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ge-wǽgnian

(v.)
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to condemn Nelle ná ꝥ man gewǽgnige subdiácon ... ne rǽdere ... bútan ... mid vii tungon. And ne mæg man nánne diácon gewǽgnian bútan .xxxvi. sum nolumus ut subdiaconus ... vel lector a quopiam damnetur, nisi in .vii. linguis.

herian

(v.)
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Add: to extol the merits of, express approbation of heriað (-igad, v.l.). Past. 230, 7. Herigeað (-igað, v. l.), 1. Heriegeað, 39, 8. Hé hit herede, 53, 8. Lǽrað hí hit ǽlcne ðára ðe hit gehiérð herian, 427, 17. Hcrigean, 55, 7.

lád-teów

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Add: [from lád-þeów]. a leader, guide Ne forlǽt ús, ac beó úre láðeów ( ductor ), ðú cans eal ðis wésten, and wásð hwǽr wícian magon, Past. 304, 15. a military leader, general Marcellinus, Iuliuses ládteów. Ors. 5, 12; S. 240, 24.

hyge-leást

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S. 17, 59. a foolish act or word Higlísta ( scurilitates ) oðþe ídel word fordémað, R. Ben. I. 26, 13

ofer-rǽdan

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add: to read over to another Nú for feáwum dagum oferrǽdon þis godspel ætforan eów, Hml. Th. i. 104, 31. Æfter syx mónþa embrine sí oforrǽd (relegatur) him regol, R. Ben.

ǽfen-gifl

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Gyf fæstað and ðæt underngereord tó ðám ǽfengifle healdað, ðonne ne bið ðæt nán fæsten, ac . . bið ðæt ǽfengyfel getwifealdad, Ll. Th. ii. 436, 30. Gif hý on twá mǽl etað, sý gehealden ðæs pundmǽtan hláfes se þridda dǽl tó ðám ǽfengifle, R.

ge-reccan

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Ǽr þé hæfdon ꝥ gereht (-reaht, v.l.) ꝥ God wǽre þurh hine selfne gód Deum beatitudinem ipsam esse concessimus, 35, 3 ; F. 158, 21. Swá mihtigne swá hine gereahtne habbað eum potentissimum concessimus, 35, 4; S. 98, 16.

a-hnescian

(v.)
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Substitute: á-hnescian, -hnexian. to become weak An hwý hit gelang wǽre ꝥ Numentie swá raðe áhnescaden, swá hearde swá hié longe wǽron, Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, 15. to make weak, weaken, soften Ðá ánrédnesse his heortan áhnescian (-nescian, v. l.) cordis

for-clingan

(v.)
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for-clingan, p. -clang, pl. -clungon; pp. -clungen

To shrink upmarcescĕre

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To shrink up; marcescĕre Wǽron sume on forclungenum treówe ahangene some were hung up on a shrunken tree, Nath. 8

Linked entry: CLINGAN

gén

(adj.)
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gén, gegn[?]; adj.

Direct, short, near

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Direct, short, near [of a road] Ðe ða génran wegas cúðan ðara síðfato qui brevitates itinerum noverant, Nar. 6, 7

wyn-candel(l)

(n.)
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wyn-candel(l), e; f.

A lamp that gives delight,

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A lamp that gives delight, an epithet of the sun Wyncondel wera west onhylde, Exon. Th. 174, 31; Gú. 1186

þurh-wunian

(v.)
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þurh-wunian, <b>. II.</b>
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Se wela and se anweald náuht þurhwuni-endes heora wealdendum sellan ná magon, Bt. 27, 4. F. 100, 22. Add

Cásere

(n.)
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Cásere, es; m. [ = Lat. Cæsar; gen. Cæsiăris]
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Hí hæfdon Cæsares ofer híg, ðæt we cweðaþ cáseras, ða beóþ cyninga yldest they had Cæsares over them, that we call emperors, who are the greatest of kings, Jud. Thw. 161, 29

ge-wyrht

(n.)
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ge-wyrht, es; n.

Workdeedmeritdesert

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Be gewirhton we þoliaþ ðás þing deservedly do we suffer these things, Gen. 42, 21. Ǽlcum men wrecan be his gewyrhtum to punish every man according to his deeds, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 26.

Linked entries: ge-weorht ge-wriht

ge-þryccan

(v.)
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Ðá eáðmódan bióð oft geðrycte mid ðǽre synne ðæs eges, ðonne hié ne durron unðeáwas tǽlan humiles, ut perversa non increpent, sub specie humilitatis premit culpa formidinis, 302, 7. to express geðryhton (printed -dryhton) ł áuritton expressimus

híw-cúþ

domesticfamiliar

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Sweotollíce magon ongeotan ꝥ þá syndon heówcúðe (there are those belonging to the household, i. e. good or evil spirits?) þe geseón ne magon, Bl. H. 97, 23. of things Híwcúþ carfulnys domestica sollicitudo, An. Ox. 4183.

dryhten

(n.)
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dryhten, drihten; gen. dryhtnes, dryhtenes; m.

a ruler, lord, princedŏmĭnus, princepsthe supreme ruler, the Lord; chiefly used for God and Christ Dŏmĭnus

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We fór Dryhtene iu dreámas hefdon we formerly had joys before the Lord, Cd. 214; Th. 267, 26; Sat. 44

Linked entries: drihten Drihtnes

consul

(n.)
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consul, es; m.

A consul

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Under ðám twám consulum under the two consuls 2, 4; Bos. 42, 33, 39: 2, 4; Bos. 43, 10, 16 Hæfdon him consulas, ðæt we cweðaþ rǽdboran they had consuls, that we call counsellors, Jud. Thw. 161, 22

Linked entry: geár-cyning

lufian

(v.)
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lufedon úra wamba fylnesse, Verc. Först. 123, 14. Þárn þe þrowera þeáwas lufedon, Gú. 132. Nǽfre þú geþreátast . . . ꝥ ic þeódscipe þínne lufie, Jul. 178. Gyf sélre geleorniað ꝥ we willað georne lufian (gaudenter amplectimur), Ll.

a-wenian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wenian, p. ede; pp. ed

To weanablactare

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To wean; ablactare Ǽr ðone, ðæt acennede bearn, awened sí quoadusque, qui gignitur, ablactatur, Bd. 1, 27, resp. 8 ; S. 493, 33