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eal-swá

(adv.)
Grammar
eal-swá, eall-swá; adv.

ALSO, so, so as, likewise, even as, even so ⬩ simĭlĭter, sīcut

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Bos. 21, 30. Gewurþe ðé, ealswá ðu wylle fiat tībi sīcut vis, Mt. Bos. 15, 28

Linked entries: swá al-swá eall-swá

ge-fýsan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fýsan, p. -fýsde; pp. -fýsed

To make ready ⬩ cause to hasten

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Gefýsed to fæder ríce ready to depart to his father's kingdom, Exon. 14 b; Th. 30, 5; Cri. 475. Winde gefýsed hurried on by the wind, Beo. Th. 440; B. 217. Secgas wǽron síðes gefýsde the men were ready for the journey [cf. síðes fús, B. 1475], Elen.

ge-met-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-met-fæst, adj.

Moderate, modest ⬩ moderatus, modestus

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Man gemetfæst vir modestus, Bd. 1, 16; S. 484, 18: 4, 28; S. 606, 33: Exon. 48 b; Th. 168, 19; Gú. 1080: 95 b; Th. 357, 19; Pa. 31

reódan

(v.)
Grammar
reódan, p. reád.

to redden, stain with blood ⬩ to redden a person by causing blood to flow from a wound, to wound, kill

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Kmbl. 2006;An. 1005. to redden a person by causing blood to flow from a wound, to wound, kill Næs ðeós eorþe besmiten beornes blóde ðe hine bil rude (cf. ne seó eorþe besmiten mid ofslegenes monnes blóde, Bt. 15;Fox 48, 15),Met. 8, 34.

Linked entry: on-reódan

þurh-geótan

(v.)

to pour over ⬩ cover by pouring ⬩ to fill ⬩ saturate ⬩ to fill ⬩ imbue ⬩ inspire

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to pour over, cover by pouring (lit. and fig.) Ðú þurhgute hine gedréfednysse perfudisti eum confusione, Ps. Spl. 88, 44.

un-geboden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geboden, adj.

Unsummoned ⬩ unbidden

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Perhaps the word is to be found in the phrase de placito ungebendro (ungebendeo, MS. R. = ungebodene?), L. Eth. iv. 4; Th. i. 301, 21. Cf.

Linked entry: ge-beódan

un-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-síþ, es; m.

an evil ⬩ ill-advised expedition ⬩ a mishap ⬩ misfortune

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Ecgfrid, cum temere exercitum ad vastandam Pictorum provinciam duxisset, multum prohibentibus amicis, extinctus est, Bd. 4, 26), Homl.

wiþ-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-hycgan, p. -hogde

To be adverse in thought ⬩ purpose ⬩ to set one's self against

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To be adverse in thought or purpose, to set one's self against Heó ðæs beornes lufan fæste wiðhogde her heart was fast closed against the man's love, Exon. Th. 245, 9; Jul. 42.

ǽ-swícian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽ-swícian, l. -swician,
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Ealle gé mé ǽswiciað, 244, 33. to be apostate Ǽswician apostatare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 2. to offend Gif honde ðíne ǽswicæþ ðec . . gif eágan ðín ǽswiceþ ðec, Mt. R. 18, 8, 9. Sé ǽswicað óðrum ðc hine on Godes dǽle beswícð, Hml. Th. i. 514, 18.

dyrstig-líce

(adv.)
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Úre nán be him sylfum tó dyrstelíce ne trúwige, ii. 82, 26

Hámtún-scir

Grammar
Hámtún-scir, l. scír,
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Be-súðan Temese . . . Bearrucscíre and Hámtúnscíre and Wiltúnscíre, 1011 ; P. 141, 17

ilce

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Weaxe sió bót. . . swá ilce swá sió manbót déð, Ll. Th. i. 150, 15. Swá ilce (same, v. l. ) swá, 17 : 19. And swá ylce be þǽre óðerre sunnan, 45, 13. Add

mǽrlíce

(adv.)
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Hú hé be Gode mihte mǽrlícost wrítan, Hml. S. 15 202. Add

swefen

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Add Nú is tó witenne þæt wé ne sceolan cépan ealles tó swýðe be swefnum . . . sume swefna syndon of Gode . . . and sume beóð of deófle . . . þá swefna beóð wynsume þe gewurðaþ of Gode, and þá beóð egefulle ðe of þám deofle cumað, and God sylf forbeád

sǽ-lád

(n.)

a course or way on the sea

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Hie on sǽláde wíf tó Denum feredon they on the watery way took the woman to Denmark, Beo. Th. 2319; B. 1157.

sand-ceosol

(n.)
Grammar
sand-ceosol, es; m.

Sand, gravel

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Hí beóþ gemenigfylde ofer ðære sǽsandceosol they shall be multiplied above the sand of the sea, Homl. Th. ii. 524, 21

sceón

(v.)
Grammar
sceón, de

To fall to a person's lot

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To fall to a person's lot Gif unc bán fordsíð scéet on Rómeweȝe if death be the lot of both of us on the journey to Rome, Chart. Th. 583, 29.

BRYCG

(n.)
Grammar
BRYCG, bricg, e; f.

A BRIDGE ⬩ pons

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Eádweard cyning hêt gewyrcan ða brycge ofer Treontan king Edward commanded the bridge over the Trent to be built, Chr. 924; Erl. 110, 10: 887; Erl. 84, 30: 1071; Erl. 210, 17: Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 46, 7

Linked entries: bricg bryc brygc

on-lǽtan

(v.)

to release, relax ⬩ to let a thing go on, to continue

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Ben. 66, 1

Linked entry: an-lǽtan

ge-þeówian

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

To make a slave ⬩ enslave ⬩ servĭtūti subjĭcĕre ⬩ in servĭtūtem redĭgĕre

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Gif hwelc man biþ niwan geþeówad if any man be newly made a slave, 48; Th. i. 132, 7: Th. Chart. 553, 9. Syndon cradolcild geþeówode infantes e cūnābŭlis sunt mancĭpāti, Lupi Serm. i. 5; Hick. Thes. ii. 100, 30; Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 50

Linked entries: ge-þýwian þeówian