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tó-beátan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-beátan, p. -beót

To beat to pieces, ⬩ destroy by beating

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Euer euch man me tobeteþ, and hwanne heo habbeþ me ofslaȝe, O. and N. 1610

tó-cínan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cínan, p. -cán, pl. -cinon ; pp. -cinen

To break (intrans.) into chinks, ⬩ split ⬩ crack

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Gif hit (an egg) ne tócíne, tósleah hwón if it will not crack of itself, crack it slightly with a tap. Lchdm. iii. 18, 2. Tócinan (-en?) rimosa, Hpt. Gl. 529, 10.

tó-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sǽlan, p. de; impers. vb.

To happen amiss to a person (dat.) in respect to something ⬩ to be lack of something for a person

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.), to be lack of something for a person Ne tósǽleþ him gúþgemótes siþþan ic þurh hylles hróf gerǽce he (the dog) will not want for fighting, when I (the badger) reach through the hill's roof, Exon. Th. 397, 26; Rä. 16, 25.

wígbed-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-sceát, es; m.

An altar-cloth

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Gif hwá wyle wyrcan weófodsceátas oððe óðre reáf of his ealdum cláðum, gesylle ða ealdan, and geceápige níwe, Homl. Ass. 35, 284. v. next word

ge-éhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-éhtan, p. te.

to follow, persecute ⬩ to get by pursuit. ⬩ of conquest, to gain a country ⬩ to purchase

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Se ceáp ne mæg wið nánum sceatte beón geéht, Hml. Th. i. 582, 27

be-fýlan

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Ic on fúlum forligre mé sylfne befýlde ge on sáwle ge on líchaman, 113, 28. ꝥ mán nan his geleafan mid þisum gedwylde ne befýle, Hml. Th. i. 110, 20. Hine befýlan fúllíce mid leahtrum, ii. 380, 10. Ys befýled sordidatur, Scint. 227, 9.

ge-þeón

(v.)
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S. 35, 10. of highly developed powers Ðá ðe ðonne giét tó ðǽm gewintrede ne beóð ne geðiegene (-þigene, v. l.)

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wonder ⬩ a circumstance ⬩ act that excites astonishment ⬩ a circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature, ⬩ a prodigy ⬩ portent ⬩ a wonder ⬩ miracle ⬩ a miracle ⬩ a wonderful object ⬩ wondrous thing ⬩ wonderful ⬩ miraculous power ⬩ wonder ⬩ admiration

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Ne þincþ ús ðæt nán wundor, Blickl. Homl. 33, 7. Ne þincþ mé ðæt wundur wuhte ðe læsse, Met. 20, 117. Ac nis ná wunder sed quid mirum? Hpt. Gl. 473, 44. Nis ðæt nán wundor, Bt. 31, 2; Fox 110, 9: Met. 17, 7.

Linked entries: wunder wundrum

ge-weald

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Nóe and his suna landes geweald áhtan, Wlfst. 10, 16. power to determine what one does (of intentional or voluntary action, v. gewealdes; <b>I:</b> wealdan; ) ꝥ hit nǽfre næs náðer ne his gewile ne his geweald it was neither his desire nor

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Ne wyrð nán tó láfe none shall become a remnant, i. e. none shall be left; non remanebit ex eis ungula, Ex. 10, 26. Gif þegen geþeáh ðæt hé wearð tó eorle, L. R. 5; Th. i. 192, 7. Se tó deófle wearð, Cd. Th. 20, 9; Gen. 305.

HEL

(n.)
Grammar
HEL, hell, helle; e; f.

HELL ⬩ the place of souls after death ⬩ Hades ⬩ the infernal regions ⬩ the place of the wicked after death

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For ðam ða deádan ðe on helle beóþ ðín ne gemunan ne ðé andetaþ swá swá wé dóþ quoniam non est in morte qui memor sit tui: in inferno quis confitebitur tibi, Ps. Th. 6, 4. On ðære sweartan helle in the black hell, Cd. 35; Th. 47, 16; Gen. 761.

ge-hlýd

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</b> a tumult, uproar, disturbance :-- Næs ná on freólsdæge þe lǽs þæs folces gehlýd wurde non in die festo ne forte tumultus fieret populi Mk. 14, 2. the noise made by an animal Eosola gehlýd ruditus asinorum Gr.

ge-mittan

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. to find, with no idea of search, premeditation or effort, to come upon, come across, meet with Gefoerde gefand ł gemitte (invenit) énne of efneðegnum hís, Mt.

lyft

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Nis ǽnig nú eorl under lyfte, Cri. 219: Ph. 39: Gú. 91. Hý hine hófun on þá heán lyft, 383. a cloud Lyft nubes, An. Ox. 3711 [: Mk. 9, 7 : Lk. 21, 27 : 12, 54, in Dict.]. contaminated air Wólberende lyft hwítes heówes, Nar. 15, 32.

út-gang

(n.)
Grammar
út-gang, es; m.

A going out ⬩ exit ⬩ egress ⬩ Exitus ⬩ finis ⬩ effectus ⬩ terminus ⬩ egressus ⬩ a going out of a place ⬩ egress, exit ⬩ the right of egress ⬩ a coming out from a position within a body ⬩ evacuation of the body ⬩ the going out of a period ⬩ the conclusion ⬩ end ⬩ an exit ⬩ passage ⬩ a privy ⬩ an evacuation

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Ðú mé ne dést tó útgonge ic ne mæg you will not make me go out, and I cannot, Shrn. 141, 21. Útgang ðínne and ingang Dryhten gehealde Dominus custodiat introitum tuum et exitum tuum, Ps. Th. 120, 7.

Linked entries: út-geng forþ-gang

swíþlíce

(adv.)
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Sý spǽc eówer 'Ys, Ys', 'Ná, Ná'; ꝥ þysum swýðlícor (abundantius) ys, fram yfele hit ys, Scint. 135, 8

bletsian

(v.)
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Add: <b>I a</b> α. to pronounce the benediction in a religious service Hé hæfeð nú gemæssod, and bletsað nú þis folc, Vis. Lfc. 17. Þonne gé bletsiað on Israhéla folc, Num. 6, 23

ge-líca

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Nis nán wífhádes mann hire gelíca, Hml. Th. ii. 10, 12. Nán mihtigra þé nis, ne nán þín gelíca, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 11, 19. Hé næfð nǽnne rícran, ne furþum nǽnne gelícan, 42; F. 258, 5.

geótan

(v.)
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Hí gártorn geótað gífrum deófle, Sal. 145. to pour away, squander Þæt hé ne ágǽle gǽstes þearfe, ne on gylp geóte, Cri. 818. to found, cast, make with molten metal Wurdon tóbrocene þǽra hǽþenra goda anlícnyssa þurh þǽra manna handa þe hí macodon and

hyngrian

(v.)
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Sé ðe cymes tó mé ne hyncgreð (hyncre, R., hingrað, W. S.) hine qui uenit ad me non esuriet, Jn. L. 6, 35. Þá þe hié hyngrið qui esuriunt, Mt. R. 5, 6. Leornernas his hyngrede (hingrede, W. S.), 12, l. Mé hyngrede, Past. 329, 2.