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ge-stælan

Grammar
ge-stælan, l. -stǽlan, dele first passage, in last for leágung l. leásung, and add: to bring home to a person a charge, liability, &c., to prove something to have been committed by, or
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.), and his eft geswícan wille, gestǽle on ryhtran hand ( let him make the charge good upon one who more justly may be charged; pertrahat hoc ad rectiorem manum, Old Lat. vers.), Ll. Th. i. 76, 6.

óleccung

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Add Oft mon sceal ðone welegan ofermódan tó him loccian mid lídelicre ólicunga (ólecciunga, v. l.) nonnunquam superbus dives exhortationis blandimento placandus est, Past. 183, 19.

wealg

(adj.)
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Tie meaning 'insipid, nauseous' is borne out by what follows áspiwen For ðǽm ǽlc wæter bið ðý unwerodre tó drincanne, æfter ðǽm ðe hit wearm bið, gif hit eft ácólað, ðonne hit ǽr wǽre, ǽr hit mon ongunne wleccan. The '?

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, <b>.
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</b> add Þá gecwǽdon hié þæt hié sume hié beæftan wereden, and sume þurh ealle þá truman út áfuhten, Ors. 5, 7 ; S. 230, 21. c. add: cf. in-, fit-warn

tó-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive in different directions,drive awayto drive asunderseparateto scatter,disperseto scatter,destroyto drive away,send elsewhereto drive away,dispel,put an end to

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Hiss stren all shollde ben todrifenn and toskeȝȝredd, Orm. 16397

Linked entry: tó-drǽfan

múþ

(n.)
Grammar
múþ, es; m.

The mouththe mouth as an instrument of speechthe faceA mouthopeningorifice

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Hé for ðý sáre ne mihte his hand tó múþe gedón could not put his hand to his mouth, Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 4. Eall ðæt on ðone múþ gǽþ, gǽþ on ða wambe, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 17. Múþum buccis, Wrt.

seax

(n.)
Grammar
seax, es; n.
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Martin ) tócearf his basing on emtwá mid sexe, Homl. Th. ii. 500, 26. Geteáh his seax, Blickl. Homl. 215, 6

Linked entries: sex sæx CNÍF

for-dyttan

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Heó simble heora eáran fordyttan and hit gehýran noldon, Wlfst. 255, 7. Heora módes andgytu fordytton, Hml. S. 23, 379. Forduttende (obturantes) eáran hire, Ps. Srt. 57, 5. Fordytt obstructum, Bl. Gl.

ge-wealdende

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wealdende, adj.

Powerfulmightypotensvalidus

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Powerful, mighty; potens, validus Mid his gewealdendre hand with his mighty hand, Ps. Th. 113, 8

ge-fædera

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fædera, an; m.

A godfathercompater

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A godfather; compater Mauricius wæs his gefædera Mauricius was his godfather, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 24

Linked entry: -fædera

ilf

Grammar
ilf, [The gender of ælf, ilf seems nowhere decisively fixed, but the forms dún-ylfa, -ælfa seem to show that at any rate sometimes it is feminine.]
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Sý ꝥ ylfa þe him sié, þis him mæg tó bóte, Lch. ii. 290, 29. Add

bryce

(n.)
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Add Hý him bryce heóldon (v. healdan; ) they did him service, Gú. 701. v. weorold-bryce

híwian

(v.)
Grammar
híwian, p. ode;

To marry

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To marry Hie forbiódaþ mannum ðæt hie híwien prohibentium nubere, Past. 43, 9; Swt. 318, 1

Linked entries: híwere híwung

land-hláford

(n.)
Grammar
land-hláford, es; m.

a land-lord

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a land-lord, an owner of land, lord of the manor Tódǽle man ða eahta dǽlas on twá and fó se landhláford tó healfum tó healfum se bisceop sý hit cynges man sý hit þegnes [cf. H.

Linked entry: hláford

fægere

(adv.)

beautifullyelegantlygentlyfairplausiblyspeciouslyimpuritythoroughlynoblysplendidlyjustly

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hine mid ealre smyltnysse on heora fiðerum feredon, þæt hé ne mihte ne on scipe fægeror gefered beón, Guth. 40, 18. of gentle, courteous, kindly treatment Onfóh þú þínum esne fægere, Ps. Th. 118, 122.

hogian

(v.)
Grammar
hogian, p. ode

To employ the mind, to think, mind, consider, know, understand, care, be solicitous or anxious, to purpose, strive, intend, be intent on, resolve

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Hé lythwón hogode ymbe his sáwle þearfe he thought little about the needs of his soul, 101, 201; Homl. Th. ii. 118, 15.

ge-beór

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Wæs his gewuna ꝥ hé wolde swýþe lytel drincan, þeáh hé mid gebeórum blíðe wǽre, Vis. Lfc. 24.

scip-here

(n.)
Grammar
scip-here, es; m.
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genámon . . . and twá him on hand eodon, and ða men wǽron myclum ofslagene, ǽr on hand eodan, MS.

ge-mǽne

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Ǽgðer ge etelond ge eyrðlond ge eác wudoland all hit is gemǽne þára fíf and tuéntig hída, C. D. ii. 95, 15. Ðás nigon hído licggeað on gemang óðran gedállande, feldlǽs gemáne and mǽda gemáne and yrðland gemǽne, vi. 39, 8-10.

gylt

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Gif hé þæs wilniaþ ꝥ him hiora yfel unwrecen sié be þaes gyltes andefne, Bt. 38, 7 ; F. 210, 8. Sceal ǽghwylc man bétan his wðhdǽda be his gyltes andefne, Bl. H. 45, 29