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tówendan

(v.)
Grammar
tówendan, p. de

To overthrowupsetsubvertoverturnto overthrowdemolishto overthrowdestroyto destroy by changingto repeal a lawabrogateabolishoverthrowdestroy

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To overthrow, upset, subvert, overturn tówende evertit, Hpt. Gl. 459, 52.

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f: es; n.
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Iudas férde and mid gryne hyne sylfne ahéng Iudas wente awey and goyinge awey he hangide hym with a grane, Wyc; laqueo se suspendit, Mt. Bos. 27, 5: Homl. Th. ii. 30, 22. Mid ðý ilcan grine in laqueo isto, Ps. Th. 9, 14.

Linked entries: giren ge-grin

ge-fégan

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

To joinunitecompactcomposejungĕreconjungĕrecompingĕrecompōnĕre

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To join, unite, compact, compose; jungĕre, conjungĕre, compingĕre, compōnĕre Con he sídne ræced fæste gefégan he can firmly compact the spacious dwelling, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 8; Crä. 48 : 79 a; Th. 297, 10; Crä. 66.

un-medume

(adj.)
Grammar
un-medume, (-ome, -eme); adj.

Unmeetunfitunworthy

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Unmeet, unfit, unworthy Se ðe him ondrǽdan sceal ðæt unmedome (-eme, Cott. MSS.) sié hoc indignus pertimescat, Past. 11; Swt. 73, 21. Him ðúhte selfum ðæt wǽre swíðe unmedeme parvulum se in suis oculis viderat, 17; Swt. 112, 11.

Linked entry: medume

un-trum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-trum, adj.

Weaksickillinfirm

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Man hwylcne dǽl his hrægles tó untruman men bróhte, ðæt wearð hál geworden, Blickl. Homl. 223, 25. Untrume ealle wǽran infirmati sunt, Ps. Th. 106, 11.

mis-gelimp

(n.)
Grammar
mis-gelimp, es; n.

Mishapmisadventure

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Mishap, misadventure sende misgelimpu on manna bearn, Wulfst. 211, 30

Linked entry: ge-limp

gang

Grammar
gang, <b>; II.</b>
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betýneð ... þá fét fram gange, Verc. Först. 90, 7. Add

un-lǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽde, adj.

Stray

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Ðá forstæl ða unlǽdan oxan, Chart. Th. 172, 21

Linked entry: un-lǽttu

un-lífes

(adv.)
Grammar
un-lífes, adv.

Not alive

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Not alive is nú unlífes, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 203

Linked entry: un-líf

druncen-wille

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drincð him mid ðǽm druncenwillum monnum, Past. 120, 13. Add

fæger-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
fæger-líce, adv.

Splendidlysumptuously

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Splendidly, sumptuously gehriordade fegerlíce epulabatur splendide, Lk. L. 16, 19

Linked entry: fægere

grammatic

(adj.)
Grammar
grammatic, adj.
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Grammatical, of grammar leornode grammatican cræft, Hml. S. 35, 14

Linked entries: gramatic grammatisc

here-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
here-beorg, e; f.

Harbourshelterlodgingsquarters

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Harbour, shelter, lodgings, quarters Þá genam þǽr herebeorge, Nap. 82

hundnigontig-wintre

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þá wæs nigon-and-hundnigon*-*ligwintre, Gen. 17, 1. Add

stígan

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2 Add ofer þone geard stáh, Gr. D. 23, 26

ǽht

Grammar
ǽht, <b>. I d.</b>
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wæs riht ǽht tó Hǽðfelda, Cht. E. 276, 18. Add

á-feorrian

(v.)
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bið áfeorrod (prolongabitur) fram hire, Ps. Vos. 108, 18. Add

Linked entries: á-feorsian á-firran

sceáp-scearu

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-scearu, e; f.

Sheep-shearing

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Sheep-shearing Ðá fór his scépscere, Gen. 38, 12

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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Hi ánmódlíce him tó scuton they ran upon him with one accord (Acts vii. 57), Homl. Th. i. 46, 34: 404, 4: ii. 496, 19.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

fór

a journeyan expeditionmarch

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Fóre bóc itinerarium, Hpt. Gl. 454, 19. Swá hwylc preóst swá farende byð (iter facial), and hine man on his fóre (in itinere ejus) fulwihtes biddeð, and wyrne for ofste his fóre (itineris). Ll. Th. ii. 138, 19-21.