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ge-þreodian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þreodian, p. ode
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To determine, resolve Forneáh geþreodode ꝥ forlét (þóhte tó forlǽtenne, v. l.) ꝥ wésten ut pene deserere eremum diliberaret, Gr. D. 101, 7

hremman

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mid smeágungum smeálíce ús hremð ( v. l. dereð), Hml. S. 13, 59. Þá gecorenan hræmde ł gelette ( impediuit ), Ps. L. 77, 31. Add

ofen

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sceolde beón forbærned on hátum ofne, Hml. Th. ii. 18, 26. Þá forlét þone lǽmnan ofn ðæs mænniscan líchornan, Shrn. 50, 33. Add

sam-tinges

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ne wandode þá hǽþenan tó crístnigenne þá þá hí on Críst gelýfdon, ac hí ealle sóna samtingas gecrístnode, Hml. S. 31, 1037. Add

þurh-wacian

(v.)
Grammar
þurh-wacian, p. ode
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To continue watching, maintain a vigil nǽfre gódes weorces ne áblon. ah hwílum ealle niht þurhwacode on hálgum gebedum, Bl. H. 227, 7

Linked entry: þurh-wæccan

up-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
up-weard, adj.

turned upwardsmoving upwards.

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turned upwards Ongeán sunnan upweard licge let him lie on his back with his face to the sun, Lchdm. ii. 18, 13: iii. 2, 10. Licge upweard æfter ðon góde hwíle, ii. 318, 14. sceal upweard licgean, i. 300, 20.

foca

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He geseah þǽr licgan ǽnne snáwhwítne focan (glossed kake) he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals (sub-cinericius panis, l Kings 19, 6), Hml. S. 18, 164. ásende him ǽnne focan (cf. hláf, Gr. D. 118, 5), Hml. Th. ii. 162, 20.

for-wirnedness

(n.)
Grammar
for-wirnedness, e; f.
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Restraint, continence, abstemiousness þá fægerestan bysene forlét, þæt wæs micelre forhæfdnesse and forwyrnednesse lífes saluberrimum abstinentiae uel continentiae exemplum reliquit, Bd. 3, 5; Sch. 202, 11.

Linked entry: for-wyrnednes

eargian

(v.)
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Ne déð náht, eargie oðþon hine forsceamige riht tó sprecanne, Ll. Th. ii. 326, 21. Eargian for woruldege, 310, 20.

ge-sweorcan

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Forst. 147, 18. anger Wearð gecýdd þám cyninge embe Iudan sige, and he geswearc on móde (when king Antiochius heard these things, he was full of indignation, I Mace. iii. 27), Hml.

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, <b>. II.</b>
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</b> add :-- him áþas swór, þæt him gearo wǽre, Chr. 874; P. 72, 30. Hí him áþas swóron on þám hálgan beáge þæt hié of his ríce fóren, 876; P. 74, 9

sáwel-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sáwel-leás, adj.

without lifewithout soul

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Héht ðá ásettan sáwlleásne, lífe belidenes líc on eorþan, Elen. Kmbl. 1751; El. 877.

á-stífian

(v.)

to become incapable of motionto become incapable of action from fear, wonder

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Voc. ii. 63, 62, 65. lit. to become incapable of motion ástífode and se earm stód ungebígendlic, Gr. D. 254, 36. Heora handa ástífedon, Hml. Th. i. 598, 11. Þá múlas ástífodon, Hml. S. 31, 985. ástífod lǽge, Bl. H. 193, 8.

pistol-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
pistol-bóc, f.
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ne funde on ðam mynstre ðá tó féng bóca ná má búton ... .i. pistelbóc ... Chart. Th. 430, 8-29

on-bíd

(n.)
Grammar
on-bíd, (-bid ?), es; n.

Awaiting, expectation

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on tweógendlícan onbíde wæs hwæðer wið Rómánum winnan dorste he was waiting in doubt (cunctans) whether he durst fight with the Romans, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 204, 29

Linked entry: an-bíd

earning-land

(n.)
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The passage is: Ðá nam Ealdulf hit and sealde ðám ðe wolde tó earningclaude. Cf. the expression in the same charter: Wé wrítað him ðone croft . . . ðæt hæbbe hit swá rúm tó bóclonde, swá ǽr hæfde tó lǽnlonde, C. D. iii. 258, 27

feþe-leás

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ne meahte ne gehýran ne gangan. Ac gecreáp in þæs eádgan Berhtinus ciricean . . . Þá meahte gehýran and gangan, Shrn. 126, 22. For 'Footless' substitute: Without the power to walk, and add

un-lǽttu

(n.)
Grammar
un-lǽttu, f.
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Moral wretchedness, wickedness God gecýðde in þám for hwylcre scylde (blasphemy) se cniht wæs geseald swylcum éhterum; for þon þe his fæder nolde hine gerihtan þá hwíle þe lifde,þá ylcan unlǽttu lét hine eft edníwian þá þá sweltende wæs, Gr

Linked entry: -lǽttu

án-íge

(adj.)
Grammar
án-íge, -ígge; adj.

One-eyed

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Gif he hí gedó ánígge if he make them one-eyed, L. Alf. 20; Th. i. 48, 25

Linked entries: án-eága ǽn-íge

an-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
an-cuman, p. -com, pl. -cómon; pp. -cumen, -cymen

To comearriveadvenire

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To come, arrive; advenire Ðá he west ancom [westan com, MS.] when he came to the west, Cd. 90; Th. 113, 9; Gen. 1884