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ge-mæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mæstan, pp. -mæsted, -mæst

To fattensaginare; pinguefacere, impinguare

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To fatten; saginare; pinguefacere, impinguare Híg wǽron gemæste erant impinguati, Deut. 32, 15. Gemæstra fugela of fatted fowls, Homl. Th. ii. 576, 34 : Bd. Whelc. 378, 19

Linked entry: ge-mæst

ge-méðrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-méðrian, p. ode; pp. od

To honourhŏnōrāre

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To honour; hŏnōrāre Búton he hwæne furðor geméðrian wylle unless he will more amply honour any one, L. C. S. 15; Th. i. 384, 4, MS. A

un-getemed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-getemed, adj.

Untamed

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Th. i. 208, 23. Tígan ungetemedra horsa swuran, 432, 33

Linked entry: ge-temian

weorc-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-geréfa, an; m.
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Sidrac, Misac, and Abdenago, ðe Nabochodonosor gesette him weorcgeréfan, Homl. Th. ii. 68, 5

wóda

(n.)
Grammar
wóda, an ; m.

Danger

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Dip. iv. 58, l) wódan werianne, Chart. Th. 341, 8

seglan

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Witodlíce ðú becymst Rómebyrig, ofer sǽ ðú seglast (equidem Roman ingressurus es, mare transiturus, Gr. D. bk. 2, c. 15), Hml. Th. ii. 168, 31. Add

Sǽ-Geátas

(n.)
Grammar
Sǽ-Geátas, pl.

The seafaring(?) Geats

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The seafaring(?) Geats Ða Sǽ-Geátas sélran næbben geceósenne cyning ǽnigne, Beo. Th. 3704; B. 1850. Sǽ-Geáta ( Beowulf and his companions ) síðas, 3976; B. 1986

Linked entry: Sǽ-Dene

brim-wylf

(n.)
Grammar
brim-wylf, e; f. [brim, wylf
a she-wolf
]

a she-wolfA sea-wolfmarina lupa

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An epithet applied to Grendel's mother Hine seó brimwylf abroten hæfde the sea-wolf had destroyed him, Beo. Th. 3202; B. 1599

Linked entry: wylf

bróh-þreá

(n.)
Grammar
bróh-þreá, m. f. n. indecl. but in dat. and inst. pl. [bróh = bróg
terror
, þreá
calamitas
]

terrorcalamitasTerrific calamitycalamitas terroris plena

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Terrific calamity; calamitas terroris plena Ðæt bróhþreá Cananéa wearþ cynne getenge the terrific calamity was grievous to the Canaanites' race, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 29; Gen. 1813

ofer-libban

(v.)

to outlive, survive

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to outlive, survive Wes ðet lond becueden his bróðar, gif hé Cyneþrýðe oferlifde, Chart. Th. 465, 19. Láf oððe oferlibbende superstes, Gr. 9, 26; Som. 11, 7

ge-swytelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swytelian, p. ode; pp. od

To make knownmanifestshowmanĭfestāre

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To make known, manifest, show; manĭfestāre Ðæt he ðæt sóþeste geswytelie that he make manifest what is most true, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 30

áþ-wyrþe

Entitled to make oath

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Add: Entitled to make oath Sé þe mánáð swerige, and hit him on open wurðe, ꝥ hé nǽfre eft áðwyrðe ne sý, Ll. Th. i. 212, 19

bannan

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Man beónn ealle Cantware wígge expeditio praeparabatur per omnem Cantiam, Cht. Th. 201, 20. Hét se cyning bannan út here, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 22. Add

hladan

(v.)
Grammar
hladan, p. hlód;pp. hladen.

to heap, pile up, build, place, lade, load, freight to lade, draw [water]; haurire

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Ongan ðá ád hladan began then to build the pile, Cd. 140; Th. 175, 25; Gen. 2901. Hý ne móston on bǽl hladan leófne mannan they might not place the beloved man on the pile, Beo. Th. 4259; B. 2126.

Linked entries: hlæd hlædel hlæst

fylgean

to follow to pursueto followproceed alongto follow to followto followto followdevote one's self to, diligently attend to. to attend toto accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thingobsequito try to gain to follow, do what has already been done by anotherto happen or come at a later time

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Th. ii. 322, 8. to attend to a person medically Drince þá hwíle þá hé þurfe; and þǽr sió ádl gesitte, fylge him simle mid tigehorne oþ ꝥ hál sié, Lch. ii. 120, 16: 118, 16. to accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thing; obsequi

hyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrdan, herdan, hierdan; p. de

to emboldenencouragebrace

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ðam wáge geság heafelan onhylde hyrde ðá géna ellen on innan to the wall he sank, bowed his head, yet within did he brace up his strength, Exon. 51 a; Th. 178, 15; Gú. 1244. Hyrde hine georne diligently encouraged him, Wald. 1; Vald. 1, 1.

ge-lendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lendan, he -lent; p. -lende; pp. -lended, -lend

To approachcomearrivegoproceedapplĭcāáreaccēdĕreprocēdĕre

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Heo on Norþhumbrelond gelændon mid æscum they came to Northumbria with their boats, Th. An. 120, 17 : Shrn. 191, 15

a-dimmian

(v.)
Grammar
a-dimmian, p. ode; pp. od, ad

To dimdarkenobscuremake dullobscurare

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To dim, darken, obscure, make dull; obscurare Ðeáh heora mód sie adimmad though their mind be obscured, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 84, 28: Ps. Th. 68, 24

ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ, indecl. f.

A riverstreamrivustorrens

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A river, stream; rivus, torrens On ðære ǽ ðú hý drencst thou shalt give them to drink of the stream; torrente potabis eos, Ps. Th. 35, 8

and-wlítan

(v.)
Grammar
and-wlítan, p. -wlát, pl. -wliton; pp. -wliten

To look uponintueri

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To look upon; intueri Nó ðæt hí mósten in ðone Écan andwlítan that they might not look on the Eternal, Cd. 221; Th. 288, 10; Sat. 378