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wǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽtan, p.te

To wet, moisten

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Ne is ðæt wín tó þicgenne ðætte hǽteþ and wǽteþ ðone innoþ, Lchdm. ii. 246, 5. Mec ( an animal's skin ) brýd wǽteþ in wætre. Exon. Th. 393, 34 ; Rä, 13, 10. Heó genam ðæs gehálgodan sealtes, and wǽtte, Guthl. 22; Gdwin. 98, 2.

Linked entry: wǽtian

á-drúgian

(v.)
Grammar
á-drúgian, -drúwian.

To dry up,

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Ðeáh wé treówu for hrædlíce tó ðǽm weorce dón ne mægen for grénnesse ǽr ðǽm ðe hí ádrúgien tamen non repente in fabrica ponitur lignum, ut prius vitiosa ejus viriditas exsiccetur, Past. 445, 2.

Crist

(n.)
Grammar
Crist, Krist, es; m.

CHRIST Christus

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Feoh bútan gewitte ne can Crist gehérian cattle without understanding cannot praise Christ Salm. Kmbl. 48; Sal. 24. Ofer ealle Cristes béc over all Christ's books [Gospels ] 100; Sal. 49. On Cristes onlícnisse in Christ's likeness Salm. Kmbl. 146, 15

Linked entry: Cristes bóc

on-weald

(n.)
Grammar
on-weald, es; m.

Power

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Wé hine oferswýðdon and ús in onweald geslógon eal his londríce regi superato acceptaque in conditiones omni ejus regione, Nar. 3, 22. Wé ealle his þeóde on onwald onféngon, 4, 6

Linked entries: weald on-wald on-wealda

á-secgan

to speak oututter a wordto tellnarrateto offer

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Ox. 3449. absolute, to speak out,utter a word Hí ne meahton ásecgan for þæs leóhtes mycelnesse, Bl. H. 145, 14. to tell,narrate, with acc. Ðæt ic ásecgu (enarrem) all wundur ðín, Ps. Srt. 25, 7. Ðú ásagas (enarras ) rehtwísnisse míne, 49, 16.

be-beorgan

to ward off somethingto guard one's self againstto save one's selfto guard one's self (acc.) against (wiþ) something

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H. 63, 33. dat. or inst. of thing Hé him bebeorgan ne con wóm wundor-bebodum wergan gástes, B. 1746. to guard one's self (acc.) against (wiþ) something Bebeorh þé wið þá eahta heáhsynna cave tibi ab octo capitalibus criminibus, Ll. ii. 132, 5, 9

Dún-stán

(n.)
Grammar
Dún-stán, es; m.

Dunstan Dunstānus

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On ðissum geáre ealle ða yldestan Angelcynnes witan gefeóllon æt Calne of ánre upflóran, búton se hálga Dúnstán arcebisceop ána ætstód uppan ánum beáme; and sume ðǽr swíðe gebrócode wǽron, and sume hit ny [ = ne] gedydon mid ðam lífe in this year [A.

FǼHÞ

(n.)
Grammar
FǼHÞ, fǽgþ, e; f: fǽhþe, an; f: fǽhþo, fǽhþu; indecl. f.

Feud, vengeance, enmity, hostility, deadly feud, that enmity which the relations of the deceased waged against the kindred of the murderer capĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia, vindĭcātio, hostīlĭtas, factio ob hŏmĭnem interemptum

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Ne gefeáh he ðære fǽhþe he rejoiced not in the enmity, 218; B. 109: Exon. 29 a; Th. 88, 17; Cri. 1441. He mearn fore fǽhþe and fyrene he mourned not for his enmity and crime, Beo. Th. 274; B. 137: 3079; B. 1537.

Linked entries: fǽhþe fǽhþo

ge-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gán, p. -eóde, -ióde; pp. -gán.

to gogo or pass overcome to passhappenirepræterireevenireto occupyovercomeoverrunsubdueoccuparevinceresubigereto observepractiseexerciseeffectaccomplishobservareexercereperficereefficere

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Ne geeódon úre foregengan ðas eorðan mid sweorda ecgum non enim in gladio suo possidebunt terram, Ps. Th. 43, 4.

