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ge-hæftan

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Hú gif gehæfted (captiuus ) wæs, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 98, 6-11. Gehæftum heora feóndum captis hostibus, 5, 12; Sch. 620, 7.

stíþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stíþlíce, adv.
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[Hú stíðlucest hér on lífe libben mihte, Shrn. 12, 18.]

FÁCEN

(n.)
Grammar
FÁCEN, fácn, es; pl. nom. acc. fácnu; gen. fácna; n.

Deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, malice, wickedness, evil, crime dŏlus, fraus, nēquĭtia, mălĭtia, inīquĭtas, prævārĭcātio

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He hí ðonne bútan fácne fédeþ syððan pāvit eos sĭne mălĭtia cordis sui, Ps. Th. 77, 71: 93. 22. He ládige ða hand mid ðe man týhþ ðæt he ðæt fácen mid worhte let him clear the hand therewith with which he is charged to have wrought the fraud, L.

Linked entries: fácn fácon fǽcne

LIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIFIAN, leofian; p. ode

To LIVE

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Sum ðéh forlǽte ða ǽr hæfde, be lifiendre ðære eft óðere nimþ, L. Eth. vi. 5; Th. i. 316, 10. Hine þurh ðone lifigendan Drihten hálsedon, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 14

Linked entries: leofian LIBBAN

ge-rétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rétan, p. -rétte; pp. -réted, -rét

To restore, refresh, set rightrecreāre, refĭcĕre

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To restore, refresh, set right; recreāre, refĭcĕre Wæs heó semninga mid gástlícre gesyhþe geréted sŭbĭto vīsiōne spīrĭtēli recreēta, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 19: 5, 1; S. 613, 22.

ge-leornes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leornes, -ness, e; f.

A goingremovingdeparturedeathtransĭtustransmigrātio

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Ongeáton hí on ðon, ðæt heó to ðon ðider com, ðæt heó hire sǽde ða neáhtíde hire geleornesse ex quo intellexēre quod ipso ei tempus suæ transmigratiōnis in proxĭmum nunciāre venisset, 4, 9; S. 577, 34. Ingeliornisse in transmigratione, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entries: ge-leorednes ge-liornes

morgen-gifu

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Nabbe gé (the suitors for the speaker's daughter) ná gódne tíman áredodne . . . ac . . . áwrítað eówre naman on gewrite and hire morgengife, þonne ásænde ic þá gewrita mínre dohtor ꝥ heó sylf geceóse hwilcne eówer heó wille, Ap. Th. 20, 7 [v. N. E.

GÆRS

(n.)
Grammar
GÆRS, gers, græs, es; n.

GRASSa blade of grassherbhaygrāmenherbafænum

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Ðá he hét ða menegu ofer ðæt gærs hí sittan cum jussisset turbam discumbĕre sŭper fænum, Mt. Bos. 14, 19 : Ps. Sp1. 105, 20. Ofer gærsa cíþas sŭper grāmĭna, Deut. 32, 2

Linked entries: græs gers

anda

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., is felt by the agent wráðum on andan bád bolgenmód in a rage with the foe he waited furious, B. 708. gealp gramlíce Gode on andan ( in envy of God ), Dan. 714. Feóndum on ondan in detestation of the devils, Gú. 745.

under-fón

Grammar
under-fón, <b>. I.</b>
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Add syþþan þá bletsungan underféng, Chr. 1070; P. 206, 18. hæfde mid him sume underfangene (some who had been baptized) þe synfulle wǽron and æfter heora fulluhte fela tó yfele dydon, Hml. S. 31, 730. <b>II a.

FORHT

(adj.)
Grammar
FORHT, adj.

fearfultimidaffrightedtĭmĭduspăvĭdusterrĭtustrĕpĭdusterribledreadfulformidableterrĭbilisformīdŏlōsus

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Næs he forht he was not afraid, 5927; B. 2967: Andr. Kmbl. 2172; An. 1087: Rood Kmbl. 41; Kr. 21. Heó com forht trĕmens vēnit, Lk. Bos. 8, 47. To hwí synt gé forhte quid tĭmĭdi estis? Mt. Bos. 8, 26: Mk. Bos. 4, 40.

Linked entries: froht fyrht ge-forht

ge-hreówan

(v.)
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Ne wilnað ná se wísa tó hrædlíce ðǽre wræce, ðeáh gegremed sié, ac wýscð ðæt hit ( the wrongdoing) him (the wrongdoer) gehreówe, ðæt (the wise man ) hit mæge siððan forgifan, Past. 220, 16. Þec gelegdon on bend hǽðene . . .

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, e; f.

a sending, mission, message a dish of food, victuals

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Of everilc sonde . . . most and best he gaf Benjamin, Gen. and Ex. 2295

ge-wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wealdan, p. -weóld; pp. -wealden

To wieldrulehave power overcommandcontrolcause

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Swá heó ðæs unlǽdan eáðost mihte wel gewealdan so she most easily might have complete power over the wretch, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 3; Jud. 103. with acc. - Se ðe gewylt ða ðe he gesceóp he who rules those whom he created, Homl. Th. ii. 72, 27: Th.

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búr

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

wiln

(n.)
Grammar
wiln, e; f.

A maid-servanta hand-maid

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genam wealas and wylna (servos et ancillas), Gen. 20, 14: Lev. 25, 44

wiþ-cweþan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-cweþan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp.-cweden.

to replyto gainsaycontradict maintain an opposite opinionto contradictopposeresistto refuserejectnot to allow

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Ac Harold his bróðor wiðcwæð, and Beorn eorl, ðæt hig noldon him ágyfan nán þingc ðæs ðe se cing heom gegyfen hæfde, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 31. Cwæð sum wyln, ðæt mid ðam Hǽlende wǽre, and wiðcwæð, ðæt hine ne cúðe, Homl.

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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His líf wæs þus gelðgod; ðá þá twelf wintra wæs wæs betǽht Benedicte, and wunode mid him twéntig wintra, and on his ágenum mynstre em feówertig geára, Hml.

stearc

(adj.)
Grammar
stearc, adj.
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ða stíðnyssa his stearcan bigleofan betwux lǽwedum folce geheóld, Homl. Th. ii. 148, 31. Se ðe mec lǽreþ from ðé on stearcne weg, Exon. Th. 259, 14; Jul. 282. mihte swá stearce forhæfednysse (rigid abstinence) healdan, Homl.

Linked entries: stearc-heard streac

be-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sittan, to be-sittanne; p. -sæt, -sætt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten, [be by, near, sittan to sit].

to sit round, surround, beset, besiegecircumdare, cingere, obsidereto be in session, to hold sessionsto posessconsidere,possidere

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Gif he ðæs mægenes ne hæbbe ðæt he hine inne besitte if he have not sufficient power that he may besiege him within, L.

Linked entry: be-seten