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ge-bétan

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Hex. 26, 25-27. ꝥ hé his geféra wǽre tó þám cynge, and his wísa wið hine gebétte (would make his relations with the king more satisfactory), Chr. 1050; P. 169, 31.

ymb-windan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-windan, p. -wand.
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to wind (intrans.) round, encompass Rápas synfulra ymbwundon mé funes peccatorum complexi sunt me, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 61. to wind (trans.) about, wind round Ymbuundun circumponentes Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 29

ge-mána

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Þurh hǽmedþing wífes gemánan, Ll. Th. i. 306, 19. Ne ceorl hæfis wífes gemána, ne wíf hæfis ceorles on érist, Mk. Rbe. 12, 25. Gemánan contubernia (nuptiarum), An.

býrgean

(v.)
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to taste; gustare He byreþ blódig wæl, býrgean þenceþ, eteþ unmurnlíce he will bear off my bloody corpse, will resolve to taste it, will eat it without repugnance, Beo. Th. 901; B. 448

efor

(n.)
Grammar
efor, es; m.

A wild boar ăper

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A wild boar; ăper Hiene ofslóg án efor a wild boar slew him, Chr. 885; Erl. 82, 34. Surne sceoldan bión eforas some should be wild boars, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 34

on-scunian

(v.)
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'Nelle wit (the eyes) nǽfre hǽr þá þeóstru þǽre nihte onscunian, ǽr wit magon þá sunnan sylfe geseón (tum tenebras non amabo, cum solem videro ).'

land-ceáp

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land-ceáp, land-cóp, es; m.
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Ego Berchtwulf cyning sile Forðréde mínum þegne nigen hígida lond ... hé salde tó londceápe xxx mancessan and nigenhund sciłł. wið ðæm londe I, King Berchtwulf, sell my thane Forthred nine hides of land ... he gave xxx mancusses as fine at the purchase

ge-wyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrdan, -werdan; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To hurtinjurelæderenocere

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To hurt, injure; lædere, nocere Gif hwá on ceáse wíf gewerde [gewyrde, MS. G.] if any one in strife hurt a woman, L. Alf. 18; Th. i. 48, 17. Gif hwá gewerde [gewyrde, MS.

Linked entry: ge-werdan

be-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swápan, p. -sweóp, pl. -sweópon; pp. -swápen; [be, swápan to sweep]

To clear up, persuade, cover over, clothe, protectsuadere, cooperire, amicire, munire

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Ðæt he bió wið ǽlce orsorgnesse beswápen that he shall be protected against every pleasure Past. 14, 3; Hat. MS. 17 b, 21

Linked entry: be-sweóp

weorold-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-cræft, es; m.
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Ðæt him God onsende wíse geþóhtas and woruldcræftas, Exon. Th. 294, 29; Crä. 22

wyrms

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wyrms, es; n. m.
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Wið eárena sáre ... gif ðǽr wyrms inne bið, hyt ðæt út áwyrpð, Lchdm. i. 354, 16. Wyrms (worms, v.l. ), 358, 16 Sáh út wyrms (of ðam geswelle), Homl. Skt. i. 20, 64. Hé áscræp ðone wyrms of his líce, Homl.

Linked entries: wyrsm worms

á-mánsumian

(v.)
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Geþeódrǽdene niman wið þone ámánsumedan, 50, 12. Hiene tó ámánsumianne, Ors. 6, 30; S. 284, 1

Linked entry: mánsumian

be-grípan

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Th. i. 122, 24. ꝥ wíf in argscipe begrippene mulierem in adulterio reprehensam. Jn. p. 5, 8. to reprehend Begripen (increpuerunt) mé lendene míne, Ps. Spl. T. 15, 7 (cf. Toc hemm Sannt Iohan to bigripenn, Orm. 9752)

ears-gang

(n.)
Grammar
ears-gang, es; m.
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Ox. 3917. faecal discharge Wið þon þe man þurh hys argang (arsgange, v. l. ) blóde út yrne, Lch. i. 82, 3: 4, 19. Gif hyt byð of þan þerman, þanne myht þú þurh þane arsgang hyt gecnáwan, iii. 138, 16

facian

(v.)
Grammar
facian, fácian; p. ode.

To wish forreach

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To wish for, desire to obtain Pirrus him for þám swíþost fylste þe hé him selfum fácode Mæcedonia anweald Pyrrhus helped them chiefly for the reason that he wanted the kingdom of Macedonia for himself; his se Pyrrhus jungit, sperans Demetrium Macedonia

fǽhþ

feud

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Hié forgeáfon þǽm Cásere þá fǽhþe þe his mǽg hæfde wið hié geworht, 6, 4; S. 258, 27. Samson hæfde fǽhðe tó ðám folce Samson was at feud with the folk (the Philistines ), Hml. Th. i. 226, 23. as a law term Be fǽhðum, Ll. Th. i. 90, 1

feónd-lic

hostilediabolicdevilishoutrageous

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Seó wan þurh geleáfan wið þá feóndlican ealdras, Hml. S. 7, 10. diabolic, of the devil Feóndlices nearaþances spiritalis nequitiae, An. Ox. 377. Þínne feóndlican drýcræft, Hml. S. 7, 183. Feóndlicra spiritalium, An. Ox. 762: 856.

for-lǽran

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Þá beswác deófol and forlǽrde his (Adam's) wíf, and heó hine, Wlfst. 9, 8. Þæt nǽnig eów forlǽre (seducat), Mt. R. 24, 4. Hé (the devil) tiolode menn forlǽran, Past. 233, 22. Add

ge-swétan

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Geswét wín dulcis sapa, An. Ox. 5492. Geswétt. 2, 494. Medo geswét vel weall defrutum, i. vinum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 24. Geswéttes ealoþ, Cht. Th. 158, 23. Geswéttum lento defruto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 70.

ge-blinnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blinnan, p. -blann, pl. -blunnon; pp. blunnen [ge-, blinnan to cease]

To ceasedesistcessāredesistĕre

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To cease, desist; cessāre, desistĕre Geblann ðæt wind the wind ceased, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 51

Linked entry: ge-blann