ge-blandan
to blend ⬩ mix ⬩ mingle ⬩ miscēre ⬩ turbáre ⬩ to stain ⬩ colour ⬩ corrupt ⬩ infĭcĕre
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Wæs seó hǽwene lyft heolfre geblanden the azure air was corrupted with gore, Cd. 166; Th. 208, 1; Exod. 476
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ge-nearwian
To narrow, straiten, constrain, confine, oppress, afflict
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Mid eofer-spreótum hearde genearwod hard pressed with boar-spears, Beo. Th. 2881; B. 1438. Mid weres egsan hearde genearwod with the fear of man sorely oppressed, Cd. 43; Th. 56, 32; Gen. 921: 123; Th. 157, 9; Gen. 2603.
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teónlíce
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Ðencan hú hig hyne teónlýcost áteón myhton to devise how they might treat him with most ignominy, Nicod. 14; Thw. 7, 7
wrǽc
Vengeance
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Þatt was mikell wræche, þatt all follc for till helle, Orm. 19 ; don wreche (rimes with speche, leache, teche), Misc. 143, 56 ; tak wreche (rimes with preche), Alis. 2858: but there appears to be no instance in Old English of a nominative wrǽc which is
cwealm
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Mid hungre oþþe mid cwealme with famine or with pestilence, Hml. S. 13, 143. Generian from þon écan cwealme, Bl. H. 25, 28. Hé lécnode monigo of cualmum ( plagis ), Lk. L. 7, 21.
ge-dréfan
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Gl. 252, 7. in a physical sense, to disturb, move violently, stir up, trouble water, make turbid Se súþerna wind miclum storme gedréfeþ þá sǽ mare volvens turbidus auster, Bt. 6; F. 14, 24 : Met. 5, 8.
útan
from without ⬩ without ⬩ on the outside ⬩ on the outside ⬩ on the surface ⬩ outwardly ⬩ about ⬩ round ⬩ out ⬩ away from land
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Th. 71, 10: 79, 13. without, on the outside. where action, stated or implied, may be thought of as operating on an object from without Hát wæs him útan wráðlíc wíte, Cd.
be-grindan
to grind ⬩ polish ⬩ perfricare ⬩ polire ⬩ exacuere ⬩ to deprive ⬩ privare
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to grind, polish; perfricare, polire, exacuere Sindrum begrunden ground with cinders Exon. 107 a ; Th. 408, 3; Rä. 27, 6. to deprive; privare Ǽlc hine selfa begrindeþ gástes dugeþum each deprives himself of his soul's happiness Cd. 75; Th. 91, 33; Gen
deáwig
DEWY ⬩ roscĭdus
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DEWY; roscĭdus Gúþcyste onþrang deáwig-sceaftum the war-tribe pressed onwards with dewy shafts, Cd. 160; Th. 199, 25; Exod. 344. Ðara breósta biþ deáwig wǽtung there is a dewy wetting of the breasts, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 17
dryht-sele
A princely dwelling, hall ⬩ aula
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Wæs drihtsele dreórfáh the princely hall was stained with blood, 974; B. 485
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forþian
To further ⬩ aid ⬩ assist ⬩ advance ⬩ perform ⬩ promŏvēre
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P. 2; Wilk. 147, 34
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mæstan
To fatten
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Ic wylle ðæt man mæste mínum wífe twá hund swína, Chart. Th. 596, 21. Is mæst saginatur, nutritur, Hpt. Gl. 489, 43. Weorþaþ mæsted pinguescent, Ps. Th. 64, 13
mis-weorþan
to turn out badly
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Gif ða penegas teóþ swíðor ðonne ðæt gold ðonne miswyrþ ðam men hraðe if the pennies weigh more than the gold, then will it soon prove a bad thing for the man, Wulfst. 240, 4
ofer-higian
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Sinc eáþe mæg gold on grunde gumcynnes gehwone oferhigian hýde se ðe wylle easily may treasure, gold in the ground, overreach every man (i. e. make the effort at concealment vain), hide it who will, Beo. Th. 5525; B. 2766
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ge-weldan
to rule ⬩ restrain ⬩ regere ⬩ cohibere
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Cot.] so that he then cannot restrain it according to his will, Past. 17, 8; Swt. 119, 17; Hat. MS. 24 a, 6
ge-teáma
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An advocate, avoucher, a warranter; advŏcātus, qui rei emptæ fĭdem præstat Ic wille ðæt gehwilc man hæbbe his geteáman I will that every man have his warranter, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 9: L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 16
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bóc-cræft
Book-learning, learning, literature ⬩ literatura
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[bóc a book, cræft art, science] Book-learning, learning, literature; literatura Boétius wæs in bóccræftum se rihtwísesta Boëthius, in book-learning, was the most wise, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 13.
ge-fædere
A godmother ⬩ commater ⬩ susceptrix
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A godmother; commater, susceptrix Ǽfre ne geweorþe, ðæt Cristen man gewífige on his gefæderan let it never be that a Christian man marry with his godmother, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 17 : L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 22
Linked entry: ge-federe
ge-háda
One of the same state or order ⬩ qui ejusdem stătus vel ordĭnis est
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One of the same state or order; qui ejusdem stătus vel ordĭnis est Mid twám his gehádan with two of his fellow ecclesiastics, L. Eth. ix. 19, 20; Th. i. 344, 14, 16 : L. C. E. 5; Th. i. 362, 12, 15
ge-helmian
To cover with a helmet ⬩ crown ⬩ găleāre ⬩ cŏrōnāre
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To cover with a helmet, crown; găleāre, cŏrōnāre Ðú gehelmodest us cŏrōnasti nos, Ps. Spl. 5, 15. Of wuldre and weorþmynt ðú gehelmedest hine de glōria et hŏnōre cŏrōnasti eum, Ps. Spl. T. 8, 6. Gehelmod găleātus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 11
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