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girwan

Grammar
girwan, <b>gierwan, gerwan, gyrwan, gierian, gerian, gyrian</b>
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</b> to make fit for a purpose (with complement ) :-- Sǽ cýðde hwá hine gesette . . ., forþon hé hine tredne him ongeán gyrede, þonne God wolde ofer síne ýðe gán, Cri. 1167. to make the necessary preparations for Þæt ic þé symbledæg sette and gyrwe

on-findan

(v.)
Grammar
on-findan, p. -fand, -funde.

to find out, discover, detectto find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible ofto meet with, experience, suffer

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Th. 2591; B. 1293. to meet with, experience, suffer Hé weán oft onfond, Exon. Th. 377, 16; Deor. 4

ge-þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeaht, -þæht, e; f: es; n.

counselconsultationdeliberationadvicethoughta determinationresolutiondeviceplanpurposeconsĭliumcōgĭtātioa councilan assemblyconcĭlium

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Mid geþeahte ðínum with thy counsel, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 173; Met. 20, 87. Geþancu and geþeahtu thoughts and plans, Lchdm. iii. 214, 24. He wiðcwyþ geþeaht ealdrum reprŏbat consĭlia princĭpum, Ps. Spl. 32, 10: Ps.

Linked entries: þeaht ge-þæht

hnesce

(adj.)
Grammar
hnesce, hnæsce, hnysce; adj.

Nesh, soft, delicate, tender, effeminate

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Heó biþ hnesceum leáfum it is a plant with soft leaves, Herb. 6, 1; Lchdm. i. 96, 14. Ic hæbbe hnesce litlingas parvulos habeam teneros, Gen. 33, 13. Syle him etan hnesce ægere give him lightly boiled (?) eggs to eat, Lchdm. iii. 134, 22.

Linked entries: heard hnæsce

á-styrian

(v.)

to move a thing from its placeto cause a living creature to move itself:--to stir up,to cause motion in somethingto cause emotion in a personto cause strifepassionTo stirmove one's self

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D. 15, 6. with the idea of guidance :-- Þú ealle ðá unstillan gesceafta tó þínum willan ástyrast das cuncta moveri, Bt. 33, 4;F. 128, 9. to stir up, to cause motion in something Syle drincan, sóna hyt þone innoð ástyreþ, Lch. i. 2, 26, 17.

Linked entry: á-styrung

á-weorpan

to throwcastcause rapidviolent movement of a body,to throw awayto throw upfoodto throw offfree one's self fromto cast out expelto rejectcast away or offrenounce,to cost downtrouble

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Hié hæfdun hiera cyning áworpenne, Chr. 867; P. 68, 19. to reject, cast away or off,renounce, with person as object Áwerpeð execratur, An. Ox. 56, 89. Gif wíf áwyrpð hire ágenne wer, Hml. Th. ii. 324, 1.

synder-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
synder-líc, adj.

Separate, special, privatethat is apart, separate, remoteprivate, that is done apart, not publicprivate, without distinction, ordinaryspecial, peculiar, properseparated by superiority, singular, excellent, specially good

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Næfde se Fæder nán ðing synderlíces búton his Suna the Father had nothing not in common with his Son, Homl. Th. ii. 366, 12. Heora nán næfde siððan nán þingc sinderlíces, ac didon him eal gemǽne, L. Ælfc. P. 20; Th. ii. 370, 36.

Linked entries: sundor-líc syndrig

on-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceiveto perceive, seeto perceive by hearingto perceive, feel (pain, etc. )to feel, be of opinion, judgeto know, hear of, find outto perceive, understandto recognise, know,to take a person or thing to be what it really isto recognise a fact or circumstance,to know (of sexual intercourse)

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Ic mé- ongite ǽghwonan scyldigne, 8 ; Fox 24, 13), tit. ; Fox 10, 19. with the passive He wæs tó cinge ongyten he was recognised as king, Blickl. Homl. 71, 32.

ge-rád

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Ꝥ sceolon preóstas witan mid fullum geráde (cf. witan mid wísdóme, 305, 8), Angl. viii. 312, 13. Ꝥ se sceáwre wite mid fullum geráde þe þis gewrit áspyrað, 331, 1. Ic myngige þæne þe þis wilnað mid geráde áspyrian, 299, 3.

sweord

(n.)
Grammar
sweord, swurd, swyrd, es; n.
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The sword with which Beowulf is armed for his attack on Grendel's mother is named Hrunting, and to the praise of this weapon the poet devotes several lines, Beo.

