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wóda

(n.)
Grammar
wóda, an ; m.

Danger

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Ðá gyrnde ðæt móste macian ǽnne hwerf wið ðon( Kemble reads stone, Cod. Dip. iv. 58, l) wódan tó werianne, Chart. Th. 341, 8

swinc

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Dele second passage, for which see swinge, and add Swá hwæt swá begit his swinces tó médes hit bringð tó mé, Hml. S. 36, 43

gum-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
gum-dreám, es; m.

The joys of menthis life

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The joys of men, this life He gumdreám ofgeaf Godes leóht geceás he gave up the joy of men, chose God's light, Beo. Th. 4929; B. 2469

snǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
snǽdan, p. de

To take food, take a meal a meal food, meat

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To take food, take a meal Ðá com to Cantwarbyrig, ðá snǽdde ðǽr and his menn, and tó Dofran gewende Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 31

Linked entry: snǽding

ge-stungen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-stungen, part. [stungen, pp. of stingan to pierce]

Pierced;transfixus

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Pierced; transfixus He wæs mid spere on his sýdan gestungen he was pierced in his side with a spear, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 31

ge-swytelian

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

To make knownmanifestshowmanĭfestāre

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To make known, manifest, show; manĭfestāre Ðæt he ðæt sóþeste geswytelie that he make manifest what is most true, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 30

be-baþian

(v.)
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hine bebaðede, Gr. D. 308, 22 note. Ǽr þon bebaðod sié priusquam lauetur aqua, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 76, 17: Lch. ii. 334, 24. Add

fram

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H. 5, 17.

smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
smeágan, smeán; p. smeáde; ppr. smeágende, smeánde; pp. smeád

to consider, meditate, inquire, deliberateto consider, ponder, examine, inquire into, discuss, searchto seek an opportunityto accept as the result of inquiry, to suppose

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Homl. 33, 17. to seek an opportunity Ðá smeáde ðæt hine gesáwe querebat videre eum. Lk. Skt. 9, 9. smeáde geornlíce ðæt hyne wolde belǽwan quaerebat opportunitatem ut eum traderet Mt.

Linked entry: smeán

ge-dréfan

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his geférscipe swíþe gedréfde . . . Hié swíþe forhte cwǽdon, Bl. H. 85, 6.

be-gangan

to go aboutto go byto go about a businessto attend tosee after a personto worshipto honourcelebrate a dayto exercisepractise an artto practise a religionto practisedo (habitually)commit sinto exerciseuse

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Ne gálnysse næs begangende, Guth. 12, 16. to exercise, use Wið ðá wiðerweardan ne ondrǽde ðæt begonge his ryhtwísnesse erga perversos jura rectitudinis exercere non formidet, Past. 107, 17

sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
sófte, cpve. sóftor, séft; adv.

Softly, gently softly, quietly, without disturbancecalmly, at ease, without troublegently, not harshlywithout discordeasily, without opposition facile

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Hié sófte ðæs bidon Exon. Th. 10, 3; Cri. 146. willniaþ manifeald earfoþe tó þrowianne, for ðam ðe willniaþ mǽran áre mid Gode tó habbanne, ðonne ða habbaþ ðe sóftor libbaþ Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 17: Shrn. 163, 20.

Linked entry: sófte

mótan

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Unðeáwas ðe ǽr ne cúðe wunnon him ðá on and on his cynne syððan, swá þæt móston mid micclum geswince ðá gódan ðeáwas healdan, gif habban woldon, Hex. 26, 5.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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mót gecýðan ꝥ hine for þeóf ofslóge, Ll.

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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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

andettan

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wolde, þæt his þeów beón wolde, Guth. 14, 27

ongeagn

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oðsóc ꝥ hit nǽre; þá ongén hine gecnǽwne gedydon be þám tácne þe on his hneccan wæs ꝥ hit wæs, Hml. S. 30, 274

ge-wǽpnian

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

To armfurnish with weaponsarmāre

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He mid ródetácne his múþ and ealne his líchaman gewǽpnode he armed his mouth and all his body with the sign of the cross, Homl. Th. i. 72, 23. Se stranga gewǽpnod his cáfertún gehealt fortis armātus custōdit atrium sum, Lk. Bos. 11, 21: Ælfc.

Linked entry: ge-wǽmnod

be-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
be-wreón, p. -wreáh, pl. -wrugon; pp. -wrogen

To cover, cover over, protect, clothetegere, contegere, operire, protegere, velare

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He wolcne bewreáh he protected them with a cloud, Ps. Th, 104, 34. Ic wæs nacod, and ge me noldon bewreón I was naked, and ye would not clothe me, Past. 44, 7; Hat. MS. 62 b, 21

bisceop-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-dóm, biscop-dóm, biscep-dóm, es; m.

a bishop's doom, excommunicationepiscopi judicium, excommunicatiothe province of a bishop, a bishopricepiscopi provincia, episcopatus

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, a bishopric; episcopi provincia, episcopatus He onféng biscopdóm Parisiace hátte he received the bishopric called Paris; accepto episcopatu Parisiacæ civitatis, Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, note 10.

Linked entries: biscep-dóm biscop-dóm