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fæstan

to fastto abstain

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Þæt fæsten þe þá Ninivete fæston, fæstað þá, 227, 29. Fæstað eówer lenctenfæsten tó nónes, 136, 16

for-faran

(v.)

To perishTo destroyto blockade

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Micel gesǽlð bið þé þæt þú on ðínre gesǽlðe ne forfare, Hml. Th. ii. 392, 33. Fýse hí man út of þissan earde, oþþe on earde forfaran hí mid ealle, Ll. Th. i. 378, 9. Gé sceolon forfaran, Hml. Th. ii. 494, 13. trans.

Linked entry: fór-faran

ge-friþian

(v.)
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Hí gemétton þǽr áne ǽrene anlícnysse þe se deófol gefriðode, Hml. Th. ii. 166, 2. Gescylded and gefreoðod (-friðedu, v. l.) fram þám gyftum defensa, Gr. D. 199, 17.

Linked entry: ge-freoþian

ge-rídan

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Add: to ride with others Nú ic þǽr mi men sende (cf. nonne eres viros misimus in medium ignis ?, Dan. 3, 24) tó síðe, nales me sylfa gerád, Az. 175. Gif þonne nelle hwá ge[rí]dan (rídan, tó rídan, v. ll. ) mid his geférum, Ll.

ge-brúcan

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D. 145, 11. to have or possess what gives pleasure, profit, &c. to enjoy Gangað gé and þæs horses mid góde gebrúcað, forþon ic his þearfe næbbe, Gr. D. 15, 24.

geap

Grammar
geap, geáp, geápes.
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Þás hofu dreórgað and þǽs teáfor geápu ( these vaulted and red-tiled roofs ?), tigelum sceádeð hróst-beáges róf, Ruin. 31. curved (of a boat), v. sǽ-geáp. rounded (of a mountain) Munt is hine ymbútan, geáp gylden weal (or under ?)

hádianv

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Þæt hé hine hádian sceolde tó ƀ intó Lundene, 1048; P. 172, 17.

hleápan

to runrushto jumpspringto leapto mountjump about

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Hér Ródbert þæs cynges sunu hleóp fram his fæder, Chr. 1079; P. 213, 32. Hleópon (so in the [facsimile of the] MS. not hleówon) hornboran, hreópan friccan, El. 54. Gif hé út hleápe . . . And gif mon þone hláford teó ꝥ hé be his rǽde út hleópe, Ll.

hwǽte

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Hé oferseów hit mid coccele onmiddan þám hwǽte (in midle þæs hwǽtes, R. in medio tritici ), Mt. 13, 25.

gærsum

(n.)
Grammar
gærsum, es; m. n. Substitute: gærsurna(-e), an; m. (f.): gærsum, es; m.: e; f. , and add

treasurean article of valuetreasures

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Hé sceáwode ꝥ mádmehús, and þá gersuman þe his fæder gegaderode; þá wǽron unásecgendlice ǽnie men hú mycel þǽr wæs gegaderod, on golde and on seolfre, and on faton, and on pællan, and on gimman, and on manige oðre deórwurðe þingon.

á-syndran

Grammar
á-syndran, (á-syndrian).

to separate objects already connectedto distinguishto exceptto place at a distanceto prevent intermixturekeep apartto prevent associationparticipationcut off

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Add: to separate objects already connected, where there is intermixture Þ melo ðurhcrýpþ ǽlc þyrel and þá siofoþa weorþaþ ásyndred, Bt. 34, II;F. 152, 3. where there is association, juxtaposition Þá þe þæs wyrðe beóð hé ásyndreðof cyriclican gemánan

á-flíman

(v.)
Grammar
á-flíman, -flýman.
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Hý ðǽr áflýmede wurdon, Chr. 1001; P. 132, 22. to drive away what is unpleasant or hurtful Áflýman ealle þá þeóstru þǽre nihte, Gr. D. 171, 2.

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an-lícnes

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Seó anlícnyss is tó understandenne on þǽre écnysse, and seó gelícnyss on hire þeáwum, Angl. vii. 20, 178.

eardung

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on þǽre heortan, Bl. H. 13, 23. Nú se áwyrgda gást tó þon férde in ꝥ hús ꝥ hé manna eardunge of þám húse ádrife si hanc domum spiritus malignus invasit, et ab ea hominum inhabitationem repulit, Gr.

geond

(adv.)
Grammar
geond, adv.
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Th. i. 354, 20. where there is motion, thither, over there Þanon ealle wé flugon geond tó þǽre dúne thence we all fled over there to the hill, Hml. S. 23, 740. Uton þyder geond gán let us go over there to the place, 748: 321.

hǽman

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Næs ic ná genihtsumigende on þám geongum ðe on þǽre sǽmid mé hǽmdon, Hml. S. 23 b, 396. Þone þe hǽme wið nýtén qai coierit 19 ; Ll. Th. i. 52, 11. Sé þe mid nunnon hǽme, 2. 46, 6. <b>II a.

med-micel

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L. 25, 45, margin. of things Hé þǽre ýtemestan yldo his lífes on ancorsetle mid medmiclum hláfe (coarse bread; pane cibario) and cealde wætere áwreþede, Bd. 5, 12 ; Sch. 630, 18

á-weccan

(v.)

to wake (trans.) from sleepraise from the deadto arouse a person from quiescenceto excite to feeling or actionstir upto arouseexcite passion

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D. 84, 14. to arouse a person from quiescence, to excite to feeling or action, stir up Hé (John) þǽre módor innoþas ongeán þám Godes suna áweahte, Bl. H. 167, 6. Wearþ se drý áweht wiþ ðám apostolum, 173, 18.

druncen

(adj.)
Grammar
druncen, adj.
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Þǽre druncnan madidae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 54. Hié dydon swá druncnum ( Lot ), Gen. 2598. Þá hié druncne æt heora symble sǽtan, Ors. 3, 9; S. 130, 25: B. 1231. Hǽðene swǽfon dreóre druncne, An. 1005.

earnung

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Ðerh Sancti Cúðberhtes earnunga, Jn. p. 188, 12. recompense Hé rít for þý þe hé mid þǽre ráde earnaþ sume earnunga, Bt. 34, 7; F. 144, 7