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be-rýfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rýfan, [ = be-reófan]

to bereavespoliareprivare

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to bereave; spoliare, privare Ðá þohton þeóden-stóles rícne berýfan then they thought to bereave the powerful of his throne, Exon. 84 a; Th. 317, 9; Mód. 63

fúslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fúslíce, adv.

Readilypromptlygladlypromptelĭbenter

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Readily, promptly, gladly; prompte, lĭbenter Ðæt , fúslíce gehýrdon, ða ðe him gelǽrde wǽron ut lĭbenter ea, quæ dīcĕrentur, audīrent, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, note 17, MS. T

here-hýþ

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here-hýþ, here-húþe. l. here-húþ,
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læddon mid him micele herehúþe and manige hæftnýdlingas, Hml. S. 30, 390. Sé þe fint here-húða manige qui inuenit spolia multa, Ps. L. 118, 162. and add

súpan

(v.)
Grammar
súpan, p. seáp, pl. supon; pp. sopen.
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Seóð on wíne, súpe hit swá wearm and healde on his múðe, i. 94, 20. Wyl on gáte meolce and súpe, ii. 100, 24. Þeáh ðú mid cuclere ðæt súpe, ðæt hylpþ, 184, 25. Genim fífleáfan seáw . . . syle him súpan, i. 86, 25, 28: 82, 23.

Linked entries: sype sypian sopa

tellan

Grammar
tellan, <b>. II.</b>
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</b> add :-- Hié tealdon and him þúhte (putabant ) ꝥ him þá áne miðene deáhle wǽron, Bd. 4, 27; Sch. 515, 4. Add Gif þú nelt hine tellan eác tó þám mónan swá swá tó þǽre sunnan, þonne áwǽst þú þone eástorlican regol, Lch. iii. 264, 15

þreátian

(v.)
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</b> add: — lié him ILLIGIBLE hwylc neádung þæs gafoles híne þreátode quaecum urgeret debiti necessitas indicavit, Gr. D. 157, 28. add: with clause Se cásere hine ðreátode ðæt hé Críste wiðsðce, Shrn. 71, 32.

ge-férlǽcan

(v.)
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wǽron geférlǽhte on fæstum geleáfan, 28, 20. Beón on sóðre sibbe geférlǽhte, R. Ben. 82, 6. of relation between things His líchama is mínum geférlǽht, Hml. S. 7, 47- Se óðer eáca bið fíf ablativum geférlǽht, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 107, 18.

an-gin

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Hé began tó dreccenne mid dyrstigum anginne þá bisceopas he troubled the bishops by his audacious treatment of them, 37, 34. His cempan hine gelǽhton mid dyrstigum anginne (treated him with the utmost audacity), Hml. Th. ii. 252, 24.

for-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gitan, -gytan, -gietan; ic -gite, ðú -gitest, -gitst, he -giteþ, -gitt, -git, pl. -gitaþ; p. ic, he -geat, -gæt, ðú -geáte, pl. -geáton, -gǽton, -géton, impert. -git , pl. -gitaþ; subj. pres. -gite, pl. -giton; p. -geáte, pl. -geáten; pp. -giten; v. trans. gen. acc. [for-, gitan to get]

To FORGETneglectoblīviscineglĭgĕre

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Hig his hálgan ǽ forgeáton they forgot his holy law, Jud. 3, 7: Ps. Lamb. 105, 21: 118, 139: Cd. 227; Th. 305, 6; Sat. 642. Hig forgǽton his welldǽda oblīti sunt benefactōrum, Ps. Lamb. 77, 11.

Linked entry: for-gietan

þreát

(n.)
Grammar
þreát, es; m.

a troopbandcrowdbody of peopleswarmpressthrongviolencecompulsionforceoppressionpunishmentill-treatment

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Stódan him ábútan swearte gástas and mid micclum ðreáte ( with great violence ) him onsigon, Homl. Th. i. 454, 9. Ða ðe hæfdon sum þing lytles tó bigleofan, ðæt gelæhton reáferas and of ðam múðe him ábrudon unmǽðlíce mid þreáte, Homl. Ass. 68, 73.

ofer-gǽgan

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Se cásere hét hine bewǽpnian and beforan his ansýne ætstandan . . . swilce ofergǽgendne his hláfordes bebod, Hml. S. 30, 411. Add

weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
weardes, adv.

Wards in to-wards

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Wards in to-wards Ðá smearcode heó wið his weardes, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 590. Swá eode heó wið his weardes, 684. Ðá arn se ealda wið hire weardes, 599

Linked entry: wiþ

hréð

(n.)
Grammar
hréð, es; m. [?]

Gloryfametriumphhonour

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Him wyrd ne gescráf hréð æt hilde fate ordained not for him triumph in battle, Beo. Th. 5143; B. 2575. v

Linked entries: Hróð- hróðor

ofer-mód

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-mód, es; n.

pride, arrogance, over-confidencea high stylesuperbia

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Ðá se eorl ongan for his ofermóde álýfan landes tó fela láðere þeóde, Byrht. Th. 134,25; By. 89. [Gif hwa nulle for his ouermoð, oðer for his prude . . . his scrift ihalden, O. E. Homl. i. 9, 30.] a high style (?) Ofermód coturnus Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 5

Linked entries: mód ofer-méde

tó-rípan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-rípan, p. te

To pluck in twotear to pieces

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When he wanted to deny (the charge brought against him), they told him this as a token, Chart. Th. 172, 27

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nyt-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
nyt-líc, adj.

Usefulprofitablebeneficial

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H. netlíc) . . . and on him habbaþ wundorlíce mihte, Lchdm. i. 204, 11. Móna se feórþæ wercu onginnan nytlíc ys the fourth day of the moon is advantageous for beginning works, iii. 184, 28.

ge-nǽtan

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Wyrð ðæt mód besuicen and genǽt (-nǽtt, v. l.) mid ðǽra ólicunga ðe him underðiédde beóð seductus ab his, quae infra suppetunt, Past. 111, 6

ge-sundlíce

(adv.)
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Add: safely Sió nafu færþ néhst ðǽre eaxe, forþý hió færþ gesundlícost, Bt. 39, 7; F. 222, 22. prosperously, happily Hé þæs rices twislunge eft tó ánnesse bróhte, and swá gesundlíce ealles weóld, þæt þá þe his yldran gemundon þearle swíþe wundredon,

meter-fers

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Eall swylce sum getýd wer sitte and sum meterfers mid his feðere áwríte, viii. 317, 22. Oft þá þeódwitan þus heora meteruersgewurðiað, 332, 15. Hig gewurðiað heora spǽce and heora meterversa gesetnyssa, 313, 29. Add

milite

(n.)
Grammar
milite, pl.
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Soldiers Þá genámon hié þá milite . . . Wǽron þá milite þæs geréfan men, Nap. 45.