stíþ
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Se man ðe tó ðon stíð biþ ðæt hé áðas sylþ ðæt hé tó nánre sybbe fón nelle homo qui adeo durus sit ut juramenta praestet, se nullam pacem admittere velle, L. Ecg.
under-delfan
to dig under ⬩ undermine ⬩ dig out ⬩ suffocare
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Æt dura hé under-delfeþ ( suffodiet ) fótwylmas ðíne, Scint. 196, 8. Ðú beswice oððe underdulfe ( supplantasti ) onárísende on mé under mé, Ps, Lamb. 17, 40. Seáþ hé geopnode and hé underdealf ðæne lacum aperuit et effodit eum, 7, 16.
earfoþnes
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Sýn him gebodod eal seó stíðnes and seó earfoðnes þe tó Gode lǽt predicentur ei omnia dura et aspera per que itur ad Deum, R. Ben. 97, 19.
ge-irman
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Hí beóð geyrmede ðurh unwísne cyning on manegum ungelimpum, Hml. Th. ii. 320, 3. the object a thing Byð his eard geyrmed ǽgðer ge on heregunge ge on hungre . . ., O. E. Hml. i. 303, 14. to make poor Geyrmde exsumptuavit, pauperavit, Wrt.
ge-dreóglǽcan
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To make seemly, set in order Menn dæftað heora hús and wel gedreóglǽcað, gif hí sumne freónd onfón willað tó him, þæt nán unðæslicnys him ne ðurfe derian, Hml. Th. ii. 316, 7. Hé cwæð ꝥ hé wolde gedreóhlǽcan his hámas, Hml. S. 6, 121.
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bisenian
model
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Th. 36, 8. to express figuratively, Similar entries v. bisen, Ðæt ilce Dryhten ús bisnade ðurh Moysen, ðá hé cuæð quod figurate Dominus per Moysen praecipit, dicens, Past. 165, 24
ǽrende
a message ⬩ an errand, a mission
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Ðurh Nóðhelmes ǽrenda and gesægene (cf. hé mé ealle . . . onsende ðurh Nóðhelm, l. 2), Bd. pref.; S. 472, 8. an errand, a mission Gif hwelc ríce mon on his hláfordes ǽrende færþ, cymþ ðonne on ælþeódig folc si quis multiplici consulatu functus in barbaras
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higian
To hie ⬩ hasten ⬩ strive
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Ðætte suá hwelc suá inweard higige tó gangenne on ða duru ðæs écean lífes ut, quisquis intrare æternitatis januam nititur, 16, 5; Swt. 105, 14: Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 18: 37, 2; Fox 118, 16.
múþ
The mouth ⬩ the mouth as an instrument of speech ⬩ the face ⬩ A mouth ⬩ opening ⬩ orifice
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Duru sceal on healle, rúm recedes múþ. Menol. Fox 533; Gn. C. 37, Gif mon biþ on hrif wund. ... gif hé þurhwund biþ, æt gehweðerum múþe twentig sciłł. L. Alf. pol. 61; Th. i. 96. 12.
síde
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Duru ðú setst be ðære sídan ( the side of the ark ), Gen. 6, 16: Past. 22; Swt. 169, 24.
on-lúcan
literally, to unlock, open ⬩ to open, disclose, reveal
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Suelce ic gesáwe sume duru onlocene, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 155, 6. metaph. to open, disclose, reveal Ðæt word ðære þreáunge is cǽg forðam hit oft onlýcþ (anlýcþ, Hatt.
hwettan
To WHET ⬩ sharpen ⬩ instigate ⬩ urge ⬩ incite ⬩ excite
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Ðurh ðæt his mód hweteþ by that means excites his mind, Salm. Kmbl. 988; Sal. 495: Exon. 82 a; Th. 309, 26; Seef. 63: 83 b; Th. 314, 23; Mód. 18. Hwettaþ hyra blódigan téþ they whet their bloody teeth, L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 396, 6.
cnapa
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His cnapa wæs áwéd ðurh deófol . . . Se áwyrgeda gást gewát of ðámmen, Hml. Th. ii. 510, 32
forþ-genge
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Th. ii. 126, 30. going on to completion, carried into effect. v. forþ, 2 b Ðæt hé sprecende bebiét, hé ðæt wyrcende oðiéwe, ðæt hit ðurh ðone fultum sié forðgenge quod loquendo imperat, ostendo adjuvat, ut fiat, Past. 81, 11.
hefig-líce
sluggishly ⬩ dully ⬩ vehemently ⬩ deeply ⬩ intensely
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Hefiglíce dure. Gen. 21, 11 (in Dict.). Fela spræc se Hǽlend and hefiglíce be rícum; ac hé hí eft gefréfrode, Hml. Th. ii. 328, 2. vehemently, deeply, intensely On langre lengtenádle hefiglice swenced (graviter vexatus). Bd. 3, 12; Sch. 243, 8.
freoðo-beácen
A sign of peace ⬩ sign granting safety ⬩ pācis signum ⬩ signum incolumĭtātem præbens
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sign of peace, sign granting safety; pācis signum, signum incolumĭtātem præbens Hine Waldend on tácen sette, freoðobeácen, ðý-læs hine feónda hwilc mid gúþ-þræce grétan dorste the Lord set a token, a sign of peace, upon him [Cain], lest some enemy durst
ge-fricgan
To learn by asking or by inquiry ⬩ hear of
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Ða ðe snyttrocræft ðurh fyrngewritu gefrigen hæfden they who had learned wisdom through ancient writings, Elen. Kmbl. 310; El. 155.
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sweng
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Iacob swilt þrowode ðurg stenges sweng, Apostls. Kmbl. 143; Ap. 72. Hé feorbwunde hleát sweordes swengum, Beo. Th. 4761; B. 2386. Bord oft onféng ýða swengas oft the vessel's side received the billows' blows, Elen. Kmbl. 478; El. 239
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á-grafan
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Ágrafene ðurh manna handa, Hml. Th. i. 424, 10. Ágotene oððe ágrafene, Hml. S. 4, 136
ge-hende
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Þá Judéiscan ðe on Críst gelýfdon wǽron him gehendor ðurh cýððe. þǽre ealdan ǽ. Hml. Th. i. 106, 19