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ge-híran

(v.)
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H. 41, 36. to hear judicially, to try Georne gehýreð heofon-cyninga hýhst hæleða dǽde, Dóm. 107.

wirs

(adv.)
Grammar
wirs, cpve.: wirrest, wirst; spve.;

Worseworst

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Hé bið on ðæt wynstre weorud wyrs gesceáden ðonne hé on ða swíþran hond swícan móte, he will be assigned to the host on the left hand by a sentence too stern to allow him to pass to the right hand, 449, 23; Dóm. 75.

Linked entries: wyrs wiers wirrest

ful-gehende

(adj.; prep.)
Grammar
ful-gehende, prep.

Full nighvery nearvalde prŏpe

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Tod. 19

Linked entry: ge-hende

ge-árian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-árian, p; ode; pp. od; v. trans.

To give honourto honourhonōrārehonorĭfĭcāreTo have mercy or compassion upon any onebe merciful topitypardonpropĭtium essemisĕrēriparcĕreTo endow

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be merciful to him, L.

Linked entry: gearod

full-fremman

Grammar
full-fremman, (-fremian).
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Add: to bring to an end, complete, finish þon ꝥ hé sceolde gegearwian and fulfremman þone wáh mid þám óþrum bróþrum ut ipse parietem cum fratribus perficeret, Gr. D. 126, 2. Þá fulfremedan (full-, v. l.) weorc perfecta opera, R.

plihtan

(v.)
Grammar
plihtan, p. te
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To bring danger upon an object (dat.), to compromise [To plight has later the meaning of to promise under peril of forfeiture, to make a solemn engagement for which one has to answer] Gif hwá bútan leáfe of fyrde gewende ðe se cyng sylf on sý plihte

cwilman

(v.)
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</b> cwilman deáþe to put to a cruel death :-- Cwylm hig ealle deáðe, Hml. A. 188, 197

Linked entry: cwelman

ge-scrífan

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Add: to decree, appoint something to a person. of the dealings of Providence Hé (St.

tógædere-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
tógædere-weard, adv.

In directions that will bring [people] together, will lead to meeting

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Hé ( = hié) hiera sundorsprǽce ðe hié betux ðǽm folcum tógædereweard gesprǽcan unsibbe brohton and hié gefeohte geredon their conference, which they (Scipio and Hannibal) held after going to meet one another between the armies, they brought to a

á-spyrian

(v.)

to trackreach by following the trackto investigateexamine so as to get knowledge of a subjectto find out

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áspyrienne ob indaganda, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 64. Fore áspyrianne, 62, 55. Hyt ys áspyrianne hwæt hyt getácnað, Angl. viii. 336, 46: 333, 8. Áspyrigende indagantes, Wrt.

á-weccan

(v.)

to wake (trans.) from sleepraise from the deadto arouse a person from quiescenceto excite to feeling or actionstir upto arouseexcite passion

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D. 84, 14. to arouse a person from quiescence, to excite to feeling or action, stir up Hé (John) þǽre módor innoþas ongeán þám Godes suna áweahte, Bl. H. 167, 6. Wearþ se drý áweht wiþ ðám apostolum, 173, 18.

be-rýfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rýfan, [ = be-reófan]

to bereavespoliareprivare

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to bereave; spoliare, privare Ðá hí þohton þeóden-stóles rícne berýfan then they thought to bereave the powerful of his throne, Exon. 84 a; Th. 317, 9; Mód. 63

DUBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
DUBBAN, p. ade; pp. ad

To strike, DUB, createpercŭtĕre, creāre

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To strike, DUB, create; percŭtĕre, creāre Se cyng dubbade his sunu Henric to rídere the king dubbed [or created] his son Henry a knight, Chr. 1085: Erl. 219, 1

festing-men

(n.)
Grammar
festing-men, -menn
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servants of the king entrusted to the keeping of the monasteries while going from place to place, Th. Diplm. A. D. 823; 67, 2: A. D. 828; 79, 30

ge-iéwan

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

To shewostendere

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To shew; ostendere He ðæt beácen geseah ðæt him on heofonum ǽr geiéwed wearþ he saw the beacon which to him before in heaven was shewn, Elen. Grm. 102

ge-nacodian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nacodian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To make bare, naked, to stripnudare

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To make bare, naked, to strip, nudare He hine middangeardes þingum ongyrede and genacodade [genacode?] he unclothed and stripped himself of worldly things, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 24

Linked entry: nacodian

stæððan

(v.)
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to make staid, to stay Saga hwá mec rǽre, ðonne ic restan ne mót, oþþe hwá mec stæðþe, ðonne ic stille beóm, Exon. Th. 387, 4; Rä. 4, 74

under-etan

(v.)

to eat away belowto sapsubedere

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to eat away below, to sap; subedere Ðæt mennisce mód bið undereten and áweged of his stede ðonne hit se wind strongra geswinca ástyroþ, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 17

deór-geat

(n.)
Grammar
deór-geat, es; n.
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A gate for deer to pass through Of stapolwege on ðæt deórgeat; of ðám deórgeate, C. D. v. 270, 15. East be hagan ðám ealdan deórgeate, 281, 25

fillen

(n.)
Grammar
fillen, (?), e;

A dropping

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A dropping Biþ se þost hwít and micel gif þú hine nimest and gaderast æt fylne, þonne ne biþ h;é unswéte to gestincanne, Lch. ii. 48, 14

Linked entry: fylne