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ge-þrowian

(v.)
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ge-þrowian, -þrowigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To suffer

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He æt ðǽm unlǽdum Iudéum manig bysmor geþrowade he suffered many contumelies at the hands of the wicked Jews, Blickl. Homl. 23, 31

á-wecgan

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Ðwyrlicra manna heortan, þe beóð ðurh unrihtwísnysse hócas áwegde, ðurh regolsticcan ðǽre sóðan rihtwísnysse beóð geemnode, Hml. Th. i. 362, 27

Linked entry: wecgan

ge-mót

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Gerǽdde se cyng and his witan ꝥ man sceolde habban ealra gewitena gemót on Lundene . . . and stefnode man Godwine tó þon gemóte, Chr. 1048 ; P. 174, 20-25 ; Ll. Th. i. 238, 36.

ǽg-hwæþer

(and) both . . . and

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Wæs ǽgweðer ðǽm eádigan were ge seó Godes lufu hát . . . and him wæs eác manna lufu mycel, 225, 35

Linked entry: ǽg-þer

á-teorian

(v.)

to get exhaustedfaint,to lose heart or energyget wearyfaintto get exhaustedcome to an endfailbe wantingto be defective

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Him áteorode se heofonlica mete deficit manna, Jos. 5, 12 : Num. 11, 33: Chr. 1087 ;P. 224, 20. Áteorode his líchaman mægn, Gr. D. 227, II. Þes dæg blinneð ǽr mé spell áteorige, 7, 29. Ne sceolde áteorian þæt cynecynn, Hml. Th. i. 82, 2.

á-fandodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
á-fandodlíce, adv.
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In a manner to be approved Áfande(d)lícor probabilius, i. laudabilius , An. Ox. 2295

Linked entry: -fandodlíce

beód-láf

(n.)
Grammar
beód-láf, e; f.
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Food remaining after a meal Sylle hé earmum mannum his beódláfa, Bl. H. 53, 13

Linked entry: láf

riht-wísian

(v.)
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to justify:Add: Gé syndon þá þe eów sylfe rihtwísiað beforan mannum, Gr. D. 40, 9

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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Sax. quiðit that hé Kríst sí, begihit ina so grótes] Manna geþóhtas nǽnig mon ne wát, Petrus begǽþ ꝥ hé hit wite men's thoughts no man knows. Peter professes to have this knowledge, Bl. H. 181, 12

gífer-nes

(n.)
Grammar
gífer-nes, -ness, e; f.

Greedinessavaricevoracitygluttonyaviditasgula

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Greediness, avarice, voracity, gluttony; aviditas, gula Gífernys biþ ðæt se man ǽr tíman hine gereordige oððe æt his mǽle to micel þicge mid oferflówendnysse ǽtes oððe wǽtes greediness is a man's eating before the time, or taking too much at his meal

Linked entry: giefernes

ge-sundfulnes

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Is on líchaman se lǽssa man betere mid gesundfulnysse þonne se unhála beó and hæbbe Golian mycelnysse, Hml. A. 40, 410. good fortune, prosperity, happiness of condition þæt hé óðres mannes ungelimp besárgige and on his gesundfulnysse fægnige, Hml.

húru-þinga

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A. 141, 87. v. húru; 3 Hwilcan geþance mæg ǽnig man ǽfre húruðinga ꝥ dón ?, Ll. Th. i. 334, 28

on-þracian

(v.)
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Þá begann se wer wépan anðracigende ðæs ungelimpes ( the untoward event (ungelimp) was the madness of the man's pious wife: the occasion of his fear on account of it is explained in Vit.

á-bycgan

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H. 91, 12. to pay for, atone for wrong-doing Gif frí man wið fríes mannes wíf geligeð, his wergelde ábicge, Ll. Th. i. 10, 7. Þu me smite . . . ah sare þu it salt abuggen. Lay. 8158, Bute ȝif he abugge þe sunne þet he wrouhte, A.

ge-strangian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strangian, -strongian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [strangian to strengthen]

To make strongstrengthenconfirmestablishrōbŏrārecorrōbŏrāreconfortāreconflrmāre

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Ne biþ gestrangod man non confortēmur hŏmo, Ps. Spl. 9, 20: Ps. Th. 138, 4, 15. Wes ðú gestrangad and ne ondrǽd ðú ðé be thou strengthened and fear not, Blickl. Homl. 231, 2: Lk. Bos. 1, 80.

Linked entries: strangian ge-strongian

háwian

(v.)
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Þæt man geseó þæt ðæt hé æfter háwode ut aspiciat, ut videat, Solil. H. 27, 4.

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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Nán man ne tǽce his getihtledan man fram him let no one send his accused man away, L. Ath. i. 22; Th. i. 210, 23: L. C. S. 28; Th. i. 392, 11. Tǽce him mon siððan tó nigcumenra manna húse, R. Ben. 97, 11. fig.

drý-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
drý-cræft, es; m. [cræft craft, art]

Magical art, magic, sorceryars magĭca

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Sum man wæs mid drýcræfte bepǽht some man was deceived by magic, Homl. Th. i. 448, 13. Warna ðé ðæt ðú ne gíme drýcræfta ne swefena ne hwatena nec inveniātur in te, qui ariolos sciscĭtētur et observet somnia atque augŭria, Deut. 18, 10.

Linked entry: dreó-cræft

ge-wéman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wéman, p. de; pp. ed [ge-, wéman to persuade, entice]

To turninclineseduceinclīnāresedūcĕre

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Seó costnung gewémþ ðone man to syngienne the temptation seduces the man to sin, Boutr. Scrd. 23, 9. Hí eów to óðrum Gode gewémaþ they will seduce you to another God, Homl. Th. ii. 494, 9.

Linked entry: wéman

ge-wyrpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrpan, p. -wyrpte; pp. -wyrped

To recoververtirecuperare

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To recover; verti, recuperare Gif se seóca man eft gewurpþ if the sick man recovers, L. Ælfc. P. 47: Th. ii. 384, 29. Godwine gesíclode and eft gewyrpte Godwin fell sick and got better again, Chr. 1052; Erl. 186, 13.