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ge-tengan

(v.)
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To press, apply oneself to; incumbere Ongan Dryhtnes ǽ georne cýðan, and hine sylfne getengde in Godes þeówdóm, æscróf unsláw, El. 200

sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
sweostor, swistor, swystor, swustor (-er, -ur); indecl. in sing.; pl. sweostor, sweostra, sweostru (u, y); f.
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Hiera swostur (sweostor, swystor (-er), swustra) wǽrun Cuénburg and Cúþburh, Chr. 718; Th. pp. 70, 71. Neogone wǽran Noðþæs sweoster, Lchdm. iii. 62, 18. Ealle his swustra (suoester, Lind.: swæster, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 13, 56.

ferhþ-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
ferhþ-gleáw, fyrhþ-gleáw; adj.

Prudent in mindsagaciousanĭmo prūdenssăpiens

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Þúsenda manna ferhþgleáwra of a thousand sagacious men, Elen. Kmbl. 653; El. 327

Linked entry: fyrhþ-gleáw

níþ-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
níþ-heard, adj.

Bold in battleaudacious

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Bold in battle, audacious Níþheard cyning (Constantine), Elen. Kmbl. 389; El. 195 : (Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 4826; B. 2417. Ðá wearþ sum tó ðæs árod ðara beadorinca, ðæt hé in ðæt búrgeteld níþheard néðde, Judth. Thw. 25, 25; Jud. 277

ge-cnyccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnyccan, p. ge-cnyhte; pp. ge-cnyht
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Gebundeno foet and hond gecnyht (honda gecnyted, R.) ligatus pedes el manus institis, Jn. L. 11, 44

Linked entry: cnyccan

ur

(adv.)
Grammar
ur, (occurring only as it is represented by the U-rune); adv.

Formerly

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Formerly ᚢ (= ur) wæs geára (cf. iú (geó) ... geára) geógoðhádes glǽm; nú synt geárdagas forð gewitene, lífwynne geliden, Elen. Kmbl. 2530; El. 1266. ᚢ wæs longe laguflódum bilocen lífwynna dǽl, feoh on foldan, Exon. Th. 50, 25; Cri. 806

Linked entry: or

mǽrels

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrels, márels, es; m. and <b>mǽrels-ráp,</b> es; m.

A rope for mooring a shippronesium

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A rope for mooring a ship; pronesium [v. Ducange: 'pronexium funis quo navis religatur ad palum'] Mǽrelsráp pronesium, Ælfc. Gl. 105; Som. 78, 21; Wrt. Voc. 57. 3. Márels prosnesium, 63, 62. Prompt. Parv. 327, and note. ]

Linked entry: scip-mǽrels

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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Hé wende hine lythwón fram him and weóp, and wende eft tó him avertit se parumper et flevit; et reversus est ad eos Gen. 42, 24. Se cyning hine west wende Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 5. Hé wende hine ðanon, Cd. Th. 31, 31; Gen. 493: 34, 33; Gen. 547.

hyrtan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrtan, hiertan; p. te

To HEARTENencourageanimate

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Mid óðrum worde hé hierte mid óðrum hé brégde favet ergo ex desiderio, et terret ex præcepto, Past. 8, 1; Swt. 53, 11. Hyrte hyne hordweard the hoardward [dragon] took courage, Beo. Th. 5179; B. 2593

Linked entry: hiertan

be-scerian

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

To deprive, separate, defraudprivare, separare, fraudare

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Syndon hí to bescyriganne Cristes líchoman and blódes corporis et sanguinis Domini privandi sunt, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 34.

ymb-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-settan, p. te.
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Beád hé út scypfyrde and landfyrde, and ðæt land eall útan embsette, Chr. 1072; Erl. 210, 31.

for-swíþan

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[Eal þat sár heó forswýhþ, Lch. iii. 86, 24.] to surpass, excel Of ðon ðerhcyme éðmódnisse édes ðona forsuíðde heáhnisse hiordes eo perveniat humilitas gregis, quo praecessit celsitudo pastoris, Rtl. 32, 21. to drive away, force away (?)

Linked entry: fore-swíþan

ge-wlitegian

(v.)
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Ðæt tácnað ðætte eal ðá gód and ðá mægenu beón gewlitegode mid ðǽre lufan Godes and monna ut omnia virtutum bona ex caritate decorentur, Past. 87, 4

hleór

(n.)
Grammar
hleór, es; n.

A cheek, face

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C. 5; Th. ii. 138, 8: Exon. 37 b; Th. 122, 13;Gú. 305: Elen. Kmbl. 2195; El. 1099: Cd. 107; Th. 140, 33; Gen. 2337

Linked entry: hlýrian

lǽce-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-feoh, g. -feós; n.
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, et opus ejus operetur, donec vulnus sanetur, et mercedem medico solvat, L.

æppled

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æppled, æpled; part.

APPLEDmade into the form of applesmade into balls or bossesin pomorum formam redactus

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Æplede gold, Elen. Kmbl. 2517; El. 1260

grównes

(n.)
Grammar
grównes, se; f.
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Ne com ðǽr nǽnig grównes up ne wæstmas ne furþan brordas nil omnino, non dico spicarum, sed ne herbæ quidem ex eo germinare contigit, 4, 28; S. 605, 34

þæder

(adv.)
Grammar
þæder, adv.
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Thither, whither Gá ðú and lǽde ðís folc þæder þe ic þé ǽr sǽde tu vade et duc populum istum, quo locutus sum tibi, Ex. 32, 34. On mergen com se biscop þæder, Shrn. 139, 35. Hé þæder ineode, 156, 13

Linked entry: þider

wíd-lást

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-lást, adj.
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Making a track that stretches far, wide-wandering Ðú (Cain) fléma scealt wídlást wrecan (vagus el profugus eris super terram, Gen. 4, 12), Cd. Th. 62, 28; Gen. 1021. (Wer) wídlást ferede rófne hafoc, Exon. Th. 400, 8; Rä. 20, 6

wiþer-cirr

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-cirr, es; m.

A going againstresistance

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A going against, resistance Ic gehýned eom, fáh and freóndleás; ic findan ne can wiðercyrr wið ðan of ðam wearhtreafum I am humiliated, proscribed and friendless; against this I can devise no resistance from hell, Elen. Kmbl. 1849; El. 926