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á-dreógan

to bear offsuffer, endureto bear with, tolerateto pass, spend timeto carry out, perform

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Bysmra ádreógan, 15, 34. to bear with, tolerate :-- Ic bidde ðé, ðæt ðú mé geþyldelíce ábere and ádreóge, Gr. D. 267, 17. Ic wundrige hú seó sǽ ádruge míne unrihtlican lustas, Hml. S. 23 b, 385. Ðǽr beóþ geþyldelíce tó ádreóganne ðá yflan men, Gr.

Linked entry: á-dreósan

costnung

(n.)
Grammar
costnung, costung, costing, e; f. [costnian, costian to tempt, try]

A temptationtryingtrialtribulation tentatioprobatiotribulatio

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Ne gelǽd ðú us on costnunge ne nos inducas in tentationem Mt. Bos. 6, 13; 26, 41; Mk. Bos. 14, 38; Lk. Bos. 11, 4; 22, 40, 46; Homl. Th. ii. 596, 9; 600, 16. On costunge in tentatione Deut. 9, 22.

Linked entries: costing costung

smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
smiþ, es; m.

A smith, a worker in metals or in wood faber faber, cudo

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A smith, a worker in metals or in wood Cudo ic smiðige; eft gyf ðú cweðst hic cudo, ðonne byþ hit nama, smiþ Ælfc. Gr. 36; Zup. 216, 10. Se smiþ ferrarius. . .se treówyrhta lignarius Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 29. Smiþ faber vel cudo Wrt.

Linked entry: helle-smiþ

ge-þolian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þolian, to -þolianne, -þolienne, -þoligenne; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [þolienne to bear, suffer] .

to bearsufferenduresustainsufferrepătisustĭnēreto have patienceendurewaitremainperdūrāremănērewith the gen. To suffer loss offorfeitlosecărēre

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Kmbl, 213; An. 107. to have patience, endure, wait, remain; perdūrāre, mănēre Ðú scealt geþolian sume hwíle thou must bear [with me] for some time, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 218, 8. Gif he inne geþolian wille if he will remain within, L.

be-frinan

(v.)
Grammar
be-frinan, l. be-frignan, -frinan; p. -frán, pl. -frúnon, -frinon; pp. -frúnen, -frinen,

to ask a person a question,to askquestion,to ask about somethingto ask a person about somethingto ask for some-thingto ask of a person what one wishes to be told

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Th. i. 82, 16. to ask a person about something Hwæt mec befregnes ðú of gód quid me interrogas de bono?, Mt. L. 19, 17. Be þǽre láre þe þú mé befrúne, Bl. H. 185, 8. Hé angan tó befrínenne sume inlendisce ymbe þæs íglondes gewunan.

beáh

(n.; part.)
Grammar
beáh, beág, bǽh, bég, béh; gen. beáges; dat. beáge; pl. beágas; m. [beáh, beág; p. of búgan to bend]

Metal made into circular ornamentsA ringbraceletcollargarlandcrownanulusarmilladiademacorona

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April 1837, pp. 372, 373, and May. p. 499 Ic nyme ðínne hring and ðínne beáh and ðínne stæf, ðe ðú on handa hæfst capiam anulum tuum et armillam et baculum, quem manu tenes, Gen. 38, 18, 25.

ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster, cæster, cester; ceastre; ceastre, ceaster, ceastra; f. The names of places ending in caster and -chester were probably sites of a castrum

a fortressA city, fort, castle, townurbs, civitas, castellumthe cityhæc civitas

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Ðú in ða ceastre gong go thou into the city, Andr. Kmbl. 1878; An. 941. Ælla and Cissa ymbsǽton ceaster Ella and Cissa besieged the city, Chr. 491; Erl. 15, 6. Se Hǽlend ymbfór ealle burga and ceastra circuibat Iesus omnes civitates et castella, Mt.

FÚS

(adj.)
Grammar
FÚS, adj.

Readypreparedpromptquickeagerhasteningproneinclinedwillingready for deathdyingpromptuscĕlerpărātusprōnuscŭpĭduspropĕræ morti devōtusmŏrĭbundus

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Ðú me fúsne frignest thou askest me dying, Exon. 50 b; Th. 175, 27; Gú. 1201: 49 b; Th. 171, 22; Gú. 1130. Geseah ic ðæt fúse beácen wendan wǽdum and bleóm I saw the hastening beacon change in hangings and colours, Rood Kmbl. 42; Kr. 21.

hræd

(adj.)
Grammar
hræd, hræð, hreð; adj.

