be-þencan
To consider, bear in mind, BETHINK, remember, trust, confide, entrust ⬩ considerare, recordari, in se reverti, meminisse, fidere, confidere
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To consider, bear in mind, BETHINK, remember, trust, confide, entrust; considerare, recordari, in se reverti, meminisse, fidere, confidere Scyle gumena gehwylc georne biþencan, ðæt us bicwom meahta Waldend each man should well consider, that the Lord
ge-medemian
To deign, deem worthy, honour, vouchsafe, moderate, humiliate, humble
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To deign, deem worthy, honour, vouchsafe, moderate, humiliate, humble Ic gemedemige ðé to ðam ðinge dignor te illa re, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 44, 5. Ðætte hia mildelíce mið woere hire gisomnia ðú gimeodomiga ut eam propitius cum viro suo copulare digneris
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wirman
To warm ⬩ make warm
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To warm, make warm Ic wyrme mé calefacio, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Zup. 218, 5. Ic mé wyrme, 222, 1. Ðæt wyrmð and heardaþ ðone magan, Lchdm. ii. 188, 18. Heó mec wǽteþ in wætre, wyrmeþ hwílum tó fýre, Exon. Th. 393, 35; Rá. 13, 10. Se cyning gestód æt ðam fýre
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be-rǽdan
to dispossess ⬩ betray
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Add:: Grammar be-rǽdan, pp. -rǽden (and-rǽd). to dispossess, deprive of power, betray, with acc. of person Twégen his búrþéna woldon berǽdan swíðe unrihtlíce heora cynehláford duo eunuchi volue*-*runt insurgere in regem, Hml. A. 95, III. Acitofel wolde
be-sleán
to strike ⬩ smite ⬩ to strike ⬩ dash ⬩ inflict ⬩ to strike ⬩ to strike
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Add: trans. to strike, smite, lit. Hé beslóh stán percussit petram, Ps. Spl. M. 77, 13. fig. to strike with disease Hé gewende mid snáwhwítum hreóflan beslagen, Hml. Th. i. 400, 29. to deprive by a stroke (lit. or fig.) of something (gen. inst.) Hé
for-cirran
to turn ⬩ avoid ⬩ pervert ⬩ subvert
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Take here for-cyrran in Dict., and add: to turn (intrans.) aside from, get out of the way of, avoid Ǽghwylce yfele fótswaðu him ongeán cumende hé forbúgeþ, for ðon se yfela man hyne forcyrreþ, Lch. i. 318, 23. Barbarismum hig forbúgað, and eác barbara
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ge-fillan
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Take here passages given under <b>ge-fyllan</b>. to fell, and add: To cause to fall. to fell. to strike down a living creature Feónd gefyldan, . . . anð hí hyne ábroten hæfdon, sibæðelingas, B. 2 706. Gif hé man tó deáðe gefylle. Ll. Th.
ge-cunnian
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Add: to try, test Hí gelýfdon him be eallum þám geþeódum, þeáh hí hyra gecunnian ne mihton crediderunt de omnibus linguis quas probare minime ualebant, Gr. D. 301, 1. (l a) to try maliciously, insidiously, to tempt :-- Gecunnedon of ðǽm gafel temtantes
of-gifan
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Add: to give up an object, material or non-material, in one's possession, to abandon Hé gást ofgifeð spiritus pertransibit ab eo, Ps. Th. 102, 15. Hé ofgæf gást expiravit, Lk. R. L. 23, 46. Sume on Rómebyrig feorh ofgéfon, Ap. 12. Mec ( the cuckoo in
swilce
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Add:, swálíce. Add Be þon swilce (swelce, swylce, v.ll.) Paulus cwǽð unde Paulas quoque dicit. Bd. 1. 27; Sch. 85, 11. <b>II a.</b> so, in a manner to be described :-- Gif eów swálíce þúhte, utan gangan on þissum carcerne and hine út forlǽtan
hæft
a band, fetter ⬩ vinculum ⬩ captivity, bondage, imprisonment, keeping ⬩ captivitas, custodia ⬩ a bond, chain ⬩ clasp, rivet ⬩ imprisonment
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a band, fetter; vinculum Bútan hæftum without bonds, Salm. Kmbl. 823; Sal. 411 : Cd. 222; Th. 291, 8; Sat. 427. Tó hæftum geferian to bring into bonds, 216, Th. 274, 2; Sat. 148 : 215; Th. 270, 17; Sat. 92. Of hæftum lǽdan to bring out of captivity,
tó-sleán
To strike to pieces, ⬩ knock to bits ⬩ to demolish, ⬩ knock down a building ⬩ to divide in two by a blow or stroke ⬩ to drive away thoughts
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To strike to pieces, knock to bits Tóslóg, tislóg concidit, Txts. 51, 516. Tóslóh, forheów concidit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 16. of material objects, to demolish, knock down a building þunor tóslóg heora hiéhstan godes hús aedes salutis ictu fulminis disfoluta
á-stellan
To set up, ⬩ to set an example ⬩ to do something first ⬩ to found a place ⬩ institute an office ⬩ to establish a practice ⬩ doctrine, ⬩ to establish ⬩ confirm
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Add: To set up, to set an example Æfter þǽre bysne þe God on Adame ástealde, Wlfst. 154, 15. Mid his eádmódnysse ástellan ðá bysne, Hml. Th. ii. 40, 23. of initial action, to do something first Stephanus ðone martyrdom æfter Gode ástealde Stephen was
á-wegan
to carry off ⬩ to put away ⬩ renounce ⬩ to weigh. ⬩ to put in a balance ⬩ to estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ to be equal in weight to
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Add: to carry off Hé hét delfan his byrgene and þæt greót út áwegan, Hml. Th. i. 74, 25. Helias wæs mid cræte up áwegen, 308, 16. Upp áwegen evulsa, Gr. D. 213, 27. Áwegen evectus, sublevatus, An. Ox. 1440. I a. to put away, renounce (?):-- Bútan heora
flǽsc-lícnes
Fleshliness ⬩ incarnation ⬩ incarnātio
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Fleshliness, incarnation; incarnātio Se ðe wile smeágan ymbe ða gerýnu Cristes flǽsclícnysse he who will inquire about the mystery of Christ's incarnation, Homl. Th. ii. 278, 35: 280, 22
freórig-ferþ
Sad in soul ⬩ tristis anĭmo
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Sad in soul; tristis anĭmo Cwom freórigferþ ðá seó fǽmne wæs he, sad in soul, came to where the damsel was, Exon. 52 b; Th. 182, 30; Gú. 1318
full-cáflíce
Full quickly ⬩ very eagerly ⬩ velocissĭme
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Full quickly, very eagerly; velocissĭme Se fullcáflíce bræd of ðæm beorne blódigne gár he very eagerly plucked the bloody dart from the chief, Byrht. Th. 136, 19; By. 153
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maniend
One who claims
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One who claims (debts &c.) Se wæs ǽrest theloniarius ðaet is gafoles moniend he (St. Matthew) was first theloniarius, that is a tax-gatherer, Shrn. 131, 24
preóst-lagu
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Law affecting priests Norþhymbra preósta lagu ... Ǽlc preóst finde him .xii. festermen ðæt hé preóstlage wille healdan mid rihte, L. N. P. L. 2 ; Th. ii. 290, 1-16
ge-gang
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Hé manige mæn þára þe ic gemunde, ǽgþer ge on tída gegange ge eác on wundrum oferþeáh multos quorum memini uirtute et tempore praecessit, Gr. D. 179, 10. Add