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lǽdan

(v.)
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Godcunde láreówas sceolan ús lǽdan forð æt þám dóme . . . Gesǽlig bið se hyrde þe þá heorde intó Godes ríce mót lǽdan, Ll. Th. i. 424, 8-11.

hú

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Srt. 37, 9. with antecedent noun (or pronoun) Hé geworhte ánes fearres anlícnesse of áre tó ðon, þonne mon þá earman men oninnan dón wolde, hú se hlynn mǽst wǽre he made a bull's image of brass in the way, in which the sound would be greatest, when the

for-stelan

(v.)
Grammar
for-stelan, he -steleþ, -stelþ, -stylþ, pl. -stelaþ; p. -stæl, pl. -stǽlon; pp. -stolen

To steal with violence ⬩ rob ⬩ deprive ⬩ fūrāri ⬩ surrĭpĕre ⬩ prīvāre

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Gif hwá befæst his feoh to hyrdnysse and hit man forstylþ ðam, ðe hit underféhþ, gif man ðone þeóf finde, gilde be twífealdon si quis commendāvērit amīco pĕcūniam in custōdiam et ab eo, qui suscēpĕrat, furto ablāta fuĕrit, si invĕnītur fur, duplum reddet

FRÓFOR

(n.)
Grammar
FRÓFOR, frófer, frófur; gen. frófre; f: v. <b>II;</b> but frófor and frófer are sometimes m.

comfort ⬩ solace ⬩ consolation ⬩ help ⬩ benefit ⬩ profit ⬩ refuge ⬩ sōlāmen ⬩ sōlātium ⬩ consōlātio ⬩ auxĭlium ⬩ refŭgium

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Grn. ii. 286, He geandbídode ðone frófer he awaited the comfort, Homl. Th. 136, 2. Nú behófige gé ðæs ðe swíðor ðæs bóclícan frófres now need ye so much the more the comfort of books, ii. 370, 18.

Linked entries: fréfer fréfrian frófer frófur fróuer

ícan

(v.)
Grammar
ícan, iécan, ícean, ýcan ; p. íhte, ícte

To EKE ⬩ increase ⬩ add to ⬩ augment

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To EKE, increase, add to, augment Ðú ýcest ðine yrmþo thou dost increase thy misery, Andr. Kmbl. 2381; An. 1192. Hwæt is ðis manna ðe íceþ ealdne níð what man is this that adds to ancient hate? Elen. Kmbl. 1806; El. 905.

Linked entries: écan íht

leód-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
leód-biscop, es; m.

a suffragan

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Ðá bǽdon ealle ða leódbisceopas ðone hálgan apostoi ðæt hé ða feórþan bóc gesette then all the provincial bishops asked the apostle to compose the fourth gospel, Homl. Th. i. 70, 6.

portic

(n.)
Grammar
portic, es ; m.
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His líchoma on ðære cyricean norþportice ( porticu aquilonali ) wæs bebyriged; in ðam eác swylce ealra ðæra æfter-fylgendra ærcebiscopa líchoman syndon bebyrged bútan twegra ; heora líchaman sindon on ðære cyricean sylfre gesette, forðan ðe on ðone fore-cwedenan

be-scerian

(v.)
Grammar
be-scerian, -scirian, -scyrian, -scyrigan; p. ede; pp. ed

To deprive, separate, defraud ⬩ privare, separare, fraudare

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Ðone we sceoldan bescyrian ðære onfangenan ealdorlícnysse quem nos privare auctoritate percepta debemus, Bd. 1, 27; S. 492, 14.

Linked entries: be-scirian be-scyrian be-scyrigan bi-scerian

ge-feón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feón, -feohan, -feagan, -feagian ; ic -feó, ðú -fehst, he -fehþ, -fiþ, -feaþ, pl. -feóþ; p. -feah, -feh, pl. -fǽgon; pp. -fegen [The Northern Gospels have weak forms]

To be glad ⬩ rejoice ⬩ exult ⬩ lætari ⬩ delectari ⬩ gaudere ⬩ exultare

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Eal rihtgelýfed folc sceal gefeón on ðone his tocyme all right-believing folk ought to rejoice at his advent, Blickl. Homl. 167, 14. Ðonne mótan we in ðære engellícan blisse gefeón then may we in angelic bliss rejoice, 83, 3. Gefeage exultare, Jn.

