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bróc

Grammar
bróc, l. broc,

affliction ⬩ labour ⬩ misery ⬩ affliction ⬩ trouble ⬩ disease ⬩ hurt

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affliction, and add: labour, laborious effort Hé mihte bútan broce ealra Cartaina anweald begitan, Ors. 4, 5 ; B. 83, 13. Mid útancumenum brocum gelǽred exterioribus studiis eruditus, Gr. D. 180, 10. misery, affliction, trouble Swá gemune men wǽron

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eád

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Add: happiness, felicity, prosperity Ne bið him hyra yrmðu án tó wíte, ac þára óðerra eád tó sorgum, Cri. 1294. Ic þé góda swá fela forgiefen hæfde, and þé on þám eallum eádes tó lyt þúhte, gif þú meahte spéd efenmicle Gode ágan ne móste, 1401: 1199:

for-hogian

(v.)

to disdain ⬩ to disdain

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Add: to disdain Ic forhogige dedignor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 67. to hold in contempt a person or thing Hé ánum folgað and óðerne forhogað (-eð, L. contemnet), Lk. 16, 13. Forhogað accusat, Jn. R. 5, 45. Forogas, Mt. L. 6, 24. Gié forhogas bebod Godes vos

ge-hreówan

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-hreówan;</b> p. ge-hreáw, ge-hreów. to cause sorrow to, grieve a person (acc. ). the subject a noun Mec þín weá set heortan gehreáw, Cri. 1494. Mec his bysgu gehreáw, Gú. 686. without subject Gehréues mec paenitet me Lk

ge-þrǽstan

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Add: — Geþrǽste attrivit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 11: contrivit, 134, 80. to crush material, break to pieces, smash. v. ge-þrǽstedness: Mid þy fylle ðæs wáges forþryccende hé geþrǽste (tócwýsde, v. l.) ǽnne þára muneca parietem evertit, atque unum monachum

ge-wealdan

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Add: to control the movement of a material object, wield a weapon Heora nán ne mehte nánes wǽpnes gewealdan, Ors. 4, 10; S. 194, 19. to control movement, action, manage to do some movement or action. with gen. Ne mæg úre sáwul gefleón ... ðe má ðe ǽnig

lacu

Grammar
lacu, For 'A pool ...
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lake' substitute: A stream, water-course, and add In australi atque in occidente habens torrentem cuius uocabulum Fiscesburne ... in oriente aquam quae Anglorum lingua Lake nominatur habens, quae est duarum, quae ibi sunt, ulterior ... Insuper memoratam

langsum

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Add: in reference to time. of a space of time, long Seó eorþe byð mid þám winterlican cyle þurhgán, and byð langsum ǽr ðám ðe heó eft gebeðod sý, Lch. iii. 252, 7. Langsumum fæce prolixa (i. longo) (temporum) intercapedine (i. spatio ), An. Ox. 3625.

waefer-sín

(n.)
Grammar
waefer-sín, -sién, -sýn, -seón, e; f.

A sight ⬩ show ⬩ spectacle

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A sight, show, spectacle Wæfersýn spectaculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 44. Ðæt ic him wæfersýn wǽre factus sum illis in parabolam, Ps. Th. 68, 11. Ond swá micel wundor and wæfersién wæs mínes weoredes on fægernisse fuitque inter uarietates spectaculorum in

Linked entry: wlite-seón

gýmen

(n.)
Grammar
gýmen, gémen; f.

Care ⬩ heed ⬩ solicitude ⬩ diligence ⬩ superintendence ⬩ rule ⬩ cura

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Care, heed, solicitude, diligence, superintendence, rule; cura Se réða rén sumes ymbhogan ungemet gémen the fierce rain of some anxiety, immoderate care [cf. se rén ungemetlíces ymbhogan, Fox 36, 19] Bt. Met. Fox 7, 56; Met. 7, 28: 101; Met. 7, 51. Ðínre

Linked entries: gémen geómen gýme

ofer-drífan

(v.)

to cover by drifting ⬩ to overcome, refute, repel, defeat

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to cover by drifting Ðeáh hit wind oððe sǽs flód mid sonde oferdrífen though the wind or sea cover it by driving the sand over it, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 40, 1. to overcome, refute, repel, defeat Ðú ðe þióstro giduoles oferdrífest depellis Rtl. 38, 17. Se

ge-tenge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tenge, adj.

