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for-stelan

(v.)
Grammar
for-stelan, he -steleþ, -stelþ, -stylþ, pl. -stelaþ; p. -stæl, pl. -stǽlon; pp. -stolen

To steal with violencerobdeprivefūrārisurrĭpĕreprīvāre

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Secgeaþ, ðæt hys leorningcnihtas forstǽlon hyne dīcĭte, quia discĭpŭli fūrāti sunt eum, Mt. Bos. 28, 13. Gif frigman mannan forstele if a freeman steal a man, L. H. E. 5; Th. i. 28, 10: 7; Th. i. 30, 7: L. In. 46; Th. i. 130, 12.

framian

(v.)
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Framige ( prosit ) ánra gehwylc óþron on cræfte hys, Coll. M. 31, 25. Hú hé swýþor þám sáulum framian (fremian, v.l., prodesse ) mæge, R. Ben. 119, 19. Framian (fremian, v.l.) expedire, 121, 9. with prep.

ge-mang

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(l a) an assembly for business, a meeting :-- Hé wæs gód wer and ryhtwýs, and wæs nǽfre hys wylles þǽr man þone Hǽlend wrégdon onnánum gemange (cf. hic nan consenserat concilio (gisomnunge.

ge-nóg

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, adj.
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Genóh byð þám leorningcnihte þæt hé sý swylce hys láreów, Mt. 10, 25. Ǽlcum men þúhte genóg on þǽre eorþan wæstmum, Bt. 15; F. 48, 3. Genóh, Met. 8, 7.

hlystan

listento listen

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Wé byddað ðé ꝥ þú háte hyne cuman tóforan þýnum dómsetle, and hlyst hys worda, Nic. 2, 5. Ðá fundon hié hiene tómiddes ðára wietena . . hlystende hiora worda invenerunt ilium in media doctorum audientem illos Past. 385, 23.

sóþlíce

(adv.)

Truly, reallycertainlyverilyNowthenforautemecceenimergonamvero

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Sóðlíce wé gesáwon hys steorran, vidimus enim stellam ejus, 2, 2: 3, 1: 4, 18 (and often). Gehýre gé sóðlíce ðæs sáwendan bigspell vos ergo audite parabolam seminantis, 13, 18.

Linked entry: sóþ-líc

ildra

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ildra, m. ildre; f. n. comp.

elderoldergrandgreatersuperior

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Hys yldra sunu wæs on æcere erat filius ejus senior in agro, Lk. Skt. 15, 25. Mín yldra mǽg my elder brother, Beo. Th. 940; B. 468. Yldra bróðor, 2653 ; B. 1324. Óþ ðæt hé yldra wearþ until he got older, 4746; B. 2378.

Linked entries: eldra eldre ildest

stingan

(v.)
Grammar
stingan, p. stang, pl, stungon ;
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Nim án feðere, and stynge on hys múðe, Lchdm. iii. 130, 17. Wæs on slǽpe ætýwed ðæt hyre man stunge áne sýle on ðone bósum, Shrn. 149, 1. Crist hét stingan sweord in scǽðe, Charter quoted by Lye. <b>Ia.

ge-neósian

(v.)
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</b> </b> God þá geneósode (visitavit) Sarran, and gefylde hys word, Gen. 21, l.. Þ seó upplice gifu hine geneósode, Gr. D. 38, 7. Hé wearð geneósod þurh God, and se hálga gást hét hine faran tó Alexandria byrig, Hml.

sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
sáwan, seów, séw; sáwen.

to sowto sowimplant

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Út eode se sǽdere hys sǽd tó sáwenne [séde ł sédege, Lind.]. And ðá ðá hé seów, 13, 3-4. Ðá hé séw (seów,MS. A.) Mk. Skt. 4, 4. Hé wíngeard sette,seów sǽda fela, Cd. Th. 94, 9; Gen. 1559.

Linked entries: a-sáwan be-sáwan

ǽder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽder, ǽdder, e; f. ǽd(d)re, an; f. (wæter-ǽdre occurs once neuter). Add:to ǽdre:

a channel for fluidsa sinewa rein, kidney

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Wiþ ðá ðe habbað ætstandene ǽdran, swá ðæt ðæt blód ne mæg hys gecyndelican ryne habban, Lch. i. 90, 11. a sinew Tólǽtenum ǽddrum laxis fibris, Hy. S. 102, 22.

