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ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Hé wæs tó manegum wítum geworht cum virum suppliciis se tyrannus adacturum putaret Bt. 16, 2 ; F. 52, 20. the object a thing Hé geworhte þás bóc tó leóþe he made a metrical version of this book Bt. proem. ; F. viii. 9.

on-fón

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Brimwylm onféng hilderince, 1494. to have placed on its surface, have brought in contact with Hleór bolster onféng, B. 688, Bord ord onféng, By. 110. Bord oft onféng ýða swengas, El. 238.

ceorl

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Gif syxhyndum þissa hwæðer gelimpe þriefealdlíce áríse be þǽre cierliscan bóte; .xii.-hyndum men twyfealdlíce be þæs syxhyndan bóte, 88, 2-5: 9-11. Ceorles wergild is on Myrcna lage .cc. sciłł. Ðegnes wergild is syx swá micel, 190, 2.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Th. 67, 24. to pull a boat, to row On ða eá hí tugon up hiora scipu óþ ðone weald, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 31: 895; Erl. 93, 31.

heonan

afterwardsfrom now

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Súð heonon, Bo. 26. where relative position is marked: Hiona and ðona (on twá healla, W. S.) hinc et inde, Jn. L., R. 19, 18. with verbs of looking, showing, calling, &c. Þone (quem) nǽnig heonon ne sceáwaþ, Bl. H. 31, 9.

leód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
leód-scipe, es; m.

A peoplenation

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Hwæt tó bóte mihte æt ðæm fǽrcwealme ðe his leódscipe swýðe drehte, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 10: Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 9: Beo. Th. 5495; B. 2751: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 135; Met. 1, 68. Ðrý leódscipas sind gehátene India, Homl.

hefig-ness

oppressivenessburdensomenessa troubledullnessdiseaseoppression

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I. 114, 5. oppressed condition of body or senses, want of animation, dullness Þu cwǽde ꝥ ic hæfde forgiten ꝥ gód ꝥ ic oninnan mé hæfde for ðæs lichoman hefignesse quod memoriam corporea contagione pressus amisi, Bt. 35, 2; F. 156, 16.

medume

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Sceal hé þurh clǽne andetnysse and þurh medeme bóte (through meet penance) and þurh his teáras þá synna eft áðweán, Hml. A. 158, 158. Hé gecéð him to geþingum ðínne ðone medoman naman ( thy worthy name), Shrn. 77, 8.

sæc

(n.)
Grammar
sæc, sæcc, e; f.

Strife, contest, conflict

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Hé tó sæcce bær wǽpen wundrum heard he to battle bore a weapon wondrous hard, 5366; B. 2686. Se ðe sæcce genæs he who came safe from conflict (Beowulf), 3959; 1977. Sæcce sécean, 3982; B. 1989.

Linked entry: sæccan

á-dón

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Voc. ii. 27, 66. up Ðæt hé hine up ádyde that he should take up the body from the tomb, Hml. S. 21, 138. Hædde hét his líchoman up ádón and lǽdon tó Wintonceastre ( translatus in Ventam civitatem Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 24.

HÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÉDAN, p. de

To HEED, take care, observe, attend, guard, take charge, take possession, receiveto take care of, guardcustodire, observare

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Bóte gesáwon héddon herereáfes they saw their compensation, took possession of the war spoils, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 14; Exod. 583.

Linked entries: be-hédan ge-hýdan

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Wé nymað of þám bócum þás endebyrdnysse þe Móyses áwrát, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 13.

ge-logian

(v.)
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ge-logian, p. ode; pp. od

To place, lodge, dispose, regulateponere, disponere, reponere, collocare

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Ælfeg's holy body on the north side of the altar, Chr. 1023; Erl. 163, 33. He begeat má castelas and ðǽr inne his ríderas gelogode he got more castles and lodged his knights therein, 1090; Erl. 226, 30.

Linked entry: lógian

sib

(adj.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, adj.
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Ðonne se deáþ cymeþ ásundraþ ðá sibbe ða ðe ǽr somud wǽron líc and sáwle when death comes, it separates then relations, who before were together, body and soul, Exon. Th. 367, 7; Seel. 4.

þreátung

(n.)
Grammar
þreátung, e; f.

compulsionforceviolenceoppressionill-treatmentrebukereproofthreatening

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Hié heora land tó bismere oferhergodan, and him ðæs nǽnige bóte dydon búton ofermódlíce wíg and þreátunge they harried their land, and for that they made them no amends, but in their arrogance made war on them and harassed them, Blickl.

warian

(v.)
Grammar
warian, p. ode
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Hé gelǽre ðæt hý hí 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

ge-hál

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</b> of abstract objects :-- Ðeáh hí ðæt gód hira gecynde gehál nolden gehealdan, ðæt hí hit húru tóbrocen gebéten si accepta naturae bona integra servare noluerunt, saltem scissa resarciunt, Past. 403, 19. complete, with no part wanting Ðæs mónan

ge-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rísan, to be fitting. [In line 11 2. gerise bet.]
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. :-- Siled bodo ðǽm geríses bodage dat praecepta quibus debeant praedicare, Lk. p. 6, 14. Gehriseð (giríseif, R. ) mé geonga, Lk. L. 13, 33 : 17, 25. Ill bb. with acc. and infin. Ðás gerás geðrouia Críst haec oportuit pati Christum, Lk. L.

ge-tríwe

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Hé tó ǽlcan teáme hæbbe getrýwne borh, 290, 7: 388, 16. Syxa sum ... þe getrýwe sýn, 352, 12. Nime se hláford twégen getrýwe men, 392, 26: 394, 8.

greát

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</b> of parts of the body :-- Se earm wæs swá swíðe greát and áswollen brachio in tantum grossescente, Bd. 5, 3; Sch. 565, 3. Se greáta líra beneoðan þám þúman, Vis. Lfc. 84. Gif mon þá greátan sinwe forsleá, Ll. Th. i. 100, 3.