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furþor

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Þú scealt furðor gen síðfæt secgan you shall go on and tell more of your journey, Jul. 317: 347: Ph. 236: Sat. 225. Heora fícbeámas furþor (printed furþon) ne mihton blǽda bringan, Ps.

helm

a helmeta crowndiademthe topcrowncoverconcealmenta covering

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Ic sæt innan bearwe min helme beþeht, Dóm. L. 2. Helm conum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 24. Geþúfe beámas vel helmas frondea robora, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 13. Huni-bǽrum clǽfran helmum melligeris caltarum frondibus, An.

wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave to be mad, out of one's sensesto act with violence, be furious, rage,

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Ða ýða weóllan and wéddan ðæs sǽs furentibus undis pelagi, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 39. Þeán ðeós woruld wéde and windige éhtnysse ástyrige ongeán Cristes gelaðunge, Homl. Th. ii. 388, 9. Ðonne wind wédende færeþ, Elen. Kmbl. 2546; El. 1274.

Linked entry: a-wédan

DǼD

(n.)
Grammar
DǼD, gen. dat.dǽde ; acc. dǽde, dǽd; pl. nom. acc. dǽda, dǽde; f. A

DEED, action actio, actus, factum

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Seó árfæste dǽd the goodly deed, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 22: Cd. 28; Th. 37, 24; Gen. 594: 226; Th. 301, 4; Sat. 576: Bt. Met. Fox 9, 36; Met. 9, 18: Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 11; Ælf. Tod. 6.

Linked entry: dyd

leásung

(n.)
Grammar
leásung, e; f.

fictionfalsehoodfalsenesshypocrisydeceptiondeceitfulnessartice

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For ðínum leásungum on account of thy falsehoods, Cd. 214; Th. 268, 28; Sat. 62. Ðú fordést ða ðe symle leásinga specaþ thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing [A.V.], Ps. Th. 5, 5. Onscúna ðú á leásunga, L. Ælf. 44; Th. i. 54, 14: Homl.

Linked entry: bisleásung

líc

(n.)
Grammar
líc, es; n.

A body

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Líc sáre gebrocen, bánhús blódfág, Andr. Kmbl. 2808; An. 1406. Ðé is gedál witod líces and sáwle, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 20; Gen. 931. Sweostor mín líces mǽge my sister, kinswoman according to the flesh, 89; Th. 110, 4; Gen. 1833.

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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Ðonne se ufera dǽl ðæs líchoman on ǽnigum sáre oððe on earfeþum geswince, 332, 9.] <b>II a.

ceorl

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Wearð forðféred sumes wífes ceorl ... and sæt ꝥ wíf ofer þám líchaman hire forðférdan ceorles, Gr. D. 215, 18: Gn. Ex. 97. Þú wilnast ceorles, Hml. S. 3, 396. Wǽron wydewan fornýdde on unriht tó ceorle, Wlfst. 158, 11. Ceorl maritum, An. Ox. 5166.

ge-brengan

(adj.)
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Sal. 87 : 147. to bring forth, produce, v. forþ-gebrengan in Dict. Wæstm gebróhte ł gebrenges frustum affert. Mt. L. 13, 23. ꝥte uæstm gié gebrenge (tógibrenge, R., adferatis ). Jn. L. 15, 8

wǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wǽd, e; f.: wǽde, es; n.

a weedan article of dressa garmentclothingdress

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Wǽde antemne (= sail ? rigging ? v. wǽde-ráp; and cf. Icel. váð sail (poet.)), 100, 29. Strengas gurron, wǽdo gewǽtte, Andr. Kmbl. 749: An. 375. Se wælisca (hafoc) wǽdum and dǽdum his ǽtgiefan eáðmód weorþeþ, Exon. Th. 332, 25; Vy. 90.

ge-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceótan, he -scýt, -scítt, pl. -sceótaþ; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; subj. ic, ðú, he -sceóte, pl. -sceóten; pp. -scoten.

to shoot forward, to rush or dart forward with a quick motion, send forth, expend, pay, to fall to any one's share, be allotted tocum impetu movere vel ruere, expendere, cedere in partem alicujusto bring before or refer to any onereferre ad aliquem

