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of-leógan

(v.)

to lie, be false

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to lie, be false Ða ælþeódgan bearn mé oflugon filii alieni mentiti sunt mihi Ps. Th. 17, 43

ge-drífan

To drive, ⬩ to force a living creature to move ⬩ to impel matter by physical force, to carry along (of wind or water) ⬩ to force matter into something, cram. ⬩ to carry out, effect, drive a bargain

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Substitute: To drive, to force a living creature to move Gif ic in Belzebub fordrífo dióules, suno iúera in huǽm hiá gedrífes (eiciunt) 1, Mt. L. 12, 27. Hé gedrifen wæs (agebalur) from diówlæ on woesternum, Lk. L. 8, 29.

ǽht-geweald

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht-geweald, es; m. n.

Possession ⬩ power ⬩ the power of the possessor ⬩ potestas possessoria

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Possession, power, the power of the possessor; potestas possessoria Cwæþ he his sylfes sunu syllan wolde on ǽhtgeweald he said that he would give his own son into their power, Andr. Kmbl. 2221; An. 1112.

eám

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Ródbert þæs cynges sunu Willelmes hleóp fram his fæder tó his eáme Rótbryhte ( this Robert was brother of Matilda, William's wife ) on Flandron, Chr. 213, 33. Add

be-grétan

(v.)
Grammar
be-grétan, -grǽtan; p. -grét, pl. -gréton; pp. -gréten, -grǽten

To lament ⬩ bewail ⬩ lamentare ⬩ deplorare

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To lament, bewail; lamentare, deplorare Fæmnan ne wǽran geonge begrétte virgines eorum non sunt lamentatæ Ps. Th. 77, 63

embiht

(n.)
Grammar
embiht, es; n.

An office ⬩ officium

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An office; officium Gefylde wǽron ða dagas embihtes his implēti sunt dies offĭcii ejus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 23

el-þeódige

(adv.)
Grammar
el-þeódige, adv.

abroad

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In or to foreign parts, abroad Ðe gingra suno elðiódge foerende wæs (peregre profectus est), Lk. R. 15, 13

in-bryrdness

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Hú manega cynn sýn þǽre inbryrdnesse (on-, v.l.) quot sunt genera compunctionis, Gr. D. 244, 23: 242, 1. Add

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níd-nimend

(n.)
Grammar
níd-nimend, e ; f.
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Rapine Fulle sindun nédnimende and unclénnisse pleni sunt rapina et immunditia, Mt. R. 23, 25. Cf. þeófend for suffix

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ort-geard

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Add: — Orceard rǽran, Synt orceardas gedafenlice æpplum sunt pomaria congrua malis, Lch. i. lxii, 8

un-ymbfangenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ymbfangenlic, adj.
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Incomprehensible Hú unymbfangenlice syndon his dómas quam incomprehensibilia sunt judicia ejus, Gr. D. 137, 26: 138, 22: 139, 19

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un-fæderlíce

(adv.)
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Hé ábát his suna . . and unfæderlíce macode heora flǽsc him tó mete, Sal. K. 121, 17. Add

be-smiþian

(v.)
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Nim þás næglas and heó besmiþian hát on þínes sunu brídle take these nails and order them to be set in thy son's bridle (cf. þú þás næglas hát . . . on his brídels dón, El. 1175. The Emperour dyde doo sette the nayles in his brydel, H.

burg-geréfa

Grammar
burg-geréfa, (burh-).
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Rómeburge geréfa, 6) sunu ( praefecti filius, Ald. 60, 5), 56, 10: Hml. S. 23, 770. Ðá cwæþ Neron tó his burhgeréfan, Bl. H. 189, 28. [A burhrene urbis prefectus, Kath. 1904.] Add

æfter-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-rídan, p. -rád, pl. -ridon; pp. -riden

To ride after ⬩ equo in-sequi

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To ride after; equo in-sequi Híg ða sóna æfterridon ídelum færelde secuti sunt eos per viam, Jos. 2, 7

mund

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Hú ic fǽmnanhád mund inne geheóld and eác módor gewearþ Meotodes suna. Exon. 9 a; Th. 6, 32 : Cri. 93. (?)

ǽwisc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽwisc, adj.
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Shameless, impudent, foul Hí (certain women) syndon ǽwisce on líchoman and unweorðe sunt publicato corpore et inhonesto , Nar. 38, 13

beód-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
beód-reáf, es; n.
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A table-cloth Mínum suna ic geann ánes búr-reáfes mid beódreáfe, C. D. iii. 294, 36. Cf. beód-hrægl

geonglicnes

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Þænne forman synd geoguðe oððe geonglicnysse úre tída cum prima sunt adolescentiae uel iuuentutis nostrae tempora, Scint. 124, 3. Add

ofermǽt-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ofermǽt-lic, adj.

Immense

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Immense Ðonne swá ofermǽtlícu rícu onstyrede wǽron ubi tot et talia regna mutata sunt, Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 52, 10