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ge-déman

to judge. ⬩ absolute ⬩ to judge a person, ⬩ where the matter of judgement is given ⬩ to adjudge reward, punishment, c. , assign ⬩ to settle, decide, decree ⬩ of unfavourable judgement, to condemn, censure :-- ⬩ to execute judgement on a person, carry out a sentence :-- ⬩ to deem, suppose

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Him ne bið nán dóm gedémed, Hml. Th. i. 396, 19 : Dan. 655.

bót

mending ⬩ repair ⬩ remedy ⬩ improvement ⬩ help ⬩ amendment ⬩ amends ⬩ reparation ⬩ repentance ⬩ penance

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Ne sý þǽr nán óðer bót bútan ꝥ heáfod, 282, 1. Nán óðer bót búton ꝥ man ceorfe him handa of, 394, 9. Nán man ꝥ ne wrece, ne bóte ne bidde, 288, 3. Nǽnig witena wénan þorfte bóte tó banan folmum, B. 158.

a-leógan

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

To lie ⬩ tell lies ⬩ belie ⬩ deceive ⬩ mentiri ⬩ confutare ⬩ non 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 answer ⬩ respondēre

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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

Linked entry: sidu

ge-cennan

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

to beget ⬩ bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ to clear ⬩ declare ⬩ prove ⬩ purgare ⬩ advocare ⬩ manifestare

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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 allow ⬩ make 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

stæþ-hlípe

(adj.)
Grammar
stæþ-hlípe, adj.
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Hí ne mihton ofer ðæt scræf swá swæðhlýpe (stæþ-?)

Linked entries: -hlípe swæð-hlýpe

bót-wyrþe

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Æt nánum bótwyrðum gylte ne for-wyrce man máre þonne his wer, Ll. Th. i. 266, 12. Æt Bótwurðan þingan béte man mid .v. pundum, 340, 28. Substitute: That admits of expiation by the payment of bót; and add: —

beót-líce

(adv.)

threateningly ⬩ boast-ingly ⬩ vauntingly ⬩ arrogantly

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Substitute: threateningly Hé férde beótlíce mid wíge ascendit vallatus auxilio pugnatorum, Jos. 8, 10. boast-ingly, vauntingly, arrogantly 'Ne fare gé, ic bidde". . . Hig swáþeáh áblende beótlíce ástigon. Num. 14, 44.

deópnes

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IX. depth of meaning, mystery :-- Þæt ðám gódum ne sý oftogen seó gástlice deópnyss, Hml. Th. ii. 96, 5. Diópnise ríces heofna mysteria regni coelorum, Mt. L. 13, 11.

earmian

(v.)
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[For constructions cf. of-hreówan.] used impersonally with gen. of cause Hwám ne maeg earmian swylcere tíde to whom will there not be pity for such a time?

elcora

(adv.)
Grammar
elcora, elcra; adv.
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, ib. note. Wæs his rest on his hǽran oððe elcora (elles, Bl. H. 227, 11) on nacodre eorðan . . . 'Ne e Gif hé elcra (ælcra, v. l.) þurh tóþundennesse gedyrstlǽcð si aliter presumpserit, R. Ben. 113, 12

ge-screncan

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Ne bióð gescrencte (supplantabuntur) gongas his, Ps. Srt. 36, 31

rúm-mód

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add: with gen. of what is given Hé ne sié giétsiende óðerra monna ǽhta, ac sié his ágenra rúmmód ad aliena cupienda non ducitur, sed propria largitur, Past. 61, 12. Wé sceoldan rúmóde beón rihtra gestreóna, Wlfst. 257, 2. <b>I b.

wandung

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</b> Sé þe man for ylde oððe for sumre wandunge swingan ne mæg, si etas out qualitas personę prohibet, Chrd. 61, 34

sam-wist

(n.)
Grammar
sam-wist, e; f.

A living together, cohabitation, matrimony

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Ne ceara ðú (Hagar ) fleáme dǽlan somwist incre, Cd. Th. 137, 27; Gen. 2280. Þeáh his líc and gǽst hyra somwiste, sinhíwan tú, gedǽled (-de?), Exon. Th. 160, 9; Gú. 941. Somwist, 172,28 ; Gú. 1150. Samwista contubernia, Hpt. Gl. 416, 27: 520, 54

hǽst

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hǽst, hést, e; f.

Violence, fury

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Fære ne móston wætres brógan hǽste hrínan the terrors of the water might not with violence touch the vessel, Cd. 69; Th. 84, 11; Gen. 1396. [Hǽste may also be taken either as adj. agreeing with brógan (v. next word), or as adverb.]

costnian

(v.)
Grammar
costnian, part. costnigende; p. ode; pp. od; v. trans. gen. acc.

To tempt ⬩ tentare

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Costnodon me tentaverunt me Num. 14, 22; Ps. Lamb. 94, 9. Afanda me Drihten, and costna me proba me Domine, et tenta me Ps. Spl. 25, 2. Ne costna ðú Drihten dínne God non tentabis Dominum Deum tuum Mt. Bos. 4, 7; Lk. Bos. 4, 12

Linked entry: a-costnod