Near to ⬩ close to ⬩ pressing upon ⬩ oppressing ⬩ propinquus ⬩ incumbens ⬩ gravis ⬩ molestus

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Near to, close to, pressing upon, oppressing; propinquus, incumbens, gravis, molestus Geseah gold glitnian grunde getenge he saw gold glitter lying on the ground, Beo. Th. 5510; B. 2758: Elen. Kmbl. 2226; El. 1114: 456; El. 228: Bt. Met. Fox 31, 14;

Linked entries: ge-tang ge-tænge

tin-tregian

(v.)
Grammar
tin-tregian, -tergian; p. ode

To torment, ⬩ torture, ⬩ afflict

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To torment, torture, afflict Ða ðe hé ne mæg fram rihtan geleáfan tó him gebígan, ðonne tintregaþ hé ða on mænigfælde wísan, Wulfst. 197, 7: Blickl. Homl. 59, 31. Philippus hí miclum tintrade(tintergade, MS. C.) and bismrade, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 25.

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swǽslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽslíce, adv.

properly ⬩ of persons, kindly, in a gracious, friendly manner, blandly; of things, agreeably, pleasantly. ⬩ friendlily ⬩ familiariter

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properly. v. swǽs, Wé andettaþ swǽslíce and sóþlíce Fæder and Sunu and Háligne Gást confitemur proprie et veraciter Patrem et Filium et Spiritum Sanctum Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 36. of persons, kindly, in a gracious, friendly manner, blandly; of things, agreeably

tulge

(adv.)
Grammar
tulge, cpve. tylg; spve. tylgest; adv.

Strongly ⬩ firmly

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Strongly, firmly; but the word undergoes a similar change to that which is seen in the case of swíde q. v. and is used with much the same force as that word Him beóþ under tungan tulge swearte ǽdra he has under his tongue very black veins, Lchdm. ii.

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ge-wislíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wislíce, -wisslíce; adv.

Certainly ⬩ exactly ⬩ truly ⬩ especially ⬩ besides ⬩ videlicet ⬩ scilicet ⬩ sane ⬩ utique ⬩ porro

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Certainly, exactly, truly, especially, besides; videlicet, scilicet, sane, utique, porro Gewisslíce sane, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 45. Gyf sóþlíce gewislíce rihtwísnysse sprecaþ si vere utique justitiam loquimini, Ps. Spl. C. 57, 1. Gewislíce án þing is

Linked entries: wisslíce ge-wisslíce

á-wirdan

(v.)

to corrupt ⬩ spoil, ⬩ to injure ⬩ annoy ⬩ afflict a person ⬩ to hinder

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Add:to á-wyrdan in Dict.: to corrupt, spoil, a material object Gif ealo áwerd sié, Lch. ii. 142, 10. Gif mete sý áwyrd, 14. Áwyrd wín defrutum, An. Ox. 4, 6. Heó weóp for ðǽre áwyrdan (the broken sieve), lǽne Hml. Th. ii. 154, 17. a non-material object

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bǽdan

to urge ⬩ press ⬩ compel ⬩ impel ⬩ to require ⬩ exact

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Substitute for passages Baedde exactum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 9. Bǽdde, 30, 16. to urge, press, compel, impel Bǽdt inpulerit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 28. Beadætþ (= bǽdeþ) angarizaverit (= angariaverit, Mt. 5, 41), 72, 17. Ðonne ðá sácerdas tó weorðunga úres

for-beran

to bear ⬩ endure ⬩ sustain ⬩ to bear with ⬩ tolerate ⬩ to bear with ⬩ put up with ⬩ to do without ⬩ to abstain from ⬩ desist from ⬩ to abstain ⬩ to restrain

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Add: to bear pain, hardship, &c., endure, sustain. with acc. Forbær perferebat, i. sustinebat (calamiiatum insectationes), Aa. Ox. 2979. Se Hǽlend micel forbær for ús, Hml. A. 72, 177. Hwaeðer ðú þone écan bryne forberan mage, 196, 47. Tó forberende

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

folgian

(v.)

to pursue ⬩ to accompany ⬩ be attendant upon ⬩ to follow ⬩ be guided by ⬩ follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ practise

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Add: to move behind and in the same direction as another object Petrus folgade hine feorran. Mt. R. 26, 58. to follow with the intention of overtaking, to pursue: Ðá hátheortan folgiað hwám suá suá Assael dyde Æfnere, Past. 297, 4. Ne folga mé noli