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ge-regnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-regnian, -rénian; p. ode; pp. od, ad

To put, dispose, adorn

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Hwæðer him leófre wǽre ðe he ealle acwealde ðe libbende to bismre gerénian héte whether he would rather that he should kill them all or should order them to be put to shame while living, Ors. 3, 8 ; Bos. 63, 14.

be-feallan

to fall,to get intoto fall into sininto the hands of a person, to fall to actionto fall upontake effect on a personto fall tobe assigned todeprived (of)

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befeóll on untrumnysse, Hml. S. 33, 261. Ðæt suá suíðe wið ðæt winne suá on ðæt óðer ne befealle, Past. 189, 11. On hwelce ðǽra synna hié befeóllen, 417, 33. wæs on gítsunge befeallan, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 4.

streónan

(v.)
Grammar
streónan, (but more often with umlaut) striénan, strénan, strínan, strýnan; p. de (
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with gen. acc.). to gain, acquire On ðæm hiewe ðe sceolde his gielpes stiéran, on ðæm his striénþ. Mid ðý ðe sceolde his gestreón tóweorpan, mid ðý hié gadraþ, Past. 8; Swt. 55, 10. Strýneþ foeneratur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 45.

hwǽr

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Foxas habbað holu ... mannes sunu næfð hwǽr hys heáfod áhylde, Mt. 8, 20.

beorg

(n.)
Grammar
beorg, beorh, biorg, biorh; gen. beorges; dat. beorge; pl. nom. acc. beorgas; gen. beorga; dat. beorgum; m.

a hillmountaincollismonsa heapBURROW or barrowa heap of stonesplace of burialtumulus

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Bæd ðæt ge geworhton in bǽlstede beorh ðone heán he commanded [bade] that you should work the lofty barrow on the place of the funeral pile Beo. Th. 6186; B. 3097 : 5606; B. 2807 : Exon. 50 a; Th. 173, 26; Gú. 1166 : 119 b; Th. 459, 31; . 8

Linked entries: beorh berg biorg

hwópan

(v.)
Grammar
hwópan, p. hweóp

To threaten

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Bǽlegsan [bell egsan, MS.] hweóp hátan líge ðæt on wéstenne werod forbærnde nymðe hie moyses hýrde with terror of fire, with hot flame it [the pillar of fire] threatened that it would consume the host in the wilderness, unless they hearkened to Moses

meox

(n.)
Grammar
meox, mix, myx, es; n.

Muckdungorduredirt

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MS. miox) under feltúne, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 11: Homl. Skt. 2, 241. Heó eall forseah on meoxes gelícnysse, 8, 38. Ða nýtenu forrotedon on heora meoxe, Homl. Th. i. 118, 15. Búton ǽrest áríse of ðam reócendum meoxe, ii. 320, 23.

Linked entry: mix

regnian

(v.)
Grammar
regnian, p.ode

To set in order, arrange, dispose, regulate

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Sum biþ searocræftig goldes and gimma ðonne him gumena weard háteþ máððum rénian one is a cunning workman in gold and gems, when a prince of men bids him set a jewel, Exon. Th. 296, 33;Crä. 60.

eáwunga

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Twá cynn sind martirdómes, án dearnunge, óðer eáwunge, Hml. Th. ii. 544, 14. þá sceattas eáwunga and dearnunga spendon, Hml. S. 23, 199. Þæt ǽnige sprǽce wiþ áge, eáwunga oþþe dearnunga, R. Ben. 141, 1.

leahter

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ne cann nǽnne leahter, and wǽron mid leahtrum áfyllede, Hml. Th. ii. 572, 35. Ne mæg synne on mé fácnes frumbearn fyrene gestǽlan, líces leahtor, Gú. 1045. Þæs líchoman leah as and þá unþeáwas, Met. 22, 25. Leahtra conuitiorum An. Ox. 5363.

ge-standan

(v.)
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ne mihte his tídsangas gestandan mid his gebróðrum, Hml.

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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him tó nimaþ mægeð tó gemæccum, Cd. Th. 76, 17; Gen. 1258. Him fetigean tó sprecan síne, 161, 17; Gen. 2666. hine lǽdde tó ðam hálgan hám, 300, 19; Sat. 567. him tó sende áras síne, 146, 15; Gen. 2422.

Linked entry: -anne

þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
þeáw, es; m.
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him ðæs þeáwes, gif unrǽdes ne geswícaþ, Exon. Th. 393, 11; Rä. 12, 8. wæs swíþe yfel monn ealra þeáwa, búton ðæt wæs céne his conduct was very bad in every respect, except that he was brave, Ors. 6, 14; Swt. 268, 27.

acsian

(v.)
Grammar
acsian, acsigan; p. ode; pp. od

To askask fordemandrogareexpostulateexigere

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Híg hine acsodon ðæt bigspell they asked him the parable, Mk. Th. 4, 10. mæg ǽnig man acsigan how can any man inquire? Bt. 35. l; Fox 156, 6

fǽringa

(adv.)
Grammar
fǽringa, fǽrincga, fǽrunga, fǽrunge; adv. [fǽr sudden, -inga, -unga adverbial terminations]

Suddenly, quickly, by chancesŭbĭto, repente, forte

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Ðonne he fǽringa cymþ cum vēnĕrit repente, Mk. Bos. 13, 36. Fǽrincga fýr wudu byrneþ fire quickly burneth a wood, Ps. Th. 82, 10

Linked entries: fǽrunga féringa

irfe-hand

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-hand, a ; f.

an administrator

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Se mann se tó londe fóe ágefe hire erfehonda xiii pund pendingæ and heó forgifeþ xv pund for dý ðe mon ðás feorme ðý soel gelǽste let the man who succeeds to the land give to her administrator thirteen pounds of pennies; and he will give fifteen pounds

meahte-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
meahte-líce, <b>meaht-líce;</b> adv.

Mightilypowerfullywith powerin power

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Sǽ oncneów ðá Cristofer here ýða mihtelíce eode the sea acknowledged him, when Christ in his might walked over the waves, Homl. Th. i. 108, 17. Mid ðám ðý mihtlícor wiðscúfan mihte quibus potentias confutare posset, Bd. 5, 21; S. 642, 39.

Linked entry: meahtig-líce

gémen

(n.)
Grammar
gémen, gen. gémenne; f.
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Care; cūra Ǽlc mon mæg witan hefig sorg men beoþ seó gémen his bearna every one may know how heavy a trouble to a man is the care of his children, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 17 : 12; Fox 36, 38.

Linked entry: gémæn

stræc

(n.)
Grammar
stræc, es ; n. (?) I.
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Hér man ýtte út Ælfgár eorl, ac com sóna inn ongeán mid strece þurh Gryffines fultum, Chr. 1058 ; Erl. 192, 36

synlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
synlíce, adv.

Sinfully, wickedly

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Sinfully, wickedly sóhton synlíce sáwle míne, Ps. Th. 62, 8. Ða hǽðnan synlíce heora ða leásan godas mid mislícum deófolgeldum him laþodan on fultum, Blickl. Homl. 201, 30. Ðæs lífes ðe ðú mid leahtrum hafast ofslegen synlíce, Exon.