grétan
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Hé him con leóða worn oððe mid hondum con hearpan grétan, Gn. Ex. 171.
fullian
To FULL or make white as a fuller ⬩ to baptize ⬩ albāre ⬩ candĭdum făcĕre ⬩ baptīzāre ⬩ βαπτίζειν
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A word of doubtful origin. It is by some connected with the verb which appears in Gothic as weihan to sanctify, Ongunnon hí men lǽran and fullian ipsi prædĭcāre et baptīzāre cœpērunt, Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 4: 1, 27; S. 493, 25.
Linked entries: fulligan fulwian ge-fullian
þeód-scipe
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</b> instruction, being taught :-- Ðú fiódes ðeódscipe and ðú áwurpe word mín efter ðé odisti disciplinam et projecisti sermones meos post te, Ps. Surt. 40, 17. <b>I b.
wyrt-truma
- Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 93, 7).
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1, 7; S. 477, 28. this word and the word of like meaning, wyrtwala (q. v.), seem to be used in reference to local relations in the sense of foot, lower side, the opposite of heáfod or heáfdu, e.g.
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á-ídlan
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Add: to become vain, to lose force, worth, &c. Áídliaþ exolescunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 50. Þe lǽs þe hé innan áídlode ( inanesceret ), Gr. D. 59, 27. Áýdlian tabescere, Ps. L. 38, 12. Þá geseah se árleása áídlian his smeágunge, Hml.
ge-singan
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Þá seó cyrice gehálgad wæs and se bisceop mæssan gesungene hæfde, Bd. 5, 4; Sch. 567, 21. to celebrate in words Sculan wé martira gemynd . . . wrecan wordum forð, wisse gesingan, Men, 70. (O.H.Ger. ge-singan canere, psallere.)
hlihhan
to laugh ⬩ to rejoice ⬩ to laugh at ⬩ to laugh ⬩ to scorn ⬩ To laugh at ⬩ deride ⬩ scorn
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Hlógen men his worda on bysmer (cf. hlógan men Nóes worda . . . and bismerodan hine, 216, 28), Wlfst. 206, ii. with prep. Ofer hine hig hlihchað (hlichait, Ps. Rdr., hlehhað. Ps. Vos., hlæhað, Ps. Srt.) super eum ride-bunt Ps. L. 51, 8.
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ge-wunian
to dwell ⬩ inhabit ⬩ to remain ⬩ stay ⬩ abide ⬩ continue ⬩ To stop, live, associate with ⬩ continue in or with ⬩ to be accustomed, wont
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Ðá sǽde Sompeius ðæt Joseph gewunode monige wundor to wyrcenne Sompeius said that Joseph used to work many miracles, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 12.
ge-metgian
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Þú woldest gemetigan mýnne wóp modum vis habere lacrymas meas, Solil. H. 48, 22. <b>II a.</b> to modify by mixing, temper, prepare :-- Drync mínne mid wópe ic gemetgade (temperabam), Ps. Srt. 101, 10.
ryne
A course, run, running, ⬩ an orbit ⬩ course, uninterrupted progress ⬩ a course, water-course, a flow, flux of blood ⬩ course, cycle, lustre ⬩ course of life
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II a. metaph. course, uninterrupted progress(cf. that the word of the Lord may have free course, 2 Thes. 3, 1) :-- Se ðe reorda gehwæs ryne gemiclaþ, ðara ðe noman Scyppendes þurh horscne hád hergan willaþ, Exon.
Linked entry: rine
on-ginnan
to begin, set about, set to work ⬩ to attempt, endeavour (with infin.) ⬩ to act strenuously ⬩ to make an attempt upon, to attack
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Ðæt ic geseó ða mé onginnaþ dón ða werrestan tintrega that I may see those who are trying to inflict on me the worst tortures, Blickl. Homl. 229, 24.
fón
to take ⬩ catch ⬩ to take ⬩ arrest ⬩ apprehend ⬩ to get ⬩ gain ⬩ to get ⬩ suffer ⬩ experience ⬩ to begin ⬩ to begin ⬩ to take ⬩ to set about ⬩ undertake ⬩ to attack ⬩ to begin at ⬩ to take ⬩ take ⬩ to set to work at ⬩ deal with ⬩ receive ⬩ accept ⬩ to take ⬩ to take ⬩ take possession of ⬩ to take ⬩ to take ⬩ undertake ⬩ to take ⬩ to take to ⬩ allow of ⬩ to take to ⬩ to take to ⬩ join battle ⬩ to join together ⬩ to struggle with
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Einl. 9. without a case, to set to work Gif him ǽnig man misboden hæbbe, fón hí ealle on (let them all set to work) swilce hit heorn eallum gedón beó, and gefilstan, Ll. Th. ii. 244, 19. Fó hé on mid fultume, 286, 22. to attack (with dat.)
forþ-gang
a going forth ⬩ progress ⬩ advance ⬩ processus ⬩ progressus ⬩ a passage ⬩ drain ⬩ privy ⬩ meātus ⬩ secessus ⬩ latrīna
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Se hæfþ forþgang fór Góde and fór worulde he shall have progress before God and before the world, Ælfc. T. 1, 7. [gang latrīna] a passage, drain, privy; meātus, secessus, latrīna Forþgang meātus, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 75; Wrt. Voc. 44, 57.
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innan-weard
Inward ⬩ internal ⬩ interior
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Eal innanweard wæs wynsumra ðonne hit in worulde mǽge stefn áreccan all the interior of the dwelling was more delightful than any voice in the world can declare, 52 a; Th. 181, 16; Gú. 1294.
Linked entries: inne-weard in-weard
middel
Middle
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Kmbl. vi. 315; see also following words
geond-wlítan
To look through, see through, look over ⬩ perspĭcĕre, ŏcŭlis lustrāre ⬩ To look about, look around ⬩ circumspectāre
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Sunne woruld geondwlíteþ the sun looks over the world, Exon. 59 a; Th. 212, 16; Ph. 211. Ðæt ic ingehygd eal geondwlíte that I can see through all his inward thoughts, 71 b; Th. 266, 17; Jul. 399. v. intrans.
weorold-ár
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worldly honour Ðurh ða wilnunga ðære woroldáre (world-, Hatt. MS.) per concupiscentiam culminis. Past. 3; Swt. 33, 9. Ða ðe woroldáre wilniaþ, 50; Swt. 387, 1. Hé wilnaþ micie woroldáre habban, 1; Swt. 27, 5. Gif hé worldáre hæbbe, 9; Swt. 55, 16.
deór-wyrþe
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Add: of persons, of great worth, excellent, noble Dionisius se deórwurða martyr, Hml. S. 29, 6. Dauid se deórwurða sealmwirhta, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 5. of things, of great value, precious, costly Deórwurde wǽfels regillum vel peplum vel palla, Wrt.
for-hwǽga
somewhere
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Where position is only vaguely determined, somewhere Him geþúht ꝥ hí behýddon ꝥ heáfod on þám holte forhwega (-hwæga, v. l.) it seemed to hiim that they hid the head in the wood somewhere, Hml. S. 32, 141.
girning
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gyrninge fæstað a mundi ambitione ieiunant, Scint. 53, 18. desire for doing. v. girnan; Hié beóð onǽlede mid ðǽre gierninge (girn-, v. l.) ðára smeáunga Godes wísdómes ánes solius contemplationis studiis inardescunt, Past. 45, 17. desire expressed in words
Linked entry: geornung