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ASCIAN

(v.)
Grammar
ASCIAN, acsian, ahsian, axian; p. ode; pp. od.

to ASKto ask forto demandinquireto callsummon before oneinterrogarepostulareexigereto obtainexperiencenancisciexperiri

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He ongan hine ahsian he began to call him, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 18; Gen. 863. to obtain, experience; nancisci, experiri He weán ahsode he obtained woe, Beo. Th. 2417; B. 1206: 851; B. 423

Linked entry: acsian

BYRNE

(n.)
Grammar
BYRNE, an; f.
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Ætbær hringde byrnan he bore away the ringed coat of mail, Beo. Th. 5224; B. 2615. Ongan wyrcan síde byrnan he began to make a large coat of mail, Salm. Kmbl. 906; Sal. 453: Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 15; Jud. 328

Linked entries: beorne ge-byrnod

munuc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
munuc-líc, adj.

Monastic

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heóld his munelíce ingehýd swá ðeáh betwux mannum he preserved the habit of mind which he had when a monk though mixing with men, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 13. On munuclícum hádum in monachico habitu, Bd. 5, 19; S. 636, 21

ge-bytlu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bytlu, indecl. f.

A building

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He gýmþ grǽdelíce his gafoles, his gebytlu he attends greedily to his rent, his buildings, i. 66, 11; 68, 2. He eów sylþ micle burga and ða sélnstan gebytlu he will give you great cities and the best buildings, Deut. 6, 10

ge-martyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-martyrian, -martirian, -martrian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To martyrmarty̆rem făcĕre

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To martyr; marty̆rem făcĕre He hine gemartirode he martyred him, Homl. Th. ii. 478, 21. Hí Petrus and Paulus gemartredan they martyred Peter and Paul, Ors. 6, 5; Bos. 119, 21. He wæs for sóþfæstnysse gemartyrod he was martyred for truth, Homl.

Linked entry: martyrian

wiþ-sacan

Grammar
wiþ-sacan, <b>. I.</b>
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Þá wiðsóc , ꝥ hit náteshwón underfón nolde quem cum suscipere ille renueret, Gr. D. 78, 21. with dat. infin. þá wiðsóc hit tó underfónne, Gr. D. 78, 19

a-weg

(adv.)
Grammar
a-weg, adv.

AWAYoutauferendi vim habet

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He hí raðe aweg aþýwde he quickly drove them away, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 28 : Ps. Th. 77, 57

Linked entry: aweg-weorpan

rǽd-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
rǽd-líce, adv.
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wisely, skilfully, cleverly rǽdlíce slóh swá hine ( the ball ) nǽfre feallan ne lét, Ap. Th. 13, 5.

teám-byrst

(n.)
Grammar
teám-byrst, es; m.

The failure to produce a geteáma in a suit.

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Ðá týmde Wulfstán hine ( the stolen slave about whom the case had arisen) tó Æðelstáne; ða cende tém and lét ðone forberstan (he admitted having sold the slave to Wulfstan, but would not declare from whom he had obtained it) ...

teartlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
teartlíce, adv.

Sharply, severely

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ealra teartlícost geþreád acrius coherceatur, R. Ben. 129, 10

þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
þeaht, e; f.
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Counsel Sum bisceop tó him férde, efne swá swá wǽre mid heofonlícre þeahte gelǽred, ðæt tó ðære sprǽce férde ðæs Godes mannes, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 70, 8. Hí rǽddon ðæt man hine gebunde, and óð deáð swunge.

Thómas

(n.)
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sǽde þómé (thómase, later MS. ), Jn. Skt. 20, 27. nýdde ðysne Thómam, ðæt weorðode sunnan deófolgild, Shrn. 156, 9: Mk. Skt. 3, 18

and-sæc

(n.)
Grammar
and-sæc, n.
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Berst se teám swá wel swá sylf andsæc worhte . . . á bið andsæc swíðere þonne onsagu, Ll. Th. i. 290, 15-17. Ne beó nánes andsæces wyrðe he shall not be entitled to make denial, 288, 9. Þone þe tó nánan andsæce ne mæge, 228, 14.

ge-swencness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swencness, e ; f.
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Ne sprǽce . . . be Lazares geswencnesse (contritione), þá þá cwæð ꝥ onféncge manige yfel on his lífe. Gr. D. 310, 27. For þám þingum swá monigra geswencnissa ꝥ wé ealle þá niht férdon mid þurste gewǽcte, Nar. II. 29.

hwǽr-hwega

(adv.)
Grammar
hwǽr-hwega, adv.
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Þá bæd æt þæs mynstres hláforde, ꝥ him álýfde hwǽrhwugu (-hugu, v. l. ) ꝥ him móste byrgenne gegearwian, Gr. D. 225, 25

wíg-steall

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-steall, es; n.

A defensive positiona bulwarkbastiondefence

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lǽteþ inwitflán brecan ðone burgweal, ðe him bebeád Meotud ðæt ðæt wígsteal wergan scealde. Exon. Th. 315, 30; Mod. 39. wígsteall séceþ, heolstre behelmed. Salm. Kmbl. 208 ; Sal. 103.

on-girwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-girwan, p. -gircde

To divest, strip

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To divest, strip hine middangeardes þingum ongyrede and genacodade se mundi rebus exuit. Bd. 4, 3 ; S. 567, 24. Ongyrede hine ða geong hæleþ. . . gestáh on gealgan heánne. Rood Kmbl. 77 ; Kr. 39.

Linked entry: un-girwan

ge-þyldigean

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þyldigean, -þyldgian, -þyldian; p. ode; pp. od

To be patientto bear patientlyendureto bearenduresustainsustinerepatientiam haberetolerarepati

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To be patient, to bear patiently, endure, to bear, endure, sustain; sustinere, patientiam habere, tolerare, pati He ne mæg geþyldgian ðæt he ðæt forhele he cannot bear to conceal it, Past. 33, 2; Swt. 216, 6, 8. Geþyldega patientiam habe, Mt.

meahte-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
meahte-líce, <b>meaht-líce;</b> adv.

Mightilypowerfullywith powerin power

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Sǽ oncneów ðá Cristofer here ýða mihtelíce eode the sea acknowledged him, when Christ in his might walked over the waves, Homl. Th. i. 108, 17. Mid ðám ðý mihtlícor wiðscúfan mihte quibus potentias confutare posset, Bd. 5, 21; S. 642, 39.

Linked entry: meahtig-líce

fúl

(n.)
Grammar
fúl, es; n.
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Take here passages under <b>fúl,</b> es; m. and add Áð ðæt nyste ne fúl ne fácen . . . Nyste ic on þám þingum þe þú ymbe speast fúl ne fácn, Ll. Th. i. 182, 1-3