Linked entry: swyrd

forþ

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See also the verbs given with forþ as prefix in Dict., and forþmest

DÉMA

(n.)
Grammar
DÉMA, an; m. [déman to deem, judge, think] .

a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal

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thirty shillings, and within seven days do him justice, L.

Linked entries: dǽma doema

ge-feallan

(v.)
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Ealle þá yldestan witan gefeóllan of ánre úpflóran, bútan se hálga Dúnstán ána ætstód uppon ánum beáme, Chr. 978; P. 123, 2. Se heoton biþ gefeallen æt þǽm feówer endum middangeardes, Bl. H. 93, 5. Gefeallen snáw, Ps.

BEORNAN

(v.)
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BEORNAN, byrnan; ic beorne, byrne, ðú beornest, beornst, byrnest, byrnst, he beorneþ, beornþ, byrneþ, byrnþ, pl. beornaþ; p. ic, he bearn, barn, born, ðú burne, pl. burnon; pp. bornen.

To BURNbe on fireardereexarderecomburiTo BURNurerecomburere

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Hreðer innan born his spirit burned within Exon. 46 b; Th. 158, 18; Gú. 910. Him sorga burnon on breóstum sorrows burned in their breasts Cd. 37; Th. 48, 17; Gen. 777. Grammar BEORNAN, v. trans.

for-scrincan

(v.)
Grammar
for-scrincan, he -scrincþ; p. -scranc, pl. -scruncon; pp. -scruncen [for-, scrincan to shrink]

To shrink updry updwindle awaywitheremarcescĕreexarescĕrearefiĕriarescĕre

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To shrink up, dry up, dwindle away, wither; emarcescĕre, exarescĕre, arefiĕri, arescĕre He forscrincþ arescit, Mk. Bos. 9, 18. Æt-hrán he his sine on his þeó and heó ðǽrrihte forscranc tĕtĭgit nervum fĕmŏris ejus, et stătim emarcuit. Gen. 32, 25.

nyllan

(v.)
Grammar
nyllan, = ne willan
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Nylle ic út wítan, Met. 24, 52. Ic nelle nolo, ðú nelt non vis, hé nele non vult, wé nellaþ nolumus ... nelle ðu noli, nelle gé nolite, . . . nellan nolle, Ælfc. Gr. 32; Som. 36, 16-19. Ðú nelt, Exon. Th. 250, 12; Jul. 126. Nyle hé, Ps. Th. 74, 8.

Linked entries: willan nillan

Swǽfas

(n.)
Grammar
Swǽfas, Swǽfe; pl.
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Witta weóld Swǽfum, 319, 34; Wíd. 22

wer-nægel

(n.)
Grammar
wer-nægel, es; m.
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[Bailey's Dictionary gives 'warnel worms, worms on the backs of cattle within the skin'; and in Johnson's Dictionary, ed.

wel

Grammar
wel, <b>. I</b> 1 b.
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Þonne mæg hé witan ꝥ hé bið on sýðfæte and wel gysthúses beþearf, Ll. Th. ii. 430, 25. Add Sum man wæs blind wel seofon geár fulle, Hml. S. 21, 202. Add Hí lá hí and wel lá well and ðyllice óðre sindon englisce interjectiones, Ælfc. Gr.

BÍDAN

(v.)
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BÍDAN, ic bíde, ðú bídest, bítst, bíst, he bídeþ, bít, pl. bídaþ; p. ic, he bád, ðú bide, pl. bidon; pp. biden; acc. gen.

To BIDE, abide, continue, remain, tarry, wait, await, expect, enduremanere, remanere, morari, habitare in aliquo loco, expectare, consequi, sustinere

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To BIDE, abide, continue, remain, tarry, wait, await, expect, endure; manere, remanere, morari, habitare in aliquo loco, expectare, consequi, sustinere Ic in wíte sceal bídan in bendum I in torment must abide in bonds, Cd. 214; Th. 268, 2; Sat. 49.

Linked entries: a-bídan bád bídende