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on-gitan

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Add Ðonne hié eal ðá hálgan gewritu ryhtlíce ongiten (-gieten, v. l. ) hæbben cum recte cuncta de sacra Scriptura sentiunt, Past. 371, 4. add: with gen.

hér

here . . . there

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Hér mon mæg giét gesión hiora swæð, . . . Hié woldon ðæt hér ðý mára wísdóm on londe wǽre, Past. 5, 13-25. Hé onféhð friccan scíre and foreryneles ðá hér iernað beforan kyningum, 91, 21. Hér mid ús, Ph. 23: 31.

self-líce

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
self-líce, es; n.
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Hé hiene up áhefeþ on his móde on suelc gielp and on suelc selflíce se apud se per arrogantiam exaltat, 11, 4; Swt. 71, Ðæt freódóm ne gewende on selflíce and on ofermétto at libertas in superbiam non erumpat, 19, 3; Swt. 147, 3.

Linked entries: -líce -líce

búan

(v.)
Grammar
búan, bún, búgan (-ian, -ean), búian, búwian, bógian, q.v. in Dict.; býa in N. Gospels; p. búde, búgede, bógode, býede; pp. bún, búd, býed.
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Gié býeð ( possidebitis ) sáuelo iúero, Lk. L. 21, 19. Búgede (bógede, An. Ox. 845) incoluit (terram ), Hpt. Gl. 426, 44. Þá þe ðá lond búdon, Nar. 17, 10. Þá burgware þe þá burg ǽr búdon, Chr. 919; P. 100, 12. Þæt mennisc þone eard bógodan, Ælfc.

for-

(prefix)
Grammar
for-, is used in composition in Anglo-Saxon exactly as the English for: it often deteriorates, or gives an opposite sense, or gives strength to the words before which it is placed; in which case it may be compared with Gothic fra-, Dutch and German ver- [different from the Dutch voor, and German vor]. Forbeódan to forbid; fordéman to condemn; forcúþ perverse, corrupt; fordón to destroy, to do for. — Sometimes fór denotes an increase of the signification of the word before which it is placed, and is then generally to be in English very; valde, as fó;r-eáde very easily,
  • Homl. Th. ii. 138, 35
: fór-oft very often,
  • Bd. de nat. rerum
    • ;
  • Wrt. popl. science 11, 8
    • ;
  • Lchdm. iii. 256, 16.
For- and fór-, or fóre- are often confounded, though they are very different in meaning; as forseón [Flem. versien] to overlook, despise; fór- or fóreseón [Flem. veursien] to foresee. — If a word, having for, fór or fóre prefixed, cannot be found under for-, fór- or fóre-, it must be sought under the simple term, and the sense of the preposition added; thus, fór- or fóre-sendan is from sendan to send, and fór-, fóre before, to send before, etc. [On the vowel in for, fore, see remark in the preface.]

Linked entries: scrífan scyldigian síðian -witol -wríþan stalian swelgan swígan swigian swíðan syngian trúwian þeahtung þeón þingian meltan myrþrian nefa pyndan of-drincan -sáwenlic scirian seáþ -wyrpness setness -sewen -sewenlic -sewenlíce -sewenness síþ stregdan teón treddan trúwung weorþan manig micel nǽman neáh irman þrǽstness witig wlencan wrégan wundian wyrht brítan fær- feallan fyllan gǽgan gǽgednes

hwearfian

(v.)
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S. 23 b, 544. [ Gief hie wunienge hwarefeð, hie turneð fram iuele to werse, O. E. Hml. ii. 173, 20. Winess drinnch þe wharrfeþþ all þin herrte, Orm. 14121. Crist hise name shollde wharrfenn, 13289. Win þatt wass off water wharrfedd, 15323.

eáre

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Ꝥte in eáre sprecend gié woeron quod in aurem locuti estis, Lk. L. 12, 3. Eówer þonne eádige ége þe hiǽ geseóð and eáran (eáro, L.) eówre þe hiǽ gehérað, Mt. R. 13, 16. Sé ðe hæfes eáro (eára, R.) tó hérranne, Mt. L. 13, 9. Heáro, 43.

ge-unrótsian

(v.)
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Se middangeord bið glædde, gié biðon geunrótsade ( contristabimini ), Jn. L. 16, 20: Hml. A. 74, 24. Geswencte and geunrótsode, Gr. D. 125, 10. Hí beóþ mid wǽdle and mid hénþe ofþrycte and geunrótsode, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 1. intrans.

