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for-déman

to condemnto condemnsentence to punishmentto confiscatesequestratedecidedetermine

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Ealle þá þe fordémede wǽron ... hié hit eall forgeáfon, Ors. 4, 9; S. 190, 35. Fordémendra dampnatorum, i. proscriptorum, An. Ox. 3479. in a spiritual sense: Sé þe mé forsyhð ... hé hæfð hwá him déman sceal.

ge-rihtlǽcan

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Gyf wǽron gerihtlǽhte (dirigantur) wegas míne tó gehealdenne rihtwísnessa, Ps. L. 118, 5. to regulate the course of, guide, instruct a person, advise Hí heora lífes ðeáwas æfter Godes bebodum gerihtlǽcað, Hml. Th. i. 536, 24.

Linked entry: rihtlǽcan

ge-sleán

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Hí swýðe mid þǽre fyrhte wǽron geslegene, Guth. 92, l. (O.H.Ger. ge-slahan percutere, caedere, figere.)

ge-feoht

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Se eádiga Michael þǽr wæs tóweard him tó fultome ðá hwíle ðe hié æt þǽm gefeohte wǽron, 205, 3. Æfter þissum gefeohte, Chr. 871; P. 72, 5. On folces gefeohte in bello publico, Ll. Th. ii. 150, 32: 386, 16.

wine

(n.)
Grammar
wine, es; m.

A friend.applied to an equalapplied to one who can help or protecta friendly lorda (powerful) friendused of a husband or loverapplied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn

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Ðǽr him folcweras fremde wǽron, wine uncúðe, Cd. Th. 110, 32; Gen. 1847. Ic fela folca gesóhte, wina uncúðra, 163, 14; Gen. 2698. Hé (Pharaoh) héht him (Abraham) wine (or sing.?) ceósan, ellor æðelingas, óðre dugeðe, 112, 8; Gen. 1867.

Linked entries: dæg-wine wine-leás

on-týnan

(v.)

to openof places or things,to make an opening into open, allow to burst forthto open so as to admit of ingress or egressto open (a door)to open the mouth, lips, to speakto open the eyes (one's own), to look, (another's), to give sight toto open the ears, to listen to a personto disclose, reveal, display

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Hyra eágan wǽrun ontýnede, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 30. to open the ears, to listen to a person Hé him mildheortnesse eáron ontýnde, Blickl. Homl. 107, 1, Ontýn eárna hleóþor, Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 77. to disclose, reveal, display Se ðe líf ontýneþ, Exon.

tó-stencan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stencan, p -stencte; pp. -stenced, -stenct.

to scatter the parts of a wholedisperse a number of objects gathered togetherto destroy the integrity of a wholedissipatebring to noughtoverthrow

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Ðá wǽron tóstencte (dispersi sunt) ealle ða wiðerweardan gástas, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 7: l, 16; S. 484, 14: Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 27: Homl.

tóþ

(n.)
Grammar
tóþ, gen. tóþes; dat. téþ, inst. tóþe; pl. toeð, téþ, and tóþas; m.

A toothtusk

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Heora tóþas wǽron gelíce horses twuxan. Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 34, 24: Exon. Th. 226, 18; Ph. 407. Mannes tóða beóþ on eallum his lífe .ii. and .xxx., Salm. Kmbl. 192, 13. Tóða sár. Lchdm. i. 72, 24. Tóþa wagung, 334, 9.

Linked entry: fóre-téþ

Cerdic

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdic, es; m.

CerdicCerdĭcus

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Ond ðæs ymb vi geár, ðæs ðe hie up cwómon, ge-eódon West-Seaxna ríce; and ðæt wǽron ða ǽrestan cyningas ðe West-Seaxna lond on Wealum ge-eódon; and he hæfde ðæt ríce xvi geár; and ðá he gefór, ðá féng his sunu Cynríc to ðam ríce, and heóld xxvii [MS.

HREÓH

(adj.)
Grammar
HREÓH, adj.

ROUGHfiercesavageroughstormytempestuousdisturbed

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Hreó wǽron ýða rough were the billows, Beo. Th. 1101; B. 548: Andr. Kmbl. 1496; An. 749: Exon. 55 a; Th. 194, 19; Az. 141. Hreóra wǽga, 56 b; Th. 200,24; Ph. 45.

læt

(adj.)
Grammar
læt, adj.

