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á-styrian

(v.)

to move a thing from its placeto cause a living creature to move itself:--to stir up,to cause motion in somethingto cause emotion in a personto cause strifepassionTo stirmove one's self

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Heródes wearð micclum ástyred, Hml. Th. i. 78, 9. Wæs þis land swíðe ástirad, Chr. 1007; P. 222, 27. Wearð se cásere for þǽre wógunge ástyrod, Hml. S. 7, 301. Wearð þ folc ástyrod on swíðlicum hreame they cried out excitedly, 31, 281.

Linked entry: á-styrung

hiw

(n.)
Grammar
hiw, heow, hiow, heó, es; n.
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Hí ealle wurdon áwende of ðam fægeran hiwe ðe hí on gesceapene wǽron tó láðlícum deóflum they were all changed from the fair form in which they were created to loathly devils, Homl. Th. i. 10, 30.

yrre

(adj.)
Grammar
yrre, adj.
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Add: (i) of persons (or things personified) or personal attributes Þá wearð Símon erre, Bl. H. 181, 17. Se yrra C. Sal. 123. Erre móde git mé gedydon, Bl. H. 189, 25.

Linked entries: eorre eorre

fóre

(prep.)
Grammar
fóre, = fór; prep. dat. acc.

beforecōramantein conspectupræsente vel audiente ălĭquoantebeforeante

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before; cōram, ante, in conspectu, præsente vel audiente ălĭquo, ante; with the dative; cum dătīvo Se ár Godes ánne wísfæstne wer gehálgode fóre ðam heremægene the messenger of God consecrated a wise man before the host, Andr. Kmbl. 3299; An. 1652.

wórian

(v.)
Grammar
wórian, p. ode

To wander aboutto wander aboutramblebe a vagabond

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Wer unsnoter and wórigende (errans) þencþ stunte, 138, 18. Wóriende vagi (sunt gressus ejus, Prov. 5, 6) i.vagabunda (rumorum praeconia, Ald. 64), Hpt. Gl. 512, 51. His eágan ne férdon wórigende geond mistlíce lustas, Homl. Th. i. 168, 13.

lencten

(n.)
Grammar
lencten, lengten, lenten, es; m.

SpringLent

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Ðæs sylfan lentenes hé fór tó Róme in the course of the same spring he went to Rome, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 13. Ðá com Æðelréd cyning innan ðam lenctene hám tó his ágenre þeóde, 1014; Erl. 150, 17.

Linked entry: lengten

crístnian

(v.)
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Hé gelýfde on úrne Drihten and lét hine crístnian ( had himself catechized ), and æfter lytlum fyrste hé wearð gefullod, Hml. S. 31, 523.

Linked entries: crístian crístnere

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Cýðan godspelles gife, hú se gásta helm . . . ácenned wearð, El. 176. Gé wítgena láre onféngon, hú se líffruma in cildes hád cenned wurde, 335. Ússa yrmða geþenc, hú hwearfiað heánlíce, Cri. 371.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Sé þe ꝥ weorc geworhte, Ll. Th. i. 418, 13. Habban leán þæs þe on lífe geworhtan, 370, 21. Ðaacute; scylda ðe hié wið hiene geworhton, Past. 343, 18. Gif hé mánweorc gewyrce. Ll.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Ús is nédþearf ðæt sécan ðone lǽcedóm úre sáuwle, Blickl. Homl. 97, 31. Biddon Drihten ðæs leóhtes ðe nǽfre ne geendaþ . . . ðæt leóht sceolan sécan, ðæt mótan habban mid englum gemǽne, 21, 14.

Deórbý-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Deórbý-scír, Deórbí-scír,e ; f. [Brom. Derbyschire]

DERBYSHIRE ager Derbiensis

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DERBYSHIRE; ager Derbiensis He fór súþ mid ealre ðære scíre, and mid Snotinghamscíre, and Deórbýscíre [Deorbíscíre, Erl. 194, 20] he went south with all the shire, and with Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire, Chr. 1065; Erl. 195, 35

ge-sweotulian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sweotulian, -sweotlian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad
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To manifest; mănĭfestāre Gesweotula nú ðín sylfes weorc manifest now thine own work, Exon. 8 a; Th. 1, 16; Cri. 9. Biþ meaht gesweotlad her might is manifested, 128 a; Th. 492, 20; Rä. 81, 18

Linked entries: sweotolian ge-swutelian

Sweó-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
Sweó-þeód, e; f.
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The Swedish people Ne ic tó Sweóðeóde sibbe oððe treówe wihte ne wéne, Beo. Th. 5836; B. 2922. Swíðe mycel here ǽgðer ge landhere ge sciphere of Swaðeóde (Sweóðode, MS. F.), Chr. 1025; Erl. 163, 9

Linked entry: Swa-ðeód

Cent-land

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Hé wið þá Brettas gefeaht, and gefliémed wearð on þǽm londe þe mon hǽt Centlond. Raþe þæs hé gefeaht wiþ þá Brettas on Centlonde, and hié wurdon gefliémede, Ors. 5, 12; S. 238, 19-21. Add

ofer-sáwan

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Dict. to sow seed over other seed Cuóm feónd his and oferseów (ofergeseáw, L. ) weód in midle þæs hwǽtes, Mt. R. !3. 25

on-blandan

(v.)

to intermingle, to infect (with moral evil)

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to intermingle, to infect (with moral evil) Hé lungre áhóf wóðe wiðerhýdg weán onblonden he raised at once his voice, hostile and harmful (cf. the use of geblanden in similar phrases) Andr. Kmbl. 1350; An. 675

DÓN

(v.)
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DÓN, to dónne; part. dóende, dónde; ic dó, ðú dést, he déþ, pl. dóþ; p. ic, he dyde, ðú dydest, pl.dydon ; impert., pl. dóþ; subj. , pl. dón, dó; p. dyde, pl. dyden; pp. dón, dén

To DO, make, cause agĕre, facĕre

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Hwæt dó we ðæt we wyrceon Godes weorc quid faciēmus ut operēmur opĕra Dei? Jn. Bos. 6, 28: Exon. 99 b; Th. 372, 28; Seel. 99. Hwæt dó ge máre quid amplius facĭtis? Mt. Bos. 5, 47.

wísa

(n.)
Grammar
wísa, an; m.

A leader director captain

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A leader, director, captain Wæs Cainan æfter Enose aldordéma, weard and wísa, Cd. Th. 70, 22; Gen. 1157. Ðú eart eallum eorðbúendum weard and wísa, 251, 19; Dan. 566. Enoch ealdordóm áhó;f, folces wísa, 73, 2 ; Gen. 1198.

be-sceran

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Hé beáh tó ðam mynstre, and wearð bescoren (received the tonsure), Hml. Th. ii. 348, 30. Sum wæs bescoren preóst quidam erat attonsus ut clericus, Bd. 5, 12 ; S. 628, 35. Hé wearð bescoren tó Crístes þeówðóme, Hml. S.6, 240.

horig

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Tó horgan wege; ðonne of horgan wege, C. D. B. ii. 245, 25. On horegan ford; of horegan forda, C. D. vi. 153, 5. Scínende hýd horig ( sordidum ) ge-swutelað mód, Scint. 87, 6. Horie purulenta Germ. 396, 259.