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stǽlan

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Feówertig daga fǽhðe ic wille on weras stǽlan for forty days will I make on men my charge of enmity against me, Gen. 1352. In the last line but one for death read wounding, for slain, wounded.]

fandian

(v.)
Grammar
fandian, fandigan; to fandienne; p. ede , ode ; pp. ed , od ; v. trans. gen. dat. acc.

To try, tempt, prove, examine, explore, seek, search outtentāre, prŏbāre, exāmĭnāre, expĕrīri, inquīrĕre, vestīgāre

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Ferdon ða Phariséi, and his fandedon exiērunt Pharisæi, tentantes eum, Mk. Bos. 8, 11. Hý fandodon mín tentāvērunt me, Ps. Th. 34, 16: 40, 6. Ne fanda ðínes Drihtnes tempt not thy Lord, Homl. Th. i. 166, 21. Fanda mín Drihten prŏba me, Dŏmĭne, Ps.

Linked entries: fandere ge-fandod

fore-cuman

Grammar
fore-cuman, (for-).
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Forcómon grinu deáþes praeoccupaverunt me laquei mortis, Ps. Spl. 17, 6. Forecuómon procedebant, Lk. L. 4, 22. Forcyme procedens, Mt. p. 3, 20. Hiora forðfóre mid gódum weorcum forecuman (praeuenire), Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 357, 16.

Linked entry: fór-cuman

nǽtan

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Add: to afflict Mínes módes nearunesse nǽtt angustia animi affligit me, Verc. Först. 137, ll. Hwí eom ic nǽted? cur affligor? 142, 2. Swá mycle swíðor swá wé nú beóð nǽtte on þyssum lífe, swá mycle wé feógað on ðám tóweardan lífe, 141, 18

lytel

(n.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
lytel, neut. of adj, used as subst. or adv.

A little

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Ymbe án lytel gé ne geseóþ and eft ymbe lytel gé geseóþ modicum non videbitis me et iterum modicum et videbitis me, Jn. Skt. 16, 16

un-rétu

(n.)
Grammar
un-rétu, (-o); f.

Anxietydisquiet

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Anxiety, disquiet Ðá bǽdon mec míne geféran ðæt ic on swá micelre módes unréto and nearonisse mec selfne mid fæstenne ne swencte rogantibus amicis ne me anxietate et jejunio condeficerem, Nar. 30, 23

Linked entry: rétu

cúþice

(adv.)
Grammar
cúþice, adv. = cúþlíce

Clearlymanifeste

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Clearly; manifeste Forðon ic cúþlíce [MS. cuþice] on ðǽm, hér nú cwicu lifige quia in ipsis vivificasti me, Ps. Th. 118, 93

on-hyscan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hyscan, p. te.

to mock, make a jest ofto reproach, abuse, speak ill ofto detest

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to mock, make a jest of Drihten onhnyscþ (? -hyscþ, MS. T.) hine Dominus irridebit eum, Ps. Spl. 36, 13.

a-feorran

(v.)
Grammar
a-feorran, l. á-feorrian;
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Eardbegengnes mín áfeorrad (áfirred, Ps. Srt.) is incolatus meus pro-longatus est , Ps. L. 119, 5. intrans. To remove, depart God ne áfearra ðú from Deus ne elonges a me , Ps. Srt. 70, 12. Afearriað (áfearrad, L.) from discedite a me, Lk.

cneórisn

(n.)
Grammar
cneórisn, e; f.
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eádige cwǽdon ealle cneórisna, 7, 5

ge-lufian

(v.)
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Add: to love. to feel affection for a person Gif gié gelufas mec si diligitis me, Jn. L. 14, 15 : 28. Ðú lufades hiá suǽ mec gelufadcs, Jn. L. R. 17, 23 : 24. Suǽ gelufade mec se faeder ic lufade iúih, 15, 9.

ge-metgiend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-metgiend, es; m. One who regulates, disposes, v. ge-metgian ; III
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Drihten, þú eart mín sceapen[d] and mín gemetgyend Lord, thou hast created me and dost order my life, Solil. H. II, 6

Linked entry: -metgiend

hálettan

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Add: hǽlettan Gif gé hálettaþ ( salutaveritis ) eówre bróþer, Mt. R. 5, 47. Hǽleteþ þæt hús salutate domum, 10, 12. Þá se biscop tó cwóm, ðá grétte hé sóna and [h]álette his leódþeáwe cum me more rituque salutaret, Nar. 27, 17.

ge-eán

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-eán, adj.

Yeaningenītenspariens

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Yeaning; enītens, pariens Ðú wást ðæt ic hæbbe hnesce litlingas, and ge-eáne eówa mid me thou knowest that I have tender infants and yeaning sheep with me, Gen. 33, 13; tu scis [MS. nosti = novisti], quod parvŭlos hăbeam tĕnĕros et oves fētas mecum,

BEORN

(n.)
Grammar
BEORN, birn, es; m. [this word is only used by poets].

a manvira princenoblemanchiefgeneralwarriorsoldierprincepsvir nobilisduxmilesrichdives

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a man; vir Se beorn on waruþe scip gemétte the man found a ship on the strand Andr. Kmbl. 478; An. 239 : 1203; An. 602. Boétius wæs beorn bóca Boethius was a man skilled in books Bt. Met. Fox 1, 103; Met. 1, 52 : Exon. 83 a; Th. 313, 22; Mód. 4.

tyht

(n.)
Grammar
tyht, es; m.
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Ðú wǽre leóf ǽr ðon ðe ðú cúþest mínne tyht and míne þeáwas I received thee young, uninstrucíed and untaught, and took as my child and brought thee up to my ways ...

Linked entry: ofer-tyht

fultuman

(v.)
Grammar
fultuman, fultumian, fultomian, fulteman, fultemian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To helpassistaidsupportjŭvāreadjŭvāreauxĭliārifăvēre

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To help, assist, aid, support; jŭvāre, adjŭvāre, auxĭliāri, făvēre Hí woldon me fultumian me pŏtius jŭvāre vellent, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 9: Ps. Th. 118, 114. Ic fultumige auxĭlior, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 61: făveo, 26, 5; Som. 28, 66.

Linked entries: fulteman fultomian

ofer-hygd

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E. 242, 20. add: magnanimity, highmindedness Geclǽnsa ðá hwíle ðe ic on þisse worulde sí, and gedó unmódigne; sile oferhýda; dó gesceádwísne and rihtwísne and foreþancfulne and fulfremedne, and gedó lufiende þínes wísdómes jubeas me dum

on-sacan

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Onsæce (-sæcce, L.) hine solfne deneget seipsum, Mk. R. 8, 34. Onsaca hine seolfne abnegare seipsum, Mt. p. 17, 18. Ðú onsæccest ꝥte ðú cúðes meh abneges nosse me, Lk. L. 22, 34. Ióhannes onsæcces (negat) ꝥ hé sié Críst, Jn. p. 3, 4.

be-wǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wǽfan, p. de; pp. ed; [wǽfan to cover]

To befold, wrap round, cover, clotheobvolvere, amicire, operire, induere

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MS. 17 b, 19

Linked entry: wǽfan