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ge-wyrht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrht, es; n.

Work ⬩ deed ⬩ merit ⬩ desert

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Th. 27, 5: 102, l0. Be gewirhton we þoliaþ ðás þing deservedly do we suffer these things, Gen. 42, 21. Ǽlcum men wrecan be his gewyrhtum to punish every man according to his deeds, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 26.

Linked entries: ge-wriht ge-weorht

Cásere

(n.)
Grammar
Cásere, es; m.

Cæsar, an emperor ⬩ imperator

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[ = Lat. Cæsar; gen. Cæsiăris] Cæsar, an emperor; imperator Wearþ Gaius Gallica cásere Caius Caligula was emperor, Ors. 6, 3; Bos. 117, 18; Elen. Kmbl. 84; El. 42: 1995; El. 999.

Linked entry: Cásern

rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs, es; m.

a race, swift or iviolent running, rush ⬩ an onset, attack

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Ðá wearð líg tólýsed, leád wíde sprong, hæleþ wurdon acle for ðý rǽse, Exon. Th. 277, 27; Jul. 587. Hé gúðe rǽs mid his freádryhtne fremman sceolde, Beo. Th. 5246; B. 2626. Gúðe rǽsum, 4702; B. 2356

Linked entry: rǽs-bora

bæftan

(prep.; adv.)

behind, ⬩ ⬩ after

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Th. i. 287, 5. adv. behind, in contrast with before (lit. or fig.) Ic geseah þone bæftan þe mé geseah I saw him behind that saw me, Gen. 16, 13. Ne ǽnig man óþerne bæftan ne tǽle let not any man backbite other, Wlfst. 70, 14.

Linked entry: bæfta

dǽd-bót

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bót, e; f.

An amends-deed, repentance, penitence ⬩ pœnitentia, maleficii compensatio

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Bos. 3, 2: L. M. I. P. i; Th. ii. 266, 5. Þurh dǽdbóte through penance, L. Pen. 4; Th. ii. 278, 19: L. Edm. E. 3; Th. i. 246, 3. Dǽdbóta sind gedihte on mislíce wísan penances are devised in various ways, L. Pen. 13; Th. ii. 282, 3

FARAN

(v.)
Grammar
FARAN, to farenne; ic fare, ðú farest, færest, færst, færsþ, he fareþ, færeþ, færþ, pl. faraþ; p. fór, pl. fóron; pp.

A word expressing every kind of going from one place to another, hence ⬩ to go, proceed, travel, march, sail ⬩ īre, vādĕre, incēdĕre, transīre, migrāre, nāvīgāre ⬩ FARE, happen, to be in any state ⬩ versāri in ălĭqua re, se hăbēre ălĭquo mŏdo

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Nú wylle ic faran now I will go, Lk. Bos. 14, 19, 31. We fóron transīvĭmus, Ps. Spl. 65, 11. Ic fór fram ðé I went from thee, Gen. 31, 31.

Linked entries: færan feran

FEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEÓGAN, feógean, fiógan, feón, fión; part. feógende; ic feóge, he feógeþ, feóþ, pl. feógaþ, feógeaþ; p. feóde, pl. feódon, feódun, feódan

To hate ⬩ persecute ⬩ ōdisse ⬩ ŏdio hăbēre ⬩ infestāre

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To hate, persecute; ōdisse, ŏdio hăbēre, infestāre Uton we firene feógan let us hate crimes, Exon. 98 a; Th. 366, 16; Reb. 13. He hí alýsde of feógendra folmum libĕrāvit eos de mănu ōdientium, Ps. Th. 105, 10.

ferþ

(n.)
Grammar
ferþ, ferþþ; gen. -es; dat. -e; m. n.

the soul ⬩ spirit ⬩ mind ⬩ anĭmus ⬩ mens ⬩ life ⬩ vīta

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Ferþum gleáw sagacious in soul, 128 a; Th. 493, l0; Rä. 81, 28. Ferþþum, 114 b; Th. 440,15; Rä. 60, 3. life; vīta Lǽtaþ gáres ord ingedúfan in fǽges ferþ let the javelin's point dig into the life of the doomed one, Andr. Kmbl. 2665; An. 1334

lícham-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
lícham-, lícum-líc [cf. cognates under líc-hama]; adj.

