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deófol-gild

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H. 201, 31. an idol Se cásere ongan timbrian deófolgyld on cirican . . . ðǽr ðǽr ǽnig deófolgyld wæs árǽred . . . ðá hǽþenan . . . deófle offrodon, Hml. S. 23, 27-36.

Linked entry: ge-deóful-geld

un-gemetlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gemetlíce, adv.

immoderatelybeyond measureexcessivelytoo (much)immenselyexceedinglyvery greatly

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Ongan hió hine lufian, and hiora ǽgþer óþerne swíþe ungemetlíce, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 25. Ðæt hé ðæt ryht tó swíþe and tó ungemetlíce ( nimie et inordinate ) ne bodige, Past. 15; Swt. 95, 17.

un-meaht

(n.)
Grammar
un-meaht, -meht, -mieht, -miht, e; f.

Weaknesslack of power

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Ðá ongan ic þencan ðæt mé ðæt gelumpe for ðære wíflícan unmihte, ii. 23 b, 411. Ðurh unmihte, Homl. Th. ii. 42, 27. Hié ongietaþ hiera unbældo and hiera unmiehte (-mihte, Cott. MSS.) infirmitatis suae sunt conscii, Past. 32; Swt. 209, 8.

Linked entries: meaht un-miht

hálian

(v.)
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Add: hálig(e)an. of physical health, to heal (intrans.). the subject a person, to recover from wounds or illness Hé ongan trumian and háligean sanescere coepit, Bd. 4, 22 ; Sch. 456, 11. the subject a body or part of it Ðonne cólað se líchoma and hálað

on-rǽs

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S. 37, 243. of destructive movement by a thing, material Ongan seó bryne beón gebíged in hí sylfe, efne swá swá mid bígnesse his ágnes onrǽses ( sui impetus), Gr. D. 48, 7. Onrǽs inruptionem (diluuii), An.

hón

(v.)
Grammar
hón, p. héng; pp. hangen

To hang, suspend, crucify

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Frignan ongan on hwylcum ðara beáma bearn wealdendes hangen wǽre. Elen. Kmbl. 1701; El. 851

andian

(v.)
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ongann andian on þæs hálgan weres gecneordnyssum sancti viri studiis coepit aemulari, Gr. D. 117, 8

tíþe

(n.)
Grammar
tíþe, tíþa (-e, -a; masc.: -u, -a, -e; fem.: -a; pl.)

to obtain one's request,to have granted the request for something

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ongann tó Gode wísdómes wylnian, and hé eác ðæs tíða wearð, Wulfst. 277, 19. Ðú (Lot) scealt ðære béne tíða weorðan, Cd. Th. 152, 28; Gen. 2527. Þeáh ðú (Esther) biddan wille healfne ðone anweald . . . ðú scealt beón tíþu ðæs, Anglia ix. 33, 185.

Linked entries: týþa un-tygþa tíþ

ge-hwylc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwylc, -hwelc, -hwilc; pron.

Eachevery oneallwhoeverwhateverquisqueunusquisque

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Ongan ánra gehwylc cweðan cœperunt singuli dicere, Mt. Bos. 26, 22 : Deut. 24, 16. Lifigendra gehwylc every one living, Cd. 219; Th. 282, 12; Sat. 285.

steort

(n.)
Grammar
steort, es; m.
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Ðære helle hund ongan fægenian mid his steorte, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 17. Nym hyre ( the adder's) steort (caudam ), Ex. 4, 4. Sume wyrmas wǽren and sume fiscas ðe hæfden án heáfod and monigne steort.

Linked entry: stert

wís-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-líc, adj.

Wisediscreetprudentsagacious

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Ongan se biscop lustfullian ðæs iungan snyttro and his wíslícra worda delectabatur antistes prudentia verborum juvenis. Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 47. Drihten wordum wíslícum herian, Ps. Th. 65, l. Rǽd forð gǽð, hafaþ wíslícuWord on fæðme, Cd.

gleáwlíce

(adv.)
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Hú glǽwlíce hé þæt swefen rehte quod prudenter somnium dissolvisset, Gen. 40, 16. with discernment, appropriately Hú þú gleáwlíce mid noman ryhte nemned wǽre Emmanuhel, Cri. 130. with discretion, wisely Ongan gleáwlíce gingran síne wordum trymman .

reordian

(v.)
Grammar
reordian, ;p.; ode.

to speak, say, talkto read

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Ongan reordiganr rǽdum snottor, wordlocan onspeónn, Andr. Kmbl. 637; An. 469. Wolde reordigean ríces hyrde hálgan stefne, Cd. Th. 194, 5; Exod. 256. Him biþ reordiende éce Drihten, ofer ealle gecwyþ, 304, 7; Sat. 626.

hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
hwerfan, hwierfan, hwirfan, hwyrfan; p. de; pp. ed.

to turnrevolvemove aboutgoreturndepartto turnchangeto exchangebarter

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Adame his hyge hwyrfde and his heorte ongann wendan tó hire willan Adam's mind changed, and his heart began to turn to her desire, Cd. 33; Th. 44, 28; Gen. 716.

bodian

(v.)
Grammar
bodian, bodigan, bodigean; part. bodiende, bodigende; p. ode, ede, ade, ude; pp. od, ed, ad, ud; v. a. [bod a message] .

to tell, announce, proclaim, preachnuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizareto foretell, predict, prophesy, promiseprædicere, promittereto announce

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to tell, announce, proclaim, preach; nuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizare Ongan se Hǽlend bodian cœpit Iesus prædicare, Mt. Bos. 4, 17: Mk. Bos. 1, 45: Exon. 49 a; Th. 169, 2; Gú. 1088.

Linked entries: bodiend-lic bodigean

fægnian

(v.)

to rejoiceexultwelcome

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Th. 97, 8. of animals Cerverus ongan fægenian mid his steorte, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 17.

meldian

(v.)
Grammar
meldian, p. ode, ede.

to declareannouncetellto inform againstaccuse

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Ongan meldigan ðone hálgan wer the devil began to tell who the holy man was, Andr. Kmbl. 2341; An. 1172. Ðá geneálǽhton má hine meldigende ( declaring that Peter was with Jesus ), Homl.

Linked entry: a-meldian

rǽswan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽswan, rǽswian, rǽsian, résian; p. ede, ode
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Ðá ongan hé mid gleáwe móde þencan and rǽsian (résian, MS. C.) coepit sagaci animo conjicere, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 21 note. Résigan opinare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115. 55. Rǽswian conici, conari, 131, 79. Résenðe ic eom suspicatus sum, Ps.

Linked entry: résian

geornlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
geornlíce, comp. -lícor; superl. -lícost; adv.

Earnestly, diligently, zealously, strenuously, carefully, willinglydīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, obnixe, sollĭcĭte, lĭbenter

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Ongan geornlíce on sefan sécean weg to wuldre she began earnestly in her mind to seek the way to glory, Elen. Kmbl. 2293; El. 1148: Salm. Kmbl. 169; Sal. 84.

Linked entry: eornlíce

hearpe

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Þonne ic (the devil) míne hearpan genam and míne strengas styrian ongan, heó þæt lustlíce gehýrdon and fram þé (God) ácerdan and tó mé urnan, Wlfst. 255, 8. Hearpan cymbalo (but the word in Prov. 23, 21 is symbola), Kent. Gl. 891.