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frécennes

(n.)
Grammar
frécennes, frǽcenes, frécednes, frécenis, frécnes, -nis, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Dangerperilhazardmischiefharmperīcŭlumdiscrīmenmălum

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Se hálga wer in ða ǽrestan ældu gelufade frécnessa fela the holy man in his early age loved much mischief, Exon. 34 a; Th. 108, 31; Gú. 81

cépan

(v.)
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Ne cépð nán man ðeórwyrðra reáfa búton for ýdelum gylpe, 328, 28. Ne cépð nán hungrig man nǽfre his gereordes ná swýðor þonne þá sceoccan dóð þǽre sáwle, Wlfst. 248, 23. Ne cép ðú swá swíðe þises middangeardes stylnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 392, 30.

ge-sceáwian

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

To spew, manifest, exhibitexhibere, monstrāre, manifestāreTo see, behold, view, look round uponvidere, perspicere, circumspicereTo see, considervidere, considerare

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Eorle monegum áre gesceáwaþ to many a man he shews honour, Exon. 100 b; Th. 379, 15; Deor. 33. He him wolde árlíc bisceop-setl gesceáwian he would shew [provide for] him an honourable bishop's-seat, Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 2. acc.

Linked entry: sceáwian

un-besacen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-besacen, adj.

unmolested by litigationnot made the subject of litigationuncontested

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S. 73; Th. i. 414 23. of things, not made the subject of litigation, uncontested Ðæt ðæt land swá unbesæccen gange intó ðære cyrican swá hit ðá on dæg wes ðá hit man him tó læt that the land pass into the possession of the church as uncontested as it

ge-timbrung

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Hé cwæð, 'Ne mæg nán man lecgan óþerne grundweall ...,' Hml. Th. ii. 588, 17. Þá stánas bǽron tó þæs húses getimbrunge ( ad aedificationem domus ) ge ealde men ge geonga, Gr. D. 321, 22. Ealle ðás getimbringe hé geendode binnon ðrím geárum, Hml.

ge-tenge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tenge, adj.

Near toclose topressing uponoppressingpropinquusincumbensgravismolestus

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Swá fela gásta wǽron getenge ðam ánum men so many spirits were oppressing that one man, 378, 30.

Linked entries: ge-tang ge-tænge

bærnan

to expose to the action of heatto cauterizeto cause to give lightto consume by fire

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Gif man óðres wudu bærneð, Ll. Th. i. 70, 4. Swá se byrnenda swefl ðone munt bærnþ, Bt. 16, 1;F. 50, 5. Hý hergiað and bærnað, Wlfst. 163, 12. Mann hergode and bærnde, Chr. 1014; P. 145, 20.

scendan

(v.)
Grammar
scendan, p. de

To put to shame, to abuse, insult, harm:

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Hwilcan geþance mæg ǽnig man ǽfre geþencan on his móde ðæt hé tó sacerdan heáfod áhylde . . . and sóna dǽræfter hí scyrde oððe scynde mid worde oððe weorce injure or abuse them with word or deed, L. Eth. vii. 27 ; Th. i. 334, 36.

Linked entry: sendeþ

ge-scínan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scínan, p. -scán; pp. -scinen

To shine, shine upon, illuminatefulgere, collustrare, illuminare

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To shine, shine upon, illuminate; fulgere, collustrare, illuminare Ne mæg heó ealle gesceafta gescínan, ne ða gesceafta ðe heó gescínan mæg, ne mæg hió ealle endemest gescínan she cannot shine upon all creatures, nor those creatures which she may shine

hálsian

(v.)
Grammar
hálsian, héalsian. Substitute: <b>hálsian, halsian (?), heal*-*sian</b>.
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to beseech, entreat, make solemn appeal to Ic hálsie obtestor, deprecor, Germ. 402, 88. where entreaty is made in the interests of the speaker. with acc. of person addressed Beó þú Gode underþýd, and hálsa hine ( obsecra eum ), Ps. Th. Srt.

ranclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ranclíce, adv.
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C. 35; Th. ii. 358, 6. boldly (v. ranc, III) Ymbe ða feówer tíman wé wyllaþ cýðan iungum preóstum þinga ðæt hig mágon ðé ranclícor ðás þing heora clericum geswutelian, Anglia viii. 312, 18

ge-wyrht

(n.)
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Deág þín gewyrhtu ; God þé bið symle góda gehwylces freá and fultum feónd þám óðrum wyrsan gewyrhta do ever what may profit.

hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
hwerfan, hwierfan, hwirfan, hwyrfan; p. de; pp. ed.

to turnrevolvemove aboutgoreturndepartto turnchangeto exchangebarter

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Nán man nehwyrfe nánes yrfes bútan ðæs geréfan gewitnesse let no man exchange any property without the witness of the reeve, L. Ath. i. 10; Th. i. 204, 17. Nán man ne bycge ne hwyrfe [hwirfe, MS.

Angel

(n.)
Grammar
Angel, gen. dat. acc. Angle; f.

Anglen in Denmark, the country between Flensburg and the Schley from which the Angles came into BritainAngulus, nomen terræ quam Angli ante transitum in Britanniam coluerunt

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Ðæt land, ðe man Angle hǽt the land, which is called Anglen, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 37. Hí ðá sendon to Angle they then sent to Anglen, Chr. 449; Th. 20, 12

fór-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte; pp. -worht [fór before, wyrcan to work, do]

To work or place beforeobstructbarricadeoppōnéreobstruĕre

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To work or place before, obstruct, barricade; oppōnére, obstruĕre Se cing geháwode hwǽr man mihte ða eá fórwyrcan [fór-wyrcean, col. 2] the king observed where the river might be obstructed, Chr. 896; Th. 173, 36, col. 1.

Linked entry: un-forworht

gál-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
gál-scipe, es; m. [gál lust, -scipe -ship]

Luxurylustfulnesslasciviousnesswantonnesslewdnessluxŭrialĭbīdolascīviapetulantiasaty̆riăsis σατυρίασιs

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We lǽraþ, ðæt man wið fúlne gálscipe warnige symle we instruct, that one always guard himself against foul lasciviousness, L. C. E. 24; Th. i. 374, 9. For gálscipe for wantonness, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 15; Gen. 341.

Gandis

(n.)
Grammar
Gandis, Gandes; indecl. f.

The river GangesGangesΓάγγ951;s

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The river Ganges; Ganges = Γάγγ951;s Ðǽr licgeþ se múþa út on ðone gársecg ðære eá, ðe man háteþ Gandis there the mouth of the river, which is called Ganges, opens out into the ocean, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 16, 13, 17.

ge-anbídian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anbídian, part. -anbídiende, -anbídigende; p. ode; pp. od [anbídian to abide]

To abideawaitwait forexpectexpectāresustĭnēre

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To abide, await, wait for, expect; expectāre, sustĭnēre Ðes man wæs óþ Israhéla frófor geanbídiende hŏmo iste expectans consōlātiōnem Israel, Lk. Bos. 2, 25. Ðæt folc wæs Zachariam geanbídigende ĕrat plebs expectans Zachariam, 1, 21.

hrǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
hrǽcan, p. hrǽhte

hawkspit

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Wið ðæt man hefelíce hrǽce for difficulty in clearing the throat in cases of cold, 46, 1; Lchdm. i. 148, 12, 15

Linked entries: hráca hráca

hrán

(n.)
Grammar
hrán, es; m.

A reindeer

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A reindeer Se byrdesta sceall gyldan fíf hránes fell a man of the highest rank has to pay five reindeer skins, Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 18, 20.

Linked entry: hrǽn