Linked entry: un-rótsian

tiber

(n.)
Grammar
tiber, tifer, es; n.
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Hié Drihtne lác begen brohton; brego engla beseah on Abeles gield, cyning eallwihta, Caines ne wolde tiber sceáwian ( ad munera illius (Cain) non respexit Dominus, Gen. 4. 5), 60, 9; Gen. 979.

Linked entries: teofrian tifer

un-mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽte, adj.

Immense ⬩ enormous ⬩ excessive

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Giefe unmǽte, Exon. Th. 273, 16; Jul. 517. Ðǽr synd unmǽte móras, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 20, 4. Ðǽr synt ða unmǽtan tyntregu, L. E. I. prem.; Th. ii. 396, 34. Ic wæs on unmǽtum costnungum winnende, Homl. Ski. ii. 23 b, 578

Linked entry: un-gemǽte

trumness

(n.)
Grammar
trumness, e; f.
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wé willaþ his mihta and his trumnysse hér geswutelian, Anglia viii. 306, 28. health Ða truman sint tó manianne ðæt hié gewilnigen mid ðæs lícuman trumnesse ðæt him ne losige sió hǽlo ð æs módes ðý læs him ðý wirs sié gif hié ða trumnesse ðære Godes giefe

up-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
up-líc, adj.

on high ⬩ lofty ⬩ sublime ⬩ celestial

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God mid ðǽm uplícum and mid ðǽm diéglum ðingum hira mód onliéht mid ðæm scíman his giefe, Past. 35; Swt. 243, 20. celestial Se uplíca Déma, Blickl. Homl. 95, 33: Chr. 979; Erl. 129, 17.

un-wemme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wemme, adj.

spotless ⬩ without blemish ⬩ without defect ⬩ uninjured ⬩ uninjured ⬩ inviolate ⬩ undefiled ⬩ pure ⬩ immaculate ⬩ perfect ⬩ pure ⬩ immaculate

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Hér syndon inne unwemme twá dohtor míne, ne can ðara idesa ówðer gieta þurh gebedscipe beorna neáwest, Cd. Th. 148, 30; Gen. 2864

Linked entries: -wemme on-wæmme

hrýman

(v.)
Grammar
hrýman, hréman; p. de

To call ⬩ cry out ⬩ to cry out ⬩ boast ⬩ exult ⬩ lament ⬩ murmur

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Forhuon gie hrémas quid ploratis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 39. Ða hrýmaþ tó hyra efengelícon clamantes coæqualibus, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 16. Hig hrýmaþ tó mé and ic gehíre hira hreám vociferabuntur ad me et ego audiam clamorem eorum, Ex. 22, 23.

Linked entry: hríman

for-drífan

to drive away ⬩ off ⬩ out ⬩ to drive away ⬩ cast out ⬩ to drive out ⬩ to banish ⬩ expel ⬩ to drive aside ⬩ to overtask

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Alle wítgo inngeonga in ríc Godes gié fordrifeno (-drifne, R.) úta (expelli foras), Lk. L. 13, 28: Mt. p. 15, 14.

ge-sendan

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I. 10. the object not expressed to send a messenger or a message Gié gesendon tó Ióhanne and cýðnise getrymede, Jn. L. 5, 33. Hí gesendon in alle lond ðǽm, Mt. L. 14, 35

heáh-nes

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Ne wællað gié in heánnise (heónisse, R.) genime nolite in sublime tolli, Lk.

Linked entry: heá-nes

wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm, wurm, weorm, es; m.

a reptile ⬩ serpent ⬩ a creeping insect ⬩ a worm

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Se wyrm (a book-worm) forswealg wera gied sumes, Exon. Th. 432, 8; Rä. 48, 3. Ðes lytla wyrm ðe on flóde gǽð fótum drýge, 426, 20; Rä. 41, 76.

Linked entries: weorm wurm

ge-wyrht

(n.)
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Gief hwá búton ge-wrihtum (without just cause) hit ábrecan wille, C. D. iii. 180, 22 : 262, 15. ¶ gewyrht(o) ágan to deserve (good or ill) :-- Hé þone gylt gebéte swá wer swá wíte, swá hé gewyrht áge, Ll. Th. i. 66, 13.

ge-sécan

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Gié nællað gesoeca hwæd gié geete, Lk. L.

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