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in-faran

(v.)
Grammar
in-faran, p. -fór

To go intoenter

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Ðæt hé ælmessan underféncge æt ðám infarendum that he might receive alms from those entering, Homl. Skt. 10, 27

leornung-mann

(n.)
Grammar
leornung-mann, es; m.

A learnerpupilscholarstudentdisciple

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Mæssepreóstas sceolon symble æt heora húsum leorningmonna sceole habban, and gif hwylc gódra wile his lytlingas hiom tó láre befæstan, hig sceolon swíðe lustlíce hig onfón and him éstlíce tǽcan, L. E. I. 20; Th. ii. 414, 7-10

myndgian

(v.)
Grammar
myndgian, p. ode.

to bear in mindrecollectto bring to the mind of anotherrecallremind

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MS. myndgian) ðære manigfealdan láre ðe ðú mé ǽr gehéte, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 11

nám

(n.)
Grammar
nám, e; f.

Seizure of property belonging to one which is in the hands of another

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Ne nime nán man náne náme, ne innan scíre ne út of scíre, ǽr man hæbbe þríwa on hundrede his rihtes gebeden; (but on the failure of legal means ) nime ðonne leáfe ðæt hé móte hentan æfter his ágenan, L. C. S. 19; Th. i. 386, 9-17. Cf.

óþ-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-bregdan, -brédan
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Gl. 607. v. æt-brédan

ge-untrumian

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

To enfeeble make weak or sickinfirmāredebĭlĭtāreTo be enfeebledbe sickinfirmāriægrōtāre

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Ðe God sylf ǽr geuntrumode whom God himself had before enfeebled, i. 4, 27. Þurh ðæs dracan blǽd eal seó menigu micclum wearþ geuntrumod all the multitude were greatly sickened by the dragon's breath, ii. 294, 23: 296, 9: 516, 17.

Linked entry: un-trumian

ge-líðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líðan, p. -láþ, pl. -lidon; pp. -liðen, -liden

To gomovesailadvanceproceedcomeīremeāreadvĕhiprofĭciscivĕnīre

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Ǽr ðon we to lande geliden hæfdon ere that we had sailed to land, Exon. 20 b; Th. 53, 30; Cri. 858 : Elen. Kmbl. 498; El. 249. Ðæs ðe lencten geliden hæfde werum after spring had come to men, Menol. Fox 57; Men. 28

Linked entries: ge-liden ge-lyðen

sundor-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-gifu, e; f.
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For ðære sundorgife ðe him God sealde gumena ríce, Wé swylc ne gefrugnan ǽfre gelimpan, ðæt ðú in sundurgiefe swylce befénge, Exon. Th. 6, 6; Cri. 80. God monnum syleþ sundorgiefe God gives to each man a special gift, 293, 22; Crä. 5.

Linked entry: synder-gifu

teoh

(n.)
Grammar
teoh, teohh, e; f.; but also m. or n.
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Ðá hié gemitton teoche æt torre ( the people who were building the tower of Babel ), Cd. Th. 101, 26; Gen. 1688. Hét tuddorteóndra teohha gehwylcre wæstmas fédan he bade each productive race bring forth fruits, 59, 6; Gen. 959

un-gesewenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesewenlíc, adj.

Invisible

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Invisible Seó eorðe wæs æt fruman eall ungesewenlíc, for ðam ðe heó eall wæs mid ýðum oferðeht, Hexam. 5; Norm. 10, 17. Heora ( angels ) ungesewenlíce gecynd, Homl. Th. i. 538, 28. Se ungesawenlíca feónd, Wulfst. 52, 8.

Linked entry: un-sewenlíc

un-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wéne, adj.

hopelessnot having hope or expectationnot hoped forunexpected

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Th. 171, 4; Gú. 1121. not hoped for, unexpected Gyf him þince ðæt hé æt forðgewitenum men áhtes onfó, of unwénum ( ex improvise; v. ungewéned) hym cymeþ gestreón, Lchdm. iii, 170, 7.

wiþer-hycgende

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-hycgende, adj.
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Wéndon and woldon, wiðerhycgende (having evil designs upon the strangers ), ðæt hié on elþeódigum ǽt geworhton, Andr. Kmbl. 2146; An. 1074

Linked entry: wiþ-hycgan

ciric-sceat

Grammar
ciric-sceat, v. cyric-sceat
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Þæt wé eal gelǽstan on geárgerihtan þæt úre yldran ǽr Gode behétan, þæt is . . . cyricsceattas, Wlfst. 113, 11. On ðæt gerád ðet hé gesylle ǽlce geáre . . . cyresceattas and cyresceatweorc, C. D. v. 162, 26. [v. N. E. D. church-scot.]

cláþ

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Hé hæfde genumen sumne cláð ( uestimentum, Bd. 3, 19) æt ánum swyltendum men, Hml. Th. ii. 338, 28: i. 286, 24. Hé forðférde under Crístes cláðum ( cum adhuc esset in albis ), Chr. 688; P. 41, 4. Cláðum metallis (?

eáþ-módlíce

(adv.)
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Þá þe nolden ǽr tó his libbendum líchaman onbúgan, þá nú eádmódlíce on cneówum ábúgað tó his dǽdum bánum, Chr. 979; P. 123, 26. Eádmódlíce humiliter, Angl. xiii. 369, 50: 383, 255. Add

feorh-lege

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-lege, feorh-lege, es; m.

death

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Ic þanc wuldurcyninge secge þæs þe ic móste mínum leódum ǽr swyltdæge swylc gestrýnan. Nú ic on máðma hord mínne bebohte fróde feorhlege I to the king of glory give thanks that I might for my people ere the day of death so much gain.

ge-blówan

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Haswig feðra (the Phenix) grene eorðan áflýhð, foldan geblówene assueti nemoris dulce cubile fugit, 155. fig. flourishing, blooming Hé (the Phenix) bið feþrum gefrætwod, swilc hé æt frymðe wæs, beorht geblówen reformatur qualis fuit ante figura, Ph.

hangra

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Tó ðan þriddan þorne æt wírhangran, C. D. v. 297, 18. On sealhangran (cf. tó sahlbeorge (sealh-?), iii. 451, 17; tó sealhyrstæ, v. 256, 1), vi. 234, 18. Substitute:

láreów

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Ǽs lárwu (láruw, R.) doctor Mt. L. 22, 35. Ðú láruu (láreu, R.) magister 36. Lá láruua (lárwa, R.), Mk. L. 9, 17. Hál láruwa (lareu, R.) have Rabbi Mt. L. 26, 49. Þæs æþelran láreówes egregii dogmatistę (doctrina ), An. Ox. 4363.

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, <b>. II a.</b>
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Hwílum hí magon begytan þá þing þe heom ǽr teohhode nǽron aliquando obtinere possunt ea, quae non sunt praedestinata, Gr. D. 54, 11. <b>II c.