Linked entry: ge-yde

á-beódan

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Ðæt ðú hellwarum hyht ne ábeóde, ah ðú him secgan miht sorga mǽste, Sat. 695. Se deáþ him tó cymeþ Godes dóm tó ábeódenne, Bl.

Linked entry: eoton-weard

búgan

(v.)
Grammar
búgan, to bow.
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Nis ús betere þæt wé búgon ongeán tó Egipta lande ( reverti in Aegyptum )?, Num. 14, 3. Heó nǽfre ne wolde on hús búgan, Lch, iii. 34, 29, Wæs him in bogen báncoða, Gú. 997. <b>III a.

ge-mǽnelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnelíce, <b>ge-mǽnlíce.</b>
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Hé gemǽnlíce (-mǽne-, v.l.) mid gebróðerum his Drihten ne ðancað non occurrit, ut simul omnes dicant versum, R.

gléd

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sceal gléd fretan wigena strengel, B. 3114

weorþan

Grammar
weorþan, <b>. II</b> 3.
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Hé wearp út his net, and þǽr wearð oninnan án ormæte leax, Hml. S. 31, 1274. I. add Hé ne wearð náfre náne yfele dǽda wyrcende, Nic. l, 19. (2 b) :-- On þǽm swicdóme wearð Numantia duguð gefeallen. Ors. 5, 3 ; S. 222, 8.

of-sittan

(v.)

to sit upon, press down by sittingto sit upon, oppressto sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong)to sit about, besiegeto repress, check, present motion

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sceal se ðe wile sittan æt Godes gereorde ðæt gærs ofsittan, ðæt is, ðæt hé sceal ða flǽsclícan lustas gewyldan, Homl. Th. i. 188, 26. to sit upon, oppress Gif hé; (a king) his folc ofsit, ðon biþ hé tyrannus, Ælfc.

Linked entry: of-setenness

corþer

(n.)
Grammar
corþer, gen. corþres; n: corþer; gen. corþre; f.

A bandmultitudecompanytroopbodytrainpomp multitudocohorscopiapompa

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Corþre ne lytle with no little train Exon. 16a; Th. 36, 19; Cri. 578. Hér Eádgár wæs Engla waldend corþre micelre in this year [A. D. 973] Edgar became ruler of the Angles with much pomp Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 10; Edg. 2.

Columba

(n.)
Grammar
Columba, an; m.

An Irish priest, the Apostle of the Highlands

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, sceal beón ǽfre on Ií abbod, næs bisceop; and ðam sculon beón underþǽdde ealle Scotta biscopas, forðam ðe Columba wæs abbod, nes bisceop Columba, mass-priest, came to the Picts, and converted them to the faith of Christ; who are now dwellers by the

sóna

(adv.)
Grammar
sóna, adv.

Soon, immediately, directly, at once

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Forhwon ne woldest ðú sóna hraþe ða dígolnesse mé cýþan quare non citius hoc compertum mihi revelare voluisti? Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 21. Se ðe wille wyrcan wæstmbǽre lond, átió of ðæm æcere ǽrest sóna (first of all; cf. ǽrest, Bt.

Linked entry: be-sóne

á-þenian

(v.)

to stretch outextendto stretch by pulling:to extend noticedirect attentioneffortto extendprolongto spread outextend superficially to stretch outprostrate:--

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Heora willa tó nánum óþrum þingum nis áðenod búton tó gífernesse. Bt. 31, l; F. 112, 7. to extend, prolong wylle wé furðor úre sprǽce áþenian, Angl. viii. 309, 25. to spread out, extend superficially Ic áþenige oppando, Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 33.

Linked entry: on-þenian

bécn

(n.)
Grammar
bécn, es; n.

A signbeaconsignum

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A sign, beacon; signum Mín gebéd gyt bécnum standeþ ðæt him on wísum is wel lýcendlíce adhuc est oratio mea in beneplacitis eorum, Ps. Th. 140, 8 : Beo. Kmbl. 6314; B. 3161