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a-lefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lefan, to become weak.
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Dóð þæt hí ne magon úre tungan gehremman ne ús áléfian, 488, 6. Gif hwá áléfed wǽre oððe limleás, i. 236, 29. Þæt þæt áléfed wæs, þæt ic gehǽle, 242, 16. Áléfed paralysed, ii. 546, 30. Þæt wanhál wæs and áléwed (álýfed, v. l.) quod debile erat, R.

be-hátan

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Beháte hé swilc wíte swilc hé ús beháte, 459. to give assurance, certify Þú mé behéte hál and clǽne ꝥ ꝥ þú mé sealdest, Ll. Th. i. 180, 22. reflex, to profess one's self ready for the doing of something (gen.)

ge-blandan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blandan, ge-blandan; pp. ge-blanden, -blonden [In the two instances where the past tense occurs the forms are ge-blond,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 16,
ge-blondan,
    An. 33.
Under blandan is given blénde as apast subjunctive, but this form might be placed as a present (or past) under blendan. v. ge-blendan. Cf. gang as a past tense of gangan.]
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Geblanden, 45, 17: confectum, 14, 49. to mix with :-- Is him þæt heáfod hindan gréne, wrǽtlíce wrixled wurman geblonden, Ph. 294. to mix things that should be kept separate :-- Ðona geworð ðæt mið ús giblonden ł gimencged (mixta) aron alle, and in Marc

ge-myndgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myndgian, ge-myndigian.
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. :-- Úre eáðmédu Drihten gemyndgade in humilitate nostra memor fuit nostri Dominus, Ps.

ge-segen

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Betwyh þá his gesawene (-seagone, v.l.) inter dicendum, Bd. 3, 19 ; Sch. 282, 8. what is said, either in speech or writing, a narrative, relation Ús gedafenaþ ꝥ wé gehýron þá word háligra gewreota . . .

gryre

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Hine God ús onsende wið Grendles gryre ( the terror caused by Grendel), B. 384 : Exod. 20. Þá wudubeámas wagedon and swégdon þurh winda gryre flamine ventorum resonantibus undique ramis, Dóm. L. 8.

nearu-ness

Grammar
nearu-ness, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b>
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. ; þeáh wé ús mid þám deórwyrþestan gimmum úton ymbehón, hwæðere wé sceolon on nearonysse ende gebídan, Wlfst. 263, 1

æcer

field, land ⬩ of arable land ⬩ the crop raised on the land ⬩ a definite quantity of land, an acre

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Similar entries (v. un-gilde.) of arable land :-- Gesáwen æcer vel land seges, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 55. Se æker, Past. 411, 18. Hé on his æcere eóde, and his sulh on handa hæfde, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 8.

fylstan

to help ⬩ (tó) ⬩ to help

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Th. i. 506, 16. to help a person (dat.) to (tó) something, to help to the attainment of an end Hwílon þes middaneard teáh menn fram Gode . . . nú hé fylst ús tó Gode, ml. S. 28, 172.H Ꝥ ǽlc geréfa fylste óðrum tó úre ealra friðe, Ll.

be-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cirran, (-cerran, -cyrran, q. v. in Dict.).

to turn round ⬩ about ⬩ to go round ⬩ pass by ⬩ avoid ⬩ to turn ⬩ pervert ⬩ seduce ⬩ to beguile ⬩ deceive ⬩ to get round a person

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Hii wolleþ us bicheorre (biwiȝelien, 1st MS.) þorh hire wise craftes, Laym. 969. Herkne nu, we nelleþ þe nouht bicherre, Misc. 46, 324

Linked entries: be-cerran be-cyrran

be-drífan

to drive game ⬩ to follow up a track

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.), 138, 3. to follow up a track Gif mon trode bedrífð forstolenes yrfes of stæðe on óðer, Ll. Th. i. 352, 4. Gyf him hundred bedrífe trod on óðer hundred, 260, 3

eall

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Fram eallum ús, Bd. 4, 5; Sch. 375, 2. alone Syððan hine forléton ealle bútan .ii., Chr. 1049; P. 171, 21. ¶ oblique cases or prepositional phrases with adverbial force. genitive with superlative adj. or adv.

