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gearwian

(v.)
Grammar
gearwian, gerwian, gerwan, girwan, gierwan, gyrwan, gyrian, girian, gierian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To make readyprepareprocuresupplyput onclothepărārepræpărārepræstāreinduĕrevestīre

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Bos. 1, 76 : Exon. 58 b; Th. 210, 21; Ph. 189 : 119 a : Th. 456, 27; Hy. 4, 73 : Elen. Kmbl. 1997; El. 1000. Wísdóm oððe snytro gearwiende lytlingum săpientiam præstans parvŭlis, Ps. Spl. 18, 8.

staþol-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
staþol-fæst, adj.
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Faraþ geond missenlíce þeóda, néfre staþolfeste, nǽfre wuniende, náhwár sittende, R. Ben. 135, 23. firm in a moral sense, unwavering, unyielding, constant God is ána staþolfæst wealdend, Bt. 35, 3; Fox 158, 24: Andr. Kmbl. 241; An. 121.

wraþu

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
wraþu, e; f.

A propstaysupportsupportassistance

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Ðæt wraþe sécen, frófre tó feóndum, 362, 12; Wal. 35. Ðǽr dú wraðe findest, Elen. Kmbl. 168; El. 84. Him Freá ælmihtig fultum tióde, wíf áweahte, and ða wraðe sealde leófum rince, Cd. Th. 11, 13;Gen. 174.

á-búgan

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D. 40, 24. (1a) where motion indicates reverence :-- Hí on cneówum ábúgað tó his dǽdum bánum, Chr. 979; P. 123, 27 : Hy. 7, 10. Hí worhton fela gedwimera on anlícnessum and ðǽrtó ábugan. Wlfst, 11. 5. Men sceolon ábúgan tó gehálgodre róde, Hml.

á-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lísan, (-lýsan, q. v.
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For leahtrum álés þíne gesceft, Hy. 8, 33. [Goth. us-lausjan: O. Sax. á-lósian: O. H. Ger. ar-lósen.]

Linked entry: á-lýsan

here-gild

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To Wulfstan such taxes were 'scandlice nýdgyld,' and he reproaches his countrymen, 'Wé him(the Danes) gyldað singallíce and ús hýnað dæghwámlíce,' Wlfst. 163, 10.

hyngrian

(v.)
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Ðá hyngerendo (hy[n]crende, R.) gefylde, Lk. L. l, 53. Hé gesamnode hungrigendan, Ps. L. 106, 36. with dat. or acc. of person. acc. or uncertain Ðæt ungeornfulle mód hyngreð (cf. 329, 2 for case), Past. 283, 12.

hwý

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, 10, 18. used interjectionally to introduce a question, cf. hú ; <b>I. 2,</b> hwá, cweðað : 'Hwí! ne synt wé múðfreó ? hú ne móton wé sprecan þæt wé willað ? hwæt ! ondrǽde wé hwylc hláford mæg ús forbeóden firne willan ?, Ps.

will

(n.)
Grammar
will, well, wyll, es; m.

A well, spring, fountain (lit, and fig.)

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Hwílum gehátaþ ælmessan tó wylle (wille, welle, v. ll. ), Wulfst. 12, 3. Gif hwylc man his ælmessan geháte oððe bringe tó hwylcon wylle ( ad fontem aliquem ), . . .fæste . iii. geár on hláfe and on wætere, L. Ecg. P. ii. 22; Th. ii. 190, 24.

Linked entry: well

on-sundrum

(adv.)
Grammar
on-sundrum, -sundran, -sundron; adv.

separately, severally, separated one from the other, apartin retirement from others, apartmaking distinction from others, especially

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Wé forðí tǽhton ðæt on úteweardan oððe onsundrum standen, ðæt . . ., R. Ben. 68, 10-17. Nǽnig heora, of ðám ðe hí áhton, ówiht his beón onsundran cwæþ, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 15.

