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a-lútan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lútan, anlútan; p. -leát, pl. -luton; pp. -loten [a, lútan to bend]

To bendinclinebend or bow downprocumbere

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To bend, incline, bend or bow down; procumbere Alútende he geseah procumbens vidit, Lk. Bos. 24, 12. He aleát to eorþan he bowed to the earth, Ælfc. T. 37, 8

Linked entries: a-leát a-loten

ge-dyrst-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dyrst-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To dareaudere

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To dare; audere He ne gedyrstlǽcþ ðæt he furðon orðige oððe sprece he dare not even breathe or speak, Homl. Th. i. 456, 9 : Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 43, 29

un-geworht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geworht, adj.

not madenot finished

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not made Gif geworht wǽre, ne wurde nǽfre ælmihtig God ... wæs ǽfre ungeworht, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 69. not finished Ungeworht infectum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 17

Linked entry: ge-wyrcan

doxian

(v.)
Grammar
doxian, p. ode
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To become dark-coloured Hwílum ( the dead body ) bið swíðe láðlicum men gelíc; þonne wannað and doxaþ; óðre hwíle bið blǽc and ǽhíwe, Verc. fol. 23 b

lár-bóc

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áwearp his lárbóc he flung away the book he was learning from Hml. S. 4, 189. Paulus cwæð on his lárbócum ( in his epistles ), Hml. A. 77, 108. Add

un-gyrdan

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Gif ǽnigne þearfan nacodne gemétte, þonne wæs hine sylfne ungyrdende ( se exspolians), and mid his hrægle þone þearfan gescrýdde, Gr. D. 68, II. Cf. on-gyrdan. Add

prófian

(v.)
Grammar
prófian, p. ode
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To esteem or regard as Gif feorrancumen man búton wege gange, and ðonne náwðer ne hrýme ne horn ne bláwe, for þeóf is tó prófianne he is to be regarded as a thief, L. Wih. 28 ; Th. i. 42, 25 : L. In. 20; Th. i. 116, 2

ge-lǽred

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽred, part. p.

Learneddoctus

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He is gleáwest úre gelǽred he is the most skilfully instructed of us, H. R. 11, 9. Mid gelǽredre handa he swang ðone top with skilful hand he whipped the top, Th. Apol. 13, 13

hwósan

(v.)
Grammar
hwósan, p. hweós
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To cough Wite þú gif mid earfodnysse hwést and hyt út hrǽcþ; ꝥanne ys ꝥ clǽnsunga þára breósta, Lch. iii. 122, 3. hwést swýþe hefelíce . . . and þat út hrǽcþ byþ swýþe þicce and hæfet hwýt híw, 126, 9.

Italia

(n.)
Grammar
Italia, e, an (Latin forms also occur) ; f.
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Italy On Ticinis he" wæs áféd Italian landes (cf. wæs áféd on Italia, Hml. Th. ii. 498, 24), Hml. S. 31, 12. gefór on Italie (cf. in Italiam, l, ii; S. 50, 24), Ors. S. 2, 3.

ofer-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-mód, adj.
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H. 36, 714), Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 5. Wé witon ðæt nǽre eáðmód, gif underfénge ðone ealdordóm . . . búton ege; and eft wǽre ofermód, gif wiðcwǽde ðæt nǽre underðídd his Scippende, Past. 51, 12.

inwit-full

(adj.)
Grammar
inwit-full, adj.

Deceitfulguilefulmaliciousevil

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áfylleþ ða inwitfullan word of his tungan he causes deceitful words to fall away from his tongue [cf. Ps.Th. 14, 3, non egit dolum in lingua sua], Blickl. Homl. 55, 16.

ymb-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-þanc, es; m. n. : -þanca, an; m.
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Ðæt ongieten mid wærlíce ymbeþonce ut cauta circumspectione considerent 58; Swt. 445, 5. Ðætte ðone ymbeþonc ðæs wærscipes ne forlǽte ut circumspectionem prudentiae non amittant 35; Swt. 237, 17.

á-gildan

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Ic lǽrde ꝥ hié heora gafol águldon, Bl. H. 185, 22. Wæstm ágildan to bring forth fruit, 55, 6. <b>II a.</b> of duty or service, to pay, perform :-- Ic ágeald reddidi (vota mea ), Kent. Gl. 197. Gesceád ágyldan to render an account , Hml.

Linked entries: á-geldan on-gildan

flota

a shipa fleeta sailor

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stondeð; bið his ceól cnmen and hyre ceorl tó hám, Gn. Ex. 96. Ðæt man sceolde Swegen underfón dá ǽrest mid flotan cóm, C. D. Hi. 315, 3. Wæs se cyning mid þám flotan þe on Temese læg (wǽron, v.l.) . . .

hefig-líce

(adv.)

sluggishlydullyvehementlydeeplyintensely

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R. 13, 15. with grief, displeasure, or anger Þá hǽðenan weras his word hefiglíce (moleste) onféngcon, Gr. D. 250, 20. Hefiglíce dure. Gen. 21, 11 (in Dict.). Fela spræc se Hǽlend and hefiglíce be rícum; ac eft gefréfrode, Hml.

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, <b>. A.</b> trans.
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mérsode micele symbelnesse for þám sige, Hml. S. 30, 396. Dreám mǽrsodan concentum celebrabant (praefatae virgines), An. Ox 4661. Add worhte fela wundra . . . se Hǽlend hine mérsode (mǽrsode, v. l. ) swá, Hml. S. 27, 205.

ofer-stǽlan

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Add: to overcome in a dispute, overthrow the case of a person by proofs Þá fuhton þá englas and þá deóflu ymbe þá earman sáwle ; and þá deóflu ( the soul) genáman æt þám englum, and oferstǽldon mid hire yfelan weorcum þe heó wyrcende wæs (confuted

ofer-weorpan

(v.)

to overthrow, throw downto throw (water, etc.) upon, to sprinkleTo fall down

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Gif hié oferweorpe, mid x sciłł. gebéte, L. Alf. pol. 11; Th. i. 68, 15.

on-birgan

(v.)
Grammar
on-birgan, p. de (with gen. and acc.)

To taste of, taste, take (food)

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his (the water) onbergde, Shrn. 64, 9. Onbyrigde (-byrgde, MS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 27, 34,: Jn. Skt. 2, 9: Homl. Th. i. 136, 8. Onberede, Bt. 23, tit.; Fox xiv, 9. Ne siððan ne onbirigdon ðæs bigleofan, Jos. 5, 12: Homl. Th. ii. 168, 2-3.

Linked entry: á-birgan