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wiþ-metan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-metan, p.-mæt, pl. -mǽton; pp. -meten

To compare

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To compare Wið*-*meteþ equiperat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 70: 31, 23. Hine wiðmete equat, 31, 49. Wiðmeten is confertur, 19, 27. Wiþmeten comparatus, assimilatus, 132, 77. Bión wiðmetene comparari, Kent. Gl. 42: 1023. Grammar wiþ-metan, with dat. Hwylcum

Linked entry: wiþer-metan

á-grafan

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Add: to engrave, emboss, inscribe Se engel ágróf mid his fingre ródetácn on ðám stánum, Hml. Th. i. 466, 13. Ágróf se mon on ǽrenum brede drýcræftæs word, Shrn. 141, 15. Þás race on ánum leádenum tabulan mid stafon hí ágrófon, Hml. S. 23, 343. Wæs his

be-hófian

(v.)
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Dele: 'DER. a-behófian,' and add: absolute Ic swíðor ceorude þonne mín sáwul behófode, Angl. xi. 113, 40. Swá geornlíce ús gebiddan swá wé behófedon. Hml. Th. i. 156, 14. with gen. Ic myltse behófige, Hml. S. 3, 558. Gé mín behófiað, 376. Gehwæt þæs

ceást

(n.)
Grammar
ceást, e; f.
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Add: strife, &c. Cést lis, Hpt. Gl. 495, 32. Mid ceáste andswarian cum jurgio respondere, Gr. D. 64, 33. Ðá ðing þe heó nú tó sibbe talað, beóð hire ðonne tó ceáste áwende, Hml. Th. i. 408, 26. Hé forlét his gingran tógeánes þǽre ceáste he left

dirnan

(v.)
Grammar
dirnan, p. de
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To conceal, hide Dyrnþ occultat, abscondit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 48. with acc. of thing Gif hé hit dierneð (dirneð, dyrned, v. ll. ), and weorðeð ymb long yppe, Ll. Th. i. 116, 6. Wá mé ꝥ þú swá lange þé sylfe dyrndest, Hml. S. 33, 308. Gif hé hit dierne

ge-flíman

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Take here <b>ge-nǽman, ge-fléman, ge-fliéman, ge-flýman</b> in Dict., and add: to put to flight a defeated enemy Þá Gotan hié mid gefeohte gefliémdon victo exercitu, Ors. 6, 34; S. 290, 25. Hé gefeaht wiþ Gotan and gefliémed wearð, and bedrifen

Indéas

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Add:, Indie Indians; or using the name of the people for that of their country, India ꝥ deór Indéos hátað dentes tyrannum, Nar. 15, 15: 22, 8. Indos, 26, 19. On Indéa londe is xliiii þeóda India habet gentes xliiii, Ors. 1. 1; S. 10, 17. India, 15. Æfter

mere

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Add Hé hám cymeð . . . nefne him holm gestýreð, mere hafað mundum, Gn. Ex. 107. add: a natural pool Æt Finchámstede án mere blód weóll, Chr. 1098; P. 234, 22. Hí þá hálgan geléddon tó ánum brádum mere. . . se mere wæs mid forste oferþeaht, Hml. S. 11

á-streccan

to stretch outhold oatto extend:--to prostrate,

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Add: to stretch out, hold oat Hí ástræhton heora swuran tó slæge, Hml. S. 28, 71. Leóht ofer þ geteld ástreht (columna lucis ad caelum usque porrecta,) stód up tó heofonum Bd. 3, 11,Hml. S. 26, 183. Ástrehtne hneccan erectam cervicem, Scint. 83, 18.

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es ; m.
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teaching, instruction Ðeódscipe ðín hé mé lǽrde disciplina tua ipsa me docebit, Ps. Surt. 17, 36. <b>I a.</b> instruction, being taught :-- Ðú fiódes ðeódscipe and ðú áwurpe word mín efter ðé odisti disciplinam et projecisti sermones meos

æfter

(prep.; adv.)

among, through, along (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)

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Add: A. prep. with dat. marking position Ðá eóde ðæt wíf æfter him, Bt. 35, 6; F. 170, 13. marking direction Beheald æfter ðé look behind thee, Bl. H. 245, 6. marking order, sequence Ðæt hé æfter him tó eallum his gestreónum fénge, Ors. 5, 13; S. 244

arce-diácon

(n.)
Grammar
arce-diácon, archi-diácon, ærce-diácon, es; m.

