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be-smítan

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Ne mæg ꝥ Godes templ beón besmiten, 73, 15. of the effect of evil Hwanne besmát hine seó scyld þǽre fealasprecolnesse ?, Bl. H. 169, 4. Ðætte nán unclǽnnes hine ne besmíte (polluat), Past. 75, 20. His hand næs besmiten mid ágote-num blóde, Hml.

brecan

(v.)

to shatterdemolishto subduetamereflexto strugglestrive

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Hié þæt fæsteti brecan woldon, Ors. 4, 11; S. 206, 13. Hwænne se ðeóf cóme his hús tó brecenne, Hml. A. 50, 11. reflex, to exert one's self violently (cf. II. 3) Gif man hine brece ofer gemet to spíwanne, Lch. ii. 268, 29.

Linked entry: bracan

ge-macian

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

To make, cause

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ðæra cinga sehte gemacedon they made peace between the two kings, Chr. 1091; Erl. 228, 2. Ðæt landfolc gemacodon ðæt he náht ne dyde the folk of the country prevented him from doing anything, 1075; Erl. 213, 20 : Exod. 5, 21.

Linked entry: MACIAN

stæþ-hlípe

(adj.)
Grammar
stæþ-hlípe, adj.
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ne mihton ofer ðæt scræf swá swæðhlýpe (stæþ-?)

Linked entries: swæð-hlýpe -hlípe

níþ-full

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Níðfulle (printed hið-) synd, grame synd odiosi sunt, molesti sunt, Scint. 3, 4. Níþfulra swicful feónda gereónung liuidorum (i. inuidorum) fraudulenta emulorum factio, An. Ox. 2240

sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
sweostor, swistor, swystor, swustor (-er, -ur); indecl. in sing.; pl. sweostor, sweostra, sweostru (u, y); f.
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Se wæs his sweostor sunu, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 16. Sweoster sunu, 2, 3; S. 504, 20. Swuster sunu, Byrht. Th. 135, 8; By. 115. Ðæt ðú gesecge sweostor mínre, Exon. Th. 172, 32; Gú. 1152. Óþer him sylfum, óþer his sweoster, Bd. 4, 6; S. 574, 13: Homl.

tó-stencan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stencan, p -stencte; pp. -stenced, -stenct.

to scatter the parts of a wholedisperse a number of objects gathered togetherto destroy the integrity of a wholedissipatebring to noughtoverthrow

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Se (Edwy) þurh his cildhádes nytenesse his ríce tóstencte and his ánnesse tódǽlde, Lchdm. iii. 434, 36. Tóstencton (dissipaverunt) unrihtwíse ǽ ðíne. Ps. Spl. 118. 126. munucregol myrdon and mynstra tóstæncton, Chr. 975; Erl. 127. 21.

wóh-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh-líc, adj.

Wrongperverseevil

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Wrong, perverse, evil Hit ys swííe wólíc, ðæt ða geworhtan gesceafta ðam ne beón gehírsume, ðe gesceóp and geworhte, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, I. Mid wólícum obliqua (invidiá), Hpt. Gl. 527, I. On wólícum dǽdum, Blickl. Homl. 107, 28.

Linked entry: wó-líc

set-hrægl

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Ðonne þú setrægel habban wille, þonne plice þu ðíne ágene gewéda mid twám fingrum, tóspréd þíne twá handa and wege swylce þú setl gesydian wille, Tech. ii. 122, 17. Kénwolde helm and byrnan . . . and Eádgyfe his swyster . . . . i. sethrægl, Cht.

ge-sundfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sundfullíce, superl. -lícost; adv.

Safelysecurelysuccessfullyprosperouslytūteprospĕre

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Hió færþ gesundfullícost it goes most securely, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 222, 22

Linked entry: -sundfullíce

gistlíþ-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gistlíþ-ness, (gæstlíþ-ness, gestlíþ-ness, q. v. in Dict.)
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. ¶ on gistlíþnesse as a guest :-- Gif bescoren man gange him an gestlíðnesse, gefe him man ǽnes if a tonsured man go from house to house seeking entertainment, let it be given him once, Ll. Th. i. 38, 12.

Lǽden

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden, es; n.

Latinspeechlanguage

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Ǽfre se ðe áwent of Lédene on Englisc, ǽfre hé sceal gefadian hit swá ðæt ðæt Englisc hæbbe his ágene wísan, elles hit biþ swíðe gedwolsum tó rǽdenne ðam ðe ðǽs Lédenes wísan ne can, Ælfc. Gen. Thw, 4, 5-11.

Linked entries: Léden lýden

á-hwǽnan

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Þæt wydewan and steópcild tó oft ne áhwǽnan, ac georne hý gladian, 309, 3: Ll. Th. i. 326, 25. For ðisum wearð Theodosius þearle áhwǽned, and hé his líc for ðǽre sárignysesse mid wácon reáfe scrýdde . . .

Linked entry: hwǽnan

ge-bátad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bátad, <b>ge-batian;</b> pp. od
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Hire wæs micel wund open ðá heó mon on byrgenne dyde, and þá mon eft úp dyde of þǽre byrgenne ðá wæs hit gebatad, ꝥ þǽr næs bútan seó swaðu on (cf. Wæs seó wund fæstlíce gehálad (curatum), Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 449, 3), Shrn. 95, 2. Substitute:

út-lah

(adj.)
Grammar
út-lah, adj.

Outlawedan outlawcalling for outlawry

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S. 30; Th. i. 394, 24. of a person in respect to a country not his own ǽfre ǽlcne Deniscne cyng útlah of Englalande gecwǽdon, Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 33.

Linked entries: -lah út-laga

HÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÉDAN, p. de

To HEED, take care, observe, attend, guard, take charge, take possession, receiveto take care of, guardcustodire, observare

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To HEED, take care, observe, attend, guard, take charge, take possession, receive Lazarus ne móste ǽr on lífe hédan ðæra crumena his mýsan before when alive Lazarus might not take the crumbs of his table, Homl. Th. i. 330, 31.

Linked entries: be-hédan ge-hýdan

on-hréran

(v.)

of actual movement, to stir, agitate, move violentlyto move, disturb, agitateof emotions, to stir up, arouse, excite

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Ðonne hine mon drincan welle, onhrére eft, Lchdm. ii. 270, 13. Ne mæg him se flǽschoma hond onhréran, Exon. Th. 311, 22; Seef. 96. Eorþe biþ onhréred of hire stówe, Blickl. Homl. 91, 36. Lyft wæs onhréred, Cd. Th. 208, 13; Exod. 482.

Linked entry: hréran

á-belgan

(v.)
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Forbe;ád se biscop ðæt ne weópon, ðý lǽs [] ðá hálgan treów þurh heora wóp and teáras ábulgen monuit sacerdos ut pergeremus fletum ululatumque nostrum sacras arbores dicens offendisse, Nar. 32, 14.

Linked entries: á-bloncgne in-belgan

leornung-cniht

(n.)
Grammar
leornung-cniht, es; m.

scholardisciple

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Nys se leorningcniht ofer his láreów non est discipulus super magistrum, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 24. Sí ðú his leorningcniht, wé synt Moyses leorningcnihtas, Jn. Skt. 9, 28. [The word occurs frequently in the Gospels, as it regularly translates discipulus.]

ge-síþcund

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Add: in a general sense, gentle by birth, gentle in contrast with simple Gif his sunu and his sunu sunu ꝥ geþeóð ꝥ swá micel landes habban, siþþan bið se ofsprinc gesíðcundes cynnes be twám þúsendum, Ll. Th. i. 188, ll.