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bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, bletsigan; part. bletsiende, bletsigende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. a.

To BLESS, wish happiness, consecratebenedicere, consecraremerciful, kindto have mercy

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He, bletsiende [bletsigende, Jun.], bræc ða hláfas, and sealde his leorningcnihtum he, blessing, brake the loaves, and gave to his disciples, Mt. Bos. 14, 19. Ic bletsie ealle ða ðe hit healden I bless all who may observe it, Chr. 675; Erl. 39, 25.

Linked entries: bletsung bledsian

ge-mǽnelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnelíce, <b>ge-mǽnlíce.</b>
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Þ ealle habbon heofonan ríce him gemǽnelíce him sylfum tó méde, Hml. A. 45, 519. where there is participation in attributes, characteristics, &amp; c., in common with others Mǽdenu magon beón Crístes módru.

tó-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive in different directions,drive awayto drive asunderseparateto scatter,disperseto scatter,destroyto drive away,send elsewhereto drive away,dispel,put an end to

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Ðú wíde tódríf disperge illos, Ps. Th. 58, 11. híi wolde on ðam wéstenne wíde tódrífan ut prosterneret eos in deserto, 105, 21. Wurde seó eorbe tódrifen mid ðam winde swá swá dust, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 8: Met. 20, 104.

Linked entry: tó-drǽfan

á-dwǽscan

to extinguish fire, lightto put an end to, put dawn, suppress a practice, doctrine, &;c.to put down, suppress, destroy a person

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Ðǽm gelícost ðe mon drýpe ǽnne eles dropan on án micel fýr, and þence hit mid ðǽm ádwǽscan; ðonne is wén, swá micle swíðor swá þencð ðæt hit ádwǽsce, ðæt hit swá micle swíðor ontýdre, Ors. 4, 7; S. 182, 25. Sunne wearð ádwǽsced, Cri. 1133.

Cædmon

(n.)
Grammar
Cædmon, es; m. [Cædrnon, MS. C. C. C. Oxford: Cædrnon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 170, 50; Cedmon, S. 597, 12: Ceadmon, MS. B. S. 597, note 12: Cadmon, Runic Monmnts. by Prof. Stephens, fol. Cheapinghaven, 1868, p. 419, 11: cæd linter, mon homo]
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When he received this answer, then he began forthwith to sing, in praise of God the Creator, the verses and the words which he had never heard . . . Then he arose from sleep, and had fast in mind all that he sleeping had sung. . .

hlutor

Grammar
hlutor, l. hlútor,

clearbrightshiningsplendidbrightuntroubledpeaceclearsplendidgloriousillustriousbrilliantguiltdeceitpuresincere

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H. 81, 17

Linked entry: hlútor-líce

tó-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip apart or awaybe relaxeddissolvedto have the connection between several objectsthat between the parts of the same object relaxedto be dissipated,destroyedto be loosedundoneto get relaxed,to be relaxed,get remissto get paralysed,get powerless,

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Ða wénde heó ðæt seó snód tóslupe, ac heó áfunde ða snóde mid eallum cnottum fæste gewriðen, Homl. Th. ii. 28, 25. Gif ða (brídlas) lǽt tóslúpan hic si frena remiserit, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 33 : Met.11, 80.

Linked entry: tó-swífan

cyssan

(v.)
Grammar
cyssan, p. cyste; pp. cyssed; v. a. [cos a kiss]

KISS osculari

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Ðæt he his mondryhten clyppe and cysse that he embrace and kiss his lord, Exon. 77a; Th. 289, 2; Wand. 42

Linked entry: cossian

under-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
under-þeódan, -þiédan, -þídan; p. de.

to subjectsubjugaterender subjectto subjectcause to endurerender liableto subjoinaddto support

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, suffulta, Hpt.

lǽwede

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽwede, adj.

Laylaiclewd

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Ne úre nǽnig his líf ne fadode swá swá scolde, ne gehádode regollíce ne lǽwede lahlíce, Swt. A. S.

Linked entry: lǽwed

for-licgan

(v.)

fornicari

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hine forlæg wið ðá Madianiten, 353, 19. Gé eów forlǽgon fornicata es, 463, 33. Hine mon sǽde þæt heó hié wið forlǽge, Ors. 126, 26. Þæt forlǽgen, Past. 403, 33. to lie in the way of, to defend.

ge-þóht

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hine oðhóf innan his geðóhte eallum óðrum monnum cunctis in cogitatione se praetulit, Past. 39, 15. On his geþóhte tó módig, Bl. H. 109, 27. Eóde se Wísdóm neár mínum hreówsiendan geþóhte, Bt. 3, 1; F. 426: Wand. 88.

Linked entry: þóht

ge-drincan

(v.)
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Add: absolute. to take liquid as nourishment or to quench thirst Þá þone mete bróhte, bróhte him eác wín.

ge-beran

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Sóna swá ácenned wæs and geboren at his birth, Bl. 167, 10. For geborene ge for ungeborene, Ll. Th. i. 152, 6. of an animal Sylle þone áð ꝥ hit on his ǽhte geboren wǽre, Ll.

a-scirian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scirian, -scyrian; p. ede; pp. ed, ud; v. a. [a, scirian to share]

To cut fromseparatedividepartseversepararesejungereexcommunicaredestinare

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Ðæt he scyle from his Scippende ascyred weorþan to deáþe niðer that he shall be separated from his Creator by death beneath, Exon. 31b; Th. 99, 2; Cri. 1618

burh-loca

(n.)
Grammar
burh-loca, burg-loca, an; m.
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A cily-inclosure, city-barrier or defence, as — a wall, mound or moat; urbis septum, arcis claustrum vel clausura He gelǽdde brýd mid bearnum under burhlocan, in Sǽgor he led his wife with the children within the city-inclosure, into Zoar, Cd. 118; Th

Linked entry: burg-loca

furþ-an

(adv.)
Grammar
furþ-an, furþ-on, furþ-um; adv. [furþ = forþ forth, furþan, furþon, furþum, forþum, dat.]

Alsotooevenindeedfurtherat firstetiamquĭdemprīmo

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He wéneþ furþon ðæt he man ne sý he even thinks that he is not man, Blickl. Homl. 179, 5. Ic furþum ongan búgan I first [prīmo] began to dwell Exon. 50 b; Th. 176, 21; Gú. 1213

Linked entry: furþum

hrif-wund

(adj.)
Grammar
hrif-wund, adj.
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Wounded in the belly Gif [] hrifwund [hrif wund, Thorpe] weorþeþ xii scill. gebéte. Gif þurhþirel weorþeþ xx scill. gebéte if he be wounded in the belly let twelve shillings be paid.

wiþ-gínan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-gínan, p. de

To replyto repelreject

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Ðá wiðgýnde eft his geðance, ond him þus andwyrde (he replied to his thought, or he rejected the idea, and answered himself thus): 'Ac ic nát eftsóna, ne ic nǽfre git nyste ðæt ǽnig óþer byrig ús wǽre gehende búton Ephese ánre,' Homl.

Linked entry: gínan

ealling

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wolde ealling (alning, v. l.) beón betweoh earfeðum, and symble lufode þá geþyldu; wæs fleónde ealling woruldlicra manna gemétinge and symble gyrnde ꝥ wǽre geǽmtigod tó his gebede inter adversa semper patientiam amplectens, conventus secularium