An ARCHDEACONa bishop's vicegerentarchidiāconus

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An ARCHDEACON, a bishop's vicegerent; archidiāconus [ = ἀρχι-διάκονος from ἀρχός a chief, and διάκονος a deacon] Becom Benedictus to freóndscipe ðæs hálgan weres and ðæs gelǽredestan, Bonefacii archidiácones Benedictus pervenit ad amicitiam viri doctissimi

be-clypian

(v.)
Grammar
be-clypian, be-cleopian, be-clepian; p. ede, ode, ade; pp. ed, od, ad

To accusesummonsue at lawaccusarein judicium vocarejudicio compellere

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To accuse, summon, sue at law; accusare, in judicium vocare, judicio compellere Ǽr he clǽne sý ǽlcere spæce, ðe he ǽr beclyped wæs before he be clear of every suit, in which he had been previously accused, L. C. S. 28; Th. i. 392, 12 : 31; Th. i; 394

feóung

(n.)
Grammar
feóung, fióung, feóng, e; f.

Hatredenmityŏdiuminĭmīcĭtia

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Hatred, enmity; ŏdium, inĭmīcĭtia His unriht and his feóung wurþ ðeáh swíðe open invĕnīret inīquĭtātem suam et ŏdium, Ps. Th. 35, 2. Hí me settan feóunge for mínre lufan pŏsuērunt ŏdium pro dilectiōne mea, 108, 4. Hí ealdum feóungum [feóngum MS. B.]

Linked entries: feóng fióung feówung

post

(n.)
Grammar
post, es; m.
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A post, pedestal Post basis, Wrt. Voc. i. 47, 20 : postis, 86, 29 : Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 45. Under ðám sylfum postum sub ipsos postes, 47; Som. 48, 17. Hé áhéng ðæt dust on ǽnne heáhne post ... Ðæt hús wearð ðá forburnen búton ðam ánum poste, Swt

á-hwider

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Substitute: Anywhither, to any place, in any direction Ðá þá on ýtinge áhwyder farað hi qui in via diriguntur, R. Ben. 91, 8. Þeáh þú wille áhwyder, faran þú ne miht, Hml. S. 23 b, 620. Þæt nán crísten man ne móte his broces bóte sécean áhwider búton

aferian

(v.)
Grammar
aferian, p. ode
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To perform carrying service (averagium. v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm. s. v., and average in N. E. D.) for a lord (Take here the last two passages under á-ferian in Dict., and add) Se geneát sceal wyrcan swá on lande swá of lande, . . . and rídan and auerian

be-listnian

(v.)
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Se engel hine belisnode (ł geldede), Gr. D. 25, 30. Geseah hé Godes engel hine belisnian angelo eunuchizari se vidit, 26, 25: Chr. 1096; P. 232, 22. Belisnud spado, Germ. 394, 197. Eunuchi, ꝥ synd belisnode, Hml. S. 2, 46: Lch. iii. 202, 34. ¶ In An.

buteruc

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Næfdon hí nán wín búton on ánum gewealdenan butruce . . . wæs se buteruc brerdful wínes. Hml. S. 6, 274-282. Sum man sende twégen butrucas mid wíne (cf. twá treówene fatu fulle wínes, on folcisc flascan gehátene vino plena duo lignea vascula, quae vulgo

cneów-gebed

(n.)
Grammar
cneów-gebed, es; n.
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Prayer on bended knees Ꝥ heó móste be leáfe gán on hyre gebedum tó gebiddenne hire Drihten on hire cneów*-*gebedum ut daretur ei copia egrediendi ad orationem et deprecandi Dominum, Hml. A. 110, 277. Ealle feóllan heom on cneówgebedum, 179, 328. Clypode