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á-springan

(v.)

to be emittedto ariseto rush upburst forthto spring,to spring upcome into existenceto spread (intrans. ) outto run outceasefail

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Is swá tó lǽtanne swá ꝥ líflice mægen ne áspringe, Lch. ii. 254, 13. Ðý lǽs wé áspringa ne deficiamus, Rtl. 18, 3. Áspringa deficere, 72, 20. Þá swétnesse þú him ne lǽtst nǽfre áspringan, Ps. Th. 30, 21.

Linked entry: á-sprungen

ge-risene

(n.)
Grammar
ge-risene, -risne, -rysne, es; [seems to occur only in pl.] n.

What is fitting, decent

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Ðæt heora gerisna nǽre ðæt hý swá heáne hý geþohtan ðæt hý heora gelícan wurdan that it was not fitting for them [the Romans] to think themselves so low as to be their [the Carthaginians'] equals, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 86, 27: Cd. 93; Th. 242, 17; Dan. 420.

ymb-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gan.
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Spl. 26, 11. to go about, through. v. ymb, 1 e Swá hundas ymbgáð hwommas ceastre, Ps. Th. 58, 6, 14. Ymbeode ides Helminga duguðe and geógoþe, dǽl ǽghwylcne, Beo. Th. 1244; B. 620. Ymbeade Hǽlend alle Galiléa circumibat Jesus totam Galilaeam, Mt.

Linked entries: embe-gán ymb-gangan

ge-dreósan

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Scúrbeorge gedrorene, 5. to fall, perish. of persons, to die Mægen eall gedreás, þá hé gedrencte dugoð Egypta, Exod. 499. of material things Mín líchoma gedreósan sceal, swá þeós eorðe eall, Gú. 343.

ge-wǽpnian

(v.)
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Swá gewépned wer quasi vir armatus, Kent. Gl. 139. On ðǽre fyrde wǽron feówertig þúsenda swýðe gewǽpnode, Homl. S. 25, 333. Myd seofen þúsend gewǽpnodra manna, Hml.

hínþ

Grammar
hínþ, hínþu, hínþo.

miserypovertyhurtinjurydestruction

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., and add: misery, poverty Sume beóþ wídcúþe on heora gebyrdum, ac hi beóþ mid wǽdle and mid hénþe (hǽnþe, v. l.) ofþrycte, ꝥ him wǽre leófre ꝥ hí wǽran unæþele þonne swá earme hunc nobilitas notum facit, sed angustia rei familiaris inclusus esse mallei

Linked entry: hýnþ

sculan

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D. 46, 27. (13) :-- Hé cwaeð ꝥ sum wer wǽre þe e add: Sóna swá þára Læcedemonia ládteów wiste ꝥ hé wið þá twégen heras sceolde, Ors. 3, 1; S. 96, 15. Hé nyste hwǽr hé út sceolde, Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 20.

of-geótan

(v.)

to moisten by pouring, souse, soakto put out a fire by pouring water on it

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D.) ofgeóte, ðæt hé leng ne mót ríxian, swá man mid ælmessan synna ealle álýseþ. Wulfst. 257, 21. Hí woldon ðæt fýr mid wætere ofgeótan, Homl. Th. ii. 166, 7

hwílwend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hwílwend-líc, adj.

Temporary

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swanc for heofonan ríce swíðor ðonne hé hogode hú hé geheólde on worulde ða hwílwendlícan geþincþu, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 98, 93. Ðæt wé ða heofonlícan þinga mid ðam eorþlícum and ða écelíc mid ðam hwílwendlícum geearniaþ, L. Ath. i. prm; Th. i. 196, 27

Linked entry: hwílend-líc

híw-cúþ

domesticfamiliar

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Voc. ii. 147, 33. of persons Ic ne eom him swǽ hiéwcúð, Past. 62, 6. Ðyses weres híwcúðesta wæs Julianus hujus viri familiarissimus fuit Julianus, Gr.

licgan

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Swá swá ǽddran licgeað on ðæs mannes líchaman, swá licgaþ þás wæterǽddran geond ðás eorðan, Lch. iii. 254, 23. fig. of immaterial things, to exist, reside in some specified place or quarter, be placed in certain conditions Se wísdóm and eác óþre cræftas

