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lencten

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Add: lenten. spring. The season according to the poetical calendar began on Feb. 7 and ended on May 8 Æfter seofentýnum þrowade nihtgerímes Mathias ( his day was Feb. 24) þæs þe lencten on tún geliden hæfde, Menol. 28. Hér wæs mycel gefeoht on Norðhymbra

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Ðæt fǽmna mynster on Brytene ꝥ is nemned on Bercingum (on Byrcingum, in Bercingum in loco qui nuncupatur in Berecingum, Bd. 4, 6; Sch. 383, 19), Shrn. 138, 2 Is swá þeáh gód weorc on þám gódan wordum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 25. Ǽlc dohtig man on Kænt and

þríste

(adv.)
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þríste, adv.

Boldlyconfidentlywithout apprehension, fear, hesitation, reservewithout sense of shamepresumptuouslyaudaciously

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Boldly, in a good sense, confidently, without apprehension, fear, hesitation, reserve Hé þríste genéðde on óðre dǽlas, Apstls. Kmbl. 100; Ap. 50. Hé þríste bebeád, ðæt hié his láre, lǽston, Andr. Kmbl. 3303; An. 1654: Elen. Kmbl. 818; El. 409. Ne wæs

ést

favourluxuries

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Dele ' Andr. . . 483, ' and add: in the following glosses Oest, gifu gratia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 5. Ést munificentia, 58, 18. Oeste devotione, Rtl. 8, 25. Oest devotionem, 15, 1: votum, 169, 7. Oesto vota, 29, 34. good pleasure, favour Sum him Metudes

fór

a journeyan expeditionmarch

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Add: the action of going Hé wæs unáblinnendlíce on fóre geseted he was incessantly travelling, Hml. S. 23 b, 156. On fóre uehictilo (ad praediolium suum basternae uehiculo properabant, Aid. 67, 28), An. Ox. 4742. Fóre uehiculo (spreto basternae uehiculo

for-cuman

to seizeget hold ofto overcomeconquerto consumedestroyto reject

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Add: to seize, get hold of Forcuóm, bigaet obtenuit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 19. Forcuóm (-cómun, R.) hiá ondo and fyrhto inuaserat eas tremor et pauor, Mk. L. 16, 8. Forcummen sint appraehensi sunt, Mt. p. 13, 8. to overcome, conquer Hine forcumað (printed

fruma

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Add: a beginning. the first part or point of a continuous period, action, work, &amp;c. Se dæg wæs fruma þyses lǽnan leóhtes, Bl. H. 133, 10. Ðás circean þus gecýþde æt fruman ( at the time of its foundation ) seó ilce bóc, 197, 26. Se godspellere

ge-friþian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-freoþian</b> in Dict. and add: to protect, shelter. to defend from harm, guard from injury Þú gehǽlst ús and gefreoðast (custodies ) fram heora yfle, Ps. Th. ii. 8. Gif hé for slǽwðe his hláfordes forgýmð, ne bið his ágnum

Linked entry: ge-freoþian

ge-hweorfan

(v.)
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Add: trans. to turn, direct Gif hié ðátrumnesse ðǽre Godes giefe him tó unnyte gehweorfað si acceptae incolumitatis gratiam ad usum nequitiae inclinent Past. 247, 8. to overturn Hé gehwerf[d] subvertit (insidias impiorum), Kent. Gl. 315. Áhwerfdon vel

ge-limplíce

(adv.)
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Substitute: in a physical sense, fitly, so as to fit Hí gemétton áne mǽre þrúh . . . and ꝥ hlyd ðǽrtó gelimplíce geféged, Hml. S. 20, 82. so as to meet the requirements of a case, suitably, fitly Ꝥ þínes lífes lofu singan wé, heortan unclǽnre wom þú

geoc

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Take here <b>iuc</b> in Dict., and add: a (material) yoke. for animals Scear vomer, culter cultor, geoc jugum, Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 74. a collar to secure prisoners Boia (boia torques vinctorum, Migne), arcus vel geoc, boias sweorcopsas, Wrt

ge-brúcan

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Add: [in Northern Gospels p. -bréc, -brǽc; pl. -brécon], to-use food, eat Gif huá ofðǽm gebrúcceð (mandu*-*cauerit) . . . Gif huælc gebrúcces (gibrúches. R.) . . . Sé ðe gebrúccað (-eð, R.), Jn. L. 6, 50, 51, 54. Ðá ðe gibrúcað (utuntur) of ðǽm (apples

ge-warenian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-warnian, ge-wearnian</b> in Dict., and add: to warn a person, put on guard Críst gewarnode his apostolas þysum wordum: ' Vigilate ..., ' Hml. A. 49, 4. Hét hé áwritan hú hine gewarnode Mardocheus, 95, 125. ꝥ hé sí gewarnod

hund-seofontig

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Add: as abstract numeral Týn síðon seofon beóð hundseofontig, Angl. viii. 303, 5. as substantive (sing, or pl.). with gen þær on ríme forborn fíf and hundseofontig hǽðnes herges, Jul. 588. pæt synd eall tógedere twá and hundseofontig geára (MS. geáre

leóran

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Add: leórian. to pass from one place to another, pass over or through Wé leórdon ( transivimus) þurh fýr and wæter, Ps. Vos. 65, 12. þé gedafenaþ ꝥ þú leóre on þíne bǽre tu debes procidere lectum, Bl. H. 149, 17. On swá hwelcre stówe swá mín gemynd sý

ǽr

(prep.)
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ǽr, prep.

before a certain time or circumstancebefore the proper timeago

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Add: with dat. before a certain time or circumstance Ǽr ðǽre teóðan tíde, Ll. Th. ii. 436, 7. Ǽr Martines mæssan, Chr. 971; P. 119, 23. Ǽr Crístes geflǽscnesse, P. 4, 22. Ǽr Pendan deáþe, Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 29. Ǽr ðǽre costunge, Past. 103, 25. Ǽr ðæs

Linked entry: ǽr-ǽt

á-scúfan

to drive awayrepelto expelto drive forwardimpeloverthrowto give up

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Add Áscúfið praecipitat, Txts. 89, 1644. Ásceáfon weg explodit, excludit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 72. literal, where an object is moved Hé hit ásceáf fram his múðe, Hml. Th. ii. 254, 17. Út áscúfen eliminant, An. Ox. 4697. Scipu út áscúfan, Chr. 897; P. 91

ende-byrdnes

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ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Add: a row, series, rank of objects on the same level Ðá xii apostolas and siððan ealle ðá endebyrdnessa ðára biscopa ðe ðǽræfter fylgeað universus pastorum ordo, Past. 105, 6. Heó hæfð on ǽghwylcum leáfe twá endebyrdnyssa fægerra pricena, Lch. i. 188

hád

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Add: person ; persona. a character in a drama or the like Þonne se sceop in gebtingð óðre hádas þe wið hine wurdlion, swylce hig him andswarion, Angl. viii. 330, 43. (l a) (one's own) person :-- Swylce ágenum háde ł naman ceu propria persona. An. Ox.

ge-reccan

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Add: to extend Gereceþ extendit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 49. to offer, give. v. reccan ; Wé gereccað lofu úrum Sceppende referamus laudes creatori nostro, R. Ben. I. 46, 11. Heáhsittendum þancas gereccean hý ná yldon celsithrono grates referre non distulerunt