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ge-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-winnan, p. -wan, -won, -wann, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen.

to make war ⬩ fight ⬩ contend ⬩ pugnare ⬩ bellum gerere ⬩ to obtain by fighting ⬩ to conquer ⬩ gain ⬩ win ⬩ pugna consequi ⬩ obtinere ⬩ subjugare

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Hú hie wið ðæm drý gefliton and gewunnon how they contended and strove against the sorcerer, Blickl.

ge-swutelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swutelian, -swuteligan, -swytelian, -sweotulian, -sweotlian; p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud [sweotol manifest, clear, open]

To declare ⬩ publish ⬩ make known ⬩ explain ⬩ prove ⬩ manifest ⬩ show ⬩ glorify ⬩ monstrāre ⬩ demonstrāre ⬩ publĭcāre ⬩ exprĭmĕre ⬩ manĭfestāre ⬩ signāre ⬩ explānāre ⬩ prŏbāre ⬩ clārĭfĭcāre

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To declare, publish, make known, explain, prove, manifest, show, glorify; monstrāre, demonstrāre, publĭcāre, exprĭmĕre, manĭfestāre, signāre, explānāre, prŏbāre, clārĭfĭcāre Ic wolde mid ðære gebícnunge geswutelian ðæt ic eom ðære stówe hyrde I would

be-metan

(v.)
Grammar
be-metan, p. -mæt, pl. -mǽton; pp. -meten; v. trans. [be, metan to measure]

To measure by ⬩ compare ⬩ estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ metiri ⬩ commetiri ⬩ comparare ⬩ æstimare

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Ðæt hý ná siððan nánes anwealdes hý ne bemǽtan, ne nánes freódómes that afterwards they did not consider themselves [possessed] of any power, nor of any freedom 3, 7; Bos. 62, 11.

ge-ortrúwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ortrúwian, -trýwian; p. ode; pp. od [or without, treówian, trúwian to trust]

To distrust, despair ⬩ diffīdĕre, dēspērāre

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Ðæt úre nán be his néxtan ne geortrúwige that none of us despair of his neighbour, ii. 82, 27. Nis ðæt to geortrýwianne nec diffīdendum est, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 32.

Linked entry: ge-ortréwan

stillan

(v.)
Grammar
stillan, p. de.
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Ðæt se ðám ómum stille, Lchdm. ii. 182, 6. Beóþ ða elcran tó stillanne, 178, 14

weorold-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gesceaft, e; f.
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the created world Óð ðæt ðeós woruldgesceaft þurh word gewearð wuldorcyninges, Cd. Th. 7, 23 ; Gen. 110. created things, creatures God wolde ðæt him eorðe and uproder and síd wæter geseted wurde woruldgesceafte on wráðra gield, Cd.

Linked entry: weorold-sceaft

yppe

(adj.)
Grammar
yppe, adj.
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Ðonne him þince ðæt hé spíwe, ðæt byð swá hwæt swá hé ána wiste, ðæt hit weorðæþ yppe (geypped, v. l. ), Lchdm. iii. 170, 27. Mid Sigelwarum sóð yppe wearð, dryntlíc dóm Godes, Apstls. Kmbl. 128; Ap. 64. Gif ðis yppe bið, Elen. Kmbl. 870; El. 435

Linked entry: uppae

búend

Grammar
búend, búende.
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Ðǽm yrrestum búendum colonis pessimis, Mk. p. 4, 20. Búendum cultoribus (uineae ), Lk. p. 10, 7. Ðǽm búendum (býendum, R.) colonis, Lk. L. 20, 9. Be ðǽm búgendum his eardungstówe de habitatore tabernaculi ejus, R. Ben. 4, 22.

wæscan

(v.)
Grammar
wæscan, wacsan, waxan, wacxan, waxsan; p. wósc,wócs,wóx,weóx; pp. wæscen, wacsen,waxen

To wash

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Ðæt man cláðas waxe, Wulfst. 296, 7. Wicþénas on ðone Sætresdæg ǽgðer ge fata þweán, ge wætercláðas wacsan (waxsan, waxan, v. ll.) R. Ben. 59, 7. Wacxon hig hira reáf, Ex. 19, 10. Waxan hig ðæt innewerde, Lev. 1, 9, 13.