hé

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Nilus seó eá hire ǽwielme is néh þǽm clife . . . and þǽr hió ǽrest úp wielð. . . . Ond þonne of þǽm sǽ þǽr hé úp of þǽm sonde scýt hé is eást irnende . . . and þǽr mon hǽt þá eá Ion, Ors. 1, 1; S. 12, 19-27.

innan

(adv.)
Grammar
innan, adv. and prep. gen. dat. acc.

In ⬩ into ⬩ within ⬩ from within

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Hé ádráf út ealle ða ðe ceápodun innan ðam temple ejiciebat omnes vendentes et ementes in templo, 21, 12.

Linked entries: innan-bordes innane innon on-innan

wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
wrégan, (wrecan) ; p. wrégde, wréhte; pp. wreged, wreht

To bewray ⬩ accuse ⬩ denounce ⬩ to accuse ⬩ to accuse ⬩ to accuse ⬩ to denounce

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Ðæt hí wtéhton hyne ut accusarent eum, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 10: Homl. Th. i. 570, 21. Ðé wrég te accusa, Scint. 165, 1.

wæl

(n.)
Grammar
wæl, es; n.

the slain ⬩ the dead ⬩ a number of slain, ⬩ a single corpse ⬩ a slain person ⬩ slaughter ⬩ carnage ⬩ destruction

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Hé menigfeald wæl felde and slóh, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 14, 7. in other connections Ðá geát mon ðæt átter út on ðone sǽ, and raþe ðæs ðǽr com upp micel wæl deádra fisca, Ors. 6, 3;Swt. 258, 17. a single corpse, a slain person Hé mé habban wile dreóre fáhne

wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave ⬩ to be mad, out of one's senses ⬩ to act with violence, be furious, rage,

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As mon bigon to weden and to wurðen ut of his ahne witte indignatns cum. furore nimio, Kath. 1257. Fra þatt grediȝnesse þatt doþ þe mann to wedenu rihht to winnenn erþlic ahhte, Orm. 14140. Þe kyng ferde for wraþþe as he wolde wede, R. Glouc. 53, 10

Linked entry: a-wédan

wel

(adv.; int.)

Well ⬩ well ⬩ prosperously ⬩ well ⬩ much ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ freely ⬩ well ⬩ properly ⬩ well ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ well ⬩ ah

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Wese ðín mildheortnis well ofer ús Ps. Ben. 32, 18. marking degree well, much, thoroughly, freely: Gecnua wel Lchdm. ii. 322, 26. Lǽt gestandan wel let it stand a good while Lchdm. ii. 326, 19.

Linked entry: BET

híran

(v.)

to hear ⬩ to hear ⬩ to hear ⬩ to give ear ⬩ hearken ⬩ listen ⬩ To listen to ⬩ to obey ⬩ to obey ⬩ to obey ⬩ to be subject to ⬩ to serve ⬩ error ⬩ to belong to ⬩ authority ⬩ jurisdiction ⬩ of a due ⬩ privilege ⬩ occupation ⬩ office ⬩ hear of ⬩ be told

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Þæt hé ús ne lǽte leng in ðisse deáðdene gedwolan hýran, Cri. 344. Synne hýrendra Hismahelitum, Ps.

féða

(n.)
Grammar
féða, an; m.

a band on foot ⬩ infantry ⬩ a host ⬩ troop ⬩ tribe ⬩ company ⬩ phălanx pĕdestris ⬩ pĕdites ⬩ lĕgio ⬩ ăcies ⬩ trĭbus ⬩ căterva ⬩ a battle ⬩ pugna

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Se féða com up to earde the company came up to their home, 223; Th. 293, 19; Sae. 457.

Linked entry: féðu

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