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liccian

(v.)
Grammar
liccian, p. ode

To lick

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Seó lyft liccaþ and átýhþ ðone wǽtan of ealre eorþan and of ðære sǽ, and gegaderaþ tó scúrum, Lchdm. iii. 276, 12. Fýnd his eorþan licciaþ [liccigeaþ, Th.] inimici ejus terram lingent, Ps. Spl. 71, 9.

maga

(n.)
Grammar
maga, an; m.

The MAW ⬩ stomach

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Hit ðone magan ealne áfeormaþ, Herb. 70; Lchdm. i. 162, 19. Lege ofer ðone magan, L. M. 2, 15; Lchdm. ii. 192, 20

Linked entries: ælmes-hand mage

ge-heaðorian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-heaðorian, -heaðerian, -heaðrian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To restrain ⬩ control ⬩ compress ⬩ cohĭbēre ⬩ coartāre ⬩ coangustāre

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To restrain, control, compress; cohĭbēre, coartāre, coangustāre Hafaþ geheaðorad heofona Wealdend ealle gesceafta the Ruler of the heavens has controlled all creatures, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 11; Met. 13, 6 : Bt. 21; Fox 74, 9 : 25; Fox 88, 5.

Linked entries: ge-haðerian heaðorian

stigel

(n.)
Grammar
stigel, e ; f.
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Of ðam seáðe in ða ealdan stihle ; of ðære stihle, iii. 386, 17-18. The word occurs also in compounds Ðanon on ðone bóchagan wið ðere bócstigele, v. 70, 27

Linked entry: bóc-stigel

un-deádlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deádlíc, adj.

Immortal ⬩ undying ⬩ imperishable ⬩ endless

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Hí wǽron gehátene ealle immortalis, þæt sindon undeádlíce, Jud. Thw. p. 162, 31. Þurh undeádlíce worulda per immortalia secula, Anglia xi. 119, 77

un-dearninga

(adv.)
Grammar
un-dearninga, un-dearnunga, -deornunga; adv.

Without secrecy or concealment ⬩ openly

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Ðú ofer ealle undearnunga ðíne bearn sprecest and beslde cwyst locutus es in aspectu filiis tuis et dixisti, Ps. Th. 88, 16. Ic seah wyhte twá undearnunga plegan, Exon. Th. 429, 9; Rä. 43, 2.

disc

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Sende se cyning þám þearfum þone sylfrenan disc mid sande mid ealle, and hét tóceorfan þone disc and syllan þám þearfum, Hml. S. 26, 96. Ánnæ dics an þrým pundom, C. D. iii. 127, 19. Man sceal habban . . . pannan, crocca, dixas, Angl. ix. 264, 10

ge-bǽtan

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Hæfð se alwealda ealle gesceafta gebǽt mid his brídle (cf. mid his brídle befangene, Bt. 21; F. 74, 6), 11, 23. v. next word

ge-mirran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mirran, p. de.
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to hinder, obstruct the proper action or operation of. the object personal Synt gemyrde múðas ealle þá unriht sprecað obstructum est os loquentium iniqua, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-myrran

ge-wæterian

(v.)
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S. 14, 177. to pour water on material Hé hét gewæterian ealne þone wudu ait: 'Fundite super ligna,' Hml. S. 18, 125

on-liþian

(v.)
Grammar
on-liþian, on-leoþian
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D. 222, 4. figurative In hefigum wísum ealle þá (various faults) after deáðe hefigiað, gif hí nǽron ná ǽr gebétte ne ná onleoðode þá hwíle þe se man wæs in þissum lífe quae cuncta etiam post mortem gravant, si adhuc in hac vita positis minime fuerint

Linked entry: on-leoþian

segnian

(v.)
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Hí ǽton þæt lamb æfter ðám ealdan gewunan, and hé syððan sóna sénode húsel, Hml. Th. ii. 244, 30

seohtre

(n.)
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Ondlong ðæs sihtran in ðone ealdan secgmór, C. D. vi. 218, 22. On cytan seohtres ford, v. 374, 22-23. On seohteres heáfod; of þám seohtere, C. D. B. iii. 624, 20. Æt otansihtre, C. D. i. 216, 27.

rúnian

(v.)
Grammar
rúnian, ode

To talk low, whisper, mutter

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Tógeánes mé rúnedon ( susurrabant ) ealle fýnd míne, Ps. Spl. C. 40, 8. Ðeáh ðé mon hwylces hlihge, and ðú ðé unscyldigne wite, ne réhst ðú hwæt hý rǽdon oððe rúnion, Prov. Kmbl. 12. Ða rúniendan musitantes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54. 72 .

Linked entries: rún rúnere

ofer-teón

(v.)

to draw one thing over another, to cover by drawing one thing over another ⬩ to bring to an end, finish

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Hé nǽfre eft nolde ealne middaneard mid nánum flóde oferteón, Scrd. 21, 21. Ðonne se fulla móna wyrð ofertogen mid þýstrum, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 29: Met. 9, 16. to bring to an end, finish Ofertogen finitum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 4

Linked entries: ofer-togenness tyht

wan-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
wan-sceaft, e; -sceafte(-a; m.?), an ; f.

misfortune ⬩ misery ⬩ unhappiness ⬩ some form of disease

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Ic ne wrecan meahte on wigan feore wonnsceaft míne, ac ic ealle þolige, Exon. Th. 499, 16; Rä. 88, 16.

wyrt-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-drenc, es; m.

A herb-drink, potion made from herbs

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Dó ealle ða wyrta tó wyrtdrence, 22, 17. Æfter ðon sceal man wyrtdrenc sellan, 22, 2. Wyrtdrencas antidota, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 4. Lǽcedómas wiþ ðære healfdeádan ádle, and onlegena and wyrtdrencas, Lchdm. ii. 172, 8

stræclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stræclíce, adv.

strictly, sternly, vehemently ⬩ violently, forcibly

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Hwílum líðelíce tó ðreátigenne hwílum suíðlíce and stræclíce tó ðráfianne aliquando leniter arguenda, aliquando autem vehementer increpanda, 21, 1; Swt. 151, 12. violently, forcibly Swá swá deáð streclíce ásyndraþ sáwle fram líchaman ealswá lufu Godes

for-gildan

(v.)

to pay back ⬩ restore ⬩ pay damages ⬩ to pay for ⬩ buy off ⬩ to repay ⬩ pay out ⬩ requite ⬩ to pay ⬩ perform

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Þæt ic ðé forgulde ealle þá gehát, Ps. Th. 65, 13

ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, l. ge-áscian,
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Hæbbe ic nú forbærned þá ealdan gewritu þe ic geáhsian mihte, Cht. Th. 490, 33. Ealle his sceattas þe hí mihton geáxian, Chr. 1064 ; P. 190, 18. Hí sóna ealle wǽron geácsode (requisiti), and wǽron gelǽtene, Gr.