ofer-sprǽce
speaking too much, talkative, loquacious ⬩ zungun linguam magniloquum ⬩ saying more than is just or true
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Ne beo ðú tó oferspréce ac hlyst ǽlces monnes worda swíðe georne ' give every man thy ear, but few thy voice, ' Prov. Kmbl. 58. Salamon cwæþ, ðæt sélre wǽre tó wunigenne mid león and dracan ðonne mid yfelan wífe and ofersprǽcum, Homl.
ofer-weorpan
to overthrow, throw down ⬩ to throw (water, etc.) upon, to sprinkle ⬩ To fall down
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Mid ðý storme onwend and oferworpen tempestate convulsa, Past. 26; Swt. 181, 11. to throw (water, etc.) upon, to sprinkle Oferwurpe ðú mid ðý wætere ealle burgwaran, Exon. Th. 467, 3; Hö. 133. Se ðe mid wætere oferwearp wuldres cynebearn, Menol.
bǽtan
to bait ⬩ worry with dogs, ⬩ to beat ⬩ make way against the wind or current
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Substitute: to bait, worry with dogs, Gif ðú mid wilddeórum mé bǽtan wylt, Hml. S. 8, 85.
swícan
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Ne nim ðú náne sibbe wið ðæs landes menn, ðe læs ðe hira ǽnig ðé swíce, Ex. 34, 15. to fail in one's duty to another, be a traitor to, desert Hwider hweorfaþ wé (St. Andrew's followers) hláfordleáse . . . gif wé swícaþ ðé if we desert thee, Andr.
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ge-týnan
To shut up ⬩ hide ⬩ opĕrīre ⬩ inclūdĕre
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Getýned wæs ðe dura clausa est janua, 25, 10
stǽr-wrítere
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A writer of history, a historian Swá swá sóþsagol stǽrwrítete ( verax historicus ) ða þing ðe be him oþþe ðurh hine gewordene wǽron ic áwrát, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 5. Stæfwrítere (stǽr-?) historiographus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 45.
un-gewítendlíce
Without passing away ⬩ permanently
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Without passing away, permanently Gehiéren hí ðæt ðás andweardan gód bióð from ǽlcre lustfulnesse swíðe hrædlíce gewítende and swá ðeáh sió scyld ðe hí ðurh ða lustfullnesse ðurhtióð ungewítendlíce bið ðurhwuniende mid wræce audiant quod bona praesentia
brosnung
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Se cwyde úre brosnunge the sentence that declared us to be dust, Hml. Th. i. 300, 6. Oferfæreld of brosnunga tó unáwem*-*mednysse, Angl. viii. 330, 10. Ne forrotige on brosnunge þeós hand, Hml. S. 26, 101.
crísten
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Hé bæd hine crístenne beón . . . bæd ꝥ hé ðurh his bebod crístene gefremed wǽre, Bd. 1, 4; Sch. 16, 3, 16. Crístenum þénungum þeówian, 1, 7; Sch. 22, 6. Se crístenesta (crístena, v. l. ) cyning, Ors. 6, 38; S. 296, 30. Add
ge-efenlǽcung
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., ac ðurh þá geefenlǽcunge, i. 260, 14. Add
gecoren-ness
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Sé wæs tó cynincge áhafen swýðor for folces gecorennysse þonne ðurh Godes rǽd, Hml. S. 18, 2. Þǽr wǽron bisceopas of gehwilcum burgum tó þǽre gecorennysse, 31, 268
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ofer-sceadwian
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Maria wæs ofersceadewed ðurh mihte þæs Hálgan Gástes. Hú wæs heó ofersceadewod ?, Hml. Th. i. 198, 30-34. Se Hálga Gást hý mid his mihte ofersceadewode, Wlfst, 193, 13
safine
Savine ⬩ juniperus savina
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Safinan dust, ii. 250, 27. Genim safinan, 100, 10: 294, 24: iii. 44, 5. Safenan, 46, 3 : ii. 312, 11. Sauinan, iii. 38, 26
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FOR
FOR ⬩ on account of ⬩ because of ⬩ with ⬩ by ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ per ⬩ according to ⬩ pro ⬩ sĕcundum ⬩ juxta ⬩ For ⬩ instead of ⬩ pro ⬩ lŏco ⬩ vĭce ⬩ For ⬩ on account of ⬩ because of ⬩ through ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ per
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Ne mum ðú for ðí méce mourn not for the sword, Wald. 43; Vald. 1, 24. For ðý, for ðí, for ðý ðe, for ðí ðe for that, therefore, wherefore, because; proptĕrea, quia
on-fón
to take ⬩ to take what another appoints or grants, to receive, have given ⬩ to take what another offers, receive favourably, accept ⬩ to receive a person ⬩ to undergo a rite, undertake a duty ⬩ to conceive ⬩ to take to, to begin ⬩ incipere
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Ic bidde ðé ðæt ðú onfó ðissa láca. Gen. 33, 10.
LEÓF
LIEF ⬩ desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ acceptable ⬩ loved ⬩ beloved ⬩ dear ⬩ a friend ⬩ loved one
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Ðá cwæþ Petrus and Andreas tó Johanne ðú leófa drihten gecýðe ús hwylce gemete ðú cóme tódæg tó ús then said Peter and Andrew to John, 'Dear Sir, tell us how thou camest to us to-day,' 141, 20. Brúc ðisses beáges, Beówulf leófa, mid hǽle, Beo.
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wlanc
proud ⬩ high-spirited ⬩ bold ⬩ proud ⬩ bold ⬩ arrogant ⬩ haughty ⬩ insolent ⬩ proud ⬩ elate ⬩ exultant ⬩ splendid ⬩ great ⬩ high ⬩ august ⬩ magnificent ⬩ rich
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Ðú, weliga, ðínne Drihten ne lufadest . . . Hwæt, wéndest ðú, wlanca, gif ðú mé sealdest ówiht ðínes, ðæt ðé ðonne wǽre ðín woruldgestreón gelytlad? Wulfst. 260, 18. Wereda Wuldorgifa, wlanc and éce God great and eternal, Hy. 10, 48.
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ge-bídan
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Gebíd ðú mid ðǽre andsware, oð ðú wite ðæt ðín sprǽc hæbbe ǽgðer ge ord ge ende, Past. 385, 12. Hwæþer ðú þínes ágenes þonces hí forléte, þe þú gebide hwonne hí þé forlétan, Bt. 8 ; F. 26, 13. Gebídan, oþ þæt. . .
for-niman
To take away ⬩ deform ⬩ plunder ⬩ destroy ⬩ ransack ⬩ waste ⬩ consume ⬩ devour ⬩ rapĕre ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ extermĭnāre ⬩ vastāre ⬩ consūmĕre ⬩ devŏrāre
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Wylt ðú we secgaþ ðæt fýr cume of heofone, and fornime hig vis dīcĭmus ut ignis descendat de cælo, et consūmat illos? Lk. Bos. 9, 54.
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