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ge-spittan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spittan, pp. ed

To spit upon;conspuere

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To spit upon; conspuere Gispitted biþ conspuetur, Lk. Skt. Rush. 18, 32. Gispittendum on mec conspuentibus in me, Rtl. 19, 17

Linked entry: spyttan

DRECCAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRECCAN, dreccean, drecan,ic drecce , drece, ðú drecest, drecst, he dreceþ, drecþ, pl. dreccaþ, drecceaþ; p. [drechede = drehde = ] drehte, dreahte, pl.drehton, dreahton ; pp. [dreched = drehed = dreht, dreaht] dreht, dreaht

To vex, afflict, trouble, torture, torment vexāre, affligĕre, tribulāre, turbāre, cruciāre

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To vex, afflict, trouble, torture, torment; vexāre, affligĕre, tribulāre, turbāre, cruciāre Mec sorg dreceþ sorrow vexeth me, Cd. 99; Th. 131, 21; Gen. 2179. Drecþ se deófol mancynn mid mislícum costnungum the devil vexes mankind with various temptations

cúþ

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
cúþ, comp.ra; sup. ost, est ; adj. [cúþ known, pp. of cunnan] .

known, clear, plain, evident, manifest notus, cognĭtus, manifestus known, well known, sure, safe, noted, known as excellent, famed, celebratednotus, certus, præstans, egregius familiar, intimate, related, friendlynotus, familiāris, amīcus, benevŏlus

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known, clear, plain, evident, manifest; notus, cognĭtus, manifestus Ðæt wæs monegum cúþ that was known to many, Exon. 100b ; Th. 378, 21; Deór. 19: Lk. Bos. 8, 17. Cúþ is wíde it is widely known, Exon. 40b; Th. 134, 14; Gú. 507. Cúþ is, ðæt it is manifest

hefigian

(v.)
Grammar
hefigian, p. ode.

to make heavyoppressgrieveafflictvexto become heavyto be aggravated or increasedto be burdened or oppressed

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to make heavy, oppress, grieve, afflict, vex Forðon sió byrden ðære sconde hine diógollíce hefegaþ quia gravit hunt in abditis pondus turpe, Past. 11, 7; Swt. 73, 55. Ðone mete ðe hine hefegaþ on his breóstum cibum, qui pectus deprimebat, 54, 1; Swt.

Linked entry: a-hefigian

æt-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-wítan, p. -wát, pl. -witon; pp. -witen

To reproachblameupbraidimputareimproperareexprobrare

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To reproach, blame, upbraid; imputare, improperare, exprobrare Ne sceolon me on ðære þeóde þegenas ætwítan the thanes of this people shall not reproach me. Byrht. Th. 138, 15; By. 220. Siððan Gúþláf and ósláf ætwiton weána dǽl since Guthlaf and Oslaf

Linked entry: ed-wítan

be-heáwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-heáwan, bi-heáwan; p. -heów; pp. -heáwen

To beatbruisehewcut offto separate fromdeprive oftundereheówcædendo privareamputare

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To beat, bruise, hew or cut off, to separate from, deprive of; tundere, heów; cædendo privare, amputare Beheáwene mid swingellan tunsi per flagella Past. 36, 5; Hat. MS. 47 b, 15. Heáfde beheáwan to behead Bt. Met. Fox 1, 85; Met. 1. 43. Hwonne me wráþra

Linked entries: be-heówe bi-heáwan

efnes

(n.)
Grammar
efnes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Evenness, equity, justice æquĭtas

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Evenness, equity, justice; æquĭtas Efnes syndon dómas ðíne æquĭtas sunt jūdĭcia tua. Ps. Spl. 118, 75: Ps. Lamb. 118, 144. He démþ ymbhwyrft eorþan on efnesse ipse judĭcābit orbem terræ in æquĭtāte. Ps. Lamb. 9, 9. Ðú gelíffæst me on efnesse oððe emnesse

Linked entry: efen-nys

fóre-werd

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-werd, adj.

