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wudu-cerfille

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-cerfille, an; f.

Wild chervil

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Genim ðysse wyrte wyrttruman ðe man sparagi agrestis, and óðrum naman wuducerfillu nemneþ. Lchdm. i. 188, 19-22. Nim cerfillan and wuducerfillan, ii. 152, 15: 268, 14

Linked entry: wudu-fille

deád-líce

(adv.)
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Þá beóð ádwealde þe wénað þæt se man scyle deádlíce swyltan ( die and have no life after death ), efne swá nýten, Wlfst. 5, 9

fann

(n.)
Grammar
fann, e; f.
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Man sceal habban . . . fauna, trogas, æscena, Angl. ix. 264, 14. Add:

ge-cúþlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cúþlǽcan, p. ge-cúþlǽhte
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Ðá cóm án gecrístnod man and gecúðlǽhte tó Martine, and wunode mid him, Hml. S. 31, 207. reflex. Paulus hine gecúðlǽhte tó ðám hálgan heápe Crístes hírédes (cf. tentabat se jungere discipulis, Acts 9, 26), Hml. Th. i. 388, 10

hám-weardes

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Add: cf. hám-weard; Fór Swegen eorl in tó Wealan, and him man gíslode. Þá hé hámwerdes wæs, Chr. 1046; P. 164, 28. cf. hám-weard; Hú hý sceoldon beón álǽd of Babilonia þeówdóme, and Gode þancian þǽra ára þe hí be wege hædon hámweardes, Ps.

scip-líþend

Grammar
scip-líþend, scip-líþende.
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On sǽ bið þæt sciplíðendra cwalm swá mycel, ꝥ nænig man ne wát tó secganne ne nǽnigum eorðcyninge be ðám sciplíðendum illo tempore navium adcessio erit in pelago, ut nemo nemini novum referrat regi terrę, Verc. Först. 119, 15.

Linked entry: líþend

wund

(adj.)
Grammar
wund, adj.
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(la) add :-- Gif man bið on hrif wund, Ll. Th. i. 96, 10. Gif mon sié on þá herðan tó þám swíðe wund, 25

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.

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.

ge-búgan

(v.)
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Maníg fram þám eorle gebogen wæs, 1091 ; P. 226, 9. trans. To submit to. Cf. I. 2, 3 Gebúge hé hengenne and þǽr gebíde, Ll. Th. i. 396, 27. Man nolde godcunde bóte gebúgan, 166, 18. Ǽr þám þe hé hæbbe godcunde bóte gebogene, 312, 3

ge-strangian

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

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.

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.

gomel

(adj.)
Grammar
gomel, gomol, gamel, gamol; adj.
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Ahleóp se gomela the aged [man] leapt up, 2798; B. 1397: 5695; B. 2851. Biþ geómorlíc gomelum eorle it is sad for an aged man, 4880; B. 2444. Gomele ymb gódne ongeador sprǽcon the old spake together about the good [warrior], 3194; B. 1595.

Linked entries: gomol gamel gamol

ge-edniwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edniwian, -edneowian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To restorerenewrenovatechangerestĭtuĕrerenŏvāreinnŏvāre

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Se man ðe æfter dǽdbóte his mánfullan dǽda geedniwaþ the man who after repentance renews his sinful deeds, Homl. Th. ii. 602, 25

clǽne

(adv.)
Grammar
clǽne, adv.
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Feormige man þone pyt clǽne purgetur puteus, Ll. Th. ii. 220, 20. Wé habbað Godes hús inne and úte clǽne berýpte, Wlfst. 157, 18.