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elcian

(v.)
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Hé elcað his tócymes, Hml. Th. ii. 566, 25. Hé elcode his sleges, 380, 31. with prep. elciað ongeán ðone deáð, and mid ealle ne forfleóð . . . on ende þisse worulde deáðes onfóð.

uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
uppan, (-on); prep. dat. acc.

upononaboveuponatafteruponon touponagainst

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Ðá wearð Eustatius uppon his horse and his gefeóran uppon heora Eustace got on his horse and his companions on theirs, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 38. Hé bær his tunecan, and áléde uppon ðám twám deádum, Homl. Th. i. 74, 2.

Linked entries: uppon on-uppan

óþ-ferian

(v.)
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Ðæt hé nǽfre nahbe foldan ðæt hit óþferie . . . Se ðe ðis feoh ðþfergean (carry off, steal ) þence, Lchdm. i. 384, 9-15. Hi willaþ óþfergan, ðæt ic friþian sceal; ic him ðæt forstonde, Exon. Th. 398, 13; Rä. 17, 7. Cf. æt-ferian

á-hwǽnan

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Þæt wydewan and steópcild tó oft ne áhwǽnan, ac georne hý gladian, 309, 3: Ll. Th. i. 326, 25. For ðisum wearð Theodosius þearle áhwǽned, and hé his líc for ðǽre sárignysesse mid wácon reáfe scrýdde . . .

Linked entry: hwǽnan

ge-bátad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bátad, <b>ge-batian;</b> pp. od
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Hire wæs micel wund open ðá heó mon on byrgenne dyde, and þá mon eft úp dyde of þǽre byrgenne ðá wæs hit gebatad, ꝥ þǽr næs bútan seó swaðu on (cf. Wæs seó wund fæstlíce gehálad (curatum), Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 449, 3), Shrn. 95, 2. Substitute:

ge-dihtan

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Þæt gewrit áwrát Godes ængel, swá swá seó hálige þrynnys hit gedihte, Wlfst. 292, 21. Ðá áwrát se earming mid his ágenre handa, swá swá se deófol him gedihte þone pistol, Hml.

heord-rǽden

Grammar
heord-rǽden, heord-rǽdenn.

watching overa guardwatch

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worulde tó Gode for ðǽre hylde his hirdrǽdene (for the fidelity of his care of the cattle), Hml.

Linked entries: hird-ness hird-ræden

wirsian

(v.)
Grammar
wirsian, p. ode

To get worse

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To get worse Hit fareþ yfele ealles tó wíde. Swá swýðe hit wyrsaþ, ðæt ðæs hádes men, ðe hwýlum wǽron nyttoste, ða syndon nú unnyttaste, L. I. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 18. And aa hit wyrsode mid mannan swíðor and swíðor, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 23.

hǽlan

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Gémde ł hǽlde hiá curavit eos, Mt. L. 19, 2. Haelde hiá sanavit eos, 21, 14. Ðý lǽs. . . hwærfa hiá and ic hǽlo ( sanem ) hiá, 13, 15 : Jn. L. 13, 40. Ꝥte haelde ðrael his ut saluaret seruum eius, Lk. L. 7, 3. Críst hié hǽlan wolde, BI. H. 105, 26.

friþ-sócn

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Dele 'A peace-refuge,' and for the passage substitute Éhte his ǽlc þára þe Godes freónd sí, búton ꝥ gewurþe ꝥ hé ætberste, and swá deópe friðsðcne geséce ꝥ se cyningc him þurh ꝥ feores geunne. Add:

irming

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Hié fægniað irmingas hiera ágnes hearmes de damnis suis miseri exultant, Past. 245, 2. Tó bodianne ermingum (captiuis) for-gefnise, Lk. L. R. 4, 18. Add

netele

Grammar
netele, Add: <b>netel,</b> e
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Þá geseah hé þǽr neáh him weaxan þicce scaldþýfelas netelena (netlenu, nytelena, v. ll.) and brémela (urticarum et veprium) . . . hé hine sylfne nacodne wylede on þǽra netela (netlena, nytelena, v. ll. ) tendingum, Gr. D. 101, 11-17

snelness

(n.)
Grammar
snelness, e; f.

Quickness, readiness, activity, agility3

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Quickness, readiness, activity, agility3 Hé slóh swá hé hine (the ball) nǽfre feallan ne lét. Se cyngc ðá oncneów ðæs iungan snelnesse, ðæt hé wiste ðæt hé næfde his gelícan on ðam plegan Ap. Th. 13, 7

slítan

(v.)
Grammar
slítan, p. slát, pl. sliton; pp. sliten

To slit, tear, rendto tear a garment rendto tear, split, rend, cleave, divideto tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, to tear, bite irritateto tear to destroy, waste, consumeto carp at, back-biteto tear attero to tear, split to tear, break scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere to slit, tear, break

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Hrefn hine slíteþ 329, 20; Vy. 37. Hine se wulf slíteþ 342, 27; Gn. Ex. 148. Hé (the evil spirit) bítes and slítes hine Mk. Skt. Rush. 9, 18. Heora heortan wyrmas ceorfaþ and slítaþ Dóm. L. 12, 168: 14, 210; Exon. 497, 5; Rä. 85, 24.

ge-rihtan

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Hié eówra sáwla má forhwerfdon þonne hié gerihton, Ll.

ge-búgan

(v.)
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gebeáh and his willan geceás, Ll.

ufan

(adv.)
Grammar
ufan, (-en(n)e); adv.

from abovedownfrom abovefrom heavenabove

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from above, down, where motion is expressed or implied Hié sǽdon ðæt hit ufane of ðære lyfte cóme, Ors. 3, 6; Swt. 108, 30. Hé déð ðæt fýr cymð ufene, Wulfst. 97, 21.

ge-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weorc, -worc, -were, es; n. [ge-, weorc a work] .

workŏpusŏpuscŭlusa fortfortressarx

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Ðæt ðam þeódne wæs síþes sigehwíl, sylfes dǽdum, worlde geweorces that was a victorious moment to the prince of his enterprise, by his own deeds, of his worldly work, Beo. Th. 5415; B. 2711.

be-sprecan

(v.)

mentionto claimTo complain ofblameTo complain

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Cf. be-secgan, I: Hit is ús swíþor bismre gelíc þæt wé þæt besprecað erubescant de recordatione praeteritorum, Ors. 3, 11; S. 152, 30. Hé begeat sumne ðe hine bespræc tó ðám cásere, Hml.

stede-fæst

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Add: firmly fixed: of a person, rooted to the spot Hé beád him álédon þá byrðene, and þá bǽrmen sóna stedefæste stódon, swilce ástífodon wǽron, Hml.