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bláwan

(v.)

to blowbreathesnortpantto blowto flameblazeinflate

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Súþan bláwan to blow from the south, Lk. 12, 55. of living creatures, to blow, breathe Swá hwæt swá seó nǽddre gesihð, heó blǽwð and onǽleþ, Lch. i. 242, 21. Bleów ructabat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 1.

ge-swerian

(v.)
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gesworen, 1094; P. 228, 37. to swear a person, swear in, administer an oath to a person who is promising to discharge an obligation Hé wæs of his earde ádrifen, and ðéh wæs tócinge gesworen he had been sworn in as king, Chr. 1041 ; P. 162, 10

scendan

(v.)
Grammar
scendan, p. de

To put to shame, to abuse, insult, harm:

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To put to shame, to abuse, insult, harm: — Ic scendo confundam, Rtl. I. 25. Ðone scamleásan mon mæg ðý bet gebétan ðe hine mon suíður þreáþ and sciend (scent, Cott.

Linked entry: sendeþ

á-þenian

(v.)

to stretch outextendto stretch by pulling:to extend noticedirect attentioneffortto extendprolongto spread outextend superficially to stretch outprostrate:--

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Th. i. 372, 19. to stretch by pulling: -- Ráp swíðe áðened, Past. 459, 8. fig. to extend notice, direct attention, effort, Ðæt ne áðennen rehtwíse unrehtwísnesse hond hara. (extendant) Ps. Srt. 124, 3.

Linked entry: on-þenian

ge-sellan

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Him wæs leán geseald setl on swegle, Gú. 756. to cause to have. to cause to receive a benefit, injury Þǽr is sigorspéd geseald, þám þe séceð him, An. 911: 646. to produce in a person or thing a state, feeling, &c.

cýþþu

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cýþþu, (-o).
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Sum hæfð sume cýððe rícum men; ðonne sceal sé earmum ðingian ðám rícan men þe hé cýððe hæfð, 558, 1-3. Þá þe þurh geleáfan ús gelenge beóð, and þurh crístendóm ús cýððe habbað, 314, 14. Abraham . . . Gode cýððe hæfde (cf.

Linked entry: cýþ

ge-néþan

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Mé forgif ꝥ ic nǽfre unmedeme ne untrum þínum líchoman and þínum blóde ne genéþe ( presume to take the Sacrament ), Angl. xii. 507, 6

deáþ-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-cwalu, e; f.

A deadly pain or plague, agony mortis dolor

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Ne geweóx he him to willan, ac to deáþcwalum Deniga leódum he waxed not for their benefit, but for a deadly plague to the Danes' people, Beo. Th. 3428; B. 1712

Eádréd

(n.)
Grammar
Eádréd, es; m. [eád happy, réd = rǽd counsel]

Eadred Atheling, third son of Edward the Elder. Eadred was king of Wessex and Northumbria, for nine years and a half, from A. D. 946-955

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D. 946, féng Eádréd Æðeling to ríce here Eadred Atheling succeeded to the kingdom, Chr. 946; Erl. 116, 35. Hér, A. D. 955, Eádréd [MS.

Dofere

(n.)
Grammar
Dofere, Dofre, an; f. [Hunt. Douere, Doure: Sim. Dun. Kni. Dovere: Houd. Dowere: Brom. Dover: Thorn. Dovore: Wel. dwfr water]
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He to Dofran gewende he went to Dover, 1048; Th. 313, 32, 34, 35, Col. 1; 315, 18, col. 1: 1052; Th. 319, 26, col. 1

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
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L. 12, 47. v. mǽnan to lament

notu

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Ne sceolde hé nán ðing forgýman ðe ǽfre note mehte, Angl. ix. 265, 7: 260, 14

spédan

(v.)
Grammar
spédan, p. de

To speedhave successsucceed in doing somethingaccelerare

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To speed, have success, succeed in doing something Eów betere is ðæt gé ðisne gárrǽs mid gafole forgyldon ... ne þurfe wé ús spillan gif gé spédaþ dam (cf.

Linked entry: fór-spédian

Cippan-ham

(n.)
Grammar
Cippan-ham, -hamm, es; m. [Hunt. Cipenham: Brom. Chipenham]

CHIPPENHAM,

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D. 878] at mid-winter, after twelfth night, the army stole itself away to Chippenham, Chr. 878; Erl. 79, 29. Hér fór se here to Cirenceastre of Cippanhamme, and sæt ðǽr án geár in this year [A.

Linked entry: Cyppan-ham

fóre-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-secgan, p. -saegde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd

To FORE-SAYforetellpredictannouncepræfāriprædīcĕreprædĭcārepronuntiāreannuntiāre

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Geríses to fóresægcane gódspell oportet prædicari evangelium, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 10. Iosue cwæþ dá to ðám fóresǽdan ǽrendracum Joshua then spoke to the aforesaid messengers, Jos. 6, 22

metsung

(n.)
Grammar
metsung, e; f.

Provisionfood

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Ánan esne gebyreþ metsunge xii pund gódes cornes, L. R. S. 8; Th. i. 436, 25. Hí metsunge féngon and gafle they accepted provisions and tribute, Chr. 1002; Erl. 137, 26.

weorold-wísdóm

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wísdóm, es; m.
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His fæder and his frýnd hine befæstan láre woruldwísdóme, 3, 5. Ða ðe woldon woruldwísdóm gecneordlíce leornian, Homl. Th. i. 60, 27.

be-sceótan

(v.)

to dashflingto shut upto dashto happenoccur

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Add: trans, to dash, fling Ðá deóflu bescuton hí ánum dracan innan þone múð, Wlfst. 141, 23. to shut up Hé þá cyrican beleác, and mid scyttelum besceát and gefaestnode, Gr.

ge-bisnian

(v.)
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Add: to set an example, serve as a model Hé þá leóde gebígde Godes geleáfan, and him wel gebysnode mid weorcum, Hml. S. 26, 73. Heó hym eallum gebysnode mid góddre gedrohtnunge Godes þeówdóme, 2, 125.

ge-tyhtan

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Þæs rihtwísan weres líf þurh þá rǽdinge háligra bóca Gode bið getyhted, Ll. Th. ii. 402, 36. to urge, instigate Gemanod ł getiht instigatus, i. praemonitus, An. Ox. 602. to train, educate Ðǽre getyhtan exercitatae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 7: 30, 15.