Linked entry: héþir

hlísa

(n.)
Grammar
hlísa, hligsa, hliosa, an; m.

Sound, rumour, report, reputation, renown, fame, glory

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Ðá férde hys hlísa intó ealle Syrian, abiit opinio ejus in totam Syrian, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 24.

Linked entries: hlígan hligsa hlýsa

swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.
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Genóh byþ ðam leorningcnihte ðæt hé sý swylce ( sicut ) hys láreów, and þeów swylce hys hláfurd, 10, 25. Se áwyrgda gást is heáfod ealra unrihtwísra dǽda, swylce unrihtwíse syndon deófles leomo, Blickl. Homl. 33, 8.

Linked entry: swálíce

ENGEL

(n.)
Grammar
ENGEL, ængel, angel, engyl; gen. engles; dat. engle; pl. nom. acc. englas, engel; gen. engla; dat. englum; m. An ANGEL, a messenger; angelus = ἄγγελος
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Mid hys englum cum angelis suis, Mt. Bos. 16, 27. Englas God worhte, ða sind gástas, and nabbaþ nǽnne líchaman God created angels, which are spirits, and have no body, Homl. Th. i. 276, 1.

ge-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrd, gen. dat. -byrde; acc. -byrde, -byrd; pl. nom. gen. acc. a; dat. um; f : ge -byrdo; indecl. in s; f : found in both s. and pl. without any apparent difference of meaning.

birthoriginbeginningparentagefamilylineagenativitasorigostirpsgenusnaturequalitystateconditionlotfatenaturaqualitasconditiosorsfatum

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Ǽghwilc gylt be hys gebyrdum every one pays according to his condition, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 35.

be-beódan

'to give . . . generally,'to orderenjoin to commitcommendto offer to the gods to commit into (on, in)to announce

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Hé his ealdormen hæfde beboden þá clúsan tó healdanne, Ors. 6, 36; S. 291, 26. to offer to the gods :-- Þá cuman hé tó blóte dyde and hys godum bebeád hospitum sanguinem diis propinabat, Ors. 1, 8; S. 40, 33. to commit into (on, in) :-- His gást on

a-lecgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lecgan, -lecgean; he -legeþ, -legþ, -lehþ, pl. -lecgaþ; p. -legde, -léde , pl. -legdon, -lédon; pp. -legd, -léd; v. trans. [a from, lecgan to lay] .

to placelay downthrow downsuppresslay asidecease fromponerecollocareprosterneredeponereabjicererelinquereomittereto imposeinflict uponimponereimmittereto diminishtake awayrefuseimminueredeprimerereprimere

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Híg alédon ða to hys fótum projecerunt eos adpedes ejus, Mt. Bos. 15, 30. Híg alédon heora fýnd they threw down their enemies, Jos. 10, 13. Unriht alecgan to suppress injustice, L. C. S. 7; Th. i. 380, 8.

a-weccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weccan, -weccean ; ic -wecce, ðú -wecest, -wecst, he -wecceþ, -weceþ, -wecþ, pl. -weccaþ,-wecceaþ; p. -weahte,-wehte, pl. -weahton, -wehton; impert. -wec, -wece, pl. -wecceaþ; pp. -weaht, -weht ; v. trans.

to awakearouse from sleepawake from deathe somno excitaresuscitareresuscitareto exciterousestir upcall forthraise upraise up childrenexcitareconcitaresuscitareresuscitare

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Hys bróðor sǽd awecce suscitet semen fratri suo, 20, 28

GLEÁW

(adj.)
Grammar
GLEÁW, adj.

Clear-sightedwiseskilfulsagaciousprudentgoodsagaxprudensastutussapiensgnarus

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Ioseph se ðe gingst wæs hys gebróðra and eác gleáwra ofer hí ealle Joseph who was youngest of his brethren and wise beyond them all, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 8.

Linked entries: glǽw gléw

ge-beorg

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Geácsode se wræcca Sce Gúþláces forðfóre; for þon hé ána ǽr þon wæs hys gebeorh and frófor ( his refuge and comfort ), Guth. 94, 4. of places Gebeorge praesidio (in solo liberae mentis praesidio servatur), An.