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ge-streón

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Ne mage gé Gode ðeówian and eóweres feós gestreóne, Hml. Th. ii. 460, 31. (l a) of getting by violence, rapine, robbery :-- Wæs hé hogiende tó gestreóne (reáfláce, v.l.) manna æhta in rapinam rerun inhians, Gr.

þeówian

(v.)
Grammar
þeówian, p. ode.
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ne þeówode ic ðe for Rachele nonne pro Rachel servivi tibi? Gen. 29, 25: Lk. Skt. 15, 29. Hí ne mihton elles béón, gif hé ne þiówedon hiora fruman, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 30. Þiówoden, Met. 29, 99. Ða ðe fram cildháde Gode þeówodon, Homl.

Linked entries: þeáwian þeówan

FREMMAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREMMAN, to fremmanne; ic fremme, ðú fremest, he fremeþ, pl. fremmaþ; p. fremede, fremde, pl. fremedon; impert. freme, pl. fremmaþ; subj. pres. fremme, pl. fremmen; pp. fremed.

to advancepromŏvēreto FRAMEmakedoeffectperformcommitiăcĕrepatrāreeffĭcĕreperfĭcĕreperpetrāre

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Fremmaþ gé leóda þearfe perform ye now the people's need, Beo. Th. 5593; B. 2800. Ðæt ðú hospcwide ǽfre ne fremme wið Godes bearne that thou never make contemptuous words against God's son, Elen. Kmbl. 1046; El. 524: Andr.

Linked entry: ge-fremman

ge-hæftan

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vigore non constringitur, 283, 13-16.

híwian

(v.)

to formfabricateto feignto dissemble

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Se man híwað hine sylfne, swylce hé deóp inngehýd hæbbe, þe nát mycel gescád ǽniges gerádes, Wlfst. 53, 19. to assume an appearance or character that does not belong to the subject, to feign Bilewite cild ne híwað mid wordum, þæt hit óðer ðence and

sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
sceamu, e; f.

modesty, bashfulnessshame, confusionwhat causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame the private part

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Ne sceolon æt mé ǽnige habban sceame non erubescant in me 68, 7.

Linked entries: a-swǽrnung sceam-lim

Á

(adv.)
Grammar
Á, aa, aaa; adv.

Alwayseverfor evereversemperunquamusque

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Ic á ne geseah 'I not ever saw' = I never saw, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 10; Gen. 375. Á = ǽfre: , sceal beón á on Ií abbod now, there shall always [ever] be an abbot in Iona, Chr. 565; Th. 33, 2, col. 2.

Linked entry: ÁWA

lǽn

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn, lán [v. under lǽn-land], e; f.

a loangrantgiftleasefeefief

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Hé tó ðære lǽne fácn ne wiste he knew of no ill-design in the loan [of arms], L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 7. Se ðe æt his néhstan hwæt tó lǽne ábit qui a proximo suo quidquid mutuo postulaverit, Ex. 22, 14.

Linked entries: lǽne lǽn-land

wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden

To have power over to control the movements of that which is moved to regulate wield a weaponwith gen. with dat. or inst. to control that which moves itself to have control of a person, an emotionto govern,with gen. with acc. of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule govern have dominion overbear sway wield power, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. with a preposition absolute fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, with gen. with acc. with a preposition to have power over things to possess be in possession of have at command be master of, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. to have power to decide or choose what shall take place to determine ordain have the decidingcontrol of matters, with gen. with dat. or inst. with a clause absoluteto have power that brings something to pass, to cause be the cause, author, source of something, with gen. with dat. or acc. of things, with gen. of motives to have power to dobe able

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Þeáh fýr wið ealla sié gemenged weoruldgesceafta, þeáh waldan ne mót ðæt hit ǽnige fordó (cf. ðeáh ne mæg náue ðara gesceafta ofercuman, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 17), Met. 20, 129

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

a-leógan

(v.)
Grammar
a-leógan, p. -leág, -leáh, -léh, pl. -lugon; pp. -logen [a, leógan to lie, lig]

To lietell liesbeliedeceivementiriconfutarenon præstare

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To lie, tell lies, belie, deceive; mentiri, confutare, non præstare He aleág he belied, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 78; Met. 1, 39. Heó hyre gehát aleáh she belied her vow, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 7. He beót ne aléh he belied not his promise, Beo. Th. 160; B. 80.

Linked entries: a-leáh a-léh a-logen

fant-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
fant-fæt, gen. fant-fætes; pl. nom. acc. fant-fatu; n.

A font vessel, the font for baptism baptistērii vas

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font-vessel, sinful through Adam's transgression, but it is washed from all sins within, though without it change not its appearance, Homl.

Linked entry: fant

ge-andwyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andwyrdan, -andwerdan; p. -andwyrde ; pp. -andwyrded, -andwyrd

To answerrespondēre

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To answer; respondēre Ne mihton hig agén ðis him geandwyrdan non pŏtĕrant ad hæc respondēre illi, Lk. Bos. 14, 6 : Bt. 41, 2; Fox. 244, 23. Geandwyrde [geandwerde MS.

Linked entry: and-wyrdan

land-sidu

(n.)
Grammar
land-sidu, a; m.
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Ealle landsida ne sýn gelíce omnium terrarum instituta non sunt equalia, 4; Th. i. 434, 30

ge-wittig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wittig, -witig; adj.

Wiseknowingsaneconsciousintelligens

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Ne forlǽt ðé nán ðe gewityg byt nor does any one forsake thee that is wise, Shrn. 166, 28. Sum biþ gewittig æt wínþege beórhyrde gód one is expert at feasting, a good keeper of beer, Exon. 79 b; Th. 297, 26; Crä. 74: Beo. Th. 6179; B. 3094

Linked entry: ge-witig

ginian

(v.)
Grammar
ginian, geonian, gynian; p. ode

To yawngape

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Gewíte seó sáwul út ne mæg se múþ clypian ðeáh ðe he gynige if the soul depart the mouth cannot cry, though it gape, Homl. Th. i. 160, 9. Mid gynigendum múþe with gaping mouth, ii. 176, 21: 510, 33.

Linked entries: geonian gynian

ge-cennan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cennan, p. de; pp. ed.

to begetbring forthproduceto cleardeclareprovepurgareadvocaremanifestare

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From forleigere ne aru we gecenned ex fornicatione non sumus nati, Jn. Skt. Lind. 8, 41. [Cf. O. H. Ger. kiichennan gignere.] to clear, declare, prove; purgare, advocare, manifestare Gif he gecenne if he prove, L. Eth, ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 17.

Linked entry: ge-cænnan

ge-lǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽtan, -létan; p. -leórt; pp. -lǽten

To allowmake over to any one

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Ne geleórt ǽnigne monno to fylganne non admisit quemquam sequi, Mk. Skt. Rush. 5, 37. Ðú gileórtest concessisti, Rtl. 76, 36

sencan

(v.)
Grammar
sencan, p. te; pp. ed.
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Ne biþ flód tó sencende (tó stencende (?) dissipans ) ða eorþan. Gen. 9, 11

Linked entry: be-sæncan

sib-fæc

(n.)
Grammar
sib-fæc, es; n.
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Christiani ex propinquitate sui sanguinis usque ad septimum gradum connubia non ducunt, Th. i. 257, note b, and ii. 19, note 1. v. Grmm. R. A. 468

scortian

(v.)
Grammar
scortian, p. ode.
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Prol. 791). to run short, fail Ðætte ne scortige (sceortiga, Lind.) gileófa ðín ut non deficiat fides tua, Lk. Skt. Rush. 22, 32