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línen

(adj.)
Grammar
línen, adj.

linen

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Hig bewundon hine mid líneman cláþe [línninum hræglum, Lind.] ligaverunt eum linteis, Jn. Skt. 19, 40. Mid línenum reáfe subucula linea, Lev. 8, 7: Past. 14, 4; Swt. 83, 23. Línen hrægel linteum, Jn. Skt. 13, 4.

pocc

(n.)
Grammar
pocc, es ; m.
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Mid hunige smire ðǽr hit út sleá on ðone poc ... Sealf wið pocádl ... Drenc wið poccum ...

ge-risene

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-risene, -risne, -rysne; adj.

Fit, convenient, proper ⬩ congruus, decens, conveniens

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Hit is ealles gerisnost it is most fitting, Blickl. Homl. 205, 24

Linked entries: -risene ge-rysene

eargian

(v.)
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His geféran eargodon bútan eahta hund mannum þe him mid fuhton, 25, 654. Ne déð hé náht, eargie hé oðþon hine forsceamige riht tó sprecanne, Ll. Th. ii. 326, 21. Eargian for woruldege, 310, 20.

gilda

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Cf. gildan; v. deófol-, hǽpen-gilda. a member of a guild Gif hwylcum gyldan þearf sí his geférena fultumes, and hit gecýd wyrþe þæs gildan níhtstan geféran, bútun se gilda sylf neáh sí. . . .

mǽþ

Grammar
mǽþ, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Swá þæs gyltes mǽð beó secundum modum culpę, Chrd. 62, l. add Nis nánes mannes mǽð ꝥ cunne ásæcgan eal ꝥ gód þe God hæfð gegearwod þám þe hine lufiað, Angl. xii. 514, 29. Se man hæfð gold, þæt is gód be his mǽde, Hml. Th. i. 254, 19.

fyllan

(v.)

to fill ⬩ to fill ⬩ to fulfil

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Hig fyldon hira saccas mid hwǽte, Gen. 42, 25. to fulfil Ne cuom ic tó slítenne ah tó fyllenne (gefyllenne, R., adimplere), Mt. L. 5, 17. Ðá fyllennda willo Godes implentes voluntatem Dei, p. 15, 11

ge-ǽtrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽtrian, ge-ǽttrian.

to poison

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Take here ge-ǽtred, and add Ondrǽd þé þone ðrowend þe geǽttrað mid þám tægle . . . biþ his hiht geǽttrod mid þæs ðrowendes tægle, Hml. Th. i. 252, 9. Nǽddran fela manna tó deáðe geǽttrodon, ii. 238, 12.

Linked entry: ǽtrian

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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Gif mec geoehton ... íuih hiá geoehtað, Jn. L. 15, 20. Geoehtadon persequebantur, 5, 16. Geoehton persecuti sunt, Mt. L. 5, 12.

a-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip away ⬩ elabi

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Ðæt hí ǽfre him of aslépen [ = asleópen] that they may ever slip from them, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 18 ; Met. 13, 9

Linked entries: a-slépen slúpan

bég

(n.)
Grammar
bég, es; m.

A bracelet ⬩ ring ⬩ crown ⬩ armilla ⬩ corona

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A bracelet, ring, crown; armilla, corona Hie feredon brýd and bégas they conveyed bride and bracelets Cd. 90; Th. 112, 25; Gen. 1876. Hí on beorg dydon bégas [MS. beg] and siglu they placed in the mound rings and jewels Beo. Th. 6308, note; B. 3164

Linked entry: béh

ge-brúcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brúcan, p. -breác, pl. -brucon; pp. -brocen [ge-, brúcan to use, enjoy]

To enjoy ⬩ eat ⬩ perfrui ⬩ edere ⬩ manducare

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To enjoy, eat; perfrui, edere, manducare Hí ðæs biǽdes gebrocen hæfdon they had enjoyed the success, Exon. 38 b; Th. 127, 29; Gú. 393.Miððý sacerdhád gebréce cum sacerdotio fungeretur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 8. Ðætte hia gebrécon manducarent, Jn. Skt.

Linked entry: ge-brocen

weriend

(n.)
Grammar
weriend, werigend, es; m.
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Hig woldon sumne weriend habban, ðe hí geheólde wið ðæt hǽðene folc, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 43

Linked entries: wergend werigend

weorold-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-þearf, e; f.
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What is needed for the life of this world Swá swá hé gehét him andlyfne and heora weoruldðearfe forgifan, eác swylce lýfnesse sealde ðæt hí móstan Cristes geleáfan bodian eis, ut promiserat, cum administratione victus temporalis, licentiam quoque praedicandi

wrecend

(n.)
Grammar
wrecend, es; m.

An avenger

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An avenger Hwæt hwá óðrum tó wó gedó, God his bið wrecend, L. E. I. 35 ; Th. ii. 432, 27 : Chr. 979; Erl. 129, 17. Ðæt gesýne wearð, ðætte wrecend ðágyt lifde æfter láþum, Beo. Th. 2517 ; B. 1256. Hí habbaþ eác wrecend (ultorem), Scint. 39, 13

freónd

(n.)
Grammar
freónd, friónd, es; pl. nom. acc. freóndas, frénd, frýnd, freónd; gen. freónda; dat. freóndum; m. [freónde loving, part. of freón,

A FRIEND ⬩ ămīcus

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Hine his freóndum gecýðe let notice of him be given to his friends, L. Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 16. Ðæt inwitspell Abraham sægde freóndum sínum Abram told that tale of woe to his friends, Cd. 94; Th. 122, 11; Gen. 2025: 79; Th. 97, 12; Gen. 1611.

dagian

(v.)
Grammar
dagian, dagigan; p.ode ; pp.od[dagas days, pl. of dæg a day]

To DAWN, to become day, be day ⬩ lucescere

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Swylce hit ealle niht dagie [dagige MSS. P. S.] as though it were day all night, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 12, 9; Lchdm. iii. 260, 1

Linked entry: dægian

for-ferian

(v.)
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to bring to an untimely end Gif hwá óðrum his unmagan oðfæste, and hé hine on þǽre fæstinge forferie (if the person accepting the charge cause the death of the person committed to his charge. Cf.

Linked entry: ferian

ge-setla

(n.)
Grammar
ge-setla, an; m.
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Gif gegilda myd þǽm ete . . . þe his gegildan stlóg . . . gilde án pund, bútun hé ætsacan mæge mid his twám gesetlun ꝥ hé hine nyste, Cht. Th. 612, 16 : 23

seomian

(v.)
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Add Á his lof standeð mycel and mǽre ond his miht seomaþ éce and edgiong ofer eall gesceaft, Hpt. 33, 73, 27. Add Heó wæs gestelled mid líchamlicre mettrumnesse and seonode (seomode,?)