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nama

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Fulligeað hig on naman (in noman, R. ) Fæder and Suna and þæs Hálgan Gástes, 28, 19. Ꝥ gé dóð on mínum naman ánum of þysum lǽstum, Hml. S. 31, 84. Hié on þínum naman wunnon, Bl. H. 141, 12. hine þǽr on Godes naman geandette, Ll. Th. i. 64, 21.

ge-gán

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Th. i. 340, 16: 360, 3. to get something done. to do, perform hit eall his fótum geeóde he did all his travelling on foot; pedum incessu vectus, Bd. 3, 5; S. 203, 5.

beót

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Hié tó beóte (bote, MS.) balde gecwǽdon þæt hié þæs wíges wihte ne róhton, Dan. 200. Heó (the vestal virgin) hiere beót (vow; gehát, v. l.) áleág, Ors. 3, 6; S. 108, 19. Dele bracket, and add under III:

a-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurforn; pp. -hworfen.

To turn awayconvertavertereconvertereTo turn awayturnmoveaverticonvert!

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Hie of sib-lufan Godes ahwurfon they turned away from the love of God, Cd. 1; Th. 2, 26; Gen. 25. Ðá his gást ahwearf in Godes gemynd then his spirit turned to thought of God, Cd. 206; Th. 255, 26; Dan. 630

Linked entry: a-hworfen

be-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
be-drífan, p. -dráf, -drǽf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen ; v. a.

to drivethrust on or uponto compelconstrain or enforce one to do a thingto pursuefollowcogerecompellereagereadigereto drive or beat againstto surroundobruereobducerecircumflare

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him hám bedrifon [MS. bedrifan] and sige áhton they drove them home and had a victory, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 20. Wiht ða húðe him bedrǽf a creature drove the spoil home, Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 5; Rä. 30, 9.

Linked entries: be-drǽf be-dráf

ÉST

(n.)
Grammar
ÉST, es; m: ést, e; f.

will, consent, grace, favour, liberality, munificence, bounty bĕnĕplăcĭtum, consensus, grātia, bĕnĕvŏlentia, mