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wiþer

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer, (?), es; n.

Oppositionresistance

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Opposition, resistance hæfde Higeláces hilde gefrúnen, wlonces wígcræft; wiðres ne trúwode, ðæt sǽmannum onsacan mihte, Beo. Th. 5899; B. 2953

be-hrúmig

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clypte ðá hweras and cyste þá pannan ðæt wæs eall sweart and behrúmig, Shrn. 69, 30. v. next word. Add

bencian

(v.)
Grammar
bencian, p. ode
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To furnish with benches mæig findan hwæt mæig on byrig bétan . . . betweox húsan bricgian, beóddian, bencian, Angl. ix. 262, 22

mete-þing

(n.)
Grammar
mete-þing, es; n.
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An operation connected with cooking man geornlíce tý ꝥ góde bæcystran beón and tó ǽlcum meteþingum. clǽngeorne, Chrd. 19, 19

óstig

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Þá þá man þá gyrda heóld wǽron hearde and hóstige; þonne man slóh, sóna hnexodon, Hml. S. 35, 192. Add

racu

Grammar
racu, e.
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Add: an Worhte him áne lytlan racan (rastrum) . . . geteáh þá racan æfter þǽre eorðan, Gr. D. 192, 24-193, 1

be-hwirfan

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add : to barter ná ne behwyrfon þá reáf þe ágifan sceolon uestes quas reddere debent, non commutent , Chrd. 48, 23

firwitgeorn-ness

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Sélre bið men þæt swelte, þonne his líchoman fyrwetgyrnessum gewenige melius est mori quam fornicari, Verc. Först. 130, 11

brygdan

(v.)
Grammar
brygdan, he brygdeþ

To turnvertere

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To turn; vertere He hálge láre brygdeþ on bysmer he turneth holy lore to mockery, Exon. 117a; Th. 449, 14; Dóm. 71

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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clypode: 'Hǽlend, gemiltsa mín.' Ðá stód se Hǽlend, 152, 19. férde ðurh his menniscnysse, and stód þurh ða godcundnysse, 156, 34. Hwæt stondaþ gé hér? Blickl. Homl. 123, 21.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

þolian

(v.)
Grammar
þolian, p. ode
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( evil spirits ) háma þoliaþ, Exon. Th. 115, 22; Gú. 193. Ic þolade gódes ealles, 457, 16; Hy. 4, 84. férde swá swá his forcúða fæder, and his lífes ðolode and his lǽnan ríces, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 231.

hergian

(v.)
Grammar
hergian, p. ode; pp. od

To harrypillageplunderravagewastedevastatemake an incursion or a raidmake war

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Sǽdon ðæt woldan him sylfe niman and hergian ðǽr hit findan mihton protestantur se cuncta insulæ loca vastaturos, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 38. sceoldan ealle ætgædere faran and hergian they should go all together and harry.

ge-sceádwís

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Þ man sí gesceádwís and gemetigian cunne ge his spréce ge his swígan, Prov. K. 2. befrán his geféran rǽdes, and cwæð tó his gesceádwísan bréðer, Hml. S. 25, 398: Angl. ix. 259, l.

georne

(adv.)
Grammar
georne, giorne, gyrne; comp. geornor; superl. geornost, geornast; adv.

Eagerly, earnestly, diligently, carefully, zealously, willingly, readily, gladly, wellcŭpĭde, enixe, dīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, prompte, lĭbenter, bĕne

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He befran georne hwænne se steorra him æteówde dīlĭgenter dĭdĭcit ab eis tempus stellæ, quæ appāruit eis, Mt. Bos. 2, 7: Ps. Th. 76, 6: 131, 5.

Linked entries: giorne gyrne

á-rǽran

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Wurdon fela cyrcan árǽrede, Hml. Th. i. 562, 25. to establish, set up - ǽlc gód árǽrdon, Hml. S. 21, 462. þæt man unriht álecge and Godes riht árǽre, 16, 67. to raise, cause to grow Þæt sylle .

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Columba

(n.)
Grammar
Columba, an; m.

An Irish priest, the Apostle of the Highlands

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He preached to the Picts, whose king gave him the Western Isle, Iona, in which he founded his abbey and college.

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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H. 20, 5. Heó ne mihte forbæran ꝥ heó hit leng forhǽle, Hml. S. 30, 348. absolute Hǽte oþ ꝥ hit sié swá hát swá þín finger forberan mæge. Lch. ii. 236, 28.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

cyme

(adj.)
Grammar
cyme, adj.

Becoming, convenient, suitable, lovely, beautiful, splendid commŏdus, conveniens, aptus, splendĭdus

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Becoming, convenient, suitable, lovely, beautiful, splendid; commŏdus, conveniens, aptus, splendĭdus Cumaþ nú and geseóþ, cyme weorc Drihten worhte come now and see what lovely works the Lord has wrought, Ps. Th. 65, 4.

metsian

(v.)
Grammar
metsian, p. ode.

to feedto furnish with provisions

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metsode cibavit illos, 80, 15: nutriebat, Hpt. Gl. 466, 28: saginaverit, 493, 9. Ðú ús geþafodest him tó metsianne swá swá sceáp, Ps.

Linked entries: metian ge-metsian

niþerung

(n.)
Grammar
niþerung, e; f.

a bringing lowhumiliationoverthrowdamnationcondemnation

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Ǽttrige niþerunge venenata detrimenta, Hpt. Gl. 450, 39. damnation, condemnation Niþrung damnatio, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 40 : 24, 20. fram yrmþurn écre niþerunge generede, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 26 : 5, 13; S. 633, 14.