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ge-hýrsumian

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

to obeybe obedient toobĕdīrepărēreto make obedientbring into subjectionsubjĭcĕre

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Ðe heora lustum gehýrsumiaþ who obey their lusts, Homl.

ge-sibbian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sibbian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [sibbian to pacify]

To make peaceful, pacify, appease, gladdenpācāre, pācĭfĭcāre, concĭliāre, lætĭfĭcāreto reconcileunited.

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Homl. 225, 10

ge-neádian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neádian, -nédian; p. ode; pp. od

To compel

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To compel Nolde swá-ðeáh nǽnne to cristendóme geneádian he would not however compel any one to christianity, Homl. Th. ii, 130, 14: i, 70, 25.

rempan

(v.)

to go headlong (like an animal butting with its horns (?),be precipitate

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to go headlong (like an animal butting with its horns (?), cf. gerumpenu nædre coluber cerastes, ), Wrt.

scortian

(v.)
Grammar
scortian, p. ode.
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Homl. i. 25, 14. To schorte oure weie, Chauc. Prol. 791). to run short, fail Ðætte ne scortige (sceortiga, Lind.) gileófa ðín ut non deficiat fides tua, Lk. Skt. Rush. 22, 32

sláwian

(v.)
Grammar
sláwian, p. ode
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To be or become slow, sluggish, inactive Hwæs wilnast ðú ðæt dú ne sláwedest swá micel geswinc tó gefremmanne what dost thou desire, that thou hast not been slow to perform so great a labour, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 224.

Linked entry: slágian

streáw

(n.)
Grammar
streáw, streów, stréu, stréw, es; n.
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Sume hí cuwon heora gescý, sume streáw, Homl. Th. i. 404, 6. Bærne streúw, Lchdm. iii. 114, 7

Linked entries: stré streów stréu

stæþ-hlípe

(adj.)
Grammar
stæþ-hlípe, adj.
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Homl. 201, 16. v. next word

Linked entries: swæð-hlýpe -hlípe

twelf-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelf-feald, adj.
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Ðæt twelffealde getel getácnode ða twelf apostolas, Homl. Th. i. 190, 11: 542, 4. Twelffeald geþungennes duodenus apex, twelffealdum setle duodeno solio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 14, 13. used substantively Be .xii.-fealdum ágife hé ðone ciricsceat, L.

þurh-sécan

(v.)

to make search forseek outto search throughexamine

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Homl. ii. 191, 28. Twa Goddspelless uss birrþ þurrhsekenn, Orm. 242. He hefde al ꝥ lond ouergan and þurhsoht peragratis provincie finibus, Kath. 519. Þe poyson þe veynes so þorwsouȝte, R. Glouc. 151, 11. O. H. Ger. durh-suohhan to search through.]

Linked entry: sécan

un-forbærned

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forbærned, adj.

Unburntnot burnt upnot consumed by fire

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Tiburtius eode ofer ða byrnendan gléda unforbærnedum fótum, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 380

Linked entry: for-bærnan

wuldor-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-beáh, gen. -ges; m.

A crown

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Hé (Stephen) hæfð ðone écan wuldorbeáh, Homl. Th. i. 50, 13. Án læs feówertig wuldorbeága, Shrn. 62, 7. Hí wuldorbeagum beóð gewelgode scínendum laureis ditantur fulgidis. Hymn. Surt. 133, 1

á-heáwan

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Ic him hét þá honda of áheáwan, Nar. 17, 1. Áheáwen cesa, i. abscisa, occisa , Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 2. Áhǽwenum absciso , An. Ox. 1552. Of áheáwenum ðý heáfde Pendan desecto capite , Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 15. Ðá ðornas beóð áheáwene. Past. 411, 17. Add

Linked entry: heáwan

yppan

Grammar
yppan, <b>. I.</b>
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Þæt hors ongan mid unáblinnendlicre brogdettunge ealles líchaman meldian and yppan ( prodere ) ꝥ hit ne mihte wífman beran, Gr. D. 183, 12

rúm-gifol

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm-gifol, adj.

Liberal, bountiful, munificent

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V.) þegne, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 330

Linked entries: gifol rúm-gifa

wæter-flód

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-flód, es; m. n.

A flood, deluge; in plural, floods, waters. Cf. wæter, II b

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Homl. Skt. i. 23, 74. On ðæs Ambictiones tíde wurdon mycele wæterfiód (inluvies aquarum) geond ealle world, 1, 6; Swt. 36, 7. Hine storm ne mæg áwecgan, ne wæterflódas brecan brondstæfne, Andr. Kmbl. 1006; An. 503.

wæter-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-fæt, es; n.

A vessel for water, a water-pot

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Ðǽr wǽron áset six stǽnene wæterfatu (hydriae), 2, 6 : Homl. Th. ii. 56, 5, 21. Ðá six wæterfatu getácnodon six ylda ðyssere worulde, 58, 1. Ðá hira wæterfatu fulle wǽron impletis canalibus, Ex. 2, 16

ge-þwǽrnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽrnes, -ness, niss, -e; f.

Concordagreementmildnessconcordiamansuetudo

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Homl. 109, 16. He ðæt ríce heóld on gódre geþwǽrnesse and on micelre sibsumnesse he held the kingdom in great peace and tranquillity, Chr. 860; Erl. 70, 23: 827; Erl. 64, 8. Geþwǽrnysse mansuetudinem, Ps. Spl. 44, 6: Prov. Kmbl. 23

tó-sceácerian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceácerian, p. ode

To waste,devastate,scatter

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Ðá wurdon hí ealle ðearle áfyrhte, and heora gesomnunga ealle wurdon sóna tósceácerode then (at the coming of the emperor Decius) they (the Christians) were all very frightened, and their congregations were at once scattered, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 23

Linked entry: sceácerian

for-súwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-súwian, -súgian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. trans.

To pass over in silencekeep silentsĭlentio prætĕrīretăcēreretĭcēre

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To pass over in silence, keep silent; sĭlentio prætĕrīre, tăcēre, retĭcēre We wyllaþ sume forsúwian we will pass some in silence, Homl. Th. ii. 138, 26.