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síþ-boda

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-boda, an ; m.
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One who announces that a journey or march is to begin, applied to the pillar of cloud, Cd. Th. 193, 21 ; Exod. 250

þǽr-néhst

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-néhst, adv.
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Next to that Godes grið is ealra griða geornost healdanne, and þǽrnéhst þæs cynges, L. Eth. vii. 1; Th. i. 330, 3

á-bǽran

(v.)
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to bring out, bring to light Ðæt ðæt díhle wæs openum wordum sý eall ábǽred omnia luci verbis reddantur apertis, Dóm. L. 41

Linked entry: ǽ-bær

æt-strengan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-strengan, p. de
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To deforce, withhold wrongfully Gif hláford gelómlíce his gafoles myngað, and geneátman áheardað and hit þencð ætstrengenne, Ll. Th. i. 270, 21

Linked entry: strengan

ge-scencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scencan, p. te
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To give to drink Þú gescænctest mid wíneonbryrdnesse potasti nos uino compunctionis, Ps. L. 59, 5. Wín gescenct uinum potatum, Scint. 105, 16

Linked entries: scencan ge-scænctest

regnian

(v.)
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to rain, cause rain to fall Hé hregnað (regneð, R.) ofer sóðfæsta and unsóðfæste pluit super justos et injustos, Mt. L. 5, 45

út-waru

Grammar
út-waru, [For the obligation involved in waru see werian ; <b>III c.</b>]
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Hí him ꝥ land sealdon æt Norðtúne . . . ꝥ syndon iii hída inware and óðer healf útware, Cht. E. 235, 29. Add

salor

(n.)

a hall, palace

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a hall, palace Eów ðeós cwén laðaþ salore (cf. hofe, 1111; El. 557), Elen. Kmbl. 1100; El. 552 : 764; El. 382

sceorpan

(v.)
Grammar
sceorpan, scearp

To scrape, to irritate

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To scrape, to irritate Gif man [hwæt ?] sceorpe on ðone innaþ if anything irritate a man in the insides, Lchdm. iii. 44, 27

Linked entry: ge-sceorpan

wil-þegu

(n.)
Grammar
wil-þegu, e; f.

A grateful repast

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A grateful repast Tólýsan líc and sáwle, and þonne tódǽlan werum wiste and wilþege fǽges flǽschoman, Andr. Kmbl. 306; An. 153

ofer-healdan

(v.)

to hold over, delay to do, neglect

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to hold over, delay to do, neglect Gif se gereáfa ðis oferheald, gebéte .xxx. sciłł., L. Ath. i. prm.; Th. i. 198, 11

á-wrǽnan

(v.)

to make wrǽne

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to make wrǽne(q. v.) Gif mon sié unwrǽne, wyl on meolce þá ilcan wyrt, þonne áwrǽnst þú, Lch. ii. 144, 21

Linked entry: wrǽnan

sehtlian

(v.)
Grammar
sehtlian, (?); p. ode.
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to settle, bring to an agreement, settle a dispute between people (the word seems to occur only in the later part of the Chronicle) [ Ðá eodon góde men heom betwénen and sahtloden heom, Chr. 1066 ; Erl. 203, 27.

Linked entry: sæhtlian

weorold-sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sceamu, e; f.
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Oft twégen sǽmen oððe þrý drífaþ ða dráfe cristenra manna fram sǽ sǽ. . . ús eallum woruldscame, Wulfst. 163, 3-7. Ða ðe for ege oððe lufe oððe ǽnigre worldscame eargiaþ and wandiaþ Godes riht sprecanne, 191, 5. For woruldsceame, L. I.

fleótan

to floatto swimto flow

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Add: to float, to be supported on the surface of a liquid Heó fleát áweg ofer ꝥ wæter lande. Shrn. 31, 21. Eahta daga fulla ꝥ ilce scip fleát (enatavit) wætres full, Gr. D. 249, ll. Nim eádoccan moran þá þe fleótan wille, Lch. iii. 6, 28.

ge-hírsumnes

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Hwæðer hé carfull sig godcundum weorcum and gehýrsumnysse si solicitus est ad opus Dei, ad obedientiam R.

ge-titelian

(v.)
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Add: to assign, a person to an office, nominate Ymbe náne worldbysgunge ábysgode, búton mid þǽre þe hig getitolode beóð ( nisi illos cuinominati sunt ), Ll. Th. ii. 198, 22. something to a person, ascribe, v.

Hagustaldes-eá

Grammar
Hagustaldes-eá, Hagustealdes-hám
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cyricean [] Heagostealdes- (Hægestealdes-, v. l. ) eá, 4, 12 ; Sch. 414, 18 : 5, 23; Sch. 691, 18. Hé Cúðberht gehálgode biscope Hagustaldes-hám, Chr. 685

of-unnan

(v.)

to begrudge a person (dat. ) anything (gen.), wish to deprive a person of anythingto refuse to grantinvidia, livor

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Th. 107, 10; Gú. 56: 265, 7; Jul. 377. to refuse to grant: — Ðám ðe gé forgifenysse ofunnon him biþ oftogen seó forgyfenys to whom ye refuse forgiveness, from them shall forgiveness be withheld, Homl. Th. i. 370, 8

be-fleón

to fleeto flee fromto flee from

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Bi-fleónde subterfugiens, 83, 8. absolute, to flee Ðá ðe hire befleóð hió geheálð fugientem salvet infirmum, Past. 399, 15. to flee from (with, acc.) Ꝥ hié Godes erre beflugon, Bl. H. 169, 11. Þæt hit ǽlc befluge, Guth. 20, 22.