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swǽm

(n.)
Grammar
swǽm, es; m.
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Nú mæg hér manna gehwilc gehýran hwet ðás swǽmas wǽron ðe ure yldra[n] him tó gebǽdon now may every one hear in this account (of the gods) what these vain creatures were, that our forefathers prayed to H. Z. xii. 408, 15

ahsian

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

to askdemandcallsummon before oneinterrogarepostulareexigereto obtainexperiencenancisciexperiri

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Th. 14, 2. to obtain, experience; nancisci, experiri He weán ahsode he obtained woe, Beo. Th. 2417; B. 1206: 851; B. 423

un-dilegod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-dilegod, adj.

Not blotted outnot effaced

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Not blotted out, not effaced Swá se wrítere, gif ne dilegaþ ðæt ǽr wrát, ðeáh nǽfre má náuht ne wríte, ðæt bið ðeáh undilegod, ðæt ǽr wrát neque enim scriptor, si a scriptione cessaverit, quia alia non addidit, etiam illa, quae scripserat

on-drǽdan

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Ðæt ilce ðæt ondréd tó underfónne, Past. 49, 18. with clause ondréd ðæt hit medomlice dón ne meahte, Past. 49, 4: 19. Ealle þá þe ondréd ðæt him on fylste beón woldon, Ors. 1, 12 ; S. 52, 5.

a-ferian

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

To take awayremovewithdrawauferreamoveresubducerecum averiis vel curru vehereaveriare

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He aferede he bore away, Andr. Kmbl. 2355; An. 1179: Ps. Th. 135, 25: Menol. Fox 47; Men. 23. Gif he aferaþ if he remove; si averiat, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 8.

Linked entry: auerian

æt-stapan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-stapan, p. -stóp, pl. -stópon; pp. -stapen

To step forthapproachaccedere

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To step forth, approach; accedere He forþ ætstóp he stepped forth, Beo. Th. 1495; B. 745

leás-lícettung

(n.)
Grammar
leás-lícettung, e; f.

Dissimulationpretence

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Dissimulation, pretence Næs begangende leáslícetunge he did not practise dissimulation, Guthl. 2; Gdwin 12, 18

Linked entry: lícettung

bóþ

boasts

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boasts He bóþ he boasts, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 9; Mód. 28; pres. of bón

gernan

(v.)
Grammar
gernan, p. de; pp. ed

To desiredesīdĕrāre

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To desire; desīdĕrāre He ðæs biscophádes gernde he desired episcopal ordination, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 23

flicerian

(v.)
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cwæð þæt geseáge áne culíran flyceriende ofer his heúfod, Hml. A. 198, 108. Add:"

offrung-spic

(n.)
Grammar
offrung-spic, es; n.
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Bacon offered to idols dyde swilce ǽte of ðám offrungspice, Hml. S. 25, 92

Linked entry: spic

bedecian

(v.)
Grammar
bedecian, p. ode

To beg

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To beg bedecað (mendicabit) on sumera, Hml. A. 9, 230. ' wille biddan on sumera...' Hit is swíðe wel be ðǽm gecweden ðæt eft bedecige on sumera, Past. 285, 12

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Gyf þǽre ylde andðæs andgytes hæfð þset hit understandan mæg. Wlfst. 32, 8. Gif þǽra freónda hæfil þe ꝥ dón durron. Ll. Th. i. 290, 14. Gif mægnes hæbbe ꝥ his gefán beríde, 90, 4.

LANG

(adj.)
Grammar
LANG, adj.

LONGtall

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LONG, tall sǽde ðæt ðæt land síe swíðe lang norþ ðonan he said that the land stretches thence far to the north, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 4.

deáþ

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líchomlicne deáþ geþrowode, Bl. H. 103, 10. Oþ þone deáþ hine tintregaþ, 59, 30. Oð deáð letotenus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 41. Oþ deáþ beswungen, Hml. S. 25, 782. (1 a) a particular mode of death :-- eall tóbærst . . .

ríce

(n.)
Grammar
ríce, es; n.

powerauthoritydominionruleempirereignbishopsconsulsa kingdomrealma diocesea nation

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Ne forsáwe (Catullus) nó ðone óðerne (Nonium in curuli sedentem) swá swíðe, gif nán ríce ne nǽnne anweald næfde, 27, 1; Fox 96, 7.

ge-wyrpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrpan, p. -wyrpte; pp. -wyrped

To recoververtirecuperare

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He eft gewyrpte, and ðam orþe onféng he recovered again and got his breath, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 86, 17. He hyne gewyrpte, ðeáh ðe him wund hrine he recovered though the wound had touched him, Beo. Th. 5944; B. 2976.

feorh-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-cwalu, ferh-cwalu, e; f.

Life-slaughterdeathvītæ cædesmors

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He sóhte hú he sárlícast, þurh ða wyrrestan wítu, meahte feorhcwale findan he sought how he could invent a death most painfully, through the worst torments, 74 a; Th. 276, 28; Jul. 573

Linked entry: ferh-cwalu

ge-teohhian

(v.)
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Gif ꝥ þurhtió ꝥ getihhod (-tiohhad, v. l. ) hæfþ, Bt. 34, 7; F. 144, 4. with clause geteohhade ꝥ mé má þinga gerehte studebat alia narrare, Gr. D. 83, 10. getihhade ꝥ þás woruld forhogode, Angl. x. 143, 86.

ge-lifian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lifian, p. ode; pp. od

To live

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To live Gif he hit gelifode if he had lived, Chr. 1093; Erl. 229, 8

Linked entry: ge-leofian