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ge-streón

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Þ hé of his yldrena gestreóne hine sylfne fercian móte. Hml. S. 23, 597. Hé æfter him tó eallum his gestreónum féng haereditalem ejus adsumsit, Ors. 5, 13; S. 244, 23. <b>IV a.

wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen, wǽpn, es; n.

a weaponmembrum virile

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Ealle his wǽpnu (woepeno, Lind.: wépeno, Rush.) hé him áfyrð, Lk. Skt. 11, 22. Hé áwearp his wǽmna, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 31. Hié him ealle hiera wǽpeno ágeáfen arma traderent, Ors. 4, 13; Swt. 210, 21. Hié wǽpna náman arma sumunt, 1, 10; Swt. 44, 32.

níwe

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offrodon . . . þám godum þe ne cúðon; níwe cómun þe hira fæderas ne wurðodon, Deut. 32, 17. coming as a resumption or repetition of some previous act or thing On þǽm æfterran gére gelǽrdan Rómána biscepas swelce níwe rǽdas swelce hié fol oft ǽr

sele-secg

(n.)
Grammar
sele-secg, es; m.
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A hall-man, a retainer who has a place in his lord's hall Gemon hé selesecgas and sincþnege, hú hine his goldwine wenede tó wiste, Exon. Th. 288, 20; Wand. 34. Cf. seld-guma

torn

(adj.)
Grammar
torn, adj.

Causing violent emotions of griefanger, grievous, distressing, bitter

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Causing violent emotions of grief or anger, grievous, distressing, bitter him ermþu gehéton tornum teóncwidum they threatened him with misery in grievous words of insult, Exon. Th. 129, 10; Gú. 419.

rihtan

(v.)
Grammar
rihtan, p. te

to right, to restore to a proper position that which is displaced, erect, direct to right a person,replace a person in the rights of which he is wrongfully deprivedto make right that which is faulty, set right, rectify, correct, amend to keep right, direct, rule

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Sume déman myccle swíðor rihtaþ Godes folc ðonne hié reáfan earme. Ða déman beóþ ǽghwǽr ge ðæt hié him selfum heora synna bebeorgaþ ge eác óðre syngiende rihtaþ, Blickl. Homl. 63, 16-25. Wé boetas ł wé hrihð corrigimus, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 2.

herian

(v.)
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hit herede, 53, 8. Lǽrað hit ǽlcne ðára ðe hit gehiérð herian, 427, 17. Hcrigean, 55, 7. Tó herianne (-igeanne, v. l.), 52, 19. Tó herigenne, 353, 25. Hered, 451, 19. to extol the attributes of Deity Heraþ concelebrat, An. Ox. 2612.

be-fóran

(prep.)
Grammar
be-fóran, bi-fóran; prep. I. dat. II. acc. [be by, proximity, fóran fore, as æt fóran]

BEFOREantecorampræBEFORE

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Ealdormen héredon híg befóran him principes laudaverunt eam apud illum Gen. 12, 15.

Linked entries: bi-fóran bi-fóran

reordian

(v.)
Grammar
reordian, ;p.; ode.

to speak, say, talkto read

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Him biþ reordiende éce Drihten, ofer ealle gecwyþ, 304, 7; Sat. 626. Se Hǽlend his gingrum tó spræc ymbe Godes ríce, samod mid him reordigende, Homl. Th. i. 294, 18. ; to read; Ne reordaþ ;non legistis?; Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 12, 5.

wreón

(v.)
Grammar
wreón, (from wríhan); p.wráh, wreáh, pl.wrigon, wrugon; pp.wrigen, wrogen

To coverto put a covering onto cover with clothesto clotheto coverto bindto concealhideto serve as a coveringbe spread over

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To cover. to put a covering on something, literal Se ðe wrígð wæterum ða uferan his gut tegit aquis superiora ejus. Ps. Spl. 103, 3. Óþer eáre him underbrédaþ and mid óðran wreóð (se cooperiunf). Nar. 37, 12.

Linked entry: wríga

ge-hálgian

(v.)
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Hér hǽt Ecgferð gehálgian Cúðberht tó biscope, and Theodorus hine gehálgode tó biscope tó Hagustaldeshám, 685; P. 39, 16. Forlét se cyng þá hlǽfdian, seó wæs gehálgod him tó cwéne, 1048; P. 176, 7.

æt-lutian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 122, 4. with dat. of person from whom one hides Hé ætluðode his éhterum, Hml. S. 19, 21. Ætlutian his feóndum, Jud. 4, 18

Linked entry: lutian

a-þenian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þenian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od ; v. a. [a out, þenian to stretch] .

to stretch outextenddistendexpandstretchtendereextendereexpandereto prostrateprosternereto stretchapplyintendere

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Bogan his he aþenede arcum suum tetendit, Ps. Spl. 7, 13. to prostrate; prosternere aþenedon they prostrated themselves, Mt.

Linked entry: a-þenung

fægernes

ornamentbeautypleasantness

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Brúcan his wuldres fægernesse, 39, 24

sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
sárig, adj.

feeling grief, sorry, sorrowful, sad expressing grief, mournful, sad, bitter

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Hig wæron sárie ( dolentes ¨ ) for hira geswince, Num. 11, 1. Monge ðe hine sárge gesóhtun, freórigmóde, Exon. Th. 155, 12; Gú. 859. Sóhton sárigu tú (the two women at the sepulchre) sigebearn Godes, 460, 2; Hö. 11.

fram-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
fram-búgan, p. -beáh, pl. -bugon; pp. -bogen

To turn from or awayleavedeflectĕredeclīnāre

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To turn from or away, leave; deflectĕre, declīnāre Ðæt him ða frambugon [MS. frambugan], ðe betst getreówodon that those left them, whom they most trusted, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 44

un-tósliten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tósliten, adj.

Not torn asunder

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heóldon his tunecan untóslitene, Homl. Th. ii. 254, 32. Untóslitenum indisruptis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 31: 47, 13

Linked entry: tó-slítan

ge-sceád

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sceád, adj.
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reasonable, discreet, prudent setton him ǽnne wícnere getreówne and swíðe gesceádne, Hml. S. 23, 217. Þá ne beóð ná wíse ne gescáde þe Godé nellað hýran, Ll. Th. i. 334, 5

ge-efenlíc

(adj.)
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Ca' substitute Ꝥ hé swá geefenlíca wǽre ( swá geefenlíco wǽron, v. l.) mid þá gyfe his þingeres aequatus gratia suo intercessori, Bd. 4, 29; Sch. 531, 8

tó-hwega

(n.)
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a little Hé cóm geornlíce biddende ꝥ him sceolde beón seald tóhwega eles ( aliquantulum olei ), Gr. D. 159, 11. Ꝥ þone swétan mete húru geómriende hwæthugu (tóhwega, v.l. ) onbyrgdon, 170, 11

Linked entry: for-hwǽga