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ge-þoftian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þoftian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To associatejointo enter into an agreementassŏciāresocietātem inīre

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To associate, join, to enter into an agreement; assŏciāre, societātem inīre Geþoftade he wið Ptholomeus he joined with Ptolemy, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 74, 26.

Linked entry: -þoftian

hnesc-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hnesc-líce, adv.

Gently, softly, tenderly

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Gently, softly, tenderly his hiéremonna yfelu tó hnesclíce forberan ne sceal subditorum mala tolerari leniter non debent, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 159, 25. Ðonne his wambe sua hnesclíce ólecþ dum ventri molliter serviunt, 43, 5; Swt. 313, 12

traht-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
traht-bóc, f.

A book of expositiona treatisecommentary

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Twá and hundseofontig bóca ðære ealdan ǽ and ðære níwan áwende . . . búton óðrum menigfealdum trahtbócum ðe deópðancollíce ásmeáde, 15

á-stellan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stellan, (i, y); p. de

To leaprushfly off

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To leap, rush, fly off Se þorn, efne swá swá strǽl of bogan ástelleþ, swá of þám man áfleáh, Guth. 68, 22. hraþe ástylde (forð árǽsde, v. l.) of his ræste ex lecto prosiliit, Gr. D. 21, 28

á-weg

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Add: á-wege-wege com wund áweg confossus vulneribus evasit, Ors. 4, 6;S. 172, 24. tówearp ꝥ deófolgild and wearð him áwege, Hml. S. 25, 228. hér ys se áwege, Amauisti vel amasti, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 147, 1

Linked entry: on-weg

bæcestre

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becom tó þám ofne, in þám þá wíf bócon heora hláfas. Þá lócode in þone ofn, wénunga hwylc hláf ðǽr tó láfe wunode æfter þám bæcestrum (coquentibus), Gr. D. 251, 27. Add

æt-byrst

Grammar
æt-byrst, fut. of æt-berstan.

he will escapeevadet

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he will escape; evadet,Basil. 7; Norm. 5, 12;

a-scræp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-scræp, p. of a-screopan.

he scrapedradebat

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he scraped; radebat,Job 2, 8; Thw. 166, 33;

norþ-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ-weard, adv.

Northward

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Northward éfste norþweard, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 28

ge-grymetian

(v.)
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to rage gegrimmetode egeslíce, Hml. S. 25, 540

ge-ælfremedan

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byð geelfremed fram middangerde, Verc. Först. 146. Add

fæþel

(n.)
Grammar
fæþel, (?), es; m.

A player

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A player Fæþelas [hi]striones, An. Ox. 39, 2

feferig

(adj.)
Grammar
feferig, febrig (q. v. in Dict.) ; adj.

Feverish

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Feverish Gif feforig sý, Lch. i. 334, 21

Linked entry: febrig

ge-gædere

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-gædere, ge-gadere; adv.
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Together ealle gegadere wundrodon, Hml. S. 30, 385

Linked entries: ge-gadere gædere

glésan

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ðás bóc gloesde, Jn. p. 188, 15 Add

leásere

Grammar
leásere, <b>; II.</b>
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Heó ongan lǽran þone leásere, Shrn. 47, 5. Add

ofer-hát

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hát, adj.
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Excessively hot Wið ómum oferhátum, Lch. ii. 10, 6

stunian

(v.)
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Add Stunað heó wið attre, Lch. iii. 36, 7

swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ, adj.
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sette his ða swíþ[r]an hand him on ðæt heáfod, Bd. 2, 12; S. 515, 19. sette Ephraim on his swíðran hand . . . and Mannases on his winstran hand, ðæt wæs on Israhéles swíðran healfe . . .

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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Gif ðú wénst ðæt him áhwonan útan cómon ða gód ðe hæfþ, ðonne wǽre ðæt þing betere, ðe hit him fram cóme, ðonne , Bt. 34, 3; Fox 136, 26. Ælfréd com útan (úton, MS. E.) mid fierde, Chr. 885; Erl. 82, 23.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard