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ge-wríþan

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his forhæfednysse underðeóddon, Hml.

Linked entry: ge-wriþen

cystig-ness

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Ðæt folc wearð fagen his cystignissa, Ap. Th. 10, 10. Sé ðe him for Godes lufon bigwiste foresceáwað, þonne hǽfð hé méde his cystignysse æt Gode, Hml. Th. i. 514, 14. Cystignesse liberalitate, Wrt.

treówþ

(n.)
Grammar
treówþ, triéwþ, trýwþ, e; f.
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Hié nánra treówþa him ne wéndonbúton ðæt hié mid ealle forweorþan sceolde they expected no terms for themselves, but that they must entirely perish ; the Latin which this seems intended to translate is :-- Non secus ac si capta esset, turbata civitas

Linked entry: trýwþ

íren

(adj.)
Grammar
íren, adj.

iron

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hine hét áþenian on írenum bedde and hine cwicne hirstan he bade stretch him on an iron bed, and roast him alive, Shrn. 116, 2. Mid írenum gyrdum with iron rods, 115, 24 : Salm. Kmbl. 55; Sal. 28 : 942 ; Sal. 470.

for-leósan

(v.)
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for-leósan, he -lýst; p. ic, he -leás, ðú -lure, pl. -luron; subj. pres. -leóse, pl. -leósen; p. -lure, pl. -luran, -luren; pp. -loren

To loselet godestroyamittĕreperdĕredestruĕre

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Ðam ðe ǽr his elne forleás to him who had before lost his courage, Beo. Th. 5715; B. 2861. Ðú náne myrhþe ne forlure, ðá ðá ðú hie forlure thou didst lose no pleasure, when thou didst lose them, Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 18.

Linked entry: be-leósan

scilling

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Se Godes wer þá sealde þám biddere and cwæð ꝥ hé ágeáfe his maniendum þá .xii. and þone ǽnne hǽfde himhis ágenre nytte (In the story as told in Hml.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, he grét, pl. grétaþ; p. grétte, pl. grétton; pp. gréted.
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Siððan wæs eallum ðám óðrum swá mycel ege fram him, ðǽt hine grétan ne dorstan afterwards the others were in so much fear of him, that they durst not attack him, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 3.

hreðer

(n.)
Grammar
hreðer, hræðer, hraðer, es; m. [?]

Breastbosom

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Him of hræðre [hwæðre, MS.] gewát sáwol from his bosom departed the soul, Beo. Th. 5631; B. 2819. Him on hreðre heáfodswíma heortan clypte in his bosom stupor clasped his heart, Cd. 76; Th. 94, 27; Gen. 1568.

Linked entries: hraðer hreðor

gebringan

(v.)
Grammar
gebringan, he -bringeþ, -brincþ; p. -brang, -brong; pp. brungen [ge-, bringan to bring]

To bringleadadduceproducebearferredūcĕreaddūcĕreprodūcĕreofferre

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Ðe hine gebrincþ to ðære byrig which brings him to the city, Homl. Th. i. 164, 9: 198, 20. Ða hine on yrre gebringaþ they bring him to anger; in īra provŏcant, Ps. Th. 65, 6.

búr

(n.)
Grammar
búr, es; m. (not n.).
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Eádríc ealdorman bepǽhte intó his búre ( in camera sua ), Chr. 1015; P. 146, 2. a lady's chamber, bower Hé ábræc intó þám búre þár heó inne læg, Ap. Th. 2, 1, 8.Eóde hé intó dám búre þár his dohtor inne wæs, 22, 17.

ísen

(adj.)
Grammar
ísen, adj.

Iron

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Decius cwæþ 'Lecgaþ ða ísenan clútas háte glówende tó his sídan,' 424, 18-35

ge-seóþan

(v.)
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ge-seóþan, p. ge-seáþ; pp. ge-soden
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Selle him flǽsc etan smælra fugla gesodenra and gebrǽdra, 182, 13

Linked entries: seóþan ge-soden

ge-tǽse

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tǽse, es; n.

An advantage;commodum

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Hió an Æþelflede ealra ðera getǽsa ðet ðǽr binnan beóþ she gives to Æthelfled all the desirable things that are there within, Th. Chart. 538, 37. Getǽse commodum, Cot. 59, Lye

Linked entries: ge-tǽsu ge-tése

ge-wífian

(v.)
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. :-- gewifodon him on þám hǽðenum mǽdenum duxerunt uxores filias eorum, Jud. 3. 6

a-nyman

(v.)
Grammar
a-nyman, impert. a-nymaþ ge

To take awaytollere

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To take away; tollere Anymaþ ðæt púnd æt hym take away that pound from him, Mt. Bos. 25, 28: Hick. Thes. i. 192, 16, col. 2

hreód-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
hreód-cynn, es; n.
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A kind of reed Þá genámon hié sume spingan and gefyldon mid ecede . . . and dydon on sum hreódcynn, and rǽhton úp tó his múþe, Nap. 39

mund-wist

(n.)
Grammar
mund-wist, e; f.
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Protection, guardianship Ðá ænglas him andsweredon, 'Ac syó hige ( the soul ) ánumen of úre mundwiste, for ðan ðe mid fúlnesse hyó wæs in gangende,' Nap. 46

drýman

(v.)
Grammar
drýman, part. drýmende; p. de; pp. ed

To rejoice, be joyful jubĭlāre

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To rejoice, be joyful; jubĭlāre mótun drýman mid Dryhtn they may rejoice with the Lord, Exon. 32 b; Th. 102, 27; Cri. 1679. Him gefylgan ne mæg drýmendra gedryht the multitude of the joyful cannot follow him, Exon. 60 b; Th. 222, 13; Ph. 348.

ent

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worhton him anlícnyssa, and sceópon him naman, þǽra manna naman þe wǽron entas and yfeldǽde, Hml. Th. i. 22, 31: 366, 21. Nembroð and ðá entas worhton þone wundorlican stýpel, Wlfst 105, 3. Enta cyclopum, An. Ox. 23, 16.

ge-siht

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Fore gesigðe his ante conspectum suum, Lk. L. 9, 52. Fram Nerónes gesyhþe, Bl. H. 189, 36. ne móston cuman on his eágon gesihðe, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 10. Hié gestódon on gesihþe þæs eádigan Andreas, Bl. H. 243, 6. with dat.