áttor-sceaða
A poisonous destroyer ⬩ a venomous dragon ⬩ serpent ⬩ hostis venenosus ⬩ draco venenosus ⬩ serpens
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A poisonous destroyer, a venomous dragon, serpent; hostis venenosus, draco venenosus, serpens Bútan ðam áttorsceaðan save to the venomous destroyer, Exon. 96 a; Th. 357, 24; Pa. 33: Beo. Th. 5670; B. 2839
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cyne-bót
A king's compensation or recompense ⬩ regis compensatio
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A king's compensation or recompense; regis compensatio Gebíraþ seó cynebót ðám leódum the king's compensation belongs to the people, L. Wg. 1; Th. i. 186, 4: L. M. L; Th. i. 190, 8
bíd
Delay, abiding ⬩ mora
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Delay, abiding; mora Wearþ on bíd wrecen was driven to delay [on delay], Beo. Th. 5917; B. 2962. On bíd wriceþ drives on delay, Exon. 101 b; Th, 382, 29; Rä. 4, 3
ge-gaderian
To gather ⬩ unite ⬩ colligere ⬩ conjungere
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To gather, unite; colligere, conjungere Se fela folca fæste gegadraþ he unites many people, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 180; Met. 11, 90. Gegaderade conjuncti, Ps. Th. 67, 24 : Chr. 973; Th. 224, 32
á-mirran
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On ðǽre gǽlinge þe hé þá hwíle ámirð (-mierreð, v. l. ), Past. 38, 1. to destroy, lay waste Ðú ofslihst ús and ámyrst, Hml. S. 25, 131. Gif hwilc wíf hyre cild ámyrð ( perdiderit ) innan hire, Ll. Th. ii. 182, 24.
ge-þringan
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To press, force one's way Ic wolde on sume wísan inn geþringan, Hml. S. 23 b, 412. trans. To exert pressure on an object. lit. Ðá menigo ðec geðringað turbae te comprimunt, Lk. L.
ge-twǽman
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To separate Healde gehwá his ǽwe ... búton ꝥ gewurðe ꝥ hí búta geceósan ꝥ hí getwǽman, Ll. Th. ii. 300, 28. to separate one thing from another, with gen., to prevent from action, v. ge-twǽfan, .
godspellic
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Cf. god-spell; <b>I a</b> :-- Ióhannes wæs ǽgðer ge ǽlic ge godspellic John belonged both to the Law and to the Gospel, Hml. S. 16, 101
rǽdan
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Th. 216, 18; Dan. 8. Bútan hý ðý reáfe rǽdan mótan, Exon. Th. 110, 6; Gú. 103. to read as in to read a riddle, to explain; conjicere Ic rǽde swefn conicio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 40.
a-bégan
To bend ⬩ bend down ⬩ bow ⬩ reduce ⬩ subdue ⬩ incurvare ⬩ redigere ⬩ subigere
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To bend, bend down, bow, reduce, subdue; incurvare, redigere, subigere Weorþe heora bæc swylce abéged eác dorsum illorum semper incurva, Ps. Th. 68, 24: Chr. 1073; Erl. 212, 1: 1087; Th. 356, 10
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ge-eahtian
To estimate ⬩ value ⬩ æstĭmāre
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To estimate, value; æstĭmāre Gebéte swá hit mon geeahtige let him make amends as it may be valued, L. Alf. 26; Th. i. 50, 26 : L. Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 82, 2
un-forrotigendlíc
Not liable to decay ⬩ imperishable ⬩ incorruptible
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Not liable to decay, imperishable, incorruptible Beó his calic of clǽnum antimbre geworht unforrotigendlíc, gylden oððe seolfern oððe tinen, L. Ælfc. C. 22; Th. ii. 350, 23. Unforrotiendlíc, 36; Th. ii. 360, 42
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ge-mótian
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or if people want to upset every law that king Alfred made, when have our meetings and discussions been to any purpose ?, Cht. Th. 172, 4-10
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ge-lendan
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Add: to go to land from the water, to land Hí oferreówon ðone brym and gelendon on ðám lande þe is geháten Gerasenorum ( enauigauerunt ad regionem Gerasenorum . . . et cum egressus esset ad terram, Lk. 8, 26-27), Hml.
ge-þwǽrian
to cause to agree ⬩ to make accordant ⬩ mild ⬩ to be or become in accord ⬩ to agree ⬩ consent ⬩ be agreeable ⬩ consentire ⬩ concordare ⬩ congruere ⬩ convenire
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Ðú ðe wǽre geþwǽrigende ðam Hǽlende thou that wast consenting to the Saviour, Nicod. Thw. 6, 24
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on-weg
Away, off.
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Away, off. with verbs of motion Óðer þing wiston ða wífmenn ðá hý onweg cyrdon when they went away (from the sepulchre ), Exon. Th. 460, 13; Hö. 16. Gif ðú onweg cymest if you come away (alive from the fight ), Beo. Th. 2769; B. 1382.
á-slacian
to slacken ⬩ become slack ⬩ to make slack
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Add: to slacken, become slack, physical Bið ðæs mannes wæstm gebíged, his swura áslacod. Hml. Th. i. 614, 13. figurative Ásleacað his tunge tó ðǽre godcundan bodunge. Hml. Th. ii. 442, 25. Gif wé ásleaciað fram gódum weorcum, 98, 15.
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hyð
Advantage ⬩ gain ⬩ profit ⬩ benefit
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Se hýra smeáþ embe ða woruldlícan hyðða and lǽt tó gýmeleáste ðæra sceápa lyre the hireling inquires after worldly advantages, and leaves to neglect the loss of the sheep, Homl.Th. i. 240, 29
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Bryttas
Britons ⬩ Britones ⬩ Bretons ⬩ Armoricani
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Ló, which is between the Bretons and the Franks, Chr. 890; Th. 160, 10, col. l. Hí speónan ða Bryttas heom to they enticed the Bretons to them, 1075; Th. 349, 26
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gifan
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D. 199, 18. to assign the future ownership of property, bequeath Sé þe land gewerod hæbbe . . . hæbbe hé unbesacen on dæge and æfter dæge tó syllenne and tó gifenne þám þe him leófast sý, Ll.