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á-hrǽcan

(v.)
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to clear out, spit out Sele ꝥ geagl swillanne ꝥ hé þý sél mæge ꝥ yfel út áhrǽcean, Lch, ii. 24, 13

Linked entry: hrǽcan

ge-dingan

(v.)
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to press, throw oneself with force Gedinð appetit, Kent. Gl. 1155. [Cf. Mid. E. ding to throw oneself with force, dash, press, drive.] (?)

Linked entry: dingan

innan-tíderness

(n.)
Grammar
innan-tíderness, e ; f.
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Internal weakness Se petra oleum is gód andfeald drincanne wið innantiédernesse and útan smerwanne, Lch. ii. 288, 15. Innantýdernesse, 174, 8

Linked entry: innoþ-tyderness

on-hnígan

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Add Hé manna fótum onhnáh (-hnág, v. l. ), Hml. A. 151, 9. Nis gedafenlic ꝥ þú mínum fótum onhníge, 156, 124

sáwel-leás

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Add Hé eóde him þæs forðfarenan mannes húse þǽre stówe þǽr se sáwulleása líchama ( corpus exanime) læg, Gr. D. 84, 33

-cnawlíce

(adv.; suffix)
Grammar
-cnawlíce, v. tó-cnawlíce.
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Ic gife cníwléce S c̃e Peter mín messehacel, Chr. 963 ; P. 117, 12.] Substitute: [cnáwléce in the phrase cnáwléce in acknowledgement

sallettan

(v.)

to play on the harp, sing to the harp, sing psalms

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to play on the harp, sing to the harp, sing psalms Singaþ him and salletaþ cantate ei el psallite ei, Ps. Th. 104,2

gyltan

(v.)
Grammar
gyltan, p. gylte; pp. gylt

To commit guilt or sinto be guilty

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To commit guilt or sin, to be guilty Ðara gyltendra scylda the sins of the guilty, Past. 21; Swt. 167, 6; Hat. MS

Linked entries: for-gyltan gyltende

búc-ful

(n.)
Grammar
búc-ful, -full, e; f.

A pitcherful

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A pitcherful Him wearþ ðá geboren to búcful wæteres a pitcherful of water was then borne to him, Homl. Th. ii. 422, 29

ge-stitian

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

To disposeorderdispōnĕre

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To dispose, order; dispōnĕre Ða he gestitode to Abrahame quod dispŏsuit ad Abraham, Ps. Spl. C. 104, 8: Ps. Spl. T. 102, 12

be-byrgednes

Grammar
be-byrgednes, be-byrigednes (-byrgen-, -byr(i)g-).
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cýþnesse mínre bebyrgednesse, Bl. H. 69, 18. bibyrgnisse (bebyrgennese, L.) sepulturam, Mk. R. 14, 8. Bibyrignisa, Mt. L. 27, 7. Add

be-feón

(v.)
Grammar
be-feón, pp. -feód

To deprive of propertyto confiscate

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To deprive of property (feoh), to confiscate Ꝥ hé wǽre benǽmed, befeód (-fiód, Hpt. Gl. 480, 53) infiscaretur, i. fraudaretur, An. Ox. 3157

Linked entry: ge-feón

teám

(n.)
Grammar
teám, es; m.

A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively.a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, childrenbringing forth children, child-bearinga line of animals harnessed together, a team

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The word also occurs often in charters along with sac, sóc, toll, etc., where according to one definition it refers to the right to the forfeitures which were made in the suits where teám was resorted to: Theam, quod si aliquis aliquid interciebatur super

notu

(n.)
Grammar
notu, e; f.

useprofitadvantagean officeemploymentthe discharge of an officeconduct of business

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Hé geset ðé ðære ylcan note ( to the office of butler ), Gen. 40, 13. Ða hwíle ðe hié nánre óðerre note ne mǽgen while they are fit for no other employment, Past. pref.; Swt. 7, 12.

á-leógan

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Add: to fail to perform a promise, pledge, &c., to be false to one's promise Hí hit eall álugon, ge wed ge áþas, Chr. 947; P. 112, 25. Gif hwá geniéd sié hláfordsearwe . . . ꝥ is ryhtre áleóganne þonne gelǽstanne.

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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To come by, get at Hú þæt gewrit begǽn wæs how they got at the manuscript, Guth. 48, 20. intrans. to come, fall to one's lot Swá oft swá him begǽð. Ll. Th. i. 434, 14. to fall, get into debt, &c.

CUMAN

(v.)
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CUMAN, part. cumende; ic cume, ðú cymst, cymest, he cumeþ, cymþ, cymeþ, cimþ, pl. cumaþ; p. ic, he com, cwom, ðú cóme, pl. cómon, cwómon; imp. s. cum, cym, pl. cumaþ; subj. indef. ic cume, cyme, pl. cumon, cumen, cymen; p. cóme, pl. cómen; pp. cumen, cymen.

COME go, happen venire, ire, accidere, evenire

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Sunnan leóma cymeþ scýnan a sunbeam shall come shining or begin to shine, Exon. 21a; Th. 56, 17; Cri. 902. Secgan cymeþ shall come to say, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 20; Gen. 438. Com grétan came to greet, 97; Th. 126, 31; Gen. 2103.

Linked entry: aweg-cuman

á-mearcian

(v.)
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</b> to mark by a name, to denominate :-- Synt þá feówer tíman ámearcod lengten, sumor, hærfest, and winter, 299, 23. to mark out for an end, to design, destine, assign Mid eallum þám þingum on circulum þe þá þeódwitan þǽrtó ámearcodon, 321, 41

Linked entry: mearcian

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Mere sécan to go to sea, Exon. Th. 474, 5; Bo. 25. to seek immaterial things, to go to war, resort to artifice, etc. Ic ne sóhte searoníþas, ne ne swór fela áþa on unriht, Beo. Th. 5469; B. 2738.

LÚTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LÚTAN, p. leát; pl. luton; pp. loten

To loutbowstoop

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Hé árás and ðá eorþan leát he rose up, and then bowed to the ground, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 74, 7. Hé leát ðæs cáseres eáre he bent down to the emperor's ear, Homl. Th. i. 376, 28.