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sprecan

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D. iii. 336, 26. add: to speak of Gif hié hwæt swá heálicra yfela on him ongieten ðæt hié hit niéde sprecan scylen si qua valde sunt eorum prava, apud semetipsos dijudicent, Past. 197, 6.

á-settan

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. :-- Gif man óðrum steóp ásette þǽr mæn drincen . . . vi. scill. þám þe man þone steáp áset, Ll. Th. i. 32, 8-10. Hé (hí) hét áhón and . . . eft ásettan, Jul. 231

sǽ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-mann, es; m.

a seaman,

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Gif ðú wille syllan sǽmannum feoh, 132, 58; By. 38. Hé his sincgyfan on ðám sǽmannum wrec, 139, 63; By. 278

sceafan

(v.)
Grammar
sceafan, scafan;scóf; sceafen, scafen

To shave, scrape, shred, polish

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Gif hé ðæt ómige fæt mid ungemete scæfþ dam nimis cupit eradere eruginem, R. Ben. 121, 4. Hé scóf on halig wæter of ðam hálgan treówe, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 102, 216.

úre

(pronoun.)
Grammar
úre, gen. pl. of personal pronoun of first person.

Of usour

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Gif ðú úre bídan þencest, ¨Exon. Th. 119, 26; Gú. 260. used as a possessive, our Wé sceolan syllan ðone teóþan dǽl úre worldspéda, and wé sceolan úre daga ðone teóþan dǽl on forhæfdnesse lifgean, Blickl. Homl. 35, 19, 20.

Linked entries: eówer úrer

HEALT

(adj.)
Grammar
HEALT, adj.

HALT, lame, limping

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Gif hé healt weorþ if he become lame, L. Ethb. 65; Th. i. 18, 14.

on-bídan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bídan, p. -bád; pl. -bidon; pp. -biden.

to abide, wait, remainto wait for, expect,to wait on, attend upon

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Gif wífes wer sig on hæftnýde gelǽded, onbýde expectet heo his .vi. winter, L. Ecg. C. 26; Th. ii. 152, 4. Wé sculon óðres onbídan, Lk. Skt. 7, 20. Willaþ gé mín onbídan? Blickl.

á-þeóstrian

(v.)
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Gif his andgit áðístriað ðá flǽsclican weorc, Past. 67, 25. Hé áðeóstrade hié obscuravit eos, Ps. Srt. 104, 28. Áþeóstredan caliginabant, obumbrabant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 68. Ðæt ðæt dust ne áðísðrige (á-ðiéstrige,v. l.) ðæt eáge, Past. 131, 22.

ge-húslian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-húslian, p. ode; pp. od

To give the eucharisthoused

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To give the eucharist, housed He hét ðǽr hine gehúslian he commanded them to give him the eucharist, Homl. Th. ii. 186, 29.

Linked entry: húslian

BERSTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERSTAN, part. berstende; ic berste, ðú birst, he birsteþ, biersteþ, birst, byrst, bierst, pl. berstaþ; p. ic, he bærst, ðú burste, pl. burston; pp. borsten.

to BURSTbreakfailfallcum fragore dissilirecorruererumpifrangito make the noise of a bursting or breakingto crashdashcrackfragorem ederesonarecrepare

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Gif him áþ burste if an oath failed them, L.

Linked entries: bærst biersteþ

gafol-heord

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-heord, e; f. [gafol a tax, heord a herd, flock]

A taxable stock or hive of beesgrex ad censum

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A taxable stock or hive of bees; grex ad censum Beóceorle gebýreþ, gif he gafolheorde healt, ðæt he sylle ðonne lande gerǽd beo.

Linked entries: heord gafol-swán

HEGE

(n.)
Grammar
HEGE, es; m.

A HEDGEfence

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Gif hryðera hwelc síe ðe hegas brece if there be any beast that breaks hedges, L. In. 42; Th. i. 128, 12. Mid heora hegum ðe hí ymbsette wǽron cum septis quibus erant circumdata, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 39: Homl. Th. ii. 448, 22.

Linked entry: fearn-hege

ídel

(n.)
Grammar
ídel, es; n.

Idlenessvanityfutilityfrivolity

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Gif ðú gesihst manega gét ýdel getácnaþ if thou seest many goats it betokens frivolity, Lchdm. iii. 214, 1.

lah-mann

(n.)
Grammar
lah-mann, es; m.
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Þolien ealles ðæs hý ágon gif hí wóh tǽcen oþþe geládian hí ðæt hí bet ne cúþon xii lawmen shall declare the law to Welsh and English, vi English and vi Welsh.

lesan

(v.)
Grammar
lesan, p. læs; pl. lǽson; pp. lesen

To leasegathercollect

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Gif gé lesaþ wyrte on Sunnandæg if ye gather herbs on Sunday, Wulfst. 231, 18. Ic læs I collected, Elen. Kmbl. 2474; El. 1238.

óþ-standan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-standan, I.
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Ia. metaphorically, to cease to act :-- Gif se hlyst óþstande, ðæt hé ne mǽge gehiéran, L. Alf. pol. 46; Th. i. 92, 23. to remain standing, remain Uneáþe ǽnig grot staþoles óþstód, Ors. 6, 1; Swt. 252, 23.

pleó-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
pleó-líc, adj.
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Gif hié (seó menigo ðínra monna) yfele sint ðonne sint hié ðé pleólícran and geswincfulran gehæfd ðonne genæfd si vitiosi moribus sunt, perniciosa domus sarcina, Bt. 14, 1 ; Fox 42, 22.

réce-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
réce-leás, adj.
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Gif hé hwíltídum ðám réceleásum stýrþ, ðonne sceal his steór beón mid lufe gemetegod, ii. 532, 12

Linked entry: récce-leás

ge-wyrpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrpan, p. -wyrpte; pp. -wyrped

To recoververtirecuperare

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To recover; verti, recuperare Gif se seóca man eft gewurpþ if the sick man recovers, L. Ælfc. P. 47: Th. ii. 384, 29. Godwine gesíclode and eft gewyrpte Godwin fell sick and got better again, Chr. 1052; Erl. 186, 13.

gifeðe

(adj.)
Grammar
gifeðe, gyfeðe; adj.

Givengranted [by fate]datusconcessus

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Given, granted [by fate]; datus, concessus Gief ðæt biþ him gifeðe if that be granted him, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 50, 2: Th. Chart. 470, 1: 472, 3.