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sǽl

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Cómon on sumne sǽl venerunt his fere diebus, 151, 1. Seó æftre bóc ús sægð ꝥ on sumne sǽl fuhton, Hml. S. 25, 459. Add cwæð: 'On sǽlum, lá bróðra, on sǽlum!

un-wítnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wítnod, adj.

Unpunished

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geþafade ða scylde unwítnode, Past. 17; Swt. 123, 6

Linked entries: un-gewítnod wítnian

ge-ánlǽcan

(v.)

to uniteuniteTo join togetherto get together, collect, assemble

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Add: to unite one person to another, unite persons as associates Feówer þeóda hine underféngon tó hláforde, Peohtas and Bryttas, Scottas and Angli, swá swá God geánlǽhte tó ðám, Hml. S. 26, 107.

hǽlend

(n.)
Grammar
hǽlend, hélend, es; m.

A healer, Saviour, Jesus

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Ðú nemst hys naman Hǽlend. sóþlíce hys folc hál gedéþ fram hyra synnum vocabis nomen ejus Iesum; ipse enim salvum faciet populum suum a peccatis eorum, 1, 16.

heáp-mælum

(adv.)
Grammar
heáp-mælum, adv.

In heaps, by troops, bands, companies, flockscatervatim

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Ða dumban niétenu hie hie gadriaþ heápmǽlum and hie ætsomne fédaþ gregatim animalia bruta pascuntur, Past. 46, 4; Swt. 349, 23. him heápmǽlum sylfe on hand eodon they flocked to surrender to him, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 83, 8

ge-stýran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stýran, -stíran, -steóran, -stióran, -stiéran; p. de; pp. ed [stýran to steer, rule]

To steerdirectrulecorrectrestrainwithholdrĕgĕrecorrĭgĕrecŏhĭbērerĕtĭnēre

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Hám cymeþ nefne him holm gestýreþ he will come home unless the ocean restrains him, Exon. 90 b; Th. 340, 5; Gn. Ex. 106. Gif him Scipio ne gestýrde if Scipio had not withheld them, Ors. 4, 9; Bos. 91, 18: Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 13; Jud. 60.

be-faran

to come uponsurprisecatch

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Gif man hwilcne man teó ꝥ þone man féde þe úres hláfordes grið tóbrocen habbe . . . and gif hine (the man so accused) man mid him (the breaker of the peace) befare, beón hig bégen ánes rihtes weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 298, 2.

ge-openian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-openian, -openigean; p. ode; pp. od, ad.

To open, manifest, shew, revealTo open

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He his godcundnysse, mihta mid ðam tácne geopenode he revealed the powers of his divinity with that miracle, Homl. Th. 1 54, 31: Gen. 18, 20. He heofonan ríces infær geopenode he opened an entrance to the kingdom of heaven, Homl.

Linked entry: openian

un-gecoren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecoren, adj.

unchosenunselectedreprobateevil

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Gif ðone ne mehte, ðonne namede him man six men and begéte ðara syxa ǽnne æt ánum hrýðere, i.e. if he could bring those to swear with him, that the claimant was satisfied with, there was no need to nominate persons from whom he was to choose; if he

Linked entry: ge-coren

fǽrlíce

(adv.)

suddenlyunexpectedlysoonimmediatelyby chancehaphazard

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L. 9, 39. soon, immediately, in a hurry Hwí héte ðú mé feccan þús fǽrlíce tó þé why did you send for me in such a hurry?, Hml. S. 14, 52. óðre fyrde hét feárlíce ábannan he had another force called out at once, Chr. 1095; P. 231, 19.

a-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scirpan, a-scyrpan, a-scerpan, a-scearpan; p. te, tun; pp. ed

To sharpenexacuere

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To sharpen; exacuere Swíðor ablendaþ ðæs módes eágan ðonne ascirpan they rather blind the eyes of the mind than sharpen them, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 34

fit

(n.)
Grammar
fit, fitt, es; n?

Strifea fightcontestrixapugnacertāmen

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Strife, a fight, contest; rixa, pugna, certāmen He slóh and fylde feónd on fitte he struck and felled the enemy in fight, Cd. 95; Th. 124, 33; Gen. 2072

Linked entry: fitung

frum-sceapen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
frum-sceapen, part.

First formed or createdprīmus formātus vel creātus

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First formed or created; prīmus formātus vel creātus Ðá ðá he geworhte Adam, ðóne frumsceapenan mann when he wrought Adam, the first created man, Hexam. 14; Norm. 22, 14

geard

(n.)
Grammar
geard, e; f.

A staffrodstakefagotbăcŭlumvirgapālusfascis

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A staff, rod, stake, fagot; băcŭlum, virga, pālus, fascis He scolde gifan [MS. gife] sex fóður gearda he should give six loads of fagots, Chr. 852; Erl. 67, 38

eall-íren

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-íren, adj.

All of iron omnīno ferrĕus

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All of iron; omnīno ferrĕus He héht gewyrcean eall-írenne wígbord wrætlíc he commanded a wondrous battle-shield, all of iron, to be made, Beo. Th. 4665; B. 2338

Linked entry: eal-íren

línen-werd

(adj.)
Grammar
línen-werd, adj.
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Dressed in linen wæs línenwerd and his lendena wǽron ymbgirde he was clothed in linen, and his loins were girded, L. Ælfc. P. 17; Th. ii. 370, 11

Linked entry: -werd

bi-hlemman

(v.)
Grammar
bi-hlemman, v. a. [be, hlemman to dash together]

To dash togethercollidere cum strepitu

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To dash together; collidere cum strepitu He ða grimman goman bihlemmeþ fæste togædre he dashes the grim jaws [gums] fast together, Exon. 97 b; Th. 364, 26; Wal. 76

Linked entry: be-hlemman

ge-iéwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-iéwan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To shewostendere

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To shew; ostendere He ðæt beácen geseah ðæt him on heofonum ǽr geiéwed wearþ he saw the beacon which to him before in heaven was shewn, Elen. Grm. 102

ge-mǽn-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽn-scipe, es; m.

Communion, fellowshipcommunio

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Communion, fellowship; communio Ic ge-mǽnscipe getreówe ðínra háligra I believe in the communion of thy saints, Hy. 10, 52; Hy. Grn. ii. 294, 52 : Wanl. Catal. 49, 16

ge-nacodian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nacodian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To make bare, naked, to stripnudare

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To make bare, naked, to strip, nudare He hine middangeardes þingum ongyrede and genacodade [genacode?] he unclothed and stripped himself of worldly things, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 24

Linked entry: nacodian