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á-ginnan

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Þá anlícnessa hé gemacode þurh drýcræft þæt hý águnnon swylce hý cwice wǽron he made the images by magic to act as if they were alive , Wlfst. 99, l

for-settan

to stop upblockobstructto press downoppressrepress

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Hí tiledon ꝥ hí him ðone weg forsetton and fortýndon iter illi intercludere contendebant, Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 278, 9. Sume hí wurpon þá moldan úp and hió wǽron forsettende þǽra wætera rynas, Shrn. 41, 4.

hergian

(v.)

to harryplunderto harrass

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Lbmn. 475, 22. used ot the action that rescued the inhabitants of hell On þone dæg Críst reste deád on byrgenne, and his sáwl somod and his godcundnes somod hergode geond belle grund, Shrn 68. 3. of things, to harrass Hit is wén ðæt sé ne mæge óðerra

wacen

(n.)
Grammar
wacen, (-an, -on, -un), e; f.

wakefulnesssleeplessnessa watchvigila watcha division of the nighta watchguarda rousingan incitement

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M. 128, 23) tuae moestitiae et insomniorum causam, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 41 a watch, vigil 'Wel ðú dést ðæt ðú nalæs ðé slǽpe forgeáfe, ac má woldest wæccan (weacenum, Bd. M. 354, 7) and gebedum ætfeolan.'

for-wyrd

(n.)

or uncertain

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Weg ðe lǽt tó færwyrde (for-, v. l. ), Past. 133, 20: 457, 11: 463, 6, 8. In écere forwyrde, Wlfst. 188, 8. Fram þǽre écan forwyrde, Gr. D. 348, 19. On éce forwyrde, Bl. H. 101, 13: 159, 20. Tó écum forwyrdum, Hml. Th. i. 516, 3.

neód

(n.)
Grammar
neód, néd, niéd, nýd, e; f.

Desireeagernessdiligenceearnest endeavour

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ðǽrinne andlangne dæg nióde namon in the hall the live long day we took our pleasure, Beo. Th. 4238; B. 2116

be-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swícan, bi-swícan; ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ, -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen; v. a. [be by, swícan to deceive]

To deceive, entice, seduce, delude, betray, offend, supplant, weaken, evadedecipere, illicere, seducere, illudere, prodere, scandalizare, supplantare, deficere, evadere

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We beswicon [MS. beswican] us sylfe we have deceived ourselves, Exon. 121 a; Th. 464, 31; Hö. 96. Hycgaþ hú ge hí beswícen think how ye may deceive them, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 9; Gen. 433.

Linked entries: be-swác bi-swícan

Germania

(n.)
Grammar
Germania, e [ = æ]; f.

Germany

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Cap. 1 Nú wille we ymb Europe land-gemǽre reccan, swá mycel swá we hit fyrmest witon.

ge-earnian

(v.)
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Swá wíte swá wuldor swé nú geearnian willaþ, Bl. H. 23, 7. <b>I a.</b> to deserve of (tó) a person, with acc. Tó ðǽm ðe þone écean éðel mid móde and mid mægene tó Gode geearniað. Bl.

húru

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ealles sculon secgan þonc . . . and húru þǽre hǽlo, Cri. 613. Gebéte ꝥ. . .swá be were swá be wíte . . . and for Gode húru béte swá canon tǽce, Ll. Th. i. 168, 6: 402, 14: 340, 19 : ii. 292, 2: 302, 7: Solil. H. 2, 17 : 30, 11.

æwul

(n.)

A wicker-basket with a narrow neck for catching fisha WEELnassa

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A wicker-basket with a narrow neck for catching fish, a WEEL; nassa, Ælfc. Gl. 102 ; Som. 77, 85; Wrt. Voc. 56, 9

Beada ford-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Beada ford-scír, e; f.

Bedfordshire

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Bedfordshire: Cnut wende him út þurh Buccingahámscíre into Beadafordscíre Canute went out through Buckinghamshire into Bedfordshire, Chr. 1016; Th. 279, 16, col. 1

for-cinnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cinnan, ic -cinne, ðú -cinnest, he -cinneþ, pl. -cinnaþ; p. ic, he -can, ðú -cunne, pl. -cunnon; pp. -cunnen [for, cinnan gĕnĕrāre]

To repudiaterejĭcĕre

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To repudiate; rejĭcĕre Hine forcinnaþ ða cyrican ge tunas the churches as well as houses shall repudiate him, Salm. Kmbl. 215; Sal. 107

ge-sellan

Grammar
ge-sellan, <b>; V 3.</b>
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Hí heora ǽhta ealle gesealdon, and ꝥ weorð bróhton tó ðára apostola fótum (v. Acts 4, 34), Ll. Th. ii. 370, 35. Add

sige-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
sige-hwíl, e ; f.
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A time of victory, the hour of victory Wedra helm feónd gefylde . . . Ðæt ðam þeódne wæs síðes sigehwíl, Beo. Th. 5413 ; B. 2710

cól

(n.)
Grammar
cól, coal. l. col,
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Þæt fýr wearð ácwenced ꝥ þǽr án col ne gleów, Hml. S. 7, 240

hefig-lic

heavygravedeepprofound

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Add: of fighting, heavy Nán hefilic gefeoht ne wearð, Chr. 868; P. 71, 2. grave, deep, profound Hefiglices gedwolan erroris, Past. 367, 19

micga

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Hí beguton hine ealne mid ealdum miggan. . . se migga þurh Godes mihte wearð tó swétum stence áwend, Hml. S. 35, 153-157. Add

mearca

(n.)
Grammar
mearca, an; m.
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a mark, line. v. mearc; a territory. v. land-mearca (perhaps also Dene-mearca, the nominative of the weak form does not occur)

sám-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-hál, adj.

weak

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Not in perfect health, weak Nú ne beóþ náht fela manna ætsamne, ðæt heora sum ne sí seóc and sámhál, Wulfst. 273, 10