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pleó-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
pleó-líc, adj.
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Dangerous, perilous, hurtful, hazardous Hit swýðe pleólíc is, ðæt man on ðám hálgum stówum áðer oððe ðæt dó oððe ðæt sprece ðæt ðǽm stówum ne gedafenaþ, L. E. I. 10; Th. ii. 408, 27.

ge-wesan

(v.)

to be togetherconversediscuss

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to be together, converse, discuss Ic flítan gefrægn módgleáwe men gewesan ymbe hyra wísdóm I have learnt that wise men had disputes and discussions about their wisdom, Salm. Kmbl. 363; Sal. 181. Grein writes 'gewésan; p.

ge-twǽman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-twǽman, -twéman; p. de; pp. ed [twǽman]

to separateTo cut offseparatedividesepărāresejungĕredīvĭdĕre

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Ne getwǽme nán mann ða ðe God gesomnode quod Deus conjunxit, hŏmo non sepăret, Mt. Bos. 19, 6. Beó ǽlc sacu getwǽmed let every strife be appeased, L. Eth. v. 19; Th. i. 308, 30. Getwéman to alienate, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 40, 29, note p

seolfor

(n.)
Grammar
seolfor, siolufr, silofr, sylfor (-er, -ur), es; n.
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Kmbl. 62, MS. B. ; Sal. 31. Siolufres (siolofres, Cott. MSS.), Past. 37; Swt. 269, 4. Tó siolofre, Swt. 266. 20. Ic sealde siolfor (sylofr, Cott. MSS.), 48; Swt. 369, 6. Silofr, Swt. 368, 20. Hwítan seolfre bétan, Cd. Th. 165, 14; Gen. 2731.

Linked entries: silofor sylfor

ge-dígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dígan, -dýgan, -dégan, ic -díge, ðú -dígest, he -dígeþ, pl. -dígaþ; p. de; pp. ed

To endurecarry throughtolerateovercomeescapeĕtiperpĕtiperferretolerāresuperāreevadere

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To endure, carry through, tolerate, overcome, escape; ĕti, perpĕti, perferre, tolerāre, superāre, evadere Swá mǽg unfǽge gedíganweán so an undoomed [man] may escape calamity, Beo. Th. 4572; B. 2291.

Linked entries: ge-dégan ge-dýgan

stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
stǽnan, p. de
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Stǽne hine man mid stánum, Lev. 20, 2. Ðá hét se déma hine stǽnan, Shrn. 48, 28. Tó stǽnenna, Jn. Skt. Rush. 11, 8. Hí hine gelǽddon tó stǽnenne, Homl. Th. i. 46, 35. Hé for ðǽm stǽnendum gebæd, 52, 19.

teart

(adj.)
Grammar
teart, adj.

Tart, sharp (of pain, punishment, etc.)severe; acer, asper

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Hine man þreáge mid teartran steóre, R. Ben. 52, 6. Hé stíðran and teartran steóre underló majori uindicte subjaceat, 71, 8

trymming

(n.)
Grammar
trymming, e; f. <b>I.a</b>
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Nú wylle wé eów secgan sum ðing ðe eów máge tó trymminge that may serve for your edification, Homl. Ass. 26, 50. Tó geleáfan trymminge for the confirmation of belief, 5, 111. Trim*-*minge, Ælfc. T.

Linked entry: truming

þæcele

(n.)
Grammar
þæcele, an; f.
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Ðæccillas lampades, Mt. Kmbl. p. 9, 20. Mid brondum ł ðæccillum cum facibus, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 3

be-héfe

(adj.)
Grammar
be-héfe, adj.
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M. 26, 25. Cræft behéfe and neódþearf ars utilis et necessaria, 27, 27: 18, 16. Sibling þé swá behéfe swá ðín hand, Hml. Th. i. 516, 15. þingð behéfe þing ꝥ ic gecýðe, Angl. viii. 335, 2: 303, 26. Drihtne bihoefe is Domino necessarius est, Mk. R.

ge-dyrstig

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Ne mæg þǽr ǽni man be ágnum gewyrhtum gedyrstig wesan déman gehende nullus, ibi meritis confidit judice praesens, Dóm. L. 170.

gréting

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.), Mt. L. 23, 7. of formal address in letters, &amp;c. v. grétan; 5 Ic Ælfric abbod on ðisum gewrite freóndlíce gréte mid Godes grétinge Wulfget, Hml.