Bodily ⬩ corporeal ⬩ material ⬩ carnal

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Se hálega gást ástáh líchamlícre ansýne corporali specie, Lk. Skt. 3, 22. Wæs hé líchomlícre gebyrdo æþeles cynnes erat carnis origine nobilis, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 15. Lícumlícre gegaderunga copulæ carnalis, 2, 9; S. 511, 1.

líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, p. te

To shine ⬩ lighten

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Kmbl. 2794; An. 1399: Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 21; Cri. 939, Swá se lígræsc lýhtende scínþ sicut fulgor coruscans fulget, Lk. Skt. 17, 24, Hé wæs byrnende leóhtfæt and lýhtende ille erat lucerna ardens et lucens, Jn. Skt. 5, 35.

óþ-wítan

(v.)
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Uton gangan ðæt wé bysmrigen bendum fæstne, óþwíton him his wræcsíð let us go and insult the captive, taunt him with his misery, Andr. Kmbl. 2715; An. 1360. Ne meaht ðú ðínre wyrde náuht óþwítan ne ðin líf nó getǽlan, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 3: Beo.

reáfere

(n.)
Grammar
reáfere, es; m.
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Ic ne eom swylce óðre men, reáferas ( raptores ), Lk. Skt. 18, 11. Rýperas and reáferas and ðás woruldstrúderas, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 304, 19 : Wulfst. 165, 35 : L. C. S. 7; Th. i. 380, 5

rípan

(v.)
Grammar
rípan, p. ráp, pl. ripon
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Hrippes, Lk. Skt. Lind. 19, 21. Hú ne secge gé ðæt nú gyt synt feówur mónþas ǽr man rípan mǽge ... geseóþ ðás eardas ðæt hig synt scíre tó rípene (rýpanne, MS. A). And se ðe rípþ (hrioppaþ, Lind.) nimþ méde, Jn. Skt. 4, 35-36.

Linked entry: rýpan

ge-belgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-belgan, he -bylgþ, -bilhþ; p. -bealg, -bealh, pl. -bulgon; pp. -bolgen.

To make one angry ⬩ irritate ⬩ enrage ⬩ īra se tumefăcĕre ⬩ irrītāte ⬩ exaspĕrāre ⬩ To anger ⬩ incense ⬩ irrītāre ⬩ exaspĕrāre ⬩ To be angry ⬩ indignāri ⬩ irasci

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Ðá gebealh he hine tunc ille indignātus est, Lk. Bos. 15, 28 : 13, 14 : Ors, 4, 4; Bos. 81, 12. Gebulgon ða tyne hí be Iacobe and Iohanne dĕcem coepērunt indignāri de Jacobo ēt Joanne, Mk. Bos. 10, 41. trans. dat.

ge-hwylc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwylc, -hwelc, -hwilc; pron.

Each ⬩ every one ⬩ all ⬩ whoever ⬩ whatever ⬩ quisque ⬩ unusquisque

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Ðæt he wiste hú mycel gehwylc gemangode ut sciret quantum quisque negotiatus esset, Lk. Bos. 19, 15. Sió gesceádwísnes sceal on gehwelcum waldan reason shall rule in each one, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 394; Met. 20, 197.

ge-scý

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scý, es; n.

A pair of shoes ⬩ calceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga

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Bos. 3, 11: Lk. Bos. 15, 22. Hwæt sind gescý búton deádra nýtena hýda what are shoes but the hides of dead cattle, Homl. Th. ii. 280, 29

Linked entries: -scý ge-sceó ge-scóe

westan

(adv.)
Grammar
westan, adv.
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.), Lk. Skt. Rush. 13, 29. Férde se æðeling wæston, Chr. 1052; Erl. 152, 6. Westan bróhton, Elen. Kmbl. 2030; El. 1016. Somnaþ súþan and norþan, eástan and westan, Exon. Th. 220,24; Ph. 325.

Linked entry: westane

be-sprecan

(v.)

mention ⬩ to claim ⬩ To complain of ⬩ blame ⬩ To complain

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L. 43, 17. with acc. For hwí besprecað nú men þás crístnan tída, and secgað þæt nú wyrsan tída sién ?

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, (from blédsian, bloedsian).

to hallow ⬩ consecrate ⬩ adore ⬩ to benefit ⬩ prosper

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L. 14, 22. to make the sign of the crossas a protection against evil :-- Gif hwá hit bletsað, þonne áblynð seó dydrung, Hml. S. 21, 469. Ah ne bloedsade (bletsadon, R.) ué úsic l ué sæguade úsic, Jn. L. 8, 48.

capitol

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Hér onginnað ðisse bóce capitulas, Ll. Th. ii. 128, 5, 7. Hér onginð seó óðer bóc mid hire capitulon, 180, 40.