ge-gangan
to go ⬩ happen ⬩ take place ⬩ befal ⬩ to fall to one's share ⬩ to come in ⬩ ire ⬩ evenire ⬩ accidere ⬩ to exercise ⬩ effect ⬩ accomplish ⬩ exercere ⬩ perficere ⬩ efficere ⬩ to go against with hostile intention ⬩ to pass over ⬩ overcome ⬩ subdue ⬩ conquer ⬩ obtain ⬩ acquire ⬩ aggredi ⬩ transgredi ⬩ superare ⬩ subigere ⬩ oblinere ⬩ adipisci ⬩ possidere
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Ic mid elne sceal gold gegangan I shall with valour obtain the gold, Beo. Th. 5065; B. 2036 : 6162; B. 3085 : Ps. Th. 78, 12
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wundorlíce
Wonderfully
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Wonderfully, with adjectives Ðǽr wearð gegaderod wundorlíce micel folc, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 616. Hé hine gesette in wundorlíce micle cyrcean, Shrn. 121, 3. with verbs Wundurlíce mirabiliter, Ps. Surt. 75, 5. Wundorlíce mire, Hymn. Surt. 70, 5.
be-tellan
exculpate ⬩ excuse
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S. 27, 160. to prove one's self innocent, with adj. Hé hine betealde unsynnine, Hml.
gita
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Cf. gít; 2 Se Wísdóm gól gyd æfter spelle, song sóðcwida sumne þá géta, Met. 7, 3. with idea of incompleteness. Cf. gít; 2 Hé þá gíta feorron adhuc longe positus, Gr. D. 36, 15. with comparatives.
on-ufan
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Add: with dat. local Hié hæfdon wæter genóg onufan þǽre dúne, Ors. 6, 13; S. 268, 16. Onufa lehtfæte supra candelabrum, Lk. L. 11, 33: 20, 18: 13, 4: Jn. p. 4, 16. ꝥ tácon se groefa gesette ofer ł onufa ðǽr róde (super crucem) Jn. L. 19, 19.
rihte
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Th. 5, 2. rightly, with undisputed title Hé wes swíðe rihte mínes hláfordes kynnes his title to kinship with my lord was indisputable, Solil. H. 61, 10. v. eall-, hér-, ofdún- (cf. ádún, C. D. iii. 406, 26), sceaft-, súþ-, þǽr-, un-, úp-, west-rihte
ǽg-hwilc
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Fýr biþ ymbútan on ǽghwylcum, þeáh hé uppe seó, Sat. 265: An. 350. with a genitive Ǽghwylc ðára manna, Bl. H. 37, 3. Hæleða ǽghwylc, Sat. 194. Gumena ǽghwilc, Gen. 465. Ǽghwylc ánra heora, Bl. H. 121, 8. Þeóda ǽghwilc hæfdon . . ., Met. 26, 43.
ge-æmtian
to empty, remove the material contained in something ⬩ to free ⬩ give leisure to ⬩ to free oneself ⬩ to be disengaged ⬩ to make ⬩ get time ⬩ devote oneself
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Th. 45, 9. with gen. Hú hié hié geǽmettian (-ǽmeti-gian, v. l.) scoldon óðerra weorca, Past. 131, 5. with prep. Þonne heó mæg hí fram hyre láre geǽmtigan, Ap.
on-bryrdan
to instigate, stimulate, incite, inspire, animate ⬩ to excite to a feeling of compunction
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Hí se héhsta Déma mid elne onbryrde inspired her with courage, Judth. Thw. 22, 37; Jud. 95. Git mid fullwihte onbryrdon ealne ðisne middangeard, Exon. Th. 467, 10; Hö. 136. Onbryrdan beorman míne to leaven with my leaven, 266, 10; Jul. 396.
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ge-swencan
To disturb ⬩ agitate ⬩ trouble ⬩ vex ⬩ fatigue ⬩ outweary ⬩ afflict ⬩ harass ⬩ oppress ⬩ pulsāre ⬩ agĭtāre ⬩ trībŭlāre ⬩ vexāre ⬩ fătīgāre ⬩ afflīgĕre ⬩ affĭcĕre ⬩ opprĭmĕre
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Synnum geswenced oppressed with sins, Beo. Th. 1954; B. 975: 2741; B. 1368: Andr. Kmbl. 788; An. 394. He wæs geswenced mid grimmum gefeohte he was wearied with fierce fighting, Chr. Erl. 5, 30.
