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wérigian

(v.)
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Hé ongan him ondrǽdan and wérgian (lassescere), 36, 19. Add

beáh-gifa

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him God forgyue . . . and eác swá his beáhgifan, ꝥ is se sélesða sinces brytta Ælfryd, Gr. D. 2, 14

weorold-þeówdóm

(n.)
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weorold-þeówdóm, es; m.
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Secular service hit freódon wið ealle weoruldþeúdóm, Chr. 963; Erl. 121, 31.] [

ÁÞ

(n.)
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ÁÞ, es; m.

an OATHa swearingjuramentum

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His geféran áþ ðe him mid standaþ: - On ðone Drihten, se áþ is clǽne and unmǽne ðe N. swór' His companion's oath who stands with him :-- By the Lord, the oath is clean and unperjured which N. has sworn,' L. O. 4-6; Th. i. 180, 8-19.

Linked entries: aaþ ánfeald áþ

flicerian

(v.)
Grammar
flicerian, flicorian; p. ode; pp. od [fleógan to fly]

To move the wingsflutterFLICKERmōtāre ālasvŏlĭtāre

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Swá earn his briddas spænþ to flihte and ofer híg fliceraþ sīcut ăquĭla prōvŏcans ad vŏlandum pullos suos et sŭper eos vŏlĭtans, Deut. 32, 11. Án blac þrostle flicorode ymbe his neb a black thrush flickered about his face, Homl. Th. ii. 156, 22

Linked entries: fyrclian flacor

mangung

(n.)
Grammar
mangung, e; f.

Tradetrafficbusinesscommercedealingmerchandise

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Hig férdun, sum tó his túne, sum tó his manggunge (negotiationem), Mt. Kmbl. 22, 5. Se færþ embe his mangunge (cf. sume tó heora ceápe, l. 9), Homl. Th. i. 524, 12

bisceop

under

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Him (Philip ) þá biscepas sǽdon þæt ealle godas him irre wǽren, Ors. 3, 7; S. 144, 4. Lundenwaran lufodon þæt heó þeówedan heora deófolgelda biscopum idolatris magis pontificibus seruire gaudentes, Bd. 2, 6; Sch. 138, 9

á-bycgan

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by and by their oaths redeemed him from the obligation under which, so long as his oath was unsupported, he lay (cf.

ge-lǽdan

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Þonne geméte gyt eoselan gesǽlede and hire folan; onsǽlaþ hié and tó mé gelǽdaþ, Bl. H. 69, 36. Hé beforan þone cyning gelǽd wæs, Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 23. Ðá wǽron hié gelǽdde fram his gesyhþe, Bl.

seldan

(adv.)
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seldan, (-on, -un, -um) ; cpve. seldnor ; adv.
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Tó seldan hit biþ, beó hit seldor on dæg ðonne seofon síðum, Btwk. 194, 11. Oft (of ? cf.

Linked entry: seldnor

æfter-folgian

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-folgian, p. ode ; pp. od

To follow afterpursuesubsequipersequi

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To follow after, pursue; subsequi, persequi Him æfterfolgiende wǽron they were pursuing him, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 25

ge-stiéran

(v.)
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ge-stiéran, p. de; pp. ed

To correct;corrĭgĕre

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To correct; corrĭgĕre He him nolde gestiéran he would not correct him, L. In. 50; Th. i. 134, 5

ge-wuna

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Man hine ðǽr gehádede efter þan ealdan gewunan, Chr. 1070; P. 204, 9. Æfter heora gewunon hié God gebǽdon, Bl.

freónd-rǽden

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Add: cf. freónd, Hé him getíðað þæs ðe hé bitt, ná for freóndrǽdene (cf. for þám hé his freónd ys, Lk. 11, 8), Hml.

ge-síþ

(n.)
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ge-síþ, es; m. [cf. ge-féra]

A companionfellowcompanion or follower of a chief or kingsociuscomes

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To his treówum gesíþe to his faithful companion, Exon. 51 b; Th. 179, 29; Gú. 1269. He hæfde him to gesíþþe sorge and longaþ he had for his companion sorrow and longing, 100 a; Th. 377, 13; Deór. 3. Swǽse gesíþas his dear companions, Beo.

Linked entries: ge-sóð ge-síþman

hwaþerian

(v.)
Grammar
hwaþerian, hwoþerian; p. ode
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Drihten cóm gangende on ðǽre sǽ; þá ýða árison, ac hé oftræd; se brym hwoðerode under his fótswaðum ( the sea roared beneath his footsteps ) ac swá ðeáh hé hine bær, wolde hé nolde hé, Hml. Th. ii. 388, 19. See next word

Linked entry: hwoþerian

be-cirran

(v.)
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be-cirran, (-cerran, -cyrran, q. v. in Dict.).

to turn roundabout to go roundpass byavoidto turnpervertseduceto beguiledeceiveto get round a person

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Þe deuel mid his hinderworde bicherde Adam, ii. 59, 19. Hii wolleþ us bicheorre (biwiȝelien, 1st MS.) þorh hire wise craftes, Laym. 969. Herkne nu, we nelleþ þe nouht bicherre, Misc. 46, 324

Linked entries: be-cerran be-cyrran

ildra

(n.)
Grammar
ildra, an [but the singular rarely occurs] ; m.

A parentancestorfatherforefatherpredecessorelder

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Wǽron his yldran fæder and módor hǽðne his parents, father and mother, were heathens, 211, 19 : 213, 2. Úre yldrena lage traditionem seniorum, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 2.

Linked entries: ældran ildra

fore-mǽrnes

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wénaþ . . . ꝥ him ne sié wana náþer ne anwealdes ne foremǽrenesse an claritudo nihili pendenda est? . . . sibi sufficientiam . . . potentiam, celebritatem . . . credunt esse venturam, Bt. 24, 4; F. 86, 17-31. Add

glíw-cræft

(n.)
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glíw-cræft, es; m.
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The art of playing on an instrument, minstrelsy Stód þǽr æltoran þǽre dura sum man mid ánum apan and slóh cymbalan, and bæd him metes, swá swá sume men gewuniað ꝥ mid glígcræfte ( ludendi arte ) heom andlyfene séceað, Gr. D. 62, 13