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un-oferswíþed

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ne lét ná of gebedum his unoferswíðdan gást, Hml. S. 31, 1357. Add

Linked entry: ofer-swíþan

be-swápan

Grammar
be-swápan, <b>; I.</b>
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Ic Heróde in hyge bisweóp ꝥ Ióhannes bibeád heáfde beheáwan, Jul. 294. Add

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

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

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

un-ǽmetta

(n.)
Grammar
un-ǽmetta, -ǽmta, an; m.

Want of leisure for doing, something, occupation, business

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Gif hit sié se ðe ðæt land hæbbe ðæt ðis forgýmeleásie búton hit hæres unǽmetta sié, ðonne ... if it happen that he who has the land neglect this arrangement, unless occupation in connection with the Danes be the cause of the neglect, then ..., Chart

Linked entry: ǽmetta

cyre

(n.)
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ús forgeaf ágenne cyre. sealde swíðe fæste gife . . . ꝥ is seó gifu, ꝥ se man mót dón ꝥ wile, Hml. S. 17, 250. Gehwilc man hæfð ágenne cyre, ǽr ðám ðe syngige, hweðer wille filian deófles willan oððe wiðsacan, Hml. Th. i. 212, 11.

gewrixlian

(v.)
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</b> to give in requital forgeaf éce dreámas, bið him heofonríce ágiefen; swá sceal gewrixled þám þe wel heóldon Meotudes willan, Cri. 1261. to get in requital Ne ne giéme hwelce hylde mid ðǽre ælmessan gewriexle (-wrixle, v. l.) ne impensae

hú-lic

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giémde hwæt hæfde monna gerímes, and ne nóm náne ware húlice hié wǽron, Ors. 5, 4; S. 224, 22. used substantively Ðá ðe geségon húlic (hwelce, R.) geworden wére, Mk. L. 5, 16. ædeáude húlco ( qualia ) wéro ðrouendo hreáferas, Lk. p. 9, 3.

ge-secgan

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</b> in the passive with an infinitive complementary to the subject :-- is gesǽd memoratur (hoc fecisse), An. Ox. 3873: 1514 Heó wæs gesǽd narretur (superstitionis coniemptrix extitisse), 4432.

þrág

(n.)
Grammar
þrág, þráh, e; f.

a timeseasontime

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þráge mid ús wunode he dwelt with us for a time, Blickl. Homl. 131, 19: Exon. Th. 208, 24; Ph. 160: Ps. Th. 81, 5: 111, 4: Met. 20, 134. Tódríf ðone mist ðe þráge nú hangode hwýle, 20, 264. þráge siððan wícum wunode, Cd.

Linked entry: wód-þrág

sworettan

(v.)
Grammar
sworettan, p. te
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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

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

of-hreósan

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Add His munecas nán óðer ne wéndon búton wurde ofhroren (crushed under the falling tree ), Hml. S. 31, 412. Mid þæs wáges hryre ( the devil ) tócwýsde ǽnne munuccnapan.

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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a course, an alternative, a case Ðonne gerecce , gif mæge, óþer twéga, oððe ðara spella sum leás oððe ungelíc ðære sprǽce ðe wit æfter spyriaþ; oððe þridde wend (a third course or alternative)ongite and geléfe ðæt wit on riht spirien Bt. 38, 2;

wirs

(adv.)
Grammar
wirs, cpve.: wirrest, wirst; spve.;

Worseworst

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bið on ðæt wynstre weorud wyrs gesceáden ðonne on ða swíþran hond swícan móte, he will be assigned to the host on the left hand by a sentence too stern to allow him to pass to the right hand, 449, 23; Dóm. 75.

Linked entries: wyrs wiers wirrest

ládung

(n.)
Grammar
ládung, e; f.

An excusing an apologyexcusea defenceexculpationpurgation

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God lǽt him fyrst ðæt his mándǽda geswíce gif wile: gif nele ðæt beó bútan ǽlcere ládunge swíðe rihtlíce tó deófles handa ásceofen God allows the wicked man time, that he may, if he will, cease from his wicked deeds: that, if he will not,

Linked entry: be-ládung

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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Hwæt mǽnde Sanctus Paulus, ðá his láre suá cræftelíce tósceád (-scéd, Cott. MSS.) (gave such different counsel in the two cases), and ðone óðerne lǽrde, ðæt him anwald on tuge, óðerne lǽrde geðyld? Past. 40; Swt. 291, 20.