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mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, p. ode.

to make great ⬩ extend ⬩ to make known ⬩ spread the knowledge of anything ⬩ declare ⬩ proclaim ⬩ announce ⬩ celebrate ⬩ to celebrate ⬩ to celebrate ⬩ perform a rite, ceremony, &c. with due solemnity ⬩ to magnify ⬩ exalt ⬩ praise ⬩ glorify

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Gr. 30; Som. 34, 60. Mǽrsaþtunge mín spǽce ðíne pronuntiabit lingua mat eloquium tuum. Ps. Lamb. 118, 122. Wé mérsiaþ prædicamus, Rtl. 71, 25: 6, 11. Ðíne mægenstrengþu mǽrsien wíde magnitudinem tuam narrabunt. Ps. Th. 144, 6.

be-witan

watch over

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Ælfríc þá sócne mínre móder tó handa bewiste, C. D. iv. 222, 20. Hé ealle his gemót bewiste, Chr. 1099; P 235, 1. ꝥegn þe his ælmyssan bewiste his almoner, Hml. S. 26, 91. Se munuc þe þæs mynstres geat bewiste, 23 b, 66.

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leóht

Grammar
leóht, not heavy.
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módes) hefighesse, syle etan rædic . . . sóna bið ꝥ mód leóhtre, iii. 50, 23

FORHT

(adj.)
Grammar
FORHT, adj.

fearful ⬩ timid ⬩ affrighted ⬩ tĭmĭdus ⬩ păvĭdus ⬩ terrĭtus ⬩ trĕpĭdus ⬩ terrible ⬩ dreadful ⬩ formidable ⬩ terrĭbilis ⬩ formīdŏlōsus

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We beóþ forhte on ferþþe we are fearful in soul, Exon. 70 b; Th. 262, 5; Jul. 328: Ps. Th. 64, 8: Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 33. He sent on eów forhte heortan dăbit tĭbi cor păvĭdum, Deut. 28, 65.

Linked entries: froht fyrht ge-forht

FLEÁ

(n.)
Grammar
FLEÁ, an; m.

a FLEA ⬩ pūlex ⬩ a speck ⬩ speck or disease in the eye ⬩ albūgo ⬩ -ĭnis ⬩ măcŭla

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Similar entries v. fleó. a speck, speck or disease in the eye; albūgo, -ĭnis, f. măcŭla Wið fleán and wið eágena sáre against white specks and against sore of eyes, Herb. 24; Lchdm. i. 120, 16

Linked entries: flǽh fleah fleó

ge-gæderian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gæderian, -gaderian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To gather ⬩ join ⬩ colligere ⬩ congregare

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Beóþ gegædrad gǽst and bán-sele soul and body shall be joined, 117 b; Th. 451, 11; Dóm. 102. Wyt beóþ gegæderode we two shall be gathered, 100 a; Th. 376, 23; Seel. 159.

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ge-met

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-met, adj. [ge-met IV. a fit or proper measure]

Fit, meet, proper ⬩ aptus, congruus, conveniens

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Fit, meet, proper; aptus, congruus, conveniens Wearþ him hýrra hyge ðonne gemet wǽre he had a loftier soul than were meet, Cd. 198; Th. 247, 5; Dan. 492 : 186; Th. 231, 21; Dan. 250: Andr.

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reód

(adj.)
Grammar
reód, adj.

Red

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Ðonne ðú ( the body) wǽre glæd and reód and gódes hiwes, ðonne wæs ic ( the soul) blác and swýðe unrót, Wulfst. 140, 27 : L. E. I. prm.;Th. ii. 398, 14. Ðá Moises hæfde gefaren ofer ða Reódan Sǽ, Ex. 15, 1.

ge-tawian

(v.)
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Ðá þæt land ðá getawod wæs dum praeparata terra, Bd. 4, 28; Sch. 521, 3. to treat a person (ill), bring or put to shame, of personal action Sume wurdon getawod tó scande some were shamefully entreated, Chr. 1076; P. 212, 28. of the operation of disease

tó-weorpan

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Mon tówearp þone weal niþer oþ þone grund Pompeius muros everti, aequarique solo imperavit, Ors. 5, 11; S. 238, 12

hláford-swice

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-swice, es; m.

