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be-clýsan

(v.)
Grammar
be-clýsan, p. de; pp. ed

To close into shut into incloseto shutincludereconcludereclaudere

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To close in, to shut in, to inclose, to shut; includere, concludere, claudere He beclýsde Iohannem on cwearterne inclusit Johannem in carcere, Lk. Bos. 3, 20: Ps. Spl. 30, 10: Jos. 10, 18. Híg hyra eágan beclýsdon oculos suos clauserunt, Mt.

Linked entry: be-clísan

HEORD

(n.)
Grammar
HEORD, e; f.

A HERDflock

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Hé dráf his heorde inneweardum ðam wéstene he led the flock to the backside of the desert, Ex, 3, 1: L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 21. Rihtwís hyrde ofer cristene heorde a righteous shepherd over a christian flock, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 304, 10.

Linked entries: herd heorde hiord

gylden

(adj.)
Grammar
gylden, gilden; adj.

Goldenaureus

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To ðam gyldnan gylde to the idol of gold, Cd. 182; Th. 228, 18; Dan. 204. Hring gyldenne a golden ring, Beo. Th. 5611; B. 2809

Linked entries: gilden ge-gyld gelden

weorþ-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ-mynd, (-mynt), es; m. : e; f. : -myndu (-o); indecl. f. Honour
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Th. 254, 12 ; Dan. 610. Hwæt wit willan and worðmyndum árna gefremedon, Beo.

Linked entry: wirþu

rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽcan, p. rǽhte.
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To reach, extend, stretch forth Ic wíde rǽce ofer engla eard, Exon. Th. 482, 26; Rä. 67, 7. Yldo rǽceþ wíde, Salm. Kmbl. 588; Sal. 294. Heó rǽhte mid handum heofoncyninge, Cd. Th. 292, 7; Sat. 437 : Beo. Th. 1499; B. 747.

Linked entry: a-rǽcan

a-hwyrfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwyrfan, -hwerfan; p. de; pp. ed

To turn awayavertere

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To turn away; avertere Ðæt ic ðé meahte ahwyrfan from hálor that I might turn thee from salvation, Exon. 71a; Th. 264, 6; Jul. 360. Ne ahwyrf ne avertas, Ps. Th. 89, 3. Ahwyrfde, subj. perf. would cast, Exon. 39a; Th. 129, 33; Gú. 430

Linked entry: a-hwerfan

FÆSL

(n.)
Grammar
FÆSL, es; m?

Offspring, progeny fētus, prōles, sŭbŏles

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Offspring, progeny; fētus, prōles, sŭbŏles Ðǽr sceal fæsl wesan cwiclifigendra cynna gehwilces there shall be offspring of every living kind, Cd. 65; Th. 79, 13; Gen. 1310: 67; Th. 80, 17; Gen. 1330. To fæsle for progeny, 67; Th. 82, 8; Gen. 1359

freóndlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
freóndlíce, adv.

like a friendkindlyămīcebenigne

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like a friend, kindly; ămīce, benigne We ðe freóndlíce wíc getǽhton we kindly assigned to thee a dwelling-place, Cd. 127; Th. 162, 25; Gen. 2686: 76; Th. 95, 16; Gen. 1579: Past. pref; Hat. MS. Freóndlícor more kindly, Beo. Th. 2058; B. 1027

meldan

(v.)
Grammar
meldan, p. ede

To announcedeclare

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To announce, declare Ús frunon fǽcnum wordum meldedan they questioned us, with crafty words declared, Ps. Th. 136, 3. Ic ne mæg word sprecan, moldan for monnum, Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, 18; Rä. 19, 2. Meldan, 109 b; Th. 411, 13; Rä. 29, 12

scunian

(v.)
Grammar
scunian, sceonian; p. ode.
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to shun, fear, avoid a thing from fear Hé his hatunge fleáh and scunode. Guthl. 19; Gdwin. 76, 16. to be afraid Scunian revereantur, Ps. Spl. T. 69, 2. to detest, abhor Mid áne móde wurð hé gescunned uni animo detestetur, Chart. Th. 318, 37

ge-onbyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-onbyrdan, p. de; pp. ed

To bear against, strive against, resist

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To bear against, strive against, resist Gif he on ðone geonbyrde ðe hine slóg if he strove against him who slew him, L. In. 76; Th. i. 150, 18: L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 13: L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 11

Linked entry: ge-ondbyrde

a-stælan

Grammar
a-stælan, l. á-stǽlan,

To chargeimpute

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.: To charge,impute Ꝥ mé nǽfre deófol on ástǽlan ne mæge ꝥ ic buton andetnesse beó mínra synna that the devil may never be able to lay to my charge that I am without confession of my sins, Ll. Th. ii. 264, 15

heorcnung

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Th. ii. 564, 4, the faculty of heartening, power of hearing: Stemn is geslagen lyft gefrédendlic on hlyste, swá micel swá on ðǽre heorcnunge is voice is stricken air perceptible by the sense of hearing so much as is within the capacity of a person to

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince]

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O. 1; Th. i. 178, 4: Cd. 196; Th. 244, 4; Dan. 443: Beo. Th. 2463; B. 1229. Ic eom ðín hold scealc tuus sum ego, Ps. Th. 118, 94.

ofer-irnan

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Ðó ꝥ se wǽta mæge furþum ofer-yrnan þá wyrta, 306, 28. Add Wé willað nú mid sumere scortne trahtnunge þás rǽdinge oferyrnan, and geopenian, gif heó hwæt dígles on hyre hæbbende sý, Hml. Th. i. 388, 30.

sendan

Grammar
sendan, <b>I b.</b>
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</b> add :-- Ne wéne ge ꝥ ic cóme sybbe on eorðan sendanne; ne cóm ic sybbe sendanne, ac swurd, Mt. 10, 34

wendan

Grammar
wendan, <b>. II.</b>
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, Met. 4, 34. with idea of hostility, to turn on or against Hé wende on þá áne þe him getriéwe wǽron bellum vertit in socios, Ors. 3, 7; S. 114, 1

on-týnness

(n.)
Grammar
on-týnness, e; f.

an opening, aperturediscovery

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Schmid takes ontýnesse = ontigenesse, and Thorpe translates 'of accusing a "ceorlish" man;' but the section deals with the discovery of the theft. Cf. too, L.

Linked entry: týnness

be-dydrian

(v.)

to deludeto conceal from (wið)

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Add: to delude Bedydrode lubricat, lubricos facit, decipit, An. Ox. 50, 30. Se swicola feónd hí swíðe bedydrode, swilce ðǽr sum hús sóðlíce forburne, Hml. Th. ii. 140, 15: 166, 9. Þá dwolmen hine bedydrodon, Hml. S. 3, 316, 320.

Linked entry: bedrian

be-sárgian

(v.)
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Hé spræc ðám ceastergewarum, þá hé mid fæderlicere lufe besárgode, Hml. Th. i. 402, 11. with prep. Besárega for him dole pro eo, Scint. 12, 1. an unfavourable circumstance, with acc. Hé besárgað úres módes blindnysse, Hml. Th. i. 158, 8 : Hml.

Linked entry: sárgian