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tó-dwæscan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dwæscan, p. te

To extinguish

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Th. 238, 11; Dan. 353: Exon. Th. 190, 2; Az. 67

tó-stencan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stencan, p -stencte; pp. -stenced, -stenct.

to scatter the parts of a wholedisperse a number of objects gathered togetherto destroy the integrity of a wholedissipatebring to noughtoverthrow

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Ðá wǽron tóstencte (dispersi sunt) ealle ða wiðerweardan gástas, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 7: l, 16; S. 484, 14: Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 27: Homl.

or-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
or-mód, adj.

Without courage, hopeless, despairing

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Wæs ðá ormód eorl, áre ne wénde, ne on ðam fæstene frófre gemunde, Met. l, 78: 5, 30. Mín sylfes gást wæs ormód worden defeat spiritus mens. Ps. Th. 76, 4. Ðý læs hé ormód sý ealra þinga. Exon. Th. 294, 12; Crä. 14.

hopian

(v.)
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Gehiéren ðá unblíðan ðá leán ðæs gefeán ðe hié tó hopiað tristibus inferenda sunt laela, quae promittuniur Past. 187, 18. Hú sóðlic sió heánes is ðe hié tó hopiað and eác habbað quam sit vera excellentia, quam sperando tenent 299, 5.

ge-dafenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dafenlíc, -dæfenlíc; adj. [ge-dafen becoming]

Becomingfitdecentconvenientagreeabledĕcenscongruusconvĕnienshăbĭlis

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Becoming, fit, decent, convenient, agreeable; dĕcens, congruus, convĕniens, hăbĭlis Ðæt is gedafenlíc ðæt ðú Dryhtnes word on hyge healde it is fit that thou shouldst keep in mind the word of the Lord, Elen. Kmbl. 2333; El. 1168 : Bt. Met.

Linked entry: ge-defenlíc

Bederices weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
Bederices weorþ, es ; m. [Bederices Bederic's, weorþ worth, town, or residence]

Bederic's worth or townEádmundes burhSt. Edmund's bury

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At an earlier date, in A. D. 958, Ælfgar records, Ic an ðat lond into Beodricheswrþe to Seynt Eádmundes stówe I give the land at Bedericsworth to St. Edmund's place, Th. Diplm. 506, 12

býtlian

(v.)
Grammar
býtlian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [býtla a builder]
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He ne býtlaþ of ðam grúndwealle he builds not from that foundation, Homl. Th. i. 368, 25. Býtlode ædificavit, R. Ben. in proœm.

Linked entry: byggan

CLÆMAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLÆMAN, de; ed

To CLAM, smear, anointlinere

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Clæme on ðæt geswel smear it on the swelling, Lchdm. iii. 38, 23

lígen

(adj.)
Grammar
lígen, adj.

Flamingfiery

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Ðǽr wæs lígen swurd gelogod æt ðam ingange there was placed a flaming sword at the entrance, Hexam. 19; Norm. 28, 1. Légene sweorde, Elen. Kmbl. 1511; El. 757. Heofen lígenne gesihþ if he sees the heavens fiery, Lchdm. iii. 200, 14.

ge-efenlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-efenlǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht, -lǽced; v. trans.

To be likeequalto imitateæquāreassĭmĭlāriimĭtāri

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Ðætðám flæsclícum geefenlǽcon that they imitate the fleshly, 82, 15

ge-hergian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hergian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To ravageplunderafflictharrowtake captivevastārespŏliāreafflīgĕrecaptīvum dūcĕre

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Ðæt úre wíf and úre cild wurdon gehergode ut uxōres ac libĕri nostri dūcantur captīvi, Num. 14, 3 : Jud. 10, 8 : Gen. 31, 26 : Shrn. 96, 12

ge-sceón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceón, p. de

To happen, come uponaccidere, contingere

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Egyptum wearþ ðæs dægweorces deóp leán gesceód to the Egyptians for that day's work a deep requital was given, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 29; Ex. 506

Linked entry: sceón

swícung

(n.)
Grammar
swícung, e; f.
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Neód hit ys ðæt cuman swícunga (scandala), swá þeáh wá ðam menn þurh ðæne swícung (scandalum) cymþ, 134, 2-3

syn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
syn-líc, adj.

Sinful

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[Wǽron swíðe hefige and sinlíce gewinn betwux ðam Cásere of Sexlande and his sunu, Chr. 1106; Erl. 241, 23.]

dwellan

(v.)
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Ðæt hí mid ðǽre lícettunga óðre men ne dwellen, 449, 24. intrans. To go astray, wander Dwelet obambulat, An. Ox. 47, 1. Álýse mé of ðám gedwolan þe ic on oð þisum dwealde, Shrn. 170, 17. Hí dweldon on wéstene erraverunt in solitudine, Ps.

reord-berend

(n.)
Grammar
reord-berend, es; ;m.;

One gifted with speech, a man;

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Ðǽr leán cumaþ reordberendum, Exon. Th. 84, 5; Cri. 1369. Hé reordberend> lǽrde under lyfte, Andr. Kmbl. 838; An. 419

cneów

(n.)
Grammar
cneów, es; n.

a kneegenua generation; generatio

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Bos. 27, 29. a generation; generatio In ðære þeóde awóc his ðæt þridde cneów in that nation rose the third generation from him Cd. 209; Th. 258, 16; Dan. 676

Linked entry: cneó

spannan

(v.)
Grammar
spannan, p. spénn, speónn; pp. spannen.

to join one thing to anotherto attachfastenclaspto spanclaspnectere; intendere, contendereto claspto span

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Dan. spænde ved spænder, Swed. spänna med spänne to buckle) he buckled on his helmet, Cd.

Linked entries: spennels ge-spannan

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Ðá cýdde se wer Benedicte, hú micelne teónan hé forðyldegode mid ðám mynecenum, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 10. Teónan calumniae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 49. Mid teónum gewǽcende afficientes contumelia, Lk.

Linked entry: teóne

á-drífan

to drive, cause to move (with violence)to drive off, drive awayexpellere, repudiare

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Th. 87, 5. heonon Ðá man mæg mid fæstenum heonon ádrífan, Dóm. L. 30, 46. of Hé his bróðer ádráf of éðele, Chr. 380; P. 11, 10: Sat. 201: Bo. 18. Gif man folan of ádrífe, Ll. Th. i. 72, 1. Ðætðæt deófol of men ádrífe, Bl. H. 43, 23.