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ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Ealle þá þe tó Godes ríce gebyrigað, Hml. Th. i. 236, 30. Þá þing þe swíþost tó Godes lage gebyriað mid rihte, Wlfst. 164, 14. Ne gebyriað þás twégen dǽlas tó ðám cræfte, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 294, 10. Ðá gemetu gebyriað tó leóðcræfte, 295, 19.

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 awake ⬩ arouse from sleep ⬩ awake from death ⬩ e somno excitare ⬩ suscitare ⬩ resuscitare ⬩ to excite ⬩ rouse ⬩ stir up ⬩ call forth ⬩ raise up ⬩ raise up children ⬩ excitare ⬩ concitare ⬩ suscitare ⬩ resuscitare

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Ðæs sǽdes corn biþ simle aweaht mid ascunga, eác siððan mid gódre láre, gif hit grówan sceal the grain of this seed is always excited by inquiry, and moreover by good instruction, if it shall grow, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 80; Met. 22, 40.

be-fón

(v.)
Grammar
be-fón, bi-fón, ic -fó, ðú -féhst, he -féhþ, pl. -fóþ ; p. -féng, pl. -féngon ; impert. -fóh; pp. -fangen, -fongen; v. trans.

to comprehend ⬩ grasp ⬩ seize ⬩ take hold of ⬩ catch ⬩ comprehendere ⬩ apprehendere ⬩ capere ⬩ to surround ⬩ encompass ⬩ encircle ⬩ envelop ⬩ contain ⬩ clothe ⬩ case ⬩ receive ⬩ conceive ⬩ circumdare ⬩ amplecti ⬩ complecti ⬩ capere ⬩ cingere ⬩ tegere ⬩ operire ⬩ accipere ⬩ concipere

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Saglas, golde befongne poles, cased in gold, Past. 22, 2 ; Hat. MS. 33 a, 25. Ic hér hǽlu calic hæbbe befangen calicem salutaris accipiam, Ps. Th. 115, 4 : Exon. 9 a ; Th. 6, 7 ; Cri. 80

DROPA

(n.)
Grammar
DROPA, an; m.

DROP ⬩ stilla, gutta, stillicĭdium

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morbus, parăly̆sis = παράλυσιs Wið fót-ádle, and wið ðone dropan against gout [foot disease] and against the paralysis [the drop], Lchdm. i. 376, 1. Wið ðone dropan against the paralysis [the drop], Herb. 59; Lchdm. i. 162, 4, 7.

FEOH

(n.)
Grammar
FEOH, fioh; gen. feós; dat. feó; n.

cattle ⬩ living animals ⬩ pĕcus ⬩ jūmenta ⬩ Money ⬩ value ⬩ price ⬩ hire ⬩ stipend ⬩ FEE ⬩ reward ⬩ pĕcūnia ⬩ merces ⬩ Goods ⬩ property ⬩ riches ⬩ wealth ⬩ bŏna ⬩ dīvĭtiæ ⬩ ŏpes

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Th. 2765; B, 1380. as property chiefly consisted of cattle, hence Goods, property, riches, wealth; bŏna, dīvĭtiæ, ŏpes His feoh onfón fremde handa dirĭpiant aliēni omnes dīvĭtias ejus, Ps. Th. 108, 11.

Linked entries: feá fioh feoh-fang

LEÓÞ

(n.)
Grammar
LEÓÞ, es; n.

A song ⬩ poem ⬩ ode ⬩ lay ⬩ verses

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Leóþ Gode úrum carmen Deo nostro, Ps. Spl. 39, 4. Hé for ðon nǽfre nóht leásunga ne ídeles leóþes wyrceanne mihte unde nihil unquam frivoli et supervacui poematis facere potuit, Bd. 4, 24; S. 596, 42.

Boétius

(n.)
Grammar
Boétius, nom. acc; g. Boéties, Boétiuses; d. Boétie; m. [βoηθόos warlike]

Anicius Manlius Severīnus Boëthius, born in Rome between A. D. 470-475, was Consul in 510. He was so eminent for his integrity and talents that he attracted the attention and obtained the patronage of Theodoric the Great, king of the East or Ostrogoths. He was afterwards accused of treason, and cast into prison, where he wrote his celebrated work De Consolatione Philosophiæ, which king Alfred translated into Anglo-Saxon about A. D. 888. Being condemned to death, without a hearing, he was beheaded in prison about A. D. 524

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Hú Gotan gewunnon Rómána ríce, and hú Boétius hí wolde berǽdan, and Þeódríc ðá ðæt anfunde and hine hét on carcerne gebringan how the Goths conquered the empire of the Romans, and how Boëthius wished to deliver them, and Theodoric discovered it, and gave

þweores

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
þweores, þwires, þwyres.

across as opposed to along ⬩ athwart ⬩ transversely ⬩ crosswise as opposed to lengthways ⬩ on the flank ⬩ perversely ⬩ wrongly

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Hannibal him com þwyres on, 4, 8; Swt. 188, 15. perversely, wrongly Godes wiþerwinnan ðe willaþ ǽfre þwires, Jud. Thw. 157, 30. Se ðe his neáxtan hataþ, se bið geháten ðæs áwyrgedan deófles bearn, ðe wyle ǽfre ðwyres, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 44, 14

Linked entries: þwires þwyre

þynne

(adj.)
Grammar
þynne, adj.

