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be-wǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wǽfan, p. de; pp. ed; [wǽfan to cover]

To befold, wrap round, cover, clotheobvolvere, amicire, operire, induere

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Ic eom réáde bewǽfed I am clothed with red, Exon. 126 a; Th. 484. 2; Rä. 70, 1: Past. 14, 3; Hat. MS. 17 b, 19

Linked entry: wǽfan

ge-lendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lendan, he -lent; p. -lende; pp. -lended, -lend

To approachcomearrivegoproceedapplĭcāáreaccēdĕreprocēdĕre

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Heo on Norþhumbrelond gelændon mid æscum they came to Northumbria with their boats, Th. An. 120, 17 : Shrn. 191, 15

wiþ-innan

(adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-innan, adv. prep.

Within

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Grammar wiþ-innan, as preposition Ealle ða ðe wiðinnan mé (intra me) synd, Ps. Spl. 102, 1: 108, 21

Linked entry: wiþ-útan

á-fandian

(v.)
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Add: to try, test, with gen. God áfandode Abrahames . . . God áfandað þæs mannes, Angl. vii. 50, 486-9. Ne sceole wé ná biddan þæt God úre ne áfandige, Hml. Th. i. 268, 10. with acc.

efen-hlytta

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Gl. 506, 41. with prep. Efenhlytta on martyrdóme hé wæs consors martirio fuit, Hy. S. 38, 17. Swá swá ðú underfénge ǽr his gód, swá ðú scealt beón his efenhlytta on his wítum, Hml, Th. ii. 344, 22

ge-hón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hón, ge-hongian.
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L. 19, ID. ꝥte hé sé é to hang with, decorate with that which is suspended Wudu bið blédum gehongen lucus frondis honore viret Ph. 38. Sindon thorná bearwas blédum gehongene, wlitigum waestmum genus arboreum tracero stipite surgens, 71

hrǽcan

(v.)
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</b> with dat. of what is expectorated :--- trans. To spit blood, &amp;c., Lch. i. 142, 1 (in Dict.). Swá hwæt swá man n

stów

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Dele weall in the compounds. add: with reference to material things Momentum ys gewyss stów þǽre sunnan on heofenum, Angl. viii. 318, 4. with reference to non-material things Sume úre déningbéc onginnað on Adventum Domini; nis ðeáh þǽr for ðý ðæs geáres

wendan

Grammar
wendan, <b>. II.</b>
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, Met. 4, 34. with idea of hostility, to turn on or against Hé wende on þá áne þe him getriéwe wǽron bellum vertit in socios, Ors. 3, 7; S. 114, 1

acol-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
acol-mód, adj.

Of a fearful mindtimidpavidus animo

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Þegnas wurdon acolmóde the thanes were chilled with terror, Andr. Kmbl. 753; An. 377

ǽ-fremmende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ǽ-fremmende, part.

Fulfilling the lawreligiouslegis præcepta conficiensreligiosus

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Fulfilling the law, religious; legis præcepta conficiens, religiosus Ic lǽran wille ǽfremmende ðæt ge eówer hús gefæstnige I will teach that you, the laws fulfilling, should make firm your house, Exon. 75 a ; Th. 281, 18; Jul. 648

eówic

(pronoun.)

you

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you; acc. pl. of pers. pron. ðú Fæder alwalda mid ár-stafum eówic gehealde may the all-ruling Father with honour hold you, Beo. Th. 640; B. 317. Eówic grétan hét bade to greet you, 6182; B. 3095

Linked entry: iówih

fǽ-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
fǽ-lǽcan, fá-lǽcan; p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To be at deadly enmity, to be at feudinĭmīcĭtiam capĭtālem mŏvēre

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L.] if any one be at feud with any of them, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 10

Linked entry: fá-lǽcan

ge-bǽte

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bǽte, -bǽtel, es; n. [ge, and bǽte a bit of a bridle]

A bit of a bridlea bridletrappingslŭpātumcāmusfrēnum

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Mid ðám gebǽtum with the trappings, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 22

Linked entry: bǽte

hricsc

(n.)
Grammar
hricsc, [ = ? hrisc or hrics]

a rickcrick

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a rick, crick, a wrench accompanied with a small sound Of fylle oððe of slege oððe of hricsca hwilcum from a fall or from a blow or from any crick, L. M. 1, 31; Lchdm. ii. 72, 23

selfe

(adv.)
Grammar
selfe, adv.
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In the same way, in combination with swá: cf. gelíce, same Hé forlǽt lífes frumsceaft and his ágene æðelo swá selfe. Met. 17, 25. Hæfþ ða wilnunga welhwilc néten and ða yrsunga eác swá selfe, 20, 192, 199

Linked entry: self

un-fullod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fullod, adj.

Unbaptized

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Unbaptized Swá hwylc mæssepreóst se ðe wite ðæt hé unfullod sý, fullige man hine omnis presbyter, qui noverit quod non sit baptizatus, baptizetur, L. Ecg. C. 7; Th. ii. 138, 23. Be unfullodon mæssepreóste, Th. ii. 128, 17

Linked entry: full-wian

un-þurhtogen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þurhtogen, adj.

Not carried throughnot performed

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Not carried through, not performed Hwæt wéne gé hwæt sió ðurhtogene unrihtwísnes geearnige, nú sió unðurtogene árfæsðnes swá micel wíte geearnaþ quid mereatur injustitia illata, si tanta percussione digna est pietas non impensa, Past. 44; Swt. 329, 14

Linked entry: þurh-teón

scyte

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Add: the distance to which a shot will go Oþ ꝥ hé wæs fullneáh in ánes flánes scyte út fram þám lande pene ad unius sagit tae cursum a terra, Gr. D. 114, 34. v. fǽr-, wáse-scyte

bláwan

Grammar
bláwan, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b> of a place,
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to have wind blowing in it Seó dene wæs weallende mid lígum on ánre sídan, on óðre sídan mid hagole bláwende búton tóforlǽtennysse, Hml. Th. ii. 350, 9. 3. Add Bytte bláwan fulle windes. Hml. S. 34, 317

Linked entry: blǽd