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ge-niðerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-niðerian, -niðrian, -neðerian, -nyðerian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To put down, bring low, subdue, humiliate, condemn

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Lind.14, 64. On Godes dóme geniðerod condemned at God's judgment, Homl. Th. i. 60, 33. Geniðrad damnatus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 3: Mk. Skt. Lind. 16, 16. Se ðe hyne upahefþ se byþ genyðerud qui se exaltaverit humiliabitur, Mt. Bos. 23, 12.

lǽdan

(v.)
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Hé wæs eft swá ǽr lof lǽdende, An. 1479. to pass, go through life Líf lǽdan on gefeán, Bt. 12; F. 36, 24.

ge-trahtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trahtian, -trahtnian; p. ode; pp. od

To treatexplainexpoundconsidertractāreexpōnĕre

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Lind. 1, 38, 41: 9, 7. Huætd on woeg gie getrahtade quid in via tractabatis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 33. Habbaþ word gearu wið ðam æglǽcan eall getrahtod we have words ready all considered against the wretch, Andr. Kmbl. 2718; An. 1361

Linked entry: trahtian

widlian

(v.)
Grammar
widlian, p. ode
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Lind. 15, 11. Measapreóstas sunnadæg widlas (violant), 12, 5. Ðás yflo wiðlað (widlas, Rush., communicant) ðone monno, Mk. Skt. Lind. 7, 23. Hi ( the apostate angels) heofon widledan (wid lædan, MS.), Exon. Th. 317, 4; Mód. 60.

a-myrgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-myrgan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans, [a, myrgan to be merry]

To make merryto gladdencheerexhilararelætificare

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To make merry, to gladden, cheer; exhilarare, lætificare Béc syndon breme: hí amyrgaþ módsefan manna gehwylces of þreánýdlan ðisses lífes books are famous: they cheer the mind of every one from the necessary affliction of this life, Salm.

ǽtter-loppe

(n.)
Grammar
ǽtter-loppe, an; f. [átor poison, loppe a silk worm, spinner of a web]

A spideratanea

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Lamb. 38, 12; and thou madist his lijf to faile as an yreyneWyc

Linked entry: átor-loppe

BERE

(n.)
Grammar
BERE, es; m.

Barleyhordeum

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Hira flex and hira beras [MS. bernas] wǽron fordóne eorum linum et hordea læsa sunt, Ex. 9, 31

rǽdesn

(n.)
Grammar
rǽdesn, (?), e; f.
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Voc. i. 33, 31] Rédisn vacedo (in a list de lignis ), Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 43. Rédisnae bacidones (cf. raedinne bacidones, 43, 26o : rǽdenne, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 59), Txts. 44, 1

un-mennisclíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mennisclíc, adj.

Inhuman

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Inhuman Wé hérdon on ealdum spellum, ðæt sum sunu ofslóge his fæder, ic nát húmeta, búton wé witon ðæt hit unmennislíc (-lícu, Cott. MS.) dǽd wæs nimis e natura dictum est, nescio quem filios invenisse tortores, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 16

weorold-bisegung

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-bisegung, e; f.
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P. iii. 8; Th. ii. 198, 21. care of this world, anxiety of this life Ða strongan stormas weoruldbisgunga, Met. 3, 4

án-hende

(adj.)
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Gód is þé ánhende tó lífe þonne twá honda hæbbende siǽ sended in écce fýr, Mt. R. 18, 8. Blinde, ánhende caecos, debiles, 15, 30. Add

for-fang

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Add: ¶ for-fang occurs in a list of emoluments accruing to the king (Edward the Confessor) and granted by him to Westminster

fleard

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Gif friþgeard sí on hwæs lande ábúton stán oððe treów oððe wille oððe swilces ǽnige fleard (any wicked follies of a like kind), Ll. Th. ii. 298, 17. Substitute:

for-hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
for-hrepian, -hreppan(?)

to catch

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The strong form of the participle might be formed on the analogy of a verb like drepan), Jn. p. 5, 8

Linked entries: -repen for-repen

ge-healdendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-healdendlic, (?); adj.
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The word glosses custodienda, and its form seems to be due to a confusion of the gerundial tó gehealdenne = custodiendus with an adjective like lufigendlic = amandins ) and þá gelóhgenlican, R. Ben. I. 63, 5

Linked entry: -healdendlic

tó-beátan

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Ðá cempan hine lange swungon ... þá cómon his geféran and fundon hine licgendne on blódigum limum and tóbeátenum líchaman, Hml. S. 31, 981. Add

CNYLLAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNYLLAN, cnyllsan; p. de; pp. ed

To KNELLsound a bell pulsarecampaná signum dare

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Cnyllaþ cnyllsaþ, Lind. and ontýned biþ iów pulsate et aperietur vobis 11, 9: 12, 36: R. Ben. 48. Cnylled pulsatus R. Cone. 1

Linked entry: cnyllsan

slítness

(n.)
Grammar
slítness, (slit- ?), e; f.

a tearing, rending, lacerationa wasting, destroying, desolation

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Lind. 24, 15

freóndlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
freóndlíce, adv.

like a friendkindlyămīcebenigne

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like a friend, kindly; ămīce, benigne We ðe freóndlíce wíc getǽhton we kindly assigned to thee a dwelling-place, Cd. 127; Th. 162, 25; Gen. 2686: 76; Th. 95, 16; Gen. 1579: Past. pref; Hat. MS. Freóndlícor more kindly, Beo. Th. 2058; B. 1027

eald-gecynd

(n.)
Grammar
eald-gecynd, es; n.

Old or original nature antīqua nātūra

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Old or original nature; antīqua nātūra vel indōles Wudu-fuglas on treówum ealdgecynde wuniaþ the wood-birds live in the trees in their old nature. Bt. Met. Fox 13, 79; Met. 13, 40: 25, 114; Met. 25, 57: Exon. 54b; Th. 193, 26; Az. 127

Linked entry: ge-cynd