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deór-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
deór-líce, adv.

Preciously, worthily prĕtiōse, digne

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Preciously, worthily; prĕtiōse, digne To hwan hió ða næglas sélost and deórlícost gedón meahte to what she might best and most worthily employ the nails, Elen. Kmbl. 2315; El. 1159

eft-cuman

(v.)

To come backrevenīre

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To come back; revenīre He hét ealle eftcuman he commands all to come again. Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 25. Eft-cymeþ comes again, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 21

fealo-hilte

(adj.)
Grammar
fealo-hilte, adj.

Having a yellow or golden handle căpŭlo flāvo vel aureo instructus

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Having a yellow or golden handle; căpŭlo flāvo vel aureo instructus Feóll to foldan fealohilte swurd the golden-hilted sword fell to the earth, Byrht. Th. 136, 45; By. 166

Linked entry: -hilt

fiolan

(v.)
Grammar
fiolan, p. fæl, pl. fǽlon; pp. folen

To reachproceedcomeprocēdĕrepervĕnīre

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To reach, proceed, come; procēdĕre, pervĕnīre Hit fiolan ne mæg eft æt his éþle it cannot come again to its own region, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 308; Met. 20, 154

bi-gán

(v.)
Grammar
bi-gán, he gǽþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán.

to commit, exercise, observe, enjoycommittere, exercere, observare, fruito honour, worship, veneratecolere

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to commit, exercise, observe, enjoy; committere, exercere, observare, frui, Exon. 27 a; Th. 80, 18; Cri. 1308. to honour, worship, venerate; colere, Exon. 68 b; Th, 255, 3; Jul. 208

Linked entries: bi-eóde bi-gǽþ

ge-býsnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býsnian, [or -bysnian; cf. Goth. busns] ; p. ode; pp. od

To give or set an exampleexemplum dare

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To give or set an example; exemplum dare Se man biþ hérigendlíc, ðe óðrum gebýsnaþ the man is praiseworthy who sets an example to others, Homl. Th. ii. 406, 17

Linked entry: ge-bisnian

geddian

(v.)
Grammar
geddian, p. ode; pp. od

To singcantare

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To sing; cantare Ðá ongan he geddian then began he to sing, Bt. 31, 2; Fox 112, note 25. Se scóp geddode the poet sang, 35, 5; Fox 166, 8

ge-lómlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lómlǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To frequent, to use oftenfrequentare

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To frequent, to use often; frequentare Gelómlǽcende word frequentative verb, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 14. Mid gelómlǽcendum hryrum with frequent destructions, Homl. Th. i. 578, 34 : ii. 350, 19

ge-mǽtgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽtgan, p. ede; pp. ed; v. trans. [mǽte moderate]

To make moderate, to limit, diminishmoderare, moderari, minuere

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To make moderate, to limit, diminish; moderare, moderari, minuere Ful oft hit eác ðæs deófles dugoþe gemǽtgeþ full oft it also limits the devil's power, Salm. Kmbl. 800; Sal. 399

slæccan

(v.)
Grammar
slæccan, sleccan (?); p. slæcte, slæhte
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To make slack or slow, to delay Ðú ús oftrædlíce mid elcunge geswænctést. . . . Ðá cwæþ se cyngc, ' Ðe læs ðe ic eów á leng slæce (slæcce ?), ' Th. Ap. 20, 6

Linked entries: sleccan a-slæccan

un-treówsian

(v.)
Grammar
un-treówsian, p. ode.

to defraudto offend

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to defraud Ne untreówsige gé nó eów betweoxn nolite fraudare invicem, Past. 16; Swt. 99, 14. to offend Ðonne beóð manega untreówsede tunc scandalizabuntur multi, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 10 note

be-récan

To besmokefumigate

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To besmoke [v. N. E. D. s. v. ), expose to smoke, fumigate, Beréc on glédum, Lch. ii. 50, 21. Beréc hý on háte ǽmergean, iii. 30, 18. Substitute: and add

démend

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God is démend Deus judex est, Ps. Th. 49, 7. Sé ðe fore ús doemend ( adjudicandus) tó coóm, fore ús doemend bið (adjudicaturus ) tó cyme, Rtl. 35, 7-9. Add

dihtnian

(v.)
Grammar
dihtnian, p. ode.
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to order, dispose Fram leahtrum ásyndrian hé dihtniað a vitiis separare se disponunt, Scint. 17, 4. to direct, dictate Þá hé sylf dihtnode quant ipse dictavit, Angl. xiii. 426, 869

hand-gemǽne

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
hand-gemǽne, in the phrase handgemǽne beón (cf.
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Germ. handgemein werden to fight hand lo hand) Ðǽr unc hwíle wæs handgemǽne there for a time it was for the two of us hand-to-hand fighting, B. 2137

land-folc

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Cóm ꝥ landfolc tó þe þǽr tó láfe wæs þǽr heora hláfordes líc læg, Hml. S. 32, 134. Hé wunode on þǽre byrig and bodode þám landfolce, 29, 83. Add

weall-geat

(n.)
Grammar
weall-geat, es; n.

A gate in a wall

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A gate in a wall Hié gegán hæfdon tó ðam weallgeate they had reached the city's gate, Judth. Thw. 23, 26; Jud. 141. Tó weallgeatum, Andr. Kmbl. 2407; An. 1205

a-fælan

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

To overturnoverthrowcast outdrive outcause to stumbleoffendevertereprosternereejicerescandalizare

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To overturn, overthrow, cast out, drive out, cause to stumble, offend; evertere, prosternere, ejicere, scandalizare, Mt. Rush. Stv. 21, 12: Mk. Rush. War. 3, 23: Mt. Rush. Stv. 18, 6

Linked entry: ge-fælan

cliopian

(v.)
Grammar
cliopian, clioppende;ode; od

To cry, callclamare

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To cry, call; clamare Se Hǽland ongann cliopian [MS. cliopia] the Saviour began to cry, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 47. Clioppende, 9, 36: 15, 39: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 26

dúru-þínen

(n.)
Grammar
dúru-þínen, dúre-þínen, e; f.

A female door-keeperancilla ostiāria

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A female door-keeper; ancilla ostiāria Cwæþ seó dúruþínen to Petre dĭcit Petro ancilla ostiāria, Jn. Bos. 18, 17. Se leorningcniht cwæþ to ðære dúreþínene discĭpŭlus dixit ostiāriæ, 18, 16

Linked entry: dúre-þínen