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be-gitan

Grammar
be-gitan, (I a)
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add : to get a wife Þæs cyninges sáwle þe hí begæt, Lch. iii. 422, 15 : Gen. 1130. to get into one's keeping, bring home Begyte hé þá báde hám, Ll. Th. i. 354, 7. where the object is non-material Freóndscipe begitan, An. 480.

up-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
up-weard, adv.

Upwardsup.upupwardbackward

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Upwards, up. of motion, from a lower to a higher point Ðá gewende eal se sang upweard tó heofenum, Homl. Th. ii. 548, 14: Elen. Kmbl. 1609; El. 806. (? v. preceding word) up into a country.

Linked entry: up-riht

úþ-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
úþ-genge, adj.

Fugitivetransitorynot to be retainedpassing out of one's possession

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Homl. 185, 14

gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
gyrdan, girdan; p. gyrde; pp. gyrded

To GIRDbind roundcingere

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Hine se hálga wer gyrde grǽgan sweorde the holy man girded himself with a grey sword, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 22; Gen. 2865; Fins. Th. 27; Fin. 13. Gyrd nú ðín sweord ofer ðín þeóh accingere gladium tuum circa femur, Ps. Th. 44, 4: Lk. Skt. 17, 8.

wíg-hús

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-hús, es; n. (in Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 41 it is masc.)

A war-housea towerfortification

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On ǽlcurn ylpe wæs án wíghús getimbrod, and on ǽlcum wíghúse wǽron þrittig manna, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 561. Wíghúses turris Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 28. Wíghús propugnacula i. 36, 40. Wíghúsum turribus ii. 91, 25: Ps. Th. 47, ii: Past. 33; Swt. 2 29, 5.

CNUCIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNUCIAN, cnucigan; p. ode; pp. od

To KNOCKbeatpound; pulsaretunderepertundere

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He cnucode æt ðære dura he knocked at the door Homl. Th. ii. 382, 17, 22. Ic cnucige tundo, pertundo Ælfc. Gr. 28, 7; Som. 32, 56, 65.

Linked entries: cnocian cnuwian

ge-stincan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stincan, p. -stanc, pl. -stuncon; pp. -stuncen

To perceive by the sense of smelling;olfacere aliquidodorareodorari

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Homl. 59, 3. Hí ðæs landes lyft gestuncon they smelt the air of the land, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 35. Hí ná gestingcaþ [ = gestincaþ] they smell not, Ps. Spl. 113, 14

ge-þýwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þýwan, -þýan, -þíwan, -þéwan, -þeón, -þeówan; p. -þýwde, -þýde; pp. -þýd

To pressimpelurgeforceimpressrebukeoppressprĕmĕretrūdĕreurgērecompellĕreimprĭmĕreincrĕpāreopprĭmĕre

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Gesáwon hí swilce mannes fótlǽsta fæstlíce on ðam stáne geþýde they saw as it were a man's footsteps firmly impressed on the stone, Homl. Th. i. 506, 12

tó-brýsan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brýsan, and -brýsian; p. de

To crush,break in pieces

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Tóbrysede tigelan, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 169. ȝiff he wolide læpenn dun he munnde tobrisenn all himm sellfenn, Orm. 12032. Al tobrised bac and þe, Havel. 1950. Tobrusede brake in pieces, Wick. (2 Kings 18, 4)

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Hé ǽnne calic sealde his gingrum of tó súpenne, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 13

Linked entry: ob

módig

(adj.)
Grammar
módig, adj.

of high or noble spirithigh-spiritednoble-mindedboldbravecourageousproudarrogantheartyearnestimpetuousboldheadstrongstubbornwilful

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Homl. 109, 27, Modig and medugál 'flown with insolence and wine,' Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 19; Jud. 26. Mǽre and módig (Nebuchadnezzar), Cd. 177; Th. 222, 15; Dan. 105. Æfter ðæra módigra gásta hryre, Homl. Th. ii. 82, 11.

healf

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

HALF

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HALF Mé næs be healfan ðǽle ðín mǽrþ gecýdd thy greatness was not half told me, Homl. Th. ii. 584, 23. Sié be healfum ðæm ðonne sió bót let the fine then be half that, L. Alf. pol 11; Th. i. 68, 18: 39; Th. i. 88, 2: L.

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Homl. 127, 24. Hé hét his líchoman up ádón and lǽdon tó Wintonceastre translatus in Ventam civitatem, Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 24: Blickl. Homl. 193, 10. Hé forðon cóme ðæt hé sceolde mete lǽdan propter victum adferendum, Bd, 4, 22; S. 591, 8.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

Basilius

(n.)
Grammar
Basilius, g. Basilies; m.

Basil, bishop of CæsarēaKαιδάρεια

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And he awrát ða láre ðe we nú willaþ on Englisceum gereorde secgean Basil the blessed [born A.D. 328, died 379] was a very holy bishop in the city of Cæsaréa, a province belonging to Greece, the father of many monks, himself of the monkhood.

BEORHT

(adj.)
Grammar
BEORHT, berht, byrht, bryht; adj.

BRIGHTlightclearlucidsplendidexcellentsplendidusluciduscoruscusclarusformosusbrightbrilliantmagnificentnobleglorioussublimedivineholyclaruspræclaruseximiusaugustusdivussanctus

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Mid ðý beorhtan gebéde with the holy prayer. [the Lord's prayer] Salm. Kmbl. 87; Sal. 43

nán-wiht

(n.; adv.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán-wiht, nán-uht.

nothingnothingnot at allno whit

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Homl. 91, 9. Ne gefyrenodest ðú nánwuht thou hast done no sin, 235, 34

Linked entries: nǽnig-wiht nǽniht

ge-wyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyldan, -wildan; he -wyld, -wild, -wylt; p. -wylde; pp. -wyld; v. a.

To exercise power overto tamesubdueconquertemperseizetakedominaridomaresubigereprehenderecapere

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Bos. 5, 4: Homl. Th. ii. 192, 25. Gewylt ealle þeóda will subdue all the nations, Deut. 31, 3. Heora flǽsclícan gewilnunga gewyldaþ they subdue their fleshly desires, Homl. Th. i. 552, 24.

Linked entry: ge-wildan

seld-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
seld-, sel-, syl-líc ; adj.
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strange, extraordinary, wonderful Ðis godspel þincþ dysegum mannum sellíc, Homl. Th. ii. 466, 9. Nú þincþ eów ðis syllíc tó gehýrenne, L. Ælfc. C. 6 ; Th. ii. 344, 16 : Wulfst. 269, 26.

un-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lytel, adj.

not littlegreatnot littlenot few in numbermuchnot littlegreat

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Ic him gestrýnde unlytel folc, Homl. Th. i. 592, 31. Hyre wer lǽfde unlytle ǽhta on lande and on feó, Homl.

wráþe

(adv.)
Grammar
wráþe, adv.

angrilywith or in angerwith indignationfiercelycruellygreviouslybitterlyevillyperverselywickedly

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Wé synd wráðe geswæncte, Homl. Ski. i. 4, 156: Exon. Th. 443, 19; Kl. 32. Wráþe geworhtra wíta, 252, 32; Jul. 172. Ðú ðé sylfne swýbe wráðe bepǽcst you deceive yourself most grievously. Homl. Skt. i. 12, 99.