æt-bredendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
æt-bredendlíc, adj. [æt-bredende, part. of ætbredan to take away]

Taking awayablativus

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Fram cyninge [MS: kynincge] ic com o rege veni, —ablative is ablativus: with this case is shewn whatsoever we take away from others, or whatsoever we receive from others, or whence we proceed :-- From this man I received money.

and-leofen

(n.)
Grammar
and-leofen, -lifen, -lyfen, es; n.

livingfoodsustenancenourishmentpottagevictusalimentapulmentumthat by which food is procuredmoneywagesalmsstipendiumstips

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living, food, sustenance, nourishment, pottage; victus, alimenta, pulmentum Mon to andleofne eorþan wæstmas hám gelǽdeþ man for sustenance brings home earth's fruits, Exon. 59a; Th. 214, 22; Ph. 243.

a-gán

(v.)
Grammar
a-gán, p. -eóde; pp. -gán [a from, away, gán to go] .

to come to passhappenpræteriretransireto come forthprovenireto approach to any one to solicit himprocedere ad aliquem sollicitandi causa

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to come to pass, happen; præterire, transire Ǽr his tíd agá [tíde ge MS.] before his time come to pass, Exon. 82 a; Th. 310, 3; Seef. 69; [Grn. Gloss.] Ðá sæternes dæg wæs agán cum transivisset sabbatum, Mk. Bos. 16, 1.

Linked entries: a-eóde a-gǽn a-gǽþ

for-déman

(v.)
Grammar
for-déman, to for-démanne; p. de: pp. ed

To condemndamndijudĭcāredamnārecondemnāre

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Ðæt man cristene men, for ealles tó lytlum, to deáþe ne fordéme that christian men, for all too little, be not condemned to death, L. Eth. v. 3.; Th. i. 304, 17

Linked entry: for-déming

FYRST

(n.)
Grammar
FYRST, first, fierst, es; m.

A space of timetimerespitetrucespătium tempŏristempus constĭtūtumintercăpēdo

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Fyrst næfdon ðæt hí ǽton nec spătium mandūcandi hăbēbant, Mk. Bos. 6, 31: Chr. 1004; Erl. 139, 22. Ðý fyrste in the time, Beo. Th. 5139; B. 2573

Linked entries: fierst first

EÁRE

(n.)
Grammar
EÁRE, an; n: nom. acc. sing, eáre; nom. acc. pl. eáran

The EAR of man or an animalauris

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The EAR of man or an animal; auris Ðæs eáre slóh Petrus of cujus abscĭdit Petrus aurĭcŭlam, Jn. Bos. 18, 26: Mk. Bos. 7, 33, 35: 14, 47: Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 92; Wrt. Voc. 43, 23: Ps.

Linked entries: éran eár eárede

eall

(adj.)
Grammar
eall, adj.

All tōtus

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Met. Fox 26, 121; Met. 26, 61: 28, 9; Met. 28, 5: Beo. Th. 4091; B. 2042: 4181; B. 2087: Exon. 22 a; Th. 60, 5; Cri. 965: Salm. Kmbl. 2; Sal. 1: Bt. 38, 4; Fox 204, 9: Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 35: 1, 26; S. 487, 37: Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 15

Linked entries: eal ealles

ge-lufian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lufian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To love, esteemămāre, dilĭgĕre

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Ðú eart mín gelufoda sunu tu es fīlius meus dilectus, Mk. Bos. 1, 11. Hí wǽron gelufode ămāti sunt, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 8, 11, 13, 16

Linked entry: lufian