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éhtend

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Gyf man méte ꝥ geseón ne mæge, lǽre ic hine ꝥ him wið his éhtend beorge, Lch. iii. 174, 28. a persecutor ( Nero ) wæs monna ǽrest éhtend crístenra monna, Ors. 6, 5; S. 262, 5. Oehtende persecutore, Rtl. 64, 16.

first-mearc

an intervala respite

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D. 339, 26. a respite, v. first, 2 Ðá ongan willian fyrstmearce coepit inductae petere, Gr. D. 325, 31. wilnode fyrsþmearce (inducias) . . . gewilnode þára fyrstmearca, ac þá ná ne onféng, 326, 18-20

ofer-hogian

(v.)

to despise, contemn, scorn, disdain

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Ða gýmeleásan and ða oferhogiendan sceal mid wordum þreágan, R. Ben. 13. 15

Linked entry: ofer-hycgan

freót-man

(n.)
Grammar
freót-man, -mann, es; m.

A freedmanlībertus

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-mannon] she gives her the men and the stock, except the freedmen, Cod. Dipl. 1290; A. D. 995; Kmbl. vi. 131, 10

ge-dícian

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

To make a dike or moundvallum facere

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To make a dike or mound; vallum facere Eardædon Bryttas binnan ðam díce, ðe we gemynegodon ðæt Severus hét þwyrs ofer ðæt eálond gedícian kabitabant Brittones intra vallum, quod Severum trans insulam fecisse commemoravimus, Bd. 1, 11; S. 480

luf-tíme

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Gif ðǽm mǽdenum líkiað hyra luftýman sprǽce, Hex. 48, 16. Luftémpre dulcius, R. Ben. I. 3, 8

wæter-seáþ

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Wæs gewinnful niþer tó ástígenne tó þám wæterseáðe ( ad lacum), þonne hí sceoldon heom wæter hladan, 112, 18. Add

higian

(v.)
Grammar
higian, p. ode

To hiehastenstrive

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Ða ðe gesyhþ tó Gode higian those that he sees striving towards God, Blickl. Homl. 29, 22. sceal simle higian ðæt weorþe geedniwad he must ever strive to be renewed. Past. 22, 1; Swt. 169, 10

Linked entries: hígþ tó-higung

ge-beót

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swór ꝥ Godes hús wolde for-bærnan . . . eft genam fyrde, wolde his gebeót mid weorcum gefrem-man, 25, 621.

áþ-wyrþe

(adj.)
Grammar
áþ-wyrþe, adj.

Worthy of an oathworthy of creditdignus qui juret

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Worthy of an oath, worthy of credit; dignus qui juret Gif he áþwyrþe biþ if he be oath-worthy, L. In. 46; Th. i. 130, 14: L. Ed. 3 ; Th. i. 160, 21

fold-græf

(n.)
Grammar
fold-græf, es; n.

An earth-gravesepulcrurn

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An earth-grave; sepulcrurn He ahóf of foldgræfe he raised [it] from an earthly grave, Elen. Kmbl. 1686; El. 845. Of foldgrafum from the earth-graves, Exon. 23a; Th. 63, 27; Cri. 1026

ful-georne

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-georne, full-georne; adv.

Full earnestlyvery diligentlyfull welldiligentissĭmeoptĭme

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Full earnestly, very diligently, full well; diligentissĭme, optĭme He wiste fulgeorne ðæt God hine lufode he knew full well that God loved him; qui optime nōvĕrat Dŏmĭnum esse cum eo, Gen. 39, 3

Linked entry: full-georne

hwistlian

(v.)
Grammar
hwistlian, p. ode

to hisswhistle

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To make a hissing sound, to hiss, whistle hwystlode stranglíc[e] stemne he [the devil] made a great hissing, Nar. 43, 17. [Wick. whistlen hiss (A. V.) Piers P. whistlen (to birds ).]

ge-bédian

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

To praypray toworshipōrāreadōrāre

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To pray, pray to, worship; ōrāre, adōrāre Ðæt he wolde Róme gesécan, and him ðǽr gebédigan that he would visit Rome, and worship there, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 21, note, MS. T

þrohtig

(adj.)
Grammar
þrohtig, (?); adj.

Enduringfirmperseveringlaborious

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Ic eom swiftre ðonne , þrágum strengra, þreohtigra, Exon. Th. 494, 7; Rä. 82, 4

Linked entry: þreohtig

un-æþellíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-æþellíce, adv.

Ignobly

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Ignobly Ic cúþe sumne bróþor ... wæs geseted on æþelum mynstre, ac unæþelíce his líf lifede novi fratrem ... positum in monasterio nobili, sed ipsum ignobiliter viventem, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 9

Linked entry: æþel-íce

æt-lutian

(v.)
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Add: absolute on dymhofon ætlutode, Hml. Th. ii. 122, 4. with dat. of person from whom one hides ætluðode his éhterum, Hml. S. 19, 21. Ætlutian his feóndum, Jud. 4, 18

Linked entry: lutian

fót-setl

(n.)
Grammar
fót-setl, es; n.
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A footstool Sæt mid ðám cynincge æt gereorde. Þá fǽringa sáh niðer wið ðæs fótsetles sprǽce benumen (cf. mutus in ipsa sede declinavit, Florence of Worcester), Chr. 1053; P. 182, 21

geond-récan

(v.)
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to smoke thoroughly, fill with smoke Þonne restan wille, hæbbe gléda þǽrinne, lege stor on þá gléda, and réc hine mid ꝥ swǽte, and ꝥ hús geondréc, Lch. ii. 348, 6

sprott

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cwæð ꝥ hí ealle ne mihton, ne fisceras ne sylf, gefón ǽnne sprot, Hml. S. 31, 1271. Add