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ge-unþwǽrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unþwǽrian, -unþwǽrigan; p. ode; pp. od

To disagreedifferdissentīrediscordāre

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Ðætte hie selfe ne geunþwǽrigen [geunþwǽrien, MS.

Linked entry: un-þwǽrian

geócian

(v.)
Grammar
geócian, p. ode; pp. od; gen. dat.

To preserve, saveservare, salvare

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Geóca mínes gǽstes save my soul, Exon. 118 b; Th. 455, 5; Hy. 4, 45. with the dat Geóca us preserve us, Exon. 53 a; Th. 185, 23; Az. 12. Geóca mínre sáwle save my soul, 118b; Th. 455, 34; Hy. 4, 59

bræc-seóc

Grammar
bræc-seóc, (brǽc-?).
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Mt. L. 17, 15. Bræcceic, p. 18, 1. Gif mon sý bræcseóc (epileptic), Lch. ii. 284, 31. Bræcseóca caducus, demoniacus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 36. Wiþ bræcseócum men, Lch. ii. 138, 8. Bræcseóce lunaticos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 74. Bræcséc, Mt. L. 4, 24.

costnian

(v.)
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Hit is áwriten þæt God áfandode Abrahames, and se apostol Jacob áwrít þæt God ne costnað nǽnne man; hú mæg beón ǽgþer sóð? . . . God ne costnað nǽnne man, for þan þe hé nele nǽnne tó synnum gebígan, Scrd. 22, 46-23, 10: Hml. Th. ii. 560, 20.

egeþe

(n.)
Grammar
egeþe, an; f.
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Egþe (-a, MS.) hircipes vel tribula, i. 16, 25. Eiþe (printed ciþe) traha, 15, 11. [Theose foure harowede . . . with to eythes (harwes, MS. B.), Piers P. C. 22, 273. O. L. Ger. egiða: O. H. Ger. egida erpica.] Cf. ecgan

Linked entry: egþa

for-spildan

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Ne forspild ðú ne perdas me, 27, 3. Ne forspild ðú úsic oð ende ne repellas nos usque in finem, 43, 23. Ðæt ðú hí forspilde and tóstence ut disperdas et dissipes, Past. 441, 32. Ðæt hé forspilde ( perdat ) gemynd heara, Ps. Srt. 33, 17.

handlian

(v.)
Grammar
handlian, p. ode; pp. od

To handle, feeltractare

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To handle, feel Gif mín fæder handlaþ si attrectaverit me pater meus, Gen. 27, 12. Hý ða spǽce swá lange handledon they handled the suit so long, Th. Chart. 302, 31. Hálige béc handligan sacros libros manu tractare, L. Ecg.

ofer-hergian

(v.)

to ravage

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to ravage Ceólwulf oferhergeade (-ode, MS. E.) Cantware Chr. 796; Erl. 58, 10: 865; Erl. 70, 34. Eádweard oferhergade eall hira land, 905; Erl. 98, 20: 933; Erl. 110, 28. Hǽþne men oferhergeadon (-odon, MS. E.) Sceápíge 832; Erl. 64, 18.

ge-spillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spillan, p. de

To destroydissipate

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Ðǽr wǽron manege mid micel unrihte gespilde there were many very wrongfully destroyed, Chr. 1124; Erl. 253, 16: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 19. Erfwardniso gispilledo hereditates dissipatas, Rt1. 21, 1

leán

(n.)
Grammar
leán, es; n.

Rewardrecompenseremunerationrequitalretribution

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Leánum míne gife gyldan to requite my gift, Cd. 22; Th. 27, 4; Gen. 412. Nealles ic ðám leánum forloren hæfde, mægnes méde, Beo. Th. 4296; B. 2145.

Linked entries: leahan be-leán

prica

(n.)
Grammar
prica, an; m. pricu (e), an, e (?) ; f.
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Hé sǽde ðæt eal ðes miðdaneard nǽre ðé máre dríges landes ofer ðone mycelan gársecg, ðonne man ǽnne prican ápricce on ánum brádum brede, Wulfst. 146, 21.

Linked entry: pric-mǽlum

scildan

(v.)
Grammar
scildan, scyldan, sceldan, sceoldan; p. de.
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Wé lǽraþ ðæt man wið heálíce synna scylde georne, L. C.

Linked entries: scyldan scehdun

sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
sweostor, swistor, swystor, swustor (-er, -ur); indecl. in sing.; pl. sweostor, sweostra, sweostru (u, y); f.
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Ealle his swustra (suoester, Lind.: swæster, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 13, 56. Swustra (suoestro, Lind.: swester, Rush.), Mk. Skt. 6, 3. Swestro, Jn. Skt. Rush. 11, 3. Ic seah vi. gebróþor and hyra sweostor mid, Exon. Th. 394, 13; Rä. 14, 2.

first

timerespite(additional) timein time

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Se deófol wile on fyrste, gif hé æt fruman ne mag, þone man beswícan, Scrd. 20, 19

Linked entry: fyrst

a-dreópan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dreópan, ic -dreópe, ðú -drýpst, he -drýpþ; p. -dreáp, pl. -drupon; pp. -dropen

To shed drop by dropguttatim effundere

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To shed drop by drop; guttatim effundere Nú is mín swát adropen now is my blood sprinkled, An. 1427, note

Linked entries: á-þráwan á-þrowen

ǽrist

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽrist, = ǽrest; adv.

First

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First Mec se wong ærist cende the field first brought me forth, Exon. 109a; Th. 417, 10; Rä. 36, 2:

a-giémeleásian

(v.)
Grammar
a-giémeleásian, p. ode; pp. od

To neglectdespise

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MS. 47 b, 3

a-gilde

(adv.)
Grammar
a-gilde, a-gylde; adv.

Without compensation

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S. 49; Th. i. 404, 14 [MS. A] : L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 12

an-bærnys

(n.)
Grammar
an-bærnys, on-bærnys, -nyss, e; f. [v. on-bærning, in-bærnis]

Incensefrankincenseincensum

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Incense, frankincense; incensum, thus Sý gereht gebéd mín swá swá anbærnys dirigatur oratio mea sicut incensum, Ps. Spl. 140, 2

be-grafan

(v.)
Grammar
be-grafan, bi-grafan; p. -gróf, pl. -grófon; pp. -grafen [be, grafan to dig]

To burydefoderesepelire

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To bury; defodere, sepelire Róda greóte begrafene [MS. be-grauene] crosses buried in the sand Elen. Kmbd. 1666; El. 835

Linked entry: bi-grafan