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ge-scendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scendan, -scindan, -scyndan; p. de; pp. ed

To shame, put to shame, confound, corrupt

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He us gescende and úre weorc he hath put us and our deeds to shame, Blickl. Homl. 243, 11. Hwá biþ gescended ðæt me forðæm ne scamige who is shamed and I am not ashamed? Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 5; Hat. MS. Ne gescend me non confundas me, Ps.

flota

a shipa fleeta sailor

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stondeð; bið his ceól cnmen and hyre ceorl tó hám, Gn. Ex. 96. Ðæt man sceolde Swegen underfón dá ǽrest mid flotan cóm, C. D. Hi. 315, 3. Wæs se cyning mid þám flotan þe on Temese læg (wǽron, v.l.) . . .

hefig-líce

(adv.)

sluggishlydullyvehementlydeeplyintensely

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R. 13, 15. with grief, displeasure, or anger Þá hǽðenan weras his word hefiglíce (moleste) onféngcon, Gr. D. 250, 20. Hefiglíce dure. Gen. 21, 11 (in Dict.). Fela spræc se Hǽlend and hefiglíce be rícum; ac eft gefréfrode, Hml.

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, <b>. A.</b> trans.
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mérsode micele symbelnesse for þám sige, Hml. S. 30, 396. Dreám mǽrsodan concentum celebrabant (praefatae virgines), An. Ox 4661. Add worhte fela wundra . . . se Hǽlend hine mérsode (mǽrsode, v. l. ) swá, Hml. S. 27, 205.

on-birgan

(v.)
Grammar
on-birgan, p. de (with gen. and acc.)

To taste of, taste, take (food)

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his (the water) onbergde, Shrn. 64, 9. Onbyrigde (-byrgde, MS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 27, 34,: Jn. Skt. 2, 9: Homl. Th. i. 136, 8. Onberede, Bt. 23, tit.; Fox xiv, 9. Ne siððan ne onbirigdon ðæs bigleofan, Jos. 5, 12: Homl. Th. ii. 168, 2-3.

Linked entry: á-birgan

tó-scǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-scǽnan, p. de

To break to pieces

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Ne furðon án bán næfde mid óþrum ac tóscǽnede ofer eall lágon and tóworpene geond ða wídan eorban he had not even one bone along with another, but broken to pieces they lay in all directions and flung here and there throughout the wide world, Homl.

tó-wesness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-wesness, -wesenness, -wisness, e; f.

separationdissolutiondivorcedifferencedisagreementdiscorddissension

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Ðonne him ondrǽt ða tówesnesse útane dum humana foras jurgia metuunt, Past. 46; Swt. 351, 23

Linked entry: -wesenness

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.

a treea materialwoodtreesa woodroof-treesaddle-treea piece of wooda beamlogstakestaffcudgelgallows-treetree used of the cross

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hét getimbrian cyrican of treówe, Chr. 626; Erl. 23, 40. of treówe(treó, Bd. M. 138, 21) cyricean getimbrede, Bd. 2, 14; S. 517, 26. Monige of ðam treówe (treó, Bd.

Linked entries: tréu trýw treó

un-gesǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesǽlig, adj.

Unhappyunfortunateunhappysufferingmisfortunecalamitysuffering want of moral goodcausing unhappinessunfortunatecalamitousunprofitableevil

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Se ungesǽliga gýtsere wile máre habban ðonne him genihtsumaþ, ðonne furðon orsorh ne brícð his genihtsumnysse, Homl. Th. i. 64, 33. Hié beóð suíðe ungesǽlige ðonne hié yfeliaþ for ðæm ðe óðre menn gódigaþ ...

