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a-springan

(v.)
Grammar
a-springan, -spryngan, -sprincan; p. -sprang, pl. -sprungon; pp. -sprungen; v. intrans.

to spring upariseoriginatebreak forthsurgereassurgereoririexoririrumpiprorumpito spring outlackfailceasefall awaydeficeredesinere

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Ðá asprungon ealle wyllspringas ðære micelan niwelnisse rupti sunt omnes fontes abyssi magnæ, Gen. 7, 11. to spring out, lack, fail, cease, fall away; deficere, desinere Asprang gást mín defecit spiritus meus, Ps. Spl. C. 76, 3.

hwæðere

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæðere, hwæðre, hwæððre, hweðre; adv.

Yethowevernevertheless

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Hwæðere ðú meaht mé singan attamen mihi cantare habes, 597, 15. Hwæðere for fremsumnysse tamen pro benignitate, 1, 27; S. 493, 7. Hwæðere verumtamen, Ps. Th. 61, 5, 9: 67, 21. Ðeáh ðe ... hwæðere although ... yet, Beo. Th. 3441; B. 1718.

Linked entry: ge-hwæðere

ge-gearwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gearwian, -gearwigean; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ad

To preparemake readyprovide withendue

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To prepare, make ready, provide with, endue Ða láreowas sceolan Drihtnes weg gegearwian to heora módum the teachers ought to prepare the Lord's way for their minds, Blickl. Homl. 81, 7. Gegearwigean, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 30; Gen. 458.

Linked entries: ge-earwian earu

stúpian

(v.)
Grammar
stúpian, p. ode
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Layamon uses the verb transitively: Mon mæi mid strenðe stupen (stoupe, 2nd MS.) hine to grunde, 25950

æt-hrínan

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A. 182, 49: 187, 177. ꝥ Ne æthrín ðú mín noli me tangere, Jn. 20, 17. with dat. Ic nǽfre ne æthrán hire leomum, Hml. A. 204, 304. Heó nolde were æthrínan, 135, 654. with acc. Hé hig æthrán, Mt. 17, 7.

brymme

(n.)
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Ígland beworpen mid sealtum brymme, Hml. Th. ii. 142, 29: 138, 4. On þám heágan brymme, Hml. S. 2, 394. Háwian tó ðǽre sǽ, gif ǽnig mist árise of ðám mycclum brymme, 18, 146. Ofer ðone sealtan brym, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 20.

fultumend

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Ox. 3807. a helper of a person (gen. ) Þú eart mín fultumend, Ps. Th. 26, 11. Crístenra manna fultumigend, Hml. Th. ii. 304, 4.

ge-lecgan

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., upon a person 'Ábeódað míne ǽrende tó ðám gemóte . . . and cýðað hwǽm ic mínes landes geunnen hæbbe' . . . Heó ridon tó ðám gemóte and cýðdon . . . hwæt heó on heom geléd hæfde, C. D. iv. 55, 9

ge-þrístlǽcan

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Ic ne dorste geðristlǽcan þára mínra áwuht feala on gewrit settan, Ll. Th. i. 58, 21. Geðrýstlǽcende áht secgan, Hml. S. 23 b, 645. with dat. infin. Ꝥ þú ná geþrístlǽce ... tó gánne, Ll. Lbmn. 414, 1.

háte

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Gewyrme mid háte glówende ísene, Lch. ii. 236, 31. of the effect produced by fire, sun, &c. cf. hát; 3 Geond helle háte onǽled, Sat. 341. of intense feeling, fervently, passionately.

ge-styrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-styrian, -stirian; p. ede; pp. ed [ge, styrian to move, stir]

To moveremoveexciteagitateamovereagitare

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Dóhter mín from diwble is gestyred filia mea a dæmonio vexatur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 22

swinsian

(v.)
Grammar
swinsian, p. ode

To make a (pleasing) sound, make melody or music

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Frætwe míne (the swan's) swinsiaþ, torhte singaþ, Exon. Th. 390, 8 ; Rä. 8, 7 : 55, 17 ; Cri. 885. Wit song áhófan hlúde bi hearpan, hleóþor swinsade, 325, 2 ; Víd. 105: 353, 47 ; Reim. 29.

