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hár

(adj.)
Grammar
hár, adj.

Hoar, hoary, grey, oldcanus

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On ðone háran hæsel to the grey [with lichens?] hazel, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 279, 14. Æt ðære háran apuldran at the old apple-tree, Chr. 1066; Erl. 202, 6. Of clife hárum from the grey cliff, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 25; Met. 5, 13.

ge-þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrowian, -þrowigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To suffer

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Twegen mid him geþrowedon two suffered with him, 1706; El. 855. Sunu monnes geþrowend biþ Filius hominis passurus est, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 17, 12. Ðú bist geþrouad tu cruciaris, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 25.

sprengan

(v.)
Grammar
sprengan, de

To cause to spring.to scatter to sprinkle to burst, crack (cf. to spring a leak,sprung, applied to a bat)to apply a clysterquassare, rorareto burst, scatter, sprinkleto burst

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Th. i. 466, 26. to sprinkle, an object with something Ðú spren[g]st Aaron and his reáf, Ex. 29, 21. Hé nam ðæt blód and sprengde ðæt folc, 28, 8. something on to an object Sprænge se mæssepreóst háligwæter ofer hig ealle, L.

Linked entry: sprængan

á-wecgan

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Add: I. of physical movement Þæt folc mid rápum ðá anlícnysse bewurpon and mid stengum áwegdon ac hí ne mihton for ðám deófle hí styrian, (tried to overturn it with poles,) Hml. Th. i. 464, 19.

Linked entry: wecgan

æt-íwan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-íwan, æt-íwian (-eáw-, -eów-, -éw-, -iéw-, -ýw-. In Ps. L. 16, 15 a dis-tinction between the mutated and not mutated forms seems to be made, the former being transitive (cf.
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His wíte þǽm Godes þegne ætéwed wæs, Shrn. 86, 5. Ætýwed (-eówed, R. , ædeáwd, L.) on óðrum híwe, Mk. 16, 12. Tácna ætýwde wǽron, Bd. 4, 9; S. 576, 13.

Linked entry: æt-eáwan

ge-bǽru

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H. 203, 1. movement, gesture, action Gif þú þone mon lácnian wille, þænc his gebǽra, and wite hwilces hádes hé sié; gif hit biþ wǽpnedman and lócað úp ... gif hit biþ wíf and lócað niþer ..., Lch. ii. 348, 13-18.

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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L. 5, 33. with acc. and infin. Ne hýrde ic gumena ǽnigne ǽfre bringan ofer sealtne mere sélran láre, Men. 101. with infin.: Ne hýrde ic cymlícor ceól gegyrwan, B. 38. intrans. Hí ne gesáwon sundbúende ne ymbútan hí ne hérdon, Met. 8, 14.

mése

(n.)
Grammar
mése, meóse, míse, mýse, an; f.

A tablewhat is on a table

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Be ðære mýsan cwæþ se wítega: Drihten ðú gegearcodest mýsan on mínre gesihþe, Homl. Th. ii. 114, 24-28: i. 330, 31, 34: Ps. Spl. 127, 4: Mk. Skt. 7, 28: Lk. Skt. 12, 21, 30

Linked entries: meóse mýse

ge-segen

(n.)
Grammar
ge-segen, -sægen, -segn, e; f.

A saying, telling, conversation, relation, traditiondictum, narratio, relatio, traditio

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A saying, telling, conversation, relation, tradition; dictum, narratio, relatio, traditio Mid gesegenum unrím geleáffulra witena by the sayings of innumerable faithful witnesses, Bd. pref; S. 472, note 25: Nar. 2, 6.

Linked entries: ge-sægen ge-segn

á-wácian

(v.)
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Áwácian for wítum, Hml. S. 5, 22. Bið ðæt mód áwácod mens in mollitiem vertitur, Past. 143, 8. Ásolcene and áwácode tepidi, R. Ben. 44, 22. Ðá wundra sind swíðe áwácode, for ðon ðe hí sind swíðe gewunelice, Hml. Th. i. 184, 25. Add

Linked entry: wácian

warenung

(n.)
Grammar
warenung, warnung, wearnung, e; f.
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Ðæt mæg wítes tó wearninga, ðam ðe hafaþ wísne geþóht, Exon. Th. 57, 21; Cri. 922

Linked entries: warnung wearnung

or-hlyte

(adj.)
Grammar
or-hlyte, adj.

