.

hund-seofontig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
hund-seofontig, num.

Seventy

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Ealles hundseofontig manna seventy men in all, Homl. Th. ii. 190, 30. His suna gestríndon twá and hundseofontig suna his sons begot seventy-two sons, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 61, 154.

Linked entry: -seofontig

mægen-strengþu

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-strengþu, indecl.: <b>-strengþ,</b> e; f.

Great strengthpower

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Ic siges mihte and mægenstrengþe swá micele eów sille ðæt gé eów tó gamene feónda áfillaþ swá fela swá gé reccaþ I will give you so great victorious might and power, that it shall be sport to you to slay as many foes as you can count, Wulfst. 132, 19

missere

(n.)
Grammar
missere, missare, es; n.

A period of half a year

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Fela missera many a year, 309; B. 153: 5234; B. 2620: Cd. 145; Th. 180, 23; Exod. 49. Hé forþ gewát misserum fród ( well stricken in years ), 83; Th. 104, 30; Gen. 1743. Missarum fród, 107; Th. 141, 16; Gen. 2345

wana

(adj.)
Grammar
wana, adj.
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Add Þára manna mód . . . wát ꝥ þá martyras þǽr in heora líchaman ne licgaþ, and þonne hwæþre nǽron wana fram þǽre gehýrnesse mens . . . illic martyres novit et non jacere corpore, et tamen non deesse ab exauditione, Gr. D. 117, 15.

heáfod-leahter

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-leahter, es; m.

A capital offence, mortal sin

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A capital offence, mortal sin Ǽlc ðara manna ðe mid heáfodleahtre besmiten biþ unusquisque eorum hominum, qui capitalibus criminibus polluti sunt, L. M. I. P. 1; Th. ii. 266, 3.

helpan

(v.)
Grammar
helpan, p. healp, pl. hulpon; pp. holpen; v. trans.

To helpaidassistsuccour

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Wé sceolon earmra manna helpan we ought to help poor people, 442, 14. Helpa fovere, Rtl. 122, 37

Linked entries: a-helpan ge-helpan

ágen-slaga

(n.)
Grammar
ágen-slaga, an; m.

A self-slayerself-murdererqui sibimet ipsi manum infert

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A self-slayer, self-murderer; qui sibimet ipsi manum infert,Octo Vit. capit

þearfan

(v.)
Grammar
þearfan, p. de; pp. ed
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Ǽnig gemynd þearfendra manna, Blickl. Howl. 69, 10. Brec ðínne hláf þearfendum mannum, 37, 20: 75, 23: 109, 14. Ðæt hé sealde sum þping þearfendum mannum ( egenis ), Jn.

fóre-werd

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-werd, adj.

Forwardforeformerearlyprōnusantĕriorpriorprīmus

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Forward, fore, former, early; prōnus, antĕrior, prior, prīmus On fórewerdne morgen ic drífe sceáp míne to heora lease in prīmo māne mĭno ŏves meas ad pascua, Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 11. Fórewerd swira căpĭtium, Wrt. Voc. 282, 42.

lyffettan

(v.)
Grammar
lyffettan, p. te

To flatter

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Lyffetyndra tungan gewríðaþ manna sáwla on synnum the tongues of flatterers bind the souls of men in sins, 494, 6

Linked entry: liffettan

earfoþ-lic

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is tó átellanne seó gedrecednes . . . and ꝥ geswinc and manna fyll, Chr. 1056; P. 186, 31. grievous Earbetlicust (earbed-) molestissimum, Txts. 79, 1320. Earfoðlicost, Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 13

lungre

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Flódwylm ne mæg manna ǽnigne ofer Meotudes ést lungre gelettan, An. 518 : 1423: 1474. of unchecked action Ne magan wé him lungre láð ætfæstan (cf. hine God forstód, 1337), An. 1349. See preceding word

sealt

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Láreówum gedafenað þæt hí mid wísdómes sealte geleáffulra manna mód sylton, Hml. Th. ii. 536, 17. See Kemble, Saxons in England, ii. 69 sqq. on the subject of salt-works

slípan

(v.)
Grammar
slípan, slépan; p. te

To slip, put something on or off.to take away the outside covering from anythingto strip off the skin or bark of anything to slip one's self from a bond induere

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Se cyning slýpte his beáh of the king slipped his ring off tuiit rex annulum de manu sua Anglia ix. 32, 158

Linked entry: slífan

stæf-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-cyst, e; f.

Excellence in letters or learningbook-learning

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'Ic stæfcyste ne leornode ne ðæra manna nánum ne hlyste ðe ða smeádon and rǽddon' 'didst thou ever learn psalms, or other holy writings?'

ge-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen.

To turnconvertereTo turngo awaydepartdiepass as propertyfall as a lotvertiabireredireexcidere

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Mán eft gehwearf ðǽr their sin turned again thither, Andr. Kmbl. 1388; An. 694 : Lk. Bos. 8, 55 : 17, 7 : 24, 52, Siððan to reste gehwearf after he had gone to rest, Cd. 177; Th. 222, 23; Dan. 109.

Linked entry: ge-hwearf

ge-beót

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Hé eft genam fyrde, wolde his gebeót mid weorcum gefrem-man, 25, 621. Mid manna blódum þe ic þurh gebeót and þurh hát-heortnesse ágeát with men's blood that I shed through hot words and hot temper, Angl. xi. 113, 36.