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ge-creópan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-creópan, p. ge-creáp, pl. ge-crupon
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To creep, crawl. of a human being Hé ne meahte gangan, ac hé gecreáp in þá ciricean he could not walk, but he crawled into the church, Shrn. 126, 25. of a reptile Gecreáp þǽr inn tó þám hálgan men sum unhýre nǽddre, Gr. D. 211, 13

Linked entry: creópan

ge-wealdan

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Add: to control the movement of a material object, wield a weapon Heora nán ne mehte nánes wǽpnes gewealdan, Ors. 4, 10; S. 194, 19. to control movement, action, manage to do some movement or action. with gen. Ne mæg úre sáwul gefleón ... ðe má ðe ǽnig

fáh

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exposed to the vengeance of a slain man's kin because of the murder Gif fáh mon (gefáh mon, v. l.) cirican geierne, hine seofan nihtum nán mon út ne teó if a criminal fly for refuge to a church, for seven days no one shall drag him out, Ll. Th. i. 64

éhtere

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Domicianus, crístenra manna éhtere, Hml. Th. i. 58, 26. Sauwlus wæs crístenra manna éhtere and cwellere, Shrn. 58, 27. Éhtere Crístes ǽ, Bl. H. 187, 5. Codes circena éhtere, Hml. A. 149, 147. On ðám écan wuldre ne wunað nán wiþerwinna, ne nán yfel éhtere

gilp-georn

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Add: in a favourable sense, v. Dict. in an un-favourable sense, vainglorious, arrogant, proud, boastful. Cf. lof-georn Men beóð ofergrǽdige woruldgestreóna and tó manege weorðaþ tó wlance and ealles tó rance and tó gylpgeorne erunt homines cupidi, elati

renc

(n.)
Grammar
renc, e; f.

Pride, pomp, vanity, bravery, display

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Pride, pomp, vanity, bravery, display Bisceopum gebyreþ ðæt hí ne hédan ne woruldwlence ne ídelre rence, L. I. P. 10;Th. ii. 316, 30. Ǽgwhylce wlence and ídele rence forhogian swá gebyreþ munecum, 14;Th. ii. 322, 9. Ne gerísaþ biscopum príta ne ídele

Linked entry: rænc

mán-deorf

(adj.)
Grammar
mán-deorf, adj.

Labouring to do evilwicked

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Labouring to do evil, wicked Ne mæg se yfela preóst mid his yfelnysse, ðeáh hé mándeorf sý and mánful on dǽdum, ne mæg hé nǽfre Godes þénunge gefílan, náðer ne ðæt fulluht, ne ða mæssan, L. Ælfc. P. 41; Th. ii. 382, 12

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Add: ge-þeafian. to permit Ne cweðo ic nó ðæt bebeódende, ac lǽrende and geðafigende hoc autem dico secundum indulgentiam, non secundum imperium, Past. 397, 28. with acc. Ðone gedwolan ðe hé stiéran sceolde hé oft tó suíðe geðafað, Past. 143, 11. Ðonne

hwæt

(adv.; int.)
Grammar
hwæt, adv. or interjection.
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Add: in direct questions, why Hwæt ofermódgað ðiós eorðe and ðis dúsð? quid superbit terra et cinis?, Past. 299, 22: 211, 12: Mt. 19, 17: Nic. 14, 14. Ac hwæt ofermódige gé þonne, oþþe hwý áhebbe gé eów?, Bt. 42; F. 258, 15: Hml. Th. ii. 164, 28. Hwæt

for-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hycgan, p. -hogde, -hygde, -hygede; pp. -hogd

to despiseto disdainscorn

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Take here for-hicgan (where dele -higan), and add: to despise, scorn a person or thing Hé hine ne forhyged (contemnit), Past. 407, 5. Nalle gié woenæ ꝥte ic forhycgende (-hyccende, R. accusaturus) sié, is sé ðe forhycað (accusat) iúih, Jn. L. 5, 45.

mín

(pronoun.)
Grammar
mín, pron. gen. of ic

Of me

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Of me Beó ðú mín gemyndig, Ps. Th. 24, 6. Miltsa mín, 56, 1. Ne æthrín ðú mín, Jn. Skt. 20, 17. Ic sprece ego loquor, mín sprǽc mei locutio, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 17, 56. Ǽr ðú ða miclan meaht mín oferswíðdest, Exon. 73 a; Th. 273, 25; Jul. 521. Ne wát

swégan

Grammar
swégan, <b>. I b</b> 1.
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Add Swégdon sonauerunt (inimici tui, Ps. 82, 3), Bl. Gl. add Ne gehýre gé hú myrige lofsangas swégað on heofenum?, Hml. Th. ii. 98, 5. Benedicte ne mihte beón nán þing bedíglod, þá þá on his eáre swégdon eác þá word þæs munukes geþóhtes, Gr. D. 144,

ge-brytsnian

(v.)
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to distribute, spend Nǽfre welan ne beóð bútan synne begytene, ne nán þá eorðlican þing ne mæg bútan synne gebrytsnian, E.S. viii. 473, 33

Linked entry: brytsnian

for-þringan

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Add: to thrust aside, crowd out On nánum stówum ne sý endebyrdnes be nánre ylde gefadod, ne seó yld þá geogoðe ne forþringe, R. Ben. 115, 7

hígan

(v.)
Grammar
hígan, hégan

to exaltworship

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to exalt, worship Hié þis [hǽðengild ? cf. hé þá hǽdengild hýran ne wolde, wíg weorðian. Ap. 47] hégan (héran?) ne willad ne þisne wíg wurðigean, Dan. 207

þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
þurfan, prs. ic, he þearf, ðú þearft, pl. wé þurfon; p. þorfte; subj. prs. is þurfe, þyrfe, pl. þurfen, þyrfen; prs. ptcpl. þurfende, þyrfende

To needto be in needhave need of somethingto need to do somethingto be bound to do something because it is rightto be obligedbe compelled by destinyto have good cause or reason for doing somethingto be use, to be good for a person to do somethingto owe

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To need. to be in need, have need of something, absolute Gif ðú cláþa þe má on hæfst, þonne ðú þurfe, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 15. Ðú gæderast máre, þonne ðú þurfe (þyrfe, Cott. MS.), 14, 2; Fox 44, 8. Nis hit gód, ðæt hié sién on ðam láðe leng, þonne ðú þurfe

mǽþian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽþian, p. ode

To regardrespect

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To regard, respect Hé sylþ árleásnysse ðæt hé ne árige ne eác ne mǽþige his underþeóddum ne his gelícum the devil gives pitilessness, so that the man neither spares nor regards his subordinates or his equals, Wulfst. 59, 17

Linked entry: ge-mǽðian

orsorg-ness

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Add: <b>I a.</b> want of due care, carelessness Ꝥ úre folc ne wurðe losad þurh náne orsorhnesse (negligentia) bútan fulwihte and bisceopunge and predicunge, Chrd. 50, 4

cud

(n.)
Grammar
cud, cudu, es; n?

A CUDwhat is chewed rumen

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A CUD, what is chewed; rumen Ðe heora cudu ne ceówaþ: ða clǽnan nýtenu ðe heora cudu ceówaþ which chew not the cud: the clean beasts which chew their cud M. H. 138b

un-inseglian

(v.)
Grammar
un-inseglian, p. ode

To unseal

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To unseal Hí ( a casket ) nán man ne uninsæglode ǽr hí ealle þyder cómon ... Se portgeréfa hí uninsæglode, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 762. Hig uninseglodon ðæt loc and cǽgan, Nicod. 14; Thw. 7, 11