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wracnian

(v.)
Grammar
wracnian, wræcnian; p. ode

To betravel in a foreign countrybe a pilgrimstranger

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Gif mæssepreóst manslaga wurðe. ðonne þolige hé ǽgðres, ge hádes ge eardes, and wiæcnige swá wíde swá pápa him scrífe, L. Eth. ix. 26; Th. i. 346, 6. Þolige hé éðeles, and wræcnige, L. C. S. 41 ; Th. i. 400, 15.

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bisceop-hád

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Tó bisscepháde teón, Past. 61, 6. Hé féng tó his sweorde æfter his biscupháde, Chr. 1056; P. 186, 28. Hé þon bisceopháde onféng in Turnan, ... and hé his bisceophád gedéfelíce geheóld, Bl. H. 219, 24-31.

bísgu

Grammar
bísgu, l. bisgu,

occupationtrouble

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Ongemang óðrum bisgum ðisses kyneríces, Past. 7, 18. Búton hwá mid bysegum ofset sý nisi in causa gravis utilitatis quis occupatus fuerit, R. Ben. 58, 15: 59, 3.

eást-ern

(adj.)
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S. 22, 9. of the east part of the world, eastern Of Asian lande þæs eásternan ríces, Hml. S. 25, 752. Eásterne tungelwítegan eoi magi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 58. Þá eásternan tungelwítegan, Hml. Th. i. 106, 24.

efenlíce

(adv.)
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Efenlíce Godes mon til vir aeque Deo devotus, Bd. 3, 23; Sch. 300, 4. with equanimity, calmly Efnlíce (emn-, v. l.) aequanimiter, Past. 100, 3. Emlíce, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 61. Geþyld sóð ys fremede yfelu emlíce þolian, Scint. 10, 3: 12, 5: 114, 16.

ele

(n.)
Grammar
ele, es; m.
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Ðone ele (oele, v. l. ), Past. 369, 19, 11. Ele áwringan of byrgum, Gr. D. 250, 22. Hí ðicgeð on dám earde ele on heora bigleofum swá swá wé dóð buteran, Hml. Th. ii. 178, 16. Ne genómun oele, Mt. L. R. 25, 3. v. fulluht-, smirwung-ele

fore

(prep.; adv.)
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fore, adv.

in frontat the headbefore

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Such forms for the most part are not cited. The Latin ob is also rendered by fore e.g. foregeðístrat obcecatum, Mk. L. 6, 5 2: foragémnis observatio, Lk. L. 17, 20: foresuíge obmutesce, 4, 35

ge-þæf

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the Latin is : Infirmitatem suam quotidie quanta consideratione cognoscat), Past. 23, 22. construction uncertain And geþæf and hé bið on gewunan . . . geþeef is ꝥ ꝥ ꝥ hé gemét et contentus fuerit consuetudine loci quam invenerit. . . contentus est quod

ge-cíd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cíd, es; m. n.? l. n.
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Tó gemótum and tó gecídum ( in rixas ) gé fæstað, Past. 315, 4. Hié styrigað geflitu and geciid rixae occasionem commovent, 293, 21. Ne sceal mon náne geflytu ne gecíd úp áhebban, Ll. Th. ii. 438, 31.

gímeleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gímeleáslíce, adv.
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Ben. 133, 12. without notice or observation Suá giémeleáslíce oft sceacað úre geðóhtas from ús, .ðæt wé his furðum ne gefrédað cogitationes ex sensu negligenti quasi nobis non sentientibus procedunt Past. 139, 19. without care being taken.

ge-wirpan

(v.)
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Swelce hié lǽgen on longre mettrymnesse and hié ðeáh gewierpten similes iis quos irruens gravis languor a vita non subtrahit, Past. 228, 2. Wearð him ðá geðúht swilce heó gewurpan (áwyrpan, v. l. ) mihte, ac heó gewát of worulde, Hml.

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wæterian

(v.)
Grammar
wæterian, p. ode

To water, supply with water,give drink to living creaturesto water plantsto irrigate

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Sumu treówu hé watrode, Past. 40;Swt. 293, 4. to water land, to irrigate Hé land wæteraþ arua rigat, Scint. 118, 14. Ða feówer eán ealne ðisne embhwyrft wæteriaþ, Homl. Skt. i. 15, 177.

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ǽmetgian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽmetgian, ǽmettigian, ǽmtig(i)an.

to emptyto be at leisure.to devote one's self to, take time for

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Ðá men ðe hié selfe tó ðǽre ciricean wlite ǽmtegian sceoldon, Past. 135, 5

brégan

(v.)
Grammar
brégan, brégean; p. de; pp. ed; v. a. [bróga
fear, terror

fear, terrorTo give fear, frighten, make afraid, terrify, astonishterrere, pavefacere, stupefacere

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We hí scylen manian and brégean we should admonish and frighten them, Past. 53, 8; Hat. MS. Sume wíf us brégdon some women astonished us, Lk. Bos. 24, 22

ofer-hycgan

(v.)

to despise, contemn, disdain, scorncontemnere, aspernereto be puffed up

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MS. oferhýþ) ðæt hé bió gelíc óðrum monnum dum homo hominibus esse similis dedignatur, Past. 17, 4; Swt. 112, 3.

or-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
or-mód, adj.

Without courage, hopeless, despairing

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Ða lytelmódan ðonne hié ongietaþ hiera unbældo, hié weorðaþ oft ormóde ( in desperationem cadunt), Past. 32, i; Swt. 209, 8; Homl. Th. i. 536, 6; Nar. 32, 23. Hig ormóde (orwéne, MS. D. ) ne gedó, L. de Cf. 1; Th. ii. 260, 14

holh

(n.)
Grammar
holh, holg, es; n.

A hollow, cavity, hole

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Bene autem hæc eadem fossa unius cubiti esse monstratur, Past. 33, 3; Swt. 219, 1-10. Ðǽr ðǽr se iil hæfde his holh ibi habuit foveam ericius, 35, 3; Swt. 241, 7. In ðæm wæs ðæt holg ðæs nearwan scræfes, Lchdm. iii. 365, col. 1

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gird

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V. 163, 13-30. of area, a virgate, fourth part of a hide, thirty acres. v. Seebohm's Vill. Comm., Andrews's Old English Manor, s. v. yardland Ic gesealde hym áne gyrde landes tó underwedde . . . Ðis sind þá landgemǽro þǽre gyrde, Cht.

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Ða ciricean giond eall Angelcynn stódon máðma and bóca gefyldæ, Past. pref.; Swt. 5, 10.

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wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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Suelce hé hine wandigende ofersuíðe quasi parcendo superare, Past. 40; Swt. 297, 15: 295, 12. Næs wandi*-*gendre ðonne hit gedafenlíc sié non plus quam expediat, parcens, 17 ; Swt. 127, 4. with dat.

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