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ge-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽdan, -lédan; part. -lǽdende; he -lǽdeþ, -lǽdt, -lǽt, pl. -lǽdaþ; p. ic, he -lǽdde, ðú -lǽddest, pl. -lǽddon; impert. -lǽd, pl. -lǽdaþ; subj. pres. -lǽðe, pl. -lǽden; pp. -lǽded, -lǽdd, -lǽd

To lead ⬩ conduct ⬩ bear ⬩ bring ⬩ derive ⬩ bring out ⬩ bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ bring up ⬩ dūcĕre ⬩ dedūcĕre ⬩ ăgĕre ⬩ indūcĕre ⬩ deferre ⬩ perferre ⬩ derīvāre ⬩ edūcĕre ⬩ prodūcĕre ⬩ edŭcāre

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Ne gelǽd ðú us on costnunge ne nos indūcas in tentātiōnem, Mt. Bos. 6, 13. Ðæt ðú gelǽde hláf of eorþan ut edūcas pānem de terra, Ps. Spl. 103, 16. His líchoma wæs to Turnum gelǽded corpus Turōnis delātum, Bd. 4, 18; S. 587, 9, 12.

Linked entries: ge-lǽt ge-lédan

ge-þyncþ

Grammar
ge-þyncþ, ge-þyncþu.
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Ne derode Ióbe náht þæs deófles costnung, ac fremode, for ðan ðe hé wæs fulfremedre on geþincðum and Gode neár æfter ðæs sceoccan éhtnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 450, 2.

fremede

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Hé fram þǽre costnunge wearð fremde, Gr. D. 26, 30. Swǽ fremðe ( extraneus) from wærc deáðes swælce from unclaennise wæs fremðe (alienus ), Jn. p. 2, 2, 3.

DRECCAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRECCAN, dreccean, drecan,ic drecce , drece, ðú drecest, drecst, he dreceþ, drecþ, pl. dreccaþ, drecceaþ; p. [drechede = drehde = ] drehte, dreahte, pl.drehton, dreahton ; pp. [dreched = drehed = dreht, dreaht] dreht, dreaht

To vex, afflict, trouble, torture, torment ⬩ vexāre, affligĕre, tribulāre, turbāre, cruciāre

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Drecþ se deófol mancynn mid mislícum costnungum the devil vexes mankind with various temptations, Boutr. Scrd. 19, 44. Me Agar drehte dógora gehwam Hagar hath vexed me each day, Cd. 102; Th. 135, 27; Gen. 2249.

neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
neáh, adv. prep.
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Hwæðer is ðé leófre þe ðú nú onfó þá costnunga, þe neár þínum ende?, Hml. S. 30, 132. (3 a) cf. I. Neáh ðám eall þá þing þe ðanan cumað wiþ ǽlcum áttre magan omnia pene, quae de eadem insula sunt, contra uenenum ualent, Bd. l, I ; Sch. 13, 3.

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.

ware ⬩ aware ⬩ having knowledge of something which is to be guarded against ⬩ ware ⬩ prepared for ⬩ on guard against something that might be hurtful ⬩ ware ⬩ careful to avoid something ⬩ on guard against doing something ⬩ ware ⬩ observant of ⬩ attentive to a warning ⬩ wary ⬩ cautious ⬩ sagacious ⬩ prudent ⬩ cunning

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Ðæt wé geornlíce wacian and á wære beón wið deófles costnunga, Btwk. 220, 35. Woruldmenn wǽron wære wið heora fýnd, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 150. Wosas gé wære fram monnum cavete ab hominibus, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entries: wacor wær-geápnis wærþu

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up. ⬩ up ⬩ on high ⬩ up ⬩ erectly ⬩ up ⬩ to a high point

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Syþþan up cymð deófles costnung orta tribulationi, Mk. Skt. 4, 17. Se wæs up cymen in Palestina mǽgðe he was a native of Palestine, Shrn. 141, 6. Ne hebbe gé tó up eówre hornas, Past. 54; Swt. 425, 22.

Linked entries: a-hefednes up-gang up-ness upp uppe uppe-godu up-weard

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Hwæðer is ðé leófre, þe ðú nú onfó ða costnunga, þe neár ðínum ende? Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 131. hwæðer, þeáh ... þe whether ... or Hwæþer hé wacode ðe slépte, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 39, Hwæðer ðæs landes folc cristen wǽre ðe hǽðen, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 23.

Linked entry: þý

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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Rush.) gé on costnunge ne gán ( ut non intretis ), Mk. Skt. 14, 38. Hig ne eodon intó ðam dómerne, þæt (þætte, Lind. Rush.) hyg nǽron besmitene ut non contaminarentur, Jn.

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