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be-seón

(v.)

To lookattentionexpectationTo see aboutcare forattend toprovide for

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Behealde hé þæt his oflétan ne beón yfele besewene, Ll. Th. ii. 360, 27. Manega mid upplicre besawene gyfe multi superna respecti gratia, Scint. 46, 15;

LECGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LECGAN, p. legde, lægde, léde

to layplaceputlayto slay

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, L.

ge-hátan

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L. 4, 36. to command, order something. with simple direct object Ðing ꝥ gehéht Móyses munus quod praecepit Moses, Mt. L. 8, 4. For ðon dyde ðá ðe him geháten hæfde ł gehéht ( imperauerat ), Lk.

be-lúcan

(v.)
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<b>IIIa.</b> to stop, impede :-- On þám oreðe belocen, Hml. S. 23b, 235. to shut out, exclude Belúc alleluia do not sing Alleluia (after Septua-gesima Sunday), Lch. iii. 226, 15. Ðe lǽs ðe hire lufu ðé belúce fram Críste, Hex. 48, 7.

lufian

(v.)
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Hí í II. with object a thing, to be strongly attached to, be unwilling to part with Sé ðe lufað sáuel his spildeð ł losað hiá, Jn. L.

weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorþscipe, es; m.
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<b>VIII a.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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L. l, 21. Gié geworhton hiá cofa ðeáfana, Mk. L. R. 11, 17. Nallað gé giwærcan (g[e]wyrce, L.) hús fædres mínes hús cépinge, Jn. R. 2, 16. Ne mæhtú énne hér huít genirce ł blæc, Mt. L. R. 5, 36. Sáuel his hál gewyrca, Lk. L. 9, 24.

ge-staþelian

(v.)
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L. 20, 12.

Linked entry: ge-staþeled

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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Of þǽre ylcan stówe dǽlum (sumum dǽle, v. l.) de ejusdem loci partibus, Gr. D. 67, 1: 70, 35. Neáh þám dǽlum Tuscie þǽre mǽgðe, 71, 23. <b>VI a.</b> part, particular :-- Gif hié on ǽnigum dǽle wólíce libban heora líf, Bl.

ge-limpan

(v.)
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lyt ongeat þæt him on his inne swá earme gelamp, Gen. 1567. <b>IV a.</b> with complement, to turn out so and so :-- Hit mé wyrse gelomp, Sat. 125. Him þǽr sár gelamp æfst, Gen. 28. to turn to, come to a state, condition, & c.

ge-mót

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Séce man hundredes gemót, 386, l. On þám meðelstede þá hé gemót hæfde By. 199. Hí Sunnandæges folciscra gemóta (cf. folcgemóta, 320, 12) geswícan, Ll.

ceaster

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Ox. 818, <b>I a.</b> used of heaven :--- Cestre, Sat. 258: 657. Godes ealdorburg gesécan, rodera ceastre, Rä. 60, 16. Wunian cestre and cynestól, Sat. 298. <b>I b.

ge-girwan

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L. 22, 4. <b>I a.</b> to prepare food, dress, cook :-- Haran sina gegyre and him syle þicgan, Lch. i. 344, 15. Man ne mihte nánne mete gegyrwan, Ors. 1, 7; S. 36, 27.

áscian

(v.)
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Hé sumra wyrta (worda, v. l.) ácsode þone wyrtweard hortulanum quaedam requireret, Gr. D. 180, 30. Ácsa hine his wísena, Ll. Th. ii. 260, 21. Ne áxa nánne wiccan rǽdes nec sit qui pythones consulat, Deut. 18, 11. 'Mót ic þé áhtes ácsian?'

Linked entry: áhsian

hǽlend

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H. 11. 21. v. hǽlan ; <b>II. 2.</b> ¶

cneóres

(n.)
Grammar
cneóres, cneórys, cneóris, cneórnis, -ress, e; f.

A generationposterityracetribefamily; generatioposteritasgenstribusfamilia

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Bos. 8, 12; Lk. Bos. 11, 30. Fram cynrene on cneórisse a generatione in generationem Ps. Lamb. 89, 1: 101, 19. Mid ðisse cneórysse cum generatione hac Lk. Bos. 11, 32: 17, 25. Ealle cneóressa omnes generationes Mt. Bos. 1, 17.

stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
stregdan, [There are two verbs of this form, a strong and a weak. The conjugation is further complicated by the frequent loss of g, so that forms of the strong verb are found (?) belonging to two classes (cf. bregdan): while in the Northern Gospels strong and weak inflections are combined in the same word. The two verbs are here put together] ; ic stregde, strigde, stréde, hé stregdeþ, strigdeþ, strét; p. (strong) strægd, pl. strugdon and strǽdon (v. strédun, Mk. 11, 8: but the form may be weak = strægdon) : (weak) stregde, strédde, strugde (North.); pp. (strong) strogden : (weak) stregd, stréded, stréd
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Hí tó scipon stréddon they dispersed to their ships, Chr. 1010; Erl. 144, 3. to lay in order (?) Streide struere (struerem?), strídae, streide struere, Txts. 99, 1910

Linked entries: strédan strégan

á-beódan

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L. 128

Linked entry: eoton-weard

ge-nóg

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, adj.
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Hió gehǽt him ǽghwæs genóg (-nóh, v. l. ), Past. 71, 23. Gelde swá hé genóh áge (the MS. has háge with gono written above it) let him pay as he may have enough i. e. as much as his means allow, Ll.

ge-ágnian

(v.)

to have as one's own, possess, occupyto getsecure possession of, acquireto adoptto prove one's title tosecure by shewing titleto usurp

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S. 3, 354. reflexive Cnut geáhnode (-ágenede, v. l.) him þet land, ¨ Chr. 1028; P. 157, 21. Uton faran and geáhnian ús þæt land, for þan þe wé magon mid mihte hit bigitan, Num. 13, 31. Him ealle þás cynerícu on his ǽnes ǽht geágnian, Bl.