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á-hwá

(pronoun.)
Grammar
á-hwá, g. -hwæs; d. -hwám; acc. -hwone; pron. [á, hwá who]

Anyonealiquis

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Any, one; aliquis Gif he áhwám geweólde if he have done violence to any one, L. Pen. 16; Th; ii. 284, 6

Linked entry: hwá

alisian

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

To askinterrogate

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To ask; interrogate Driht ahsiaþ [Spl. alisiaþ] rihtwísne Deus interrogat justum, Ps. Spl. 10, 6, 5; ahsaþ, Ps. Th. 10, 5, 6

dafenian

(v.)
Grammar
dafenian, dafnian; p.ode ; pp. od

To be seemly or becoming decere

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To be seemly or becoming ; decere Swá swá dafnaþ munuce as becomes a monk; sicut decet monacho, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 5

filstan

(v.)

to helpaidassist

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to help, aid, assist Gif he nelle filstan if he will not help, L. N. P. L. 54; Th. ii. 298, 19

húslung

(n.)
Grammar
húslung, e; f.
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The administration of the sacrament Æfter ðære húslunge gewát ðam lífigendan gode, Homl. Swt. 3, 622: Homl. Th. ii. 548, 9

in-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
in-drífan, p. -dráf

To impelsend forthutter

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To impel, send forth, utter Hé in wítum word indráf in torments he spoke impetuously, Cd. 214; Th. 269, 29 ; Sat. 80

morgen-regn

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-regn, es; m.

Rain that falls in the morning

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Rain that falls in the morning Ðú þurh lyft lǽtest, leódum freme, mildne morgenrén, Exon. 54a; Th. 191, 2; Az. 82

munucian

(v.)
Grammar
munucian, p. ode

To make a person a monk

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To make a person a monk Hé hine mót munecian se monachum potest facere, L. Ecg. C. 27; Th. ii. 152, 13

bi-wáwan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-wáwan, p. -weów; pp. -wáwen

To blow againstafflare

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To blow against; afflare Winde biwáwne [MS. biwaune] waved or shaken by the wind, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 2; Wand. 76

Linked entry: wáwan

gebeorh-stów

(n.)
Grammar
gebeorh-stów, e; f.

A place of refugerefŭgium

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A place of refuge; refŭgium Ðú eart mín gebeorhstów on mínum earfoðum tu es mihi refŭgium a pressūre, Ps. Th. 31, 8

ge-cyrred-nes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cyrred-nes, -ness, e; f.

A turningconversion

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A turning, conversion Æfter his gecyrrednysse, Gregorius þénode þearfum after his conversion Gregory ministered to the poor, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 35

ge-lafian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lafian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To washlaverefreshrefĭcĕre

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To wash, lave, refresh; refĭcĕre He winedryhten his wætere gelafede he laved his liege lord with water, Beo. Th. 5438; B. 2722

Linked entry: lafian

sige-tiber

(n.)
Grammar
sige-tiber, es ; n.
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Icel. sigr-blót) Wolde líge gesyllan his swǽsne sunu sigetibre, Cd. Th. 203, 12 ; Exod. 402

Linked entry: sigor-tiber

ymb-beran

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-beran, p. -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren
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To surround Se wæs ǽghwonan ymbboren brondum, Exon. Th. 277, 15; Jul. 581. Ymbbeara glosses circumferre, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 6, 55

ge-reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reáfian, p. ode .
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To robe, provide with vestments Gé preóstat sculon beón gebócode and gereáfode swá swá eówrum háde gebirað, Ll. Th. ii. 382, 36

ge-sweostor

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Twá gesweostor, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 68, 3. Ealle hálige men beóð his gebróðru and gesweostru, Hml. Th. i. 260, 34.. Add: —

godweb-girela

(n.)
Grammar
godweb-girela, an; m.
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A costly robe Þá þe hé ne mæg him gebígean mid golde ne mid seolfre ne mid godwebgyrlum, Wlfst. 197, 1

mete-þing

(n.)
Grammar
mete-þing, es; n.
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An operation connected with cooking Hí man geornlíce ꝥ hí góde bæcystran beón and ǽlcum meteþingum. clǽngeorne, Chrd. 19, 19

of-lecgan

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Add: to overlay, cover Oflege mid wulle, Lch. ii. 182, 18. Mid þám þingum siþþan oflege þe þá wunde clǽsnien, 210, 1

be-hwirfan

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add : to barter Hí ná ne behwyrfon þá reáf þe hí ágifan sceolon uestes quas reddere debent, non commutent , Chrd. 48, 23