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for-cúþ

uncleanworthless

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Eálá þú forcúðost manna, 12, 197. of human actions or qualities Hwæt segst ðú ꝥ sié forcúþre ðonne sió ungesceádwísnes?, Bt. 36, 6; F. 180, 31.

ge-hefigian

(v.)
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ðonne ondrǽden for ðæs láreówes ðreáunga ðæt hié hit him gehefegien (-hefgien, v. l.) cum sibi quis malum, quod perpetravit, laevigat, hoc contra se graviter ex corripientis asperitate pertimescat Past. 159, 21. to make dull, make slow of understanding Eálá

ge-swígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígan, p. de.
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Geswígdon eall þá deófolgyld, Shrn. 151, 33. (2b) to be (almost) incapable of speech, be greatly astonished :-- Gestylton ł gesuígdon (stupebant) alle ðá menigo and cwédon, Mt.

setl

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Add Þá ðá hé tó gange cóm and hé gesæt, þá gewand him út eall his innewearde æt his setle, Hml. Th. i. 290, 20. v. ceáp-, fore-, gang-, heofon-, hring-, on-, toll-, winter-setl

up-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
up-líc, adj.

on highloftysublimecelestial

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on high, referring to this world Ðonne bið gefylled eall uplíc lyft ǽtrenum líge, Wulfst. 138, 5.

on-gildan

(v.)

to pay (a penally for), to be punished for (with gen. acc. of crime or clause)to payto give an offering, to offer

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eall moncvn angeald ðæs ǽrestan monnes synna mid miclum teónum and wítum ab initio et peccare homines et puniri propter peccata, Ors. 5, 15; Swt. 250, 27. Hú swíðe hí his anguldon from heora ágnum cásere ut Caesare punirentur, 6, 2; Swt. 256, 6.

Linked entries: an-gildan on-gyldan

Sunnan-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-dæg, es; m.
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Sunday Iúdagum Romani and eác Angli gehálgedon on ðisra tungla gemynde heora dagas, and ðæne forman dæg hig héton Sunnandæg, forðan heó ys ealra tungla wlitegost, and se dæg wæs ealra daga fyrmest on heora dagum, and nú ys on úrum tíman, Gode lof ealles

ge-samnian

(v.)
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Ðá hét heó gesomnian ealle þá gelǽredestan menn, Bd. 4, 24 ; Sch. 485, 3. Ðider gesomnad biðon (congregabuntur) ðá earnas. Mt. L. 24, 28. On þǽre stówe wé wǽron gesamnode, Bl. H. 141, 27.

irnan

(v.)
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Færþ þonne micel folc tó and irnaþ ealle endemes . . . and swá hwilc swá ǽrest tó ðám beáge cymþ, þonne mót sé hine habban him . . . swá déþ eall moncynn on þýs andweardan lífe, irnaþ and onettaꝥ and willniaþ ealle þæs héhstan gódes, Bt. 37, 2 ; F. 188

ge-hwyrfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwyrfan, -hwerfan, -hwirfan, -hwierfan; p. de; pp. ed

To changeturnconvertmutareconvertere

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Ic ðé bidde for ðínum naman ðæt ðú gehwyrfe on me ealle eáþmódnesse ðínra beboda I beseech thee for thy name that thou devolve on me all submission to thy commands, 147, 11.

for-faran

(v.)

To perishTo destroyto blockade

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Cóm strang wind tó swá ꝥ hí wǽron ealle forfarene búton feówer, Chr. 1050; P. 169, 27. the object a thing Timbrunge forfarene muri consumti, An.

Linked entry: fór-faran

glídan

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His sceadu gehǽlde ealle þá untruman þe heó ofer glád, Hml. S. 10, 20. Besweþe ꝥ hió áweg ne glíde, Lch. ii. 250, 19. to pass away Þæt þá sáule wunde . . . glídan móte, Ps.

heord-rǽden

Grammar
heord-rǽden, heord-rǽdenn.

watching overa guardwatch

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Mid ealre heordrǽdenne (custodia) geheald heortan þíne (keep eny heart with all diligence. Prov. 4, 23), Scint. 100, 10.

Linked entries: hird-ness hird-ræden

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de

To divide,separate,distributeto divide a whole into parts, to destroy unity, make dissension into divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different partsto divide one number by anotherto divide one thing from another,part,separateto scatter, disperseto destroyto distribute, give away parts of a whole,to divide into sharesto shareto divide,distinguish,separate,make a difference betweento be different,be distinguished from.to separate with the minddiscern,discriminate,distinguish,to give forth,utter

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Ealle his geféran ðurh óþre stówe tódǽlede wǽron omnes socii per alia essent loca dispersi, Bd. 3, 27: S. 558, 37: Gen. 10, 32. Wǽron tódǽlede dispargerentur. Hpt.

lícian

(v.)
Grammar
lícian, p. ode

To please

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Ealle ða þing ðe hér liciaþ sint eorþlíce, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 35. Hit lícode Herode, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 6: Mk. Skt. 6, 22. Swá heó wiste ðæt his fæder lícode, Gen. 27, 14.

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á-hwǽr

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á-hwǽr, l. -hwer, -wer,
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Ealle his sceattas þe hí mihton áhwár þǽr geáxian, 1064; P. 190, 18. Þá wísuste menu hé áwár gecneów, 995; P. 128, 21. Áhwer usquam, i. ad ullum locum, An. Ox. 3780. Ealle þe hé áwer (-hwer, v. l. ) métte, Ors. 114, 3.

ge-býrian

(v.)
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ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Ðá ealdras heom cartan fundon and eall ꝥ þǽrtógebyrede, Nic. 12, 8. Sý hé þæs þeówweorces wyrðe þe þǽrtó gebyrige, Ll. Th. i. 164, 13: 330, 27: 342, 8.

wyrt-truma

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-truma, (wyrtruma), an: -trum, es; m.: -trume, an; f. (v. Be ðare wyrtruman,
    Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 93, 7).
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On dinningc-gráfes wyrttruman; of dynningcgráfes wyrttruman eall swá se díc sceót, 208, 5: 34, 14. On wiðigleás wyrttruman; ðonne ealling be wyrttruman óð ácleá, v. 230, 1.

Linked entry: -truma

georne

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For eal crísten folc þingian georne, ii. 240, 4. Hé má cégde and geornor bæd, Bl.

geár

(n.)
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ealne þysne geár lifdon mid úres líchoman willan, Bl. H. 35, 37. Án cométa ofer ealne geár sceán, Hml. ii. 300, 32. Se here þǽr sæt .i. geár, Chr. 869; P. 70, 4. Þǽr wǽron gehealdene heora líc án geár and seofan mónaþ, Bl. H. 193, 13.