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hirwan

to despisescornderisionscorn to blasphemeblame

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S. 18, 19. to show contempt of by action Ðá brǽc Leófsunu, þurh ðæt wíf ðe nam, ðæne cwide, and herewade ðæs arcebiscopes gewitnesse, C. D. vi. 127, 28

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sǽd

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add: what is sown: in pl. kinds of seeds .iii. æceras geerian on heora ágenre hwíle and mid heora ágenan sǽda gesáwan, C. D. iv. 306, 28.

swilc

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swilc, <b>. I 1.</b>
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Add On ðǽm dæge plegedon hié of horsum ... swá heora þeáw æt swelcum ( on such occasions ) wæs, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 31. Ðá swelcan magon ealra betest geryhtan mid ðý ðæt ..., Past. 293, 22. 2 a.

á-wǽgan

to deceiveto make of no effect,to fail to performto invalidatenullify

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R. 2, 16. to make of no effect, to fail to perform Gif beswicen byð, his behát áwǽgð, R. Ben. 102, 3: Hml. A. 34, 244. Forgyldan ealle þá þing þe ofor his bebod gedydon oþþe þæs áwǽgdon þe dón sceoldan, Bl. H. 91, 17.

be-drífan

to drive gameto follow up a track

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sume on fleáme bedrifon on þone wudu, 477; P. 14, 9: 890; P. 82, 14: Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 12. Hié hié gefliémdon and hié bedrifon intó Rómebyrg, 3, 10; S. 138, 29. Wæs þæs folces mycel on fleám bedrifen, Chr. 1066; P. 196, 35.

be-lúcan

(v.)
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Add: to shut up in a place, enclose Ic on þisse gyrde belúce, Lch. i. 388, II. wæs on hire innoðe belocen, ðe belícð ealne middangeard on his ánre handa, Hml. Th. i. 198, 3. Hiene ðǽrinne ne belýcð (circumcludit) nán ege, Past. 220, 13.

ealdor-mann

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Add: I. in a general sense. used of a person of high position, a prince, ruler, leader, magistrate Ealdorman princeps vel comes, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 12. Eoldorman princeps, 72, 59.

ge-swícan

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Gif wilnigon ðæt hié ðæs wós geswícen, Past. 367, 23 : 304, 5. Hié noldon þæs weall-gebreces geswícan, Ors. 3, 9; S. 134, 30: 4, 9 ; S. 192, 33. wát untela ðéð, and nele ðeáh þæs geswícan, Bt. 39, 12; F. 232, 1 : Ll. Th. i. 306, 19.

ge-wis

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Add of persons or personal attributes. certain, not having doubt Se mǽsta dǽl monna ne sécþ on him forgifen is, is gesceádwísness ( ratio), ne ne sécþ him ofer is, is englas habbaþ and wíse men, is gewis andget (intelligentia ). . . .

lufu

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Bescirede duguda gehwylcre, lufena and lissa, . 1049. &lt;b&gt;I b.&lt;/b&gt; amicable settlement as opposed to litigation (v. N. E. D. love ; &lt;b&gt;I d&lt;/b&gt;), Ll.

lócian

(v.)
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Th. 21, 17. to direct one&#39;s expectations to, rely on, be dependent on Úre eágan ðé lóciað, Ps. Th. 122, 3. Þú and þá þe þé lóciað tu et omnia quae tua sunt, Gen. 20, 7. &#39; Lǽdað út þæt wíf and þá þe hire lóciað.

ge-habban

(v.)
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Th. ii. 380, 31. in a state or position Þám þe se æfterra deáð gegrípð and on écnesse gehæfð, Bt. 19; S. 47, 2.

ge-staþelian

(v.)
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gesæt Godfæder on þá swíþran healfe . . . symle þǽr gestaþelod wæs, Bl. H. 91, 6. &lt;b&gt;I a.&lt;/b&gt; of residence, to settle, lodge :-- Hwelpas leóna . . . in bedcleofum heara hié gesteaðeliað ( se conlocabunt), Ps. Srt. 103, 22.

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hwæþere

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Add: in a principal clause with which is connected a dependent clause introduced by þeáh. þeáh ... hwaeþere Þeáh hié mannum missenlíce dǽle, hwæþere bebeád ... gedǽlan ... þone teóþan dǽl, Bl. H. 39, 18.

ge-grípan

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Add: to lay hold of a material object, to take with the hand, grasp wǽpn gegráp mid campienne, Bl. H. 167, 1. Se Hélend áþenede hond his and gegráp hine ( apprehendit eum ), Mt. R. 14, 31. Ealle þá apostolas hié gegrípan on hire middel, Bl.

elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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D. 152, 16. Búton þú elles wylle sin aliter tibi videtur, Num. 11, 15. Gif elles déð, Hml. Th. i. 266, 14: Hml. S. 27, 73. Gehwá dyde swá, and elles ne dorston, 23, 30.

flíma

(n.)

a run-awaydeserteran apostatean outlawexilean outcastwretch

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Take here fléma, and add Flíma profugus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 44. Flýma, i. 50, . 57 one who flees from danger Flýma (aemulorum vesaniae cedens) profugus, An. Ox. 7a 213. God flíman hider cówrum gemǽran gelǽdde, Ap.

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ge-neahhe

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Add: abundantly, sufficiently Ic sylle geneahhe heora hungrium hláf fylle pauperes ejus saturabo panibus, Ps. Th. 131, 16. I a. in a vague sense as intensive, enough (cf. assez in French), fully, quite, very (much), with adj. or adv.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
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ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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Se apostol cwæð him: 'For hwon árise ðú swá hraðe?', Gr. D. 227, 4. Nýtenu etað swá ǽr swá hit habbað, Hml. S. 16, 317. Ðú wilt higian ðon ǽr ðe ðú hine ongitest, Bt. 11, 2; F. 34, 8.

feor

(adv.)
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feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Ox. 5115. Ac feor (feorr, v. l.) þæt sié, . . . sed absit, ut . . . Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 67, 19. Fearr, Mt. L. 16, 22: Rtl. 100, 37. Gif hit wǽre, swá hit feor þám , Hml.

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