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hrínan

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</b> to lay hands on, or meddle with so as to hurt, to injure, hurt. the agent a person Ic hríno ðone hiorde percutiam pastorem, Mk. L. R. 14, 27.

on-hagian

(v.)
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Ic nebbe swá dýgela stówe þæt mé swilcum weorce onhagie, 4, 13. with case preceding Be þám þe ús onhagað, Hml. A. 24, 4 : Wlfst. 303, 6. with dat. infin. Þára hálgena þrowunga þe mé onhagode on Englisc áwendene, Hml.

ge-lǽtan

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Add: to leave, allow to have, grant Ic eaforan þínum spédum wille stépan and him sóðe módes wǽre míne gelǽtan, (gelæstan? v. 1542), Gen. 2366.

ge-swígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígan, p. de.
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To be silent. to cease speaking Hé ongann cliopia . . . Mið ðý gewearp woedo his geswígde (giswígende, R., exiliens : the glosser seems to have connected the word with silere ) cuóm him, Mk. 10, 47-50.

ge-mægþ

(n.)
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ge-mægþ, e; f.

Power, greatnesspŏtentia

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Power, greatness; pŏtentia Me nǽfre seó gemægþ ðisses eorþlícan anwealdes fórwel ne lícode the greatness of this earthly power never too well pleased me, Bt. 17; Fox 58, 23

ofer-firr

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-firr, e; f.

Too great distance

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Too great distance Hit is feáwum mannum cúð for ðære oferfyrre insula Thule, quae per infinitum a ceteris separata, vix paucis nota habetur, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 21

Linked entry: firr

bícnan

(v.)
Grammar
bícnan, (-ian).

signifyindicateportend

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Add to make a sign to a person (dat. or prep, ) with something Hé bícneð mid ðǽm eágum annuit oculis, Past. 357, 20. Hé bícnode hire mid his cynegyrde, Hml. A. 97, 180. þá becnade Sanctus Petrus him, 162, 239.

Linked entry: bécnan

gearcian

(v.)
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Gearcode hé his fare and Englelande cóm, Chr. 1091 ; P. 226, 28. Hí gearcodon hí sylfe wíge, Hml. A. 104, 68, 75. Gearciað þá þing þe eów gewunelice synd bebyrigunge, Hml. S. 3, 579. Hé hét gearcian heora gyftum mænigfealde mǽrða, Hml.

clifian

(v.)
Grammar
clifian, cleofian, cliofian, clyfian;ode; od

To cleave, adhereadhærere

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His flǽsces lima clifaþ ǽlc on óðrum each of the limbs of his flesh cleaves to another, Past. 47; Hat. MS. Ðín tunge clifaþ to ðínum goman thy tongue cleaveth to thy gums, Homl. Th. ii. 530, 28. To ðære lifre clifiaþ adhærent jecori, Lev. 1, 8.

bétan

(v.)
Grammar
bétan, ic béte; p. bétte; pp. béted; trans. [Goth. ó = A. Sax. ó, é, thus Goth. bótyan = bótan = A.Sax. bétan]

to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restoreemendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiareto mendrepair a fireto lightmake a fire, to kindlefocum reparareto remedy, compensate, make amendscompensare

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to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restore; emendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiare Ðæt he bétte that he should improve, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 11: Ex. 21, 22.

Linked entry: bétte

wic-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
wic-weorc, es; n.
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Hí sculan ǽlce wucan wircen ðæt hí man háte bútan þrím, án middanwintra, óðera Eástran, þridde gangdagan, v. 147, 26. v. Seebohm's English Village Community, s

Linked entry: wice-weorc

hǽðen-gild

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-gild, -gield, -gyld, es; n.

Heathen worship, idolatryidol

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ðam hǽðengilde bugon they turned to the idol [Baal-peor], Num. 25, 2 : 31, 16.

los

(n.)
Grammar
los, es; n.

Lossdestruction

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Weg ðiú lǽdas lose via quæ ducit ad perditionem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 13. Ðæt lose weorþe ut pereat, Rush. 18, 14: 5, 30. Hú hine mæhtes lose gedóa quomodo eum perderent, Lind. 12, 14

Linked entry: lor

ge-nípan

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For ' to rise as a cloud . . . Exod. 454' substitute Him ongén genáp atol ýða gewealc: ne þǽr ǽnig becwóm herges háme the horrid waves grew dark as they rolled on to meet them; not one of that host got back to his home, Exod. 454.

glæd

(n.)
Grammar
glæd, es; n.

Gladnessjoy

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form given by Lye ǽr sun gó to glade; v.

for-sláwian

(v.)
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Substitute: to lose by sloth, neglect through laziness Ðonne wé forsláwiað ðone gecópestan tíman ... ðonne bistilð sió slǽwð on ús, Past. 283, 1. to be slow to do Þú náht ne forsláwodest ꝥ þú þín ágen feorh for hine ne sealdest thou wert not slow to

Linked entry: for-slǽwan

ge-lácian

(v.)
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láce, and áne culfran, 140, 1) þám Godes temple, Hml.

ge-swætan

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Add: to forge together (?), weld (cf. O. H. Ger. ge-sweizen frigere: Ger. schweissen to forge together) Gisuétit ferru*-*minatus. Goetz ii. 579, 58. ( See Angl. xx. 395. ) to cause to labour (?). v. swǽtan; <b>I a.

méd

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Funde se his arcedeácon æt þám cnihte þe wæs þæs biscopes byrele mid médum (praemiis) ꝥ hé þone geættredan drync him bær, Gr. D. 186, 22. ¶ médes as reward :-- Gyfe him Críst heofona ríce médes, C. D. iv. 171, 21 : Hml. S. 12, 139.

ælan

Grammar
ælan, l. ǽlan,

to kindle light, fireto burn upto burn, expose to fire what is not consumed

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Ph. 222: 526: Cri. 813 (in Dict.). to burn, expose to fire what is not consumed Se deópa seáð giémeð gǽsta, ǽleð hý mid ðý ealdan líge, Cri. 1547