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betǽcan

(v.)

to entrustguidanceto hand overpaygiveto assigndestineyield toto direct

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Lǽde heorðpenig tó Róme and þǽrtóeácan .xxx. pænega, and bringe þonon swutelunge ꝥ þǽr swá micel betǽht hæbbe, Ll. Th. i. 264, 10. to give a pledge Geþence word and wedd þe Gode betǽhte, Ll.

ge-feallan

(v.)
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fond his mondryhten ádlwérigne; him þæt in gefeól hefig æt heortan, Gú. 981. trans. to reach by falling, to fall and reach, fall to meregrund gefeóll, B. 2100. hreás on hrúsan ... eorðan gefeóll, 2834.

freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo, frioðo, freoðu, friðo, fryðo, freðo; indecl. f: freoðu, friðu, e; f.

Peacesecurityprotectiona refugepaxsecūrĭtastūtēlaasȳlum

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Wel biþ ðæm ðe mót Drihten sécean, and to Fæder fæðmum freoðo wilnian it shall be well to him who may seek the Lord, and desire peace in his Father's bosom, Beo. Th. 379; B. 188: Exon. 121 a; Th. 465, 3; . 98.

mótian

(v.)
Grammar
mótian, p. ode.

to address one's selfspeak (to a person)converseto address an assemblyto discussdisputemoot a question

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Mid ðam ðe swíðost mótode, on his dómsetle sittende (cf. Acts 12, 21: Herod sat upon his throne, and made an oration ), Homl.

ge-tácnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tácnian, p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud [tácen, tácn a sign, token] .

to denote by a signsignifybetokenshowinstructsignāresignĭfĭcāredenŏtāreinsĭnuāremonstrāreinstruĕreto signmarkwitnesssealsignāreinsignīreobsignāre

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Him gedafenaþ ðæt cunnon hwæt heó gástlíce getácnige it is fitting that they know what it betokens spiritually, Homl. Th. ii. 264, 27. Mid ðý is getácnod, ðæt ... by that is signed that..., Bt. Met. Fox 31, 35; Met. 31, 18: Boutr.

éste

(adj.)
Grammar
éste, adj.

Gracious, bountiful bĕnignus

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Gracious, bountiful; bĕnignus Ðæt he him ealra wæs ára éste that he was bountiful to him in all gifts, Cd. 74; Th. 91, 8; Gen. 1509.

Linked entries: Ósti Eást-land Ístas

frætwung

(n.)
Grammar
frætwung, frætewung, e; f.

An adorningadornmentornamentornātusornāmentum

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An adorning adornment, ornament; ornātus, ornāmentum He micele swíðor lufode ðære heortan clǽnnysse ðonne ðæra stána frætwunge he much more loved cleanness of heart than the adornment of stones, Homl. Th. i. 508, 22.

furþ-um

(adv.)
Grammar
furþ-um, adv. [dat. of forþ?]

Alsoevenindeedat firstprīmoĕtiam

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Homl. 117, 27. He furþum ongan he also began, Cd. 63; Th. 75, 11; Gen. 1238. Ic furþum ongan I first began, Exon. 50 b; Th. 176, 21; Gú. 1213

Linked entries: forþ-on forþum

in-sigle

(n.)
Grammar
in-sigle, es ; n.

A sealsignet

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A seal, signet brohte insigle tó mé ... Ðá ágeaf ic ðæt insigle ðé he brought a signet to me ... Then I gave the signet to thee, Chart. Th. 173, 8, 11.

Linked entry: in-segel

leód-þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
leód-þeáw, es; m.
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Custom of a people or country Ðá tó mé cwom ðá grétte mé sóna and [h]álette his leódþeáwe cum me more rituque salutaret, Nar. 27, 3.

pere

(n.)
Grammar
pere, peru, an ; f.
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A pear Seó peru hoc pirum, Ælfc. Gr. 6 ; Som. 5, 59. Pere, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 59. Healfreáde peran crustumie vel volemis vel insana vel melimendrum, 39, 25. (Cf. hec volemus ae permayn-tre, 191, col. 2 : hoc volemum ae permayne, 192, col. 2.)

Linked entry: peru

grennian

(v.)
Grammar
grennian, p. ode
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He grennade and gristbitade he grinned and gnashed his teeth, Exon. 74 b; Th. 278, 11; Jul. 596. Grenniendum welerum hleahter forþbringan ringentibus labiis risum proferre, Scint. 55, Lye

ge-hénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hénan, p. de; pp. ed

To humbleaccusecondemndespisehumiliareaccusarecondemnarespernere

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He gehéned wæs he was condemned. Cd. 217; Th. 276, 18; Sat. 190. Gehéneþ mec spernit me, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 16

Linked entry: ge-hǽnan

gelp

(n.)
Grammar
gelp, es; m.

Glory, vain-glory, prideglōria, vāna glōria

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Glory, vain-glory, pride; glōria, vāna glōria Ne gýtsung, ne ídel gelp him on ne rícsode neither avarice nor vain-glory reigned in him, Bd. 3. 17; S. 545, 9. Gif he unnýtne gelp ágan wille if he will possess unprofitable glory, Bt. Met.

wyrm-sele

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-sele, es; m.
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.], a place where there are serpents (hell) Ne þearf hopian ðæt þonan móte, of ðam wyrmsele, Judth. Thw. 23, 13; Jud. 119

Linked entry: wyrm-geard

bisenung

(n.)
Grammar
bisenung, e; f.

exampleexampleproof

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example (of conduct) þæt óðre þurh his gódan bysenunge gelǽrede sýn, R. Ben. 109, 23. Náþor ne mid bodengum wel ná lǽraþ ne mid bisnuncgum wel ná tǽcaþ, Wlfst. 376, 25. mid bysnungum wel ne lǽdað, Ll.

ciric-sang

(n.)
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Dict.) church-singing; Bd. 2, 20; S. 522, 25 (cf. wæs mágister ciriclices sanges (cantionis), 27). v. Dict. férde and cyric*-*sang lǽrde ad docenda ecclesiae carmina diuertens, 4, 12; S. 581, 7. [Icel. kirkju-söngr church-music.]

ge-bilegan

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-bilgan;</b> p. de To anger, offend Swá swá heó gebylged wǽre heó cwæð quasi indignata subjunxit, Bd. 4, 9; S. 398, 1. Mid hwylcum sáre gegremed and ábolgen (gebylged, v. l. ), Gr. D. 207, 25.

un-gerýdelic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerýdelic, adj.
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Ðá gehýrde ungerýdelic gelýd, Vis. Lfc. 47

un-mǽte

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Add: of material objects Wearð gefyrht mid ege þæs unmǽtan wildeóres, Hml. S. 23 b, 774. of non-material objects Mægn unmættra hreónessa and unwederes vim nimiae tempestatis, Gr. D. 346, 33.