þǽr-on

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-on, adv.

thereonthereinthereintothereof

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Homl. 71, 7. therein Hér is án lytele burg, ðǽr ic mæg mín feorh on generian. Hió is án lytel, and ðeáh ic mæg ðǽron libban, Past. 51; Swt. 399, 24. Áwyrtwala grǽdignysse of ðínre heortan, and áplanta þǽron ða sóþan lufe, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 2.

Linked entry: on

ord

(n.)
Grammar
ord, es; m.

a point,of a weapona spear, pointed weaponone who is at the topmost point, a head, chief, princehead, frontline of battle, forefrontthe beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things)

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Hwá ðǽr mid orde mihte on fǽgean men feorh gewinnan, wígan mid wǽpnum, 135, 31; By. 124. Hit is mycel nédþearf ðæt hié man forspille, and mid írenum þislum and ordum hié man sleá, Blickl. Homl. 189, 30. Hildesercum, bordum and ordum, Elen.

Linked entries: ór ord-wíga

wreón

(v.)
Grammar
wreón, (from wríhan); p.wráh, wreáh, pl.wrigon, wrugon; pp.wrigen, wrogen

To coverto put a covering onto cover with clothesto clotheto coverto bindto concealhideto serve as a coveringbe spread over

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Óþer eáre hí him underbrédaþ and mid óðran hí wreóð (se cooperiunf). Nar. 37, 12. Hé wreáh and þeahte mánfǽhðu bearn wonnan wǽge, Cd. Th. 83, 10; Gen. 1377.

Linked entry: wríga

DRÝ

(n.)
Grammar
DRÝ, drí; gen.drýs ; dat. acc. drý; pl. nom. acc. drýas; gen. dríra? dat. drýum, dríum; m.

A magician, sorcerer, wizardmagus, malĕfĭcus

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Ðú miht mid ðý gebéde blódonhǽtan ðæs deófles drý thou mayest with prayer heat the blood of the devil's wizard, Salm. Kmbl. 89; Sal. 44. Hý drýas wǽron they were sorcerers, Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 23; Jul. 301: Andr. Kmbl. 67; An. 34.

fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
    By.
  • 247
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  • Ps. L. 54, 8
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  • Gen. 2080
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  • Bt. F. 116, 17
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  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
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  • 28, 6
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  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
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  • Ps. L. 113, 3
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  • Met. l, 20
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  • Mt. 8, 33
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  • Ps. L. 30, 12
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  • El. 134
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  • Gú. 228
  • .]

to fleeto fleeto run awayto pass awayto flyto run away fromto avoidto declineto avoideschew

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Th. i. 78, 23, 25. to refuse assent Mín mód flýhþ nú gyt, ꝥ hit ne mæg gelýfan ꝥ hit geseón ne mæg mid þæs líchaman eágum mens refugit credere, quod corporeis oculis non valet videre, Gr.

friþ

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Hé gesóhte Rðmáne him tó friþe, and hié sendon þone consul mid him mid firde, Ors. 5, 7 ; S. 228, 13.

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Skt. 9, 4. to perform a rite, keep a season Mín tíma ys gehende ðæt ic mid ðé wyrce míne Eástro, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 18. Grammar wyrcan, with gen. Ic mé ðæs wyrce, ðæt ic gange on hús Godes, Ps. Th. 83, 11.

ríceter

(n.)
Grammar
ríceter, rícetere, es; n.

powerdominionrulegreatnessgloryviolenceforce

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Gyf kyng mid his ríccetere his folc ofsit, ðon biþ hé tyrannus, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 20; Som. 51, 47 : Homl. Th. i. 242, 4.

Linked entry: rícceter