Linked entries: ge-sǽlig un-sǽlig

be-fæstan

to fix,to place in securityto fix in the mindimplantto fix by promise or agreementto pledgeto committo commit to a person's chargeto commit to a placeto setbetake to an occupationto commendrecommend,to make acceptableto trust

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woldón þǽre byrgene hine befæstan (tradere), Gr. D. 154, 23. to set, betake to an occupation His dohtor befæste se fæder tó láre, ꝥ heó on woruldwýsdóme wǽre getogen, Hml.

for-licgan

(v.)

fornicari

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hine forlæg wið ðá Madianiten, 353, 19. Gé eów forlǽgon fornicata es, 463, 33. Hine mon sǽde þæt heó hié wið forlǽge, Ors. 126, 26. Þæt forlǽgen, Past. 403, 33. to lie in the way of, to defend.

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnan, <b>. I.</b>
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to tell, say, mention a matter Þéh eów lytles hwæt swelcra gebroca on becume, þonne gemǽnað gé hit tó (v. tó; I. 5 f I þǽm wyrrestan tídum, and magon hié hreówlíce wépan if some little of such troubles come on you, then you talk of it as the worst times

gladian

(v.)
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Add: intrans. to be bright, shine, gleam (of polished metal) On him gladiað gomelra láfe, B. 2036. to be glad, rejoice Hwílon heó besárgað hyre líchoman sárnissa, hwílon heó gladað on gódum gelimpum, Hml.

óga

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Add Ꝥ se rénboga sý tó ógan mid þæs fýres híwe, ꝥ eall middaneard bið mid fýre forswǽled, Angl. vii. 38, 365. gesáwon swá mænigfealde ógan on mistlicum wítum, Hml. S. 23, 61

Linked entry: on-égan

þreágan

Grammar
þreágan, I.
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IV. to press, urge :-- ongan his geféran swíðe þreágan (urgere ) ꝥ scoldon on þá tíd út faran, Gr. D. 38, 12. Gif synd þreáde mid frécnesse deáþes si mortis periculo urgetur, Bd. l, 27; Sch. 79, 14

ságol

(n.)
Grammar
ságol, es; m.

A staff, cudgel, club

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Hié Claudium mid ságlum of beótan, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 26. Hét ða cwelleras mid stearcum ságlum hine beóton, Homl. Th. i. 424, 32. Mid stíðum ságlum beátaþ, 432, 12: 468, 33. Hét his cwelleras ðone hálgan beátan mid heardum ságlum.

on-styrian

(v.)

to move, stir (of physical motion)to move, stir up, exciteto move, disturb, agitate (a person)

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Surt. 65, 9. to move, stir up, excite mycle fyrhto onstyredon ðám monnum ðe sceáwodon, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 23. Unsibbe onstyrian, Cd.

Linked entry: in-styrian

á-secgan

to speak oututter a wordto tellnarrateto offer

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Hié bismra on hié selfe ásǽdon, Ors. 4, 4;S. 164, 5. Se man wandaþ þæt þá synna ǽfre ásecgge, Bl. H. 43, 18. Ásecggan þá lufan, 103, 19. Ðá yfel ásecgean oððe áreccean, Ors. 1, 8;S. 42, 7. with prep.

Domuc

(n.)
Grammar
Domuc, e; f? Dommoc-ceaster; gen. -ceastre; f.

Dunwich, on the sea coast of Suffolk, the seat of the first East Anglian bishopric, which was subsequently fixed at Norwich loci nomen in agri Suffolciensi ora maritĭma

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wearþ gecoren æfter him bishop Alfhun died at Sudbury, and he was buried at Dunwich, and Tidfrith was chosen after him, Chr. 798; Th. 105, 9-13, col. 3.

Linked entry: Dommoc-ceaster

ge-libban

(v.)
Grammar
ge-libban, ge-lifian, ge-leofian; p. ge-lifde, ge-lifode, ge-leofode
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K. 16. to get by living, to live to do cyng beón sceolde, gif hit gelifode he should have been king, if he had lived to do it, Chr. 1093; P. 228, 11. Fulne ende þínes lífes þú hæfst gelifd plenam etatis finem habes, Nar. 30, 11

Linked entries: ge-leofian ge-lifian