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be-spirian

(v.)
Grammar
be-spirian, -spirigan, -spyrigan; p. ode; pp. od

To inquire, traceinquirere, investigare

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Se ðe bespyrige [bespirige, Wilk.] yrfe innan óðres land, aspirige hit út, se ðe ðæt land áge, gif he mǽge he who traces cattle into another's land, let him trace it out, who owns that land, if he can, iv. 2; Th. i. 222, 14

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be-stǽlan

(v.)
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be-stǽlan, p. de
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To lay a charge of crime on a person, to convict a person (on with dat. ) of crime þæt mé nǽfre deófel náht on ne mæge bestǽlan æt mínum endedæge, Angl. xi. 101, 53. þæt se deófol eów náge náht on tó bestélenne ungeandettes, Wlfst. 135, 31.

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for-weaxan

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Ne eft hé ne lǽte forweahsan (-weaxan, v. l.) tó swíðe tó unnytte ... hé mæge hié íðelíce of áceorfan ðæt hié tó ungemetlíce ne forweaxen nec rursum ad crescendum nimis relaxet ... recidantur citius, ne immoderatius excrescant, Past. 141, 1-6. [ The Latin

ge-beácnian

(v.)
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L. 18, 3. to give command by signs Búton hé tó ǽlcum men mæge gebeácnian ꝥ hé irne on his willan nisi ad nutum cuncta suppetant, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 20

hunig

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Mon ðás ðing selle . . . mittan fulne huniges oðða twégen uuínes, sué hwaeder suae ðonne begeotan mæge, C. D. i. 293, 14 : 299, 23. Sester fulne huniges, 312, 10

ge-sparian

(v.)
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Add: to save, not to use. v. sparian ; Swá hwæt swá hý gespariaþ on heora forhæfednesse and swá hwæt swá tóforan þám neádbehéfum belifen byð on heora mægenes tilunge quidquid necessario victui superest ex operibus manuum et epularum restrictione, R.

mund-gripe

(n.)
Grammar
mund-gripe, es; m.

Hand-gripegrasp

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Strenge getrúwode, mundgripe mægenes, 3072; B. 1534. Æfter mundgripe, 3880; B. 1938. Ðæt hé ne métte middangeardes on elran men mundgripe máran, 1510; B. 753

stópel

(n.)
Grammar
stópel, es ; m.
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A foot-step, mark left by the foot Man dæghwamlíce ða moldan nimeþ on ðǽm lástum . . . and nǽfre man ðære moldan tó ðæs feale ne nimeþ, ðæt mon ǽfre þurh ðæt mǽge á ðý máran dǽl on ðǽm stóplum gewercean ( make the footprints larger ) . . .

un-deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
un-deóre, adv.

Cheaplyat a small cost

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Swylce mon undeórest bicgan mæge quid vilius comparari potent, 89, 17

ge-wénan

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Ox. 803. to think probable, expect Ne ꝥ gewoene ꝥ mæge styrnisse giworða that a tumult need not be expected; ne forte tumultus fieret, Mk. R. 14, 2. to hope for Þá hwíle ðe ðǽr bið gewéned ǽnig behreówsung, Hml. Th. ii. 340, 6

weorold-wilnung

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wilnung, e; f.
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Worldly desire Ðæt líf ðæra gesinhíwena, ðeáh hit ful wundorlíc ne sié on mægenum weoruldwilnungum tó wiðstondanne, hit mæg ðeáh bión orsorglíc ǽlcra wíta, Past. 51 ; Swt. 399, 21.

eafoþ

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Hine God mægenes wynnum, eafedum stépte, 1717. Cf. afol. Add

gníþe

(adj.)
Grammar
gníþe, gnéde; adj. Of persons, frugal, sparing; of things,
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On ðám mægenum eúðmódnesse and hýrsumnesse nóhte þon lǽssa ne gnéðra (gnédra, v. l.: these forms might be mutated comparatives of gneáþ(-d)) wæs, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 656, 11

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for-hradian

(v.)

hurryto anticipate

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Add: to go too quickly, hurry Ðá ðe nabbað ildo tó ðon ðæt hié mægen lǽran, and hí ðeáh forhradiað ðæt hié hit ongiennað quos a praedicationis officio aetas prohibit, et tamen praecipitatio impellit, Past. 383, 22. to anticipate Forhradode Godes engel

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ribb

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Cóm of ðǽm wætre án nǽdre . . . wearð hiere mid ánum wierpe án ribb forod — hit is nǽdrena gecynd ꝥ heora mægen and hiera féþe bið on heora ribbum, Ors. 4, 6; S. 174, 3-14.

a-hwettan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwettan, p. -hwette; pp. -hwetted.

to whetexciteexcitareaccendereto provideadhiberesubministrareto cast awaydrive awayabigererepudiare

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to whet, excite; excitare, accendere Ðæt ic ðé mǽge lust ahwettan that I may excite thy desire, Andr.

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brítan

(v.)
Grammar
brítan, p. te

To poundbruisecrush

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Genim hý (garclive) dríge and dype on wearmum wætere, swá þú eáþelícost hý brýtan mæge, 130, 6. Brýtende friens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 38 : 150, 74

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ge-egesian

(v.)
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Ðæt wé úre hiéremenn suá geárige suá wé hié eft geegesian (-egsian, v. l.) mæge ut praelatus subditorum vitam stringere sub disciplinae vinculo possit, 119, 5. Þæt þára óþra gehwylc þurh þæt geegesad sý ut ceteri metum habeant, R. Ben. 129, 19.

on-gemang

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Hí beóð ongemang mægenu tó tellanne sunt inter uirtutes conputanda, Chrd. 110, ll. add Færeð forst ongemang, Gen. 802. Ongemang interim, Angl. xiii. 393, 400: 405, 569: 408, 613. <b>II a.</b> with

deóp-líce

(adv.)
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Deóplícor ( profundius ) þú smeágst þonne yld úre anfón mæge, Coll. M. 33, 11. in other connexions Hí Godes þeówas deóplíce griðe*-*dan they most effectually protected God's servants, Ll.