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þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Through ⬩ through ⬩ for ⬩ during ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by use of ⬩ through ⬩ in consequence of ⬩ as the result of ⬩ by reason of ⬩ on account of ⬩ through ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in virtue of ⬩ by right of ⬩ in ⬩ by ⬩ in the character of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ with a view to ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ in

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His blód ágeát God on galgan þurh his gástes mægen in virtue of his spirit's strength, Cd. Th. 299, 16; Sat. 550. Hé fæste feówertig daga þurh his mildsa spéd, 306, 23; Sat. 668. Heó hit þurh monnes geþeaht ne sceáwode, 38, 12; Gen. 605.

clǽnsnian

(v.)
Grammar
clǽnsnian, clǽnsnigan; ode; od

To cleanse, clear oneself ⬩ se purgare

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Búton he frínd hæbbe ðe hine clǽnsnian unless he have friends who may clear him, ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 13

freoh

(adj.)
Grammar
freoh, adj.

Free ⬩ līber

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Gif he freoh sý if he be free, L. Wg. 8; Th. i. 188, 3: L. Ath. i. 24; Th. i. 212, 14. He gewát freoh fram deáþes sárnysse he departed free from the pain of death, Homl. Th. i. 76, 13

bíd-steal

(n.)
Grammar
bíd-steal, -steall, es; m. [bíd an abiding, delay; steal a stall, place]

A stand, halt ⬩ statio, mora

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A stand, halt; statio, mora He, beald in gebéde, bídsteal gifeþ he, bold in prayer, maketh a stand, Exon. 71 a; Th. 265, 29; Jul. 388.

be-reccan

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Add: Berecce hé hine on folcgemóte, and gif hé láðleás beó . . . . Ll. Th. i. 220, 23. Sé þe frióne- forstǽle, . . . and hit hym on bestæled sié, ꝥ hé hine bereccean ne mæg, swelte sé deáðe, 48, 6.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht

To seek ⬩ to try to find ⬩ to look for ⬩ make search for ⬩ to try to get ⬩ to try to attain an end ⬩ strive to effect a purpose ⬩ aim at ⬩ strive after ⬩ make something the object of endeavour ⬩ to try to find out by investigation or examination ⬩ to try to learn by asking ⬩ to ask ⬩ to go or come to ⬩ to seek a person ⬩ to visit ⬩ to seek a person for protection ⬩ to take refuge with a person ⬩ to seek a place ⬩ to visit ⬩ resort to ⬩ to seek immaterial things ⬩ to go to war ⬩ resort to artifice ⬩ to seek with hostile intent ⬩ to try to get at ⬩ to go to attack

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Se ðe sécþ, hé hyt fint, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 8. Hwæðer gé willen on wuda sécan gold ðæt reáde? . . . Hit witena nán ðider né séceþ (cf. gé hit ðǽr ne sécaþ, ne finde gé hit nó,) (Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 9), Met. 19, 8.

be-féran

(v.)
Grammar
be-féran, p. de; pp. ed

To go about ⬩ to go round ⬩ surround ⬩ circumire ⬩ circumdare

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To go about, to go round, surround; circumire, circumdare He lǽrende ða castel beférde circumibat castella in circuitu docens, Mk. Bos. 6, 6. He beférde ðæt Israhélisce folc he surrounded the people of Israel, Ex. 14, 9

Linked entries: bi-fǽrende be-faran

ge-reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reáfian, <b>; I.</b> add: <b>I b.</b> to take from (
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of) Hé sáula gereáfáð of ðæs ealdan feóndes honda, Fast. 261, 7. <b>I a.</b> add :-- ꝥ hé him ágeáfe ꝥ hé ǽr on him gereáfade. Ors. 3, 11; S. 146, 30

súsl

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Add Gewilniað þá wiðercoran þæt hí móton of ðǽre súsle ðe hí on cwylmiað, Hml. Th. i. 332, 20. On ðǽre hellican súsle, 410, 32. Habbað hí mid þám deófle þá écan súsle, Hml. S. 19, 238

un-álífedlíce

(adv.)
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Þá þá hé barn witodlíce útan, hé ádwǽscte ꝥ hé unálýfedlíce (illicite) barn innan, Gr. D. 101, 27. Sum Godes wer . . . æt in wege unálýfedlíce þurh unhýrsumnesse, and hine þá sóna ácwealde án leó, 294, 23. Add

ge-cwician

(v.)
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Add: in a physical sense Sume hé gecwicað mid oroðe. Gr. D. 268, 19. in a spiritual sense Ðá ðe hé wyl hé gicwicað, Jn. R. 5, 21. Gecwuca mé æfter ðínum wordum, Dryhten, Past. 465, 29

níd-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
níd-wyrhta, an; m.

One who acts from necessity ⬩ an involuntary agent

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One who acts from necessity, an involuntary agent Se ðe nýdwyrhta biþ ðæs ðe hé misdéþ, se biþ ðý beteran dómes symle wyrðe, ðe hé nýdwyrhta wæs ðæs ðe hé worhte, L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 23-25.

Linked entry: níd-dǽda

a-hefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hefan, p. -hefde; pp. -hefed

To heave up ⬩ lift up ⬩ raise ⬩ levare ⬩ elevare ⬩ extender

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He ahefde upp his hand extendit manum, Ex. 17. He ahefde up he lifted up, 14, 27

ferele

(n.)
Grammar
ferele, an; f.

A rod

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A rod Þá beran hé slóh mid þǽre telgan (færelan, v. l. ferula) þe hé wunode ꝥ hé bær him on handa . . . Þá réþan deór . . . ondrédon þǽre ferelan (ferulae) slegas, Gr. D. 229, 21, 25

þurh-seón

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Hé þurhseah swá þone preóst for ðon gesealdne deófle, gif hé gedyrstlǽhte ꝥ hé underféngce ðone hálgan sácerdhád perspexit hunc clericum idcirco diabolo traditum, ne ad sacrum ordinem auderet accedere, Gr. D. 136, 6. Add

wita

Grammar
wita, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Á swá hé gecneordra (bið), swá bið hé weorðra, gyf hé wið witan hafað his wísan gemǽne, Angl. ix. 260, 20. Add Hé nyste hwæs hé geléfan sceolde, þá hine þá swýdost on un-gewisse gebróhton þe his witan beón sceoldon. Hml. S. 23, 398.

rýmett

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Add Hé fór þæt hé gewícode betwuh þǽm twám hergum þǽr þǽr hé niéhst rýmet hæfde for wudufæstenne ond for wæterfæstenne, Chr. 894; P. 84, 24. Hé sylla rýmet tó sittenne det ei locum sedendi, R. Ben. I. 106, 9.

be-clypian

(v.)
Grammar
be-clypian, be-cleopian, be-clepian; p. ede, ode, ade; pp. ed, od, ad

To accuse ⬩ summon ⬩ sue at law ⬩ accusare ⬩ in judicium vocare ⬩ judicio compellere

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To accuse, summon, sue at law; accusare, in judicium vocare, judicio compellere Ǽr he clǽne sý ǽlcere spæce, ðe he ǽr beclyped wæs before he be clear of every suit, in which he had been previously accused, L. C.

under-bæc

Grammar
under-bæc, <b>. Ib.</b>
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hí underbæc gecerden siððan hí hine ongeáten, Past. 445, 33

Hálgo-land

(n.)
Grammar
Hálgo-land, es; n.

A district [fylki] of Norway, Hálogaland

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He said that no one lived north of him, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 16