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ge-dón

(v.)
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Sé gedyde blindum men gesihðe, 85, 24. to bring some affecting quality or condition to a person, the object a noun (pronoun), to do a person good, harm, & c. Þ þú sý gemyndig hwæt mín fæder þá gedyde, Bl. H. 151, 24.

láð

(adj.)
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láð, adj.

hatefulhatedloathedlothdispleasinginjuriousgrievoushostilemaligninimical

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Swá láð wæs Péna folc Scipian so hateful were the Carthaginians to Scipio, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 198, 15. Mánswara láð leóda gehwam, Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 31; Cri. 194. Leófest on lífe láð biþ ðænne what is dearest in this life, shall then be hateful, Dóm.

fundian

(v.)
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Tó áwirigenne þæt folc þe fundode wið his maledic populo huic sedenti contra me, Num. 22, 6. of things, to move so as to reach a point Ðæt wæter, ðonne hit bið gepynd, hit uppað and fundað wið ðæs ðe hit ǽr from cóm illud repetit, unde descendit, Past

ge-réfa

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Geréfa, i. 18, 43 : 60, 31: curator, 57, 39 : prepositus, 72, 67 : preses, ii. 66, 51: coors (cf. coors þreat (a gloss to Jn. 18, 12 cohors et tribunus; so that perhaps it is tribunus not coors to which gerefa belongs), 21, 28.

ge-tǽcan

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Ðǽr ic hæbbe getǽht hwelc hierde bión sceal monstrare qualis esse debeat Pastor, Past. 467, 20. to shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, place, &c. lit.

ge-winnan

(v.)
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II</b> Him wæs manna lufu tó ðæs mycel ꝥ him nǽnig gewin tó lang ne tó heard ne þúhte þæs þe hé heora sáulum tó hǽle and tó rǽde gewinnan mihte in him was the love of men so great that none of the labour seemed to him too long or too hard that

tweó

(n.)
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tweó, twý; gen.tweón, twýn ; m.

uncertaintyhesitationdelaya doubtful state of thingsstate of indecision

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Kmbl. p. 4, 4. a doubtful state of things, state of indecision On ðæm tweón ðe hié swá ungeorne his willan fulleodon ðá becom him Antigonus mid firde on in this state of indecision, in which they carried out his will so reluctantly, Antigonus fell upon

Linked entries: tuá tweón twý

á-wendan

(v.)

To turn.to give a certain direction toto returnto reducebring into subjectionto turn aside,to remove divertto avertto pervertto changeto turn into something elsetransformto translatereproduce something with other materialto exchangeTo turntake a certain direction

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Hig noldan ná feohtan mid fægerum wordum ánum, swá þæt hí wel sprǽcon and áwendon þæt eft so that they spoke well and then did not act in accordance with their words, Ælfc. T. Grn. 11, 29.

Linked entry: on-wendan

gelíce

(adv.)
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Voc. ii. 47, 50. with dat. of a noun, in the manner of, in the same way as, as in the case of Sóðfæste men sunnan gelíce in heora fæder ríce scínað ( justi fulgebunt sicut sol in regno patris sui, Mt. 13, 43), Sat. 307: Ph. 601.

wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

suppositionopinionthoughtideahopeexpectationlikelihoodprobabilitychanceperhapsperchancemay beprobably

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Nys hit nǽfre sóþ ðæt wé gelýfan sceolon ðám cempon . . ., ac ys bet wén ðæt (more likely) his cnyhtas cómon and heom feoh geáfon (perhaps his disciples gave them money, Gospel of Nicodemus 10, 29) Nicod. 19;Thw. 9, 13. Hú mæg ic hit gefaran?

Linked entry: wéna

trymman

(v.)

to make firm or strongto construct strongly,of physical health or strengthto give strength tostrengthenof mental or moral strengthto confirmestablishgive strength to mind or heartto confirm,to corroborateconfirm an agreement, a grant, testimony, statementto give as suretyto trimto set infirm orderarray troopsto settlearrangeto strengthen with wordsexhortencouragecomfortto become strongto be arrayed.

