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streówen

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Ealle streóne his þú gecirdes on untrymnesse his, Ps. Vos. 40, 4. Add

brócung

(n.)
Grammar
brócung, e; f. [bróc,
affliction, sickness
]

affliction, sicknessSicknessægritudo

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Sickness; ægritudo Þurh his brócunge through his sickness, Homl. Th. i. 472, 7

for-sǽtian

(v.)
Grammar
for-sǽtian, p. ode

take by surprise

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To catch by lying in ambush, take by surprise Hé forsǽtade hié ðǽr ðǽr hié geþóht hæfdon ꝥ hié hiene besǽtedon insidiantes insidiis capit. Or. 3, 11; S. 146, 10

ge-ágen

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-ágen, adj.

Own

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Own His geágenes ðances of his own accord, Th. Chart. 159, 5

Linked entry: ágen

ge-dirnan

(v.)
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To hide Gedyrned appilatum (silentio ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 74: 64, 23. intrans. To hide oneself, lie hid Ge-diernan dilituisse (Apollonius delituisse fertur haud procul a delubro), Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 9 : 26, 61. Gedyrnan, 140, 40

be-lǽwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lǽwan, p. -lǽwde; pp. -lǽwed; v. a.

To bewraybetraytradereprodere

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Heó hine belǽwde she betrayed him Jud. 16, 21. Ðæt Iohannes belǽwed wæs quod Ioannes traditus esset Mt. Bos. 4, 12

Linked entries: lǽwan be-lǽwing

fórene

(prep.)

beforeantecĭtius

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before; ante, cĭtius, Lye Gif hine hwá fórene [MS. A. of the 12th century has fóra] forstande if any one stand up for him, L. C. S. 33; Th. i. 396, 17; Wilk. 139, 22, 23. v. Schmid. s

from-gewítan

(v.)
Grammar
from-gewítan, p. -gewát, pl. -gewiton; pp. -gewiten

To go away fromdepart fromdiscēdĕre

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To go away from, depart from; discēdĕre Gif hit eallunga fromgewite if it should altogether depart, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 35. Ne syndon me fromgewitene they have not departed from me, Cd. 63; Th. 76, 11; Gen. 1255

lár-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
lár-líc, adj.

Instructive

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Hit is swíðe gedafenlíc ðæt gé sume lárlíce worst æt eówerum láreówum gehýron, ii. 282, 31

ge-cænnan

(v.)

to declareclearproveadvocarepurgaremanifestare

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to declare, clear, prove; advocare, purgare, manifestare Hine gecænne ðæt he ðane banan begeten ne mihte let him prove that he could not obtain the slayer, L. H. E. 2; Th. i. 28, 2 : 4; Th. i. 28, 8

Linked entry: ge-cennan

Ter-finnas

(n.)
Grammar
Ter-finnas, pl.
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Finns occupying country west of the White Sea Ða Beormas hæfdon swíþe wel gebúd hira land ... Ac ðara Terfinna land wæs eal wéste ... Finnas, him þúhte, and ða Beormas sprǽcon neáh án geþeóde, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 29

þwástrian

(v.)
Grammar
þwástrian, ( = ? hwástrian, q. v.)

to murmurspeak low

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to murmur, speak low Þis ic spece nú gyt mid swá miccle ege ðæt mé þinceþ ðæt mé sió tunge stomrige nis hit gyt forðun ðæt ic þwástrian durre I dare not yet even speak low, Shrn. 42, 35

Linked entry: hwǽstrian

wítegung-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
wítegung-bóc, f.

A book containing propheciesa prophetical book

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A book containing prophecies, a prophetical book Hit is áwriten be mé on wítegungbócum, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 115. Ic geliornod hæbbe on eówer wítegungbócum, ðæt gé wǽron fram frymðe gecorene fram Criste selfum, H. R. 7, 11, 30

clæman

Grammar
clæman, l. clǽman,
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and add Mænge wið ele ꝥ hit sý swylce clám; clǽm ðonne on ðá sídan, Lch. iii. 48, 19. Seó ðe clǽman sceal litura, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 256, 3. Claemende affirmans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 42. Clǽmende, 63, 37

geár-dagas

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Hit gewearð on geárdagum þæt God sylf spæc of Synai munte, 66, 9

médan

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Ondsware ýwe sé hine on méde wordum secgan hú se wudu hátte let him make answer that can encourage himself to say in words how the wood is called, Rä. 56, 15

tó-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
tó-sprǽc, e; f.

Speech addressed to a personconversation

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Speech addressed to a person, conversation Hine God hiéwcúðlícor on eallum ðingum innan lǽrde ðonne óðre menn mid his gelómlícre tósprǽce quem (Moses) de cunctis interius per conversationem cum Deo sedulam locutio familiaris instruebat, Past. 41; Swt

sagu

(n.)
Grammar
sagu, e; and indecl.? f.

a saw, say (to say one's say), saying, statement, story, talesaying, narration, telling, reportstatement of a witness, testimonya saying beforehand, foretelling

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Ælc his saȝe sæide, Laym. 26345. Heo wenden þat his sawen (2nd MS. sawes) soðe weren,749

swencan

(v.)
Grammar
swencan, p. te; pp. swenced, swenct (cf. swinkt = wearied, Comus v. 293)
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Beorge hé ðæt hé áwóh ne befó, ðý læs ðe hine mon swence swá hé óðerne man þohte, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 8. Þeáh hine se wind woruldearfoþa swíðe swence, Met. 7, 50.

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, [druncaþ prs. pl.,
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Nalles scír wín ne druncan ... hlúterra wella wæter druncon, Bt. 15; F. 48, 10, 13. wæter ne druncon, ac manna blód druncon, Bl.