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geár

(n.)
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Mænig gér, Bt. 29, l; F. 102, 21 note. (2 a) the years of a person's life :-- Geáras míne anni mei Ps. L. 30, II.. and heora geára gancg, Ps. Th. 77, 32. as a chronological unit, for the purposes of the calendar Be ðæs geáres tídum.

tó-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brecan, p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To break,break in piecesto break in two,to break to pieces,break up,to separate into parts by striking or pullingto overthrow,break down,ruin,destroy,put into confusion,rout,to destroy,crushto take by assaultto break a promise, pledge, etc.,to infringe,violateto break,interrupt

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Lind. 27, 40. Hyra setlu hé tóbræc (evertit), Mt. Kmbl. 21, 12: Mk. 11, 15. Wutun tiligean ðæt wé heora burh tóbrecan móton accipient in vanitate civitates tuas. Ps. Th. 138, 17.

be-cuman

to comeget,to come to powerget into troubleto come toby to cometo a personto befallto becomebehove

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Becuman tó þǽm écean lífe, Bl. H. 77, 21. Ne magon ðider fullíce becuman ðá stæpas ðæs weorces ðieder ðe hé wilnað quo desiderium innititur, illuc gressus oferis efficaciter non sequuntur, Past. 65, 17.

ge-sécan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sécan, -sécean; to -sǽcanne, -sécenne; part. -sécende, ic -séce, ðú -sécest -sécst, he -séceþ, -sécþ, pl. -sécaþ; p. -sóhte, pl. -sóhton ; pp. -sóht; v. a.

to seek, inquire, ask forquærere, requirere, inquirereto seek, go to, approach, look for, visit, come toadire, ire vel proficisci, aliquo vel ad aliquem, visitare, venire, pervenire aliquoto seek with hostile intention, to persecute, afflict, invadehostiliter aggredi, invadere, corripereto seek; go to, visitire, proficiscito appoint, dispose, besetexigere, disponere

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He óðer líf eft geséceþ he shall seek another life hereafter, Cd. 218; Th. 277, 30; Sat. 212: Salm. Kmbl. 316; Sal. 157: Exon. 97 a; Th. 361, 34; Wal. 29.

Linked entries: ge-sahte ge-soecan

wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Wildwildnot domesticnot tamednot broken inwildnot cultivatedwilduncultivateduninhabitedwildturbulentungoverned

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Lind. 13, 27. of places, wild, uncultivated, uninhabited Licgaþ wilde móras emnlange ðæm býnum lande, Ors. l, I; Swt. 18, 27.

Linked entries: ge-wilde wild-cyrfet

hwæðere

(adv.)
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hwæðere, hwæðre, hwæððre, hweðre; adv.

Yethowevernevertheless

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Yet, however, nevertheless Ac nǽnig hwæðere him gelíce dón ne mihte but none however could do like him, Bd. 4, 24; S. 596, 39. Hwæðere ðú meaht mé singan attamen mihi cantare habes, 597, 15.

Linked entry: ge-hwæðere

ÍS

(n.)
Grammar
ÍS, es; n.
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Hit eal gemealt íse gelícost it all melted just like ice, Beo. Th. 3221; B. 1608. Ðá eode hé sumre nihte on íse unwærlíce dum incautius forte noctu in glacie incederet, Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 1.

þearl

(adj.)
Grammar
þearl, adj.
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of persons, severe, strict Se ðearla and se ryhtwísa Déma districtus judex, Past. 21; Swt. 167, 22. of things, pain, punishment, effort, and the like, severe Hé ðý wyrs meahte þolian ða þráge, ðá hió swá þearl becom, Met. 1, 77.

þeótan

(v.)
Grammar
þeótan, and þútan; p. þeát, pl. þuton.
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to howl like a wolf Wulf ðýtt lupus ululat, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Zup. 129, 1. Hwílum hí ðuton eall swá wulfas, Shrn. 52, 29: Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 36. Sume hí tó wulfum wurdon ... hió þióton ongunnon, Met. 26, 80. Ðeótende swá swá wolf, Homl. Th. i. 374, 9.

un-sǽlþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-sǽlþ, e; f.