Having no share of, not participating in, free from, without

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Ne bist ðú orhlyte eallunge ðæra wítena you shall not altogether escape those torments, 310, 27. Ðæt gé eallunge ðæs andgites orhlyte ne sýn, 188, 28. Eádiges orhlytte, Andr. Kmbl. 1359; An. 680

a-teón

(v.)
Grammar
a-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, -tíhþ, -tíþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen [a from, out; teón to tow, draw] .

to draw out or awaypull outlead outpluckdrawabstrahereextrahereejicereeduceretrahereducereto treatusedispose ofemploytractareutiadhibereto draw to any placebetake oneself anywheregocomemake a journey or expeditionse reciperemeareproficisciirevenireiter facere

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v. trans. generally with a preposition : to draw out or away, pull out, lead out, pluck, draw; abstrahere, extrahere, ejicere, educere, trahere, ducere For ðam ðe he wolde ateón ðé fram Drihtne quia voluit te abstrahere a Domino, Deut. 13, 10.

EALDOR

(n.)
Grammar
EALDOR, aldor, es, ; n: e;

lifevita

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Th. 126, 6. age, in the expressions, on ealdre, on aldre ever; unquam and to ealdre always; semper, which are used not only with regard to the duration of life, but also in general for an unlimited period of time, independently or with the addition of

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hwearfian

(v.)
Grammar
hwearfian, p. ode

To turnchangeroll aboutrevolvewandermovetoss about

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Ðú wást hú ða woruldsǽlþa hwearfiaþ ... hwí ne hwearfost ðú mid him thow knowest how worldly blessings change ... why dost thou not change with them? Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 6.

Linked entry: hreafigende

leás

(adj.)
Grammar
leás, adj.

loosedestitutevoid ofwithoutvainfalselyingdeceitfuldeceptivefaulty

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Mid leásre gecýðnesse with false witness, 173, 35. Ne beó ðú on liésre gewitnysse ongén ðínne néhstan non loqueres contra proximum tuum falsum testimonium, Exod. 20, 16: Wulfst. 40, 11. Leáse múðe with lying mouth, Ps. Th. 77, 35.

Linked entry: -leás

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.

Goodgood thinggood deedbenefitgoodnesswelfare

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He mid góde gyldan wille uncran eaferan he will repay our offspring with good, Beo. Th. 2372; B. 1184. Alwalda ðec góde forgylde may the Omnipotent reward thee with good, 1916; B. 956.

ge-métan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-métan, he -méteþ, -métt, -mét; p. -métte, pl. -métton; pp. -méted, -métod, -métt, -mét

To find, find out, discover, come upon, meet withinvĕnīre, compĕrīre

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To find, find out, discover, come upon, meet with; invĕnīre, compĕrīre Ic geméte invĕnio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 4; Som. 34, 49: 37; Som. 39, 6. He holtes hleó heáh geméteþ he finds the wood's, lofty shelter, Exon. 62 a; Th. 227, 27; Ph. 429: Ps.

Linked entries: métan ge-mittan

un-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, adv.

with difficultygrievouslyhardlyunwillinglyhardlyhardlyscarcelyonly just

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where a thing is not easily done, with difficulty Se weliga uneáþe (-eáðe, Lind.) gǽþ in heofuna ríce dives difficule intrabit in regnum coelorum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 19, 23. Swíðe uneáðe (-eáða, Lind.) ł hefige, Mk. Skt. Rush. 10, 23: Lk. Skt.

ge-sleán

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Add: to strike with a material object 'Gif woe geslás ł huoeðer móto wé geslaa in suorde (gislá mid sworde, R.).' And geslóg án of ðǽm esne aldormonnes ' si percutimus in gladio.' Et percussit unus ex illis seruum principis, Lk. L. 22, 49, 50.