(n.)
Grammar
yþ, e; f.
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Swá swá ýþa for winde ða sǽ hréraþ, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 210, 25: Met. 27, 3: Cd. Th. 83, 25; Gen. 1385: Ps. Th. 77, 53: Exon. Th. 488, 5; Rä. 76, 2. Ða sylfan ýþa wǽron áhafene ofer ðæt scip, Blickl. Homl. 235, 6. Ða ýða swygiaþ siluerunt fluctus, Ps.

ge-sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sweostor, -sweostra, -sweostro, -swustra, -swystra

sisters;sorores;

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sisters; sorores; used as the pl. of sweostor His twá dóhtor, swáse gesweostor his two daughters, own sisters, Exon. 112 b; Th. 431, 29; Rä. 47, 3.

ge-þrístlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrístlǽcan, p. -lǽhte, -lǽcte

To darepresumeexciteprovocare

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To dare, presume, excite; provocare Ne geþristlǽcaþ hí ó ðæt hí mánswergen on his noman they never dare to sware falsely in his name, Shrn. 109, 17.

Linked entries: læþ þríst-lǽcan

CÍGAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÍGAN, cígean, cýgan, cýgean, ciégan, cégan, cégean; cígende; de; ed.

To call, name, call upon, invoke, call together, summonvocare, nominare, invocare, convocareTo cry, callclamare, vocare

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Swá hwylce daga ic ðé cíge, gehýr me in quacumque die invocavero te, exaudi me, Ps. Th. 137, 4. Ðínne naman we cígaþ nomen tuum invocabimus, Ps. Lamb. 79, 19. Ðe cígaþ naman his qui invocant nomen ejus, Ps. Spl. 98, 6.

Linked entries: cýgan cégan ciégan

for-gildan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gildan, -gyldan, -gieldan, -geldan; he -gildeþ, -gilt; p. ic, he -geald, ðú -gulde, pl. -guldon; subj. pres. -gilde, pl. -gilden; p. -gulde, pl. -gulden; pp. -golden

To pay formake goodrepayrequiterecompenserewardreddĕreexsolvĕrecompensāreretrĭbuĕre

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Swá hwæt swá man dǽr of forstæl, ic hit forgeald whatsoever has been stolen therefrom, I have repaid it; quidquid furto pĕrībant, a me exĭgēbas, Gen. 31, 39: Job Thw. 168, 17: Beo.

Linked entries: for-geldan for-gieldan

leó

(n.)
Grammar
leó, g. león; [a dat. leóne and acc. f. leó are found as well as regular forms león: the dat. pl. leónum is put under leóna q.v.] m. f.

A lionlioness

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Ðæt nǽfre míne fýnd ne grípen míne sáwle swá swá leó nequando rapiat ut leo animam meam, Ps. Th. 7, 2: 21, 11. Ðá ongan seó leó fægnian ... Seó leó mid hire earmum scræf geworhte, Glostr. Frag. 110, 7, 15.

Linked entries: leá león leóna

MANIG

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
MANIG, maneg, monig, mænig; adj.

MANYmany a

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Hwí árísaþ swá mænige wið mé, Ps. Th. 3, 1. Ðǽr módlíce manega sprǽcon, Byrht. Th. 137, 43; By. 200. Hié witon ðæt ðæt ilce yfel ofereode, swá ða monegan ǽr dydan, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 218, 3. Manigra sumne one of many. Beo.

sirwan

(v.)
Grammar
sirwan, sirwian, sirewan ; p. sirwde, sirwede, sirede, sirewede, sirwode.
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Lamb. syrwaþ) swá swá leó insidiatur quasi leo, Ps. Spl. second 9, 10. Se ðe nánþing ne syrwde qui non est insidiatus, Ex. 21, 13. Syrede, Beo. Th. 324 ; B. 161. Se syrwienda deóful.

streón

(n.)
Grammar
streón, es; n.
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, generating Swá hwylc monn swá his wíf for intingan ánum brúceþ tó streónne (streónenne ?; other text has bearna tó strýnenne) si quis suam conjugem creandorum liberorum gratia utitur Bd. 1, 27 ; S. 495, 33 MS. T.