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ge-nǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nǽgan, -négan; p. de; pp. ed; c. acc.

To approach one with anything, address, approach, assail, assaultadire 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.

Linked entries: nǽgan ge-négan

Thráceas

(n.)
Grammar
Thráceas, þrácie (?); pl.
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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

Anxiouscareful

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For Anxious, careful, þæs cnihtes sáwle þe besorh ys (cf. hé begann tó lufienne þone cniht. 16, 42), Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 1.

betera

(adj.)
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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

(n.)
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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

(v.)
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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

(v.)
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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

(v.)
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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 for hwilcum intingum þeós ceaster wunige on swá micclum heáfe and wópe,' Ap. Th. 6, 8-20: Exod. 35.

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, <b>. II.</b>
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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

(v.)
Grammar
wæcnan, p. ede

To wakenarisespring

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Thai wakned Crist, Met. Homl. 134, 9

Linked entry: a-wacnian

wealwian

(v.)
Grammar
wealwian, p.ode

To fade, witherwallow = 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.

hand-seten

(n.)
Grammar
hand-seten, e: f.

The setting of one's hand to a deed, etc., a signature, sign manual

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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

(n.)
Grammar
on-sagu, e; f.

A charge brought against a person, accusation

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Manega mid leásum onsagum geneálǽhton multi falsi testes accessissent, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 60

Linked entry: sagu

slide

(n.)
Grammar
slide, es; m.

A slip, falllapsusof 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

(n.)
Grammar
snáw, es; m.

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

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sǽlan, p. de; impers. vb.

To happen amiss to a person (dat.) in respect to somethingto be lack of something for a person

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Ic beom strong ðæs gewinnes gif ic stille weorþe gif 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.