ge-ascian
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Man áxode on porte . . . man scrútnode on ǽlcere stówe þær man hí ǽfre geáxian cúðe ; ne mihte hí nán man náhwer findan, Hml. S. 23, 264-269.
déman
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Ne démeð hé non retur, 61, 57. to estimate, value [Swá] þearle hé démde tantopere (i. tam valde) taxauerat (i. iudicauerat ), An.
lǽnan
To lend ⬩ grant ⬩ lease
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Ne lǽne ðínum bréðer nán þing tó híre non fænerabis fratri tuo ad usuram pecuniam, Deut. 23, 19. Ys forboden ðæt hé his feoh tó nánum unrihtum gafole ne lǽne prohibitum est, pecuniam suam ullo injusto fænore mutuam dare, L. Ecg.
Linked entry: ge-léned
cirran
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N. E. D. chare) in Dict., and from-, oþ-, under-cirran
drý-cræft
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Add: sorcery, magic Syxte mægen is ꝥ drýcræft þám men ne dereþ þe hine ( agate ) mid him hæfð, Lch. ii. 298, 10. Ðín drýcræft ðe tó nánre freme ne becymð, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 14.
for-fón
to take away ⬩ to seize ⬩ to anticipate
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Ic ꝥ hæbbe forefangen ꝥ eów nǽfre heononforð þanon nán unfrið tó ne cymð I have taken measures to prevent any trouble ever coming to you henceforth from that quarter, Cht. E. 230, 5
wealdan
To have power over ⬩ to control the movements of that which is moved ⬩ to regulate ⬩ wield a weapon ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ to control that which moves itself ⬩ to have control of a person, an emotion ⬩ to govern, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule ⬩ govern ⬩ have dominion over ⬩ bear sway ⬩ wield power, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ absolute ⬩ fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ to have power over things ⬩ to possess ⬩ be in possession of ⬩ have at command ⬩ be master of, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ to have power to decide or choose what shall take place ⬩ to determine ⬩ ordain ⬩ have the deciding ⬩ control of matters, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with a clause ⬩ absolute ⬩ to have power that brings something to pass, ⬩ to cause ⬩ be the cause, author, source of something, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or acc. ⬩ of things, with gen. ⬩ of motives ⬩ to have power to do ⬩ be able
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Þeáh fýr wið ealla sié gemenged weoruldgesceafta, þeáh waldan ne mót ðæt hit ǽnige fordó (cf. ðeáh ne mæg náue ðara gesceafta ofercuman, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 17), Met. 20, 129
spéd
Speed ⬩ success ⬩ means ⬩ speed ⬩ quickness ⬩ speedily ⬩ quickly ⬩ speed ⬩ success ⬩ prosperous issue ⬩ means ⬩ substance ⬩ abundance ⬩ wealth ⬩ power ⬩ faculty ⬩ opportunity ⬩ means of doing anything ⬩ progeny ⬩ celeritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia
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Hit ne becymþ eów ná tó nánre spéde vobis non cedet in prosperum, Num. 14, 41. Ðær rícxaþ sib mid spéde peace and happiness reign there, Dóm. L. 267. On spéd successfully, to purpose, with effect, Beo. Th. 1750; B. 873: Exon. Th. 387, 28; Rä. 5, 12.
ge-wundian
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Is wén ðæt hé gewundige ðá heortan ðám gehírendra mid ðǽre wunde ne vulnere audientium corda feriantur, 93, 19. the subject a thing Hié nǽnigo firen ne gewundode, Bl. H. 161, 33. Gif sió scyld ne gewundode ðæt mód, Past. 311, 23.
ge-wǽcan
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Ben. 27, 9. non-physical Ne ðú ðé ǽfre ne lǽt wlenca gewǽcan, Met. 5, 31, Mód mid horuwe gewǽht mens sorde saucia, Hy. S. 37, 12. Wæs gewǽht afficitur (acri angore ), An. Ox. 4011.
ge-wunian
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Ne gewunigen gé tó oferetolnisse non ambulemus in commessationibus, 317, 18. Ne hé ne mæge fullíce gewunian tó gódum weorcum nec ad usum boni operis valet assurgere, 73, 14. Hé hæfð tó gódum weorce gewunad, 65, 15. with dat. infin.
a-þreótan
To weary ⬩ irk ⬩ displease ⬩ be loathsome ⬩ irksome to any one ⬩ tædere ⬩ pigere ⬩ To loathe ⬩ dislike ⬩ be weary of anything ⬩ pertæsum esse
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Hwí ne lǽte ge eów ðonne aþreótan why then let ye [it] not to be loathsome to you? Bt. 32, 2 ; Fox 116, 8.
for-beran
To FORBEAR ⬩ abstain ⬩ refrain ⬩ restrain ⬩ bear with ⬩ endure ⬩ suffer ⬩ abstĭnēre ⬩ sustĭnēre ⬩ comprĭmĕre ⬩ reprĭmĕre ⬩ tŏlĕrāre ⬩ păti ⬩ ferre
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Yfelu forberan ne sceal măla tŏlĕrāre non dēbet, Past. 21, 5; Hat. MS. 31 b, 2. Hú lange forbere ic eów quousque pătiar vos? Mt. Bos. 17, 17.
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for-gýman
To neglect ⬩ pass by ⬩ transgress ⬩ neglĭgĕre ⬩ prætĕrīre ⬩ transgrĕdi
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Ne forgým ðú ðínes Drihtnes steóre be not heedless of thy Lord's correction, Homl. Th. ii. 328, 21
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hunta
A hunter
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Wé lǽraþ ðæt preóst ne beó hunta ne hafecere we enjoin that a priest be not a hunter nor a hawker [cf. Chaucer's Monk: 'He ȝaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been noon holy men'], L. Edg. C. 64; Th. ii. 258, 7.
mynegung
admonition ⬩ exhortation ⬩ a demand for payment of what is due ⬩ a claim
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Ne forlǽte hé ða mynegunge let him not relinquish the claim, L. Æðelst. v. 7; Th. i. 234, 26
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ge-útian
To eject ⬩ banish ⬩ alienate ⬩ ejĭcĕre ⬩ expellĕre
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He beád ðæt náðer ne ðære stówe bisceop ne nánes bisceopes æftergenga ðæt land nǽfre of ðære stówe geútode he ordered that neither the bishop of the place nor any bishop's successor should ever alienate that land from the place, Cod. Dipl.
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un-wénlíc
Not giving grounds for hope ⬩ unpromising
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Not giving grounds for hope, unpromising Ðá ðú ðé selfum ðúhtest unwénlíc when you did not seem to yourself to have much chance of success; cum esses parvulus in oculis tuis, Past. 17; Swt. 113, 9.
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hergian
to harry ⬩ plunder ⬩ to harrass
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monna scylda of áðueán, sé sé ðe hine ðonne giét his ágena on herigeað ne profecto diluere aliena delicta non valeat is, quem adhuc propria devastant.
wǽgan
To deceive ⬩ delude
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To deceive, delude Ne gewurðe hit ðæt ic on dam hálgum gerecednyssum wǽge, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 18. Bepǽhst vel wǽgest deludis, i. decipis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 53. Uuégið fefellit, 108, 46. Wǽgeþ fefellit, i. eludit, 35, 28. Wégð mentitur, Kent.