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efnan

(v.)
Grammar
efnan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. trans.

to throw down, prostrate, level, lay lowprosternĕreto perform, execute, labour, achieve patrāre, perpetrāre, facĕre, præstāre

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Óþ-ðæt his byre mihte eorlscipe efnan until his son might achieve a valorous deed, Beo. 5237; B. 2622. Ðe ǽr eorlscipe efnde who before performed valorous deeds, 6006; B. 3007. Hie efndon unrihtdóm they executed unrighteousness.

Linked entries: æfnan efnian ge-efnan

for-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-lǽdan, p. -lǽdde; pp. -lǽded, -lǽdd, -lǽd

To misleadlead astrayseducesedūcĕre

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Hie forlǽddon swǽse gesíþas they misled their dear associates, Beo. Th. 4084; B. 2039. Forlǽdd be ðám lygenum misled by lies. Cd. 28; Th. 37, 31; Gen. 598.

FORST

(n.)
Grammar
FORST, es; m.

FROSTgĕlu

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Ex. 76: Beo. Th. 3222; 6. 1609: Salm. Kmbl. 708; Sal. 353. Forste gefeterad fettered with frost, Menol. Fox 407; Men. 205: Homl. Th. i. 84, 15. Forstas and snáwas frosts and snows, Cd. 192; Th. 239, 31; Dan. 378

Linked entry: frost

gafol-heord

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-heord, e; f. [gafol a tax, heord a herd, flock]

A taxable stock or hive of beesgrex ad censum

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A taxable stock or hive of bees; grex ad censum Beóceorle gebýreþ, gif he gafolheorde healt, ðæt he sylle ðonne lande gerǽd beo.

Linked entries: heord gafol-swán

ge-bǽran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bǽran, p. de ; pp. ed [ge-, and bǽru bearing, habit]

To bear one's selfbehave or conduct one's selfse gerere

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To bear one's self, behave or conduct one's self; se gerere Ne gefrægn ic ða mǽgþe sél gebǽran never have I heard of the tribe bearing themselves better, Beo. Th. 2029; B. 1012 : 5640; B. 2824 : Fins. Th. 77; Fin. 38.

Linked entry: bǽran

hwanan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
hwanan, hwanon, hwonan, hwanone; adv.

Whence

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Hwanan, Beo. Th. 4798; B. 2403. Ðá næfde hé hwanon hé his wer águlde he had not means to pay his 'wer', Chart. Th. 207, 36

Linked entry: hwonan

lungre

(adv.)
Grammar
lungre, adv.

Quicklysoonat oncestraightwayspeedily

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Quickly, soon, at once, straightway, speedily Loth eode lungre út Lot went out straightway, Cd. 113; Th. 148, 24; Gen. 2461: Beo. Th. 5480; B. 2743. Cyning álýsde hine lungre, Ps. Th. 104, 16.

lyt-hwón

(adv.)
Grammar
lyt-hwón, subst. and adv.

A little

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Rdr. 101, 200: Beo. Th. 408; B. 203. Ne lythwón not a little, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 32; Gl. 363. Ðá geswígode heó lythwón parumper reticuit, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 22

Linked entry: hwón

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To tell ofrelatedeclare

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Ðý læs ðæt weras gieddum mǽndan be mé lifgendum lest men should tell of it in songs during my lifetime, 50 b; Th. 176, 9; Gú. 1206, Ic mæg singan and secgan, spell mǽnan, hú me cynegóde cystum dohten, 85 b; Th. 321, 32; Wid. 55: Beo.

ge-wider

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wider, -widor, es; pl. nom. acc. -wideru, -widera, -widru; n.