Forwardforeformerearlyprōnusantĕriorpriorprīmus

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Forward, fore, former, early; prōnus, antĕrior, prior, prīmus On fórewerdne morgen ic drífe sceáp míne to heora lease in prīmo māne mĭno ŏves meas ad pascua, Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 11. Fórewerd swira căpĭtium, Wrt. Voc. 282, 42. Fóreword násu pĭrŭla,

geond-sprengan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-sprengan, p. de; pp. ed

To sprinkle overperspergere, perfudere

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To sprinkle over; perspergere, perfudere Se awyrgeda gást ðæs ylcan preóstes heortan and geþanc mid his searwes áttre geondsprengde [-spregde, MS.] the accursed spirit sprinkled over with the poison of his deceit the heart and mind of the same priest

Linked entry: sped-dropa

be-hringed

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>be-hringan;</b> p. de; pp. ed To surround, encircle On mínum earfoþum þe mé habbað útan behringed a pressura quae circumdedit me, Ps. Th. 31, 8. Behrincged, 48, 5. Burh útan behringed mid feóndum, 17, 28. Mid costungum wé sint

frætwung

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Frætwunge crustu, i. ornatu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 8. Fræte[wunge] ornatu. An. Ox. 5109. Hwá mæg ðǽre heofenan freatewunge ásecgan?, Hml. Th. i. 286, 18. Frætwunga crepundia, i. insignia, indicia, cunabula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 70. Frætewunge, preónas lunulas

hors-þegn

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Horsðegn mulio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 39: agaso, 10, 15. 'Æfter mé féhð tó mín horsþegn' . . . Him ðá forðférdum Andreas onféng þǽre heordelican scíre gýmnysse, sé wæs gefyrn þæs biscopes horsþegn 'post me, mulionem' . . . Quo defuncto ecclesiae pastoralem

be-didrian

(v.)
Grammar
be-didrian, p. ode; pp. od

To deceivedecipere

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To deceive; decipere Wéndon ge, ðæt ge mihton bedidrian mínne gelícan think ye, that ye could deceive one like me? Gen. 44, 15

Linked entry: be-dyderian

papol-stán

(n.)
Grammar
papol-stán, es; m.
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A pebble-stone, pebble Gǽþ tó ðǽre sǽstrande and feccaþ mé papolstánas, Homl. Th. i. 64, 3. Popelstánas lapillulos, Hpt. Gl. 449, 18

weorold-wæter

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wæter, es; n.
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An ocean Saga mé, hú fela is woruldwætra? Ic ðé secge, twá sindon sealte sǽ, and twá fersce, Salm. Kmbl. p. 186, 24)

wyn-gesíþ

(n.)
Grammar
wyn-gesíþ, es; m.

A pleasant companiona companion in whom one delights

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A pleasant companion, a companion in whom one delights Næs mé wyngesíð wiðerweard heorte non adhaesit mihi cor pravum, Ps. Th. 100, 3

ornlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ornlíce, adv.
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Excessively, immoderately Þá hé (man) fédde his líchoman orenlícost mid smeámettum, þá geearnode hé mé (the soul) þæs écan hungres, Verc. Först. 155

Linked entry: orne

ǽ-bebod

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-bebod, es; n.

Lawinjunction of the lawcommandlexlegis mandatum

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Law, injunction of the law, command; lex, legis mandatum Ðú me ǽbebod ǽrest settest tu legem posuisti mihi, Ps. Th. 118, 102

cúþice

(adv.)
Grammar
cúþice, adv. = cúþlíce

Clearlymanifeste

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Clearly; manifeste Forðon ic cúþlíce [MS. cuþice] on ðǽm, hér nú cwicu lifige quia in ipsis vivificasti me, Ps. Th. 118, 93

mis-hírness

(n.)
Grammar
mis-hírness, e; f.

Disobedienceact of disobedience

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Disobedience, act of disobedience Forlǽt mé hý on wíta lǽdan, and ða mishérnessa gewrecan, ðe hý wið ðé forworhtan, Wulfst. 256, 4