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geond-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-gangan, to go through or
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about, perambulate Beón gesette an oðþe twégen ealde witan þe þæt mynster geondgangen and þæs gýman deputetur unus aut duo seniores qui circumeant monasterium, R. Ben. 74, 15. Geondgongendra (-gang-, Fs. L.) perambulantium, Ps. Srt. 67, 22

Linked entry: gangan

hæften

(n.)
Grammar
hæften, e; f.

Captivity, custody

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Captivity, custody Ða betste of ðes eorles híréde innan ánan fæstene gewann and on hæftene gedyde he took the best of the earl's household within a fortress and placed them in custody, Chr. 1095; Erl. 231, 29

sige-ríce

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-ríce, adj.
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Victorious, triumphant. applied to the Deity Witig Drihten . . . sigeríce, Cd. Th. 179, 11 ; Exod. 27. applied to men, cf. prop. name Sigeríc Gif gé ( the Israelites ) gehealdaþ hálige láre, gé gesittaþ sigeríce beórselas beorna, Cd.

ofer-drincere

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-drincere, es; m.
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One who drinks to excess, a drunkard Þa þe óeth;re men mid mánáðum beswícað beóð ealswá miceles wítes scyldige swá ðá manslagan and ðá unrihhǽmeras and ðá oferdrinceras, Hml. A. 147, 95: 148, 124: Nap. 66, 4: 71, 7

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sceád-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
sceád-wís, adj.
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Se scádwís geréfa sceal ǽgðer witan ge hláfordes landriht ge folces gerihtu, Angl. ix. 259, 3. Mid hú sceádwísre lufe manncynna ealdor for úre edstaðelunge þǽre róde gealgan underféng, Hml. Th. i. 588, 88

georne

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witan ful georne, Wlfst. 157, 7. Mage wé wénan oþþe georne witan, Ll. Th. i. 238, 23. Þone þe rǽdgeþeaht georne cúðe, El. 1163. Ongitan giorne, Met. 29, 3. Hí þæt ongeáton and georne gesáwon, By. 84.

fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten, es; n. [fæstan II. to fast] .

a fast, fasting jējūniuma fastness, fortress, bulwark, place of strength, a castle, wall mūnīmentum, arx, castelluman inclosed place, cloister claustrum

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We úrne líchoman clǽnsiaþ mid fæstenum and mid gebédum we cleanse our bodies with fastings and prayers, Homl. Blick. 39, 2. On fæstenum and on hálsungum jējūniis et obsecrātiōnĭbus, Lk. Bos. 2, 37: Ps. Th. 108, 24.

freólsian

(v.)
Grammar
freólsian, p. ode; pp. od [freóls a holy day]; v. trans.

To keep holy dayto celebratecelebrāre diem festum

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Eádweardes mæssedæg witan habbaþ gecoren, ðæt man freólsian sceal ofer eal Engla land the witan have chosen, that St. Edward's mass-day should be celebrated over all England, L. Eth. v. 16; Th. i. 308, 21: L. C. E. 17; Th. i. 370, 7.

innan-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
innan-weard, adj.

Inwardinternalinterior

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Mec ísern innanweardne bennade iron wounded me within, 130 a; Th. 499. 6 ; Rä. 88, 11

Linked entries: inne-weard in-weard

on-dryslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-dryslíc, -drystlíc, -ðyrstlíc, deslíc; adj.

Terrible, dreadful

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Ácwellan ondryslícum wítum, Shrn. 111, l0. Þreágan mid ondrystlícum wítum, 104, 16. Gif hwilc mon síe on ondyrstlecum wísum ( in dreadful straits ), and hé sý mínes naman gemyndig, Drihten, gefriða ðú hine from ðæm brógan, 101, 30.

déman

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Déme gé swá swá gé willon ꝥ eów sý gedémed, 28. to judge a person, with dat. Ic ne déme (doemo, L., doemu, R.) nánum men, Jn. 8, 15. Se mon þe démeþ þǽm earmum búton mildheortnesse, Bl. H. 95, 35. Ic démde twelf þeódum, 155, 29.

sárettan

(v.)
Grammar
sárettan, te

To lament, complain

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Ðæt ilce sárette se wítga contra hos propheta conqueritur, 37, 2; Swt. 267, 2

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Gif men férlíce wyrde únsófte, Rtl. 114, 24. with prepositions (see also IV), weorþan of to come from, be caused by, be produced from or by Wiþ geswelle ðam ðe wyrð of fylle oððe of slege, Lchdm. ii. 72, 22.

Norþ-wíc

(n.)

Norwich

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Ðá gerǽdde Ulfkytel wið ða witan on Eást-Englum, Chr. 1004; Erl. 139, 17. Ðá geaf se cyng his sunu ðone eorldóm on Norþfolc and Súþfolc; ðá lǽdde hé ðæt wíf tó Norþwíc, 1075; Erl. 213, 6

un-mennisclíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mennisclíc, adj.

Inhuman

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Inhuman Wé hérdon on ealdum spellum, ðæt sum sunu ofslóge his fæder, ic nát húmeta, búton wé witon ðæt hit unmennislíc (-lícu, Cott. MS.) dǽd wæs nimis e natura dictum est, nescio quem filios invenisse tortores, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 16

bret

(v.)
Grammar
bret, 3rd pres. of bredan

varies, changes

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varies, changes; Hǽðen cild biþ gefullod, ac hit ne bret ná his hiw wiðútan, ðeáh ðe hit beó wiðinnan awend a heathen child is baptized, but it varies not its aspect without, although it be changed within, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 30

on-scunian

(v.)
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'Nelle wit (the eyes) nǽfre hǽr þá þeóstru þǽre nihte onscunian, ǽr wit magon þá sunnan sylfe geseón (tum tenebras non amabo, cum solem videro ).'

þan

(adv.)
Grammar
þan, þon; adv.
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Sax. than lango the hé mósta is juguði neotan, Hél. 3498.] with comparatives, in negative sentences. with adjectives, followed by ðonne or ðe, any Gif hió bearn gestriéne, næbbe ðæt ðæs ierfes þon (þe, MS.

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ge-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, ge-hweorfan.
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Lmbn. 156, 1. with dat., to make exchange with Oft se welega and se wǽdla habbað gehwierfed (-hweorfed, v. l. ) hiera ðeáwum plerumque personarum ordinem permutat qualitas morum Past. 183, 10. Hié ðém landum iehwerfed hefdan, C.

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ge-cígan

(v.)
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L. 10, 1. with dat. Geceigeð ł geceigde (gicégde, R.) frióndum and néhebúrum conuocat amicos et uicinos, Lk. L. 15, 6. Hé héht geceiga ðǽm esnum ł ðá esnas iussit uocari seruos, 19, 15. (1 a) to call to be a guest, to invite, with acc.