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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

wíg-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wíg-líc, adj.

Warlikemartial

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Wíglíce tól instrumenta bellica Hpt. Gl. 424, 28. Wíglíce bellicosas 425, 7. Wépna wíglíce arma bellica, Hymn. Hure. 135, 23

æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
æmtian, æmtegian, æmtigean; p. ode; pp. od

To be at leisureto be vacantotiosum esse

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To be at leisure, to be vacant; otiosum esse Æmtigaþ and geseóþ forðan ðe ic eom God vacate et videte quoniam ego sum Deus, Ps. Spl. C. 45, 10: Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 14

Linked entries: æmtegian æmtigean

ebbian

(v.)
Grammar
ebbian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ebba an ebb]

To ebb recēdĕre, refluĕre

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To ebb; recēdĕre, refluĕre Will-flód ongan lytligan eft, lago ebbade sweart under swegle the well-flood began again to lessen, the water ebbed dark under the firmament, Cd. 71; Th. 85, 12; Gen. 1413

fór-rídel

(n.)
Grammar
fór-rídel, es; m.

A fore-rideroutriderharbingerpræcursor

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A fore-rider, outrider, harbinger; præcursor Cyning Totilla sende his afórrídel cýðan his tocyme ðam hálgan were king Totila sent his harbinger to announce his coming to the holy man, Homl. Th. ii. 168, 10

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lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, léfan, lýfan; p. de

To believe

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To believe Ðá lýfde Simplicus and fulwihte onféng, Shrn. 146, 18. Ða dysegan men ðe ðysum drýcræftum lýfdon. Bt. Met. Fox 26, 197; Met. 26, 99. Swá is lýfenne ðæt ... Blickl. Homl. 11, 12

lust-full

(adj.)
Grammar
lust-full, adj.

Desirous

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Desirous Gif his hwá síe lustfull máre witanne séce him ðonne self ðæt if any one be desirous to know more of it, let him seek it himself, Ors, 3, 2; Swt. 100, 27

meoto

(n.)

thought

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in Site nú symle and onsǽl meoto secgum swá ðín sefa hwette sit now at the feast, let loose thy thoughts to men, as thy mind prompts thee, Beo. Th. 983; B. 489

Scón-ég

(n.)
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Skaane, a district forming the southernmost part of the Scandinavian peninsula, formerly belonging to Denmark, but since 1658 to Sweden : the Icelandic form is Skáney. The name occurs in Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 35

seofoþa

(num.; adj.)
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seventh ðære seofoþan (ðió seofunda, Lind.: ðý siofunda, Rush. ) tíde, Jn. Skt. 4, 52. Óþ ðone seofoþan ( ðæm seofunda, Lind.: siofund, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 22, 26. On ðone seofeþan dæg, Gen. 2, 2

blátan

(v.)
Grammar
blátan, part. blátende; ic bláte, ðú blátest, blǽtst, he bláteþ, blǽt, pl. blátaþ; p. bleót, blét, ðú bléte, pl. bléton; pp. bláten; intrans.

To be livid, pale, or dark as with envylivere

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To be livid, pale, or dark as with envy; livere Hygewælmas teáh beorne on breóstum blátende níþ darkening [livid, pale] envy drew agitations of mind to the breast of the man, Cd. 47; Gen. 981

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ge-fyðerian

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

To feathergive wings toprovide with wingsālas addĕrepennis instruĕre

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To feather, give wings to, provide with wings; ālas addĕre, pennis instruĕre Gefyðerad flaa săgitta vel spīcŭlum, Ælfc. Gl. 53; Som. 66, 64; Wrt. Voc. 35, 50. Fugelas gefyðerede vŏlātĭlia pennāta, Ps. Spl. 77, 31

ge-mearc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mearc, es; n.

A boundary, limitlŏcus designātus

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A boundary, limit; lŏcus designātus Gewát him se æðeling to ðæs gemearces ðe him Metod tǽhte the man departed to the limit which the Lord had shewn him, Cd. 139; Th. 174, 28; Gen. 2885

þrysman

(v.)
Grammar
þrysman, þrysmian; p. de, ode

To chokestiflesuffocateto keep in subjection

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To choke, stifle, suffocate; fig. to keep in subjection Alexander .xii. geár ðisne middangeard under him þrysmde and egsade Alexander per duodecim annos trementem sub se orbem ferro pressit, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 142, 22

Linked entry: a-þrysman

wiþer-trod

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-trod, es; n.

Returnretreat

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Return, retreat Cirdon cynerófe wíggend on wiþertrod they turned to march back, Judth. Thw. 26, 6; Jud. 313. Wiðertrod seón láðra monna to see the retreat of the foe, Cd. Th. 125, 25; Gen. 2084