Thin ⬩ thin ⬩ lean ⬩ the opposite of fat or stout ⬩ thin ⬩ the opposite of thick ⬩ thin ⬩ the opposite of broad ⬩ thin ⬩ thin ⬩ thin ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble ⬩ delicate ⬩ fine

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Ðynre éþunge ánre ætýwde ðæt hé lífes wæs halitu tantum pertenui quia viveret demonstrans, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 24. delicate, fine Andgyt þénunge gearwigende Gode þýhð symle and þynne hit byð sensus officium exhibens Deo uiget semper et tenuis fit, Scint

Linked entries: þynness þinne

wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
wirdan, p.de

To injure ⬩ hurt ⬩ annoy ⬩ to injure, ⬩ do wrong to ⬩ violate a law ⬩ hinder

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Gif hwá Godes lage oþþe folclage wirde, gebéte hit georne, L. N. P. L. 46;Th. ii. 296, 22. Forbeádende ł woerdende gæfelo tó seallanne, prohibentem tribula dari, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 2. Woerdendra vitiorum, Rtl. 37, 9

be-limpan

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S. 19, 56. to pertain to, relate to, have to do with Þá þing þe Gode belimpað, Ex. 4, 16. Ðá ðing ðe tó scipene belimpað, Angl. ix. 260, 5. Plegan tó ðám bæðstede belimpende, An. Th. 12, 18. to happen, befall Belamp evenit, contigit, An. Ox. 3203.

cunnian

(v.)
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Hé wolde cunnian gif hé mihte hí gebígan fram Godes biggencgum, Hml. S. 29, 281: Chr. 992; P. 127, 12. Ic wolde cunnian, meahte ic ealne middangeard ymbféran, Nar. 20, 9

feormian

(v.)

to maintain ⬩ foster ⬩ to feast

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Gif hwylc landleás man folgode on óðre scíre and eft his mágas geséce, ꝥ hé hine on þá gerád feormige, ꝥ hé hine tó folcryhte gelǽde, 204, 7. to supply with food as an obligation Ic wille ꝥ Æffe feormige of þǽm þrím dǽlum æt Ingepenne þá Godes þeówas

for-drífan

to drive away ⬩ off ⬩ out ⬩ to drive away ⬩ cast out ⬩ to drive out ⬩ to banish ⬩ expel ⬩ to drive aside ⬩ to overtask

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Alle wítgo inngeonga in ríc Godes gié fordrifeno (-drifne, R.) úta (expelli foras), Lk. L. 13, 28: Mt. p. 15, 14.

ge-beorg

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Begitað hí ðe máre gebeorh æt Godes dóme, Wlfst. 300, 14: Ll. Th. ii. 314, 16. Ne bið þǽr fultum nán ꝥ wið þá biteran þing gebeorh mæge fremman auxilium nullus rebus praestabit amaris, Dóm. L. 223 : Wlfst. 139, 14. saving from doing wrong (?)

gífre

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Ex. 70. in a good sense, eagerly desirous for (gen. ) Ic wolde ymbe þone lǽcedóm þára ðínra lára hwéne máre gehýran . .

willan

Grammar
willan, <b>, I.</b>
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Add Þá ðá wé wel noldon, ðá forhradode Godes mildheortnys ús þæt wé wel woldon, Hml. Th. ii. 84, 14.

CORN

(n.)
Grammar
CORN, es; n.

CORN ⬩ a grain ⬩ seed ⬩ berry ⬩ frumentum ⬩ granum ⬩ bacca ⬩ a hard or cornlike pimple ⬩ a corn ⬩ kernel on the feet ⬩ pustula ⬩ clavus

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Ifig byrþ corn golde gelíce ivy bears berries like gold Herb. 121, 1; Lchdm. i. 234, 4.

sméðe

(adj.)
Grammar
sméðe, adj.

Smooth ⬩ smooth, without roughness or inequalities ⬩ smooth, without discomfort or annoyance ⬩ smooth, suave, avoiding offence ⬩ smooth, not irritating (of food, medicine, etc.) ⬩ smooth ⬩ not harsh, melodious, harmonious

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Hé hæfþ ðe sméþran líchoman Lchdm. ii. 298, 13. smooth, without discomfort or annoyance Wǽron hyra gongas under Godes egsan sméðe and geséfte Exon.

hleóðor

(n.)
Grammar
hleóðor, es; n.

hearing ⬩ what is heard, ⬩ sound, ⬩ noise, ⬩ voice, ⬩ speech, ⬩ song

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Icel. hljóð, e.g. gefa hljóð, biðja hljóðs to give, ask for, a hearing: Goth. hliuþ.] what is heard, sound, noise, voice, speech, song Ðá hleóðor cwom býman stefne ofer burhware when the sound came of the voice of the trumpet over the city-dwellers,