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lustful-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lustful-líce, adv.

joyfully ⬩ gladly

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With joy or pleasure, joyfully, gladly Lustfullíce libenter, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 30. Se mildheorta Drihten onféhþ swíðe lustfullíce eallum ðǽm gódum ðe ǽnig man gedéþ his ðæm néhstan, Blickl. Homl. 37, 25

mǽl-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-gesceaft, e; f.

That which happens at its appointed time in accordance with the decrees of fate

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That which happens at its appointed time in accordance with the decrees of fate Ic bád mǽlgesceafta I waited for that which in due time fate would assign me, Beo. Th. 5467; B. 2737

be-trymian

(v.)
Grammar
be-trymian, p. ede; pp. ed; [be, trymian to fortify]

To besiege, environ ⬩ circumdare vallo

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Ge geseóþ Hierusalem mid here betrymede ye shall see Jerusalem besieged with an army, 21, 20

ge-monan

(v.)

to remember

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Seó leó gemonþ [ = geman] ðæs wildan gewunan hire eldrena [MS. eldrana] the lioness remembers the wild manner of her parents, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 12

mígan

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Add: with dat. of matter discharged Se man mídð wormse. Lch. ii. 208, 5. Lendenseóce men mígað blóde and sande, 232, 10. Gif hé gemían ne mæge, and gif hé blóde míge, 8, 24

un-wæstmbǽre

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Wíse láreówas sǽdon ꝥ seó eorþe wǽte micele unwsestmbǽrre æfter þám flóde þonne heó ǽr wǽre tradunt doctores terrae vigorem et fecunditatem longe inferiorem esse post diluvium quam ante, Angl. vii. 36, 348. Add

gafol-gildere

a debtor

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a debtor, v. gafol,(8),(7), Gif ðú wilt þæt þis feoh becume tó ðínre sáwle ðearfe, tódǽl hit ðearfum and wanhálum, wydewum and steópbearnum and hafenleásum gafegyldrum, Hml. Th. ii. 484, 33. Add:

Linked entries: gildere gafol-gilda

or-ceás

(adj.)
Grammar
or-ceás, adj.

Free from complaint, not chargeable (with a fault)

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Free from complaint, not chargeable (with a fault) Orceás inmunis. Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 50; inmunes, 111, 14. Orcǽsne immunem, immaculatum, castum, Hpt. Gl. 474, 72. Orceáse ł unwemme immunes, incontaminati, inviolatas, 447, 43

ge-spring

(n.)
Grammar
ge-spring, es; n.

A spring; ⬩ fons ⬩ scaturigo

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A spring; fons, scaturigo Ðǽr wæs on blóde brim weallende, atol ýða gespring [geswing, Th.] eal gemenged there was the surge boiling with blood, the foul spring of waves all mingled, Beo. Kmbl. 1689

Linked entry: ge-spryng

ge-swicnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swicnan, p. ede; pp. ed

To cleanse ⬩ clear ⬩ purgāre

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To cleanse, clear; purgāre Geswicne se hine be cxx hída let him clear himself with cxx hides, L. In. 14; Th. i. 110, 16: 15; Th. i. 112, 3: 52; Th. i. 134, 12

Linked entry: -swicnan

getan

(v.)
Grammar
getan, p. de, te; pp. ed

To GET ⬩ take ⬩ obtain ⬩ adipisci ⬩ capere ⬩ assequi

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To GET, take, obtain; adipisci, capere, assequi Cwæþ he on mergenne méces ecgum getan wolde said he in the morning would take them with the edges of the sword, Beo. Th. 5872; B. 2940

tweón

(n.)

doubt

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doubt Nis nán twýn, ðæt eów ne beó forgolden there is no doubt, but that you will be requited, Homl. Th. ii. 444, 10. Búton tweónne without doubt, Bt. 36, 6; Fox 182, 9

Linked entry: twýn

sigor-tiber

(n.)
Grammar
sigor-tiber, es; n.

A sacrifice for victory or deliverance

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A sacrifice for victory or deliverance Wes ðú on ófeste . . . ðæt ðú lác onsecge sigortifre hasten to offer with a sacrifice, that may deliver you from your peril, Exon. Th. 257, 30; Jul. 255

Linked entry: sige-tiber

glædscipe

(n.)
Grammar
glædscipe, es; m.

Gladness ⬩ joy

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Gladness, joy Crist is mid ealles módes gledscype to herienne Christ is to be praised with joy of all the mind, Lchdm. iii. 436, 19. Glædscip mín gaudium meum, Jn. Skt. Rush. 3, 29

a-teón

(v.)
Grammar
a-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, -tíhþ, -tíþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen [a from, out; teón to tow, draw] .

to draw out or away ⬩ pull out ⬩ lead out ⬩ pluck ⬩ draw ⬩ abstrahere ⬩ extrahere ⬩ ejicere ⬩ educere ⬩ trahere ⬩ ducere ⬩ to treat ⬩ use ⬩ dispose of ⬩ employ ⬩ tractare ⬩ uti ⬩ adhibere ⬩ to draw to any place ⬩ betake oneself anywhere ⬩ go ⬩ come ⬩ make a journey or expedition ⬩ se recipere ⬩ meare ⬩ proficisci ⬩ ire ⬩ venire ⬩ iter facere

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Wig-síþ ateáh went on a warlike expedition, Cd. 96; Th. 126, 13; Gen. 2094: 167; Th. 208, 28; Exod. 490: 208; Th. 256, 34; Dan. 650: Exon. 37 a ; Th. 120, 15; Gú. 272

hrind

(n.; v.; adj.)

barky ⬩ rinded ⬩ caudex ⬩ codex ⬩ liber ⬩ cortex ⬩ frozen to death ⬩ to destroy ⬩ dead

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groves with [large-] stemmed trees. Grem compares the word with forms given by Halliwell rind frozen to death, rinde to destroy, and suggests dead; Heyne takes hrinde = hrínende and compares with Icel. hrína, sonare.

ge-stihtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stihtian, ge-stihtan.
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(a a) to arrange for or with a person :-- Ic gestihtade cýðnisse gecorenum minum, Ps. Srt. 88, 4. Ðú gestihtades him yfel, 72, 18: 83, 7.

lóc

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The word is used with nú and with indirect interrogatives, pronouns or adverbs.

ǽ-lic

Grammar
ǽ-lic, (ǽw-).

of law, concerned with law, belonging to law ⬩ in accordance with law, fixed by law, legal, legitimate

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Add: of law, concerned with law, belonging to law Hé (John) wæs ǽgðer ge ǽlic ge godspellic, Hml. S. 16, 101. Ǽlice legalia (volumina), An. Ox. 4949. Tó ðám fíf ǽlicum bócum, Hml. Th. i. 188, 20: 98, 33: Hml.

Linked entry: ǽw-lic

a-sánian

(v.)
Grammar
a-sánian, p. ode; pp. od

To languish ⬩ grow weak ⬩ diminish ⬩ languescere ⬩ laxari

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To languish, grow weak, diminish; languescere, laxari Nǽfre ic lufan sibbe forlǽte asánian never will I permit the love of my kin to languish, Exon. 50a; Th. 172, 23; Gú. 1148