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ræfnan

(v.)
Grammar
ræfnan, p. de.
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Neáh is Drihten eallum ðe his willan hér wyrceaþ georne and his hyge swylce elne ræfnaþ, Ps. Th. 144, 19. Hié ðæt ófstum miclum ræfndon, Judth. Thw. 21, 9; Jud. l1. Ræfn elne ðis, ðæt ðú nǽfre fǽcne weorð freónde ðínum, Exon.

Linked entry: a-rǽfnan

fore-spræc

Grammar
fore-spræc, fóre-spræc.

advocacyexcusepreliminary speecha prefaceprologue

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L. 15, 22. speech by the representative of another, what is said by a sponsor Ðeáh þæt cild sprecan ne mage þonne hit man fullað, his freónda foresprǽc (forspǽc, v. l.) forstent him eall þæt ylce þe hit sylf sprǽce, Wlfst. 110, 4: 38, 16. what has been

ge-mengan

(v.)
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Þeáh hit wið ealla sié gemenged weoruldgesceafta, Met. 20, 128. His líchama wæs gemengeð mid þǽre eorþan, Bl. H. 241, 26.

blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd, m.

a blowingbreathbreathingspiritinspirationflameblazeprosperity

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Biscophádas oððe blǽd flamina, ii. 35, 68. prosperity Gif him þince ꝥ his hús byrnð, micel blǽd and torhtnes him byð tóweard, Lch. iii. 170, 10

Linked entry: blæst

rád

(n.)
Grammar
rád, e; f.
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Nán mon for ðý ne rít ðe hine rídan lyste, ac rít for ðý ðe hé mid ðære ráde earnaþ sume earnunga. Sume mid ðære ráde earniaþ ðæt hié síen ðý hálran, Bt. 34, 7; Fox 144, 5-8. Ðá wearð his hors gesíclod, and feóll wealwigende geond ða eorþan ...

ge-rád

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Ealle þá men þe hié on ðeówdóme hæfdon hié gefreódon. on þæt gerád þæt hé him áðas swóran ꝥ . . . Ors. 4, 9; S. 190, 31. Þá Pyhtas heom ábǽdon wíf æt Scottum, on þá gerád (ꝥ forewyrd, v. l. ) ꝥ. . . Chr. P. 3, 16.

dugan

Grammar
dugan, l. deáh, deág,
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and add: subj, prs. dyge, duge. absolute Biþ se wela þý wyrsa, gif sé ne deáh þe hine áh, Bt. 27, 2; F. 98, 15. Gif þú hunig tó dést, ꝥ deáh. Lch. ii. 30, 22. Ne dohte hit nú lange inne ne úte, ac wæs here and hunger, Wlfst. 159, 7.

slídan

(v.)
Grammar
slídan, p. slád; pp. sliden

To slide, slip, fall to slide, glideto make a mistake, to fail, errto fall into an unhappy conditionto pass away, be transitory or perishable

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Huanne þe on uot slyt, þe oþer him helpþAyenb. 149, 2

Linked entry: sliden

forþ-ferednes

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-ferednes, -ness, e; f.

A going forthdeparturedeathŏbĭtustransmigrātio

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A going forth, departure, death; ŏbĭtus,transmigrātio Ongeáton on ðon, ðæt heó to ðon ðider com, ðæt heó hire sǽde ða neáh-tíde hire forþferednesse ex quo intellexēre quod ipsa ei tempus suæ transmigrātiōnis in proxĭmum nunciāre vēnisset, Bd. 4, 9

Linked entry: feredness

for-swíðan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swíðan, he -swíþ; p. ede; pp. ed

To overcomereprĭmĕre

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Seó him sára gehwylc symle forswíðede which constantly overcame each of his pains, Exon. 46 b; Th. 160, 5; Gú. 939. Forsuíða confundere, Rtl. 50, 13; præcedere, 32, 21

þeów-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-weorc, es; n.
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Servile work, work to be done by a slave Gif hwá freót forwyrce ... sý hé ðæs þeówweorces wyrðe ðe ðǽr tó gebyrige if any on forfeit his freedom ... let him have such servile work assigned him as pertains thereto, L. Ed. 9; Th. i. 164, 12.

ge-weorp

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Dele ' A throwing, . . . dashing, ' and for first passage substitute Him þá beorna breogo, þǽr hé on bolcan sæt, ofer waroða geweorp wið þingode with him (Andrew) the prince of men, from his seat on the gangway, across the sands held parley (the boat

heáh-cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-cræftiga, an; m.
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a master-builder, an architect Bæd se cyning hine ꝥ hé him onsende sumne heáhcræftigan stángeweorces. . . se abbud sende him cræftige wyrhtan architectos sibi mitti petiit. . . abba misit architectos, Bd. 5, 21 ; Sch. 678, 1-17.

neb-wlitu

(n.)
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Him gelícode hire fægra nebwlite, Hml. A. 94, 89. Hé beseah on hire scínendan nebbwlite, 109, 245: Hml. S. 29, 169. Heora nebwlite wǽron swilce rose and lilie, 23, 780

neósung

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Hú miccle swíðor is Godes andweardnys and his neósung ǽghwǽr . . . Godes gást áfandað ealra manna heortan, and ðá ðe on hine gelýfað, þá hé gegladað mid his neósunge, Hml. Th. i. 288, 2-9.

ofer-stige

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-stige, es; m.

Astonishment, extasy

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, ðæt ic nát ná forgeare hú ic hit ðus macige,' Homl.

Linked entries: stige ofer-stigenness

on-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
on-sprǽc, e; f.

A suit involving a claim or accusation, claim, charge

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A suit involving a claim or accusation, claim, charge Se móste his hláford áspelian, and his onspǽce gerǽcan, L. R. 3; Th. i. 192, 3.

Linked entry: an-sprǽc

smeáh

(adj.)
Grammar
smeáh, smeóh; adj.

creeping in, penetratingsubtle, crafty insinuating

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Two þing ben in þe manne, on his þat clene kinde þat God haueþ þeron broht þureh his smehnesse (wisdom, skill) 205, 19. Smeihliche bicharede 71, 28.]

ge-fandod

(v.)
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Cf. fandian Þæt hié mósten gefandian hweðer hié heora medsélða oferswíþan mehte, Ors. 4, 4; S. 164, 28. to experience, taste.

þríst-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
þríst-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To become boldto darepresume

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Hié sint tó manianne ðæt hié nó ðý swíður wið hié ne ðrístlǽcen (ðrisð-, Hatt. MS.) admonendi sunt, ne contra eos audaciores fiant, Past. 28; Swt. 196, 5.