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hrepung

(n.)
Grammar
hrepung, e; f.

Touchtouching

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mihte mid his worde hine gehǽlan búton hrepunge ac geswutelode ðæt his hrepung is swíðe hálwende geleáfullum he could have healed him with his word without touching; but he shewed that his touch is very salutary to believers, Homl.

láð-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
láð-wende, adj.

evilhostilemalignant

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Gyf mon méte ðæt gǽt geseó ðonne mæg wénan ðæs láðwendan feóndes him on neáwyste if a man dream that he sees goats then may he expect the devil in his neighbourhood, Lchdm. iii. 176, 3.

ge-blówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blówan, p. -bleów , pl. -bleówon; pp. -blówen [ge-, blówan to blow]

To blowflourishbloomblossomflōrēreefflōrēre

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Geseh he geblówene bearwas, blǽdum gehrodene he saw blooming groves, adorned with blossoms, Andr. Kmbl. 2894; An. 1450: Exon. 51a; Th. 178, 25; Gu. 1249. He geseah geblówen treów wæstm-berende he saw a full-blown tree bearing fruit, Blickl.

ge-yflian

(v.)
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Th. i. 332, ll. used impersonally, with dat. of person who falls sick Him geyfelode þǽr mid þám cynge sæt he was taken ill while sitting with the king Chr. 1053 ; P. 185, 13 : 1086; P. 218, 37. with acc. of person Nam his feorme on Wuldahám, and

innor

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Férde forð ... in þá inran land ...; þá gít wilnode ꝥ innor férde, Hml. S. 30, 310. Hine seó ýð gegráp and hine fram lande innor áteáh quem unda rapuit et eum a terra introrsus traxit, Gr.

nón

(n.)
Grammar
nón, m. (not n. )
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Se bere . . . nó tó middes dæges hám cóm, þonne him wæs beboden ꝥ tó nónes sceolde, ne hit nó ne ylde æt nón, þonne tó middes dæges sceolde hám cumin, Gr. D. 206, 20-23. Fram Sæternes-dæges nóne oð Mónandæges líhtincge, Wlfst. 117, 4.

wil-fægen

(adj.)
Grammar
wil-fægen, adj.

Having ones desiresatisfiedglad

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Ongan wilfægen æfter ðam wuldres treó eorðan delfan, ðæt funde behelede, Elen. Kmbl. 1652; El. 828.

Linked entries: wil-tygþe wil-hrémig

ge-swíðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swíðan, -swýðan; p. de; pp. ed

To make strongconfirmcomfort

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He twelf apostolas mid his gástes gife geswíðde he strengthened twelve apostles with the gift of his spirit, Cd. 226; Th. 300, 29; Sat. 572.

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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Hi ánmódlíce him tó scuton they ran upon him with one accord (Acts vii. 57), Homl. Th. i. 46, 34: 404, 4: ii. 496, 19.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

bǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
bǽtan, p. bǽtte; pp. bǽted; v. a.

To bridlerein inrestraincurbbitfrenum equo vel asino injicerefrenarecohibere

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Gif he ǽr þweores windes bǽtte if he first restrained the perverse wind, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 16

Linked entries: bǽtte béting boeting

beorhte

(adv.)
Grammar
beorhte, adv.

Distinctlyclearlylucidlybrightlyclare

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Distinctly, clearly, lucidly, brightly; clare He geseah Egypta heábyrig beorhte blícan he saw the Egyptians' cities brightly glitter Cd. 86; Th. 109, 13; Gen. 1822.

deóran

(v.)
Grammar
deóran, dýran; p.ede ; pp. ed

To hold dear, love cārum habēre

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To hold dear, love; cārum habēre Heó deóraþ míne wísan they love my ways, Exon: 103 b; Th. 393, 9; Rä. 12, 7. Dýran sceolde he his dreámas on heofonum he should hold dear his joys in heaven, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 9; Gen. 257

Linked entry: dýran

elcian

(v.)
Grammar
elcian, part.elcigende ; p. ode ; pp. od ; v. n.

To put off, delaymŏrari, differre, cunctāri, tempus trăhĕre

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Ðæt he leng ne elcode to his geleáfan that he no longer delayed his belief, Homl. Th. ii. 26, 1

Linked entry: ildcian

feormend-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
feormend-leás, adj.

Wanting a polisherpŏlītōre cărens

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Wanting a polisher; pŏlītōre cărens Geseah he orcas stondan, fyrnmanna fatu, feormendleáse, ðǽr wæs helm monig eald and ómig he saw bowls standing, vessels of men of yore, wanting a polisher, there was many a helmet, old and rusty, Beo.

fór-syngian

(v.)
Grammar
fór-syngian, -singian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [syngian to sin]

To sin greatlymultum peccāre

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To sin greatly; multum peccāre Ne wurþ ǽnig man on worlde swá swíðe fórsyngad, ðe he wið Gode gebétan ne mǽge no man in the world is so very sinful, that he may not make atonement to God, L. Pen. 12; Th. ii. 282, 1

friðo-webba

(n.)
Grammar
friðo-webba, an; m.

A peace-weaveran angelpācis tectorangĕlus

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A peace-weaver, an angel; pācis tector, angĕlus He up lócade swá him se ár abeád, fǽle friðowebba he looked up as the messenger commanded him, the faithful weaver of peace. Elen. Kmbl. 175; El. 88. v. Grm. And. u. El. pp. 143-5

Linked entry: freoðo-webba

leód-burh

(n.)
Grammar
leód-burh, f.
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eaferum lǽfde lond and leódbyrig he to his children left his land and its towns, Beo. Th. 4933; Th. 2471

pyngan

(v.)
Grammar
pyngan, p. de
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wærlíce hine pynde mid sumum wordum animum pungant, Past. 40, 5 ; Swt. 297, 8

Linked entry: pungetung

ge-tingness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tingness, -tyngness, e; f.

Eloquenceease of speechfacundia

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Metcundlíc getyngnis metrica facundia, Hpt. Gl. 409

ge-lísian

(v.)

to slipslide

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to slip, slide Be ðæm is awriten se ðe nylle onscúnian his lytlan scylda ðæt he wille gelísian to máran it is written that he who will not shun his little sins will glide into greater, Past. 57, 2; Swt. 437, 20; Hat. MS

Linked entry: -lísian