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for-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended

To send awaysend into banishmentbanishdimittĕrerelēgāredeportāre

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He wearþ snúde forsended he was quickly banished, Beo. Th. 1812; B. 904

leás

Grammar
leás, <b>. II.</b>
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Leásum spellum, Met. 26, 1. sham, not genuine Hét Maxentius mid micclum swicdóme oferbricgian ðá eá mid scipum, and syððan ðylian swá swá óðre bricge . . . ne gemunde ðǽre leásan bricge þe álecgan hét, Hml. Th. ii. 304, 27.

fór

a journeyan expeditionmarch

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Cóm tó Róme . . . oft ǽr on þǽre fóre wæs, Bd. 4, 18; Sch. 436, 12. wæs on sumre fóre ealle þrý dagas, Bl.

dreórig

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dryhten sínne driórigne (cf. 2692-3) fand, 2789. headlong (? cf. dreórung, dreósan) Ic geseah ðone sceoccan swá swá scínende líget feallende ádún dreórig of heofonum, Hex. 18, 6

þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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ne wisse word ne angin swefnes sínes, hét him secgan þeáh, 223, 28; Dan. 126.

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þéh

ge-spanan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spanan, p. -spón, -speón, pl. -spónon, -speónon; pp. -spanen, -sponen; v. trans.
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Gif he ða cwéne gespanan [gespannan, MS.] and gelǽran mihte, ðæt heó brúcan wolde his gesynscipes si reginæ posset persuaders ejus uti connubio, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 29. Gespeón persuadebat, 2, 15; S. 518, 26.

Linked entries: ge-speón ge-spón

tó-rendan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-rendan, p. -rende
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To rend in two, tear in pieces Se héh ðá sacerd tóslát ł tórende woedo his summus autem sacerdos scindens vestimenta sua, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 63.

Linked entry: rendan

eást-weard

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Tó middes mergenes stande eástweard, ii. 116, 8

ofer-féran

(v.)

to pass over or through, to cross, traverseto come upon or across, meet with

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Se mór swá brád swá man mæg on twám wucum oferféran, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 34. to come upon or across, meet with Se here férde intó Myrcean and fordydon eall ðæt oferférde, Chr. 1016; Erl. 157, 12. Similar entries v. ofer-faran

ge-wilnian

(v.)
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Þá þe ( St. Martin) wæs twelfwintra gewilnode tó wéstene (cf. smeágende hú (St. Martin ) on wéstene wunian mihte, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 2), and hit eác gefremode gif þá ylde hæfde, Hml. S. 31, 26.

gleáwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gleáwlíce, adv.

Prudentlywiselyclearlywell

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Ðá ðæra bæcistra ealdor gehírde hú glǽwlíce he ðæt swefen rehte when the chief baker heard how well he explained the dream, Gen. 40, 16: Exon. 9 b; Th. 9, 6; Cri. 130: 27 a; Th. 81, 24; Cri. 1328: Andr. Kmbl. 853; An. 427: Elen. Kmbl. 377; El. 189.

Linked entry: gleów-líce

æt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æt, p. of etan to eat.

atecomedit

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ate; comedit He æt he ate, Gen. 3, 6;

án-dagian

(v.)
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Ðá cwæð ic þæt wolde cunnigan, and bæd ðone cing ðæt hit ándagade ( that he would appoint a day for taking the oath ), and swá dyde, and gelǽdde ðá tó ðon ándagan ðone áð . . . and wé ridan ðá tó ðon ándagan, Cht. Th. 171, 18-34. Add

on-bǽru

(n.)
Grammar
on-bǽru, f. [on = un?]

Wrong behaviour, vexation, angerfastidium, ira,rabies.

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Wrong behaviour, vexation, anger ðæs onbǽru habban ne meahte ac háte lét teáras geótan he could not be vexed at it (Guthlac's death), but he shed hot tears, Exon. Th. 165, 12; Gú. 1827

breáþ

(adj.)
Grammar
breáþ, adj.

Brittle

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Brittle Se wyrttruma byð breáþ and tídre þonne gedríged byð, and þonne tóbrocen byþ rýcþ, Lch. i. 260, 7

Linked entry: bríþel

swæþer

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add: Sé dyde þonne swaþer dorste . . . swá (vel) hit ágnode, swá (vel) hit týmde, Ll. Th. i. 160, 7

Mirce

(n.)
Grammar
Mirce, Mierce, Myrce; pl.

The MerciansMercia

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fór ofer Mierce on Norþ-Walas, 853; Erl. 68, 10. Innan Mierce (Myrce, MS. E.) tó Snotengahám, 868; Erl. 72, 21, Of Wesseaxum on Merce, 853; Erl. 68, 22

Linked entry: Myrce

láf

Grammar
láf, <b>. I.</b>
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Hwæt is heora nú tó láfe bútan se lytla hlísa and se nama mid feáum stafum áwriten ? signat superstes fama tenuis pauculis inane nomen litteris Bt. 19; F. 70, 10. Þá gebróðru út fóron, and sylf on þám mynstre tó láfe wearð, Hml. S. 23 b, 651.

land-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
land-rǽden, ne; f.

Institutiondisposition

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Institution, disposition, ordinance of a district or country Héde se ðe scíre healde ðæt wite á hwæt eald landrǽden sý and hwæt þeóde þeáw videat qui scyram tenet, ut semper sciat que sit antiqua terrarum institutio, vel populi consuetudo, L. R.

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, to place.
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Th. i. 542, 23. to commit, entrust ágæf ł gefæste ðá ðǽm londbígencgum locavit vineam agricolis, Mk. L. 12, 1