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waefer-sín

(n.)
Grammar
waefer-sín, -sién, -sýn, -seón, e; f.

A sightshowspectacle

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Hí woldon ða gymstánas tócwýsan on ealles ðæs folces gesihðe wæfersýne, Homl. Th. i. 60, 25: 542, 32. Hí mé geworhton him wæfersýne, Rood Kmbl. 61; Kr. 31. Wé for úrum synnum swylcere wæfersýne synd, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 158.

Linked entry: wlite-seón

ófost

(n.)
Grammar
ófost, ófest, ófst, e; f.

Haste, speed

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Haste, speed Ófost is sélost gecýðanne hwanon eówer cyme sý the quicker you make known where you come from the better Beo. Th. 518; B. 256: 6007; B. 3007. Ófest, Cd. Th. 196, 18; Exod. 293. Ófst and hradung, R. Ben. 3, 11.

Linked entries: éfest ófest ófst

ge-sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sprecan, -specan; p. -spræc, pl. -sprǽcon; pp. -sprecen

To speakspeak withagree

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To speak, speak with, agree; sometimes takes an accusative of the person spoken to Gif ðú him wuht hearmes gesprǽce if thou hast said to him aught injurious, Cd. 30; Th. 41, 24; Gen. 661.

for-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sittan, he -siteþ; p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten

To mis-sitto be absent fromneglectdelaydeferdiminishobstructbesiegeabesse aneglĭgĕresupersĕdēredesĕrĕrepræstruĕreobsĭdēre

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Be ðon ðe man fyrde forsitte in case a man neglect the army, L. In. 51; Th. i. 134, 7, 8. Ne forsæt he ðý síðe he delayed not the journey, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 10; Gen. 2859. Ne he tíd forsæt he deferred not the time. Exon. 37 b; Th. 122, 26; Gú. 311.

a-wǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽgan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To deceivedeludefrustratedisappointcause to faileluderefrustrariirritum facere

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To deceive, delude, frustrate, disappoint, cause to fail ; eludere, frustrari, irritum facere Ðæt is sóþ ðæt ðú ǽr awǽgdest that is true which thou before didst frustrate, Homl. Th. ii. 418, 58.

Linked entry: wǽgan

cerran

(v.)
Grammar
cerran, de; ed

To turn, returnverti, reverti

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Cerreþ on upródor leóht light returns to the sky, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 102; Met. 29, 50

Linked entry: ge-cerran

DREPAN

(v.)
Grammar
DREPAN, ic drepe, ðú drepest, dripest, dripst, he, drepeþ, dripeþ, dripþ, pl. drepaþ; p. ic, he drep, dræp, ðú drǽpe, pl. drǽpon; pp. drepen, dropen

To strike percŭtĕre

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To strike; percŭtĕre Ic sweorde drep ferhþgeníþlan I struck the deadly foe with my sword, Beo. Th. 5753; B. 2880.

for-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swápan, p. -sweóp; pp. -swápen

To sweep awayverrĕreprotrūdĕre

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Th. 5621; B. 2814

hreófla

(n.)
Grammar
hreófla, an; m.

A leper

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Moyses ǽ forbeád hrepenne ǽnigne hreóflan the law of Moses forbade to touch any leper, Homl. Th. i. 122, 5. Hreóflan synt gehǽlede leprosi mundantur, Lk. Skt. 7, 22

Linked entries: hreófl hreófl

lǽn-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn-dagas, pl. m.
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The days granted to a man in which to live, the time during which a man lives Sceolde lǽndaga [MS. þend daga] æþeling ende gebídan worulde lífes the end of the days that had been granted, of life in this world, was to come upon the prince, Beo.

leód-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
leód-sceaða, an; m.

a public enemy

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A harmer of men, a public enemy Láð leódsceaða [the serpent], Cd. 43; Th. 56, 24; Gen. 917. Æt ðam leódsceaðan hreddan to save from the devil, Exon, 11 b; Th. 17, 20; Cri. 273. Ic ðam leódscaðan [Grendel] hondleán forgeald, Beo. Th. 4193; B. 2093.

mægþ-bót

(n.)
Grammar
mægþ-bót, e; f.

The fine to be paid by an unmarried woman

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The fine to be paid by an unmarried woman Mægþbót sí swá friges mannes let the fine to be paid by an unmarried woman be the same as that by a free man (for the same offence), L. Ethb. 74 j Th. i. 20, 9.

or-wénness

(n.)
Grammar
or-wénness, e; f.
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T. Grn. 17, 24. Woldon hý geteón in orwénnysse Meotudes cempan, Exon. Th. 136, 27; Gú. 547

Linked entry: wénness

scirdan

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
scirdan, p. de
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To hurt, injure Hwilcan geþance mæg ǽnig man geþencan on his móde, ðæt hé sacerdan heáfod áhylde, . . . and hí hrædlíce siððan scyrde oððe scynde mid worde oððe weorce, L. , Eth. vii. 27 ; Th. i. 334, 35.

clipian

(v.)
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Add: of persons Ic þé cleopie, Bl. H. 89, 14, Clepað clamitat, Kent. Gl. 6. Wé cliepiað (clip-, v. l. ) Gode, Past. 263, 23. Clipode proclamat, Hpt. Gl. 480, 17. Þes þearfa clepode ( clamavit ) Gode, Ps. Th. 33, 6.

swíþ-ferhþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-ferhþ, adj.

of strong mind or soul of violent mind, violent, impetuous

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Th. 1820; B. 908

á-libban

Grammar
á-libban, -lifian, -leofian.
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Add: to live, to have life, not be inanimate Wiðsac ðú þíne godas þe synd stǽnene, and gebide þé þínum Scyppende þe sóðlíce áleofað, Hml.

Linked entry: á-lifian

ge-hnǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hnǽgan, -hnǽgean, -hnégan; p. -hnǽgde, -hnǽde; pp. -hnǽged, -hnǽgd; v. trans.

To bend downhumblecast downsubduedeclīnārehŭmĭliāredejĭcĕresubĭgĕre

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Hie on wætere wicg gehnǽgaþ they cast down the horse in the water, Salm. Kmbl. 312; Sal. 155. Ðú goda ussa gilp gehnǽgdest thou humbledst the glory of our gods, Andr. Kmbl. 2640; An. 1321 :Ps. Th. 118, 71.

bisceop-stól

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Th. ii. 178, 1. He is bebyrged æt his bisceopstóle, Chr. 1069; P. 204, 10. a bishop's palace Fǽringa cómon þearfan þám bisceopstóle ( þám biscope, v. l.) subito ad episcopium pauperes venerunt, Gr. D. 63, 29

Linked entry: bisceop-stæf

ge-edníwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edníwian, ge-edníwan.
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Þú mé geedníwodest mín ríce tu restituisti mihi haereditatem meam, Ps. Th. 15, 5. þám ǽrrum antimbre geedníw-ude (fragmina) in pristinum statum reformavit (i. innouauit), An. Ox. 1832. Críst ús geedníwode his gelícnisse, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 34.