geornlíce
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Wæs him beboden geornlícor ꝥ . . ., Bl. H. 215, 17. carefully, attentively, intently. Cf. georne, Ús is suíðe geornlíce tó gehiéranne solerter audiendum est, Past. 315, 23: Bl. H. 55, 6. Seó módor sæt geornlíce hlystende hire tale, Hml. S. 30, 320.
ge-þreátian
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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.
hærfest
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Ðis wæs on hærfest, Chr. 918 ; P. 100, 2. Hé saet on þám biscopríce ealne þone sumor and þone hærfest, 1048 ; P. 172, 14. Herfest, 1006; P. 136, 16. <b>I a.
hreówan
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Earfoðfynde wæs se man þe swilc ne mihte hreówan, 82. no subject expressed Hreáw hine penituit eum, Ps.
leás
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Þá leásan men, þá þe mid tungan treówa gehátað, fácenlíce þencað þonne hié æt néhstan beswícað, Leás. 24. of conduct, loose, licentious, cf. leásung; Ualerianus wæs swíðe leás man and wrǽne aa Valerianus levis ac lubricus extitit Gr.
rím
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Wæs þæt mǽre cynn mycel on ríme (numerically great), Ps. Th. 104, 11.
hǽðen
HEATHEN, pagan, gentile ⬩ a heathen ⬩ a heathen, gentile woman ⬩ ethnicus, gentilis, paganus, samaritanus ⬩ a heathen
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Ðes wæs hǽðen hic erat samaritanus, Lk. Skt. Rush. 17, 16.
nytan
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Ic wiste ðæt ðú út áfaren wǽre, ac ic nyste hú feor, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 33. Ðæt ðæt ic ǽr sǽde ðæt ic nyste (Cott. MS. nesse) ... Ðú sǽdest ðæt ðú nystest (Cott. MS. nesse), 34, 12; Fox 154, 12-13. Ðú nysstest (Cott. MS. nesse) . . . ic nyste (Cott.
þeódan
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Mid cnottum (wǽre) þeód nexibus nodaretur, Hpt. Gl. 481, 31. Þióð subjugatae, subjunctae, 519, 4
ymb-fón
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Ðeáh hé wǽre mid írne ymbfangen, Cd. Th. 297, 16; Sat. 518. <b>II a.</b> to comprehend, conceive :-- Embféhþ concipit, i. intelligit, Wrt.
bícnan
signify ⬩ indicate ⬩ portend
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Swylce man bycnige him, ꝥ him sélre wǽre ꝥ hý wunodon on clǽnnysse as if to signify to them, that it were better for them to live in chastity, Ll. Th. ii. 346, 20. Bécnende portendentes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 11. Bécnendo significantia, Rtl. 103, 28
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clipung
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Þá áhsode hé hwæt seó cleopung wǽre, Bl. H. 219, 10. Manegum stefnum and cleopungum (hreámum, v. l.) vocibus clamoribusque, Gr. D. 74, 4. a cry, call, words of address, appeal, &c. Cóm clypung of ðám Hálgan Gáste, þus cweðende, Hml.
reáfian
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Giétsian and reáfian for hiera wǽdle, 341, 4. Swá swá leó hreáfiende ł grípende sicut leo rapiens, Ps. L. 21, 14. with acc.
sum
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Nam hé mid him sumne dǽl feós, swá micel swá hit mihte beón, ðeáh swilce hit wǽre sum twá and sixtig penega, Hml. S. 23, 474. (4 a) add :-- Wurdon ofslagene sume þreó þúsend, Hml. S. 25, 357. Add Sume (-ae) daeli (dǽli) partim, Txts. 84, 731.
óleccung
soothing, caressing, gentleness of treatment ⬩ flattery, fawning, adulation ⬩ charm, allurement
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Ðá áhsode heó hine georne mid hire ólæcunge, on hwam his miht wǽre, Jud. 16, 6. Olæcunga blanditiae, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 17. flattery, fawning, adulation Olæcung adulatio, Hpt. Gl. 527, 40.
on-lúcan
literally, to unlock, open ⬩ to open, disclose, reveal
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Wærc in gewód líchord onleác pain hath invaded me, hath opened to itself a way within my body, 163, 31; Gú. 1002: 170, 26; Gú. 1117. Ðæt mon onlúce ða heardan heortan duritiam cordis aperire, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 155, 2. Onlúcan gástes cǽgon, Cd.
ge-niman
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L. 2, 6. friþ (wǽre) geniman wiþ (acc. or dat.) to make peace (a treaty) with Hé frið genam wið hié Lusitanos in deditionem recepit, Ors. 4, 12; S. 210, 9. Wǽre genóman foedus fecerunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 25.
gódian
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Gif his hreófla gódigende wǽre if his leprosy were getting better, Homl. Th. i. 124, 27. Þurh ðæt hit sceal on earde gódian to áhte by that means matters must somewhat improve in the land, L. C.
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ge-regnian
To put, dispose, adorn
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Hwæðer him leófre wǽre ðe he hý ealle acwealde ðe hý libbende to bismre gerénian héte whether he would rather that he should kill them all or should order them to be put to shame while living, Ors. 3, 8 ; Bos. 63, 14.
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þunian
to stand out ⬩ be prominent ⬩ be lifted up ⬩ stick up ⬩ to be lifted up ⬩ be proud ⬩ to be stuck up ⬩ to make a noise ⬩ to sound ⬩ resound ⬩ creak
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Th. 431, 17; Rä. 46, 2. fig to be lifted up, be proud, cf. colloquial to be stuck up : -- Wǽre ðú (the body ) ðé wiste wlanc, þrymful ðunedest, Soul Kmbl. 79; Seel. 40.
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