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scippan

(v.)
Grammar
scippan, scieppan, sceppan; p. scóp, sceóp; pp. sceapen, scepen.
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Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 31, 61. to create (of the act of the Deity) Ðú scyppest eorþan ansýne renovabis faciem terrae, Ps. Th. 103, 28. Ælmihtig fæder ðe ða scíran gesceaft sceópe and worhtest, Hy. 10, 2. Waldend scóp wudige móras, Exon.

hínan

to humblehumiliatedegradeinsultto conquersubjecto oppressafflictto lay lowdestroyto lay wastedestroyto accuse

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humiliate Ðý lǽs hé his eáðmódnesse forleóse, geðence hé dæt hé bið self swíðe gelíc ðǽm ilcan monnum þe hé ǽr ðreátað and hiénð, Past. 116, 16. to treat with dishonour, degrade, insult Hé hié for þǽre gewilnunga swíþe bismrade, and bebeád ꝥ hié mon on ǽlce

Linked entries: hýnan hénan hinend

HLÁF

(n.)
Grammar
HLÁF, es; m.

Bread, food, a loaf

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Bread, food, a loaf Gehafen hláf fermentacius panis: ceorlisc hláf cibarius: geseórid hláf acrizimus panis: hwǽten hláf siligeneus vel triticeus: heorþbacen hláf subcinericius vel focarius: ofenbacen hláf clibanius: gehyrst hláf frixius panis, Ælfc.

spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
spyrian, p. ede, ode

to trackgo in a trackfollowmake a journey in search of something to make a trackgoto enquireinvestigateexamineto enquire after or intoseek to know aboutto search afterseek to attainto askinvestigare, indagare, sciscitarito track; to investigate; to ask

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to track, go in a track (v. spor, spyreman), follow, make a journey in search of something Deáð spyraþ (spyreþ, Met. 27, 9) ǽlce dæge æfter fuglum and æfter diórum and æfter monnum, and ne forlǽt nán swæþ, ǽr hé geféhþ ðæt, ðæt hé æfter spyreþ, Bt. 39

Linked entries: æfter-spyrian spirian

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Healde man ǽlces Sunnandæges freólsunga fram nóntíde þæs Sæternesdæges oþ þæs Mónandæges líhtinge . . . and man ǽlc beboden fæsten healde, Ll. Th. i. 264, 18-22: 320, 10.

ge-cirran

(v.)
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</b> intrans. of movement (lit. or fig.) to turn, go, come Ǽlc healde his endebyrdnysse, swá swá hé tó mynstre cóm, swylce ic þus cweðe: 'Gif twégen on ánum dæge tó mynstre gecyrrað,' R. Ben. 114, 13. Hí tó ðám cilde gecyrdon, Hml.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

for-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gitan, -gytan, -gietan; ic -gite, ðú -gitest, -gitst, he -giteþ, -gitt, -git, pl. -gitaþ; p. ic, he -geat, -gæt, ðú -geáte, pl. -geáton, -gǽton, -géton, impert. -git , pl. -gitaþ; subj. pres. -gite, pl. -giton; p. -geáte, pl. -geáten; pp. -giten; v. trans. gen. acc. [for-, gitan to get]

To FORGETneglectoblīviscineglĭgĕre

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Ic forgite oblīviscor, Ælfc. Gr. 29; Som. 33, 54. Ic forgite [MS. forgeite] neglĭgo, 28, 5; Som. 31, 50. Hú lange, eálá Drihten, forgitst ðú me usquequo, Dŏmĭne, oblīviscēris me? Ps. Lamb. 12, 1: Ps. Th. 41, 11.

Linked entry: for-gietan

hýnan

(v.)
Grammar
hýnan, hénan; p. de

To abusehumiliaterebukecorrectdespiseoppressafflictill-treat

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Hé bebeád ðæt hié mon on ǽlce healfe hiénde he ordered that they should be treated with insult on every side, Ors. 6, 3; Swt. 258, 6. Se gúþsceaþa Geáta leóde hatode and hýnde, Beo. Th. 4627; B. 2319. Hé heów and hýnde he smote and felled, Byrht.

Linked entry: hénan

LUFU

(n.)
Grammar
LUFU, e and an [v. Anglia vi. 176]; f.

