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ge-árian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-árian, p; ode; pp. od; v. trans.

To give honourto honourhonōrārehonorĭfĭcāreTo have mercy or compassion upon any onebe merciful topitypardonpropĭtium essemisĕrēriparcĕreTo endow

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have compassion upon me, eternal Ruler! Hy. 1, 2; Hy. Grn. ii. 280, 2. Ðæt se Déma us geárige that the Judge may have compassion on us, Homl. Th. ii. 126, 13.

Linked entry: gearod

lor

(n.)
Grammar
lor, es; n. (v. ðæt forlor, Past. Swt. 403, 13).

Lossdestruction

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Loss, destruction Ðæt tó lore weorþe án ðíne lioma ut pereat unum membrorum tuorum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 29: 9, 17: l0, 6.

Linked entries: los lyre

ge-wealden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-wealden, part.

Subjectunder the powercontrol of any oneinconsiderablesmall

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He myd us [wyrcþ] swá swá myd sumum gewealnum tólum he works with us as with some insignificant tools [or tools under his control, over which he has complete command? ], Shrn. 179, 28. v. Lchdm. iii. 361, col. 1

be-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-weorpan, -wyrpan; ic -weorpe, ðú -wyrpst, he -weorpeþ, -wyrpþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

to cast, cast down, throwprojicere, dejicereto cast about or over, cover over, surroundconjicere, supertegere, cingere

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He hæfþ us beworpen on ealra wíta mǽste he hath cast us down into the greatest of all torments, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 13; Gen. 393.

wandrian

(v.)
Grammar
wandrian, p. ode
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Sihhem geniédde ðæt mǽden ðá hé hié gemétte swá wandrian Dina, ut mulieres videat extraneae regionis, egreditur, quando, unaquaeque mens sua studia negligens, actiones alienas curans extra habitum atque extra ordinem proprium vagatur.

æt-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-feolan, l. æt-feólan, and add: (from -feolhan); p. -fealh, pl. -fulgon, and -fǽlon (
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Þá þá him eádmódlíce ætfeólan his þegnas and lǽrdon hine, ꝥ hé onfénge ꝥ yrfe cum ei discipuli humiliter imminerent, ut possessiones acciperet, Gr. D. 201, 9. Cf. oþ-feólan

ge-beorglic

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M. 24, 21 under ge-beorhlic] God forgifð ús menigfealde wæstmas, þǽra wé sculon brúcan swá ús gebeorhlic sý (in such a way as not to harm ourselves), Hml. S. 11. 357.

Linked entries: -beorglic ge-beorhlic

spere

(n.)
Grammar
spere, es; n.

A spearlancepikejavelinshooting painstitchhasta, lancea, sparus, catapulta

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In the following the word refers to a shooting pain or stitch Út lytel spere gif hér inne sié, Lchdm. iii. 52, 18

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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Se cyning his láreówum sealde heora nýdþearfe on missenlícum ǽhtum ( necessarias in diversis speciebus possessiones ), Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 20. need, distress, trouble Hwí noldest ðú cuman tó ús tó ðære tíde ðe ús nýdþearf wæs quid recessisti longe in

fæstnung

stabilityfixityfortifyinga fasteningbinding an exhortationconfirmationratificationa covenantassurance

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Ꝥte sié esnum ðínum fæstnung scildnise ǽc giscildnisses ut sint servis tuis munimentum tutelaque defensionis, Rtl. 117, 27: Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 3.

for-búgan

to avoidto pass bypass overshuneschewTo avoid

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Gif preóst sinoð forbúge, ii. 296, 16. to escape from, evade an obligation, neglect, not to obey a command Gif hwá riht forbúge and út hleápe, Ll. Th. i. 260, 7. Gif hé út hleápe, and ꝥ ordál forbúge, 282, 2: 294, 16.

hopian

(v.)
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Hopa, mín mód, tó Drihtne and gebíd his willan expecta Dominum 26, 16. ꝥ is se e Ús is tó hopigenne on þæs Hǽlendes gescyldnesse, sé ðe ús tihte þus: ' Confidite, ego uici mundum', Angl. vii. 28, 270. <b>III a.

á-teorian

(v.)

to get exhaustedfaint,to lose heart or energyget wearyfaintto get exhaustedcome to an endfailbe wantingto be defective

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On ðisum lífe wé áteoriað gif wé ús mid bigleofan ne ferciað, ... gif wé tó lange waciað wé áteoriað, Hml. Th. i. 488, 32-4. Gif ic hí forlǽte fæstende hám gecyrran, þonne áteoriað hí be wege, ii. 396, 27.

ge-þeón

(v.)
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Ꝥte ús fæsten giðii ( proficiat ), Rtl. 14, 26. Giðii ( prosit ) ús gibed, 70, 7. <b>II a.</b> of persons, to be produced in abundance.

be-fæstan

to fix,to place in securityto fix in the mindimplantto fix by promise or agreementto pledgeto committo commit to a person's chargeto commit to a placeto setbetake to an occupationto commendrecommend,to make acceptableto trust

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D. 203, 4. to make acceptable Se ofermete ne befæsð ús nǽfre Gode esca nos non commendat Deo, Past. 317, 19.

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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ús naman Drihtnes neóde habbað on fultume fæstne and strangne, Ps. Th. 123, 7. Ic þá leóde wát ge wið feónd ge wið freónd fæste geworhte, B. 1864.

ge-feormian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feormian, p. ode; pp. od. v. a.

to entertainharbourreceive as a guestfeedcherishsupportsusciperehospitio suscipereepularefoverecurareto feed ondevourvescicomedereto cleansefarmcleanse outmundare

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Th. 1493; B. 744. to cleanse, farm or cleanse out, Provncl; mundare Ðæt hí ða bán woldon upádón, and onþweán and gefeormian that they would take up the bones to wash and cleanse, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 11.

eallunga

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Ne ligeð hé eallinga on ðǽre eorðan, ac bið hwæthwugu úp áhæfen, Past. 155, 2S. Templ eallinga Gode weorþe, Bl. H. 163, 14. with a less definite sense, certainly, indeed, now Slápað eallunga dormite jam, Mt. 26, 45: Gr. D. 167, 9: 168, 4: An.

ge-mǽnelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnelíce, <b>ge-mǽnlíce.</b>
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Hé gemǽnlíce (-mǽne-, v.l.) mid gebróðerum his Drihten ne ðancað non occurrit, ut simul omnes dicant versum, R.

ge-nirwan

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ge-nirwan, ge-nirwian.
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L. 68, 16. to press into a small space, crowd to crowd a person give little space to Se Godes sunu wæs on his gesthúse genyrwed, þæt hé ús rúme wununge on heofonan ríce forgife, Hml.

Linked entry: ge-nyrwian