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for-spillan

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Rdr. 53, 7. ꝥ ic forspille (disperderem ) of ceastre ealle, Ps. Srt. 100, 9. Is nédðearf ꝥ hié man forspille, and mid ordum hié man sleá, Bl. H. 189, 29: Ll. Th. i. 304, 20. Hí eów wyllað forspyllan and eówre rýce tówurpan, Hml.

ge-wanian

(v.)
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Hé wénþ þæt his gesǽlþa sién oþþe suíþe gewanode oððe mid ealle forlorene, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 23. to lessen in worth, make inferior, degrade, depreciate Ðonne gewaniað hié ðone hád and gewemmað superioris loci meritum diminuunt, Past. 413, 2.

HÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÉDAN, p. de

To HEED, take care, observe, attend, guard, take charge, take possession, receiveto take care of, guardcustodire, observare

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Héde seðe scire healde ðæt hé wite á hwæt eald landrǽden sý videat qui scyrum tenet, ut semper sciat que sit antiqua terrarum institutio, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 32.

Linked entries: be-hédan ge-hýdan

spryttan

(v.)
Grammar
spryttan, p. te

To sproutspringgerminateTo put forth a shootbring forth fruitto incite

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Ealle spryttende þingc universa germinantia, Hymn. T. P. 76. Eft spryttendum ðám twigum renascentibus virgultis, Bd. 1, 21; S. 485, 5. [He is ase þe wiði þet sprutted ut þe bettere ꝥ me hine ofte croppeð A.

Linked entries: tó-sprytting sprýtan

á-settan

(v.)

to setputmove an object to a place To move one's selftransport one's self:-- to set place buildto put inoutof an officeto lay, impose punishment,to set propose a riddle,to oppress

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Hié ásettan him (hí,v. l.) on ánne síþ ofer mid horsum mid ealle, 893; P. 84, 3. Matheum hé gedyde gangan tó þám eástdǽle mid his discipulum and ásetton on þá dúne þǽr se apostol wæs, St.

be-gangan

to go aboutto go byto go about a businessto attend tosee after a personto worshipto honourcelebrate a dayto exercisepractise an artto practise a religionto practisedo (habitually)commit sinto exerciseuse

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His godas þe hé begongende (-gónde, v.l.) wæs, Ors. 4, 1; S. 154, 34. to honour, celebrate a day :-- Ealle þá dagas synt mid gelícere eáwfæstnysse tó begangenne, Ll.

éðel-stól

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-stól, es; m.

paternal-seat, native-seat, country, habitation patria sēdes, patria, dŏmĭcĭlium

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Ðé is éðelstól eft gerymed to thee a habitation is again assigned, Cd. 73; Th. 89, 23; Gen. 1485: 74; Th. 91, 19; Gen. 1514. a chief city, metropolis; urbs prīmāria, metrŏpŏlis = μητρόπολις He hét forbærnan Rómána burig, sió his ríces wæs ealles éðelstól

Linked entry: fæder-éðel-stól

un-getreów

(adj.)
Grammar
un-getreów, -getreówe, -getríwe, -getrýwe; adj.

Untrueunfaithfulfaithless

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Gyf hwylc man sý ðe eallum folce ungetrýwe sý, 33; Th. i. 396, 13. Ungetrýwan (-getreówan, MS. B.) men ceóse man ánfealdne áð, 22; Th. i. 388, 11. Hit is ungeleáful cynren and ungetreówe bearn generatio perversa est et infideles filii, Deut. 32, 20.

wuldor-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wuldor-full, adj. l.

gloriousvainglorious

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Babilonia ðe hwílon wæs wuldorfullost burh ealra burha, Wulfst. 194, 10. vainglorious. Similar entries v. wuldor (I a) Betere ys þearfa and behófigende him þænne wer wulderfull (gloriosus) and genihtsumigende hláfe, Scint. 178, 15.

Linked entry: wuldor

bóc-lic

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Se cræft (grammar) is ealra bóclicra cræfta (liberal arts) ordfruma and grundweall, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 289, 13. Bóclicum láreów-dómum liberalibus studiis, An. Ox. 3099: 4141.

caru

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Voc. i. 83, 60. care, trouble Gind ealne middangeard caru and gewin and ege crudelis ubique luctus, ubique pavor, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 21. Hwæt bewearp þé on þás care and on þás gnornunga quid est quod te in moestitiam luctumque dejecit ?

dragan

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Dele the derivatives and the passage from Gú. given under and add Heó creáp on þám handum and dróh ( trahebat) on ðǽre eorðan ealne hire líchaman . . . þá ongan heó hider and þider dragan hí selfe (se trahere ) geond þá cyrican, Gr. D. 228, 10-18.

ge-miltsian

(v.)
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God smeáde hú hé mihte his and ealles mancynnes gemiltsian, Hml. Th. i. 18, 35. the object a thing, to pardon, be lenient to sin Ðú gemildsast synne mínre pro-pitiaberis peccato meo, Ps.

Róm

(n.)
Grammar
Róm, e; f.

Rome

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Hé mid ealre his firde wið Róme weard farende wæs, Ors. 5, 11; Swt. 236, 9. ¶ The combination Róme-, Róma-burh is also frequent :-- Wearþ Rómeburg getimbred fram twám gebróðrum, Ors. 2, 2; Swt. 64, 21.

Linked entry: Róme-burh

ge-synto

(n.)
Grammar
ge-synto, indecl. in sing; gen. pl. -synta, -synto; dat. pl. -syntum; f.

Healthwelfaresafetyprosperitysuccessadvantageprofitbenefitsānĭtassospĭtassălusprospĕrĭtas

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Ðe on eallum þingum máron gesynto hæfdon qui măgis prospĕrantur in omnĭbus, 2, 13; S. 516, 8. Geunne me mínra gesynta grant me my health, Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 34; Jud. 90: Exon. 37 a; Th. 122, 9; Gú. 303.

Linked entries: -synto -synto

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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To will, wish Volo ic wylle, uis ðú wylt, uult hé wyle, uolumus wé wyllaþ . . . utinam uellem eálá gyf ic wolde; utinam uelim eálá gyf ic wylle gyt. . . uelle wyllan, Ælfc.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

dǽl-nimend

(n.)
Grammar
dǽl-nimend, -nymend,-neomend ,es; m. [nimende, part. of niman to take] .

a taker of a part, a sharer, partaker, participator partĭcepsA participle particĭpium

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Tofóran eallum his dǽlnymendum on ðære menniscnysse before all his participators in humanity, Homl. Th. ii. 230, 26. in grammar.

ge-trýwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-trýwe, def. se -trýwa; adj.

TRUEfaithfulfīdusfĭdēlis

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He eallum mannum sǽde and bodode ðæt wuldor his getrýwan þeówes omnĭbus fĭdēlis sui fămŭli glōriam prædĭcābat, Bd. 3, 13; S. 539, 10. Gif þegen hæbbe getrýwne man if a thane have a true man, L. C. S. 23; Th. i. 388, 16.

á-sceádan

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Fram eallum crístendóme beón ásceáden, Ll. Th. ii. 424, 5. Ásceáden ( segregatus ) from synnfullum, Rtl. 90, 34.

Linked entry: sceádan

ge-drincan

(v.)
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., ne druncen gedrince (get drunk), Lch. ii. 330, 8. trans. to imbibe a liquid Hé þone unlybban ealne gedranc. Hml. Th. i. 72, 25.