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ge-secgan

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Hé hine monnum gecýþan and gesecgan teolode, Bl. H. 165, 31. Ðá hérde Ægelríc þet gesecgon. Chr. 1070; P. 207, 26. to speak of, expound, discuss Bisen gesægde ł getrahtade parabolam exponit, Mt. p. 17, 3.

DROPA

(n.)
Grammar
DROPA, an; m.

DROP ⬩ stilla, gutta, stillicĭdium

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Wið ðone dropan against the paralysis [the drop], Herb. 59; Lchdm. i. 162, 4, 7. Heó ǽlc yfel blód and ðæne dropan gewyldeþ it subdues all evil blood and the paralysis [the drop], 124, 1; Lchdm. i. 236, 13

grípan

(v.)
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Add: intrans. with personal subject, to grasp at Heó gráp þá tógeánes, gúðrinc geféng atolan clommum, B. 1501. to take hold of, lay hands on. a material object Heó on mec ( an onion ) grípeð, Rä. 26, 7.

a-bát

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-bát, p. of a-bítan.

bit ⬩ ate

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bit, ate He abát he ate, MS. Cott. Jul. E. vii. 237; Salm. Kmbl. 121, 15;

bælcan

(v.)

to cry out ⬩ vociferari

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to cry out; vociferari He bælceþ he cries out, Exon. 83b; Th. 315, 8; Mód. 28

be-slǽpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-slǽpan, p. -slép; pp. -slǽpen; [be, slǽpan to sleep]

To sleep ⬩ dormire

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To sleep; dormire He oft beslép he often slept, L. Pen. 16; Th. ii. 284. 3

Linked entry: be-slép

witer

(adj.)
Grammar
witer, witter; adj.

Knowing ⬩ wise

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Knowing, wise Hé wíslíce hine beþóhte, swá hé full witter wæs, Chr. 1067 ; Erl 204, 35

Linked entries: witran witter

ge-girwan

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Take here <b>ge-gerwan, ge-gyrian</b> in Dict., and add: to prepare an object for use Hé hét him ýðlidan gegyrwan, B. 199. Ic geongo gegerniga ( parare ) iúh styd, Jn. L. 14, 2. Gegaerwendne conparantem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 47.

CÉPAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÉPAN, to cépanne; cépte, cépton; céped, cépt; v. a. gen. acc.

To observe, keep, regard, await, desire, take, betake oneself to, meditate, bear ⬩ observare, tenere, manere, appetere, captare, se conferre, meditari, portare

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He nolde him nánes fleámes cépan he did not wish to betake himself to flight, Ælfc. T. 36, 18. Ðonne him cælþ, he cépþ him hlywþe when he is cold, he betakes himself to shelter, Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 22.

Linked entry: ge-cépan

ráp

(n.)
Grammar
ráp, es; m.
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Swá swá hé mid gildenum rápum áhafen wǽre, Bd. 4, 9; S. 576, 36. Ánra gehwilc manna is gewriðen mid rápum his synna, Homl. Th. i. 208, 4. Hé worhte áne swipe of rápum (of strengum of small cords, Jn. Skt. 2, 15), 406, 7

Linked entry: nip

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, es; n.

A god

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He wolde geséean helle godu he would visit the gods of hell, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 13. Goddo [godo, Rush.] gie aron dii estis? Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 34. God deos, Rush. 35. Godu, Ps. Th. 81, 6: 94, 3.

stán-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
stán-bæþ, es; n.
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A vapour bath made by the help of heated stones on to which water was poured Dó on troh háte stánas wel gehǽtte, gebeþe ða hamma mid ðam stánbaðe; ðonne hié sién geswáte, recce hé ða bán, Lchdm. ii. 68, 4-7. Stánbæþ, 10, 13: 60, 9.

helma

a helm

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Add: a helm Helma clavis, Wrt.

wel

(adv.; int.)

Well ⬩ well ⬩ prosperously ⬩ well ⬩ much ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ freely ⬩ well ⬩ properly ⬩ well ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ well ⬩ ah

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Th. i. 274, 7. marking favourable condition, absence of hindrance Hé his wel geweald áhte on ðæm scræfe Past. 3; Swt. 37, 5. Eálá gif hé wolde, ðæt hé wel meahte ðæt unriht him eáðe forbiódan, Met. 9, 53.

Linked entry: BET

clǽnsnian

(v.)
Grammar
clǽnsnian, clǽnsnigan; ode; od

To cleanse, clear oneself ⬩ se purgare

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Búton he frínd hæbbe ðe hine clǽnsnian unless he have friends who may clear him, ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 13

freoh

(adj.)
Grammar
freoh, adj.

Free ⬩ līber

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Gif he freoh sý if he be free, L. Wg. 8; Th. i. 188, 3: L. Ath. i. 24; Th. i. 212, 14. He gewát freoh fram deáþes sárnysse he departed free from the pain of death, Homl. Th. i. 76, 13

bíd-steal

(n.)
Grammar
bíd-steal, -steall, es; m. [bíd an abiding, delay; steal a stall, place]

A stand, halt ⬩ statio, mora

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A stand, halt; statio, mora He, beald in gebéde, bídsteal gifeþ he, bold in prayer, maketh a stand, Exon. 71 a; Th. 265, 29; Jul. 388.

be-reccan

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Add: Berecce hé hine on folcgemóte, and gif hé láðleás beó . . . . Ll. Th. i. 220, 23. Sé þe frióne- forstǽle, . . . and hit hym on bestæled sié, ꝥ hé hine bereccean ne mæg, swelte sé deáðe, 48, 6.

nealles

(adv.)
Grammar
nealles, nalles, nallæs, nallas, nales, nalæs, nalas; adv.

Not ⬩ not at all

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Hé spræc þurh feóndscipe, nalles hé hié freme lǽrde, Cd. Th. 38, 22; Gen. 610 : 14, 2; Gen. 212. Hét hine ðære sweartan helle grundes gýman, nalles wið God winnan, 22, 26; Gen. 346. Nallæs, Soul Kmbl. 206; Seel. Verc. 104.

Linked entry: nalas

fen-fearn

(n.)
Grammar
fen-fearn, fen-fern, es; n.

The fen ⬩ water-fern ⬩ flowering fern ⬩ the herb christopher ⬩ osmund-royal ⬩ osmunda rēgālis ⬩ salvia? ⬩ salvia

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The fen or water-fern, flowering fern, the herb christopher, osmund-royal; osmunda rēgālis, Lin. salvia?-Fenfearn salvia, Ælfc. Gl. 42; Som. 64, 8; Wrt. Voc. 31, 19