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ge-treówian

(v.)
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., and add: to trust getríuadon confidemus, Rtl. 7, 7. with dat., to trust to Wé nytan nánum óðrum þingum tó getreówiganne, Ll.

ge-wealdes

(adv.)
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quis per industriam occiderit proximum suum et per insidias, 46, 26. where what happens is the result of one's action Gif him ðonne gewealdes gebyrige oððe ungewealdes ( whether he is responsible or not for what happens ), Past. 199, 22. v. un-gewealdes

gise

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( ut sit apud me est et non ), Past. 308, 9. 'Ne sǽde ic ꝥ . . .?' 'Gyse,' cwæþ ic, 'þú ꝥ sǽdest,' Bt. 34, 6; F. 142, 5. Hwí wolde God swá lytles þinges him forwyrnan . . .?

grǽfe

(n.)
Grammar
grǽfe, an; f.: grǽfa, an; m. (? v. mearc-grǽfa.)
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Úp on ðá blacan grǽfan; of ðǽre grǽfan, v. 339, 7: ii. 172, 29. On hincstes gréfan; of hincstęs grǽfan ( but gráfan, C. D. B. iii. 655, 13), iii. 134, 27. On grǽfan, Cht. Crw. 4, 2. Þǽm gehilmdum grǽfum frondosis dumis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 76: 37, 37.

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hran

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Et dicunt quod vii minoribus saturantur maiores, ut vii fiscas sélaes fyllu, sifu sélas hronaes fyllu, sifu hronas hualaes fyllu (seven seals are plenty for a smaller whale, and seven smaller whales are plenty for one of the larger kind ), An.

þearf

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Add Wæs him þearf ꝥ him mon hors funde cui necesse fuit ut equus requiri debuisset, Gr. D. 183, 2. Add Þá sceoldon on siml beón winnende þǽr hit þonne þearf wæs. Ors. 6, 23; S. 274, 20.

cweþan

Grammar
cweþan, <b>. I.</b>
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'Hwí ðú úre goda biggencgas forseó' ... 'Ne cwæð ðú ná goda, ac gramlicra deofla' (say not gods' (worship), but cruel devils'), Hml.

æf-wirdla

Grammar
æf-wirdla, -werdla.

Dispendium, i. damnum, impedimentum, defectio, periculum, detrimentum

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Ðæt hé him ðæs befæstan eówdes nánne æfwirdlan (ǽwyrdlan, v. l.) hæbbe ut detrimenta gregis sibi commissi non patiatur, R. Ben. 14, 9. Ðæt hí hwylcne æfwyrdlan (ǽwyrdlan, v. l.) geþrowedon heora ágenra sáwla animarum damna patirentur, Gr. D. 50, 24.

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hand-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
hand-cræft, es; m.

Skill or power of the hand, handicraftstrength, power of hand

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Skill or power of the hand, handicraft Ðes lama wædla búton handcræfte Godes beboda gefylde this paralytic pauper without the use of his hands fulfilled God's commands, Homl. Th. ii. 98, 17.

heáfod-man

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-man, -mann, es; m.

A chief man, prince, captain, leadera chief, leadersatrapacaptain

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Þæt folc wearþ micclum ástyred, and ða heáfodmenn and ða bóceras the people were much stirred up and the elders and the scribes, i. 44, 30. Israhéla heáfodmen heads of thousands in Israel, Num. 1, 16: 13, 3: Jos. 23, 2.

hord-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
hord-gestreón, es; n.

Hoarded, accumulated wealth, that which has been acquired and now forms a 'hord'

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Hoarded, accumulated wealth, that which has been acquired and now forms a 'hord' Sum wæs ǽhtwelig in commedia heóld hordgestreón there was one of large possessions, he kept in Nicomedia his stored-up wealth, Exon. 66 a; Th. 244, 3; Jul. 22.

ofer-sittan

(v.)

to sit upon, occupy, take possession ofto desist from, abstain from

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Wit sculon secge ofersittan we shall abstain from the sword, not make use of swords, 1372; B. 684. [Cf. Prompt. Parv. ovyrsyttynge of dede or time omissio]

snáw

(n.)
Grammar
snáw, es; m.

Snow

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Snáw cymþ of ðam þynnum wǽtan ðe byþ up átogen mid ðære lyfte, and byþ gefroren ǽr ðan hé tó dropum geurnen sý, and swá semtinges fylþ Lchdm. iii. 278, 23. Ðǽr (in Ireland) seldon snáu leng ligeþ ðonne þrý dagas Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 31.

nunne

(n.)
Grammar
nunne, an ; f.

A nuna vestal

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Gif hwá nunnan of mynstre út álǽde bútan kyninges léfnesse geselle hundtwelftig sciłł .... Gif heó leng libbe ðonne se ðe hié út álǽdde, náge hió his ierfes ówiht. Gif hió bearn gestriéne, næbbe ðæt ðæs ierfes, L. Alf. pol. 8; Th. i. 66, 14-20.

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bredan

(v.)
Grammar
bredan, ic brede, ðú britst, brist, he brit, bret, pl. bredaþ; p. bræd, pl. brudon; pp. broden, breden.

to weave, BRAID, knit, join together, draw, pluck;plectere, nectere, vibrare, gladium stringere to change, vary, transform;vertere, variare, transformare

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Híg brudon up heora ancran they drew up their anchors, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 23. Sweord ǽr gemealt, forbarn broden mǽl, wæs ðæt blód to ðæs hát the sword had already melted, the drawn brand was burnt, so hot was the blood, Beo. Th. 3236; B. 1616.

Linked entries: a-bredan bret brit

nædre

(n.)
Grammar
nædre, næddre, an; f.

Any kind of serpentadderviper

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God bebeád Moyse ðæt hé gewothte áne ǽrene næddran, and sette up tó tácne, and ðæt hé manode ðæt folc ðæt swá hwá swá fram ðám næddrum ábiten wǽre, besáwe up tó ðære ǽrenan næddran, Homl. Th. ii. 238, 4-19. Nædran serpentes, Ps. Th. 139, 3.

án-forlǽtan

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Chr. 658; P. 32, 7. to give up what one has a claim to Gif wé ússe brýde ánforlǽtað if we give up those who ought to be our wives. Shrn. 86, 22

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be-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feolan, l. be-feólan, dele first passage, and add: p. -fealh, -feall, -feal, pl. ful(g)on.

to buryto bearbe pleased withto apply oneself earnestly to somethingto be urgent with a personto press to persistpersevere with something to persist incontinue

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.), to press Hé mid gemálicum bénum befealh þám hálgan were ꝥ him wǽre álýfed út tó farenne importunis precibus ut relaxaretur imminebat, Gr. D. 156, 1.

furþor

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Hé furðor cymeð ufor ánre niht ús tó túne, Men. 33. Ofer midne winter furðor fíf nihtum, 125

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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Unnytlíce wé swincaþ, ðonne wé ús gebid-daþ, gif. . . . Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 21. Cumaþ tó mé ealle ðe swincaþ (wyrcas ł winnes, Lind. : winnaþ, Rush. laboraits). Mt. Kmbl. 11, 28: Met. 4, 56.