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cirran

(v.)
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N. E. D. chare) in Dict., and from-, oþ-, under-cirran

Linked entries: cerran cyrran

drý-cræft

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Add: sorcery, magic Syxte mægen is ꝥ drýcræft þám men ne dereþ þe hine ( agate ) mid him hæfð, Lch. ii. 298, 10. Ðín drýcræft ðe tó nánre freme ne becymð, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 14.

for-fón

to take away ⬩ to seize ⬩ to anticipate

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Ic ꝥ hæbbe forefangen ꝥ eów nǽfre heononforð þanon nán unfrið tó ne cymð I have taken measures to prevent any trouble ever coming to you henceforth from that quarter, Cht. E. 230, 5

ge-riht

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VI. a rite, office of the church :-- Ne sylle him nán preóst hflsl, ne nán þǽra gerihta þe Crístenum men gebyreð (neque ullum eorum rituum qui Christianum hominem decent), Ll. Th. ii. 184, 23 : i. 406, 17.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Ne teó se hláford ná máre on his ǽhte bútan his rihtan heregeate, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 412, 29.

hú

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L. 18, 22. (2 a) mostly with negative questions :-- Hú nys seó sáwl sélre þonne mete? nonne anima plus est quam esca?, Mt. 6, 26: Lk. 17, 17. Hú lá ! ne wurpe wé þrý cnihtas intó þám fýre?, Hml. Th. ii. 20, 12. Lá hú ne gewídmǽrsude?

ge-wundian

(v.)
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Is wén ðæt hé gewundige ðá heortan ðám gehírendra mid ðǽre wunde ne vulnere audientium corda feriantur, 93, 19. the subject a thing Hié nǽnigo firen ne gewundode, Bl. H. 161, 33. Gif sió scyld ne gewundode ðæt mód, Past. 311, 23.

ge-wǽcan

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Ben. 27, 9. non-physical Ne ðú ðé ǽfre ne lǽt wlenca gewǽcan, Met. 5, 31, Mód mid horuwe gewǽht mens sorde saucia, Hy. S. 37, 12. Wæs gewǽht afficitur (acri angore ), An. Ox. 4011.

LÆS

(adv.)
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LÆS, adv. also used in conjunctional phrases and as a noun.

Less ⬩ lest

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Nóhte ðý læs unáræfnendlíc non minus intolerabile, 5, 12; S. 627. 38. Cýð ðis folc ðæt hig ne gán ofer ða gemǽro ðé læs hig swelton contestare populum ne forte velit transcendere terminos et pereat, Ex. 19, 21, 24: Ps. Th. 68, 14. Ðé lea ne, Kent.

Linked entry: læsast

hearm

evil ⬩ an evil ⬩ injury ⬩ a calamity ⬩ grief ⬩ affliction ⬩ calumny ⬩ a calumny

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Seó dǽd wearð Rómánum tó ðǽm mǽstan hearme þæt him nán folc ne getrúwode the deed was the cause of this very great injury to the Romans, that no people trusted them, Ors. 4, 12; S. 210, 11.

Linked entry: hearm-fullic

git

(adv.)
Grammar
git, giet, get, gyt; adv.

Still ⬩ yet

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Metod eallum weóld gumena cynnes swá he nú git déþ the Lord ruled all of the race of men as he yet does now, 2121; B. 1058. He nyste ne ic ðá git he did not know, nor I as yet, Pref. Ælfc. Thw. 2, 2: Gen. 8, 8: Beo. Th. 1077; B. 536.

Linked entries: geot þá giet

a-þreótan

(v.)
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a-þreótan, indef. hit aþrýt ; p. -þreát, pl. -þruton ; pp. -þroten.

To weary ⬩ irk ⬩ displease ⬩ be loathsome ⬩ irksome to any one ⬩ tædere ⬩ pigere ⬩ To loathe ⬩ dislike ⬩ be weary of anything ⬩ pertæsum esse

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Hwí ne lǽte ge eów ðonne aþreótan why then let ye [it] not to be loathsome to you? Bt. 32, 2 ; Fox 116, 8.

for-beran

(v.)
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for-beran, p -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren [for for; beran to bear]

To FORBEAR ⬩ abstain ⬩ refrain ⬩ restrain ⬩ bear with ⬩ endure ⬩ suffer ⬩ abstĭnēre ⬩ sustĭnēre ⬩ comprĭmĕre ⬩ reprĭmĕre ⬩ tŏlĕrāre ⬩ păti ⬩ ferre

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Yfelu forberan ne sceal măla tŏlĕrāre non dēbet, Past. 21, 5; Hat. MS. 31 b, 2. Hú lange forbere ic eów quousque pătiar vos? Mt. Bos. 17, 17.

for-gýman

(v.)
Grammar
for-gýman, -gíman; p. de; pp. ed [for, gýman to take care]

To neglect ⬩ pass by ⬩ transgress ⬩ neglĭgĕre ⬩ prætĕrīre ⬩ transgrĕdi

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Ne forgým ðú ðínes Drihtnes steóre be not heedless of thy Lord's correction, Homl. Th. ii. 328, 21

Linked entry: for-gíman

hunta

(n.)
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hunta, an; m.

A hunter

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Wé lǽraþ ðæt preóst ne beó hunta ne hafecere we enjoin that a priest be not a hunter nor a hawker [cf. Chaucer's Monk: 'He ȝaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been noon holy men'], L. Edg. C. 64; Th. ii. 258, 7.

micel-ness

(n.)
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micel-ness, e; f.

greatness ⬩ bigness ⬩ size ⬩ greatness ⬩ multitude ⬩ abundance ⬩ greatness ⬩ magnificence

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His micel-nesse ne mæg nán man ámetan, Bt. 42; Fox 258, 12. greatness (of quantity), multitude, abundance Ðá wæs geworden mid ðam engle mycelnes ( multitudo ) heofonlíces werydes, Lk. Skt. 2, 13.

mynegung

(n.)
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mynegung, e; f.

admonition ⬩ exhortation ⬩ a demand for payment of what is due ⬩ a claim

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Ne forlǽte hé ða mynegunge let him not relinquish the claim, L. Æðelst. v. 7; Th. i. 234, 26

Linked entry: mynung

hergian

(v.)

to harry ⬩ plunder ⬩ to harrass

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monna scylda of áðueán, sé sé ðe hine ðonne giét his ágena on herigeað ne profecto diluere aliena delicta non valeat is, quem adhuc propria devastant.

wǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽgan, p. de

To deceive ⬩ delude

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To deceive, delude Ne gewurðe hit ðæt ic on dam hálgum gerecednyssum wǽge, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 18. Bepǽhst vel wǽgest deludis, i. decipis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 53. Uuégið fefellit, 108, 46. Wǽgeþ fefellit, i. eludit, 35, 28. Wégð mentitur, Kent.

ge-útian

(v.)
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ge-útian, p. ode; pp. od

To eject ⬩ banish ⬩ alienate ⬩ ejĭcĕre ⬩ expellĕre

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He beád ðæt náðer ne ðære stówe bisceop ne nánes bisceopes æftergenga ðæt land nǽfre of ðære stówe geútode he ordered that neither the bishop of the place nor any bishop's successor should ever alienate that land from the place, Cod. Dipl.

Linked entry: útian