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for-grípan

(v.)
Grammar
for-grípan, p. -gráp, pl. -gripon; subj. pres. -grípe, pl. -grípen; pp. -gripen [for-, grípan to grasp]

To graspsnatch awayseizeassailoverwhelmcorrĭpĕrecomprehendĕreapprehendĕrevim afferreobruĕre

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To grasp, snatch away, seize, assail, overwhelm; corrĭpĕre, comprehendĕre, apprehendĕre, vim afferre, obruĕre Ádle forgripen languōre correptus, Bd. 5, 7; S. 620, 40, note. He þohte forgrípan gumcynne he resolved to overwhelm mankind, Cd. 64; Th. 77,

mis-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
mis-dǽd, e; f.

A mis-deedevil actiontransgressionoffenceinjury

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A mis-deed; evil action, transgression, offence, injury Míne misdǽda bióþ simle beforan mé delictum meum coram me est semper, Past. 53, 2; Swt. 413, 18. God him geunne ðæt his góde dǽda swýðran wearþan ðonne misdǽda, Chr. 959; Erl. 121, 6. Gif hund mon

nídþearf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
nídþearf-líc, adj.

Necessaryneedfuluseful

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Necessary, needful, useful Neádþearflíc operae pretium, Hpt. Gl. 433. 25 : 506, 29 : operae pretium, necessarium, utile, justum, 499, 78 : debitum, necessarium, 424, 51. Is swýðe nýdþearflíc ( necessaria ) gesceád, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 35. Gif ic síe ðínum

EAR

(n.)
Grammar
EAR, es; n.

EAR of corn spīca

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An EAR of corn; spīca Seó eorþe wæstm beraþ, ǽrest gærs, syððan ear, syððan fulne hwǽte on ðam eare terra fructĭfĭcat, primum herbam, deinde spīcam, deinde plēnum frumentum in spīca, Mk. Bos. 4, 28. Ða seofon fullan ear getácniaþ seofon wæstmbǽre geár

scortlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
scortlíce, adv.
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of time, shortly, before long, soon Nú gyt scortlíce ł lytel fæc and ne byþ se synfulla adhuc pusillum et non erit peccator, Ps. Lamb. 36, 10. Scortlícor maturius, citius, velocius. Hpt. Gl. 527, 14. of speech, narrative, etc., shortly, briefly, compendiously

stíþ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-mód, adj.
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of constant mind, resolute Strang and stíðmód gestáh hé on gealgan, Rood Kmbl. 79 ; Kr. 40. of stern mind, stern Stíðmód gestód wið steápne rond bealdor ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 5125 ; B. 2566. Him ( the people of Sodom) tó sende stíðmód cyning (God )

sweorcan

(v.)
Grammar
sweorcan, p. swearc, pl. swurcon; pp. sworcen.
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in a physical sense, to become dark, be obscured Wedercandel swearc windas weóxon the sun was darkened, the winds rose, Andr. Kmbl. 744; An. 372. Swearc norðrodor won under wolcnum, woruld miste oferteáh, Exon. Th. 178, 33; Gú. 1253. figuratively of

tealtrian

(v.)
Grammar
tealtrian, p. ode

To shake, totter, stagger, be unsteady, to be in an uncertain or a precarious condition

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To shake, totter, stagger, be unsteady, to be in an uncertain or a precarious condition Wé tealtrigaþ týdran móde hwearfiaþ heánlíce we move with uncertain step and feeble mind, wander abjectly, Exon. Th. 23, 19; Cri. 371. Ðý læs ðe ðæt eásterlíce gesceád

Linked entry: tealtian

þyddan

(v.)
Grammar
þyddan, p. de

To strikethrustpush

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To strike, thrust, push Impingere on besettan ( in margin on þidden, ic on þydde), Hpt. Gl. 505, 46. Ðá ðydde Æfner hine mid hindewerde sceafte on ðæt smælðearme ðæt hé wæs deád percussit eum Abner aversa hasta in inguine, et transfodit eum, et mortuus

wiþ-æftan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-æftan, prep. adv.

Behind.

