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ge-féra

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Hé Godrum miclum and his geféran mid feó weorðude, Chr. 878; P. 76, 20. (8 a) fig. :-- Sió gítsung ðe Sanctus Paulus cuæð ðæt wǽre hearga geféra avaritia quae est idolorum servitus, Past. 157, 6.

be-fón

to seizecatchtake,to seizetake forcible possession ofto seize a criminallost propertyto catchget to see a personto getattain toto surroundencompassto enclose,to serve as a covering forcontainto put into a coveringto encircle,to lie roundto place roundto includecontaincompriseto surround with wordsfurnish with a commentaryto have to do with an objectto engage in an occupationget involved in an action

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Þæs mǽdenes fex beféng hí eall ábútan, Hml. S. 7, 145. Þone ne magon befón heofon and eorþe, Bl. H. 5, 34. Þeós circe mihte fíf hund manna befón, 207, 14. Be-fangen circumamicta, An. Ox. 1024. Ylp is mid bánum befangen binnan þám felle, Hml.

DRIGE

(adj.)
Grammar
DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY siccus, arĭdus

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Fram ðære burnan ðe he drigum fótum ofereóde from the brook which he went over with dry feet, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 32. Mid dríum handum with dry hands, L. M. 2, 3; Lchdm. ii. 182, 8.

-ing

(suffix)
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In a few cases the patronymic stands alone in the nominative plural, as Tótingas, Tooting, Surrey ; Wócingas, Woking, Surrey ; Meallingas, Malling, Kent....

ge-sécan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sécan, -sécean; to -sǽcanne, -sécenne; part. -sécende, ic -séce, ðú -sécest -sécst, he -séceþ, -sécþ, pl. -sécaþ; p. -sóhte, pl. -sóhton ; pp. -sóht; v. a.

to seek, inquire, ask forquærere, requirere, inquirereto seek, go to, approach, look for, visit, come toadire, ire vel proficisci, aliquo vel ad aliquem, visitare, venire, pervenire aliquoto seek with hostile intention, to persecute, afflict, invadehostiliter aggredi, invadere, corripereto seek; go to, visitire, proficiscito appoint, dispose, besetexigere, disponere

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Hie gesóhton Sennera feld they sought the plains of Shinar, Cd. 80; Th. 100, 22; Gen. 1668; 111; Th. 146, 20; Gen. 2425.

Linked entries: ge-sahte ge-soecan

ge-rád

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D. 172, 29; so that in the phrase on þá gerád þæt, it may perhaps be, at least sometimes, rather fem. sing. than neut. pl.

hwæþer

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Ðonne him mon ðissa twéga hwæðer ondrǽtt suíður ðonne óðer, Past. 189, 9. each of two Wearð mycel wælsliht on hwæðre (gehwæþere, v. l. ) hand, Chr. 871; P. 73, 3. in combination with swá. swá hwæþer swá An feó oþþe an áðe, swá hwæðer swá him leófre

ríce

(adj.)
Grammar
ríce, adj.

powerfulmightygreatpossessed of powerrichpossessed of wealthstrongpowerfulmightypotent

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Fela ríccra manna geþeóþ Gode, ðæra ðe swá dóþ. Swá swá hit áwriten is: 'Ðæs rícan mannes welan sind his sáwle álýsednyss,' 204, 3-7. Be ríccera (rícra manna, W. F.) and þeárfena (bearna) andfenge.

wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Wildwildnot domesticnot tamednot broken inwildnot cultivatedwilduncultivateduninhabitedwildturbulentungoverned

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Icel. villi-eldr] Hér wæs se dría sumor, and wilde fýr com on manega scíra and forbærnde fela túna, and eác manega burga forburnon. Chr. 1078; Erl. 215, 36.

