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ge-lómlic

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Folces men wið-hæfton þǽre gelómlican mynegunge, Ll. Th. i. 270, 25. Hé hié fréfrede for þǽre gelómlican sorge, Bl. H. 135, 23.

Linked entry: lóm-lic

geoguþ-hád

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Gigoðháda, Lk. R. 18, 21. In geogoðháde þæs líchaman costung wealleþ, and þonne fram þám fíftigoðan geáre cólað seó hǽte, Gr. D. 102, 21. Sé wæs þá gyt on his geogoðháde ( in annis juvenilibus ), 298, 25.

forþ-genge

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Cf. forþ, 1 b Hú mæg se geleáfa beón forðgenge, gif seó lár and ðá láreówas áteoriað?, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 3, 8. Hé mid his bénum fylste þæt ðǽra bydela bodung forðgenge and Gode wæstmbǽre wurde, Hml.

ge-wegan

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R. 4, 24. to weigh, be of a certain weight ꝥ man myclade ꝥ ordálýsen ꝥ hit gewege (gewǽge, v. l. ) þrý pund, Ll. Th. i. 224, 14. Drince on wætere betonican dustes ꝥ ǽnne pening gewege, Lch. ii. 134, 26: 18, 4.

hefig-líce

(adv.)

sluggishlydullyvehementlydeeplyintensely

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Ongunnun ðá ǽgleáwan hefiglíce (hefi-, v. l.) him ágén stondan (grauiter insistere) the scribes began to urge him vehemently, Lk. (W. S., L., R.) 11, 53. ꝥ ꝥte swíþe hefiglíce beswícþ þára monna mód, Bt: 18, 1; F. 60, 21.

hringan

(v.)
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Wé lǽrað ꝥ man on rihtne tíman tída ringe, Ll. Th. ii. 254, 5: 296, 3

hón

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Sleá man hine, oþþe hó, swá man þá yldran ǽr dyde, 242, 6. to let droop or bend downward Þæt heáfod hó ofdúne, Lch. ii. 18, 14. to put clothing on Gif þú . . . cláþa þe má on hæfst (héhst, v. l. ) þonne þú þurfe, Bt. 14, l ; F. 42, 15

offrian

(v.)
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Hé wolde offrian Gode þá gewonelican lác, Hml. A. 58, 182. Ofrian litare, An. Ox. 18, 39. to offer something as a sacrifice Offrian þæt lamb eall Israhéla folc on ǽfen immolabit eum universa multitudo ad vesperum, Ex. 12, 6.

ge-anlícian

(v.)

to make liketo act towards

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Add: to make like Se wyrttruma gehwylcne man him geanlícað, Lch. i. 318, 12. Ic beó geanlícod (assimilabor) uiðerstígendum on seáðe, Ps. L. 27, 1. Þe lǽs þe hé sig geanlícod þám hunde ne adsimuletur cani Ll. Th. ii. 136, 16.

hosa

(n.)
Grammar
hosa, an; m. [or hose; f. (?) v. next word, and cf. other dialects] .

a covering for the leg, HOSE caligabreeches, hose.]a husk, a covering for a grain or seed

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a covering for the leg, HOSE Hosa caliga vel ocrea, Wrt. Voc. 81, 48. [Prompt. Parv. hose caliga, p. 248, see note: Laym. hose, v. 15216: R. Glouc. (in the corresponding passage) hose: A.

Linked entry: leðer-hose

ofer-brǽdan

(v.)

to overspread, overshadow, act as a covering overto overspread, put a covering over

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[Laym. mid palle overbræd.]

Linked entries: of-brǽded fore-brǽdan

ofer-sprǽce

(adj.)
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ofer-sprǽce, adj.

speaking too much, talkative, loquaciouszungun linguam magniloquumsaying more than is just or true

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Th. ll, 3. Ða ofersprécan ðe mé yfel cweðaþ qui maligne loquuntur adversum me, 34, 24

on-birgan

(v.)
Grammar
on-birgan, p. de (with gen. and acc.)

To taste of, taste, take (food)

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A.) mínre feorme, Lk. Skt. 14, 24. Hé his (the water) onbergde, Shrn. 64, 9. Onbyrigde (-byrgde, MS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 27, 34,: Jn. Skt. 2, 9: Homl. Th. i. 136, 8. Onberede, Bt. 23, tit.; Fox xiv, 9.

Linked entry: á-birgan

spǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
spǽtan, p. te.

to spitto syringesquirt

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Hé byþ on spǽt conspuetur, Lk. Skt. 18, 32. trans. Ic spǽte áttor, Exon. Th. 405, 26; Rä. 24, 8 : 398, 27; Rä. 18, 4. to syringe, squirt

tó-scǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-scǽnan, p. de

To break to pieces

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To break to pieces Bán ne tóscaenas (-scǽnas, Rush.) ł ni gebraecgaþ gé of him os non comminuetis ex eo. Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 36. Ða feoturo forbræc ł tóscǽnde (-sceǽnde, Lind.) compedes comminuisset, Mk. Skt. Rush. 5, 4.

ge-helpan

(v.)
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Cuoeð hir ꝥte fultume ł gehelpe ( adiuuet ) mec, Lk. L. 10, 40.

ge-þwǽrlǽcan

(v.)
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Th. ii. 580, 2. intrans. of persons or things personified. to agree, come to terms with an opponent, be reconciled with Hé geðwǽrlǽhte wið Pilate (cf. facti sunt amici Herodes et Pilatus, Lk. 23, 12), Hml. Th. ii. 384, 2.

Linked entry: þwǽrlǽcan

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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Gif hé hit næbbe beforan gódum weotum (witum, v. l.) geceápod, L.

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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Gif ceorl ácwyle be libbendum wífe and bearne, riht is ðæt ðæt bearn médder folgige, L. H. E. 6; Th. i. 30, 3 : L. In. 38; Th. i. 126, 3.

Linked entry: BRÝD

fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
    By.
  • 247
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  • Ps. L. 54, 8
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  • Gen. 2080
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  • Bt. F. 116, 17
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  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
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  • 28, 6
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  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
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  • Ps. L. 113, 3
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  • Met. l, 20
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  • Mt. 8, 33
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  • Ps. L. 30, 12
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  • El. 134
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  • Gú. 228
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to fleeto fleeto run awayto pass awayto flyto run away fromto avoidto declineto avoideschew

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Se hýra flýhþ (fliið, L. fles, R. ), Jn. 10, 13. Hí fleóþ tó muntum, Bl. H. 93, 25. Fleáh hé tó Godes ciricean, 211, 28. Flaeh (fléh, R. ), Jn. L. 6, 15. Þú fleóh þanan, Dóm. L. 30, 30. Fléh, Mt. L. 2, 13.