for-sacan
renounce ⬩ abandon ⬩ forsake
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Add Ic forsace detracto, ne forsace ic non detracto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 70, 1, 2. Forsooc detractavit, 106, 15. Forsóc, 25, 24. to refuse to receive what is offered Hé forsóc þá feáwa axan (cf. ꝥ hé underfénge þá gerýnu, 46), Hml. S. 12, 58.
for-swælan
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N. E. D. for-sweal. un-forswǽled
ge-bletsian
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Hí ne cunnon ðone geleáfan, ne eác hí gebletsian, Hml. S. 5, 238. to call holy, adore Þé gebletsige . . . weorca gehwilc, Dan. 363. Drihten sí gebletsad. Ps. Th. 65, 18. Gebledsod, An. 540. Sí Godes nama écelíce gebletsod, Ll. Th. i. 374, 33.
ge-tynge
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Ne weorþeð on worulde ǽnig wordsnotera ne on wordum getingra þonne Antecríst wyrðeþ. Wlfst. 54, 21. Hé wæs se getingesta wer erat vir eloquentissimus. Gr. D. 180, 9. of speech Getinge lepida (sermonum series ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 84: 52, 40.
hlúd
noisy ⬩ talkative ⬩ clamorous ⬩ a blow ⬩ a crash
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Nǽfre mon þæs hlúde býman ábláweð ðæt ne sý seó beorhte stefn hlúdre, Dóm. 111. of action that makes a sound, e. g. a blow, a crash Heard gebrec hlúd unmǽte. Cri. 954.
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smyltness
Quiet, calm, serenity, tranquillity ⬩ of physical calm ⬩ the quiet of evening, evening ⬩ gentleness, quietness in action ⬩ quiet, silence ⬩ placidity, calmness ⬩ peace, tranquillity, quiet ⬩ calmness, composure
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Næhtes smyltnisse noctis quiete Rtl. 37, 35. gentleness, quietness in action Hig hine mid ealre smyltnesse swá gelǽddon and on heora fiðerum bǽron, ðæt hé ne mihte ne on scipe fægeror gefered beón Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 40, 16, 14. quiet, silence Smyltnisse
werian
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Ic wylle ðæt Ǽðelnóð arcebisceop werige his landáre nú, ealswá hé dyde ǽr Ægelríc wǽre geréfa, vi. 187, 19.
þringan
To press ⬩ crowd ⬩ throng ⬩ to throng ⬩ press round, upon ⬩ crowd together ⬩ to press ⬩ move with violence, eagerness ⬩ hurry ⬩ press on ⬩ press forward ⬩ force a way
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Ne þurfon gé nó hogian on ðæm anwealde, ne him æfter þringan. Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 30. Hé lét willeburnan on woruld þringan, Cd. Th. 83, 2; Gen. 1373. Tó ðám wícum hí cwómun hlóþum þringan, Exón. Th. 156, 1; Gú. 868.
ge-siht
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Hí ne móston cuman on his eágon gesihðe, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 10. Hié gestódon on gesihþe þæs eádigan Andreas, Bl. H. 243, 6. with dat. Hí ná heom God setton on gesyhðe non proposuerunt Deum ante conspectum suum, Ps. Th. 53, 3.
ge-weaxan
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L. 12, 42. of other things, material Wolceno blóstme giwéxon nubes rore concrescunt, Rtl. 81, 24. non-material Ne gewexþ (-wyxþ, v. l.) him nán weorþscipe on þæm no honour accrues to them in that, Bt. 35, 4; F. 162, 28.
weorold
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Ne gehýrde wé nǽfre on worulde a saeculo non est auditum, Jn. Skt. 9, 32. Nis mé on worulde mód ǽniges þegnscipes, Cd. Th. 51, 32 ; Gen. 835 : 32, 16; Gen. 504: Ps. Th. 71, 12.
líðe
Lithe ⬩ soft ⬩ gentle ⬩ meek ⬩ mild ⬩ serene ⬩ benign ⬩ gracious ⬩ pleasant ⬩ sweet
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Nú ic freónda beþearf líðra on láde now need I gracious friends on my course, Apstls. Kmbl. 183; Ap. 92. Hearda wunda beóþ mid líðum beðengum gehnescode dura vulnera per lenia fomenta mollescunt, Past. 26, 2; Swt. 183, 20.
