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ge-sóm

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Add: Críst cwæð on his godspelle ꝥ nán cyneríce ne stent náne hwíle ansund, gif gesóme ne beóð (if the people are not united. Cf. Si regnum in se diuidatur non potest seare regnum, Mk. 3, 24), Hml. S. 13, 238

gewit-seóc

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Forhtodon þá deófla on gewitseócum mannum, for ðan ðe wiston his tócyme, and þá deófolseócan sóna forhtigende wǽron, Hml. S. 31, 1201

mór-berige

(n.)
Grammar
mór-berige, an; f.
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A mulberry: — mid mórberium gebyldon þá ylpas (to the end they might provoke the elephants to fight, they showed them the blood of grapes and mulberries, 1 Macc. 6, 34), for ðám ðe mórberian him is metta leófost, Hml. S. 25, 576

á-stundian

(v.)

To take upon one's self

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Substitute: To take upon one's self Eal hé mót ástundian swá hwæt swá fram his gingrurn, forgýmeleásod bið ad ipsum respicit quicquid a discipulis delinquitur, R. Ben. 61, 7. Búton gé ámeldian, gé sceolon heora wíte ástundian, Hml. S. 23, 299

Linked entry: stundian

máþum

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'On Godes ðearfum ic áspende, and sind ðá écan mádmas ðe nǽfre ne beóð gewanode,' i. 422, 11-34. Hé hét gán intó his mádmum iussit eam introire ubi repositi erant thesauri eius, Hml. A. 110, 266. Add

FISC

(n.)
Grammar
FISC, es; pl. nom. acc. fiscas, fixas, fisceas; gen. fisca, fixa; dat. fiscum, fixum; m.

A FISHpiscis

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Híg brohton him dǽl gebrǽddes fisces, and beóbreád illi obtŭlērunt ei partem piscis assi, et făvum mellis, Lk. Bos. 24, 42: Mt. Bos. 7, 10: Deut. 4, 18.

Linked entry: fen-fixas

irman

(v.)
Grammar
irman, p. de

to afflictvex

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Hé hæfde him tó gamene hú hé eorþcyningas yrmde and cwelmde he [Nero] made it his sport, how he could vex and torment the kings of this earth, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 94; Met. 9, 47.

Linked entry: ge-irman

þeótan

(v.)
Grammar
þeótan, and þútan; p. þeát, pl. þuton.
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Hwílum ðuton eall swá wulfas, Shrn. 52, 29: Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 36. Sume tó wulfum wurdon ... hió þióton ongunnon, Met. 26, 80. Ðeótende swá swá wolf, Homl. Th. i. 374, 9.

plegan

Grammar
plegan, [In p. 775, col. 2, l. 2 for 361, l. 391.]
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Þá mǽdenu beforan þám leornungmannum hæfdon sylfe be handa heom betweónum and þá lange hwíle plegdon (diutius ludentes), Gr. D. 119, 14. Hundas blegan gesihð, þanc hit getácnað canes ludere uiderit, gratiam significat, Lch. iii. 200, 27.

ge-edníwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edníwian, ge-edníwan.
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S. 27, 135. to renew an action, do again what has been done before, repeat Se man þe æfter his dǽdbóte his mánfullan dǽda geedníwað, Hml. S. 12, 162.

warian

(v.)
Grammar
warian, p. ode
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Hé gelǽre ðæt hý wið ðæt warien, ðæt hý hǽr ne cumen, Sbrn. 203, 3. to be careful to do what is necessary, take a precaution Warige hine se ðe his ágen befóð, ðæt hé tó ǽlcan teáme hæbbe getrýwne borh, L.

Linked entries: werian be-warian

CORN

(n.)
Grammar
CORN, es; n.

CORNa grainseedberry frumentumgranumbaccaa hard or cornlike pimplea cornkernel on the feet pustulaclavus

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corns on his feet Lchdm. iii. 62, 22

neádlunga

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hine neádlunga (mid nýde, v.l.) áhófon úp on ꝥ hors þe hine ǽr of áwurpon invitum eum in caballum de quo deposuerunt, levaverunt, Gr. D. 15, 24. Add

un-wemme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wemme, adj.

spotlesswithout blemishwithout defectuninjureduninjuredinviolateundefiledpureimmaculateperfectpureimmaculate

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Hé eft mid his unwemmum líchaman hine gegyrede, Blickl. Homl. 89, 35.

Linked entries: -wemme on-wæmme

hnipian

(v.)
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Hé, nyste hwæt hé cweðan sceolde, ac stód þǽr and hnipode (hung his head) Hml. S. 23, 689. hnappodon and swá lange hnipedon (they drooped their heads so long) ꝥ ealle on slǽpe wurdon, 23, 248.

spannan

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Ox. 17, 62. to bind by considerations of interest, fear of consequences speónnon heom eall ꝥ landfolc tó (cf. námon gíslas swá fela swá woldon, 179, 3), Chr. 1052; P. 178, 36

ge-wit

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Ꝥ hé hæbbe his gewitt that he have his wits about him, Ll. Th. ii. 352, 31. Ne wénþ ðæs nán mon ðe his gewit hæfð nisi qui insaniat, nemo id putat, Bt. 36, 7; F. 184, 3. Ꝥ þú forlure þín gewitt, Hml.

smirwan

(v.)
Grammar
smirwan, smerwan, smirewan, smeruwan, smirian, smerian, smyrian; p. smirede, ode

To smear, anoint unctus to anoint

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Kmbl. 6, 17. þweah ǽr ðú hit smeruwe Lchdm. ii. 156, 2. Gníde and smerwe 186, 7. Hý hine smyrigon . . . ǽr hé hyne smyrige . . . hine ne mót nán mann smyrigan L. Ælfc. C. 32; Th. ii. 354, 21-31.

for-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-ceorfan, part, -ceorfende; ic -ceorfe, ðú -ceorfest, -cirfst, -cyrfst, he -ceorfeþ, -cyrfþ, pl. -ceorfaþ; p. ic, he -cearf, ðú -curfe, pl. -curfon; pp. -corfen

To cut or carve outcut downcut off or awaycut throughdivideexcīdĕreconcīdĕresuccīdĕreincīdĕreintercīdĕre

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Ðæt heó healfne forcearf ðone sweoran him so that she half cut through his neck, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 5; Jud. 105. Rómáne Leóne ðæm pápan his tungan forcurfon the Romans cut out the tongue of Pope Leo, Chr. 797; Erl. 58, 13: Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 86, 33.

be-tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tǽcan, p. -tǽhte, pl. -tǽhton; pp. -tǽeht; v. a. [be by, tǽcan to teach, shew]

to shewostendereto BETAKE, impart, deliver, commit, put in trustimpertire, adsignare, tradere, commendareto send, follow, pursuemittere, insequi, amandare

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Bos. 25, 14 a man clepide his seruauntis, and bitoke to hem his goodis Wyc : Gen. 9, 2: Ps. Th. 104, 17: Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, 6. Swá us be-tǽhton, ða ðe hit of frymþe gesáwon sicut tradiderunt nobis, qui ab initio ipsi viderunt, Lk. Bos. 1, 2: Elen.