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fultuman

(v.)
Grammar
fultuman, fultumian, fultomian, fulteman, fultemian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To helpassistaidsupportjŭvāreadjŭvāreauxĭliārifăvēre

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Ðet him fultumedon that they would aid them, 868; Erl. 73, 22

Linked entries: fulteman fultomian

fǽringa

unexpectedlyof a suddenall at oncesoonat onceearlyby chanceforte

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Fǽrunga hig cómon tó him diluculo veniebant ad eum Ps L. 77, 34. Biscope is forbod ꝥ hé onfóe níwe cumenum preóst and tó gehǽlgenne férunga, Mt. L. 10, 14 note.

dóm-setl

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Hé gearwað his dómsetl paravit in judicio sedem suam, Ps. Th. 9, 8. Tó dómsetlum ad subsellia, ad tribunal, Germ. 393, 61. Þæt on ðám micclum dóme ofer twelf dómsetl sittende beóð tó démenne eallum mannum, Hml. Th. i. 542, 20. Add

ofer-hygdiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ofer-hygdiglíce, adv.
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Proudly, arrogantly Heó áhebbað oferhigdilíce (-hídiglíce, v. l. superbe ) ongén þá beboda þǽre sóðfæstnesse, Gr. D. 197, 16.

Linked entry: hygdiglíce

be-foran

Grammar
be-foran, <b>A. I</b> 1 a.
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II</b>. add :-- secgað beforan fela þinga, swá hit æfter ágǽð. Gr. D. 296, 21. of rank Swá micle swá se bið beforan ðe on ðǽm stóle sitt ðǽm óðrum ðe ðǽr ymb stondað, Past. 435, 27

wer-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wer-líc, adj.
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Hié ǽghwelcum cnihtcilde ymbsnidon ðæt werlíce lim, Shrn. 47, 20. Ða werlícan virilia, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 54. <b>I a.

á-cunnian

(v.)
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Swá hé hit oft ácunnad hæfde, Past. 375, 1. where a test is successfully undergone, to prove Ðá biscopas ácunnodan ðæt hió wǽren clǽne fram ðám synnum, Hml. A. 136, 663. Bið ácunnod conprobatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 41.

Linked entry: accutian

gewrixlian

(v.)
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Fýnd ongeáton þæt hié hæfdon gewrixled wíta unrím þurh heora miclan mód, Gen. 335

ofer-seón

(v.)

to observe, survey, seerespicere, superspicereto overlook, neglect, despise

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Ger. ubar-sehan respicere, superspicere.] to overlook, neglect, despise Ða ðe tó ðam þríste sýn, ðæt hig God oferseóþ and swá mæniges háliges mannes dóm, Wulfst. 270, 23

Linked entry: ofer-sewenness

tó-sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceacan, -scacan; p. -sceóc, -scóc; pp. -sceacen, scacen.

to shake to pieces,shake violently,to disturbto shake off,drive away,disperse

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Hit ðæt áttor tóscaceþ, Lchdm. i. 352, 14 note. Hundes sceanca tósceaceþ ðone fefor, 362, 27. Hé tósceóc ðone líg of ðam ofne, swá ðæt ðæt fýr ne mihte him derigan, Homl. Th. i. 570, 14. Hé tóscóc ða dwollícan nytennysse, 602, 35.

and-efn

(n.)
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Ðonne sió úpáhæfenes bið átyht ofer hire andefnu (-efenu, v. l.) dum elatio supra se tenditur, 301, 19. of things, quantity, amount, nature, extent Tódǽlað his feoh on fíf oððe syx, hwýlum on má, swá swá þæs feós andefn bið, Ors. 1, 1; S. 20, 29.

þringan

(v.)
Grammar
þringan, p. þrang, pl. þrungon; pp. þrungen.

To presscrowdthrongto throngpress round, uponcrowd togetherto pressmove with violence, eagernesshurrypress onpress forwardforce a way

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Ðæt folc hine þrang, Homl. Th. ii. 394, 17. Þrungun torquent, Wrt. Voc, ii. 122, 56. þrungon (geðringdon, Lind.: on ðrungun, Rush.) comprimebant illum, Mk. Skt. 5, 24.

wiþer-tihtle

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-tihtle, an; f.

A counter-chargecross-action

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Se ðe on gemóte mid wiðertihtlan hine sylfne oþþe his man werige, hæbbe ðæt eall forspecen, and geandwyrde ðam óðrum swá hundrede riht þynce, L. C. S. 27; Th. i. 392, 5. Cf.

geár-getal

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geár-getal, l. -getæl,
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Nime hé him tó .xii. manna and fæsten .iii. dagas ... begite septies .cxx. manna ꝥ fæstan eác for hine .iii. dagas; þonne wyrð gefæst swá fæla fæstena swá bið daga on .vii. geárum, Ll. Th. ii. 286, 22. Cf. winter-getæl

án-rǽdlíce

(adv.)
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Swíðe ánrǽdlíce heó ætwát ðǽm hǽþnum, Shrn. 57, 33. ꝥ hé é Of þám dæge ánrǽdlíce þóhton ꝥ hyne ofslógon, 66, 20

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Hig worhton gemót, 27, 7. Hig wrohton (worhton, v. l.: uorhtun, Lind.) him beórscipe, Jn. Skt. 12, 2. Æfter ðám formálan ðe worhton, L. Eth, ii. 1; Th. i. 284, 12. Ne wirc ðú ðé ágrafene godas, Ex. 20, 4. Ðonne wyrce wé manega béc, Homl.

hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
hweorfan, hworfan, hwurfan

To turnchangegoreturndepartgo aboutwanderroam

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Him his gebed hweorfe tó fyrenun oratio ejus fiat in peccatum, Ps. 108, 6.

a-hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hleápan, p. -hleóp, pl. -hleópon; pp. -hleápen [a from, hleápan to leap]

To leapleap upexsilireinsilireprosiliredesilire

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To leap, leap up; exsilire, insilire, prosilire, desilire Alexander ahleóp and ofslóh hine Alexander leaped up and slew him, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 7. Ahleópon ðá ealle then all jumped up, 5, 12; Bos. 112, 24.

CURS

(n.)
Grammar
CURS, es; m.

CURSEmaledictio

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Git híg ǽnig man útabrede, hæbbe he Godes curs if any man take them away let him have God's curse, Wanl. Catal. 81, 5: Cod. Dipl. 310 ; A.

Linked entry: cors

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 hé ðý mihtlícor wiðscúfan mihte quibus potentias confutare posset, Bd. 5, 21; S. 642, 39.

Linked entry: meahtig-líce