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ge-wrixl
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Þæs gewrixle ( vicem ) begytað nú gebindende and eft onlýsende þá þe nymað þá stówe þæs hálgan reccendómes, Gr.
hǽte
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Nis nán licliamlic þing de næbbe ðá feówer gesceafta him mid, ꝥ is lyft and fýr and eorðe and wæter . .
word
a word ⬩ a single part of speech ⬩ words ⬩ a written word ⬩ a word ⬩ a group of words ⬩ a saying ⬩ sentence ⬩ words ⬩ a saying ⬩ maxim ⬩ a tale ⬩ story ⬩ a report ⬩ tidings ⬩ fame ⬩ name ⬩ (good) word, ⬩ (good) report ⬩ a command ⬩ an order ⬩ ordinance ⬩ a message ⬩ an announcement ⬩ word ⬩ solemn statement ⬩ promise ⬩ oath ⬩ an (expressed) intention ⬩ opinion ⬩ speech ⬩ language ⬩ words ⬩ language ⬩ style ⬩ word ⬩ word of God
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Hí þeossa worda nán ongeotan ne mehton, 15, 13: Exon. 246, 6; Jul. 57. Swá hé bæd, þenden hé wordum weóld, Beo. Th. 59 ; B. 30. Wordum wísfæst, Exon. Th. 418, 4; Rä. 36, 14. Ne wile Sarran gelýfan wordum mínum, Cd. Th. 144, 13; Gen. 2389.
ge-teón
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Ne furðon nán gehádod man ne sceal him tó geteón þæt hé Críst spelige búton . . . Hml. Th. ii. 592, 27-29. Getión, Bt. 38, 1; F. 196, 15. to bring forth, produce Forþ getíhþ producit, i. ostendit, An.
gang
going, walking, moving on foot, step. ⬩ the sole of the foot (?) ⬩ the being habitually in a specified condition ⬩ power of walking ⬩ of moving about ⬩ mode of walking, walk, gait ⬩ a walk, journey ⬩ go, time, occasion of going ⬩ a way, road, path, passage ⬩ a track ⬩ course ⬩ a stream ⬩ a narrative ⬩ space traversed ⬩ expanse covered ⬩ an ox-gang, a bovale, the eighth part of the carucate. ⬩ legal process ⬩ legal procedure, process ⬩ a company of people (?), a gang. ⬩ a step, stair ⬩ a privy
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N. E. D. gong] Gang latrina Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 12. Ic ne mæg for sceame þá sceandlican dǽde, þæt ǽnig man sceole etan on gange, swá fúlíce secgan swá hit fúllic is, E. S. viii. 62, 18
ge-þóht
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For hwý bið se ryhtwísa gecostod mid yfle geðóhte, and ne bið gewemmed, búton for ðý ðe ðǽm ryhtwísan ne deriað his yflan geðóhtas, for ðǽm ðe hé næfd gearone willan ðæt wóh tó fulfremmanne, 423, 23-28.
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a-drífan
To drive ⬩ stake ⬩ expel ⬩ pursue ⬩ follow up ⬩ agere ⬩ pellere ⬩ expellere ⬩ repellere ⬩ sequi ⬩ prosequi
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Rihtwísnyssa his ic ne adráf fram me justitias ejus non repuli a me, Ps. Spl. 17, 24. Adrífe ðæt spor út of his scíre let him pursue the track out of his shire, L. Ath. v. § 8, 4; Th. i. 236, 23.
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be-limpan
To concern ⬩ regard ⬩ belong ⬩ pertain ⬩ appertain ⬩ curare ⬩ pertinere ⬩ to happen ⬩ occur ⬩ befall ⬩ evenire ⬩ accidere ⬩ contingere
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-lumpen [be, limpan to appertain] To concern, regard, belong, pertain, appertain; curare, pertinere Ne belimpþ to ðé non ad to pertinet Mk. Bos. 4, 38. Hwæt ðæs to him belumpe what of that concerned him? Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 39.
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