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ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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hine gelǽdde ealle þá gemǽru, swá him of þám aldan bócum rǽdde, C. D. v. 140, 32. Ne oferstepe ðú ealde geméro ne transgrediaris terminos antiquos, Kent.

carl-cat

(n.)
Grammar
carl-cat, es; m.
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A male or he cat; masculus cattus. Som. Ben. Lye

pistol-rǽdere

(n.)
Grammar
pistol-rǽdere, es; m.
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He who reads the epistle in church, R. Conc. 5

Linked entry: under-diácon

á-gánian

(v.)
Grammar
á-gánian, p. ode
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To gape, yawn ágánode oscitavit , Gr. D. 216, 17

Linked entry: gánian

not-wirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
not-wirþe, adj.
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Useful Notwurðe bið utilis erit, Archiv cxxix. 18, 13

Sunnan-merigen

(n.)
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Sunday morning On Sunnanmergen gewát, Hml. S. 31, 1371

Linked entry: merigen

gád-íren

(n.)
Grammar
gád-íren, es; n.

A goad

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A goad sceal habban gádíren, Angl. ix. 263, 4

Linked entry: gád-ísen

orrest

(n.)

battle

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battle hine on orreste ofercom, Chr. 1096;. 233, 4

hopian

(v.)
Grammar
hopian, p. ode, ede

To hope, have hope or confidence [in a person], expect, watch for [with gen.]

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Ne þearf hopian nó ðæt ðonan móte he has no ground for hoping that he may go thence, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 12; Jud. 117. Ða hopiendan on ðé sperantes in te, Ps. Spl. 16, 8

Linked entries: á-hopian tó-hopian

a-swebban

(v.)
Grammar
a-swebban, p. -swefede, pl. -swefedon; pp. -swefed; v. a. [a intensive, swebban to put to sleep]

To soothappeaseset at restput to deathdestroysopiresedarenecaredolere

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He his ealdordóm synnum aswefede his eldership he had destroyed by sins, Cd. 160; Th. 199, 9; Exod. 336

Linked entries: a-swefed on-swebban

drúsan

(v.)
Grammar
drúsan, drúsian; part. drúsende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. intrans.

To sink, become low, slow, inactive, to DROWSEcadĕre, lentum vel segnem esse

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He drúsende deáþ ne bisorgaþ he cares not for death when he becomes inactive [by age], Exon. 61 a; Th. 223, 31; Ph. 368: 52 b; Th. 184, 33; Gú. 1353

ge-andwerdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andwerdian, Add: -weardian
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. . . hine sylfne beheáfdodne æfter ðon ðridan dæge eft geondweardode (-ne, MS.), 181, 2. Þá þá wæs geondweardod and gecýðed Benedicte praesentatus Benedicto, Gr. D. 129, 20 note. Swylce tó þám egefullan Godes dóme geandweardod (-werded, R.

Linked entry: ge-andweard

geong-lic

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Take here <b>iung-lic</b> in Dict., and add For geonglices (geonlices, v. l. ) mǽdenes plegan, Mart. H. 156, 18. Iunglices cildhádes nascentis infantie, An. Ox. 966. On iunglicere in tenero, i. iuuenili, 3360.

Linked entry: geon-lic

be-gitan

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L. 4, 24. where a request, favour, &amp;c., is granted sende tó ðám cyninge, and begeat þæt móste Iosiam beheáfdian, Hml. Th. ii. 422, 26. begeat æt þám cásere ꝥ ácwellan móste þá menn, Hml. S. 37, 24. Beget, Guth. 54, 5.

fultum

(n.)
Grammar
fultum, fultom, es; m.

helpaidassistancesupportsuccourauxĭliumadjūtōriumadjūmentuma helperan armyforcesadjūtorcōpiæ

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He gegaderode ðone fultum ðe he ðá mihte he gathered what forces he then could, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 1: 2, 5; Bos. 46, 27. He mid his fultume næs he was not with his army, 2, 5; Bos. 48, 15, 22: 3, 7; Bos. 59, 18

Linked entry: fultom

birnan

(v.)
Grammar
birnan, pp. burnen

To burnardentvehement

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fleáh ðá biernendan (birnendan, 35) ceastre, Past. 397, 33. to suffer heat, of fire (Dives) wæs eall biernende, Past. 309, 10. of inflammation His (Herod) líchama barn wiðútan mid langsumere hǽtan, Hml. Th. i. 86, 4.

Linked entries: byrnan beornan

FRÉCNE

(adj.)
Grammar
FRÉCNE, frǽcne; adj.

Horriblesavageaudaciouswickeddaringdangerousperilousdīrusasperaustērusatroxaudaxperīcŭlōsus

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Ðæt he him afirre frécne geþohtas that he should banish from him wicked thoughts, Cd. 219; Th. 282, 10; Sat. 284. He frécnu gestreón funde he found dangerous wealth, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 115; Met. 8, 58.

fremman

(v.)
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Þæt gewyrce, ǽr on weg scyle, fremman on foldan. wið feónda níð that he succeed by his labours, ere he must depart, in prevailing on earth against the fiends' malice, Seef. 75. trans. to advance, further, promote Fremid provehit, Wrt.

ge-metfæst

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hæfð sundorgecynd milde gemetfæst.

Linked entry: ge-metfæstlíce

of-faran

(v.)

to come up with those who are pursued, to overtake, to get near enough to attack, to reach and attack

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Hié offóron ðone here hindan, ðá hámweard wæs, and him ðá wið gefuhton, 911; Erl. 100, 26. Ðá ne mehte seó fird hié ná hindan offaran, ǽr hié wǽron inne on ðan geweorce, 894; Erl. 93, 7.