ge-horwian
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to defile. with material filth, to spit upon Ongunnun summe efne-gespitta ł gehorogæ ( conspuere ) hine. Mk. L. 14, 65. Gehoræd bið ( conspuetur ), Lk. L. 18, 32. [Cf.
ge-stregdan
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Reste mid wyrtgemengnessum gestréded, Wlfst. 263, 6. in special senses, to strew with seasoning, to season Mid sealte beón gestrédd sale esse conditum, Scint. 97, 12. Gestrýddre condito, An.
gorettan
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To stare about. of persons, to let the eyes rove Ðæt hine lǽrð se deófol, þæt hé stande and gorette and lócige underbæc út; þæt bið gymeleás gebed, Wlfst. 234, 18. of the eyes or looking, to rove Þǽr ( in hell ) wépað ðá eágan þe nú ðurh unálýfedlice
Linked entry: gorian
hleów
cover ⬩ shelter ⬩ Protection ⬩ a protector
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Protection afforded by a person Hé ácenned wearð tó hleó and tó hróðre hæleða cynne, An. 567: III.
líþ-ness
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Líðnysse lenocinio (the English word seems to be a gloss to the phrase blandimentorum lenocinio, rather than to the single word. The passage is: Blandimentorum lenocinio (by gentleness) natum flectere nititur. Aid. 43, 25), Angl. xiii. 34, 172.
wáclíce
weakly ⬩ feebly ⬩ poorly ⬩ meanly ⬩ cheaply
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Voc. ii. 29, 32: enerviter, turpiter, 143. 56. poorly, meanly, cheaply Eówer reáf ne beó tó ranclíce gemaeod, ne eft tó wáclíce, ac werige gehwá swá his háde tó gebyrige, L. Ælfc. C. 35; Th. ii. 358, 7.
ofer-irnan
to pass by running, cross ⬩ to run over, go over a subject ⬩ to come upon with violence, overwhelm, to come upon with surprise
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to pass by running, cross Ða hwíle ðe se móna ðære sceade ord oferyrnþ while the moon is crossing the point of the shadow, Lchdm. iii. 240, 26. to run over, go over a subject Nú wille wé eft oferyrnan ða ylcan godspellícan endebyrdnysse, Homl.
ceorlian
To take a husband, to marry ⬩ nubere
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To take a husband, to marry; nubere. Spoken of a woman, and opposed to wífian to take a wife Ne wífiaþ híg, ne híg ne ceorliaþ they take not a wife, nor do they take a husband, Mt. Bos. 22, 30.
heófung
Mourning ⬩ lamentation ⬩ grieving
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Ǽr he tó heófungum sóðre behreówsunge gecyrran mǽge before he can turn to the lamentations of true repentance, Homl. Th. ii. 124, 13
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here-paþ
A road for an army ⬩ military road ⬩ road large enough to march soldiers upon
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Wísde herepoþ tó ðære heán byrig shewed a road for his army to the lofty city, Cd. 174; Th. 218, 12; Dan. 38.
lust-bǽre
desirous ⬩ desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ agreeable
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Ðás word sind lustbǽre tó gehýrenne these words are pleasant to hear, Homl. Th. i. 130, 16
stéran
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Tó stýrenne ad thurificandum, ad sacrificandum, 477, 66. to perfume a person as with incense Stér (stýr, MS. B.) hyne mid ðære wyrte, Lchdm. i. 98, 19: 206, 2
wudu-rǽden
Woodcutting ⬩ right of cutting timber in a wood
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An ic twéga wǽna gang tó wuduredenne, vi. 36, 16. Heó hæbbe ða wudurǽddenne in ðæm wuda ðe ða ceorlas brúcaþ, and éc ic hire léte tó ðæt ceorla gráf, ii. 100, 14
geornian
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L. 10, 46. to entreat earnestly Cwóm tó him lícðrower giornede hine uenit ad eum leprosus depraecans eum, Mk. L. 1, 40
ge-sceran
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Substitute: to shear. to cut the hair off the head Heáfod him beón gescoren hearm getácnað, Lch. iii. 200, 21. Gesce(o)rene rasam, An.
ge-strícan
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into the flat of your left hand and lay your hand to your ear, Tech. ii. 126, 7- to form with a stroke of a pen Quincunx . . . beóð þus gehíwod.
ge-twǽfan
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B. 1433 (in Dict.). to take something (acc.) from a person (dat. ) Þý lǽs him wéstengryre ferhð getwǽfde, Exod. 119. with acc. only, to end a dispute.
hláf-gang
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Substitute: The going to eat bread. of ordinary bread Ðá wicþénas ánre tíde ǽr gemǽnum gereorde gán tó hláfe ... ðéhhweþere freólstídum beón bútan þám hláfgange ... oð þæt hí mæssan hæbben septimanarii ante unam horam refectionis accipiant panem ...
á-þráwan
to twist ⬩ twine ⬩ curl ⬩ to twist ⬩ give a different direction to a moving body
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Ox. 2, 34. to twist, give a different direction to a moving body Seó flá wende ongeán swilce mid windes blǽde áðráwen. Hml. Th. i. 502, 19. ¶ for a proposed emendation to áþrowen in An. 1427 Similar entries v. á-dreópan in Dict