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a-hneápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hneápan, p. -hneóp, pl. -hneópon; pp. -hneápen

To pluck offdecarpere

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To pluck off; decarpere Heó of beáme a-hneóp wæstm biweredne she plucked from the tree the prohibited fruit, Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 2; Gú. 819

Linked entry: hneápan

Scildingas

(n.)
Grammar
Scildingas, pl.
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The word occurs often in Beowulf, and is also found in the compounds Ár-, Here-, Sige-, Þeód-Sciídingas

Linked entry: Scild

ende-fæstend

(n.)
Grammar
ende-fæstend, es; m.

a finisher

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One who puts the last touches to a work, a finisher On wyrhte gileáfes and endefæstend in auctorem fidei et consummatorem (Heb. 12, 2), Rtl. 27, 29

Linked entries: fæstan fæstend

frǽ-dréman

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Take here freá-dréman in Dict., and add Wé singaþ and wé freádrémaþ strengða þíne cantabimus et psallemus uirtutes tuas, Ps. L. 20, 14. Cf. frǽ-þancian

hnítan

to gore

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Add: of an animal, to gore; Án þearle wód cú hnát yfele ǽlcne þe heó gemétte, Hml. S. 31, 1042. of things Þonne cumbol hneotan, An. 4

hlíp

(n.)
Grammar
hlíp, es; m.
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Take here hlýp, es; m. and add

Linked entries: hlípe hlýp

Weolud

(n.)

the river Welland

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the river Welland Him cirde tó þurferþ eorl and ða holdas and eal se here ðe tó Hámtúne hiérde norþ óþ Weolud Chr. 921; Erl. 107, 29

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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And séce swylce sócne swylce séce, ðæt ne sý his feores wyrðe bútan swá feola nihta swá wé hér cwǽdon L. Ath. iv. 4; Th. i. 224, 2. Be ciricena sócnum.

Linked entry: fird-sócn

regol

(n.)
Grammar
regol, es; m.

a rulea rule, pattern, standard, normprescript, a canonrule

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Benedictus nam ðone hálgan regol ðe mid his handum áwrát, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 66

Linked entries: regol-bryce regul

ge-myntan

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Add: to mean, purpose, design Ðá forlét , swá gemynte gefyrn, þone woruldlican campdóm, Hml. S. 31, 131. rád þyder ǽr gemynt hæfde ad hospitium, quo proposuerat, accessit, Bd. 3, 9 ; Sch. 231, 9.

tídan

(v.)
Grammar
tídan, p. de
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To betide, befall, happen Bisceopum gebyreþ ðæt symle mid heom wunian wel geþungene witan, . . . ðæt heora gewitan beón on ǽghwylcne tíman, weald hwæt heom tíde, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 25. Gif ðan biscop[e] hwaet tíde, Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: tídung

standan

Grammar
standan, <b>I 2.</b>
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Tó þám forewerdon ꝥ becweðe þone sceat þám þe him leófost beó þe on þám lande stent on the condition that he may bequeath the money that is on mortgage on the land as he pleases, Cht. Crw. 9, 121.

be-lytegan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lytegan, p. ade; pp. ad; v. a. [lyteg crafty]

To allureinveigleseduceprocare

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To allure, inveigle, seduce; procare He belytegade Créce he allured Greece Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 59, 39

forþ-acígan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-acígan, p. de; pp. ed

To call forthprovŏcāre

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To call forth; provŏcāre He monige forþacígde he called forth many, Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 6

gearo-folm

(adj.)
Grammar
gearo-folm, adj. [folm a hand]

Ready-handedpromptus mănu

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Ready-handed; promptus mănu He grápode gearofolm he ready-handed grasped [me], Beo. Th. 4176; B. 2085

heóþu

(n.)
Grammar
heóþu, e; f.

A roomhall

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A room, hall on heóþe gestód he in the hall halted, Beo. Th. 813; B. 404

Linked entry: hell-heóþo

ge-gaf

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-gaf, adj.

Basewantonlewd

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Base, wanton, lewd He wæs gegaf spræce he was wanton in talk, Homl. Th. i. 534, 2

hriþian

(v.)
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Dele first citation, and add Hwíle riþaþ swylce on dueorge sý, Lch. iii. 118, 1

mylen-weard

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Gif smeáwyrhtan hæfd, ðám sceal tó tólan fylstan: mylewerde, sútere . . . Angl. ix. 263, 18. Add

spíwan

Grammar
spíwan, <b>I c.</b>
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Ǽr þám þe hyne áspíwe, and þonne hine spíwan onginneþ . . . Lch. i. 316, 18. Add