ge-nǽgan
To approach one with anything, address, approach, assail, assault ⬩ adire aliquem aliqua re, appellare, instare alicui, urgere, tribulare
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Þeóf ðe eorlas ungearwe yfles genǽgeþ the thief who assaults with evil unprepared men, Exon. 20 b; Th. 54, 28; Cri, 875.
Thráceas
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The Thracians Ðrácia cyning, Met. 26, 22, 59, 7. Dorus Thrácea cyning, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 152, 3. In other passages Latin forms occur, Traci, Thraci :-- Be westan ðære byrig sindon Traci, 1, 1; Swt. 22, 8.
be-sorg
Anxious ⬩ careful
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For Anxious, careful, þæs cnihtes sáwle þe mé besorh ys (cf. hé begann tó lufienne þone cniht. 16, 42), Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 1.
betera
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Add Hé conn wel emn bión wið óðre menn, ond hine ná bettran (betran, v. l.) ne déð. Past. 113, 23. Ic me bættran hám ne wéne, Sat. 49.
egl
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Egle (-a, MS.) arista, 38, 48. Eára scale (hule, egle) spicarum glumula, An. Ox. 1412. Eglan fistucam (v. Mt. 6, 3), Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 25: 36, 69. Elgum aristis, 96, 50.
for-teón
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Þá men ... fnǽstiað swíþe, beóþ fortogene, Lch. ii. 242, 7. to pull in the way of, obscure, cover up; obducere Þæs líchoman hefignes mid gedwolmiste fortíhð mód foran monna gehwelces, ꝥ hit beorhte ne mót blícan, Met. 22, 34.
ge-styrian
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Mið ðý gestyred bið ꝥ wæter cum turbata fuerit aqua, Jn. L. R. 5, 7. to disturb the mind of a person Gaast gestyrede ł gedroefde (conturbauit) hine, Mk. L. 9, 20. Gestyred wæs (commota est) all ðiú ceaster, Mt. L. 21, 10.
ge-wítigian
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Add: to declare, make known Ðerh ðǽra táceno ædeáwnise mið ðý genítgade Críst per signorum experimenta promens Christum, Jn. p. 2, 1. Án gedæfneð ꝥte sié deád for ðǽm folce gewítgade unum debere mori pro populo prophetizat, 6, 11.
heáf
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Wearð micel morcnung and ormǽte wóp, swá ꝥ se heáf swégde geond ealle þá ceastre . . . þá cwæð hé : 'Sege mé for hwilcum intingum þeós ceaster wunige on swá micclum heáfe and wópe,' Ap. Th. 6, 8-20: Exod. 35.
swerian
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add: to swear an oath, where the form of oath is implied in the noun Hí Crístes helda swóren they said, 'So help me Christ,' Hml. S. 23, 529. <b>II 2</b> add: Ors. 4, 9; S. 190, 22. <b>II 2 a.</b> add: Hml. S. 14, 97: Hml.
þearf
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Add Wæs him þearf ꝥ him mon hors funde cui necesse fuit ut equus requiri debuisset, Gr. D. 183, 2. Add Þá sceoldon on siml beón winnende þǽr hit þonne þearf wæs. Ors. 6, 23; S. 274, 20.
wæcnan
To waken ⬩ arise ⬩ spring
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Thai wakned Crist, Met. Homl. 134, 9
Linked entry: a-wacnian
wealwian
To fade, wither ⬩ wallow = to fade away
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Ðǽr ðǽr hit gefrét ðæt hit hraþost weaxan mæg and latost wealowigan (wealowian, Cott. MS.) ubi quantum earum natura queat, cito exarescere atque interire non possint, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 22. [Welewen marcescere, Wick. Is. 19, 6.
Linked entries: walwian wealowigan wealowigan
hand-seten
The setting of one's hand to a deed, etc., a signature, sign manual
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Mé saldan heora hondsetene ðisse gerǽdnesse they put their hands to this agreement, 100, 29. Hér is seó hondseten. Ego Óswald archiepiscopus, etc. here are the signatures. I Oswald archbishop, etc., iii. 260, 13.
on-sagu
A charge brought against a person, accusation
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Manega mid leásum onsagum geneálǽhton multi falsi testes accessissent, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 60
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slide
A slip, fall ⬩ lapsus ⬩ of an actual slip ⬩ a slip into misfortune or error
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Ðú generedest fét míne fram slide (de lapsu) Ps. Spl. 55, 13: 114, 8. Forwyrd ł slide lapsum, ruinam Hpt. Gl. 440, 61. þurh synna slide through falling into sin Exon. Th. 263, 13;Jul. 349. Slidas lapsus Hymn. Surt. 7, 17
snáw
Snow
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Mt. Kmbl. 28, 3. Snáuw Shrn. 50, 15. Snáua nix Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 3. Snáw cymþ of ðam þynnum wǽtan ðe byþ up átogen mid ðære lyfte, and byþ gefroren ǽr ðan hé tó dropum geurnen sý, and swá semtinges fylþ Lchdm. iii. 278, 23.
tó-sǽlan
To happen amiss to a person (dat.) in respect to something ⬩ to be lack of something for a person
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Ic beom strong ðæs gewinnes gif ic stille weorþe gif mé ðæs tósǽleþ hí beóþ swíþran ðonne ic I (the anchor) am strong for the struggle if I keep still; if I fail in that they will be stronger than I, 398, 9; Rä. 17, 5. Tósǽle, Prov. Kmbl. 65
be-fýlan
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Synd míne handa mid manna blódum befýlede, Angl. xi. 113,37
ge-weorþan
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Morgen gewærð mane facto. Mt. L. 27, l. Gewarð sunnadoeg (gewordenum restedæge, W. S. ), Mk. L. R. 6, 2: Lk. L. (W.