Unhappinessmisfortunemisery

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Unhappiness, misfortune, misery Ðæt is seó mǽste unsǽlð on ðís andweardan lífe, ðæt mon ǽrest weorþe gesǽlig and æfter ðam ungesǽlig in omni adversitate fortunae infelicissimum genus est infortunii, fuisse felicem, Bt. 10; Fox 26, 30.

Linked entries: ge-sǽlþ un-gesǽlþ

wreþian

(v.)
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wreþian, p.ede; pp. ed

To propstaysupportsustain

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His ða untruman limo mid his cricce wreðiende imbecilles artus baculo sustentans, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 28. Biþ seó módor wundrum wreþed, Exon. Th. 492, 15; Rä. 81, 16

Linked entry: wræpian

á-lǽtan

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. :-- Hé wolde hine tó lífe álǽtan (cf. deliver to death ), ii. 252, 8. of release Álǽten cempa emeritus, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 15

earming

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Wé sprecað ymbe God, earmingas be mildheortum, 286, 9. with idea of reprobation Ic, earming, míne lima áwende tó deóflicum weorcum, Angl. xi. 112, 18. Hwæt ðú ( the impenitent thief ) lá, earming, ne ondrǽtst ðú ðé God?, Hml. Th. ii. 256, 12.

fercian

(v.)

to bringcarryconductto supportTo go

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S. 23, 597. figuratively: Man sceall þé óþer gecýþan ꝥ þú ús ná lencg ne þearft mid þínre leásunge fercian (you need not try to make us swallow any more of your lies), Hml. S. 23, 713. intrans.

stíþ

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Hé gemét swíðe stíðne dóm on ðám tóweardan lífe, Hml. Th. ii. 96, 15, Godes byrðene . . . beóð leóhte þám þe hí lufiað. . . þeáh hí stíðe beón þám stuntum mannum, Hml. A. 11, 273. Stíþra wala asperę inuectionis, An. Ox. 5365.

feormian

(v.)
Grammar
feormian, part. feormende; p. ode, ade; pp. od; v. a. [feorm food] .

to supply with foodfeedsupportsustainentertainreceive as a guestcherishbenefitprofitvictum suppĕdĭtāreepŭlāresuscĭpĕresuscĭpĕre hospĭtiofŏvērecūrārevălēreto feed ondevourconsumevescicomĕdĕreconsūmĕreto cleanse, FARM or cleanse outmundārepurgāreexpiāre

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feormade ge líchoman and sáwle for they understood that the wholesome sacrifice availed and profited [vālēret] to the eternal redemption both of body and of soul, Bd. 4, 22 Whel. 318, 25-27. to feed on, devour, consume; vesci, comĕdĕre, consūmĕre Fealo líg

læt

(adj.)
Grammar
læt, adj.

Lateslowsluggishtardy

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On heortan læte [hlatto, Lind.] tó gelýfenne tardi corde ad credendum, Lk. Skt. 24, 25. Ðæt hé ðý lætra biþ tó uncystum that it [the body] be the less ready to vices, L. E. I. 3; Th. ii. 404, 20.

port

(n.)
Grammar
port, es; m. n.
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Lind. Rush. 6, 6. [Latin portus. ' Portus est conclusus locus quo importantur merces et inde exportantur. Est et statio conclusa et munita,' Du Cange. Cf. Port- in place-names, e.g. Port-strǽt, Cod. Dip. Kmbl]. vi. 323.]

Linked entry: Portes-múþa

scíran

(v.)
Grammar
scíran, p. de.
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Lind. 16, 2, folcgeréfa actionator, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 30], Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 11 : 3, 55. Ealdormenn swýðe sprǽcon and wið me wráðum wordum scírdan principes adversum me loquebantur, Ps. Th. 118, 23. [Cf. Nes nan mon þat durste word sciren.

bodian

(v.)
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bodian, bodigan, bodigean; part. bodiende, bodigende; p. ode, ede, ade, ude; pp. od, ed, ad, ud; v. a. [bod a message] .

to tell, announce, proclaim, preachnuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizareto foretell, predict, prophesy, promiseprædicere, promittereto announce

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Ðes apostol Iacobus bodode on Iudéa lande this apostle James preached in Judea [lit. in the land of the Jews], Homl. Th. ii. 412, 23.

Linked entries: bodiend-lic bodigean