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be-wendan

(v.)

round

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Add: To turn about, round. of simple movement Se drý geband Philetum swá þæt hé bewendan ne mihte, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 18. Hine bewendan fram wíte tó wite, Hml.

bísgian

(v.)
Grammar
bísgian, l. bisgian,

to occupyemployto harasstrouble

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Se láreów ðe bodunge underféhð, ne sceal hé hine sylfne mid worulðþingum bysgian (printedbysnian), Hml. Th. ii. 532, 27, to harass, trouble Wildeór ús on þǽre nihte bisgodon, Nar. 15, 4

cwellere

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Ne bið þǽr ansýn gesewen bútan þára cwelra þe cwylmað ðá earman non nisi tortorum facies ibi cernitur ulla, Dóm. L. 204. Hé belǽwde þone Hǽlend þám cwellerum, Hml. A. 74, 46. Add

epactas

(n.)
Grammar
epactas, (-e, -an ?); gen. pl. epacta, epactana,

epacts

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epacts Þæs geáres ne beóð náne epactas, Angl. viii. 301, 29. Tó geáre synd feówertýne epactas, 327, 11. Hú fela epactas beón on geáre, 329, 35: Lch. iii. 228, 5, 8. On grécisc hí synt gecwedene epacte, Angl. viii. 302, 32.

ge-fremming

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fremming, e ; f.
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Þæt hé ne geortrúwige on bénum gefremmincge ut non desperet precious effectum, Scint. 33, 9. <b>II a.</b> accomplishment, fulfilment of a dream :-- Swefen næfð gefremincge, Lch. iii. 184, 15. Gefremminge, 186, 4. Gefrem-inge, 12

ge-winful

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Ic wolde ꝥ hyra lǽs wǽre gewinfulra utinam minus fuissent laboriosa, Nar. 2, 29.

gnornung

(n.)
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Hit náuht elles nát bútan gnornunga crescit in immensum noxia cura, Bt. 3, 2; F. 6, 12: Met. 3, 10. Þǽr is wóp wíde gehéred . . . and gnornunge mecga, Sat. 334.

segnian

(v.)
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Hé cwæd, 'Ic wille mé segnian, ac ic ne mæg' ' Signum tibi sanctae crucis imprime'. Respondebat dicens, 'Volo me signare, sed non possum,' Gr. D. 325, 3-4. Add Æfter gereorde Críst bletsode húsel . . .

rodor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rodor-líc, adj.

of the firmamentcelestialheavenly

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Hí ( Enoch and Elias) sind genumene tó lyftenre heofenan, tó rodlícere, Homl. Th. i. 308, 3. Godes ríce on rodorlícere heofonan, ii. 330, 27. celestial, heavenly (v. rodor, II) Cǽgbora se roderlíca ( aethereus ) mid óðrum apostolum, Hymn.

rúnian

(v.)
Grammar
rúnian, ode

To talk low, whisper, mutter

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Ðeáh ðé mon hwylces hlihge, and ðú ðé unscyldigne wite, ne réhst ðú hwæt hý rǽdon oððe rúnion, Prov. Kmbl. 12. Ða rúniendan musitantes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54. 72 . Rúnigendum stefnum, Guthl. 5; Gdwin, 36, 1. note. His egen to sen, his muð to runien, O.

Linked entries: rún rúnere

hearmian

(v.)
Grammar
hearmian, p. ode

To harm, hurt, injurecalumniarito afflict, grieveto be annoyed

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N. P. L. 33; Th. ii. 294, 26: Lchdm. iii. 202, 33. Gif ðú hine forgitst hit hearmaþ ðé sylfum and Gode if thou forgettest him it harms thyself and not God, Homl. Th. i. 140, 31. Ðeáh ðe hit hearmige sumum though it may do harm to some, H.

á-sprýtan

Grammar
á-sprýtan, l. á-spryttan,

to sprout outspring upto put forth sproutssprout out

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L. 91, 8. of a root, seed, to put forth sprouts, sprout out For ðám þá wyrttruman magon eft ðanon ásprettan (printed -spretgan) ne talige ic þé þeáh ꝥ tó nánre scylde, Shrn. 184, 21

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ge-wendan

(v.)
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on þæs folces unrǽd nec plurimorum acquiesces sententiae, Ll.

ge-flít

Grammar
ge-flít, l. ge-flit,
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Geflite divortio, 28, 14. strife, contention in the abstract Nis þǽr (heaven) ege, ne geflit, ne yrre, ne nǽnig wiþer­weardnes, Bl. H. 25, 31. Oferhýdo ond geflite and æfeste animositati, contentioni, inuidiae, Bd. 1, 14 ; Sch. 38, 24.

DEÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
DEÁÞ, es; m.

DEATH mors

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Nis me ðæs deáþes sorg there is no fear of death to me, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 7; Gú. 350: 40 a; Th. 133, 25; Gú. 495: Cd. 25; Th. 31, 28; Gen. 492: Elen. Kmbl. 1165; El. 584: Bt. 8; Fox 26, 6.

Linked entry: deóþ

féða

(n.)
Grammar
féða, an; m.

a band on footinfantrya hosttrooptribecompanyphălanx pĕdestrispĕditeslĕgioăciestrĭbuscătervaa battlepugna

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Ne willaþ eów andrǽdan deáde féðan dread ye not dead bands, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 26; Exod. 266. Hí bǽdon ðæt hí móston ofer ðone ford faran, féðan lǽdan they gave orders to go over the ford, to lead the troops onward, Byrht. Th. 134, 23; By. 88.

Linked entry: féðu

LEÓHT

(n.)
Grammar
LEÓHT, líht, es; n.

LIGHTa light

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Drihten nam in óðer leóht Agustinus, Menol. Fox 191; Men. 97. Beó leóht on ðære heofenan fæstnysse fiant luminaria in firmameuto cœli, Gen. 1, 14. Gesceóp God twá miccle leóht God created two great lights, Lchdm, iii. 234, 7.

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óþ

(prep.; con.)
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Grn. 7, 13. marking extent, degree, so much as Nis se ðe dó gód, nis óþ ánum ( usque ad unum ), Ps. Spl. 13, 2: 52, 4. with acc. local, marking a point reached, to, up to, as far as Óþ eorþan endas, Deut. 28, 64: Ps. Th. 71, 8.

Linked entry: ót-

CENNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CENNAN, cænnan. cynnan; -nende; de; ed; v. trans.

to beget, conceive, create, bring forth gignere, creare, facere, parere to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, proveadvocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare

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Sceal, ic eald wíf, cennan shall I, now an old woman, conceive? Gen. 18, 13. Iob sunu Waldendes freónoman cende Job gave [created, made] a noble name to the Lord's son, Exon. 17a; Th. 40, 9; Cri. 636.

hwanne

(adv.)
Grammar
hwanne, hwænne, hwonne; adv.

When

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Sax. that werod béd hwan ér the fródo man gifrumid habdi waldandes willeon], Exon. 108 b; Th. 413, 29; Rä. 32, 13. indefinite, at some time Se ilca ús wile hwonne eft mid eallum egesan gesécan the same will visit us again at some time with all terror

Linked entries: hwænne hwonne