wan-hál
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Betere ðé ys ðæt ðú gá wanhál (debilis) oððe healt tó lífe, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 8: Mk. Skt. 9, 43. Hú God mæ̂rsodon swá oft swá ǽnig wanhál mann wurde gehǽled, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 229.
Linked entry: wan-hǽle
ymb-hweorfan
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Lind. 23, 15. fig. to go about a business, be occupied with, attend to, cultivate, v. ymb, 3 d ; ymb-hwyrft, Hé underféng ða hálgan gesomnunga tó plantianne and tó ymbhweorfanne, suá se ceorl déð his ortgeard, Past. 40 ; Swt. 293, 3. causative, to turn
ge-cneordnes
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Ox. 295. diligence, earnest endeavour Þone ðe hí lufedon on lífe, þám hí woldon deádum mid menniscre gecneordnysse ðénian, Hml. Th. i. 220, 32. On ǽlcum wíghúse wǽron þrittig manna feohtende mid cræfte and mid gecneordnesse farende, Hml.
hwónlíce
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Hwón-lícor minus (compta ), An. Ox. 1015. with verbs, where action is slight in operation or result Hwónlíce (wónlíce, 2, 55) hwapelaþ sensim scaluriat An. Ox. 1890.
hara
A hare
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Haran man mót etan and hé biþ gód wið lengtenádle and wið útsiht gesoden on wætere and his geallan man mæg wið pipor mengan wið múþsáre leporem licet comedere, et bonus est contra dysenteriam et diarrhæum, in aqua elixus; et fel ejus miscendum est cum
ge-gangan
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H. 209, 6. of passive movement (lit. or fig.). to be allotted to a person Him tó móse sceal gegangan geára gehwylce þriá þreóténo þúsend gerímes, Sal. 288. to happen to a person (dat.), befall Gegangeð þám mannum . . . þæt heó ealle forbeornað, Wlfst
ge-hæftan
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Hí weorþaþ gerǽpte mid þǽre unrótnesse and swá gehæfte moeror captos fatigat, Bt. 37, 1; F. 186, 22. to put into the power of another, bring into bondage, enslave. lit. Genam se sciphláford mé neádinga . . . and hé mé gehæfte on his éðle, Hml.
ge-siht
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H. 13, 27. sight (lit. or fig. ) of a person or object. where the person sees. with gen. of person On wera gesiehðe, An. 620. Tó gesyþþe ad (regis) presentiam, An. Ox. 3015. Fore gesigðe his ante conspectum suum, Lk. L. 9, 52.
ge-sprǽc
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Hig on manegum gespræcum heora gástlic líf smeádon, Guth. 52, 6. On gespræcum (-sprecum, v.l.) in dialogues, Gr. D. 259, 22. Hí betwyh heom þá hálgan gespræcu (-sprecu, v.l.) sprǽcon inter sacra colloquia, 167, ii. Gesprecu (sprǽcu, v.l. ), 168, 17.
hefig-tíme
heavy ⬩ weighty ⬩ of great importance ⬩ serious ⬩ grave ⬩ severe ⬩ serious ⬩ oppressive ⬩ annoying ⬩ troublesome ⬩ hard to bear ⬩ grievous ⬩ tedious
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Cuth. c. 30), ii. 150, 5. used predicatively, where the source of trouble is given, by a noun (or pronoun) Wearð his lif swiðe hefigtýme ðám gebróðrum, ac hí hit forbǽron for his bróðer gódnysse, Hml. Th. i. 534, 5.
rest
rest, quiet, freedom from toil ⬩ rest, repose, sleep ⬩ a place of rest, resting-place ⬩ a bed, couch
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Kmbl, Lind. 23, 6
máðum
A precious or valuable thing ⬩ a treasure ⬩ jewel ⬩ ornament
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Lind. 12, 29. Hió hyre ða betstan mádmas tó Cantwaran cyricean brohte, Lchdm. iii. 422, 14. Heora dýre gold ne biþ náhte wurþ wið ða foresǽdan mádmas ( St. Swiðhun's bones ), Glostr. Frag. 2, 30.
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etan
to devour ⬩ consume ⬩ destroy
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H. 57, 5. to eat habitually, as a regular article of food: Næbbe gé líf on eów búton gé eton mín flǽsc . . . Sé ðe et mín flǽsc, hé wunað on mé . . . Sé ðe et ðisne hláf, hé leofaðon écnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 266, 25-32.
fandian
to try ⬩ to tempt ⬩ to try ⬩ to try ⬩ taste ⬩ feel ⬩ to try ⬩ to visit ⬩ tempt ⬩ provoke ⬩ attempt
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things Gársecg fandaþ, hwæðer ác hæbbe æðele treówe, Run. 25. combining the constructions of 1 and 2 Wolde se wísa mon his fandigan, hwæðer hé swá wís wǽre swá hé self wénde ꝥ hé wǽre, Bt. 18, 4; F. 66, 32. to try, have experience of, taste, feel (lit
feran
to go on ⬩ proceed ⬩ to fare ⬩ go on ⬩ succeed ⬩ to come ⬩ be derived
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H. 21, 17. of going from this world, to depart this life Ǽr hé of worulde férde, Bl. H. 225, 9. Férdon forð Tatwine and Biéda, Chr. 734; P. 44, 14. Gif ceorl and his wíf bearn hæbben gemǽne, and fére se ceorl forð, Ll.
ge-girwan
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Gegirwed, 68, 34. to clothe with or in a garment (lit. or fig.) Gegereð hine áwergednisse induit se maledictions, Ps. Srt. 108, 18. Ic gegerede mec mid héran, 34, 13.
Linked entries: girwan ge-gerwan ge-girwung ge-gyrian
ge-wissian
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Ic wolde georne æt ðé gewitan þissere byrig rihtnaman, gif þú mé woldest gewissigan I should like to know from you the proper name of this town, if you would inform me, Hml. S. 23, 548
mearc
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I. 98, 1. a written symbol Ic hæbbe gesett áne mearke beforan þám rǽdingun, anð þá ic wylle hér ámearkian, Angl. viii. 333, 14. a visible trace or impression diversifying a surface, as a line, written character, or the like Hí ymb hine gemearcodon ánne
ǽr
early ⬩ expressing readiness, quickness, soon ⬩ earlier, before ⬩ previously, beforehand ⬩ sooner ⬩ before ⬩ sooner ⬩ first
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Hé angan tó smeágenne ǽrest þinga hú hé his líf gerihtlǽcan meahte, Lch. iii. 438, 29: Ll. Th. ii. 316, 11. Similar entries v. ǽror
on-geagn
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Him com seó menio ongeán (-gægn, Lind. Rush.), Jn. Skt. 12, 18. Férdon ongeán ðǽm héðnum they marched against the heathens, Blickl.