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dreógan

(v.)
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lǽrað ꝥ preóstas on ciricþénungum ealle án dreógan ( there is to be uniformity of practice in the church services ), 254, 23. Godes lof on cyricean dreógan to perform divine service, Cht. Th. 355, 3. <b>I a.

ge-feoht

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Mé egleð swýðe and ús eallum þá unrihtlican and mænigfealdan gefeoht þe betwux ús sylfum syndan; þonne cwǽde : Gif hwá ǽnigne man ofsleá ..., Ll. Th. i. 246, 24. Be gefeohtum, 106, 1 note.

hearde

firmlytightly

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þæs hearde sceoldon bídan in bendum, Hö. 87. Him bonena hand hearde gesceóde, An. 18. Wyrd bið wended hearde . . . and hwæðre him mæg wíssefa wyrda gehwylce gemetigian, Sal. 435.

hwanan

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H. 51, 7. ꝥ hí ongiten hwonan him se wela cóme, Bt. 39, 11; F. 230, 18. (2 c) cf. I. 2 c :-- witon hwanon þes is. Ðonne Críst cymþ, þonne nát nán mann hwanon he biꝥ, Jn. 7, 27: 28: 8, 14: 9, 29, 30.

mǽg

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Se wer gebirað mágum (mǽgðe, v. l. ), 186, 4. where protection, assistance, support, is given Mon mót feohtan mid his geborene mǽge, Ll. Th. i. 90, 24.

for-gildan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gildan, -gyldan, -gieldan, -geldan; he -gildeþ, -gilt; p. ic, he -geald, ðú -gulde, pl. -guldon; subj. pres. -gilde, pl. -gilden; p. -gulde, pl. -gulden; pp. -golden

To pay formake goodrepayrequiterecompenserewardreddĕreexsolvĕrecompensāreretrĭbuĕre

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Him wǽron eft forgoldene feówertyne þúsend sceápa fourteen thousand sheep were repaid him, Job Thw. 168, 19

Linked entries: for-geldan for-gieldan

wilisc

(adj.)
Grammar
wilisc, adj.

foreign, not Englishservile

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foreign, not English Wylisc moru carrot (cf. wealh-moru) . . . Englisc moru parsnip. Lchdm. ii. 312, 16-21. Wælisc opratanum ( = abrotanum cf. súþerne), Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 46. Se wælisca (heafoc) (cf. wealh-hafoc), Exon. Th. 332, 24; Vy. 90.

a-ídlian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ídlian, -igan; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ad, ud

To make uselessvainto emptyannulprofaneirritum facerefrustrariexinanirecassareprofanare

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He a-ídlode mín wedd pactum meum irritum fecit, Gen. 17, 14. Þræst his nys a-ídlude fæx ejus non est exinanita, Ps. Spl. 74, 8. Seó untrumnys byþ a-ídlud the infirmity will be annulled, Herb. 121, 2; Lchdm, i. 234, 8.

Linked entry: a-ýdlian

ASCIAN

(v.)
Grammar
ASCIAN, acsian, ahsian, axian; p. ode; pp. od.

to ASKto ask forto demandinquireto callsummon before oneinterrogarepostulareexigereto obtainexperiencenancisciexperiri

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He ongan hine ahsian he began to call him, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 18; Gen. 863. to obtain, experience; nancisci, experiri He weán ahsode he obtained woe, Beo. Th. 2417; B. 1206: 851; B. 423

Linked entry: acsian

ísern

(adj.)
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ísern, adj.

Iron

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Iron, made of iron Hé him tǽhte ðæt hé him genáme áne íserne hearstepannan and sette betweoh hine and ða burg for íserne weall et tu sume tibi sartaginem ferream, et pones eum murum ferreum inter te et inter civitatem, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 7 : Cd.

leóhtmód-ness

(n.)
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leóhtmód-ness, e; f.

levityfrivolityinconstancy

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Paulus cwæþ 'Wéne gé nú ðæt ic ǽnigre leóhtmódnesse brúce' ... hé ðære leóhtmódnesse unþeáwes nánwuht næfde cum prius radicem levitatis abscidunt ... Mentis levitas caveatur ... Paulus dicit 'Numquid levitate usus sum?'

Linked entry: leóht-mód

ge-fylce

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fylce, -filce, es; n.

A collection of peoplearmytroopdivision

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Hie wǽrun on twǽm gefylcum they were in two divisions. Chr. 871; Erl. 74, 16, 30 : Nar. 19, 22

Linked entry: ge-filce

ge-rinnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rinnan, p. -ran; pp. -runnen

To run, run together, congeal, joincoagulare, coagularito run togethercoagulare

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Munt gerunnen, dúne fæt, to hwý wéne gé muntas gerunnene mons coagulatus, mons pinguis, ut quid suspicamini montes coagulatos, Ps. Spl. 67, 16. Gerunnen coagulatus, Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 17; Wrt. Voc. 28, 1.

Linked entries: ge-irnan heofon-setl

ge-rúm

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rúm, es; n. [rúm space]

Room, spacespătium

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Eódon on gerúm eorlas ágléwe the men learned in law went apart, Elen. Kmbl. 639; El. 320.

Linked entry: rúm

stéran

(v.)
Grammar
stéran, p. de.
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Ozias wolde offrian and stérde æt ðam weofode ( Uzziah went into the temple to burn incense upon the altar of incense, 2 Chron. 26, 16), Homl. Ass. 58, 185. Nim ǽlc his stórcillan and stére ætforan Gode, Num. 16, 7.

Linked entries: stéring stór stýran

tealt

(adj.)
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tealt, adj.

in a physical sense, unsteadyin a figurative sense, unstable, not to be relied on, untrustworthy, precarious

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Tealte syndon eorðan welan, 149, 8. Tealte beóþ eorðan dreámas, 264, 3. Tealte getrýwða sindon mid mannum, 82, 12: 129, 6: 159, 14. Similar entries v. next word

Linked entry: un-tealt

un-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
un-snotor, -snottor; adj.

Unwisefoolish

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Ðæt biþ swíþe dysig man and unsnottor on his lífe, se þe lufaþ ðás eorþlícan welan and ne lufaþ God ðe hit him eal sealde, Blickl. Homl. 195, 24. Ðú dysega man and ðú unsnottra, 49, 35. Unsnotterra insipientum, Rtl. 86, 14.

wiþer-breca

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-breca, an; m.

An adversary

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Se (Ishmael) bið wiðerbreca wera cneórissum, 138, 7; Gen. 2288. Wæs ðu geðafsum wiðerbracæ (adversaria) ðínum; ðý læs gesellæ ðec ðe widerbracæ tó dóme, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 25. Gif ðæ wiðerbraca (Satanas ) ðone wiðerbraco drífes, 12, 26.

ge-dwolian

(v.)
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Gif mon on his wege biþ gedwolod, Lch. ii. 290, 17. 2) fig. :-- Ne eart þú ealles of þám earde ádrifen, þeáh þú ðǽr on gedwolode tu a patria non quidem pulsus es sed aberrasti. Bt. 5, l; F. 36. to err, Bl. H. 87, 30: Mk. R. 12, 27

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Þæt ne lufian tó swýþe ꝥ ꝥ forlǽton sceolan, ne þæt ne forlǽtan tó swíþe ꝥ écelíce habban sceolan, Bl. H. 111, 21.