Linked entries: wacsan waxan wascan

ge-temprian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-temprian, p. ode; pp. od

To temper ⬩ moderate ⬩ govern ⬩ cure ⬩ temperare

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Getemprie seó bilewitnys ðæt fýr ðæt hit to réðe ne sý let the meekness temper the fire that it be not too fierce, Homl. Th. ii. 46, 8.

Linked entry: temprian

cirm

(n.)
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Se dæg is býman dæg and cyrmes, i. 618, 17. Of þunerlicum cirme (cerme, Hpt. Gl. 451, 46) tonitruali fragore, An. Ox. 1915. Cyrme (cerme, Hpt. Gl. 509, 23), 4417. Mid cyrme hlyhhan cum strepitu ridere, Scint. 172, 17. Cyrmum clangoribus, An.

líf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
líf-líc, adj.

living ⬩ vital

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Ádylegode of ðære líflícan béc blotted from the book of life, 68, 11. Líflícum blóde vivido sanguine, Hymn. Surt. 80, 21. God ábleów on his ansýne líflícne blǽd, Hexam. 11; Norm. 18, 26

innera

(adj.)
Grammar
innera, innra ; adj.

Inner ⬩ interior

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Þurh ða twá pund wæs getácnod ǽgðer ge ðæt ýttre andgit ge ðæt inre by the two pounds was signified both the external and the internal sense, 554, 34. Se leó gewát on ðæt inre wésten the lion departed into the interior of the desert, Glostr.

Linked entries: inra útera

tó-sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceacan, -scacan; p. -sceóc, -scóc; pp. -sceacen, scacen.

to shake to pieces, ⬩ shake violently, ⬩ to disturb ⬩ to shake off, ⬩ drive away, ⬩ disperse

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Hit ðæt áttor tóscaceþ, Lchdm. i. 352, 14 note. Hundes sceanca tósceaceþ ðone fefor, 362, 27. Hé tósceóc ðone líg of ðam ofne, swá ðæt ðæt fýr ne mihte him derigan, Homl. Th. i. 570, 14. Hé tóscóc ða dwollícan nytennysse, 602, 35.

leác-tún

Grammar
leác-tún, leáh-, léh-tún, es; m.
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Nán man on ðysne ðæg wyrte in léhtúne ne fatige, Wulfst. 227, 8: 231, 18. Monn sende in léhtúne his homo misit its hortum suum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 19

Linked entry: leáh-tún

be-swingan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swingan, p. -swang, pl. -swungon; pp. -swungen

To scourge, beat ⬩ flagellare, verberare

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To scourge, beat; flagellare, verberare Ic wæs beswungen ealne dæg fui flagellatus tota die, Ps. Lamb. 72, 14: Bt. Met. Fox 25, 91; Met. 25, 46. Híg ne beóþ beswungene non flagellabuntur, Ps. Lamb. 72, 5: Ex. 5, 16. Ic eom beswungen verberor, Ælfc.

Linked entries: be-swungen swingan

æt-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-lǽdan, p. de; pp. ed

To lead out ⬩ drive away ⬩ abigere

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To lead out, drive away; abigere Ðæt ðú ætlǽddest me míne dóhtra ut clam me abigeres filias meas. Gen. 31, 26

án-ne

(adj.)

alone ⬩ solum

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alone; solum Ðæt ge forlǽton me ánne that ȝe leeue me aloone, Wyc; ut me solum relinquatis, Jn. Bos. 16, 32

andettere

(n.)
Grammar
andettere, es; m.

A confessor ⬩ confessor

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A confessor; confessor Ðæt Albanus hæfde ðoneCristes andettere mid him confessorem Christi penes Albanum latere, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 7

án-waldeg

(adj.)
Grammar
án-waldeg, adj.

Having sole power ⬩ powerful ⬩ solus potens

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Having sole power, powerful; solus potens Ðæt se síe ánwaldegost that he is most powerful, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 16