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weorold-gesceaft

(n.)
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weorold-gesceaft, e; f.
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Ðæt fýr is yfemest ofer eallum ðissum woruldgesccaftum, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 39, Wið ealle weoruldgesceafta, Met. 20, 129

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beán

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Healde hé hine wiþ beána, 214, 3. Gif þú beána habban wile, Tech. ii. 123, 16: Coll. M. 34, 27. Sum him mid bær beána mid wætere ofgotene, Hml. S. 23 b, 128. Beána sáwan, Angl. ix. 262, 7. Add

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.

efen-micel

(adj.)
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Gemeng wið huniges emmicel, 26, 11. Saluie, rúde be healfan þǽre saluian, fefer*-*fugian emmicel þára twégea wyrta, ii. 292, 17

freót

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Gif hwá þás freót ábrece, hebbe him wið Críste geméne, Cht. Th. 627, 29

for-liger

(n.)
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for-liger, n.
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Forlegores wíf, Mart. H. 140, 19 note. Forligere stupro, An. Ox. 5043. Beswícan mid forligre, Hml. S. 2, 202. Féran on forlygre to commit fornication, 217. Forleigere (-legere, R.) fornicatione, Jn. L. 8, 41. Hwá þæt forligr gefremode, Hml.

ge-gifan

(v.)
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Eall þá woruldgód þá þe him gegyfene (-gyfne, gifene, v. ll.) wǽron cuncta quae sibi donabantur, Bd. 3, 5; Sch. 202, 19. to give in marriage Hé Crísten wíf hæfde him gegyfen (him wæs forgifen, v. l. ), Bd. 1, 25; Sch. 53, 7

Linked entry: gifan

ge-éhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-éhtan, p. te.
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Se ceáp ne mæg wið nánum sceatte beón geéht, Hml. Th. i. 582, 27

múl

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Martinus rád him wið gescrýd mid sweartum cláþum; þá á Ðá cempan þá woldon mid þám cræte forð, ac þá múlas ealle endemes ástifodon tó þǽre eorðan áfæstnode, 985.

on-cirran

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on-cirran, <b>A. I a.</b>
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D. i. 235, 1. add: to turn with the mind Ðá oncierde him seó gehygd tó deófolgylde, Shrn. 92, 14. to change Sume men secgað ꝥ þǽr oncyrre mannes líchama ꝥ hé ne mæge mid his wífe gerestan, Lch. i. 364, 2

wacian

(v.)
Grammar
wacian, (I b)
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Hí wacodon þá niht wið þá byrgene biddende God, 21, 120

be-cnyttan

to tie up in a bundleto tie roundsurround with a bondto tieattach with a string,to tie a rope,

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Add: with acc. of what is tied, to tie up in a bundle Ðæt hé Godes gifa ná ne becnytte on ðǽm sceáte his slǽwðe, Past. 59, 15. to tie round, surround with a bond Hí becnytton his swuran mid rápe, Hml.

ge-nǽgan

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Add: I. to approach a person with a material object Wiste genǽgdon módige mete þegnas ( food was brought), Exod. 130. with non-material object, to address with words, El. 385 (v. Dict.), to attack, assault with ill-feeling, &amp; c.

ge-weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþian, -wurþian, -wyrþian; p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud.

to set a price onvalueto distinguishhonourdignifyadornworshipadorecelebratepraiseinsignīrehŏnōrāreornāreinstruĕremactāreadōrārecelebrāre

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Wuldre geweorþad honoured with glory, Exon. 63 b; Th. 235, 2; Ph. 551: Beo. Th. 2904; B. 1450. Wíde is geweorþod háligra tíd the time of the saints is widely celebrated, Menol. Fox 237; Men. 120: 306; Men. 154

Linked entries: ge-wurþian ge-wyrþian

æt-berstan

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S. 25, 100. to escape, be safe from danger, evil, &amp;c. with dat. Ne mæg nán ætberstan þám gemǽnelican deáðe, Hml. A. 54, 105. Sé þe wile synnum ætberstan, Scrd. 22, 43. with acc. Hí ætberstaþ frecnyssa evadunt pericula, Coll.

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.
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The word is sometimes used in the plural with the force of the singular. truth to a promise or engagement, faith (as in good or bad faith, to keep faith with a person), troth: Treów, sió geond bilwitra breóst áríseþ, Exon. Th. 343, 21; Gn. Ex. 160.

bifgende

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
bifgende, bifigende
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trembling, trembling with a fever Bifgende febricitantem, Mt. Rush, Stv. 8, 14

fýst-gebeát

(n.)
Grammar
fýst-gebeát, es; n.

A blow with the fistpugni ictus

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A blow with the fist; pugni ictus, Past. 1, 3, 6? Lye

hoh-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
hoh-, hog-fæst; adj.
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Firm of mind, prudent, wise Hogfæstum prudentibus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 25

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hors-minte

(n.)
Grammar
hors-minte, an; f.
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Wild mint; menthastrum, Lye. v. E. D. S. Plant Names, horse mint