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a-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-secgan, -sæcgan; p. -sægde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd [a out, secgan to say]

To speak outdeclareexpresstellsayrelateexplainannounceproclaimedicereeffariexprimerereferreenarrareannunciare

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Hím engel Godes eall asægde God's angel told him all, Cd. 179; Th. 225, 19; Dan. 156. Ðá asǽdon his geféran then said his companions, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 86, 33. Óþ ðæt ic asecge donec annunciem, Ps. Th. 70, 17

be-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-healdan, bi-healdan, ic -healde, ðú -healdest, -hylst, he -healdeþ, -hylt, -hilt, pl. -healdaþ; p. ic, he , -heóld, ðú -heólde, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden; v. trans. [be near, healdan to hold, observe] .

to hold by or nearpossessobserveconsiderbewareregardmindtake heedbehaveto meansignifytenereinhabitareservarecuraregerereto BEHOLDseelook onobservareaspicerevidere

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Loth ðá beheóld geond eall, and geseah elevatis itaque Lot oculis, vidit Gen. 13, 10

Linked entries: be-held bi-healdan

DRACA

(n.)
Grammar
DRACA, an; m.

a dragon draco a serpentserpensthe serpent = the devil diabŏlus

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Th. 148, 7. a serpent; serpens Is ðæt deór pandher, se is æt-hwám freónd, bútan dracan ánum the beast is the panther, which is to each a friend, save to the serpent only, Exon. 95 b; Th. 356, 24; Pa. 16. the serpent = the devil; diabŏlus Worpaþ hine

EODOR

(n.)
Grammar
EODOR, eoder, eodur, edor, eder, es; m. I.

a hedge, fence, enclosure, dwelling, house sēpes, sēpīmentum, dŏmus, tectum

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II. a limit, end, region, zone; ōra, margo, extrēmĭtas, plăga, rĕgio Gescóp heofon and eorþan and holma bigong eodera ymb-hwyrft [he] created heaven and earth and the seas' expanse, the circuit of zones, Exon. 67b; Th. 249, 17; Jul. 113.

Linked entries: eder edor eodur eðer

frum-stól

(n.)
Grammar
frum-stól, es; m.

An original seatmansion-housea proper residence or stationsēdes princĭpālis

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Habbaþ ða feówer frumstól hiora, ǽghwilc hiora ágenne stede the four [elements] have their proper station, each of them its own place, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 126; Met. 20, 63. Ðæs fýres frumstól the fire's proper station, 20, 250; Met. 20, 125.

gísel

(n.)
Grammar
gísel, gýsel; gen. gísles; dat. gísle; m.

A pledgehostageobses

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Ðú eádige Maria God ðé hafaþ to gísle on middangearde geseted thou blessed Mary, God hath placed thee on earth as a surety, Blickl. Homl. 9, 5. Hió genam ðone ǽnne to gísle she took the one as hostage, Elen. Kmbl. 1196; El. 600.

Linked entry: gýsel

ge-hladan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hladan, p. -hlód, -hleód, pl. -hlódon; pp. -hladen, -hlæden.

to loadburdenfreightheap uponĕrāreimpōnĕrecongĕrĕrecŭmŭlāreto draw [water]haurire

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to load, burden, freight, heap up; onĕrāre, impōnĕre, congĕrĕre, cŭmŭlāre Ðe he on foldan on his gǽste gehlód which he on earth loaded on his soul, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 10; Cri. 1035. He sǽbát gehleód he loaded the sea-boat, Beo.

Linked entries: ge-hleód ge-hlód

ge-mǽne-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mǽne-líce, adv.

Commonly, in common, generally, mutually, in turn, one amongst anothercommuniter, generaliter, invicem

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Þurh hí sende gemǽnelíce ða þing eall ða ðe to cyrican bigange and þénunge nýdþearflíco wǽron misit per eos generaliter universa quæ ad cultum erant ac ministerium ecclesiæ necessaria, Bd. 1, 29; S. 498, 8.

ge-neósian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neósian, p. ode; pp. od [neósian to visit]

To visit, come tovisĭtāre, adīre

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To visit, come to; visĭtāre, adīre Beheald holdlíce, hú ðú hraðe wylle geneósian niða bearna ealra þeóda intende ad visĭtandas omnes gentes, Ps. Th. 58, 5. Hí ne mihton hine for ðære manegu geneósian non potĕrant adīre eum præ turba, Lk.

