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fór-sceótan

Grammar
fór-sceótan, l. for-sceótan

preventstop

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to rush in the way of, prevent, stop Ðá Petrus wolde befrínan þone Hǽlend, þá forsceát se Hǽlend hine, Hml. Th. i. 510, 31. Ðéh sió díc forscoten wǽre, C. D. iii. 168, 35

Linked entry: for-scít

ge-swógung

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Se mon geswógunga þrowað and módes geswæðrunga, 206, 9. Hí heortcoþe wyrceað and angnessa and geswówunga, 176, 13

gylden-múþ

(adj.)
Grammar
gylden-múþ, gylden-múþe; adj.
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Gregorius mid Grécum Crysosthomas is geháten. . . þysum wordum se ilca gyldenmúða Gregorius wæs sprecende, Gr. D 94, 20

Linked entry: -múþ

hígung

(n.)
Grammar
hígung, e; f.

Strivingendeavoureffort

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Striving, endeavour, effort Se flǽscbana hæfde ꝥ getogene sweord on his handa and mid stranglice hígunge (nisu forti) áhóf þone earm upp in heánesse and mynte sleán þone Godes wer, Gr. D. 254, 34

úp-gang

Grammar
úp-gang, <b>. II.</b>
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add: a going up of water on to land Gedónre ýþunge se streám mid his rynum and mid his uppgange (úpgonge, v.l. ) gewunode ꝥ hé tógoten wæs geond his æceras, Gr. D. 192, 17

an-sín

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Se engel on egeslicum onsýne æteówde, 6, 32. Beforan þínum ansýne (þínre ansýne, v.l. ), Bd. 5, 23; Sch. 700, 15

wel-wyrcende

(adj.)

well-doing

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Se freódóm ðæs deófollícan onwaldes wæs seald eallum welwyrcendum Blickl. Homl. 137, 14

ge-sweðerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sweðerian, -sweðrian; p. ode; pp. od

To weakendestroy

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To weaken, destroy Gesweðerad wæs se swyle fuga tumoris secuta est, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 39. Ðonne beoþ mín sorg gesweðrad my sorrow will be stilled, Exon. 48; Th. 164, 17; Gú. 1013

Linked entry: ge-swæðrung

syn-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
syn-dǽd, e; f.

A sinful deed, sin, wicked act

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Se deófol ða syndǽda stǽleþ on ða gástas, Wulfst. 256, 7

wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
wrítan, p. wrát, pl. writon; pp. writen

To write.to cutto drawto form lettersto writeto writeto compose,be the author ofto writeto writewriteto writestateto writeget a thing writtento convey by charter

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Se ðe ðás bóc wrát, Lchdm. ii. 114, 5. Se ongan godspell ǽrest wordum wrítan, Andr. Kmbl. 25; An. 13. Sum mæg searolíce wordcwide wrítan, Exon. Th. 42, 15; Cri. 673.

Linked entries: wrítere wrítian

ge-ícan

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Se nama gedafenað . . . Críste . . . ðe his heofonlice ríce geýhte, Hml. Th. i. 32, 18-22. Geíc (-éc, L. R.) úrne geleáfan adauge nobis fidem, Lk. 17, 5.

ge-sib

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Ne eart þú þon leófra méder ne fæder, ne nǽnigum gesybban (naǽngum gesibbra, v.l.), þonne se swearta hrefn, Seel. 54. Hé bebeád ꝥ ǽlc mǽgþ ymbe geáres ryne tógædere cóme þæt ǽlc man þý gearor wiste hwǽr hé gesibbe hæfde, Ors. 5, 14; S. 248, 17

weard

(n.)
Grammar
weard, es; m.

a guard, warder, watchman, sentinel a guardian, protector, lord

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sette him weardas ofer, Jos. 10, 18: Homl. Skt. i. 11, 210. :--- fig. Geác, sumeres weard, Exon. Th. 309, 8; Seef. 54. Bánhúses weard the mind, Cd.

ge-cígan

(v.)
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Stefn cwæð, 'Cum, Anastasius,' and þá him swá gecígdum þǽr wǽron eác óþre vii bróþru be naman gecígde ... seó stefn eft gecígde þone eahtoþan bróður ... seó gesomnung eall gehýrde þá stefne, þá á Hé gecígde þone hálgan man be his naman, and se hálga wer

ǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr, comp. m. ǽra, ǽrra; f. n. ǽre, ǽrre; sup. ǽrest; adj.

Earlyformerprecedingancientpriorpræcedensantiquus

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Se hér-búendra hearpan ǽrest hlyn awehte who first of dwellers here awoke the sound of the harp, Cd. 52; Th. 66, 5; Gen. 1079. Se ǽresta wæs Enos háten the first was called Enos, 50; Th. 64, 24; Gen. 1055.

líc-hama

(n.)
Grammar
líc-hama, an; m.

The bodythe corporeal

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Is ðæs monnes líchoma betera ðonne ealle his ǽhta ... seó sáwl betere ðonne se líchoma, 32, 2; Fox 116, 11-13: Mt. Kmbl. 6, 25. Hire líchama wæs áfylled mid hreófian, Num. 12, 10.

metan

(v.)
Grammar
metan, p. mæt, pl. mǽton; pp. meten.

to metemeasureto measure outmark offassign the bounds of a placeto measure by pacesto traversepass overto measure one thing by or with anotherto compare

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Hwílum mid folmum [hé] mæt weán and wítu, Cd. 229; Th. 309, 22; Sat. 714. to measure out, mark off, assign the bounds of a place Se geleáfa and seó lulu mǽton ðone stede hwǽr hió drihtnes tempel rǽran woldan, Prud. 80.

ge-unnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unnan, ic, he -an; ðú -unne, pl. -unnon; p. -úðe, pl. -úðon; subj. -unne, pl. -unnen; p. -úðe, pl. -úðen; pp. -unnen

To givegrantallowconcedeconcedereindulgerepermitterelargiri

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Ðæra þinga wurðe ðe se cyng him geunnen hæfde worthy of those things that the king had granted him, 1046; Erl. 173, 3

swán-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
swán-geréfa, an; m.
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See Kemble's Saxons in England, ii. 177; 81: and cf. the later swain-mote, which is a court touching matters of the forest

ufe-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
ufe-weard, uf-weard; adj.

upperupper part ofupper partlaterlatter part of a time

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Se móna gehrán mid his scíman ðǽm triówum ufeweardum, Nar. 30, 8. temporal, later, latter part of a time.