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cólne

(adj.)

pertaining to coals carbonarius

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pertaining to coals; carbonarius Som. Ben. Lye

ge-spédsumian

(v.)

to prospersucceedprosperari,

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to prosper, succeed; prosperari, Hpt. Gl. 491

Linked entry: spédsumian

ge-staðolfæstnian

(v.)

to make firm;solidare,

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to make firm; solidare, Rtl. 22, 5

ge-habban

(v.)
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Th. i. 42, 34. to have, experience, be subject to On þám heofenlicum éðele nis nán niht gehæfd, Lch. iii. 240, 12. to hold, keep in some relation to oneself Búton se hláford hine wille on borh gehabban, Ll.

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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Th. 4, 7. to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition. lit.

sweord

(n.)
Grammar
sweord, swurd, swyrd, es; n.
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See, too, Wald. 4; Vald. 1, 3. And elsewhere the same point may be noted, e. g. in the Nibelungenlied. 'daz Nibelunges swert. . . Palmunc was genant;' and this weapon plays a part in the drama to the last scene.

Linked entry: swyrd

treówian

(v.)
Grammar
treówian, triéwian, trýwian; p. ode.
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On ealdor-inen treówianne sperare in principibus, 9. to be true to a person Dóþ swá ic háte ic eów treówige gif gé ðæt tácen gegáþ sóð geleáfan do as I bid; I will be true (or gracious, v. treów, ) to you, if you use that sign (circumcision), true

Linked entry: trýwian

á-heardian

(v.)
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Th. i. 234, 4. to become hard, not to yield Éstfulle heortan áheardiað on stánes gecynde ongeán costnungum, Hml.

Linked entry: heardian

ge-cuman

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Add: to move to an object, to reach by moving His cræft . gecymð on ǽlcere ǽdre, Bt. 34, 11; F. 152, 1. Ðæt heáfod gecymð on ðǽre eorðan caput sese ad terram declinat, Past. 133, 2.

ge-forþian

(v.)
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Add: to put forth, proffer, present, contribute Hé ongan smeágan hwaet him sǽlost geforðienne of his cynelicum mádmum Gode lofe and him silfum écere þearfe, C. D. B. ii. 389, 13. [Cf.

FELA

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
FELA, fæla, feala, feola; adj. indecl.

Manymuchmultummultamany thingsmuchverymultamultumin primiscum maxĭmeso many ... astot ... quot

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Bos. 6, 34. so many ... as; tot ... quot Ic ne mæg swá fela [gefón], swá fela swá ic mæg gesyllan non possum tot căpĕre, quot possum vendĕre, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 27

leóf

(n.)
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Hí cwǽdon ðám apostolon lá leóf hwæt is ús dónne they said to the apostles, Sirs, what shall we do? Homl. Th. i. 314, 33

carian

(v.)
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Add: to sorrow, be troubled Ne ceara þú, ne ne wép, Bl.

ge-gearcian

(v.)
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Add: to make ready. to prepare a thing for use Ic gegearcode míne gód, Hml. Th. i. 522, 6. Þǽra hálgena síðfæt is gegearcod iter sanctorum preparata est, Hml. S. 2, 62: Hml.

hirwan

to despisescornderisionscorn to blasphemeblame

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., and add: to feel (and express) contempt for, to despise, scorn Ealle hié hié swá wundige hyrwað omnes ut ulcerosum contemnunt, Verc. Först. 139, 10. Hý nú hyrwað háligra mód, þá þe him heofonum hyge staðeliað, Gú. 36.

Linked entries: hyrwan herian herwan

leán

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gehiéranne suá hwæt suá wé him áuðer oððe leán oððe lǽra[n] wiellen to hear whatever we may dissuade them from or persuade them to 303, 7

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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Ðá sendon hié on Affrice Cartaginenses æfter fultume, 4, 1; Swt. 160, 2. Ðæt hié Róme sendon ðæm pápan, Blickl.

losian

(v.)
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R. 15, 8. to fail to obtain Ne loseð mearda his, Mt. L. 10, 42. Losað, Mt. L. R. 9, 41

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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Hí wendon him ðære burge weard 1048; Erl. 177, 40. to turn round Swylce ex wendende quasi axis versatilis Scint. 97, 4. to turn from one condition to another to change, alter Hí on wiðerméde wendan and cyrdan conversi sunt in arcum perversum Ps.

min-dóm

(n.)
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Th. 54, 7 is Ic bíde þæs beornes þe mé bóte eft mindóm and mægenes hreóh The last line is too short, perhaps it might be completed by writing mínne after mindóm ? But see min