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geriht-geswinc

(n.)
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lawful labour Of mannes gerihtgeswincon ( Justis laboribus ) sylle ma[n] Gode rihte ælmessan, Chrd. 70, 3

Linked entry: ge-swinc

ge-hlystan

(v.)
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ge-hlystan, p. -hlyste; pp. -hlysted.

to listen ⬩ hear ⬩ auscultare ⬩ audire ⬩ to obey ⬩ obedire

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to listen, hear; auscultare, audire Gehlyste me audiat me, Mk. Bos. 7, 16. Beornas ge-hlyston men listened, Byrht. Th. 134, 31; By. 92. to obey; obedire On hlyste eáran gehlyste me in auditu auris obediunt mihi, Ps. Spl. 17, 46

Linked entry: hlystan

ge-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cuman, -cyme; p. -com, pl. -cómon; pp. -cumen

To come ⬩ go ⬩ venire ⬩ ire

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Gecum to mínum þeówan Saulum go to my servant Saul, Homl. Th. i. 386, 19. Of nánum óðrum gecumen come from none other, Ælfc. T. 2, 26. Æfter meh gecyme post me venire, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 16, 24; 17, 10 : Jn. Skt. Lind. 5, 40; 7, 27

teld

(n.)
Grammar
teld, es; n.

A tent, pavilion; left still in tilt of a cart

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Mon teld (geteld, MS. B.) ðǽrofer ábrǽdde ( tentorio majore extenso ), Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 22. [And Alfríc biscop I biqueðe míne teld and mín bedreáf þat ic best hauede út on mí fare mid mé, Chart. Th. 566, 32.]

fǽman

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Gl. 409, 68. of living creatures, to foam at the mouth Hé fǽmeð (spumat) and gristbitteð mið tóðum, Mk. L. R. 9, 18

slǽpan

(v.)
Grammar
slǽpan, slépan ; p. te. [The Northern Gospels also shew forms from slépian
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Slépiaþ ł slépeþ árísaþ (slépiaþ árísas, Rush. ), Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 27. Slépade (geslépedon, Lind. ) dormitaverunt, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 25, 5.] to sleep Ðú slépes, Mk. Skt. Lind. , Rush. 14, 37. Slépes dormit. Mt. Kmbl. Lind. , Rush. 9, 24.

Linked entry: slépan

FLǼSC

(n.)
Grammar
FLǼSC, es; pl. nom. acc. flǽsc; gen. flǽsca, flǽscea; dat. flǽscum; n: flésc, es; n.

FLESH ⬩ căro

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Ge-endung ealles flǽsces com ætfóran me fīnis ūnĭversæ carnis vēnit cōram me, Gen. 6, 13, 19: Jn. Bos. 1, 13. In flǽsce in the flesh, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 475; Met. 20, 238: Apstls. Kmbl. 73; Ap. 37.

Linked entries: flǽc fléc flésc

eorþ-crypel

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-crypel, -cryppel; gen. -crypeles , -cryples, -crypples; m. A creeper on the earth, one having the palsy, a paralytic person; părălytĭcus = παραλυτικός
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Mk. Skt. Rush. Lind. 2, 9. Brengende to him ðone eorþcrypel fĕrentes ad eum părălytĭcum, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 2, 3: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 2. Gebrohtun him eorþcryplas obtŭlērunt ei pă;rălytĭcos, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 24

be-hátan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hátan, ic -háte, ðú -hátest, -hǽtst, he -háteþ, pl. -hátaþ; p. -hét, pl. -héton; pp. -háten [be, hátan to call, promise, vide II]

To promise ⬩ vow ⬩ threaten ⬩ spondere ⬩ pollicere ⬩ vovere ⬩ comminari

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To promise, vow, threaten; spondere, pollicere, vovere, comminari Ðæt ðú me behǽtst quod polliceris Gen. 38, 17. Behét he mid áþe cum juramento pollicitus est Mt. Bos. 14, 7. Ðonne ðú behát behǽtst Drihtene cum votum voveris Domino Deut. 23, 21.

Linked entry: be-hǽtst

CODD

(n.)
Grammar
CODD, es; m.

