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hýre-mann

Grammar
hýre-mann, hiére-, hýr-mann, es; m.

a subjectfollowerservantsubordinatea parishioner a hearer

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biþ geborgen for often from the ignorance of the teacher the followers go astray, and often from the wisdom of the teacher the followers are preserved; per pastorum ignorantiam hi, qui sequuntur, offendant, Past. 1, 4; Swt. 29, 5.

þeahtian

(v.)
Grammar
þeahtian, p. ode
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To take counsel, to consult Hié smeágeaþ and ðeahtigaþ on hiera módes rinde monig gód weorc wyrcanne, Past. 9; Swt. 55, 22, Hé mid his ealdormannum ðeahtode and sóhte hwæt be ðyssum ðingum dónne wǽre cum suis primatibus curavit conferre, quid de

spelian

(v.)
Grammar
spelian, p. ode

To act as the representative of anotherto representto take, or stand in, the place of another

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To act as the representative of another, to represent, to take, or stand in, the place of another Pronomen spelaþ ðone naman ... Gif ðú cwest: 'Hwá lǽrde ðé?' ðonne cweðe ic: 'Dúnstán.' 'Hwá hádode ðé?'

Linked entry: speliend

ge-feormian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feormian, p. ode; pp. od. v. a.

to entertainharbourreceive as a guestfeedcherishsupportsusciperehospitio suscipereepularefoverecurareto feed ondevourvescicomedereto cleansefarmcleanse outmundare

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the dead [mortuos] to [save] their lives, Andr.

ge-cennan

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Ic þéo écne God ǽnne gecenne, Hy. 10, 4. to declare a course of action Gif hé teám gecenne, and sý on óðre scíre sé þe týmð, Ll.

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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Seó forme India líþ ðæra Silhearwena ríce seó óðer líþ Medas, seó þridde ðam micclum gársecge the first India extends to the kingdom of Ethiopia, the second to Media, the third to the great ocean, Homl. Th. i. 454, 12.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

ísen-ordál

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-ordál, es; n.
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The ordeal by hot iron, in which the accused who wished to clear himself had to bear, on the naked hand, a piece of red hot iron.

Linked entry: or-dál

ge-lettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lettan, ðú -letest; p. -lette; pp. -lett, -let; v. a.

To hinderdelayletstopretardareimpedire

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Ðú geletest láþ werod thou shalt stop the hostile force, Elen. Kmbl. 187; El. 94. To hraðe hine gelette lidmanna sum ðá he ðæs eorles earm amyrde too soon one of the seamen hindered him when he disabled the earl's arm, Byrht. Th. 136, 40; By. 164.

Linked entry: lettan

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Ðæs ðe hé wénde according to his belief Chart. Th. 140, 7.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

freólsian

(v.)
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Add: to free. to deliver from bondage Drihten mancyn freólsode, Bl. H. 83, 24. to enfranchise land. v. ge-edfreólsian. to celebrate a festival Ðone fíftan dæg hí freólsodon lóue wurðmynte, ðám mǽrostan gode, Sal. K. p. 124, 134

girwan

Grammar
girwan, <b>gierwan, gerwan, gyrwan, gierian, gerian, gyrian</b>
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Cf. eárede fæt cratera, 24, 25) orcas (in crateras), Ex. 24, 6. to prepare oneself to do something Hió hié deáþe gerede, Ors. 5, 13; S. 246, 30. Hié giredon hié wíge, 3, 5; S. 106, 17. Hié hié gefeohte geredon, 4, 10; S. 202, 13.

DARU

(n.)
Grammar
DARU, daro, e; f.

Hurt, harm, damage damnum, noxa

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Him to dare to his harm, Exon. 42 b; Th. 144, 2; Gú. 672. Ne astrece ðú ðíne hand búfon ðam cilde, ne him náne ðare ne gedó stretch thou not thine hand over thy son, nor do him any harm, Homl. Th. ii. 60, 35.

Linked entries: dæru daro dere

ge-nyht

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Þú wunast on þére héhstan genyhte ubi summa plenitudo, Solil. H. 9, 9. Gebeorh bringeð genihte wæstme montem uberem, Ps. Th. 67, 15, 16: 91, 13. Hé sende on heora múþas mete genihte misit saturitatem in animas eorum, 105, 13.

ge-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþan, -wiorþan, -wurþan, -wyrþan; he -weorþeþ, -weorþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; subj. pres. -weorþe, pl. -weorþen; p. -wurde, pl. -wurden; pp. -worden.

to bebe madebecomehappenfiĕriTo happencome to passbefallcome togetheragreebe agreeablecontingĕreevĕnīreconvĕnīreplăcēre

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Ðæt me Meotud moncynnes milde geweorþe that the Lord of mankind be merciful to me, Exon. 75 b; Th. 282, 23; Jul. 667: 78 b; Th. 294, 19; Cra. 17.

drífan

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 3, 39. to force living beings to move. to force men or animals to move before or from one Hié mon beforan hiera triumphan drifon, Ors. 5, 1; S. 214, 17. Dríf þá sceáp in heora lǽse, Gr. D. 20, 12.

ge-winnan

(v.)
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II</b> Him wæs manna lufu ðæs mycel ꝥ him nǽnig gewin lang ne heard ne þúhte þæs þe hé heora sáulum hǽle and rǽde gewinnan mihte in him was the love of men so great that none of the labour seemed to him too long or too hard that

Frysa

(n.)
Grammar
Frysa, Friesa, an; pl. nom. acc. Frysan, Frisan, Fresan; gen. Frysena, Frysna; dat. Frysum; m.

A FrisianFrīsiusFreso

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Th. ii. 358, 18. Be norþan-westan him syndon Frysan to the north-west of them are the Frisians, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 35: Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 15: Chr. 886; Th. 154, 24, col. 2, 3; 155, 23, col. 1.

Linked entries: Fresan Friesa Frisan

be-scencan

(v.)

to give to drink

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to give to drink

freórig

(adj.)
Grammar
freórig, adj.

freezingchilledfrigidfrozenfrīgensfrīgŏre rīgensfrīgĭdusgĕlĭduschilled with fear or sorrowtremblingsadtrĕmenstristis

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Kmbl. 2520; An. 1261. chilled with fear or sorrow, trembling, sad; trĕmens, tristis He gefeóll freórig to foldan he fell trembling to the ground, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 27; Jud. 281.

for-brecan

to crushoppressto breakdestroyto break

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Ic hét hié gebindan and him þá bán and sconcan forbrecan crurifragio punire jussi, Nar. 16, 27. Swylce mé wǽre se hrycg forbrocen, Ps. Th. 31, 4: Ll. Th. i. 16, 8: 18, 15. fig. to crush a person, oppress: Ne forbrec ðú non conteras (egenum), Kent.