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ge-clifian

(v.)
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Th. 21, 13. (1 a) to stick together :-- Hió gedéþ ꝥ flǽsc tógædere geclifað, Lch. i. 134, 13. tógædere geclifigen (-clifian, v.l. ), 316, 1. to stick on Geclyfode on eorðan innoð úre adhesit in terra uenter noster, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-cleofian

ge-wísian

(v.)
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Add: to shew, point out something (acc.) to a person (dat. ) Ðus him gewísede se Ǽðelwaldes mon ðá gemǽru, C. D. v. 141, 29. Ꝥ hió swá myceles his onfón sceolde swá seó hind hire gewísede, Lch. iii. 426, 29. to direct a person. with acc.

mǽgþ

Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>. I.</b>
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Cóm Críst on ðám tíman þe seó cynelice mǽigð áteórode, Hml. Th. i. 82, 4. Mid cynrene, miégþe prosapia, i. genus progenies, An. Ox. 1297 : stemmati, Germ. 393, 131. férde embe Agathen ǽhta, and eác wolde gehæftan ealle hire mǽgðe, Hml. S. 8, 210.

of-sittan

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Add Wæs álýfed þám ealdum mannum þæt móston heora fýnd mid stranglicre mihte ofsittan, and mid wǽpne ácwellan, Hml. Th. i. 522, 15. <b>II a.

sárian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
sárian, ode.

to feel pain for, feel sorry forto be soreto grieve, be sad

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to feel pain for, feel sorry for Heó is má tó sárianne magis dolendum, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 40. to be sore Similar entries (v. sár; adj. ), of physical pain (the disease) wundaþ and sió wund sáraþ the wound gets painful, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 20.

eald

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H. 107, 11. (1 a) used substantively :-- Ongan seó leó fægnian wið þæs ealdan weard, Hml. S. 23 b, 778. of material things Sylle earmum mannum his ealde hrægl, Bl. H. 53, 13. <b>I a.

stræc

(adj.)
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stræc, strec ; adj.
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Ðǽm ánfealdan stræcum is tó cýðanne ðæt hié bet [ne] truwien him selfum ðonne hié ðyrfen ðonne nyllaþ geðafan beón óðerra monna geðeahtes aliter admonendi sunt pertinaces, atque aliter inconstantes.

Linked entry: strec

dæg

(n.)
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ǽlce dæge symblede, Past. 309, 5. sǽde þæt þone dæg forlure þe nóht tó góde on ne gedyde, Chr. 81; P. 8, 7. Þrý dagas wǽron ǽr þám dæge bútan sunnan and mónan, Lch. iii. 238, 19. ii. mónðas and .xxi. daga, Chr. 643; P. 27, 34.

tó-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brecan, p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To break,break in piecesto break in two,to break to pieces,break up,to separate into parts by striking or pullingto overthrow,break down,ruin,destroy,put into confusion,rout,to destroy,crushto take by assaultto break a promise, pledge, etc.,to infringe,violateto break,interrupt

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ðone hláf tóbræc on twá, Blickl. Homl. 181, 16. Ða ǽrenan scyttelas ealle tóbræc, 85, 7. tóbræc hire (the lion's) ceaflas mid his barum handum, Ælfc.T. Grn. 7, 16. ða gymstánas tóbrǽcon, Homl. Th. i. 60, 28.

wánian

(v.)
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wánian, p. ode
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him wæs wániende ǽgðer ge his ágene heardsǽlþa ge ealles ðæs folces ipse nunc suam, nune publicam infelicitatem deflet, Ors. 4, 5 ; Swt. 166, 20. a clause him wæs swíþe wániende ðæt to him cucan ne com, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244, 4

ge-hogian

(v.)
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ge-hogian, p. ode; pp. od.
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H. 35, 14. þæt on his móde gehogode (-hogod, v. l.) and geteód hæfde (decreuerat), þæt he wolde his þeóde fordón, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 307, 6.

Linked entry: ge-hycgan

a-myrran

(v.)
Grammar
a-myrran, -merran; p. de; pp. ed [a, myrran impedire]

to hinderimpedeobstructcheckdisturbimpedireturbareobstruereto dissipatespenddistractdefilemarcorruptspoildestroydissipareperdereconsummarecorrumperedevoraredistrahere

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He ðæs eorles earm amyrde he checked the earl's arm, Byrht.

Linked entries: a-merran on-mirran

ge-ferian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ferian, -fergan; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To carryconveybearleadconductferrevehĕredūcĕre

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He geferode hine mid mycclum wurþscipe to Scæftes byrig he conveyed it with great honour to Shaftesbury, Chr. 980; Erl. 129, 33. Ðæt he úsic geferge in Fæder ríce that he convey us into his Father's kingdom, Exon. 12 b; Th. 22, 1; Cri. 345.

þeáh-hwæðere

(adv.)
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þeáh-hwæðere, adv. conj.
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Gif ne áríst forðam ðe his freónd ys, þeáhhwæþere for hys onhrópe he áríst, Lk. Skt. 11, 8. ¶ combined with swá :-- And swá þeáhhwæþere óþ ðone deáþ hine tintregaþ, Blickl. Homl. 59, 30.

Linked entry: hwæðere

wrecan

Grammar
wrecan, <b>. Ib.</b>
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His ðeng sum þám hæfde beboden ꝥ sceolde earmra manna ǽrende wrecan (beódan, ábeódan, v.ll.), Bd. 3, 6; Sch. 209, 20. <b>Id.</b> add :-- Þá folc him betweónum ful .x. winter þá gewin wrecende wǽron, Ors. I, II; S. 50, 21.

ge-gán

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Th. i. 340, 16: 360, 3. to get something done. to do, perform hit eall his fótum geeóde he did all his travelling on foot; pedum incessu vectus, Bd. 3, 5; S. 203, 5.

micel

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Hwǽr beóþ þá glengeas and þá mycclat, gegyrelan þe þone líchoman ǽr mid frætwode?, Bl. H. 111, 36. For hwan ne déþ ꝥ lǽsse nú ꝥ máre dyde?

ge

andevenevenboth . . . and . . . and

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hét ofsleán ealle þá wísestan witan, ge furþon his ágene módor . . . ge furðon his ágen wíf ofslóg. Bt. 16, 4; F. 58, 6-8: 31, 1; F. 112, 14: 11, 1; F. 32, 26.

ge-win

(n.)
Grammar
ge-win, -winn, es; n. [winnan to fight] .

a battlecontestwarstrifequarrelhostilitytumultcertāmenpugnabellumtŭmultuslabourtoilsorrowagonylăbortrībŭlātioăgōniafruit of laborersgainprofitfructus lăbōrumlucrumquæstus

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He his módsefan wið ðam fǽrhagan fæste trymede feónda gewinna he firmly strengthened his mind against the peril of the fiends' hostilities, Exon, 46 b; Th. 159, 29; Gú. 934. labour, toil, sorrow, agony; lăbor, trībŭlātio, ăgōnia Ðis gewin hic lăbor,

Linked entry: winn

(adj.)
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. :-- For þǽm ne úþe þæt ǽnig má folca for his þingum forwurde þonne self mid his ágenre þeóde, Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 33. Ge londum ge on má ðára þinga ðe heó on forhaldne wéran, C. D. v. 140, 15.