A bag ⬩ sack ⬩ COD ⬩ husk; ⬩ pera ⬩ folliculus ⬩ siliqua

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Bos. 9, 3; 22, 36; Mt. Bos. 10, 10; Mk. Bos. 6, 8. Nim wínberian coddas [MS. coddes] take husks of the grape Lchdm. iii. 112, 13

a-fælan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fælan, -fællan; p. de; pp. ed

To overturn ⬩ overthrow ⬩ cast out ⬩ drive out ⬩ cause to stumble ⬩ offend ⬩ evertere ⬩ prosternere ⬩ ejicere ⬩ scandalizare

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To overturn, overthrow, cast out, drive out, cause to stumble, offend; evertere, prosternere, ejicere, scandalizare, Mt. Rush. Stv. 21, 12: Mk. Rush. War. 3, 23: Mt. Rush. Stv. 18, 6

Linked entry: ge-fælan

for-gyfenes

(n.)
Grammar
for-gyfenes, -gyfennes, -gyfnes, -ness, -nyss

forgiveness ⬩ remission

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forgiveness, remission, Mt. Bos. 26, 28: Lk. Bos. 3, 3: L. Edg. ii. 1; Th. i. 266, 5, MS. A: L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 17, MS. F

hýrian

(v.)
Grammar
hýrian, p. ode: hýran; p. de; pp. ed

To hire

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To hire Ús nán man ne hýrode nemo nos conduxit, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 7. Nán man ús ne hýrde, Homl. Th. ii. 76, 5. Seðe wolde hýrian wyrhtan, 72, 19

Linked entry: hýran

ag-nys

(n.)
Grammar
ag-nys, -nyss, e; f.

Sorrow ⬩ affliction ⬩ ærumna

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Sorrow, affliction; ærumna On agnysse [MS. T. angnisse] min in ærumna mea, Ps. Spl. 31, 4

ge-hálsian

(v.)
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Add: to entreat Hé wæs þurh mé gehálsod he was entreated in my name, Shrn. 135, 25

neósian

(v.)
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Untrum ic wses and gé neósadun mín infirmus eram, et visitasti me, Mt. R. 25, 36. Add

æt-íwan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-íwan, æt-íwian (-eáw-, -eów-, -éw-, -iéw-, -ýw-. In Ps. L. 16, 15 a dis-tinction between the mutated and not mutated forms seems to be made, the former being transitive (cf.
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Ætýw mé þín good, Ps. Th. 58, 10. Atýwian mid gesceáde, ꝥ hé mid rihte crafede, Chr. 1070 ; P. 206, 12. Mé byð æteáwed (manifestabitur) ðín wuldor, Ps. Th. 16, 15. (2 a) where the object is a person :-- Ic æteówo (ædeáua, L.) him mec solfne. . . .

Linked entry: æt-eáwan

DWELIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELIAN, dweligan, dweoligan, dwalian, dwolian, dwoligan; part. dweliende, dweligende; ic dwelige, ðú dwelast, he dwelaþ, pl. dweliaþ, dweligaþ, dweligeaþ; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

To be led into error, err ⬩ in errōrem dūci, errāre ⬩ To lead into error, mislead, deceive ⬩ in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre

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Ic ðé ne dwelode I have not deceived thee, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 1; 164, 32, MS. Bod. Me þincþ ðæt ðú me dwelige methinks that thou misleadest me, 35, 5; Fox 164, 12

Linked entries: dwalian dweoligan dwolian ge-dwelian

DRECCAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRECCAN, dreccean, drecan,ic drecce , drece, ðú drecest, drecst, he dreceþ, drecþ, pl. dreccaþ, drecceaþ; p. [drechede = drehde = ] drehte, dreahte, pl.drehton, dreahton ; pp. [dreched = drehed = dreht, dreaht] dreht, dreaht

To vex, afflict, trouble, torture, torment ⬩ vexāre, affligĕre, tribulāre, turbāre, cruciāre

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To hwon dreahtest ðú me for what [why] hast thou tortured me? Exon. 98 a; Th. 368, 6 Seel. 17. Gif hine dreccean mót ðissa yfla hwæðer if either of these evils can torment it, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 80; Met. 5, 40

fore-cweþan

to foretell ⬩ predict ⬩ to preach

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Forecueð praedicit, Mt. p. 19, 19: Mk. p. 4, 14. Forecwoedena praedicta, Mt. p. 9, 9. to preach Forecwoedende praedicantem, 8, 12

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