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beterian

(v.)
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árás beterian þá leóht (ad melioranda lumi-naria) . . beterode ꝥ leóht (refovebat lumen), Gr. D. 227, 4-6. Betriende meliorando, 283, 27. Add

ge-þreodian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þreodian, p. ode
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To determine, resolve Forneáh geþreodode ꝥ forlét (þóhte tó forlǽtenne, v. l.) ꝥ wésten ut pene deserere eremum diliberaret, Gr. D. 101, 7

hremman

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mid smeágungum smeálíce ús hremð ( v. l. dereð), Hml. S. 13, 59. Þá gecorenan hræmde ł gelette ( impediuit ), Ps. L. 77, 31. Add

ofen

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sceolde beón forbærned on hátum ofne, Hml. Th. ii. 18, 26. Þá forlét þone lǽmnan ofn ðæs mænniscan líchornan, Shrn. 50, 33. Add

þurh-wacian

(v.)
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þurh-wacian, p. ode
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To continue watching, maintain a vigil nǽfre gódes weorces ne áblon. ah hwílum ealle niht þurhwacode on hálgum gebedum, Bl. H. 227, 7

Linked entry: þurh-wæccan

of

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Achan behýdde of ðám herereáfe, Hex. 54, 4. Swilce ǽte of þám spice, Hml. S. 25, 92. Pehta þeóde of þám mǽstan dǽle (maxima ex parte) Ongelcynnes ríce underþeódde, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 313, 19.

wísian

(v.)
Grammar
wísian, p. ode.

shewguidedirectto shewshewpoint putguidedirectindicate

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Se ðe him hálig gǽst wísaþ. Exon. Th. 124, l; Gú. 333. Se mé wísaþ tó ríce, 401, 2 ; Rä. 21, 5. wíf gefette, swá hyne his hláford hét and him God wísode, Gen. 24, 15: Beo. Th. 3331; B. 1663. Him se eorl wísade (compulit illos,Gen. 19, 3), Cd.

Linked entry: riht-wísian

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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Hwæþer wé mid weorcum his láre gefyllan willen, R. Ben. 4, 17. férdon tó gefyllenne his beboda, Hml. S. 28, 58. Hæfde eall gefylled, swá him seó æðele bebeád, wífes willan, El. 1131.

stalian

(v.)
Grammar
stalian, p. ode
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Gif hwá stalie (stalige) ... Gif stalie (stalige) on gewitnesse ealles his hírédes, gongen hié ealle on þeówot, L. In. 7; Th. i. 106, 14-17: 22; Th. i. 116, 9-10. Be þeófum. Gif þeóf ofer ðæt stalige, L.

Linked entry: stal-gang

Róm

(n.)
Grammar
Róm, e; f.

Rome

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Hér onféng Ecgbriht pallium æt Róme, Chr. 735; Erl. 47, 19. Petrus gesæt biscepsetl on Róme, 45; Erl. 6, 20. Hér sendon Brytwalas tó Róme, 443; Erl. 10, 21 : 721; Erl. 44, 25. Ðæt of Róme cóme, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 25.

Linked entry: Róme-burh

foca

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He geseah þǽr licgan ǽnne snáwhwítne focan (glossed kake) he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals (sub-cinericius panis, l Kings 19, 6), Hml. S. 18, 164. ásende him ǽnne focan (cf. hláf, Gr. D. 118, 5), Hml. Th. ii. 162, 20.

for-wirnedness

(n.)
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for-wirnedness, e; f.
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hæfde forwyrnednesse on his líchoman ǽghweðer ge on mete ge on hrægle ge on ághwylcum þinge, Bl. H. 219, 29

Linked entry: for-wyrnednes

þeów-hád

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-hád, es; m.
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Godes ðeówháde and sceare onféng accepta tonsura, 5, 12; S. 627, 26

hálsigendlic

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Add: that earnestly entreats (of a prayer) Sum wíf bær hire deádan sunu ongeán Libertinum . . . Heó mid áðsware him tó cwæð: 'Ne færst þú heonon búton þú mínne sunu mé cukenne ágife'.

undern-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
undern-geweorc, es; n.
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Breakfast Sealde né heom flascan wínes fulle tó þon ꝥ mihton heom þá on heora færelde tó undern-geweorce (tó hyra gereorde, v.l.) habban (in prandio habere ), Gr. D. 66, 12. gelaðode þysne cyning tó underngeweorce ( ad prandium), 186, 3.

ofer-fæðman

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-fæðman, p. de

To cover in an embrace, to overspread, to envelope

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Th. 470, 12; Hy. 11, 14

slíþe

(adj.)
Grammar
slíþe, (?); adj.

Formed, moulded fictusgravenfeigned, false

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offrodon ðæ sliððæn sacrificaverunt sculptilibus 105, 35. feigned, false oncneów slíþe mód úre cognovit figmentum (taken by the translator =fictam menlemt) nostrum Ps. Spl. T. 102, 13

Linked entry: slíþness

húsel

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Hwí is þæt hálige húsel gecweden Crístes líchama oððe his blód, gif hit nis sóðlíce ꝥ ;ꝥ; hit geháten is?, Hml. Th. ii. 268, 21.

ge-grípan

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Add: to lay hold of a material object, to take with the hand, grasp wǽpn gegráp mid tó campienne, Bl. H. 167, 1. Se Hélend áþenede hond his and gegráp hine ( apprehendit eum ), Mt. R. 14, 31. Ealle þá apostolas hié gegrípan on hire middel, Bl.

wel

(adv.; int.)

Wellwellprosperouslywellmuchthoroughlyfreelywellproperlywellveryquitethoroughlyveryquitewellah

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Th. i. 274, 7. marking favourable condition, absence of hindrance his wel geweald áhte on ðæm scræfe Past. 3; Swt. 37, 5. Eálá gif wolde, ðæt wel meahte ðæt unriht him eáðe forbiódan, Met. 9, 53.

Linked entry: BET