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lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Airatmospherebreezeskyheavenscloud

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gesette storm his on lyfte statuit procellam ejus in auram, Ps. Spl. 106, 29. gesceóp ðæt upplíce lyft, Hexam. 4; Norm. 6, 24. Ðæt lyft gesceóp, Norm. 8, 17.

Linked entries: lift loft

tirgan

(v.)
Grammar
tirgan, tirwian, tirigan, tirian; p. tirgde, tirwede, tirigde

To vex,irritate,provokeexasperate

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tyride exacerbavit, i. provocavit, adflixit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 56. Tyrgide exacerbavit, Hpt. Gl. 527, 51. Ðæt wíf cwæð, ðæt heó wolde ðone sunu ðe hí tirigde awyrian, Homl. Th. ii. 30, 9. Hý tyrgdon(tyrigdon, Ps.

wiþ-æftan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-æftan, prep. adv.

Behind.

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Grammar wiþ-æftan, with acc. or doubtful Heó com wiðæftan ða menigu uenit in turba retro Mk. Skt. 5, 27. Sette syrwa wiðæftan ða burh pone insidias urbi post eam, Jos. 8, 2. Heó stód wiðæftan his fét stans retro secus pedes eius, Lk. Skt. 7, 38.

Linked entry: æftan

folgaþ

(n.)
Grammar
folgaþ, es; m.

a trainretinueid quod sĕquĭturcŏmĭtātusservice of a followercŏmĭtis servĭtusministĕrium

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Heó fægerne folgaþ hæfdon uppe mid englum they had a fair service above with angels, Cd. 220; Th. 284, 30; Sat. 329. Ic gewát folgaþ sécan I departed to seek my service, Exon. 115a; Th. 442, 8; Kl. 9.

ge-neósian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neósian, p. ode; pp. od [neósian to visit]

To visit, come tovisĭtāre, adīre

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Forðam ðe he ge-neósode, and his folces alýsednesse dyde quia visĭtāvit, et fecit redemptiōnem plebis suæ, Lk. Bos. 1, 68, 78. Us mid hǽlo hér geneósa visĭta nos in salutāri tua, Ps. Th. 105, 4.

Linked entry: neósian

be-hwerfan

(v.)
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Th. i. 540, 3. to exchange, change for ealle his ǽhta behwyrfde wið ánum gyldenum wecge, Hml. Th. i. 394, 12. Úre unclǽnan weorc wé sceolon behwyrfan mid clænum, 138, 29

bíte

(n.)
Grammar
bíte, l. bite,

a bitethe bite

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D. 78, 5. of the effect of cancer :-- Ealne þone bite þæs cancres heó áfeormað, Lch. i. 296, 22. fig. :-- 'Eálá deáþ, ic beó þín deáþ, and ic beó þín bite ou helle.' Mycelne bite Drihten dyde on helle þá þyder ástág, Bl.

eáþ-módnes

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geseah his þínene eádmódnesse (éðmódnisse, R.), Lk. 1, 48. Édmódnise humilitatem, p. 8, 10.

ge-sundful

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Cf. ge-sund; Hwíl*-*tídum þeós weorold is gesundful, hwílon heó is mid mislicum þingum gemenged, Hml. Th. i. 182, 34. Ðurh cynincges wísdóm folc wyrð gesǽlig, gesundful, sigefæst, Ll. Th. ii. 306, 5.

Iudéas

Grammar
Iudéas, l. Iúdéas, and add: Iúdan, Iúdéan; gen.
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hét út ádrífan ealle þá Iúdan, Ors. 6, 4; S. 260, 21. Cóm Godes wracu ofer Iúþan, 6, 3; S. 256, 34. ena, ana

ríp

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</b> for which see <b>rípe,</b> and Add Þæt hér wǽre micel ríp (the accent is in the MS. and riip is a v. l.) ondweard multam esse messem, Bd. 1, 29; Sch. 99, 8. Rípes (hrípes, L.) tíd messis, Jn. R. 4, 35.

á-settan

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(hí) hét áhón and . . . eft ásettan, Jul. 231

up-áhefedness

(n.)
Grammar
up-áhefedness, e; f.

Elevationexaltationexultationarrogance, pride

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Elevation. literal Exaltatio sancte crucis, ðæt is on Engliscre sprǽce upáhefednyss ðære hálgan róde, for ðan ðe heó wæs áhafen on ðam dæge, Homl.

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smiðian

(v.)
Grammar
smiðian, p. ode

To make out of metal or wood, to fashion, forge fabricare, cudere

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hét smiðian of smǽtum golde áne lytle róde Homl. Th. ii. 304, 16. Smiðian on smǽtum golde ánre culiran an-lícnysse Homl. Skt. i. 3, 126. Smeoðed fabricata Hpt.

ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, l. ge-áscian,
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and add: to ask a question of a person geáscade (sciscitabatur) from him huér Críst ácenned wére, Mt. L. 2, 4. a person a question geáscode hiá, 'Huu feolo láfo habbað gié?, ' Mk. L. 8, 5 : 14, 60: 15, 2.

nearuness

(n.)
Grammar
nearuness, e; f.

a straitoppressiondistressdistressanxietytribulationtroublegrief

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on swá micelre nearanuesse becom he fell into so great trouble (was imprisoned), 1; Fox 2, 27.

Linked entry: nirwett

á-hildan

(v.)
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áhylde þæt wín wærlíce, Hml. Th. ii. 170, 18-20. Heó áhylde hire heáfod tó ðǽre mýsan, 184, 2. Áhældon ꝥ onsión on eorðo declinarent vultum in terram, Lk. L. 24, 5.

Linked entries: á-held á-hyldan

cíte

(n.)
Grammar
cíte, an; f.
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Heó began faran tó ðæs foresǽdan wéstensetlan cýtan, and on þǽre cýtan duru cnocode, Hml. A. 196, 25. eóde on þá cétan þǽr se líchoma wæs, Bl. H. 217, 25: 219, 14. Se geatweard sceal cýtan (hús cellam, R. Ben. I. 112, 7) habban wið þæt geat, R.

Linked entry: céte

hund-twelftig

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Gylde þám cynge hundtwelftig scillinga (sciłł. v. l. ), 264, 12: 62, 5: 66, 16: 86, 17. Cómon tó ðám hálgan hundtwelftig manna, mislíce geuntrumode, Hml. S. 21, 318. with units Hundtwelftig scíra hie. de and seofon scíra, Hml.

ǽr-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-cwide, es; m.

Prophecyprophetia?nuntii vel doctoris loquela ?

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He ǽrcwide onwreáh [MS. onwearh] he revealed the prophecy,Exon. 83a; Th. 313, 23; Mód. 4