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ge-þreátian

(v.)
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Þeód wæs oflysted metes ... hungre wǽron þearle geþreátod, An. 1117. to press, urge, force to do something Sua chuá ðec genédes ł geðreátas ( angariaberit ) míle straedena. Mt. L. 5, 41. Geþreátod and geníded invitus, Wrt.

GÚÞ

(n.)
Grammar
GÚÞ, e; f. [a poetical word]

War, battle, fight ⬩ bellum

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Ðonne hie to gúþe gárwudu rǽrdon when to battle they reared the spearshaft, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 19; Exod. 325; Beo. Th. 880; B. 438: 2948; B. 1472; Byrht. Th. 132, 8; By. 13: 134, 34; By. 94: Elen. Kmbl. 45; El. 23.

HORS

(n.)
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HORS, es; n.
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Wið horses hreófle . . . dó on ðæt hors swá hit hátost mǽge for a horse's leprosy . . . apply it to the horse as hot as possible, L. M. 1, 88; Lchdm. ii. 152, 10. Gelícnes horses and monnes. Exon. l09 b;Th. 418, 26; Rä. 37, 11.

ó-leccan

(v.)
Grammar
ó-leccan, -liccan, -læcan; p. -lecte, -lehte , -læhte.

to treat gently, to soothe, caress ⬩ to be obsequious, pay court to, fawn upon, flatter, to try to gain a person's good will by unworthy means ⬩ to gain good will by worthy means, to propitiate, be submissive ⬩ of things to gratify, charm, give pleasure

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Gif ðú wille ðæt ðé monige ólæcan ðonne ólæce ðú ánum swíðe georne if you wish many to pay court to you, do you sedułously pay court to one, Prov. Kmbl. 79 : 80. Mé riht ne þinceþ ðæt ic óleccan þurfe Gode æfter góde ǽnegum, Cd.

Linked entry: óliccan

open-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
open-líce, adv.

Openly ⬩ publicly, in a way by which not a few only are affected ⬩ without concealment, without reserve, freely ⬩ plainly, evidently, clearly, manifestly ⬩ without obstruction, at large

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Ðás þing wé willaþ openlícor gecýðan ðonne ðæt lýden dó, Anglia viii. 298, 25: Chr. 1106; Erl. 240, 35

ge-faran

(v.)

to travel, journey ⬩ of a military expedition, to march ⬩ of that which affects the mind, to come ⬩ to depart, die; ⬩ gefaren defunct ⬩ of affairs, circumstances, condition, to go well or ill ⬩ to fare, get on, succeed ⬩ To get by going, go and get. ⬩ to get to, reach a place ⬩ to save by going ⬩ to march and occupy a place, conquer persons, gain a victory ⬩ to accomplish a journey, expedition, complete a course ⬩ to carry out, execute, manage to do ⬩ to get as one's lot or fate, to experience

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Hé þæt færelt gefór and weorþlícne sige hæfde feliciter confecit bellum, Ors. 3, 10; S. 140, 3. to carry out, execute, manage to do Ꝥ gé nǽfre gedón ne magon ...; hit furðum cépemen ne gefarað you will never be able to do that ..., even merchants cannot

CWÉN

(n.)
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CWÉN, gen. dat. cwéne; acc. cwén, cwénn, cwéne; pl. nom. acc. cwéne, cwéna; gen. cwéna; dat. cwénum; f: cwéne, cwýne; gen. dat. acc. cwénan, cwýnan; pl. nom. acc. cwénan; gen. cwénena; dat. cwénum; f.

a woman ⬩ femina ⬩ a wife ⬩ uxor ⬩ a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress ⬩ regina, imperatrix, augusta

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Ðone hie ðære cwéne agéfon they gave him up to the queen, 1171; El. 587: 2257 ; El. 1130 .

heofon-lic

chaste

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Geearnian ðone hefonlican éðel. Past. 255, 4. Heofonlicra ceastriwarena supernorum (i. angelorum) ciuium, An. Ox. 328. Geimpod tó ðǽm hefenlicum (hefon-, v. l.) diógolnessum, Past. 99, 18.

múþ

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Ne forbinde gé nó dǽm ðerscendum oxum ðone múð, Past. 104, 8. Múða gehwylc mete þearf, Gn. Ex. 125. <b>II a.</b> applied to things personified :-- Grǽdigum múþes ceáflum ambronis orci faucibus An.

weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, es; m.

a wall that is made, ⬩ wall of a building, of a town, ⬩ side of a cave ⬩ a natural wall ⬩ a steep hill ⬩ a cliff.