Lateslowsluggishtardy

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Nalæs late wǽron eorre æscberend tó ðam orlege, Andr. Kmbl. 92; An. 46. On heortan læte [hlatto, Lind.] tó gelýfenne tardi corde ad credendum, Lk. Skt. 24, 25. Ðæt hé ðý lætra biþ tó uncystum that it [the body] be the less ready to vices, L. E.

be-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swícan, bi-swícan; ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ, -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen; v. a. [be by, swícan to deceive]

To deceive, entice, seduce, delude, betray, offend, supplant, weaken, evadedecipere, illicere, seducere, illudere, prodere, scandalizare, supplantare, deficere, evadere

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Hiora ealdormen wǽron beswicene principes eorum seducti sunt, Ps. Th. 106, 39. Forðamðe ðú me beswice quia illusisti mihi, Num. 22, 29. Sindon ge beswicene ye are deluded, Exon. 41 b; Th. 139, 22; Gú. 597.

Linked entries: be-swác bi-swícan

ge-munan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-munan, ic, he -man, -mon, pl. -munon; also ic -mune, he -monþ, pl. -munaþ; p. -munde; pp. -munen [a verb whose present tense is the past tense of a lost strong verb, cf. Lat. memini]

To remember, bear in mind, considerrecordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari

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Gemunaþ ðæt gé silfe wǽron þeówe on Egipta lande remember that ye yourselves were slaves in Egypt, Deut. 5, 15; Exon. 75 a; Th. 281, 4; Jul. 641. Gemunon we úre dæghwamlícan synna let us be mindful of our daily sins, Blickl.

sweotol

(adj.)
Grammar
sweotol, swutol, switol, swytol, sutol (-ul, -al, -el); adj.
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Ða fótlástas wǽron swutole and gesýne, Blickl. Homl. 203, 36. Fell hongedon sweotol and gesýne, Exon. Th. 394, 16; Rä. 14, 4. by hearing Ðǽr wæs hearpan swég, swutol sang, Beo.

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.
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Hié derede ǽgðer ge þurst ge hǽte, and ealne ðone dæg wǽron ðæt þafiende, Ors. 5, 7; Swt. 230, I7. to bear with, tolerate Hé ilde and ðafode ða scylda and ðeáh hé him gecýðde et dissimulavit culpas, et innotuit, Past. 21; Swt. 151, 22

þeów-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-dóm, es; m.
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Nales ðæt án ðæt men hié mehten áliésan mid feó of þeówdóme, ac eác þeóda him betweónum búton þeówdóme gesibbsume wǽron, Ors. 1, l0; Swt. 48, 34. Ealle ða men ðe hié on ðeówdóme hæfdon, hié gefreódon, 4, 9; Swt. 190, 31: L. Alf. prm.; Th. i. 44, 5.

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwellinglivinga dwellinghabitationplace to live inbeingexistenceliving

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Wæs seó wunung ðǽr swýþe wynsum on tó wícenne, and his geteld wǽron gehende hire wununge geslagene, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 315.

Linked entry: wunian

dígle

(adj.)
Grammar
dígle, dégle, diégle, deigle, deágol, dǽg-, dég-, deóg-, dióg-, díg- dýg-ol (-el), deáhle, díhle; adj.
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Hié wǽron gewitan Godes dégolra dóma, Bl. H. 161, 16. Ondrǽd þú þé díhle wísan, Dom. L. 30, 51. ¶ on díglum in secret :-- þá yfelu on díglan þurhtogene, R. Ben. 28, 14. Hé líð him on dígelan. Hml. S. 34, 131.

ge-earnian

(v.)
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Þ wǽron geearnode ut (praemia) promerentur, An. Ox. 5421. v. ge-arnian in Dict

ge-wǽcan

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Wǽron hié mid meteliéste gewǽhte, Chr. 894; P. 295, 2. of the effect of ill-treatment Hí eów tó deáðe gewǽcað morte vos adficient, Hml. Th. ii. 542, 17.