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sǽtian

(v.)
Grammar
sǽtian, sǽtan; ode

To lie in wait for, waylay

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To lie in wait for, waylay (with gen. ) Forðam hé hine ne meahte mid openlícum gefeohte ofersuíðan sǽtaþ ðonne diógollíce and sécþ hú hé hine mǽge gefón quia enim publico bello perdidit, ad exercendas occulte insidias exardescit, Past. 33, 7; Swt. 227

Linked entries: sǽt sǽtan sǽtnian

wígbed-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-þegen, es; m.

A minister of the altaran ecclesiastic who performs service at the altar

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Gif weófodþén his ágen líf rihtlíce fadige, ðonne sí hé fulles þegnweres wurðe, L. Eth. ix. 28; Th. i. 346, 17. Be gehádedum mannum. Gif weófodþegen manslaga wyrðe, L. C. S. 41; Th. i. 400, 13. Gif man freóndleásne weófodþén mid tihtlan belecge, L.

meord

(n.)
Grammar
meord, meorð, meard, e; f.

Rewardpay

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Lind.) merces, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 12. Leán ł mearde mercedem, 6, 2; (meard, Lind.), 10, 41. Geld him meard redde illis mercedem, Lind. 20, 8. Meorde (mearda, Lind.) onfóeþ mercedem accipit, Jn. Skt.

Linked entries: meard méd

géman

(v.)
Grammar
géman, p. de; pp. ed

To care for, regard, heed, curecūrāre

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Lind. 8, 7 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 9. Nallaþ gie géma nolite solliciti esse, 12, 11. Ne gémes ðú non curas, Mk. Skt. Lind. 12, 14. Gémende solliciti, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 25

Linked entry: GÝMAN

ge-treówlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treówlíc, adj.

Faithfulfĭdēlis

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Us is swíðe uncúþ hwæt úre yrfeweardas getreówlíces dón willon æfter úrum lífe it is quite unknown to us how faithfully our heirs will act after our life, Blickl. Homl. 51, 36

ge-hénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hénan, p. de; pp. ed

To humbleaccusecondemndespisehumiliareaccusarecondemnarespernere

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Lind. 23, 2. He gehéned wæs he was condemned. Cd. 217; Th. 276, 18; Sat. 190. Gehéneþ mec spernit me, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 16

Linked entry: ge-hǽnan

þorf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
þorf-leás, adj.
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Lind. 25, 30. Ðor[f]leáse ł sum óðer gefeóllon néh strǽt quaedam ceciderunt secus viam, 13, 4. Esnas ðor[f]leáse (-leóse, Rush.) wé sindon servi inutiles sumus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 17, 10. Cf. þearf-leás, and preceding word

for-déman

to condemnto condemnsentence to punishmentto confiscatesequestratedecidedetermine

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[He let him fordéme lif and lime, O. and N. 1098.] to give judgement on, decide, determine Hé ǽr on him fordéme gif líf his on wyrþscype sí wel þæslic ante in se discutiat si uita honore sit condigna, Scint. 125, 5.

hlǽfdige

a queenOur Ladylady

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Add: the mistress of a household (lit. and fig.) Hýredes hláford paterfamilias, hýredes móder oððe hlǽfdige materfamilias, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 21.

deáþ-bérnis

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-bérnis, deáþ-bér-niss,e ; f.

Death, destruction, pestilence pernĭcies, pestilentia

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Lind. 21, 11

Linked entry: doeþ-bérnis

from-féran

(v.)
Grammar
from-féran, p. de

To go out, from

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Lind. 11, 9

plúm-feðer

(n.)
Grammar
plúm-feðer, e; f.
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Down Plúmfeðera hnescnyss geonglíce lima ná gehlýwe plumarum mollities iuuenilia membra non foveat, Scint. 43

be-táht

(v.; part.)

betrothed

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Lind. Stv. 1, 18 = be-tǽht; Similar entries pp. of be-tǽcan II

ge-byrelíc beón

(v.; adj.)
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Lind. 4. 9

ge-fælan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fælan, -fællan; p. de; pp. ed

To overturnoverthrowthrow downprosternere

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Lind. 20, 18

Linked entry: a-fælan

ge-ónétan

(v.)

To make uselessto make useless, destroy

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Lind. 13, 7. Geónét occupatus, Lye

súþ-west

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ-west, adv.
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South-west Án ðæra gárena líþ súðwest ( in africum ), Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 3

un-trymigan

(v.)
Grammar
un-trymigan, un-trymigian

to become weaksickinfirm

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Lind. 6, 2

un-wǽded

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wǽded, adj.

Not clothed

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Lind. 22, 11

Linked entry: -wǽded

un-rúh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rúh, adj.

Not roughsmooth

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Lind. Rush. 19, 23