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Wið ðone weall murotenus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 63. Wið ðæs recedes weal, Beo. Th. 658; B. 326. Wall íserne, Cd. Th. 231, 15; Dan. 247. Tó hwý tówurpe ðú weal ( maceriam ) his, Ps. Spl. 79, 13.

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet ⬩ pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Wíte ðú ðæt ðú ánforléte Dryhtnes ðone fægran gefeán know thou that thou didst lose the Lord's fair joy, Elen. Kmbl. 1894; El. 949: Exon. 33 a; Th. 105, 6; Gú. 19.

a-rǽfnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rǽfnan, -réfnan; p. ede, de; pp. ed

To endure ⬩ bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ sustinere ⬩ tolerare ⬩ perferre

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Ðonne hí ðæt mægen ðære unmǽtan hǽto arǽfnan ne mihton cum vim fervoris immensi tolerare non possent, 5, 12; S. 627, 41. Ic þrówade and arǽfnde pertuli, 2, 6; S. 508, 21: Andr. Kmbl. 1632; An. 817. Sáwl mín symble arǽfnde sustinuit anima mea, Ps.

hwéne

(adv.)
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hwéne, hwǽne [ = hwoene]; adv.

A little ⬩ somewhat

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Hwéne wíddre ðonne bydenfæt somewhat wider than a bushel measure, Blickl. Homl. 127, 6. Hwéne rúmedlícor paulo latius, Past. 12; Swt. 75, 17. Nioþor hwéne somewhat lower, Beo. Th. 5392; B. 2699.

Linked entry: hwǽne

óþ-ferian

(v.)
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to bear off Ic unsófte ðonan feorh ðþferede næs ic fǽge ðágyt not easily thence (the conflict with Grende's mother) did I bring away life, but not then had my hour come (cf. last passage under óþ*-*lǽdan), Beo. Th. 4288; B. 2141.

rípere

(n.)
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rípere, es; m.
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Má is ðæra rýpera ðonne rihtwísra, and is earmlíc þing, ðæt ða syndon rýperas ðe scoldan beón hyrdas folces, L. I. P. 12; Th. ii. 320, 14-16.

ge-mǽne-líc

(adj.)
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ge-mǽne-líc, adj.

Common, general ⬩ communis, generalis

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Hí arísaþ on ðam gemǽnelícum dóme they shall arise at the judgment of all, Homl. Th. i. 84, 22, 24. Mid ða getýdnesse ge cyriclícra gewrita ge eac gemǽnelícra cum eruditione litterarum vel ecclesiasticarum vel generalium, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 15.

stig

(n.)
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stig, (?), es; n.
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Ondlong herpoðes on burghardes ánstigo; ðonne forð tó báres ánstigon, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 172, 18

Linked entries: stigian stigo stigu

teónd

(n.)
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teónd, es; m.
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An accuser Gif wíteþeów mon betýnþ . . . ðonne áh se teónd áne swingellan æt him, L. In. 48; Th. i. 132, 9. Eode se man sylf tó ðe man tuge, and hæbbe se teónd (se ðe týhþ, MS. B.) cyre, swá wæterordál swá ýsenordál, L. Ath. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 15.

þus-líc

(adj.)
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þus-líc, þul-líc; adj.

Such

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Ðuslíco (-u, Rush.) monigo gié dóas hujusmodi multa facitis, Mt. Skt. Lind. 7, 13. Ðe fæder ðullíco (ðuslíco, Rush.) soecað pater tales quaerit, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4, 23

Linked entry: þullíc

weorold-cræft

(n.)
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weorold-cræft, es; m.
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Warniaþ ðæt gé beón wísran on eówrum gástlícan cræfte . . . ðonne ða worldmen sindon on heora worldcræftum, L. Ælfc. P. 46; Th. ii. 384, 15. Ðæt him God onsende wíse geþóhtas and woruldcræftas, Exon. Th. 294, 29; Crä. 22