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be-gíman

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Þá offringdagas wé ne begýmaþ. An. Ox. 40, 24, 37. Begýmað þisse gesetednysse, Ex. 12, 25. Þás niht sceolon Israhéla bearn begíman, 42. to observe, watch a person Hig begýmdon hine, Lk. 14, l

ceorian

(v.)
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ne ceorien (cyrian, R. Ben. I. 72, 16) non murmurent, R. Ben. 65, 9. Ceoriende (cyrigende, R. Ben. I. 55, 12) murmurans, 48, 4. Ceriende murmurosus, R. Ben. I. 20, 15.

folgere

a successora followeradherent

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Þæt gewinn Alexandres folgera, S. 150, 27. a follower, adherent, of a prince má ne lifde þára þe Alexandres folgeras wǽron extinctis Alexandri ducibus, Ors. 3, ii; S. 152, 15. of a teacher, example, opinion, &c.

ge-manian

(v.)
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Ne þurfon wé þæs wénan, þæt úre Drihten ús nelle þára leána gemanian, þe hé ús hér on eorðan forgyfen hafað, Wlfst. 148, 16: 261, 18. <b>IV a.

ge-recedness

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ge-recedness, ge-reccedness.
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We ne wrítað mare buton þá nacedan gerecednisse, Ælfc. T. Grn. 23, 4. Swá swá gé rǽdað on eowrumgerecednyssum, Hml. S. 5, 177.

grénnes

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Hé wile forlǽtan dǽre lufan grénnisse, and forseárian on ðǽre ungeðwǽrnesse qui separantur a uiriditate dilectionis arefiunt, Past. 359, 15, Ne næfð ǽnig bóh grénnysse (printed spen-; uiriditatem ) gódes weorces, sé þe wunað on wyrtruman sóðre lufe

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Nán man hig undeóror ne sylle (sille, MS. D.); and gif hwá hí undeóror sylle, gilde ǽgðer .xl. scillinga, ge se ðe hí sylle ge se ðe hí bycge, L. Edg. ii. 8; Th. i. 270, 3-6.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Á bútan ǽnigum ende, Nar. 49, 19. Þá wæs hyra tíres æt ende, Jud. 272: Dóm. 2: Cri. 1030.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

wundrian

(v.)
Grammar
wundrian, p. ode.

to wonder atto regard with surpriseadmirationto make wonderfulmagnify

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Hwý ne wundriaþ hí ðæs, ðæt hit hwílum þunraþ, hwílum ne onginþ, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 33. Hwá is ðe ne wundrige wolcna færeldes, roderes swifto, hú hý ǽlce dæge útan ymbhwerfaþ eallne middangeard? Met. 28, 2.

Linked entry: wyndrian

þurh-wunian

(v.)

to continuelastnot to come to an endnot to pass awayto continue in a place, with a personto remain, not to leaveto continue in a conditionnot to changeto perseverepersisthold out

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Lang mid þingum úrum þurhwunian ( durare ) wé magan, 183, 4.

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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Th. i. 316, 14. the object non-material Drihtnes ðrowunge wé willað eów secgan . . . swá ðeáh tó langsumlíce, gif wé hit swá gelógian magon, Hml. Th. ii. 240, 31.

tó-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

To throw in different directionsthrow awaythrow downto scatterdispersedestroyoverthrowto scatterdisperseto break in piecesscatter the parts of a connected wholeto overthrowto overturnto throw downdestroy a buildingdemolishto overthrowto destroy the power of a person,to destroyto overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc.,to put downput an end todestroymake voidbreakdissolveto throw out

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Nelle gé wénan ðæt ic cóme tówurpan (solvere) ða ǽ; ne com ic tówurpan (-wearpan, MS. A.), ac gefyllan, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 17. Uton tówurpan ðás geflitu dissolvamus has conlentiones, Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 23.

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Ióhannes nán tácn, Jn. Skt. 10, 41. Hí blódgyte worhtan, Exon. Th. 44, 26; Cri. 708. Ealle ðe unriht worhtan omnes peccatores, Ps. Th. 100, 8. Wirc six dagas ealle ðíne weorc sex diebus facies omnia opera tua, Ex. 20, 9.

FRIGNAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIGNAN, part. frigneride, ic frigne, ðú frignest, he frigneþ, pl. frignaþ; p. ic, he frægn, frægen, frægin, fræng, fregen, fregn, ðú frugne, pl. frugnon; impert. frign, pl. frignaþ; subj. pres. frigne, pl. frignen; pp. frugnen

To askinquireinterrŏgāresciscĭtāri

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He frægen and axsode interrogabat, Nar. 17, 30. Frægin he of hwylcum lande hí brohte wǽron interrŏgāvit de qua terra essent adlāti, Bd. 2, i; S. 501, 9: 4, 5; S. 572, 21.

Linked entries: fregnan fricgan frinan

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, bletsigan; part. bletsiende, bletsigende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. a.

To BLESS, wish happiness, consecratebenedicere, consecraremerciful, kindto have mercy

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Neáta gehwilc naman bletsic every [kind] of cattle bless [thy] name, Cd. 192; Th. 240, 22; Dan. 390. Bletsien ðec, Dryhten, deór and nýten beasts and cattle bless thee, O Lord, Exon. 55 a; Th. 194, 26; Az. 144

Linked entries: bletsung bledsian

dígol-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
dígol-líce, díglíce.
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Ꝥ hiora fýnd hit deágollíce ( occulto ) genómon, Nar. 7, 4. Hié in heora húsum deágollíce hié miþan inter tectorum suorum culmina delituerunt, 10, 18. Hié genáman deógollíce his líc, Bl. H. 191, 32. Hé wolde hí díglíce forlǽtan, Hml. Th. i. 196, 17.

ge-mǽnelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnelíce, <b>ge-mǽnlíce.</b>
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Ben. 69, 10. where persons are affected together Ic nú þás þing wríte tó þé gemǽnelice and tó mínre méder and mínum geswustrum, Nar. 3, 7. where things are done together Seó hiés and þá fulfremedan weorc gemǽnelíce (communiter) butú þá þing beóð gefyllede

ge-swerian

(v.)
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Hé ongann gesuoeria þte ic nát, Mk. 14, 71. Hié gesworen hæfdon ðæt hié óþer forleósan woldon, Ors. 2, 3; S. 68, 27. a. to swear by . . . that. . . Hé him geswór on his goda noman þæt hé ǽgþer wolde . . .

weorþan

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weorþan, <b>. II</b> 3.
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I. add Hé ne wearð náfre náne yfele dǽda wyrcende, Nic. l, 19. (2 b) :-- On þǽm swicdóme wearð Numantia duguð gefeallen. Ors. 5, 3 ; S. 222, 8. Binnan feáwum dagum hí wúrdon forðférde, Gr. D. 152, 20.

úre

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
úre, adj. pronoun.

ourours

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On naman Godes úres, Ps. Spl. 19, 5. Beorhtnes blíðan Drihtnes úres, Ps. Th. 89, 19. Seó rihteste bysen úran (úres, MS. F.) menniscan lífes, R. Ben. 133, 4. Ða blindnesse úre ælþeódignesse, Blickl. Homl. 23, 2: 77, 14.