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be-tellan

Grammar
be-tellan, <b>I a</b> 1.
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Bútan hine mid gesceáde betelle nisi ad excusandum rationabiliter , Chrd. 85, 14. Add

fercung

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Add: support Neód heora lífes fercunge necessitas vivendi, Chrd. 12, 22. ꝥ í

scearp-ecged

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp-ecged, adj.

Sharp-edged

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Sharp-edged God hét ðæt náme scearpecgedne flint, Homl. Th. i. 92, 33

fýr-tang

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-tang, e; f.

Fire-tongs

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Fire-tongs sceal fela andlómena tó húsan habban . . . fýrtange, Angl. ix. 263, 9

þennan

(v.)
Grammar
þennan, þenian; p. þenede.
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Ðænne ðone swíðran earm swá swíþast mǽge let him stretch out the right arm as hard as he can, Lchdm. iii. 22, 11. Swá hwider swá se cining his ríce mihte þennan whithersoever the king could extend his power, Anglia x. 142, 47.

Linked entries: þenian þænnan

féþa

a footmana foot-soldiertroopsinfantry

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H. 225, 34; Jul. 389. Féðan aciem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 15. wǽpn gegráp mid tó campienne, ǽr þon þe his líchoman leomum becóme, and ǽr þone féþan sóhte (he joined the army), ǽr þon þe ꝥ leóht gesáwe, Bl. H. 167, 2

ge-laþian

(v.)
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Th. i. 74, 23. to a condition or action Þá gelaþode hié tó écean lífe, Bl. H. 103, 7. wolde deófol gelaþian tó campe wiþ hine, 29, 20. to summon for a purpose hæfde þá þing gefyllede þe fore gelaðod wæs, Ælfc. T.

Linked entry: laþian

folc

a peoplea nationan armya racetribesectlay-folkthe laitythe peoplefollowersthe people the common peoplecountry-folkfolkmenpeoplefolksa crowdcompanytrooppeoplefolk

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láre, ne ꝥ folc ne sceal forhycggan ꝥ him geeáþmédon, Bl.

GEARO

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
GEARO, gearu; gen. m. n. -wes, -owes; f. -re, -rwe; def. se gearwa; adj.

YAREreadypreparedequippedcompletepromptuspărātusinstructusperfectus

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He wæs gearo gúþe he was ready for war, Andr. Kmb1. 467; An. 234. Ic beó gearo sóna I shall be ready at once, Beo. Th. 3655; B. 1825 : 6202; B. 3106.

un-geweald

(n.)

impotenceinability to controlunintentionallynot wilfullyinvoluntarily

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Gif him gewealdes gebyrige oððe ungewealdes ðæt on ðæs hwæt befoo ðe wið his willan sié, 28; Swt. 199, 22. [Þurh uniweald per impotenciam, O. E. Homl. ii. 63, 6. O. Frs. un-ewald.]

Linked entry: un-gewealdes

ge-nirwan

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ge-nirwan, ge-nirwian.
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Genierwed on his móde anxie afflictus corde, Past. 231, 21. Ne spræc hit nó for ðý ðe his mód áuht genierwed wǽre mid ðǽre uncýððe ðæs síðfætes neque Moysi mentem ignorantia itineris angustabat, 304, 17.

Linked entry: ge-nyrwian

full-gán

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Þæt hié his giongorscipe fulgán (fyligan, MS.) wolden, Gen. 249. to give effect to, carry out Sé þe ne hwyrfð his mód æfter ídlum geþóhtum, and him mid weorcum fulgǽð, þeáh him on mód cumen, Ps.

ceást

(n.)
Grammar
ceást, e; f? es; n?

Strife, contention, murmuring, sedition, scandallis, rixa, seditio

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Gif he þurh unnytte ceáste man ofsleá fæste x geár si in inutili rixa hominem occident, x annas jejunet, L. Ecg. P. iv. 68, § 22; Th. ii. 230, 29. Ne he ceaste ne astirige he shall not stir up strife, L. Ælf. P. 50; Th. ii. 386, 12.

mirring

(n.)
Grammar
mirring, e; f.

hinderingleading astraywastesquandering

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H. Ger. marunga impedimentum.] waste, squandering (v. mirran, II) Oððe se gielpna for his góda mierringe (mirringe, Cott.

gristbitian

(v.)
Grammar
gristbitian, p. ode, ede
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He grennade and gristbitade he grinned and ground his teeth. Exon. 74 b; Th. 278, 12; Jul. 596. Gristbitedon mid heora tóþum ongeán me striderunt in me dentibus suis, Ps. Th. 34, 16.

Linked entry: gristbátian

beorhte

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His geearnunga wǽron beorhte gecýþed, Shrn. 52, II. clearly, of physical or mental vision wearð hál, beorhte lócigende, Hml. S. 22, 182. His andgit bið tó ðon beorhte scínende, ðæt mæge ongietan sóðfæstnesse, Past. 69, 24

mildheortlíce

(adv.)
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suá micle iéðelícor bið gefriðod from his ágnum costungum suá mildheortlícor ( misericordius ) bið geswenced mid óðerra monna costungum, 107, 3. Add

oþ-wítan

(v.)
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Th. 21, 2. with pronoun and clause in apposition him þæt oþwát ꝥ on þám wege dyde ei hoc quod in via egerat improperavit, Gr. D. 129, 24. with charge only Ðæt ilce oðwát Dryhten, ðá cwæð, Past. 89, 16

Linked entry: æt-wítan

heáh-fore

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-fore, e; f.

A heiferjuvencajuvenca

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Gif hriðeru offrian wille bringe unwemme fear oððe heáfre if he offer it of the herd, whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish, Lev. 3, 1. Farra míno and héhfaro gislægno tauri mei et altilia occisa, Rtl. 107, 21

Linked entries: héffere héh-faro

of-weorpan

(v.)

to kill by casting (a stone, etc. ) to knock down and kill by a missile

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He wearð mid áne stáne ofworpen saxo ictus occubuit, Ors. 4, l; Swt. 158, 32. Gif oxa wer ofslóge, síe mid stánum ofworpen, L. Alf. 21; Th. i. 48, 32 note: 50, 5 note