Linked entries: ge-wilde wild-cyrfet

hogian

(v.)
Grammar
hogian, p. ode

To employ the mind, to think, mind, consider, know, understand, care, be solicitous or anxious, to purpose, strive, intend, be intent on, resolve

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Hogodon georne hwá ðǽr mid orde ǽrost mihte on fǽgean men feorh gewinnan they eagerly strove who there first with the sword's point might of the fey man win the life, Byrht. Th. 135, 25; By. 123. Ne hoga ðú embe ðæt be not anxious about that, Homl.

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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S. 29, 51. where local conditions of an action are defined Se here wið feaht ge be wætere ge be lande, Chr. 1016; P. 150, 12. Þæt folc eóde be dríum grunde, Hml. Th. ii. 194, 20. Hwæt se wítega him be (by the way, on the road) wege sǽde, Hml.

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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Is ðæt eálond fram ðære ylcan cyricean feor út on gársecge seted húhugu on nygan mílum, 4, 27; S. 603, 30: 2, 3; S. 504, 26: Shrn. 29, 31.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

ge-læccan

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On ðám ǽrran fixnoðe wurdon swá fela gelæhte þæt þæt net tóbærst . . . On ðám æftran fixnoðe wurdon gelæhte micele and manega fixas, and þæt net áþolode, Hml.

ge-lǽdan

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Wæs máðma fela of feorwegum gelǽded, B. 37.

ge-dréfan

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R. 3, 14. to cause sorrow, anxiety, fear & c. in a person For hwý eart þú unrót, mín sáwl, and hwý gedréfst þú (gedroefes ðú, Ps. Srt.) mé ?, Fs. Th. 41, 13. Hé his geférscipe swíþe gedréfde . . . Hié swíþe forhte cwǽdon, Bl. H. 85, 6.

cempa

(n.)
Grammar
cempa, an; m. [camp war, battle, -a, q. v.]

A soldier, warrior, CHAMPIONmiles, bellator, athleta = ἀθλητής

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Se cempa oferwon frécnessa fela the champion overcame many perils, Exon. 35a; Th. 113, 2; Gú. 151: Andr. Kmbl. 922; An. 461: Byrht. Th. 135, 17; By. 119: Beo. Th. 2629; B. 1312.

Linked entry: cæmpa

CÝÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÝÐAN, p. ic, he cýðde, cýdde, ðú cýðdest, cýddest; pp. cýðed .

to make known, tell, relate, proclaim, announcenuntiare, annuntiare, narrare, referre, effari, prædicare to declare, reveal, manifest, shew, perform, confess, confirm, testify, prove notum facere, revelare, manifestare, ostendere, perhibere, confiteri, testari, probare

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S. 7; Th. i. 274, 20. to declare, reveal, manifest, shew, perform, confess, confirm, testify, prove; notum facere, revelare, manifestare, ostendere, perhibere, confiteri, testari, probare Ic him cýðde ðínne naman notum feci eis nomen tuum, Jn.

Linked entry: ge-cýðan

lama

(adj.)
Grammar
lama, loma, lame; adj.

Lamemaimedcrippledweakparalysedpalsiedparalytic

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Kmbl. 155; Sal. 77. lii hit oftræd and hié tó loman gerénode ðæt hió mec ǽnigre note nytte beón ne meahton duos et 1. calcatos inutiles fecit, Nar. 15, 26. Laman paralyticos, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 24

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, e; f,

A peoplenationracecountry

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fela Deniga leóde, 1396; B. 696: 1202; B. 599. Se wæs Cantwara leóde oriundus de gente Cantuariorum, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 27. Moyses leóde from the Israelites, Cd. 149; Th. 187, 16; Exod. 152.

list

(n.)
Grammar
list, es; m: list, e; f.

Artskillcraftcunningartifice

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fela onginþ leornian lista many arts doth he learn, 28, 153; Met. 28, 77: Cd. 13; Th. 16, 5; Gen. 239. Mid listum speón idese on ðæt unriht with wiles he lured the woman to that wrong, 28; Th. 37, 12; Gen. 588: 32; Th. 43, 8; Gen. 687.