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áscian

(v.)
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Mann ús ofer eall sóhte and ús man georne gehwár áxode, Hml. S. 23, 451. Hé sende tó þám brýdguman and hí áxode þǽr, ac heó þǽr næs, 33, 182. Hé befrán for hwylcum intingan hí hine áxodon, 10, 117. Wé ealle hine áxodan, Ll. Th. i. 234, 12.

Linked entry: áhsian

Boéties

(n.)
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Boéties, Boótes; m. Boätes; Bŏōtēs, æ; m. [ = βoώτηs, oυ; m. a ploughman, from βoυs an ox].

The ancient constellation, the chief star of which is the bright Arcturus, the bear; Ursa Major. The modern representation of Boötes is a man with a club in his right hand, and in his left a leash, which holds two dogs

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The modern representation of Boötes is a man with a club in his right hand, and in his left a leash, which holds two dogs Hwá ne wundraþ ðætte sume tunglu habbaþ scyrtran hwyrft ðonne sume habban?

ge-gearwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gearwian, -gearwigean; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ad

To preparemake readyprovide withendue

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To prepare, make ready, provide with, endue Ða láreowas sceolan Drihtnes weg gegearwian to heora módum the teachers ought to prepare the Lord's way for their minds, Blickl. Homl. 81, 7. Gegearwigean, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 30; Gen. 458.

Linked entries: ge-earwian earu

un-fǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fǽle, adj.

Evilillbad

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[Gif þe unfele man his wille folgeð, and teð him to unwrenches, O. E. Homl. ii. 79, 27. Þe laþe gast cwelleþþ hemm þurrh his unnfæle þeowwess, Orm. 8034. Iðisse wildernesse beoð monie vuele bestes (unfeale bestes monie, MS. T.), A. R. 198, 2.

ymb-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
ymb-hygdig, adj.
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Homl. 55, 27. causing anxiety, anxious Gif him þince ðæt hé geseó man mid wǽpnan gewundodne, ymbhídig sorg ðæt byð, Lchdm. iii. 174, 12

Linked entries: ymb-hédig -hygdig

æt-hrínan

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Gyf hwylc man hyra æthríneð, Nar. 34, 2. Hyra nán hys ne æthrán nemo misit in illum manus, Jn. 7, 30. Heó his hrægeles fnædes æthrán, Hml. A. 182, 49: 187, 177. ꝥ Ne æthrín ðú mín noli me tangere, Jn. 20, 17. with dat.

bí-leofa

(n.)

subsistencemaintenanceprovisionvictuals

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man ne sceolde ǽnigne bigleofan hire dón binnon seofon nihton, 10, 282. Bíleofan stipem .i. alimoniam, An. Ox. 2193. Bíwiste, bileofan stipendia, 4833. Hé Godes cyrcan gegódode mid landum and bigleofum, Hml. S. 27, 135.

drípan

(v.)
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drípan, p. te
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(v. drip:) but the form may be taken as a subjunctive, cf. the following instances of that mood in Lch. :-- Nime þysse wyrte wós, dó on, i. 266, 8. Ceáces sure wið wín gemenge, ii. 32, 9. Gewyrce (cf. wyrc, 32, 5) him ... finul, wyl þá wyrta, 34, 9.

Linked entry: dryppan

dust

Grammar
dust, l. dúst,
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Genim of ðysse wyrte swýþe smæl dúst, 11. applied to the mortal frame of man Þú eart dúst and tó dúste wyrst, Gen. 3, 19. Ic eom dúst and axe, 18, 27. Hwæt ofermódgað ðiós eorðe and ðis dúsð?, Past. 299, 22

ge-hogian

(v.)
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ge-hogian, p. ode; pp. od.
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Gé þæt gehogodon, þæt gé on fára folc feorh gelǽddon, An. 429. (3 a) with pron. relative clause, and clause in apposition :-- Ðá þæt gehogode Méda aldor, þæt ǽr man ne ongan, þæt hé Babilone ábrecan wolde, Dan. 687. to look for, hope for Israhéla hús