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ge-bycgan
To buy ⬩ procure ⬩ purchase ⬩ redeem ⬩ emere ⬩ redimere
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Cyning sceal mid ceápe cwéne gebicgan a king shall buy a queen with goods Exon. 90a; Th.338, 22; Gn. Ex. 82. [For this use of the verb see Grimm R.A. pp. 421 sqq. where similar phrases in other dialects are given.]
sirwan
to plan ⬩ devise ⬩ use art in doing something ⬩ To plan ⬩ contrive ⬩ devise ⬩ plot ⬩ attempt with craft ⬩ to lie in wait ⬩ plot ⬩ to lie in wait for ⬩ plot against
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Wulfst. 107, 22. with prep, to lie in wait for, plot against Ðú syrwst ongeán hyre hó, Gen. 3, 15. Deófol syrwþ ymbe Godes gelaðunge, Homl. Th. i. 240, 1. Mé manige ymb mægene syrewaþ, Ps. Th. 54, 18.
dǽlan
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Th. i. 12, 1: 172, 1. of common action Nis þæt gemet mannes þæt hé wið áglǽcean eofoðo dǽle ( take part in conflict, fight with ), eorlscype efne, B. 2534. Betere þonne wé hilde dǽlon better than our fighting with one another, By. 33
cirran
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Þá hí tó sǽ cóman, þá hét hí man cyrran, Chr. 1094; P. 229, 22. (2 a) with reflex. dat. :-- Hé forlét þá fyrde and cyrde him eft tó Lundene, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 12. of change in conduct, to turn, reform Hí geeácniað heora wíta, gif hí ǽr ende ne cyrrað
ge-dígan
to escape danger, (i) used absolutely ⬩ to come successfully out of conflict ⬩ to escape from danger, harm, c. ⬩ of things :-- ⬩ to escape from an enemy ⬩ to recover from illness ⬩ to benefit, profit,
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Se bróþer gedígde ꝥ wíte frater evasit supplicium, 346, 6. Hé geortrýwde hweþer hé mihte gedígean (évadere) swá myccle frécnesse þára ýþa, 34.
hýnan
To abuse ⬩ humiliate ⬩ rebuke ⬩ correct ⬩ despise ⬩ oppress ⬩ afflict ⬩ ill-treat
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Hé Godes hálgan hýnde mid wítum he oppressed God's saints with torments, Homl. Th. ii. 310, 25. Hé bebeád ðæt hié mon on ǽlce healfe hiénde he ordered that they should be treated with insult on every side, Ors. 6, 3; Swt. 258, 6.
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múþ
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</b> in various prepositional phrases, with þurh Ðá Godes word ðe þurh his múð beóð gesprecen, Past. 373, 22. Swá hé spræc þurh his hálegra wítegena múð, Lk. I. 70. with of, in, on Of ðǽra cilda múðe þú byst hered, Ps. Th. 8. 2.
HÚ
How
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Th. 1962; B. 979. with a comparative [cf. þý, swá] Lufade hine lenge hú geornor, Exon. 34 b; Th. 110, 18; Gú. 109. qualifying, or in combination with, other words Hú mycel scealt ðú quantum debes? Lk. Skt. 16, 5.
Dene
The Danes ⬩ Dāni
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Gif hláford his þeówan freóls-dæge nýde to weorce, gylde lahslihte inne on Dena lage, and wíte mid Englum if a lord oblige his servant to work on a festival-day, let him pay penalty within the Danish law, and fine among the English, L. E.
lǽran
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Ǽghwilc cild sí, wé lǽrað, gefullod binnon nigon nihton, ii. 292, 5. with personal object. alone Hé self dó swá swá hé óðre lǽrð, Past. 453, 15. with a noun object, of that which is enjoined or commended Óðerne hé lǽrde geðyld alteri patientiam proponit