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Onlegen tó trymmaune ðone magan and to bindanne æfter útsihtan, Lchdm. ii. 180, 24. of mental or moral strength, to confirm, establish, give strength to mind or heart, Sóð Metod ð ín mód trymeþ, Cd. Th. 170, 9; Gen. 2809.

wamm

(n.)
Grammar
wamm, es; m. n.

a spot, mark, blot. stainfilth, impurity, corruptiona blot, disgrace, damage, hurtmoral stain, impurity, uncleanness, defilementevil, sin, shameful word or deed:

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Nǽnig bihelan mæg on ðam heardan dæge wom unbéted, ðǽr hit ða weorud geseóð, So, 25 ;Cri. 1312. Wer womma leás, Cd. Th. 233, 29;Dan. 283: Menol. Fox 415;Men. 209: Exon. Th. 89, 4;Cri. 1452. Clǽne, womma leáse, 12, 19;Cri. 188: 450, 27;Dóm. 94.

Linked entries: wom wam

HELP

(n.)
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HELP, e; f: also es; m.

HELPaidsuccour

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Helpes biddende asking for help: sumes helpes biddende asking for some help, Lchdm. iii. 365, col. 2. Hwá him tó hǽle and tó helpe on ðás world ástág who came down to this world as their salvation and help, Blickl. Homl. 105, 32.

Linked entry: hylp

ge-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bindan, ic -binde, ðú -bintst, -binst, he -bint, pl. -bindaþ; p. ic, he -band, -bond, ðú -bunde, pl. -bundon; pp. -bunden [ge-, bindan to bind, tie] 1.

to bindtie uplĭgāreallĭgārevincīreconstringĕreto deceivefallĕre

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Sorg and slǽp earmne ánhogan oft gebindaþ sorrow and sleep often bind a poor lone-dweller, Exon. 77 a; Th. 288, 33; Wand. 40.

Linked entries: ge-bond ge-bunden

geóguþ

(n.)
Grammar
geóguþ, geógeþ, giógoþ, geógaþ, gígoþ, iúguþ, e; f.

YOUTH, the state of being youngjuventus, juvenilis ætas vel statusthe youth, young personsjuventus, juvenes

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Hyre byre Hréðríc and Hróðmund and hæleða bearn giógoþ ætgædere her sons Hrethric and Hrothmund and children of warriors, the youth together, 2384; B. 1189: Cd. 176; Th. 220, 34; Dan. 81.

Linked entry: eógoþ

wreón

(v.)
Grammar
wreón, (from wríhan); p.wráh, wreáh, pl.wrigon, wrugon; pp.wrigen, wrogen

To coverto put a covering onto cover with clothesto clotheto coverto bindto concealhideto serve as a coveringbe spread over

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Reste hé hiue sófte, and wreó hine wearme: . . . lǽt drincan . . . and wreóh hirie wearme, Lchdm. ii. 292, 6-14. Swá ðú worulddeáde wrige mid foldan as you would cover the dead with earth, Ps. Th. 140, 4.

Linked entry: wríga

ymb-útan

(prep.; adv.)
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Onginne hé sécan oninnan him selfum ðæt hé ǽr ymbúton hine sóhte, 35, 1; Fox 154, 22 : Met. 22, 7. Munt is hine ymbútan, gylden weal, Salm. Kmbl. 510; Sal. 255: Ps. Th. 124, 2. Licgaþ mé ymbútan grindlas, Cd. Th. 24, 24; Gen. 382.

Linked entry: emb-útan

bétan

put rightto mendrepairrestorecureto correctto amendmake amendsreparation for

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Ꝥ bið seó sóþe hreów ꝥ mon synna andette and georne béte, Bl. H. 25, 16-19. Þæt hé wolde ǽlc þǽra þinga bétan þe hí ealle áscunedon, Chr. 1014; 145, 7.

gehwǽr

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Th. i. 128, 12. of position Þá welmas þá þe beóþ gehwǽr geond þone líchoman, Lch. ii. 204, 14. somewhere Wæs eác eorðstynung on manegum stówum on Wygracestre and on Wíc and on Deórbý and elles gehwǽr ( in some other places ) and eác ꝥ wilde fýr on Deórbýscíre

ge-eácnian

(v.)
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Ox. 3542. to add Þá sóna geeácnode (geécte, v.l. ) hé þǽr tó 'þínes múðes,' Gr. D. 139, 8. Þ hé geeácnige áne elne tó hys anlícnesse adicere ad staturam suam cubitum unum, Mt. 6, 27.