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wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave to be mad, out of one's sensesto act with violence, be furious, rage,

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Hyt ða wédendan bitas ge*-*hǽlcþ, Lchdm. i. 370, 14. [Biginneð þe deoflen to weden, A. R. 264, 9. As mon bigon to weden and to wurðen ut of his ahne witte indignatns cum. furore nimio, Kath. 1257.

Linked entry: a-wédan

ge-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swícan, ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ. -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen

To leave offdesiststopceaserest fromturn fromwithdrawrelinquishfaildeceivebetrayintermitteredesisterecessarequiescererequiesceredesererediscedererelinqueredeficerefallereproderewith the genitive with the dative

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He geswác hys weorces he rested from his work, Gen. 2, 3. Gé hellfirena sweartra geswícaþ ye turn from black hell-crimes. Exon. 98 a; Th. 366, 4; Reb. 7. Geswícaþ ðære synne turn from that sin, Cd. 113; Th. 149, 1; Gen. 2468.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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., Ꝥ ealle neódfulle beón ymbe Godes gerihta ǽlc on his ende þe heom betǽht is, Cht. E. 230, 15. Hæsten hergode on his ríce þone ilcan ende þe his cumpæder healdan sceolde, Chr. 894; P. 87, 1.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

ge-híran

(v.)
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Sume magon gesión, sume magon gehíran (-hýron, v. l. ), Bt. 41, 5; F. 252, 23. <b>I a.</b> said of the ear :--- trans.

þunian

(v.)
Grammar
þunian, p. ode.

to stand outbe prominentbe lifted upstick upto be lifted upbe proudto be stuck upto make a noiseto soundresoundcreak

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to stand out, be prominent, be lifted up, stick up On ðam forman dæge on ðam middangeard þunaþ gesceapen primo dierum quo mundus extat conditus, Hymn. Surt. 4, 4.

Linked entries: þundende tó-þuniende

Eást-Engle

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Eást-Engla (-e MS.) landes is þrittig þúsend hýda, C. D. B. i. 414, 29. Ofer Norðhymbra lond and Eást-Engla, Chr. 895; P. 88, 20. Ðǽr wærð Eást-Engla folces seó yld ofslagen, 1004; P. 135, 36.

efen

(n.)
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</b> of sounds, harmonious, not discordant :-- Efnum sónum consonantibus, Mk. p. 1, 13. unruffled, undisturbed Gyf eówer hwylc bið geunrótsod, hé hyne gebidde mid emnum móde ( aequo animo ), Ll. Th. ii. 354, 19. Mid efnum móde, R.

ge-welgian

(v.)
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God ne hét ús gewelgian þá hæbbendan, Wlfst. 287, 24. to make oneself rich Gif hé beó gewelegod tó þám ꝥ (gif hé geþeó ꝥ, v. l. ) hé áge .v. hýda landes, Ll. Th. i. 188, 19: 186, 18. Ne bið geweolegad non ditabitur, Kent.

be-drífan

to drive gameto follow up a track

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H. 95, 5. to drive game :-- Hundas bedrifon hyne tó mé canes perduxerunt eum (aprum) ad me, Coll. M. 22, 15. where something is done or suffered under compulsion Ðonne mon byð tyhtlan betygen and hine mon bedrífeð tó ceápe, Ll. Th. i. 142, 1, 5.

HELM

(n.)
Grammar
HELM, es; m.

HELMhelmeta crownthe topovershadowing foliage of treesa covering

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Helme gedýgled concealed with a covering, 1226; Th. 470, 10; Hy. 11, 33. in poetry the word is applied to persons, thus God and Christ are spoken of as æþelinga, hæleþa, háligra, duguþa, dryhtfolca, engla, grásta, heofona, heofonríces, wuldres helm and

Linked entry: helmiht

un-wemme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wemme, adj.

spotlesswithout blemishwithout defectuninjureduninjuredinviolateundefiledpureimmaculateperfectpureimmaculate

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Godes cyrican wé sculan ǽfre lufian and nǽfre derian wordes ne weorces, ac griðian symle and healdan unwemme, Wulfst. 67, 17. Hí eodon of ðam fýre feorh unwemme, Exon.

Linked entries: -wemme on-wæmme

ge-mittan

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Add: to meet, (i) to meet that which is corning in an opposite direction Hine gemitte án man, þá hé fór fram þǽre byrig, Ors. 6, 31; Bos. 128, 34. to meet, encounter an enemy Þá gemytlon [þá men] of Hereforda and of Gleáweceastre, and him wið gefuhton

ge-strínan

(v.)
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Þínum gewritum sáwle beóþ gestrínode (lucrantur), Hy. S. 73, 15. ¶ In Mt. L. 21, 41 the word glosses locare (which is confused with lucrari ?). to lay up treasure Sé ðe gistrióneð (-að, L.) qui thesaurizat, Lk. R. 12, 21.

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, and <b>hreppan.</b> [The two forms may be taken together.]
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ne dorston þá hálgan stówe hreppan (grétan, v. l. temerare ), Gr. D. 43, 12. the subject a thing Þá wolde hé þurhþýn hí mid þám swurde, ac se ord ne dorste hí hreppan, Hml. S. 12, 227. where blame is expressed [cf. N. E.

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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H. 189, 12. to let blood: of his sídan swát forlétan, Cri. 1112. Forlǽt blód of earme, Lch. ii. 130, 6.

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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Th. 127, I. to be habitually in a specified condition Neb bið hyre æt nytte, niðerweard gongeð, Rä. 35, 3. Sceáp sceal gongan mid his fliése oð midne sumor, Ll.

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, &nbsp;sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Hyra þeáw wæs ðæt hí ða untruman in lǽdan sceoldan, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 28.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

ge-fæstnian

(v.)
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Gehýr þis herespel and þínne hyge gefæstna, Sch. 37. Ríce is þín rǽde gefæstnod, Ps. Th. 144, 13. Ꝥte ryhte cynedómas þurh úre folc gefæstnode and getrymede wǽron, Ll. Th. i. 102, 9. to settle, determine, fix a plan, course, &amp;c.

BRÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÁD, def. se bráda, seó, ðæt bráde ; comp. m.brádra, f.n. brádre,brǽdre; superl. brádost; adj.

BROAD open, large, spacious, copiouslatus, expansus, amplus, spatiosus, copiosus

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Ðæt býne land is easteweard brádost the inhabited land is broadest eastward, Ors. 1, 1;Bos. 20. 45 Sume hyne slógon on his ansýne mid hyra brádum handum some smote him on his face with their open hands, Mt. Bos. 26, 67. Brád amplus, Ælfc.

Linked entries: brǽd bréd bréden

DRÉFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÉFAN, part. dréfende; p. dréfde; pp. dréfed

To disturb, agitate, disquiet, vex, trouble commovēre, turbāre, conturbāre, tribulāre, contristāre

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To disturb, agitate, disquiet, vex, trouble; commovēre, turbāre, conturbāre, tribulāre, contristāre Uparǽr mód úre dréfende erĭge mentes nostras turbĭdas, Hymn. Surt. 127, 6.