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ge-útian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-útian, p. ode; pp. od

To ejectbanishalienateejĭcĕreexpellĕre

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Cwǽdon ðæt hit betere wǽre ðæt ic ða preóstas of Cristes cyrcean geútode they said it would be better that I should expel the priests from Christchurch, iii. 349, 14.

Linked entry: útian

á-þreótan

To make weary.alone

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His mé sceal áþreótan, Ors. 5, 2;S. 218, 21. with a (negative) clause Ðæt hiene ná ne áðriét ðæt hé him ne laðige non cessat vocare, Past. 405, 22. Ne áðreát hine ná ðæt hé ðá dysegan ne tǽlde nec insanientes cessabat reprehendere, 355, 16.

Linked entries: þreótan a-þreát

hringan

(v.)
Grammar
hringan, p. de; v.

To ring

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To ring His searo hringeþ his armour rings, Salm. Kmbl. 534; Sal. 266. Byrnan hringdon their byrnies rang, Beo. Th. 660; B. 327. ringden ða belle they rang the bells, Chr. 1131; Erl. 259, 37. Hringe tácn sonet signum, Lye.

myrre

(n.)
Grammar
myrre, myrra, an; f.

Myrrh

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Uton him bringan myrran, Homl. Th. i. 116, 25 : 118, 17

Linked entry: murre

hand-preóst

(n.)
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V. has 'chief about the king') Þrengde hé his handpreóstas and eác sume of his túnpreóstan ꝥ scoldan helpan þan feáwan munecan precepit capellanis clericis suis, ut essent cum monachis, Chr. 870; P. 284, 1. Cf. hand-þegn, hand-gesella

betera

(adj.)
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D. 262, 3. used substantively, of persons His betera læg, By. 276. Hé feóþ his betran, Mód. 36. Geseóð þá betran blǽde scínan, Cri. 1292. of things Ne mótan gé míne sáwle grétan, ac gé on betran gebringað, Gú. 349. [Goth. batiza : O. Sax. O.

ge-hindred

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hindred, . . . impeditus.
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Substitute: <b>ge-hindrian;</b>. pp. ge-hindrod, gehindred To hinder, impede, check, and add for þám gylte gehin-drode wǽron þe þone Godes wer ǽr on wege his horses bereáfedon quia ex culpa quam servo Dei in via fecerant, illa sui itineris

slæcness

(n.)
Grammar
slæcness, e; f.
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Wæs beboden ðæt hi sceoldon caflíce etan, forðan ðe God onscunaþ ða sleacnysse on his þegnum. Homl.

windan

(v.)
Grammar
windan, p. wand, pl. wundon; pp. wunden

of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start to fly, wheel, springof the movement of living thingsof inanimate thingsof abstract subjectsof twistingrolling movementof living thingsof inanimate thingsto waverto twistrollto brandishwaveto twist, plait, weaveto twist, give a curved form to

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Hé wand him up þanon, hwearf him þurh ða helldora, Cd. Th. 29, 7; Gen. 446. Ðá wand se of his swuran he sprang from his neck Homl. Th. i. 336, 17. Hornfisc plegode, and se grǽga mǽw wælgífre wand ( flew circling round), Andr. Kmbl. 743 ; An. 372.

Linked entry: winde

Sunnan-niht

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-niht, e; f.
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-Ǽlcum gesinhíwum gebyreþ ðæt hig hyra clǽnnysse healdon ǽfre Sunnannihte (nocte diei Dominici), L. Ecg. P. ii. 21; Th. ii. 190, 18. His líc læg on byrgene ða Sæterniht and Sunnanniht . . . and hé árás of deáðe on ðone Eásterlícan Sunnandæg, Homl.

Linked entry: Wódnes-niht

LÁR

(n.)
Grammar
LÁR, e; f.

LOREteachinginstructionlearningknowledgecunningsciencepreachingdoctrinedogmapreceptexhortationadmonitioncounselsuggestioninstigationpersuasion

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Hié swýðor fylgaþ deófles lárum they rather follow the suggestions of the devil, Blickl. Homl. 25, 10 : 61, 13. Ðín ríce for his lárum gefealleþ thy kingdom will fall because of his counsels, 181, 34

Linked entries: folc-lár lǽr

ge-etan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-etan, p. ic, he ge-æt, ðú ge-ǽte, pl. ge-ǽton; pp. ge-eten

To eat togetherto eatto consumecomedereedere

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Ðæt híg ǽton : ðá híggeeten hæfdon, híg wunedon ðǽr ut ederunt : cum comedissent, manserunt ibi, Gen. 31, 54. Gif ðú ðæs treówes wæstm geetst if thou eatest the fruit of this tree, Homl. Th. 1. 14, 2

freoðo-beácen

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo-beácen, es; n.

A sign of peacesign granting safetypācis signumsignum incolumĭtātem præbens

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A sign of peace, sign granting safety; pācis signum, signum incolumĭtātem præbens Hine Waldend on tácen sette, freoðobeácen, ðý-læs hine feónda hwilc mid gúþ-þræce grétan dorste the Lord set a token, a sign of peace, upon him [Cain], lest some enemy

hádianv

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Þæt hé hine hádian sceolde tó ƀ intó Lundene, 1048; P. 172, 17.

hyll

(n.)
Grammar
hyll, es; m: e; f.

A hill

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huntiaþ of ǽlcere hylle they shall hunt them from every hill, Homl. Th. i. 576, 28. Hyllas montes, Ps. Spl. C. 71, 3. Hyllas and heá beorgas. Cd. 192; Th. 240, 7; Dan. 383. Hyllas and cnollas, Exon. 18 a; Th. 45, 11; Cri. 717.

ge-trymman

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His geleáfa hine getrymde (-trymede, v.l.) his faith gave him courage. Hml. S. 26, 15. Hé getrymede heora geleáfan, Bl. H. 17, 8. Heora cyning mid þǽm scopleóðe heora mód getrymede, Ors. 1, 14; S. 58, 1.

wrixl

(n.)
Grammar
wrixl, e; f.

changealterationvicissitudealternationexchangeinterchangeplacesteada loanwhat is given in returnreturnrequital

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Hæfdon mid him gehálgode tabulan on wígbedes wrixle habentes secum tabulam altaris vice dedicatam, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 34. a loan Borge odde wrixle mutuo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 5.

ge-cunnian

(v.)
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Add: to try, test gelýfdon him be eallum þám geþeódum, þeáh hyra gecunnian ne mihton crediderunt de omnibus linguis quas probare minime ualebant, Gr. D. 301, 1.

wergild-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
wergild-þeóf, es; m.
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Gif mon wergildþeóf geféhð, and hé losige ðý dæge ðám monnum ðe hine gefóð, þeáh hine mon gefó ymb niht, náh him mon máre æt ðonne ful wíte, L. In. 72; Th. i. 148, 5-8.

BYRLE

(n.)
Grammar
BYRLE, byrele, es; m.
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Ðara ððer bewiste his byrlas, óðer his bæcestran alter pincernis præerat, alter pistoribus, Gen. 40, 2

Linked entry: byrele