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un-tweógende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tweógende, -tweónde; adj.

Undoubtingunhesitatingunwaveringcertain

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óþ heora lífes ende untweógende móde þurhwunodan, Blickl. Homl. 171, 13. næfð gearone willan untweógendne tó ðæm weorce, Past. 54; Swt. 423, 26. Hyht untweóndne, Elen. Kmbl. 1592; El. 798.

cnyttan

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Cnyt(s)t inlicias (cf. inlicias, i. nectis, Hpt. Gl. 524, 8), An. Ox. 8, 333. Oft þrǽl þæne þegen þe ǽr wæs his hláford cnyt swýðe fæste and wyrcó him tó þrǽle, Wlfst. 163, 2. Cnytt, 224, 2. Þá cnitton rápas hire tó handum and fótum, Hml.

dípan

(v.)
Grammar
dípan, p. te.
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Swilce þú feþere hæb(b)e and dýpe, Tech. ii. 128, 18-22. to baptize Ic eówic dépu ( baptizo) wætere . . . sé eówic dépið (baptizabit ) fýre, Mt. R. 3, 11. Ꝥte wǽre dépid ut baptizaretur, 3, 13. Wérun dépte baptizabantur, 3, 6

Linked entry: dépan

for-grípan

Grammar
for-grípan, fór-grípan (l. for-).

To seizeTo destroy

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Ealle se stranga deáð forgrípeð and nymð, Guth. 78, 15. Genom ł forgráp appraehendit, Lk. L. 5, 26. wæs mid hrædlice deáðe forgripen morte immatura praereptus est, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 472, 5. with dat. To destroy, B. 2353: Gen. 1275 (v. Dict.)

fót-cops

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gesettan hine on ǽnne heardne stocc and his sceancan gefæstnodon on þám fótcopsum, ... ac se fótcops áwende tó dúste, Hml. S. 35, 150. 'Ne binde þé seó racenteág' ... tóbræc þone fótcops (-cosp, v.l.) eamdem compedem solvit, Gr. D. 214, 13.

gist-ærn

Grammar
gist-ærn, gist-ern.
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Eódon in sumes túngeréfan healle (giæstern, v. l.) intrauerunt hospitium cujusdam uilici, Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 600, 7. a place of shelter Gewát sió lió út of þám scræfe . . . and hió unc forgeaf ꝥ gestern, Hml. A. 207, 407

on-hreósan

(v.)
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Onhreósendre mettrumnesse geneálǽhte tó deáðe qui ingruente aegritudine ad mortem veniens, 195, 20. Cf. á-hreósan

Linked entry: an-hreósan

Tifer

(n.)
Grammar
Tifer, e; f.
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Tie Tiber cwæð ꝥ hit gelumpe on Rómebyrig, ꝥ Tifre streám wæs upp gangende and swá swíðe gangende, oð ꝥ hyre wæter and ýða fleówen ofer þá weallas dicens, quia apud hanc Romanam urbem alveum suum Tiberis egressus est, tantum crescens ut ejus unda

wæter-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
wæter-seóc, adj.

Dropsical

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Hit fremaþ ðam wæterseócan 204, 2, Wæterseóce hydropicorum, Hpt. Gl. 478, 3. Heó gehnǽceþ ða anginnu ðám wæterseócum, i. 272, 15. ða wæterseócan gedrígeþ, 284, 2

of-cyrf

(n.)
Grammar
of-cyrf, es; m.

a cutting off, amputationthat which is cut off

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Heó (the cross) is wíde tódǽled mid gelómlícum ofcyrfum (by the bits often cut off it), H. R. 105, 14

hlís-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
hlís-eádig, adj.

Successful in acquiring fame, famous, renowned

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Successful in acquiring fame, famous, renowned Biþ hlíseádigra se ðe hit selþ ðonne se ðe hit gaderaþ: eác ða welan beóþ hlíseádigran ðonne ðonne hie mon selþ ðonne hie beón ðonne mon gaderaþ.

a-lýsendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-lýsendlíc, adj.

Loosingsolutorius

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Loosing; solutorius He nine acsade, hwæðer he ða alýsendlícan rúne cúðe he asked him, whether he knew the loosing runes [literas solutorias], Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 25

ge-séman

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Hié bǽdan Philippus þæt heora ládteów wǽre wið Focenses, and . . . þæt . . . oþþe hié gesémde, oþþe him gefultumade ꝥ hié oferwinnan mehten (vel differri bellum, vel auferri) . . .

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
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Nóhwæðere ælmihtig ealra wolde Adam and Euan árna ofteón ðeáh ðe him from swice although he had withdrawn his favour from them (perhaps = hié and swice is plural though they had turned from him, 58, 31; Gen. 954. to desist from (dat. or prep.),

Linked entry: be-swicenness

ge-fadian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fadian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To set in orderdisposearrangeregulateordĭnāredispōnĕre

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Se Feeder gefadaþ ealle þing the Father disposes all things, Homl. Th. ii. 606, 3. He gefadode wið ða burhware he arranged with the townsfolk, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 21 : Homl. Th. i. 278, 19.

ge-nesan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nesan, p. -næs, pl. -nǽson; pp. -nesen

To be saved, preserved, escape fromto be savedto get well

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Homl. 203, 20: Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 90, 8: Fins. Th. 95; Fin. 47. ðurh miltse meotudes genǽson they have been saved through the Lord's mercy, Exon. 26 a; Th. 77, 12; Cri. 1255. He níða gehwane genesen hæfde he had survived every struggle, Beo.

Linked entries: nesan ge-næs

á-gifan

(v.)
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Add: to give back what has been taken, to restore Gif þú wed nime æt bínum nǽhstan, ágif ( reddes ) him his reáf ǽr sunnan setlgange, Ex. 22, 26. háteþ þá eorþan eft ágifan ꝥ heó ǽr onféng, Bl. H. 21, 30.

Linked entries: ǽ-gift on-gifan

æl-tæw

Grammar
æl-tæw, l. æl-tǽwe, -teáwe, -teówe, -tówe,
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Se geleáfa strengra bið ðǽr ðǽr æltǽwe bið, Hml. Th. i. 250, 20. Hyt is æltǽwe gyf mon hreáwe swylgeþ, Lch. i. 344, 16. Hyra (joy and sorrow) náðer ne mæg beón æltéwe bútan óðrum, Prov. K. 71. Se mon ðe his módgeðanc æltówe byþ, Gr. D. 2, 5.

cirman

(v.)
Grammar
cirman, cyrman;de; ed; v. intrans. [cirm a noise, shout]

CHIRM, cry out, shoutstrepere, clamare, exclamare

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He hlúde stefne ne cirmde he did not cry out with a loud voice, 113a; Th. 432, 20; Rä. 49, 3. Swá wilde deór cirmdon they cried out as wild beasts, 46a; Th. 156, 25; Gú. 880.

Linked entry: cyrman

ful-geare

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-geare, -gearwe, -gere; adv.

Full wellvery wellfullythoroughlysătis bĕneplēnepĕnĭtus

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Hió ne fulgeare cúðon gesecggan be ðám sigebeácne they could not fully tell about the victorious sign, Elen. Kmbl. 334; El. 167. Ic fulgearwe wát ðæt he byþ wís and mildheort I know full well that he is wise and merciful, Ps.

Linked entry: ful-gere