Linked entry: neósian

strúdan

(v.)
Grammar
strúdan, p. streád, pl. struden; pp. sfroden
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Ðonne wé ús for nówiht dóþ ðæt wé earme menn reáfiaþ and strúdaþ in heora ǽhtum and heora gódum cum infirmiores spoliare et eis fraudem facere pro nihilo ducimus Bd. 3, 19 ; S. 548, 19. Fýnd gold strudon. Cd. Th. 121, 7; Gen. 2006: Exon.

Linked entry: ge-strúdan

Swǽfas

(n.)
Grammar
Swǽfas, Swǽfe; pl.
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Wið norþan Donua ǽwielme and be eástan Ríne sindon Eást-Francan; and be súþan him sindon Swǽfas, on óþre healfe ðære ié Donua; and be súþan him and be eástan sindon Bægware, se dǽl ðe mon Regnesburg hǽtt . . .

under-lútan

(v.)
Grammar
under-lútan, p. -leát, -luton; pp. -loten

To stoop beneath something in order to raise or support itto supportbearsubmit to

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Eálá ofermódan! hwí gé wilnigen ðæt gé underlútan mid eówrum swiran ðæt deáþlícne geoc quid o superbi colla mortali jugo frustra levare gestiunt? Bt. 19; Fox 68, 26.

un-gewemmed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewemmed, adj.

unspottedimmaculateuncorrupteduninjuredundefiledunstainedinviolateimmaculate

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Eall ða hrægel ungewemmed ( intemerata ) wǽron, Bd. 4, 30; S. 608, 40. Similar entries v. un-forswǽled. moral, undefiled, unstained, inviolate, immaculate Ungewæmmed ic beó immaculatus ero, Ps. Spl. 18, 14. Ungewæmmed inviolata, Hymn.

Linked entry: ge-wemman

weorþ-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ-georn, adj.
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Eálá gé eargan and ídelgeornan . . . hwý gé nellan ácsien æfter ðám wísum monnum and æfter ðám weorþgeornum . . . ðe ǽr eów wǽron . . . hí wunnon æftr wyrþscipe on ðisse worulde, and tiledon gódes hlísan, Bt. 40, 4; Fox 238, 28-240, 5.

wóþ

(n.)
Grammar
wóþ, e ; f.

a soundcrynoisevoicesongspeech

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gé sind earme,' Andr. Kmbl. 1349; An. 675. Hí singaþ heofoncyninges lof, wóða wlitegaste, and dás word cweðaþ, Elen. Kmbl. 1494; El. 749. Swéghleóþor cymeþ, wóþa wynsumast, þurh ðæs wildres múð. Exon. Th. 358, 9 ; Pä. 43

Linked entries: þoot þoot

bíte

(n.)
Grammar
bíte, l. bite,

a bitethe bite

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. :-- 'Eálá deáþ, ic beó þín deáþ, and ic beó þín bite ou helle.' Mycelne bite Drihten dyde on helle þá hé þyder ástág, Bl. H. 67, 17. the bite, cut of a weapon, &c. Ðǽr is benda bite and dynta dyne, Wlfst. 114, 23: 209, 17.

feolan

Grammar
feolan, l. feólan, take here passages under felgan,
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Þæt fýr fiólan ne mæg eft æt his éðle (cf. ne mæg cuman tó his earde, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 32), Met. 20, 154

for-wered

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Eald wíf ... þonne heó forwerod byð and teámes ætealdod, Hml. A. 20, 158. Cild oððe forwerod man, Hml. Th. i. 236, 25. Wǽron hí bútan cilde oð þæt hí wǽron forwerede menn, 202, 1.

Linked entry: for-werod

ge-hradian

(v.)
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To come quicily, happen quickly Sóna wól ealra mána somod gehradode luxuriam continuo omnium lues scelerum comitari adcelerauit Bd. 1, 14; Sch. 38, 18

ge-deorfan

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Eálá, hláford mín, micel ic gedeorfe (laboro), Coll. M. 20, 25. to perish, be destroyed, be wrecked (lit. or fig.), of a person Gedurfan naufragauerunt (duae faeminae a fide), Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 60: 60, 68.