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ofer-gitan

(v.)

to forget, neglect

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Hí ofergéton (-geáton, MS. A. ) obliti sunt ðæt hí hláfas ne námon, Mk. Skt. 8, 14. Hié ofergeáton Godes dómas. Cd. Th. 155, 32; Gen. 2581. Spec . . . ðæt hié ofergieton (sýn ofergytende,MS. B.) ðisse sǽwe ege, St. And. 8. 15.

á-þeówan

(v.)

to drive away ⬩ force away ⬩ to press out ⬩ thrust out ⬩ squeeze out ⬩ to press into

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Hí ne nihton ǽnigne eles wǽtan út áþýn, 250, 14. Út áþýde elisi, i. expressi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, II. Hí (the eyes) wǽron út áðýde (printed-dyde) of þám eáhhringum, Hml. S. 21, 279. to press into Swá hié on wexe wǽron áðýde, Bl. H. 205, I

þurh-wadan

(v.)

to pass through ⬩ to pierce through ⬩ penetrate

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Swylce hit seaxes ecg þurhwóde, Exon. Th. 70, 21; Cri. 1142. Ða syngan flǽsc, scandum þurhwaden, 78, 32; Cri. 1283

iá

(adv.)
Grammar
iá, adv.

Yea

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And hé cwæþ : Iá leóf ic hit eom tu es filius meus Esau? Respondit : Ego sum, Gen. 27, 23. Se kyng befealh georne hire bréðer óþ ðæt hé cwæþ já wið the king pressed her brother eagerly until he said yes in reply, Chr. 1067 ; Erl. 204, 23

teóðung-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-sceatt, es; m.
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Swá feala earmra manna swá on ðæs rícan neáweste sweltaþ, and hé him nele syllan his teóþungsceatta dǽl, ðonne biþ hé ealra ðara manna deáþes sceldig, Blickl. Homl. 53, 6.

mis-lícian

(v.)
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Hira swá tilige ǽgðer óðrum tó lícianne, ðæt hié ne mislícien hiera Scippende sic eorum quisque placere studeat conjugi, ut non displiceat conditori, 393, 26. Add

wed-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
wed-bryce, , es; m.

Breach of a pledge or engagement

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Breach of a pledge or engagement Gif hé ðæs weddie, ðe hym riht sý tó gelǽstanne, and ðæt áleóge . . . béte ðone wedbryce swá him his scrift scrífe, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 6-21.

freó-bearn

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Hú þé (Christ ) rodera weard æt frymðe genóm him tó freóbearne, Cri. 223. Similar entries Cf. freó-dohtor

ge-wǽpnian

(v.)
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Add: of persons, of military weapons Hé hine gescrýdde mid his byrnan, and hine ealne gewǽpnode, Hml. S. 25, 280. Swá gewépned wer quasi vir armatus, Kent. Gl. 139. On ðǽre fyrde wǽron feówertig þúsenda swýðe gewǽpnode, Homl. S. 25, 333.

BERE

(n.)
Grammar
BERE, es; m.

Barley ⬩ hordeum

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Barley; hordeum Ðá hét he him bere sǽd bringan inde hordeum jussit afferri, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 36 : Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 63. Hira flex and hira beras [MS. bernas] wǽron fordóne eorum linum et hordea læsa sunt, Ex. 9, 31

tó-beátan

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Ðá cempan hine lange swungon ... þá cómon his geféran and fundon hine licgendne on blódigum limum and tóbeátenum líchaman, Hml. S. 31, 981. Add

cyre

(n.)
Grammar
cyre, es; m. [ceósan to choose] Choice, free choice, free will; electio, hærĕsis = αἵρεσις , optio, arbitrium
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God forgeaf him ágenne eyre, forðanðe ðæt is rihtwísnys ðæt gehwylcum sý his ágen cyre geþafod God gave them their own free will, for it is righteousness that to every one be allowed his own free will, Homl.

wæl-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-stów, e; f.

The place of the slain, ⬩ a battle-field ⬩ any place where there is slaughter

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Hié ðǽr nán licgende feoh ne métten, swá hié ǽr bewuna wǽron ðonne hié wælstówe geweald áhton, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 116, 33. On here crincgan, on wælstówe wundum sweltan, Byrht.

Linked entry: hreá-wíc

þurh-þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
þurh-þeówan, -þían, -þýgan, -þýn

to thrust through ⬩ pierce through ⬩ transfix

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Hé siwode scós and ðurhþíde his hand, Homl. Skt. i. 15. 24. Ðurhðýde, Homl. Th. i. 452, 14. Hí þurhðýdon (ðurhðýgdon, Ps. Lamb. 21, 17) míne handa foderunt manus meas, ii, 16, 23. Dauides þegnas hine ( Absalom ) þurhðýdon, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 223.

Linked entry: þurh-þýn

ful-fremman

(v.)
Grammar
ful-fremman, full-fremman, to -fremmanne; he -fremeþ; p. -fremede; pp. -fremed

To fulfil ⬩ perfect ⬩ practise ⬩ perfĭcĕre

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He his mód went to ðám yflum and hí fulfremeþ he turns his mind to the vices and practises them, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 20. Of múþe cildra and súcendra ðú fulfremedest lof ex ōre infantium et lactentium perfēcisti laudem, Ps. Lamb. 8, 3: Ps.

oþ-hrínan

(v.)
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Hé hire fét mid his teárum þwóh, ne geþrýstlǽhte hé nán óþer þæs líchaman oðhrínan, Hml. S. 23 b, 745. to touch the heart, mind, &c. Ic wearð gelǽd mid þǽre hǽtu þæs geleáfan, and mid þám trúwan oþhrinon (æthrinen, v. l. ), Hml. S. 23 b, 456

Linked entry: hrínan

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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Hwæþer wé mid weorcum his láre gefyllan willen, R. Ben. 4, 17. Hí férdon tó gefyllenne his beboda, Hml. S. 28, 58. Hæfde hé eall gefylled, swá him seó æðele bebeád, wífes willan, El. 1131.

gleng

(n.)
Grammar
gleng, e; f.
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On mænigfealdre glencge ic glencyde mínne líchaman, Angl. xi. 113, 51. pomp, splendour in appearance, display Ðeáh þe wlance men him háton gewyrcan heora byrgene of marmanstáne and útan emfrætewian mid reádum golde, þeáhhwæðere se deáð hit eal tódǽlð

ge-martyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-martyrian, -martirian, -martrian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To martyr ⬩ marty̆rem făcĕre

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To martyr; marty̆rem făcĕre He hine gemartirode he martyred him, Homl. Th. ii. 478, 21. Hí Petrus and Paulus gemartredan they martyred Peter and Paul, Ors. 6, 5; Bos. 119, 21. He wæs for sóþfæstnysse gemartyrod he was martyred for truth, Homl.

Linked entry: martyrian

pytt

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</b> figurative :-- Ðæt hí for hira úpáhæfennesse befeallen on ðone pytt ofermétta ipso elationis suae barathro devorantur, Past. 439, 3. v. col-, wíðig-, wulf-pytt