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drífan

(v.)
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Se æþeling bebeád þæt hié heora witan him beforan drifen swá swá niédlingas, Ors. 3, 8; S. 122, 7. to cause to flee before one's pursuit, to chase, hunt, pursue Hé nolde ðane sleán ðe hine dráf . . .

singan

(v.)
Grammar
singan, p. sang, song, pl. sungon ; pp. sungen
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Se hearpere gedéþ, ðæt hearpan strengas náwuht ungelíce ðæm sone ne singaþ ðe hé wilnaþ, Past. 23 ; Swt. 175, 8. In ðæm dæge singaþ ða býman, Wulfst. 183, 10. Syngaþ, L. E. I. prm. ; Th. ii. 396, 8. Hringíren scír song in searwum, Beo.

ge-teón

(v.)
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Sum mǽden on cræftum getogen, 35, 79. tó wircemne godeweb swá swá hí wǽron getogene, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 21. In stafas and on leornunge getogen litteris edoctus, Guth.

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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hit wearð tó nánþing, Chr. 870; P. 71, 11. to cause to move, put Seó ealde cyrce wæs eall behangen mid criccum . . . and man ne mihte swá ðeáh macian hí healfe úp (not half of them could be put up on the walls) Hml.

þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
þreátian, p. ode.

to urgepressto oppressafflictvextroubleexerciseharassto urge a person to somethingpress for somethingforce to do somethingto reproverebuketo threaten

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MSS.) mæge cum tempus subditis ad correptionem quaeritur, Past. 21; Swt. 153, 6. Líðelíce tó ðreátianne (ðreátigeanne, Cott.

Linked entries: þreátnian þreátung

swíge

(n.)
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Add: swíg(?), e; f. Add Dumbre swígan mutae taciturnitatis, An. Ox. 1937. Mid swíge silentio, 2085. Fífwintre swígan stǽrleornera quinquennem taciturnitatem Stoicorum, 4144

bland

(n.)
Grammar
bland, es; n.

A mixture, confusionmixtio

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A mixture, confusion; mixtio Swég swíðrode and sanges [MS. sances] bland sound prevailed and a confusion of song, Cd. 158; Th. 197, 19; Exod. 309

Linked entry: ge-bland

reót

(n.)
Grammar
reót, (?)

(;joyous;); sound; (?) gladness; (?)

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Gesyhþ sorhcearig on his suna búre wínsele wéstne, reóte berofene . . . nis ðǽr hearpan swég, gomen in geardum, Beo. Th. 4905; B. 2457

swǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
swǽlan, p. de
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Onǽl ł swǽl ł bærn lændenu ure renes Ps. Lamb. 25, 2. Hé sende of heofonum swǽlende lég, Wulfst. 213, 6

spediende

(v.; adj.)

suffering from rheum or phlegm

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Spediende (swed-, Wrt.) molaricus (the preceding words are podagricus, flegmaticus, reumaticus), Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 49: ii. 58, 2

Linked entries: swediende sped

neáh-gebúr

(n.; prefix)
Grammar
neáh-gebúr, néh-gebúr, néhche-, néhhe-, néche-, néhe-búr, es; m.

A neighbour

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Ne laða ðú ðíne welegan neáhgebúras, Past. 44; Swt. 323, 21

Linked entries: freónd dún

reccend

(n.)
Grammar
reccend, es; m.
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Dryhten úre reccend is hé ðara læssena ríca reccend is, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 58, 22-25. God is scyppend and reccend ealra his gesceafta, Blickl. Homl. 185, 27 : Met. 4, 30. Ealra gesceafta reccend and stýrend, Wulfst. 255, 17.

GRAMA

(n.)
Grammar
GRAMA, an; m.
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Drihten wearþ yrre mid graman his folce iratus est furore Dominus in populo suo, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 73, 54-6: Gen. 19, 25. Ic ondréd his graman and his yrre I was afraid of his anger and hot displeasure, Deut. 9, 19.

ge-reord

(n.)
Grammar
ge-reord, -reorde, es; n.

Language, speech, tongue, voice

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Hept. 155, 37: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 97, 55. To Norþhymbriscum gereorde to the Northumbrian speech, 58. Weorþlíce getýd ge on Ledenisc gereorde ge on Grecisc Græcæ pariter et Latinæ linguæ peritissimus, Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 33: 2; 565, 28: Th. An. 18, 29.

Linked entries: reord reord

swinsian

(v.)
Grammar
swinsian, p. ode
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Hearpan hlyn, swinsigende swég, Cd. Th. 66, 8; Gen. 1081

súþ-healf

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-healf, e; f.
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On súþhealfe a meridie, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 26: 14, 2. On súðhealfe ðære eás, Chr. 921; Erl. 108, 18: 913; Erl. 102, 10. On súðhalfe Humbre streámes ad meridianam Humbrae fluminis ripam, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 19.

tapor

(n.)
Grammar
tapor, (-er, -ur); m.

A taper; also the wick of a lamp

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MS.) ðæs godcundan liegges, Past. 36; Swt. 258, 13. Acolitus is gecweden se ðe candele oððe tapor byrþ, ðonnemann godspell rǽt, L. Ælfc. C. 14; Th. ii. 348, 4. Se sacerd gehálgodne tapor in ðæt wæter déþ, Wulfst. 36, 5.

Linked entries: tapor-berend teaper

útan-cumen

(adj.)
Grammar
útan-cumen, -cymen[e]; adj.

Come from withoutfrom another landforeignalienstrangebelonging to another

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MS.) mon cuman ne dorste, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 218, 1, Se útancumena munuc ðe of uncúðum eardum cymð, R. Ben. 109, 4. Ðam elþeódigan and útancumenan (útcymenan, MSS. G. H.) ne lǽt ðú nó uncúðlíce wið hine, L. Alf. 47; Th. i. 54, 20.

Linked entries: út-ácumen út-cymen

wearn

(n.)
Grammar
wearn, e; f.

a hindrance, obstacle, difficulty,a refusal,

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Ðæt mód hæfð fulfremedne willan tó ðære wrǽnnesse bútan ǽlcre steóre and wearne ejus animus voluptate luxuriae sine ullo repugnationis obstaculo delectatur, Past. 11; Swt. 73, 8.

offrian

(v.)
Grammar
offrian, p. ode, ede

To offer, bring a sacrifice or gift in honour of another

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Mesiane noldon ðæt Læcedemonia mægdenmenn mid heora ofreden, Ors. 1, 14; Swt. 56, 16. Ðé ofreden (offerent) cyningas gefe, Ps. Surt. 67, 30. Lǽtaþ ús faran and offrian (sacrificemus) úrum Gode, Ex. 5, 17. Tó offrienne litaturus, Hpt. Gl. 522, 25