geond-spǽtan
To spit or squirt through, syringe through, to squirt water as through a syringe or pipe ⬩ sĭphonĭbus ăquam exprĭmĕre
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To spit or squirt through, syringe through, to squirt water as through a syringe or pipe; sĭphonĭbus ăquam exprĭmĕre Ðú hie ǽlce dæge mid pípan geondspǽt do thou syringe through it every day with a tube, L. M. 2, 22; Lchdm. ii. 208, 26
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ge-scendnys
A confounding ⬩ confusio
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A confounding; confusio Gescendnys, Ps. Spl. 43, 17: 34, 30. Ðone deófol ðe ða synfullan gelǽt to gescyndnysse. Babilonia seó Chaldeisca burh is gereht gescyndnys the devil that leads the sinful to confusion. Babylon, the Chaldean city, is interpreted
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sypian
to take in moisture
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to take in moisture Glædenan rinde lytelra gedó þreó pund on glæsfæt; gedó ðonne ðæs scearpestan wínes tó .v. sestras, ásete ðonne on háte sunnan . . . ðæt hit sipige and socige .iiii. dagas, Lchdm. ii. 252, 11. Similar entries v. Cf. súpan, and preceding
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un-geféled
Not possessed of feeling ⬩ insensible
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Not possessed of feeling, insensible Ðonne seó ungefélde áheardung ðære lifre tó langsum wyrð, Lchdm. ii. 210, 3. Gif ðæt líc tó ðon swíþe ádeádige, ðæt ðǽr nán gefélnes on ne sié, ðonne scealt ðú eal ðæt deáde and ðæt ungefélde of ásníþan, 82, 27
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weorold-wita
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A secular or lay councillor Gif feohbót áríseþ, swá swá wise woroldwitan tó steóre gesettan, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 5. Wíse eác wǽron woroldwitan ðe ǽrest gesettan tó godcundan rihtlagan worldlaga, vii. 24; Th. i. 334, 21. Worldwitan, ix. 348, 13
á-hreósan
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Add: to fall down Áhreósað ealle steorran nyðer, Wlfst. 137, 10. On áhriásð incidat ( = -et), Kent. Gl. 830. Wit unc ondrédon hwonne wit sceoldon feallan of þám olfende and of áhreósan. Hml. A. 202, 228. to be destroyed Áhriósð corruet, Kent. Gl.
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á-sáwan
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Add: to sow land Ðú þás eorþan áseówe mistlicum sǽde, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 26. Þá hét hé him bringan bere tó sǽde and ofer ǽlcne tíman ðá eorðan áseów, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 12. Ásáwen æcer seges, Wrt. Voc. i. 80, 47
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bisceop-lic
episcopal ⬩ pontifical
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Add: bishop-like, proper to a bishop Hé ne gefremede náht biscoplices, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 20. episcopal, pontifical Biscoplic wurðscipe flamininus honor, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 54. Biscoplic stól pontificalis cathedra, An. Ox. 2029. Tó biscoplicum synoðe
bénsian
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Dele bracket, and 'To fall down in prayer'; add: To suppli-cate, implore Hine boensendu hwæthwugu from him petens aliquid ab eo, Mt. R. 20, 20. Folce boensandi populo supplicanti. Rtl. 93, 17: 80, 9. Boensandra supplicanlium, 40, 5: supplicum, 41, 23
be-rǽsan
attack
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Add: to rush upon, attack Hé him on berǽsde irruit super eos, Gen. 14, 15. to rush into (extremes) Berǽst hé on ungemetlice cuéminge inordinate ad mollitiem rapitur, Past. 143, 6. Ðætte ðæt mód ne berǽse on ungeðyld ne ad impatientiam spiritus erumpant
geómorlíce
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Add: in a way that causes sorrow, miserably Man sceal þá geoguðe geómorlíce lǽdan gehæft, heánlíce mid heardum bendum, Wlfst. 295, 17. in a way that expresses sorrow, lamentably, mournfully Tó Gode gebiddende and tó him heora neóde geómorlíce mǽnende
ge-rǽf
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Add: As á-ráfian = dissolvere, á-rǽfan = expedire, ge-rǽf weorþan on hine, applied to the crime, would mean that the person referred to could not free or clear himself of the charge. The Old Latin version renders geresp (v. l. gerǽf) weorðe by firmetur
ge-brýdian
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To marry Wæs óðres cempan wíf . . . seó wæs án geár gebrýdod and feówer mónað, Shrn. 84, 31. Seó wæs twám werum gebrýdad, and hwæþre heó wæs clǽne fǽmne. Ǽrest heó wæs gebrýdad Tondberhte and æfter þǽm heó wæs seald Ecgferðe tó cwéne, 94, 18-21
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mete-rǽdere
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The brother appointed for the week to read aloud to the others at meals. Cf. Be ðǽre wucan rǽdere. Gebróðra gereorde æt hyra mýsum ne sceal beón bútan háligre rǽdinge, R. Ben. 62, 2-4, Gyf þú meterǽdere fyldstól habban wille, Tech. ii. 122, 20
sceáf
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Add Berende scáfas heora, Ps. L. 125, 6. <b>II a.</b> add :-- 'Gebindað þá weód tó scǽfum (sceáfum, v. l. in fasciculos) tó forbærnenne,' Gr. D. 316, 2. Weóda sceáfas, 11. Bunda ł byrðenno ł sceáfa, Mt. L. 13, 30
sǽ-lác
a gift or present or offering
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a gift or present or offering that comes from the sea or from a lake Beowulf maþelode: Hwæt wé ðé ðás sǽlác ( what B. had brought to Hrothgar from Grendel's lake-dwelling ) brohton tíres tó tácne, Beo. Th. 3308; B. 1652: 3253; B. 1624
fyrhtan
to make afraid ⬩ to become afraid.
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Add: to make afraid Fyrhtaþ, gebrégþ consternat, i. perterritat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 66. Þæt hí ne fyrhte þæt gewin ðæs síðfætes, Bd. 1, 23; Sch. 50, 3. Fyrhtede wérun conterriti, Lk. R. 24, 37. to become afraid. v. Rtl. 102, 21 (in Dict.)
brim-hengest
a horse ⬩ A sea-horse ⬩ ship ⬩ marinus equus ⬩ navis
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A sea-horse, ship; marinus equus, navis Hí brimhengest bringeþ to lande the ship brings them to land, Runic pm. 16; Kmbl. 342, 19; Hick. Thes. i. 135. We brecaþ ofer bæþweg brimhengestum we sail over the sea in ships, Andr. Kmbl. 1026; An. 513
ge-sundfullíce
Safely ⬩ securely ⬩ successfully ⬩ prosperously ⬩ tūte ⬩ prospĕre
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Safely, securely, successfully, prosperously; tūte, prospĕre Hí to ðisum íglande gesundfullíce becómon they came safely to this island, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 16. Begým gesundfullíce intende prospĕre, Ps. Spl. 44, 5. Hió færþ gesundfullícost it goes most
Linked entry: -sundfullíce
trág
Evil ⬩ bad
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Evil, bad Tó trág, Exon. Th. 354, 37; Reim. 57. Se feónd and se freónd, tíreádig and trág, synnig and gesǽlig, Elen. Kmbl. 1906; El. 955. Ðæt hió ðære cwéne oncweðan meahton swá tiles swá tráges swá hió him tó sóhte, 649; El. 325