Linked entry: ge-hycgan

ge-lecgan

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Add: with a material object. to lay, place Gyf þysse wyrte sǽd man ofer þá scorpiones gelegð, Lch. i. 248, 23. Noldon hí þæt feoh gelecgan on heora fǽtelsum, Hml. Th. ii. 250, 17. Hé wæs on ðissere beðunge geléd, i. 86, 24.

ge-þæf

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Gif munuc eáðhylde biþ and geþæf, þeáh híne man wácne talige si omni Militate contentus sit monachus, R. Ben. 29, 3. not wishing change in something, with gen. Hú hé his ágene unðeáwas ongietan wille and hira geþæf bión (cf. (?)

gímeleáslíce

(adv.)
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gímeleáslíce, adv.
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D. 237, l. without care for good Ús þe yfele and gýmeleáslíce mid unrihte libbað nobis male viventibus atque negle-gentibus R.

ge-þrístlǽcan

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Nán man ne geþrístlǽce ǽnigne deófles bígencg tó dónne, Hml. A. 143, 122. with clause Ꝥ þú ná geþrístlǽce ꝥ þú þises húsles onbyrige, Ll. Lbmn. 413, 24. Nǽfre ic ne míne lástweardas geðrístlaecen þat heó hit onwenden, C. D. i. 114, 22.

wæterian

(v.)
Grammar
wæterian, p. ode

To water, supply with water,give drink to living creaturesto water plantsto irrigate

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Rush. 13, 15 : p. 8, 15. to water plants Se man ðe plantaþ wyrta, hé hí wæteraþ, Homl. Th. i. 304, 26. Sumu treówu hé watrode, Past. 40;Swt. 293, 4. to water land, to irrigate Hé land wæteraþ arua rigat, Scint. 118, 14.

Linked entry: wætrian

wilwan

(v.)
Grammar
wilwan, wilwian, wilian; p. wilwede, wilede.

to rollfig.to joincompoundcompose

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[Welwyn or rollyn al thyngys þat may not be borne volvo, Prompt. Parv. 521. Goth. walwjan (trans.).] Similar entries v. á-, be-, ge-wilwan; wealwian

ofer-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-þeón, p. -þáh, -þeáh; pl. -þugon , -þungon; pp. -þogen, -þungen

To thrive beyond others, to excel, surpass

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Oft on lǽwedum háde mid gódum weorcum man oferþíhþ ðone munuchád. Past. 52, 10; Swt. 411, 36. Oferþýhb, R. Ben. 12, 16. Hé oferþeáh biscopes, Shrn. 17, 11. Bútan hwylc óðerne mid geearnunge oferþeó, R. Ben. 12, 21.

spillan

(v.)
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spillan, p. de

To destroyconfundo,to destroy, spoil

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Sumne man tó Lundene lǽdde, and ðǽr spilde, Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 9. Ðætte ne ic losige ł ic ne spillo ut non perdam, Jn. Skt. Lind. 6, 39. Ðætte ðú spilla ut dissipes, Rtl. 55, 22. Ne þurfe wé ús spillan we need not destroy one another, Byrht.

tácnian

(v.)
Grammar
tácnian, p. ode.

to make a mark upon something, to markto be a token or mark of something, to indicate, mark to indicate, point outto signifyto be the figurative expression of, be a figure of something, to symbolizeto indicate what is future, to portend

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to make a mark upon something, to mark Seó líget ðæt deófol bærneþ and tácnaþ, Salm.

a-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stígan, ic -stíge, ðú -stígest, -stíhst, he -stígeþ, -stíhþ, pl. -stígaþ ; p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; impert. -stíh; pp. -stigen [a, stígan to go] .

to gocomestepproceedclimbireveniregradiprocederescandereto go in any directionto riseascenddescendsurgereascenderedescendere

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Se mót wuldres dreám astígan he may climb the delight of glory, Exon. 84 b; Th. 317, 30; Mód. 73: Ps. Th. 79, 10. Ic astíge scando, Ælfc.