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stocc

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Of þǽre lége þæt hit cymð tó frobirig stocce ( to Froburg stocks ?), Cht. Crw. 25, 48. Þá yrsodon þá cempan ongeán þone cniht, and gesettan hine on ǽnne heardne stocc and his sceancan gefæstnodon on þám fótcopsum, Hml. S. 35, 147

tó-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-gangan, p. -géng; pp. -gangen.

to go in different directions,to partto go away,pass away

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Ðá hié betwih him tógangen (-gangende. Bd.

Linked entry: tó-gán

módor

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Beæftan his méder and his mǽgum. Past. 385, 20. Swá hwylc swá segð his fæder and méder (moeder, L. móder matri), Mt. 15, 4.

mód-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
mód-sefa, an; m.

The inner man

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Ne sceal se Dryhtnes þeów in his módsefan (in his heart) máre gelufian eorþan ǽhtwelan, Exon. 38a; Th. 125, 22; Gú. 358: 66b; Th. 247, 1; Jul. 72. Man cweþeþ on his módsefan dicet homo, Ps. Th. 57, 10. On módseofan, 115, 2.

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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Ðá him ðæt leóht cóm of heofonum and hine gebrégde, Past. 443, 19. Nú scíneð þé leóht fore glædlic ongeán, þe ic from Gode bróhte, hwít of heofonum, Gen. 614: B. 727. Mid beorhtum leóhte luce serena, An. Ox. 3324. Mid his þǽm scínendan leóhte, Bl.

hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
hweorfan, hworfan, hwurfan

To turnchangegoreturndepartgo aboutwanderroam

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Him his gebed hweorfe tó fyrenun oratio ejus fiat in peccatum, Ps. 108, 6.

líc-mann

(n.)
Grammar
líc-mann, es; m.
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His líc læg ealle ða niht inne beset, ac hé árás of deáþe. Ðalícmenn ðá ealle flugon áweg, 348, 20: 548, 15. Ðá bær sum wuduwe hire suna líc tó bebyrgenne ... Seó dreorige módor mid ðám lícmannum ástrehte æt ðæs hálgan apostoles fótum ...

án-mód

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Ðá geseah se cyning þæt ánmóde wǽron, Hml. Th. i. 570, 27. Ánmódde unanimes, Ps. Srt. 67, 7. Add

écelíce

(adv.)
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Þæt écelíce árǽrede synd that they will never die after their resurrection, Hml. Th. i. 440, 26, 28. Sý him wuldor á on ealra worulda woruld écelíce, Hml. A. 72, 181. Beóð welige hwílwendlice, þæt gé écelíce wǽdlion, Hml. Th. i. 64, 16

on-gemang

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add: — Gif hié mon ongemang ðǽre ðreátunga fét mid sumere heringe, Past. 303, 1. Þá ongemang ðyssum (then while this was going on) beheóld heó hine swýðe georne, Hml. S. 30, 345 : 33, 88. <b>I a.</b> with acc.

tó-springan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-springan, p. -sprang, pl. -sprungon; pp. -sprungen

To spring asunderfly to piecesto crackburst open

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becómon tó ðám ísenan geate and ðæt tósprang ðǽrrihte him tógeánes they came to the iron gate, and it burst open straightway at their approach, 382, 12. Tósprang dissilit, Germ. 399, 272. Tóspringe crepet, 398, 112

býrian

(v.)
Grammar
býrian, 3rd s. býreþ; p. ede; pp. ed [býre an event, a favourable time, an opportunity]
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Ðe ne býrede him to etanne quem non licebat ei edere, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 12, 4

be-hátan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hátan, ic -háte, ðú -hátest, -hǽtst, he -háteþ, pl. -hátaþ; p. -hét, pl. -héton; pp. -háten [be, hátan to call, promise, vide II]

To promisevowthreatensponderepollicerevoverecomminari

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Ǽlc yfel man him behét they threatened him every evil Chr. 1036; Ing. 209, 12; Ælf Tod. 11

Linked entry: be-hǽtst

mis-lícian

(v.)

to displease

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Se ðe him sylfum mislícaþ tó ðí ðæt hé Gode gelícige, Homl. Th. i. 512, 35. Ðonne eów mislíciaþ ða mettrumnessa ðe gé on óðrum monnum geseóþ, Past. 21, 4; Swt. 159, 13. Hé him sylfum mislícade, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 10.

ge-hýrsumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýrsumian, -hiérsumian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad.

to obeybe obedient toobĕdīrepărēreto make obedientbring into subjectionsubjĭcĕre

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Th. ii. 82, 13. to make obedient, bring into subjection; subjĭcĕre Ðæt he him Norþ-Wealas gehýrsumode [gehiérsumade, col. 1] that he might make the North Welsh obedient to him, Chr. 853; Th. 122, 22, col. 2

ge-lǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽtan, -létan; p. -leórt; pp. -lǽten

To allowmake over to any one

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To allow, make over to any one Eádgár æðeling wearþ belandod of ðám ðe se eorl him ǽror to handa gelǽten hæfde Edgar Atheling was deprived of those lands which the earl had before made over to him, Chr. 1091; Erl. 227, 24.

earmian

(v.)
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, Chr. 1086; P. 218, 4. with cause of pity as subject Him earmode þǽr[e] ungesǽligan angin the unhappy woman's enterprise was. a cause of pity to him, Hml. A. 196, 29

ge-dafenlíce

(adv.)
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Hé ðone hálgan grétte, biddende þæt hé him dægwistes gedafenlíce tíðode he greeted the saint, asking that he would furnish him suitably with provisions. Hml. Th. ii. 134, 30. Add

racent-teáh

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Hé geband him sylfum þone fót mid íserne racenteáge and ðá racenteáge hé gefæstnode . . . tó ðon ꝥ him nǽre ná álýfed furður tó gánne þonne swá swá þǽre racenteáge længe áþened wæs . . .

reónig-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
reónig-mód, ;adj.;

Sad at heart, weary

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; Sad at heart, weary; Wæs him reste neód reónig-módum ;need of rest was there for him weary-hearted,; Exon. Th. 167, 32; Gú. 1069.

Linked entry: reomig-mód