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ymb-þeahtian

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-þeahtian, p. ode
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beóð ðæs ðe lator ðe oftor ymbðeahtiaþ tardius peccatum solvitur, quod et per consilium solidatur 435, 2. Ðæt leóht him ða stówe wæs ontýnende, ðe (ðǽr, Bd. S. 575, 12) heó ǽr ymbþeahtedon, Bd. 4, 7; M. 284, 20

á-blácian

(v.)
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dranc átor, and ne áblácode, Shrn. 32, 24. Ðonne his síðfæt gemunde, ðonne áblácode eall and ábifode, 52, 2. I a. to grow faint :-- Áblácode emarcuit, elanguit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 25: elanguet 142, 76. Áblácodon obriguerunt Ex. 15, 18 (v.

for-hergian

(v.)
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Add: of action by persons, to lay waste a country, carry captive people Æfter þǽm þe Egyptum forhergede, gefór siþþan on Judana lond and hiera fela forhergeade; siþþan on Ircaniam heora fela gesette post transactum in Aegypto bellum plurimos

willa

Grammar
willa, will.
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Add Gyf mon méte ꝥ feala spera geseó ætsamne, þonne byð ꝥ þæt on his feóndum his willan gewryhð (ꝥ þú ofercymst ealle þíne fýnd, v.l.). Lch. iii. 176, 10.

wend

(n.)

a coursean alternativea case

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Gif hit gebirie ðæt Alhmund swá ða freóndréddene healdan nolde, oððe hine mon oferricte ðæt ne móste londes wyrðe beón, oððe þridda wend, gif him ǽr his ende gesǽlde Chart. Th. 141, 13

sworettan

(v.)
Grammar
sworettan, p. te

To draw a deep breath, to sigh, pant

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Ðá ongan sworettan, swá swá eallunga gewǽced, on ðam oreðe belocen, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 234

Linked entry: a-sworetan

strengðu

(n.)
Grammar
strengðu, (o); indecl. : strengð, e; f.
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B. ),, heó oferswið ealle strenðe ðæs áttres, 114, 13-15. Ne mæg man ǽfre for his strengðe ðysne wyrttrnman syllan þicgean on sundrum, 260, 18. sceal upweard licgean, ðý læs ða strengþe ðyssæ lácnunge ongite, 300, 21

be-werian

(v.)

prohibitforbidto protectdefend

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Mé Godes wracu þá duru bewerede, Hml. S. 23 b, 417. Se Hálga Gást hié ǽghwylc gód lǽrde, and him ǽghwylc yfel bewerede, Bl. H. 131, 30. ꝥeáh þe se bysceop him ꝥ swíðe bewerede episcopo multum prohibente, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 661, 17.

ge-ceósan

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H. 201, 7. Geceás him þone deáþ, ꝥ him mon ofléte blódes on þám earme, Bt. 29, 2; F. 104, 22. Geceós dé nú fultum. Hml. S. 25, 399. Healde gehwá mid riht his ǽwe ... búton ꝥ gewurðe ꝥ búta geceósan ... getwǽman, Ll. Th. ii. 300, 27.

ilca

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ilca, pron. [occurs in the weak declension only].

The same

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The same sylf oððe se ylca ipse; heó sylf oððe seó ylce ipsa; sylfe oððe ða ylcan ipsi, Ælfc. Gr. 15 ; Som. 18, 53-4. Ðú byst se ilca se ðú ǽr wǽre tu idem ipse es, Ps. Th. 101, 24.

ge-rýne

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H. 17, 14. Gerýna oracula, An. Ox. 2535. of actions, events, &c. Se Hǽlend his þegnum sǽde his þrowunga . . . hié ne mihton þá word ongeotan þæs heofonlican gerýnes. Bl.

Linked entry: rún

hund-teóntig

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Mid hund-teóntegum sciłł. gebéte, Ll. Th. i. 70, 21. Hundteóntig sciłł. geselle , 72, 14. genáman þæs folces. . . hundteóntig þúsenda . . . and ehtatýne sýþum hundteóntig þúsenda tósendon, Bl. H. 79, 20-23.

hord

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( Christ ) æteówde mé eác his ǽnlican hordas, ðá mé gehét, Hml. S. 7, 38. that are concealed Synna hord. Ps. C. 155. Dyrne hordas abdita (secretorum) archana An.

cristen

(adj.)
Grammar
cristen, def.se cristena; sup. se cristenesta; adj. [Crist Christ]

Christian christianus

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bebudon ðæt man ǽlcne cristenne man ofslóge they commanded men to slay every Christian man Ors. 6, 13; Bos. 121, 32. Him sealde Iustinus áne cristene bóc Justin gave him a Christian book 6, 12; Bos. 121, 24.

LANG

(adj.)
Grammar
LANG, adj.

LONGtall

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Se biþ lang lífes and welig he shall be longlived and wealthy, Lchdm. iii. 156, 18. Næs lang tó ðý ðæt his bróðor ðyses lǽnan lífes tíman geendode it was not long before his brother died, 434, 24. Nis hit lang tó ðon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 599, 5.

burg

(n.)
Grammar
burg, burh, burhg, buruh (-ug, -ig), byrg, byrig; gen. byrig, burge, burhge, burcge; dat. byrg, byrig, byrh, burh; n. acc. pl. byrg, byrig, burh, burga, burha; gen. pl. burga, burha; dat. pl. burgum, burhum, byrgum.
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Ðá þá geseah ꝥ seó burh (buruh, burg, v.ll. ) wæs tó þan fæst ꝥ ne mihte hié ábrecan, áslát þá túnas ymb þá burhg onweg, Bd. 3, 16; Sch. 265, 5-14. Tó burge and tó wealle ad arcem et ad moenia, Kent. Gl. 287.

deáþ

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líchomlicne deáþ geþrowode, Bl. H. 103, 10. Oþ þone deáþ hine tintregaþ, 59, 30. Oð deáð letotenus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 41. Oþ deáþ beswungen, Hml. S. 25, 782. (1 a) a particular mode of death :-- eall tóbærst . . .

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, a mark, <b>mearc</b> a limit. [These may be taken under one head, see N. E. D. mark.]
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as a memorial or as a guide ásette for tácne and to mearce on þǽre stówe þrý stánas (cf. mearcode þá stówe, Hml.

FORD

(n.)
Grammar
FORD, gen. fordes; dat. forde, forda; m.

A FORDvădum

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He oferfór ðone ford transīvit vădum, Gen. 32, 22. He mihte fordas oferrídan, ðonne he to hwylcere eá cóme he might ride over the fords, when he came to any river, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 17

Linked entry: fyrd

ge-scerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scerian, -scyrian, -scyrigan; p. ede; pp. ed.

to bestow, appoint, provide, ordain, destinetribuere, providere, ordinare, destinareto number, reckonnumerareto ordain, arrange

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to bestow, appoint, provide, ordain, destine; tribuere, providere, ordinare, destinare He sceolde his Drihtne þancian ðæs leánes, ðe he him on ðam leóhte gescerede he should thank his Lord for the reward which he bestowed on him in that light, Cd. 14

Linked entries: ge-scyrian ge-scyrigan