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tógædere-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
tógædere-weard, adv.
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Ðá hié tógædereweard fóron ðá flugon Péne swá hie eft selfe sǽdon . . iér hié tógædere geneálǽcten when the armies were marching to meet one another, the Carthaginians fled, as they afterwards themselves said, before they were near meeting ; Ap.

hálig

(adj.)
Grammar
hálig, adj.

Holysanctus, sacerholy

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Holy; sanctus, sacer Hálig sanctus, almus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 41. Ðæt hálige gewrit scribtura, Jn. Skt. 17, 12. Se háliga frófre gást paracletus sanctus spiritus, 14, 26. Hálig sealt holy salt, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 346, 30; 344, 14.

Linked entries: hǽlig hálga

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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Beóð áwecte (á-wehte-wehte,v. l.) andan, saca and tala, R. Ben. 124, 17

ge-bǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bǽdan, p. -bǽdde; pp. -bǽded [bǽdan to compel]

To compelconstrainforceimpelurgeoppresscompellĕrecōgĕrepersuādēreimpellĕreurgēreprĕmĕre

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Hie gecwǽdon ðæt ne hie to ðam gebéde he mihte gebǽdan they said that he could not force them to that prayer, Cd. 182; Th. 228, 15; Dan. 202.

Linked entry: ge-béded

ræced

(n.)
Grammar
ræced, reced, es; m. n.
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Hié on Sodoman wlítan meahton, gesáwon ofer since salo hlifian, reced ofer reádum golde, 145, 11; Gen. 2404. Ræced, Exon. Th. 381, 4; Rä. 2, 6

Linked entry: reced

giddian

(v.)
Grammar
giddian, gieddian, gyddian, giddigan; p. ode; pp. od

To singrecitespeak

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Wíga gyddode Beówulf maðelode the warrior spake, Beowulf said, Beo. Th. 1264: B. 630; Cd. 97; Th. 127, 6; Gen. 2106. Waldere gyddode wordum, Wald. 83; Vald. 2, 13.

á-hón

(v.)
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sǽde ꝥ hé on dá lyfte áhénge (ic wæs áhónde, v. l.) ꝥ mynster dixit se cellulam in aera suspendisse. Gr. D. 30, 17. Sié áwegen oððe áhangen expendatur, Wrt.

hatung

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Add: Cf. hatian; 1 α, β Hatung áwecþ saca odium suscitat rixas, Scint. 1, 12. Gif ǽnig þing ungeþwǽrlices on his geþance ríxade . . . hé hine sylfne geclǽnsige fram ǽlcre hatunge leahtre, R. Ben. 38, 19. Hwí is se deófol swá onweard þám men ?

nyten-ness

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Ongeán þám ingehýde and gearawitolnesse þe of Godes ágenre gife cymð, se deófol sǽwð and sendeð nytennesse, Wlfst. 53, 18. <b>I a.</b> want of knowledge on a particular point: — Nytennessa míne (ignorantias meas) ne gemun ðú, Ps.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, conj.
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Hit long first wæs ǽr hé út wolde faran tó gefeohte, ǽr him mon sǽde ðæt hié wolden faran tó Italiam, Ors. 5, 8; S. 232, 4. with subjunctive Hé hét átimbran ðá burg, ǽr hé ðonan fóre, Chr. 919; S. 100, 14.

Linked entry: ǽr

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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L. 7, 22. with object and infin. to hear a person say Ne hýrde ic snotorlícor guman þingian, B 1842. þa ic Freá ware fletsittende nemnan hýrde, 2023.

ge-mǽne

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Beó eallum crístenum mannum sibb and sóm gemǽne, and ǽlc sacu tótwǽmed, Ll. Th. i. 320, 28: 370, 10. Unriht is tó wíde mannum gemǽne, Wlfst. 159, 23. Túddor bið gemǽne incrum orlegníð, Gen. 914.

ge-weorþan

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Th. 72, 15. of intransitive verbs, to be, have Þanon ǽtorcyn ǽrest gewurdon onwæcned, Sal. 219

bisceop

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop, biscop, biscep, es; m.

a BISHOP, prelateepiscopusa chief priest of the Jewspontifexa heathen priest of the Romans and Egyptians

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Bisceopas on Róme sǽdon, ðæt heora godas bǽdon ðæt him man worhte anfiteatra the priests in Rome said, that their gods ordered them to build an amphitheatre, Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 55, 26.

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Th. 272, 5; Sat. 115. Frófre ne wénaþ, ðæt gé wræcsíða wyrpe gebíden Exon. Th. 132, 28; Gú. 479.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

lǽce-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-dóm, es; m.

Medicinea medicineremedycure

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Þurh his lǽcedóm by means of the remedy he has provided, Cd. 226; Th. 301, 30; Sat. 589. Lǽcedóm findan, Exon. 31 a; Th. 96, 13; Cri. 1573. Lǽcedómas, see Lchdm. ii. pp. 2-16: pp. 158-174.

Linked entry: lǽce-cræft

scippan

(v.)
Grammar
scippan, scieppan, sceppan; p. scóp, sceóp; pp. sceapen, scepen.
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Hú him weorðe geond woruld wídsíþ sceapen, Salm. Kmbl. 744; Sal. 371. Ðǽr eów is hám sceapen, Exon. Th. 142, 25; Cri. 649. Wæs sió wróht scepen wið Hugas, Beo. Th. 5819; B. 2913. <b>III a.

þrítig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrítig, þrittig; num.

Thirtythirty (years old)

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Th. 296, 16; Sat. 503. Eahta and þrittig (ðrittih, Lind.: ðrítig, Rush.) wintra, Jn. Skt. 5, 5. Hé ríxode twá læs xxx geára, Chr. 641; Erl. 27, 26. Mid feówer hunde scipa and þrítigum, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 172, 31. Grammar þrítig, as a plural with gen.

á-mirran

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D. 114, 2: both passages describe the same incident), Hml. Th. ii. 162, 12

brecan

(v.)

to shatterdemolishto subduetamereflexto strugglestrive

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Th. i. 56, 1. to fail to perform: Banan grimme ongildað, ðæs hié gilp brecað, Sal. 132. to subdue, tame Urne willan tó brecanne, Past. 307, 9. to force a way into a place, break into a house, storm a town Gif man þeóf geméte and hé hús brece si effrin-gens

Linked entry: bracan