Treachery to a lord, ⬩ treason

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Ealra mǽst hláfordswice se biþ on worulde ðæt man his hláfordes sáwle beswíce and full mycel hláfordswice eác biþ ðæt man his hláford of lífe forrǽde oððe of lande lifigendne drífe the greatest treachery in the world against one's lord is to betray his soul

ge-drencan

(v.)

to cause to drink, supply a person with drink ⬩ to supply an object with moisture, saturate :-- ⬩ to plunge into a liquid, soak ⬩ to plunge, sink (trans.), drown ⬩ potare, ebriare, aquare.

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Gl. to plunge into a liquid, soak Gedrengcet héd subjactum corium, Angl. viii. 451 (omitted in Wülck. Gl. 165, 6). to plunge, sink (trans.), drown Of gedrenced sié in grund sǽes demergatur in profundum maris, Mt. L. 18, 6

aldor

(n.)
Grammar
aldor, es; n. [aldor = ealdor life] .

life ⬩ the vital parts of the body ⬩ vita ⬩ age

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Ðæt him on aldre stód here-strǽl hearda so that the hard war-shaft stood in his vital parts, Beo. Th. 2873; B. 1434. age, in the expressions — On aldre ever, to aldre always. On aldre, Elen. Grm. 570: Beo.

heorþ-pening

(n.)
Grammar
heorþ-pening, -peneg, es; m.

A tax of a penny to be paid by every house [e.g. Peter's pence]

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Peter's mass day: and he who shall not have paid by that time, let him be led to Rome, and in addition thereto pay xxx pence, and then bring a certificate that he has there paid so much.

recen

(adj.)
Grammar
recen, adj.
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Th. 51, 2; Cri. 810. v. full-recen. coming swiftly and so causing terror. (? cf. fǽr and its compounds) God ðe on Ægyptum æðele wundur worhte and recene wundar on ðam Reádan Sǽ Deus qui fecit magnalia in Ægypto, terribilia in Mari Rubro, Ps.

Linked entries: recene recenlíce

un-tweógendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tweógendlíce, adv.

without feeling doubt ⬩ certainly ⬩ unhesitatingly ⬩ so as not to cause doubt ⬩ unequivocally ⬩ indubitably

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.), ðonne ða heora segene eft gelýfdon, ðe æfter heom ácende wǽron, Wulfst. 2, 12. so as not to cause doubt, unequivocally, indubitably Hé his ǽrendracan ásende tó ðære ðeóde, and him untweógendlíce secgan (say in a way that should leave no room for

horsc

(adj.)
Grammar
horsc, adj.

Quick, ready, active, valiant, ⬩ wise, sagacious, sharp, quick-witted ⬩ wise ⬩ alacer, celer, præproperus, volucer, promtus, sagax,

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Hwylc is hæleþa ðæs horsc and ðæs hygecræftig ðæt ðæt mǽge ásecgan who amongst men is so quick and cunning of mind as to be able to declare that, Exon. l01 a; Th. 380, 36; Rä. 2, 1.

Linked entry: horsc-lic

ge-þrowian

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

To suffer

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He swá mycel for úre lufan geþrowode he has suffered so much for love of us, Blickl. Homl. 25, 3: 91, 12. Geþrowade, Elen. Kmbl. 1035; El. 519. Deáþ he geþrowode for us he suffered death for us, Blickl. Homl. 85, 2: Cd. 228; Th. 306, 18; Sat. 666.

tó-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sendan, p. de.

to send in different directions ⬩ send away, ⬩ disperse, ⬩ scatter ⬩ to destroy

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manncyn ofslóh and ða burh tósende and ðæt tempel tówearp destroyed (the narrative in 2 Kings 25 or 2 Chron. 36 does not speak of the dispersion of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, but of the destruction of the city and the captivity of the inhabitants, so

tótian

(v.)
Grammar
tótian, p. ode

To peep out ⬩ look

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Is hit so ouer vuel nor te toten (lokin, MS. T. ) utward ? . . . Toten vt wiðuten vuel ne mei nouðer of ou, & nim ȝeme hwat vuel beo icumen of totinge, A. R. 52, 2-11. Euer se recluses toteó more utwardes, 92, 7.