Linked entries: ge-fagen ge-feohtsumness feágan ge-fǽgon ge-feán ge-fegian ge-feohan

ge-feormian

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

to entertain ⬩ harbour ⬩ receive as a guest ⬩ feed ⬩ cherish ⬩ support ⬩ suscipere ⬩ hospitio suscipere ⬩ epulare ⬩ fovere ⬩ curare ⬩ to feed on ⬩ devour ⬩ vesci ⬩ comedere ⬩ to cleanse ⬩ farm ⬩ cleanse out ⬩ mundare

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Ðæt se, ðe hine feormode, and se, ðe gefeormod wæs, sýn hí begen bisceopes dóme scyldig that he who entertained him, and he who was entertained, be both liable to excommunication; susceptor et is qui susceptus est excommunicationi subjacebit, 4. 5; S.

slæc

(adj.)
Grammar
slæc, sleac, slec (v. slæcness); adj.
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Th. ii. 138, 6. that makes inactive, sluggish Wé sceolon ásceacan ðone sleacan slǽp ús fram, i. 602, 15. not attended with effort Hit is ealles tó sleac munuca . þeówdóm (nimis iners seruilium), gif hié læsse singaþ, R.

Linked entry: sleac

stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
stregdan, [There are two verbs of this form, a strong and a weak. The conjugation is further complicated by the frequent loss of g, so that forms of the strong verb are found (?) belonging to two classes (cf. bregdan): while in the Northern Gospels strong and weak inflections are combined in the same word. The two verbs are here put together] ; ic stregde, strigde, stréde, hé stregdeþ, strigdeþ, strét; p. (strong) strægd, pl. strugdon and strǽdon (v. strédun, Mk. 11, 8: but the form may be weak = strægdon) : (weak) stregde, strédde, strugde (North.); pp. (strong) strogden : (weak) stregd, stréded, stréd
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Óðre ða telge strédun (sternebant) on ðone woeg. Mk. Skt. Rush. II. 8. Ðú somnas ðér ðú ne strugdes ( sparsisti) . . . Ic somnigo ðǽr ic ne strugde (strægde, Rush.: strédde, W. S. sparsi ), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 24, 26.

Linked entries: strédan strégan

bryne

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Hí woldon mid wætre dwǽscan ðone byrne ... ðá ne gemitton hi nǽnigne bryne, Shrn. 73, 37. burning heat Hǽto ł byrn aestus, Mt. L. 20, 12. Beswǽled for þám micclan byrne (of the sun), Hml. S. 23 b, 574. <b>II a.

eallunga

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Witodlíce ðæs mónan trendel is symle gehál, þeáh ðe eall endemes eallunga ne scíne certainly the disc of the moon is always complete, though to be sure the whole of it does not continuously shine, Lch. iii. 242, 5.

ge-mǽnelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnelíce, <b>ge-mǽnlíce.</b>
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Ben. 69, 10. where persons are affected together Ic nú þás þing wríte tó þé gemǽnelice and tó mínre méder and mínum geswustrum, Nar. 3, 7. where things are done together Seó hiés and þá fulfremedan weorc gemǽnelíce (communiter) butú þá þing beóð gefyllede

Linked entries: -mǽne-líce ge-ménelíce

ge-swerian

(v.)
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</b> to swear by :-- Suá huelc gesuerias ðerh ðone tempel, Mt. L. 23, 16. with cognate object, to swear an oath Hwæt mǽnde se á ð swá gesworen?, Hml. Th. ii. 234, 31. Ðá þet gafol gelést wæs and þá friðáðas gesworene, Chr. 1012; P. 143, 5.

gylt

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Dict. ) desert of a penalty; baton gylte without having done anything to deserve one's fate, Chr. 1055; P. 184, 27 (v.

sagu

(n.)
Grammar
sagu, e; and indecl.? f.

a saw, say (to say one&#39;s say), saying, statement, story, tale ⬩ saying, narration, telling, report ⬩ statement of a witness, testimony ⬩ a saying beforehand, foretelling

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Hí sóhton leáse saga (falsum testimonium) ongén ðone Hǽlend, 26, 59. a saying beforehand, foretelling Of sage fatidicum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 22. Saga presagia, 67, 46. Sagum praesagminibus, vaticinationibus, divina-tionibus, Hpt. Gl. 448, 64.

Columba

(n.)
Grammar
Columba, an; m.

An Irish priest, the Apostle of the Highlands

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D. 565 Columba, messapreóst, com to Pyhtum, and hí gecyrde to Cristes geleáfan; ðæt sind ðonne ðone MS. wærteras MS. wærteres be norþum mórum; and heora cyning him gesealde ðæt égland ðe man nemnaþ Ií, ðǽr sindon v hída, ðæs ðe men cweðaþ.

sóþlíce

(adv.)

Truly, really ⬩ certainly ⬩ verily ⬩ Now ⬩ then ⬩ for ⬩ autem ⬩ ecce ⬩ enim ⬩ ergo ⬩ nam ⬩ vero

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Se ðe ðé ðyslíce gife and swá mycle sóþlíce (-re, MS.) ðé tówearde forecwyþ is qui tanta taliaque dona veraciter adventura praedixerit, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 13: Exon. Th. 9, 19; Cri. 137.

Linked entry: sóþ-líc

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