Linked entry: sundor

á-slídan

to slipfallto fallbe removed to an unfavourable placeto fall into sinlapserelapseto fallbe hurtdestroyed

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Áslidenum lapsis, Hy. Srt. 7, II: relapsis, An. Ox. 4746:Hml. Th. i. 492, II. to fall, be hurt or destroyed Fram deóflum forbróden hé áslát (cf.occubuit).Ald. 60, 26, Shrn. 56, 12. Gif hit ꝥ wǽre ꝥ þín dohtor on ǽnig láð ásliden wǽre, Hml.

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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Gif ðé hwæt yfeles biþ, hraþe hyt byþ tósliten, swá wæs Abdias gyrdels ðæs wítegan.

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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Hé wilnode þæt hé wurde gedǽled wið and wið heora yfelnesse, Ps. Th. 41, arg. <b>III a.</b> used reflexively. to part from one another Gif wit unc gedǽlað, Rä. 82, 7. Þeáh seó sáwl and se líchama gedǽlan, Solil.

heán

lowpoormeanignoblebasehumbleddepresseddejectedcast downmiserablewretchedmeanbaselow

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Voc. ii. 59, 14. of little worth, mean, ignoble, base Heán waes lange, swá hyne Geáta bearn gódne ne tealdon, ne hyne micles wyrðne Drihten gedón wolde, swýðe wéndon þæt hé sleac wǽre, æðeling unfrom, B. 2183.

a-dreógan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dreógan, -driógan; ic -dreóge, ðú -dreógest, -drýhst, he -dreógeþ, -drýhþ; p. -dreág, -dreáh, pl. -drugon; pp. -drogen.

to actperformpractiseagereperficereto bearsufferendurepatisustinere

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to act, perform, practise; agere, perficere He adreág unrihte þing gessit iniqua, Hymn. Bibl. Cott. Jul. A. 6. Ðe his lufan adreógeþ who practises his love, Exon. 33b; Th. 107, 24; Gú. 63.

byre

(n.)
Grammar
byre, gen. byres; dat. byre; acc. byre: pl. nom. acc. byras, byre; gen. byra; dat. byrum; m.
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Ðǽr hyre byre wǽron where her sons were, 2381; B. 1188. Ðæs ða byre siððan gyrne onguldon, ðe hí ðæt gyfl þégun for which their children since with grief have paid, that they ate that fruit, Exon. 61b; Th. 226, 22; Ph. 409.

Linked entry: ge-byre

be-gang

(n.)
Grammar
be-gang, be-gong, bi-gang, bi-gong, bi-gencg, es ; m. [be, gang a step, proceeding].

a coursewaypassagecircuitdistrictcursusviatenorcircuitusan undertakinga businessexerciseservicereligious worship negotiumexercitatiocultus

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Gársecges begang the circuit of ocean 1059; An. 530. an undertaking, a business, exercise, service, religious worship; negotium, exercitatio, cultus Ða willnode he hyne sylfne fram eallum begangum ðisse worulde fremde gedón cupivit se ab omnibus sæculi

fǽr-spel

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-spel, -spell, es; n.

A sudden message, sudden news, horrible messageimprōvīsus vel terrĭbĭlis nuncius

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On fyrd hyra fǽrspell becwom the sudden tidings came in their tent, Cd. 148; Th. 186, 8; Exod. 135. He ðæs fǽrspelles módsorge wæg hefige æt heortan he bare mental sorrow heavy at heart at the sudden news, Exon. 48 a; Th. 165, 4; Gú. 1023.

mild-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
mild-heort, adj.

kind-heartedof gentle dispositionmeekmercifulcompassionategraciousclement

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Cyng ðú mildheortesta rex clementissime (Christ), Hymn. Surt. 86, 29: Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 39 note. Hé wæs eallra monna mildheortast he was most compassionate of all men, 5, 12; Swt. 242, 20

sealm-sang

(n.)
Grammar
sealm-sang, es; m.
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On sealmsangum in psalmis, Hymn. Surt. 7, 34. psalm singing, psalmody Ðá ðá se sealmsang gefylled wæs expletis psalmodiis, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 2. Ðæs dæglícan sealmsanges diurne psalmodie, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 61: R. Ben. 34, 9.