mis-dón
to act wrongly ⬩ offend ⬩ transgress
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to act wrongly, offend, transgress Gif hit geweorðeþ ðæt man unwilles ǽnig þing misdéþ, ná biþ ðæt ná gelíc ðam ðe sylfwilles misdéþ, and eác se ðe nýdwyrhta biþ ðæs ðe hé misdéþ, L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 21: L. Edg. C. 4; Th. ii. 262, 6.
be-teón
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Similar entries (v. teón to accuse). Add: to accuse a person (acc.) of a crime, Grammar be-teón, crime in gen. or dat. (inst) Gif mon cyninges þegn beteó manslihtes . . . Gif man þone man betýhð þe bið lǽssa maga. Ll. Th. i. 154, 5-7.
á-dún
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Úre blód fleóð tó úrum fótum ádúne, Hml. S. 11, 191. Doppettan ádúne tó grunde, Hml. Th. ii. 516, 7
hæftan
To seize, bind, arrest, make captive, imprison ⬩ to bind, fetter
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Seó stów ðe ðú nú on hæft eart the place in which you are now imprisoned, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 27. Hæft mid hringa gesponne bound with the clasp of rings, Cd. 25; Th. 47, 17; Gen. 762.
heáh-burh
A chief town, large town; also a town having an elevated situation
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A chief town, large town; also a town having an elevated situation Ðǽr is Créca heáhburg there is the chief town of the Greeks, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 21: Beo. Th. 2258; B. 1127. Tó ðære heáhbyrig to the chief town [Babylon], Cd. 209; Th. 259, 30; Dan. 699.
un-gemetlíce
immoderately ⬩ beyond measure ⬩ excessively ⬩ too (much) ⬩ immensely ⬩ exceedingly ⬩ very greatly
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Ðæt hé ðæt ryht tó swíþe and tó ungemetlíce ( nimie et inordinate ) ne bodige, Past. 15; Swt. 95, 17.
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ge-sleán
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Þicge hé geseáw broþu . . . and geslegen ǽgru and breád gebrocen on hát wæter, 5. to strike and kill, slay Tó acuoellanne ł gesleá ǽnig interficere quemquam, Jn. L. 18, 31. Þ te wére geslægen occidi, Lk. L. R. 22, 7.
ge-cyndelíce
Naturally ⬩ natūrālĭter
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Naturally; natūrālĭter Ealle gesceafta gecyndelíce fundiaþ to cumanne to góde all creatures naturally desire to come to good, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 160, 15
lást
A step ⬩ footstep ⬩ track ⬩ trace
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Hié ðæs láðan lást sceáwedon they marked the track of the foe, Beo. Th. 265; B. 132. Lást weardian [cf. lást-weard] to guard the track of one gone before, to remain behind; also to follow in the steps of another.
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ranc
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Ne beón gé tó rance ne tó gylpgeorne, Wulfst. 40, 19 : 81, 15. Some munecas synd tó wlance and ealles tó rance, L. I. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 12.
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ge-reordan
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S. 23b, 115. with object, to refresh a person with food Óþerne þú gereordst alium reficis, Scint. 160, 8. Is hit cyn ꝥ gé þone mid eówrum gástlicum lárum gereordian þe eów mid his woroldlicum gódum gereordað, Ll. Th. ii. 410, 27.
ge-winnan
to make war ⬩ fight ⬩ contend ⬩ pugnare ⬩ bellum gerere ⬩ to obtain by fighting ⬩ to conquer ⬩ gain ⬩ win ⬩ pugna consequi ⬩ obtinere ⬩ subjugare
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Ðæs ðe he heora sáulum to hǽle and to rǽde gewinnan mihte provided that he could win their souls to salvation and counsel, Blickl. Homl. 227, 4. He hit gewan mid wisdóme he gained it by wisdom, Th. Ap. 4, 19.
ge-hríran
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To cause to fall to the ground (v. ge-hreósan; ), to overthrow, demolish a building Gehriéred diruta (sacella) Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 59
lácan
to swing ⬩ wave about ⬩ to play ⬩ fight ⬩ to play
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Leólc on lyfte he took his flight through the air [of the lost angel who was to tempt Adam ], Cd. 23; Th. 29, 10; Gen. 448: Exon. 114 a; Th. 438, 15; Rä. 57, 8. Hé leólc ofer laguflód he bounded o'er the water, 75 b; Th. 283, 2; Jul. 674.
a-geolwian
To become yellow ⬩ to make to glitter as gold ⬩ flavescere
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To become yellow, to make to glitter as gold; flavescere, Herb. 42, ? Lye
a-wlancian
To come in youthful strength ⬩ to exult ⬩ to be proud ⬩ exultare
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To come in youthful strength, to exult, to be proud; exultare,Leo 262
hǽman
To lie with, have intercourse with, to marry ⬩ concumbere, coire, nubere
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To lie with, have intercourse with, to marry; concumbere, coire, nubere Wit wǽron swíðe unróte geworden for ðý hǽmede ðe wé wéndon ðæt wit hǽman sceoldon we became very sad on account of the intercourse that we expected we should be obliged to have,
on-cweðan
of animate beings, to reply, respond ⬩ to echo back, give back a sound, reply
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I. 7; Th. ii. 406, 23. Ðæt hió ðære cwéne oncweðan meahton . . . swá hió him tó sóhte, Elen. Kmbl. 648; El. 324. of inanimate things, to echo back, give back a sound, reply Oncwyð remugiet, Hpt. Gl. 513, 12. Scyld scefte oncwyð, Fins.
wíg-bed
An altar
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T.) ðín altaria tua, Ps. Th. 83, 4. Tó wígbedum, Bd. 1, 27; S. 488, 38. Wíbedum (v. l. weófodum), 1, 15; S. 484, 1. Tó Godes weófedan, L. Eth. vii. 26; Th. i. 334, 30. Tó hálgum wéfodum, Coll. Monast. Th. 36, 5.
ge-weorþan
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Heora líchoman beóþ tó dúste gewordne, 101, 2. of the seate to which things come, of the event of matters, to become, come to Uton geþencan tó hwám þá gewurdan þe beforan ús wǽron, and tó hwám wé gewurðan sceolon. Wlfst. 136, 9-11.