Weatherthe temperature of the aira tempesttempestascæli tempĕries

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Ðonne wind styreþ láþ gewidru when the wind stirs hateful tempests, Beo. Th. 2754; B. 1375

ge-wyrpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrpan, p. -wyrpte; pp. -wyrped

To recoververtirecuperare

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He hyne gewyrpte, ðeáh ðe him wund hrine he recovered though the wound had touched him, Beo. Th. 5944; B. 2976. He ðá befrán on hwilcere tíde he gewyrpte he then enquired at what hour he recovered, Homl. Th. i. 128, 12.

glóf

(n.)
Grammar
glóf, e; a weak pl. glófan occurs; f. A

GLOVEchirothēcaχειρoθήκη

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GLOVE; chirothēca = χειρoθήκη Glóf hangode, sió [glóf] wæs gegyrwed dracan fellum his glove hung, it was made with dragon's skins, Beo. Th. 4177; B. 2085. Glóf mantium? Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 118; Wrt. Voc. 25, 58.

gomel

(adj.)
Grammar
gomel, gomol, gamel, gamol; adj.
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Advanced in age, aged, old, ancient; ætāte provectus, sĕnex, vĕtustus, vĕtus Se fugel weorþeþ gomel the bird becomes old, Exon. 59 b; Th. 215, 24; Ph. 258: Beo. Th. 5578; B. 2793.

Linked entries: gomol gamel gamol

ge-dígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dígan, -dýgan, -dégan, ic -díge, ðú -dígest, he -dígeþ, pl. -dígaþ; p. de; pp. ed

To endurecarry throughtolerateovercomeescapeĕtiperpĕtiperferretolerāresuperāreevadere

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To endure, carry through, tolerate, overcome, escape; ĕti, perpĕti, perferre, tolerāre, superāre, evadere Swá mǽg unfǽge gedíganweán so an undoomed [man] may escape calamity, Beo. Th. 4572; B. 2291.

Linked entries: ge-dégan ge-dýgan

ge-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hwǽr, -hwár; adv.

On every sideeverywhereundiqueubique

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Ðeáh ðú heaðorǽsa gehwǽr dohte though thou hast in martial exploits everywhere succeeded, Beo. Th. 1057; B. 526 : Elen. Kmbl. 1092; El. 548. Gehwár hí syn hefige gehwár eác medeme in some places they are heavy, in others moderate, Th. Ll. i. 434, 4

sibbian

(v.)
Grammar
sibbian, p. ode
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Wé lǽraþ, ðæt nán sacu, ðe betweox preóstan sí, ne beó gescoten tó worldmanna sóme, ac séman and sibbian heora ágene geféran, L. Edg. C. 7; Th. ii. 246, 4. Ðá wǽron on ðam tíman ungeþwǽre preóstas, ða hé wolde sibbian, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 5

teart

(adj.)
Grammar
teart, adj.

Tart, sharp (of pain, punishment, etc.)severe; acer, asper

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Beó him gesǽd ða teartan wítu, Homl. Th. ii. 344, 32: Homl. Skt. i. 11, 82. Mid teartum wítum getintregod, 8, 156. Mid teartum swingellum acribus uerberibus, R. Ben. 54, 4. Mislimp tearte casus asperos, Hymn. Surt. 16, 5.

be-héfe

(adj.)
Grammar
be-héfe, adj.
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Land ðæ him gehændre beó and behéfre terra quae eis uicinior sit uel utilior, C. D. v. 137, 21. Sélost and hire behéfast, Hml. S. 33, 252. Feówer þing synt ealra þinga behéfost þám árwyrðan men, Wlfst. 247, II.

blæc

(adj.)
Grammar
blæc, blac black.
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hyre leófre beó, Cht. Th. 538, 5. Beátan mid blacum flintum, Hml. S. 11, 99. Dele last paragraph, and add

Linked entries: blac blec

sáre

(adv.)
Grammar
sáre, adv.

Sorely, grievously, bitterly

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Sum sáre angeald ǽfenreste one paid a heavy price for his night's rest, Beo. Th. 2507; B. 1251. Hé cenþ unriht and hit cymþ him sáre it shall trouble him sorely, Ps. Th. 7, 14. Hí sáre sprecaþ they speak bitterly, 63, 4. Wé sittaþ andsáre wépaþ (cf.