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æt-wenian

(v.)
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Þæt heora gingran Gode gestrýnan and deófle ætwænian (-wenian, v. l. ), Wlfst. 38, 24 : 301, 16. Add

myrþra

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sǽde ꝥ heora deáðes myrðra wǽre se in eorum morte clamabat homicidam. Gr. D. 207, 21. Add

scealu

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Add hæfð wǽga on handa; and on ǽgðere sceale byrð rihtwísnesse and mildheortnesse, Ll. Lbmn. 474, 7

yfel

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel, adj.
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wæs swíþe yfel monn ealra þeáwa, búton ꝥ wæs céne, Ors. 6, 14; S. 268, 27. Add

ge-stiéran

(v.)
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ge-stiéran, p. de; pp. ed

To correct;corrĭgĕre

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To correct; corrĭgĕre He him nolde gestiéran he would not correct him, L. In. 50; Th. i. 134, 5

éfestan

(v.)
Grammar
éfestan, l. efestan,
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geseah his ágen líf dæghwámlíce tó þám ende efstan and scyndan, Guth. 14, 25. of prompt action, exertion Líg efesteð synfullum súsle gefremede flamma festinans scelerum ulciscere causas, Dóm. L. 152.

wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Án his manna wolde wícian æt ánes búndan húse, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 36. to camp, encamp, v. wíc, to stop in the course of an expedition or march ástyrede his fyrdwíc forð tó Iordanen and wícode þreó niht wið ða eá movit castra, veneruntque ad Jordanem

Linked entry: ge-wícian

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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to cast, throw, fling. with acc. of what is thrown Heó wearp twégen feorðlingas misit duo minuta, Mk. 12, 42. wearp wundenmǽl, ðæt hit on eorðan læg. Beo. Th. 3066; B. 1531. wurpon tán betweox him, Homl. Th. i. 246, 3.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

drinca

(n.)
Grammar
drinca, an; m: drince, an; f. [drinc drink]

Drink potus

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He wolde beran drincan his gebróðrum he would bear drink to his brethren, Homl. Th. ii. 180, 5. He bæd hint drincan and heó him blíðelíce sealde he asked for drink and she gave it him gladly, Jud: 4, 19: Basil admn. 4; Norm. 42, 24.

ge-swicennes

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, Hml.

á-gǽlan

(v.)
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Þá gyt ágǽlde hyt and hyt him ne sǽde, Shrn. 98, 13. Sé his ferweme oððe hit ágéle. Cht. Th. 476, 2. to hinder from doing something (gen. ) Ágǽleþ inpedit , Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 8.

Linked entry: a-gálan

læt

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wǽron genýdde ꝥ for þǽre lættran tíde ( tardiori hora ) wunedon læng þonne sceoldon, 126, 26. Oð ðá lætran tíde, 24

á-wecgan

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Hét spannan oxan tó, ac ne mihton áwecgan þǽt mǽden swá, Hml. S. 9, 107. Seó mycelnes þæs stánclifes wearð upp áweged fram ðám mannum þe hit ymb wunnon, (evulsa) Gr.

Linked entry: wecgan

árlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
árlíce, honourably.
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him árlíce tó spræc, Past. 305, 8. Heó wyllað geunnan healfes ꝥ þý árlícor on þǽre stówe beón mæge, Cht. Th. 137, 19. Ꝥ cume and sí micle árlícor þonne ǽr wæs, Shrn. 204, 9. Add

on-bindan

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Ðý lǽs sín tó swíðe gebundne mid ðǽm ðurhtogenum scyldum, and tó lange forelden ðæt ne anbinden mid ðǽre hreówsunge ne plus adstringantur in debito perpetrati operis, et minus solvant fletibus satisfactionis, Past. 413, 9. Add

blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd, m.

a blowingbreathbreathingspiritinspirationflameblazeprosperity

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H. 199, 21; Hml. S. 23, 72. Blǽde flamine, Germ. 400, 496. Se wind him stód ongeán mid ormǽtum blǽde, Hml. Th. ii. 378, 16 : i. 502, 19. ðone windes blǽd áweg flígde, ii. 140, 26.

Linked entry: blæst

gremian

(v.)
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Ne græma þú úre godas, Hml. S. 7, 109. Ꝥ gé God ne gremian (grymman, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 270, 28. Ne gremigen (gremige, v. l.) gé eówru bearn nolite ad iracundiam provocare filios vestros, Past. 189, 23. God gremion, Hml.

aaþ

(n.)

an oath

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an oath He ðone aaþ gesæh he saw the oath. Th. Dipl. A. D. 825; p. 71, 12

ceaster-búend

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-búend, es; m.

City-dwellerurbem habitans

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City-dweller; urbem habitans He áteáh ceasterbúendum he came to the city-dwellers, Beo. Th. 1540; B. 768

Ecg-bryhtes stán

(n.)
Grammar
Ecg-bryhtes stán, es; m.

Brixton Deverill

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He gerád to Ecgbryhtes stáne be eástan Sealwyda he rode to Egbert's stone, on n