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Behind. Grammar wiþ-æftan, prep. Grammar wiþ-æftan, with dat. Heó hym tó geneálǽhte wyðæftan hym, Homl. Ass. 182, 48. Hí cómon tó Wiht, and námon ðǽr ðæt him ǽr wiðæftan wæs (what had been left behind them), Chr. 1052; Erl. 183, 25. Grammar wiþ-æftan

Linked entry: æftan

and-weardnes

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Add: -wurd-, -wyrd-nes. local Þǽr bið engla andweardnes, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 26. Hié mon tó his andweardnesse héht gestandan they were summoned to stand before him, Bl. H. 173, 10. For þǽre andweardnesse þínes yrres a vultu irae tuae, Ps. Th. 37, 3. Se

be-helian

(v.)
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Ðæt mód mid ðǽre beheleð his fét, Past. 241, 20. Heofon behelað eal ðæt him beufan bið, Sal. K. p. 178, 9. Moyses behelede ðá bierhto his ondwlitan, Past. 459, 19. ꝥ Þá heortan æt þínum burhgeatum behele (-a, v. l. ), Lch. i. 328, 24. Se preóst þá húselláfe

be-hófian

(v.)
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Dele: 'DER. a-behófian,' and add: absolute Ic swíðor ceorude þonne mín sáwul behófode, Angl. xi. 113, 40. Swá geornlíce ús gebiddan swá wé behófedon. Hml. Th. i. 156, 14. with gen. Ic myltse behófige, Hml. S. 3, 558. Gé mín behófiað, 376. Gehwæt þæs

ceápian

(v.)
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Dele last passage, and add: to trade, traffic Ceápigas (ceópigas, R.) negotiamini, Lk. L. 19, 13. Gif ciépemon uppe on folce ceápi(g)e, Ll. Th. i. 118, 12. to buy, purchase (with gen.) Bycges ł ceápas (ceópias, R.) emant, Mk. L. 6, 13. Man wið þone

ceorfan

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Add: to cut, cut off, &c Cearf cederet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 5. Cearf hine abscide eum, Mt. L. 18, 3: 5, 30: amputa ilium, Mk. L. 9, 44. Man ceorfe him þá handa of, Ll. Th. i. 394, 10. Hét ic ceorfan ðá bearwas jubeo cedi nemus, Nar. 12, 18. Gyf

dirnan

(v.)
Grammar
dirnan, p. de
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To conceal, hide Dyrnþ occultat, abscondit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 48. with acc. of thing Gif hé hit dierneð (dirneð, dyrned, v. ll. ), and weorðeð ymb long yppe, Ll. Th. i. 116, 6. Wá mé ꝥ þú swá lange þé sylfe dyrndest, Hml. S. 33, 308. Gif hé hit dierne

folc-gefeoht

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Add: a war carried on by the forces of one people with those of another Gif man ofsleá óþerne on folcgefeohte (folces gefeohte, v.l.) si quis alium in Bello publico (cf. in publico bello cum rege, 24, ii: cf. also p. 5, § 17) Occiderit, Ll. Th. ii. 150

freónd-rǽden

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Add: cf. freónd, Hé him getíðað þæs ðe hé bitt, ná for freóndrǽdene (cf. for þám hé his freónd ys, Lk. 11, 8), Hml. Th. i. 248, 33. cf. freónd, Wæs sió fǽmne mid hyre fæder willan welegum biwedded: wyrd ne ful cúðe freóndrsédenne, hú heó from hogde,

ge-mǽnnes

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Add joint tenancy of property Duobus carris dabo licentiam silfam ad illas secundum antiquam consuetudinem et constitutionem in aestate perferendam in commune silfa quod nos Saxonicae in geménnisse dicimus, C. D. ii. I. 27. joint occupancy of a place

ge-feá

Grammar
ge-feá, d. gefeán, gefeáne; d. pl. gefeán, gefeánum.
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Add: joy; — Mid mycle gefeán gewuldrad, Bl. H. 139, 1. Ðám unblíðum sint tó cýðanne ðá gefeán (laeta) ðe him gehátene sindon, Past. 187, 16. Þéh þe hé úte wǽre belocen fram neorcxnawanges gefeán (gaudiis), hé gemunde þá ylcan gefeán, for þon þe hé ǽr