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ǽne

a first time once, at any time once, at some former time at once

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Ic ðé ǽne ábealh, ðá wit Adam eaples þigdon, Sat. 410 (substitute this for translation in Dict.). at once Ǽne ic fare tó ðé and ádílgige ðé semel ascendam in medio tui et delebo te, Ex. 33, 5.

ge-munan

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 24, 2. to put in mind, remind a person of something, charge with Ic gemunde þé fácnes, þǽr nán næs, Hml. A. 135, 641. v. munan

CWUDU

(n.)
Grammar
CWUDU, cwuda, cweodo, cwidu, cudu; gen.ues wes; n.

What is chewed, a cud, quid manducatum, rumen

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Ofersceade mid hwítes cwidues duste sprinkle over with dust of mastich, 2, 3; Lchdm. ii. 182, 3. Of hwítum cwidue and wíne with mastich and wine, 2, 4; Lchdm. ii. 182, 17.

lǽce-finger

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-finger, es; m.

The leech-finger

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Ilike a fyngir has a name, als men thaire fyngers calle, The lest fyngir hat litye man, for hit is lest of alle; The next fynger hat leche man, for qwen a leche dos oȝt, With that fynger he tastes all thyng howe that hit is wroȝt. In Prompt. Parv.

Linked entry: gold-finger

mód-geþanc

(n.)
Grammar
mód-geþanc, es; m. n.

Mindthoughtsthought

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Fox 31, 37;Met. 31, 19, Nǽron gé swá eácne ofer ealle men módgeþances ye were not so gifted above all men with understanding, Cd. 179; Th. 224, 16; Dan. 137. Mǽtra on módgeþanc more humble in mind, 207; Th. 256, 3; Dan. 635.

ge-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gangan, -gongan; pp. -gangen, -gongen.

to gohappentake placebefalto fall to one's shareto come inireevenireaccidereto exerciseeffectaccomplishexercereperficereefficereto go against with hostile intentionto pass overovercomesubdueconquerobtainacquireaggreditransgredisuperaresubigereoblinereadipiscipossidere

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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

Linked entry: ge-gongan

wundorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wundorlíce, adv.

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

exculpateexcuse

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S. 27, 160. to prove one's self innocent, with adj. Hé hine betealde unsynnine, Hml.

gita

Grammar
gita, l. gíta,
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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

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, l. ge-ǽmtian,

to empty, remove the material contained in somethingto freegive leisure toto free oneselfto be disengaged to makeget timedevote 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

(v.)
Grammar
on-bryrdan, p. de.

to instigate, stimulate, incite, inspire, animateto 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.

ge-swencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swencan, -swæncan; p. -swencte; pp. -swenced, -swenct [swencan to disturb, vex]

To disturbagitatetroublevexfatigueoutwearyafflictharassoppresspulsāreagĭtāretrībŭlārevexārefătīgāreafflīgĕreaffĭcĕreopprĭmĕre

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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.

Linked entries: swencan ge-swæncan

ge-bétan

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Gebéte mid were ge mid wíte, Ll. Th. i. 62, 4. Gebéte mid fulre bóte, 330, 26. (β 3) by adverb or phrase :-- . ii. bóte gebéte, Ll. Th. i. 4, 2. Gebéte hé ꝥ be þǽm þe seó dǽd sý, swá be were, swá be wíte, 168, 5.

weorold-freónd

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-freónd, es; m.
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witan ðæt ús forlǽtaþ and níde sculon ealle úre world-frýnd, Wulfst. 127, 31. Ealle úre weoruldfreónd, 122, 7

be-hreówsung

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Ætwindan hellicum wítum mid sóðre behreówsunge. Hml. A. 34, 252: Hml. Th. ii. 352, 23, 24. Þurh synna behreówsunge, Wlfst. 24, 18. Add

yfelung

(n.)
Grammar
yfelung, yflung, e; f.
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Ill-treatment, injuring Wæs his mód gecyrred tó mycelre árwurðnesse þæs biscopes, þæs ylcan þe hine ǽr lyste wítes and yflunge ( cujus poenam sitiebat ), Gr. D. 197, 12

ge-bycgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bycgan, -bicgan, -bicgean; ic -bycge, -bicge, ðú -bygest, -bigest, he -bygeþ, -bigeþ, -bigþ, pl. -bycgaþ, -bicgaþ; p. -bohte, pl. bohton; pp. -boht

To buyprocurepurchaseredeememereredimere

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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.]