Quickswiftspeedysuddenalertrapidpromptactive

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Ðú ðe on hrædum færelde ðone heofon ymbhweorfest qui rapido cælum turbine versas, Bt. 4; Fox 6, 31. On hræde sprǽce in prosam, Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, 22. Hræde weámetta sudden sadnesses, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 32. Hrade [MS. T. hræþe; Ps.

Linked entries: hræð hreþ

hruse

(n.)
Grammar
hruse, an; f.

The earthground

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Heofonas ðú wealdest hrusan swylce tui sunt cæli et tua est terra, Ps. Th. 88, 10: 120, 2: 133, 4. Under eorþan befeolan hinder under hrusan, Exon. 9l a; Th. 340, 24; Gn. Ex. 116.

leán

(v.)
Grammar
leán, p. lóg [a weak form also occurs (cf. Icel.) Se ðe wolde leógan oftost on his wordon, ealle hine leádan, ða ðe God lufedan,
  • Wulfst. 168, 17
  • .]

To blamereproachdisapprovescorn

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To blame, reproach, find fault with, disapprove, scorn Ne leá ic ðé ná ðæt ðú ǽgðer lufige I blame thee not for loving either, Shrn. 197, 2.

leornian

(v.)
Grammar
leornian, p. ode

To learnstudyread

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Leorna ðæt ðú ondrǽde drihten ut discos timere dominum, Deut. 14, 23. Leorneaþ æt mé discite a me, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 29. Leornigeaþ bigspell be ðam fictreówe ab arbore fici discite parabolam, 24, 32.

Linked entry: leornend

list

(n.)
Grammar
list, es; m: list, e; f.

Artskillcraftcunningartifice

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Ðú miht león and dracan liste gebýgean conculcabis leonem et draconem, Ps. Th. 90. 13. List art (of poetry), Bt. Met. Fox Introd. 5; Met. Einl. 3: Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 13; Crä. 50. Þurh ealle list, 27 a; Th. 81, 5; Cri. 1319.

ge-sceppan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceppan, -scippan, -scyppan; p. -sceóp, -scóp, pl. -sceópon, -scópon ; pp. -scæpen, -sceapen , -sceopen, -sceapen

To form, createformare, disponere, creare

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ðú éce God! ealra gesceafta wundorlíce wel gesceópe O! eternal God! thou hast made all creatures wonderfully well, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 10; Met. 20, 5: Exon. 117 b; Th. 452, 14; Hy. 4, 1. Ǽr ðæt ðec ic gesceópe prius quam to formarem, Rtl. 55. 4.

Linked entries: ge-scippan ge-scyppan

scild

(n.)
Grammar
scild, sceld, scyld, es; m.
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Th. 656; B. 325. fig. a shield, protection: — Scild mín beo ðú refugium meum es tu, Ps. Spl. T. 70, 4. Ðam biþ Dryhten scyld, Exon. Th. 229, 31; Ph. 463. scyld in the following passage is used of a bird's back (as being shield-shaped ?

Linked entries: scyld hrung sceld

stillness

(n.)
Grammar
stillness, e ; f.
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Ðú eart nú of ðinre stilnesse áhworfen, Bt. 7, 1 ; Fox 16, 24. Gif wé ða stilnesse habbaþ, Past. pref. ; Swt. 7, 9. Habbaþ eów stilnysse and sibbe, Homl. Th. i. 592, 6.

sweotole

(adv.)
Grammar
sweotole, adv.
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Hwæðer ðú hit á sweotolor ( any more clearly ) ongiton mǽge, Bt. 34, 4; Fox 138, 16. Swá hé hit sweotolost and andgitfullícost gereccan mihte, Bt. proœm.; Fox viii, 4

Linked entries: swetole swotole

weorþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
weorþ-líce, weorþelíce; adv.
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Ðú ymb ðínne esne dydest wel weorðlíce bonitatem fecisti cum servo tuo 118, 65. Swíðe mycel cyrice . . . geworht swá fægre and swá weorþlíce swá hit men on eorþan fægrost and weorþlícost geþencean meahton, Blickl.

for-seón

to despisehold in contemptto rejectto rejectto refuse

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Forseó ðysse worulde wlence, gif ðú wille beón welig on ðinum móde thou shalt despise this world's pride, if thou wilt be rich in thy mind, Prov. K. 50. Gif ðæt mód ǽr ne forsáwe ðá écan edleán, Past. 435, 3. Forseónde spernendo, R. Ben. I. 61, 11.

ge-unrótsian

(v.)
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Sárnys ðé hrepode, and ðú eart geunrótsod ( conturbatus es ), Hml. Th. ii. 454, 19: Bt. 16, 4; F. 58, 8: 41, 2; F. 246, 14. Ðé ꝥ gedréfed and geunrótsad hæfþ, 10; F. 28, 4: Ps. Th. 9, 21.

Linked entry: un-rótsian