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Th. ii. 272, 2: Jos. 9, 7. to bring before or refer to any one; referre ad aliquem We lǽraþ, ðæt nán sacu ðe betweóx preostan sí, ne beó gescoten to worldmanna sóme we enjoin that no dispute that be between priests be referred to the adjustment of secular

Linked entry: ge-stoten

ge-lícettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícettan, p. te.
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Oft ungemetlico forgifnes bið gelícet, ðæt mon wéneð ðæt hit sié mildheortnes, ond oft ungemetlicu irsung bið gelícet, ðæt menn wénað þæt hit sié ryhtwíslic anda saepe inordinata remissio pietas creditur, et effrenata ira spiritalis zeli virtus aestimatur

Linked entry: ge-liccettan

ge-lytlian

(v.)
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Th. ll, l. to belittle, depreciate, make out a person to be inferior to the character claimed for him Hé wolde gelitlian þone lifigendan Drihten, and sǽde ꝥ hé nǽre on sóðre godcundnesse his fæder gelíca, ac wǽre lǽsse on mihte, Ll.

gím-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gím-ness, e; f.
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salde him mæhte gémnisse (-nisses, L.) tó untrymnissum dedit illis potestatem curandi infirmitates Mk. R. 3, 15. Of gémnise about healing (on the Sabbath) ; de cura (Sabbati murmuran-tes), Lk. p. 8, 4. Hé gémnise his dyde (hine lácnude. W.

Linked entry: gém-nis

sceadu

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Th. ii. 56, 18. a shadow, shade, unsubstantial appearance Þá wearð þǽr æteówod án atelic sceadu on sweartum híwe, and sǽde þæt hé wǽre for stale ofslegen, Hml. Th. ii. 508, 1. Hé geseah þǽr standan áne atelice sceade, Hml.

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Seó eá ðǽr wyrcð micelne , Swt. 12, 23. Hit wyrcð feóndscipe, Past. 11 ; Swt. 71, 24. Sum feóll on góde eorðan, and worhte hundfealde wæstm, Lk. Skt. 8, 8. Grówende gærs and sǽd wircende....

for-hergian

(v.)
Grammar
for-hergian, -heregian, to -hergianne; part, -hergiende, -hergende; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To lay wastedestroyravagedevastateplundervastāredevastāredepŏpŭlāre

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Seó hreównes ðæs oft cwedenan wóles feor and wíde eall wæs forheregod and fornumen tempestas sæpe dictæ clādis lāte cuncta depŏpŭlans, 4, 7; S. 574, 30, MS. B. Hí forhergode wǽron they were plundered, Chr. 1013; Erl. 149, 19

Linked entry: hergian

leánian

(v.)
Grammar
leánian, p. ode

To rewardrecompenserequitepay

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Ðá cwæþ heó ðæt heó ne dorste him swá leánian swá hé hire tó geearnud hæfde then said she, that she dared not requite him as he had deserved of her, Chart. Th. 202, 21. Ǽghwylcum ánum men gyldan and leánigean æfter his sylfes weorcum, Blickl.

Linked entry: lǽnian

lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, léfan, lýfan; p. de

allowpermit

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To give leave, allow, permit Ða feówer ic eów lýfe tó sǽde and tó mete quatuor reliquas permitto vobis in sementem et in cibum, Gen. 47, 24. Ic ðé selfes dóm lífe I allow you to decide, Cd. 91; Th. 115, 7; Gen. 1916.

ge-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-búgan, p. ic, he -beág, -beáh, ðú -buge, pl. -bugon; impert. -búh, pl. -búgaþ; pp. -bogen [ge-, búgan to bow] .

To bowbow down oneselfbendsubmitturnturn awayrevoltse flectĕreinclīnārecurvāredeclĕnāretransfŭgĕreTo bow toturn towardsinclīnāre ad

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To bow or bow down oneself, bend, submit, turn, turn away, revolt; se flectĕre vel inclīnāre, curvāre, declĕnāre, transfŭgĕre He cwæþ ðæt he wolde to fulluhte gebúgan he said that he would submit to baptism, Homl. Th. ii. 26, 10 : Boutr.