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ge-forþian

(v.)
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Þ hé under him ðane hálgan regol geforþæde aefter mynsterlicum þeáwe that he might carry out the holy rule according to monastic custom, Cht. Th. 242, 5.

reáfian

(v.)
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Gif hwylc man reáfige óðerne æt his dehter si homo quis alterum filia sua spoliaverit, Ll. Th. ii. 208, 7. 2.

sceáwere

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[On þám halgen gewriten se mann hine sylfne mæig sceawigen swa swa on hwylcen sceawere in sanctis scripturis quasi in quodam speculo homo se ipsum considerare potest, Angl. xi. 374, 78.]

ús

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ús, dat.: ús, úsic; acc.: úser, usser; gen.; pron. pl. first person.

To ususof usour

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Homl. 73, 7: Cd. Th. 25, 8; Gen. 390: Andr. Kmbl. 530; An. 265. Úsic, Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 10: Ps. Th. 64, 3: Cd. Th. 162, 4; Gen. 2676: Exon. Th. 3, 2; Cri. 30: Beo. Th. 5270; B. 2638. Þeáh ðe úser feá lifgen, 188, 8; Az. 42. Hé cwom úser neósan, Beo.

Linked entries: úre úsic

HEÁWAN

(v.)
Grammar
HEÁWAN, p. heów, pl. heówon; pp. heáwen

To HEW, cut, strike, smite

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Heów ðæt hors mid ðam spuran he struck the horse with the spurs [cf. Icel. höggva hest sporum], Elf. T. 36, 25. Ðá heówon hí ðone stán swá swýðe swá hí mihton dolantes lapidem in quantum valebant, Bd. 4, 11; S. 580, 5.

óleccung

(n.)
Grammar
óleccung, e; f.

soothing, caressing, gentleness of treatmentflattery, fawning, adulationcharm, allurement

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Homl. 223, 28. Ðonne hit hæfþ gewunnen ðæs folces ólecunga (favor popularis), Bt. 24, 3; Fox 82, 23. of things, charm, allurement Óliccung jocunda, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 2. Ne. hine ne geloccige nán óliccung (ólicung, Cote.

on-stellan

(v.)

to institute, give rise to, set on foot, bring in, be the author of, set (an example)

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Homl. 7, 9: 23, 16. Ða láreówas sceolan gódes lífes bysene onstellan ðǽm ðe him æfter fylgeon, 81, 6. Wolde ic eów on ðon bysne onstellan, Andr. Kmbl. 1942; An. 973.

Linked entry: an-stellan

spinnan

(v.)
Grammar
spinnan, p. spann, pl. spunnon; pp. spunnen.

to spinto writhetwist

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, and gave up the ghost, Homl. Th. ii. 504, 34. Heó hí sylfe on grine áhéng, ðæt heó fótum span, 30, 23

Linked entry: spornan

ge-swencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swencan, -swæncan; p. -swencte; pp. -swenced, -swenct [swencan to disturb, vex]

To disturbagitatetroublevexfatigueoutwearyafflictharassoppresspulsāreagĭtāretrībŭlārevexārefătīgāreafflīgĕreaffĭcĕreopprĭmĕre

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agitate, trouble, vex, fatigue, outweary, afflict, harass, oppress; pulsāre, agĭtāre, trībŭlāre, vexāre, fătīgāre, afflīgĕre, affĭcĕre, opprĭmĕre Herodes cyning wolde geswencan sume of ðære gelaðunge Herod the king would afflict some of the church, Homl

Linked entries: swencan ge-swæncan

hálig

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Ꝥ hálige ðe of þé ácenned býð that holy thing that shall be born of thee, Lk. 1, 35. Ne sellað gé hálig (ꝥ hálige, W. S. sanctum ) hundum, Mt. R. L. 7, 6. a holy place Ic ðé on hálgum ætýwe in sancto apparui tibi, Ps.

mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgasa familystockraceas a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied descendants of a common ancestor living at the same timea generationa tribesubdivision of a peoplea peoplenationprovincecountry

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Homl. 211, 16: Andr. Kmbl. 528; An. 264

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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Homl. 79, 23. Hí tóweorp wíde disperde eos, Ps. Th. 53, 5: Exon. Th. 16, 24; Cri. 258. Wíde tósáweþ Dryhten his duguþe, 299, 31; Crä. 110. Hí bráde weóxan, wíde greówan multiplicati sunt nimis, Ps. Th. 106, 37. Leád wíde sprong, Exon.

CÝÞ

(n.)
Grammar
CÝÞ, cýþþ,e; f.

knowledge notitia, cognitio, scientia relation, relationship, KITHfamiliaritas, munusa known land, native country, region, situs naturalis, natale solum, patria regio

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Ðe náne cýþþe to Gode næfdon who have had no knowledge of God, Homl. Th. i. 396, 28.

Linked entry: cýððu

for-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
for-wyrd, -wird, e; f. [wyrd fortune; for-weorþan to perish] Loss,

damagedestructionperditionruindeathdetrīmentumintĕrĭtusintĕrĭtioperdĭtiopernĭciesinternĕcio

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Grammar for-wyrd, for-wyrd, es; n. is neuter in the following examples Ðín andbídaþ ðæt éce forwyrd the eternal perdition awaits thee, Homl. Th. i. 598, 9. God forlǽt hí to ðam écan forwyrde God will abandon them to the eternal perdition, i. 112, 23

Linked entries: for-wird fǽr-wyrd

inwid

(n.)
Grammar
inwid, inwit. es; n.

Fraudguiledeceitevilwickedness

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Homl. 109, 29. Ne wæs ǽfre fácen ne inwid on his heortan nor was ever deceit nor guile in his heart, 223, 31. Gramlíc inwit nequitia, Ps. Th. 54, 15. Mán and inwit, 9. Forðan mé inwit næs on tungan quia non est dolus in lingua mea, 138, 2.

Linked entries: -wid inwit

láreów-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
láreów-dóm, es; m.

mastershipgovernanceteaching

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Ðætte unlǽrde ne dyrren underfón láreówdóm ne venire imperiti ad magisterium audeant, Past. 1, arg; Swt. 25, 14: Homl. Th. ii. 320, 12

lor

(n.)
Grammar
lor, es; n. (v. ðæt forlor, Past. Swt. 403, 13).

Lossdestruction

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Homl. 69, 7

Linked entries: los lyre

nágan

(v.)
Grammar
nágan, = ne ágan.

not to havenot to be allowedought not

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Homl. 223, 11. Náhton hié náðer ne mete ne freónd, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 34. Sí on cynges dóme hwæðer hé líf áge ðe náge, L. Eth. vii. 9; Th. i. 330, 25. Grammar nágan, with gen. Nágan wé ðæs heolstres, ðæt wé ús gehýdan mágon, Cd.

niþer

(adv.)
Grammar
niþer, adv.

Downbeneathbelow

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Nyþer ásceótan to cast down, Homl. Th. i. 170, 23. Hé niþer ásette ða mihtigan deposuit potentes, Cant. Mar. 52. Ðonne heó nyðer byþ ástigen, Anglia viii. 319, 19. Ðæt hí hine nyþer bescufon ut praecipitarint eum, Lk. Skt. 4, 29.

Linked entry: nieþer

rǽswa

(n.)
Grammar
rǽswa, an; m. (a word used only in poetry).
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Rǽswan herges, the leaders of the host, Cd. Th. 192, 20; Exod. 234. Hé beforan fremede folces rǽswum ( the chief men among the Jews ), Andr. Kmbl. 1238; An. 619