LOVE

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LOVE Te amo ðé ic lufige, ðon befylþ mín lufu on ðé and ðú miht cweþan amor a te ic eom gelufod fram ðé, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Som. 22, 36.

Linked entry: lufe

midd

(adj.)
Grammar
midd, adj. with superl. midemest, midmest

Midmiddle

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On midne dæg meridie, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 47. Seó seofoþe tíd dæges, ðæt is án tíd ofer midne dæg, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 27. On midne winter, Chr. 878; Erl. 78, 28. Ofer ðone midne sumor after midsummer, 1006; Erl. 140, 5.

þrowing

(n.)
Grammar
þrowing, þreowing, e; f.

suffering as opposed to doingsuffering which is painfula painful symptomsuffering that is undergone for the sake of religionsuffering of persecution, crosssuffering which ends in death, passion, martyrdomthe anniversary of a martyr's suffering

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suffering as opposed to doing Verbum is word, and word getácnaþ weorc oððe ðrowunge oððe geþafunge, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 9, 3.

un-gesǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesǽlig, adj.

Unhappyunfortunateunhappysufferingmisfortunecalamitysuffering want of moral goodcausing unhappinessunfortunatecalamitousunprofitableevil

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Sedechias se ungesǽliga kining, ðe man gelǽdde on bendum tó Babiloniam birig, Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 11. Ða unþeáwas nǽfre ne bióþ unwítnode ... ða yfelan bióþ simle ungesǽlige, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 26: Met. 27, 18. Ungesǽlge, Exon. Th. 75, 4; Cri. 1216.

Linked entries: ge-sǽlig un-sǽlig

ge-biddan

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Swá swá hé gebeden wæs þurh þá geleáfullan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 12, 35. to ask a person for something þæt þú ne þurfe mé týðian þæs þe þú gebeden eart, Gr. D. 28, 9. to ask for something for a person Gebide þé miltsunge, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 12.

ge-rihtan

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R. 3, 19. error, a mistake, a scribal error Ic bidde, gif hwá þás bóc áwrítan wylle, þæt hé hig gerihte wel be þǽre bysne; . . . mycel yfel déð se unwrítere, gif hé nele hys wóh gerihtan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 24, 30-34 : 21, 40 : Hml. Th. i. 8, 11: Hml.

heonan

afterwardsfrom now

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Add: Heonon hinc, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 225. 3: dehinc, 237, 10. Heonan istinc, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 55. local, where there is motion, from this place or spot Mé lǽrdon Rómíne ꝥ ic gewát heonon (from Rome) onweg, Bl. H. 191, 14.

rýman

(v.)
Grammar
rýman, de.

to make roomy, extend, spread, enlarge,amplifyto clear a wayyield, give place

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Misc. 113, 170), Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Zup. 171, 9. Se óðer rýmþ him setl, Homl. Th. i. 248, 17. Rúmaþ, steppaþ cedunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 19 : 87, 64. Rýmde cessit, 81, 75.

Linked entry: rúmaþ

tól

(n.)
Grammar
tól, es; n.

a tool,implement,instrumenttools,machinery,apparatus

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Eówer súteres tól uestri sutoris instrumenta, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Zup. 105, 15. Mid lácniendlīcum tólum instrumentis medicinalibus. Hpt. Gl. 478, 2.

Linked entry: tohl

á-stígan

(v.)

downwardupwarddownward upwardto descendgo down intoto ascendmount

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Se stípel sceolde ástígan upp tó heofenum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 9. of excess Ne ástíhð nán getel ofer þæt, Hml. Th. i. 188, 35. B. trans. to descend, go down into Þá ðe ástígað sǽ on scipum qui descendunt mare in navibus, Ps. Spl. 106, 23.

be-fæstan

to fix,to place in securityto fix in the mindimplantto fix by promise or agreementto pledgeto committo commit to a person's chargeto commit to a placeto setbetake to an occupationto commendrecommend,to make acceptableto trust

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Þæt hé befæste þæt pund, þe him God befæste, sumum óðrum men, Ǽlfc. Gr. 2, 2, 26.

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

excuse

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Gebyreþ ðæt mon óðrum riht wyrce ge at láde ge æt ǽlcre sprǽce ðe him betweox biþ it is proper for men to do right to one another both as regards clearing themselves of charges and as regards any suits that there are between them, L. O.

Linked entry: ládian