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fór-standan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-standan, -stondan; p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen

To stand before or againstwithstandopposehinderresistĕreimpĕdīre

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Ne mágon gé him ða wíc fórstondan to him ye may not hinder the dwellings, Exon. 42 b; Th. 144, 7; Gú. 674. Ic him ðæt fórstonde I hinder them from that. Exon. 105 a; Th. 398, 15; Rä. 17, 8.

Linked entry: fór-stondan

ge-fylgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fylgan, p. -fylgde; pp. -fylged

To followattend uponreach by following

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To follow, attend upon, reach by following Ðæt him gefylgan ne mæg drýmendra gedryht so that the flock of rejoicing ones cannot follow him, Exon. 60 b; Th. 222, 12; Ph. 347. Gif gé ðisum leáse leng gefylgaþ if ye pursue this falsehood longer, Elen.

ahsian

(v.)
Grammar
ahsian, p. ode; pp. od.

to askdemandcallsummon before oneinterrogarepostulareexigereto obtainexperiencenancisciexperiri

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to ask, demand, call, summon before one; interrogare, postulare, exigere He ongan hine ahsian he began to call him, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 18; Gen. 863: Deut. 4, 32: Ps.

for-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended

To send awaysend into banishmentbanishdimittĕrerelēgāredeportāre

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He hine siððan forsende he afterwards banished him, 3, 7; Bos. 59, 26. He wearþ snúde forsended he was quickly banished, Beo. Th. 1812; B. 904

Íra-land

(n.)
Grammar
Íra-land, es ; n.

Land of the IrishIreland

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Land of the Irish, Ireland Gewitan him ðá Norþmenn Dyflen sécean eft Íraland [Yraland, hira land], Chr. 937 ; Th. 206, col. 2, 1. 15; Æðelst. 56. In Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 19, 15, 16 Íraland is doubtful.

Linked entries: Íras Ír-land

a-metan

(v.)
Grammar
a-metan, p. -mette; pp. -mett; v. trans, [a, metan to paint]

To paintdepictadornpingeredepingereornare

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To paint, depict, adorn; pingere, depingere, ornare Swelce he hit amete and atiefre on his heortan quasi in corde depingitur, Past. 21, 3; Hat. MS. 30b, 26. Firmamentum [fæstnes] mid manegum steorrum amett the firmament adorned with many stars.

feón

(v.)
Grammar
feón, he feóþ; p. feóde, pl. feódon

To hateōdisse

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To hate; ōdisse He feóþ sáwle his ōdit ănĭmam suam, Ps. Spl. C. 10, 6: Cd. 43; Th. 56, 13; Gen. 911: Exon. 31 a; Th. 97, 31; Cri. 1599. Ic unrihta gehwylc feóde inīquĭtātem ŏdio hăbui, Ps. Th. 118, 163. Hie ðé feódon they hated thee, Elen.

Linked entries: feóþ feógaþ feowung

wiþ-feohtend

(n.)
Grammar
wiþ-feohtend, es; m.

An adversaryopponentenemya rebel

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An adversary, opponent, enemy, a rebel Hió self fieht wið hié selfe tó fultome ðæm wiðfeohtende, (adversario) Past. 38; Swt. 279, 1. Ðone mángengan and ðone wiþfeohtend rebellem et sacrilegum, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 18.

wundor-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-geweorc, es; n.

A wonderful worka miracle

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hié tó heofona ríce laþode þurh his wundorgeweorc, Blickl. Homl. 7, 10

Linked entry: wundor-weorc

ofer-scínan

(v.)

to cover with light, illumine

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Beorht wolcn hig ofersceán nubes lucida obumbravit eos, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 5. Ðonne his (the moon's) leóma ealne middaneard oferscíne, Anglia viii. 323, 7

hyge-teóna

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-teóna, an; m.
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Deliberate injury or offence Ic him hygeteónan hwítan seolfre béte with white silver will I make reparation to him for injury, Cd. 130; Th. 165, 13; Gen. 2731: 69; Th. 83, 16; Gen. 1380.

Linked entry: teóna

ge-sceádwíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sceádwíslíce, adv.

Rationally, prudently, sagaciously, discreetly, distinctlyrationabiliter

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him ðá gescádwíslíce andwyrdon they answered him discreetly, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 20. Ic wille gescádwíslícor gesecgan apertissime expedire curabo, 2, 1; Bos. 38, 29

Linked entry: sceádwíslíce

ge-dihtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dihtan, p. -dihte; pp. -dihted, -diht.

to put in orderdisposecomposearrangeconspiredisponerecomponereconspirareto orderdirectappointdirigeredictare

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Gl. 409. to order, direct, appoint; dirigere, dictare Híg dydon swá, swá swá him gedihte Iosue they did as Joshua directed them, Josh. 6, 23. Ðis gewrit wæs to ánum menn gediht this writing was directed to a particular man, Ælfc. T; Swt. A. S.

ge-bedda

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bedda, . . . an ; f.
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Abraham and his gebedda, i. 92, 21. Godes ðegen Zacharias, his gebedda (uxor, Lk. 1. 5) Elizabeth, 352, 1. Ðæs cáseres gebedda Libia, and his heáhgeréfan wíf Agrippina, 374, 32. Nicostratus mid his wífe . . . Tranquillinus and his gebedda, Hml.

ymb-sceáwian

(v.)
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to look round, to behold Ymbsceáwade (-sceówade, Rush.) tó geseánne hiá circumspiciebat uidere eam Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 32. Ymbsceáwde (-sceówadun, Rush.) hiá circumspiciens eos 3, 5. Ymbsceáude (-sceówade, Rush.) hine intuitus eum, Jn. Skt.

ge-wardod

(part.)

seenvisus

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seen; visus Þat he sý gewardod fram him ut videatur ab illo, R. Ben. interl. 49

Linked entry: ge-weardian

ge-anwyrde

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Add Þá sé þæs (þær, K.) geanwyrde wæs þe him Lande sealde, C.D. iv. 235, 6

ge-setnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-setnian, p. ode, ade

To lie in waitinsidiari

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To lie in wait; insidiari Herodia gesetnade him Herodias insidiabatur illi, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 19

sin-dolh

(n.)
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a lasting, very great wound Him on eaxle wearð syndolh sweotol, Beo. Th. 1638 ; B. 817

Linked entry: syn-dolh

ýþ-lida

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-lida, an; m.
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A wave-traverser, a ship Hé hét him ýðlidan gódne gegyrwan, Beo. Th. 399; B. 198