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for-sacan

renounceabandonforsake

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forsæcð and him mid ealle fram býhð and Críst gecýst, Wlfst. 33, 8.

ge-bletsian

(v.)
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Ealle úre eorþan wæstmas beóþ gebletsode, 51, 13. v. un*-*gebletsod

ge-sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sciftan, I. to divide into shares among people.
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Stów gecwéme gebróþrum sí ámearcud (designetur) . . . þæt hús ealswá wé sǽdan gescifte (designatam), Angl. xiii. 397, 464. Syndon eahta heálice mægnu þurh Godes mihte mannum gescyfte, Wlfst. 68, 19. <b>II a.

Linked entry: ge-scyftan

uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
uppan, (-on); prep. dat. acc.

upononaboveuponatafteruponon touponagainst

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ealne ðone bryce uppon ðone cyng tealdon they laid all blame for the breach upon the king, Erl. 230, 4. marking addition Ða bodan cýddon ðæt his bróðer grið and forewarde eall æftercwæð, bútan se cyng gelǽstan nolde eall þet hí on forewarde hæfdon

Linked entries: uppon on-uppan

FRUMA

(n.)
Grammar
FRUMA, an; m. [frum primitive, first] .

a beginningcommencementoriginprincĭpiuminĭtiumŏrīgoprīmordiumexordiuman originatorauthorfounderinventorauctorinventora chiefprincerulerkingprŏcerprincepsrex

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Ealle men hæfdon gelícne fruman all men had a like beginning, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 8: Cd. 64; Th. 77, 19; Gen. 1277.

ge-weald

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Ealra heáhfædera mægen hé ( St. John ) oferstígeþ on þǽm apostolican gewealde, 167, 24. Brytland him wæs on gewealde, Chr. 1086; P. 220, 22. Hé gerád eal Norþhymbra land him tó gewealde, 946; P. 112, 4.

wiþ-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-winnan, p. -wann, pl. -wunnon

To strive againstresist

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Ða biscepas sǽdon ðæt ealle godas him irre wǽren and wiðwinnende, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 114, 4

ge-bytlu

(n.; v.)
Grammar
ge-bytlu, For 'indecl. f.
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Ic árǽre þá getimbrunge ꝥ hire hróf oferstíhð ealle gebytlu, 36, 72. Miht þú mé árǽran on Rómánisce wísan cynelice gebytlu?, 92. Hé hylt ealle þá gebytlu ðǽre gelaðunge, Hml. Th. i. 580, 21: 582, 22

leóma

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Seó sunne hæfð ðreó ágennyssa on hire; óðer is se leóma oððe beorhtnys ǽfre of ðǽre sunnan, seó ðe onlíht ealne middangeard, Hml. Th. i. 282, 9. Þonne se móna beó full, and his leóma ealne middaneard oferscíne, Angl. viii. 323, 6.

ofer-seón

(v.)

to observe, survey, seerespicere, superspicereto overlook, neglect, despise

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to observe, survey, see Ðú ðe ealle gesceafta ofersihst thou that dost survey all creatures, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 20. Æfter ðære wísan ðe ic hit oferseah quemadmodum inspexi. Nar. 2, 9, Swá ic mid mínum égum oferseah, and mínum eárun oferhýrde, L.

Linked entry: ofer-sewenness

sweord

(n.)
Grammar
sweord, swurd, swyrd, es; n.
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They are precious heirlooms, handed down through many years (v. epithet eald above); so Beowulf speaks of his sword as 'eald láf,' Beo.

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HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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Ðás land eall hýraþ tó Denemearcan, 36; 20, 4. Inc hýraþ eall all shall be subject to you two, Cd. 10; Th. 13, 20; Gen. 205. Gif gé hýraþ mé if ye obey me, 106; Th. 139, 26; Gen. 2315.

ge-gán

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Hig geeódun his land and ealle his burga . . . þǽre wíc hig geeódon tulit Israel omnes civitates ejus . . . cujus viculos ceperant, Num. 21, 25, 32. Eal ( all the spoil ) þæt þá þeódguman geeódon, Jud. 332.

be-witian

(v.)

to watchobserve

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Ealle gesceafta mótan heora gewunan bewitigan bútan me ánum all creatures may direct their customs except me only, Bt. 7, 3; F. 20, 24 : Gú. 170

burg-waran

Grammar
burg-waran, -ware.
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Voc. i. 18, 40, 35 (cf.ceaster-gewara)] :-- Wǽron ealle þá burgware Cartaginenses mid wópe anstyred, Ors. 4, 5; S. 166, 11.

hlǽfdige

a queenOur Ladylady

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S. 1, 195-203. applied to the Virgin Mary the queen of heaven, Our Lady : Eálá þú hlǽfdige, ealles middaneardes cwén, Hml. S. 23 b, 487: 472.

a-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rísan, part. arísende; p. arás, pl. arison; pp. arisen; v. n.

To ARISEriserise uprise againto come forthoriginatesurgereexsurgereresurgereprovenireoriri

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Weorod eall arás the band all arose, Beo. Th. 6053; B. 3030. Storm upp arás the storm rose up, Andr. Kmbl. 2474; An. 1238. Sindon costinga monge arisene many temptations are arisen, Exon. 33 a; Th. 104, 20; Gú. 10.

Linked entry: a-rás

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, p. de; pp, ed

To burnburn upconsumescorchūrĕreexūrĕrecombūrĕreconcrĕmāreexæstuāre

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Hé wendon to Wealinga forda, and ðæt eall forswældon they turned to Wallingford and burnt it all, Chr. 1006; Th. 256, 26, col. 1. Fýr forswælþ wudu, swá swá líget forswælende dúna ignis combūrit silvam, sīcut flamma combūrens montes, Ps.

magu

(n.)
Grammar
magu, a; m.

A child,sona young persona servanta youngstrong mana man

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Eald fæder ongon his mago monian, Exon. 80 b; Th. 303, 28; Fä. 60. Ðínum magum (mágum?) lǽf folc and ríce, Beo.

racian

(v.)
Grammar
racian, p. ode.
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to direct, rule (cf. reccan) Ðæt is ðæt héhste gód ðæt eallum swá gereclíce racaþ and swá eáðelíce hit eall set est summum bonum, quod regit cuncta fortiter, suaviterque disponit, Bt. 35, 4 ; Fox 162, 1.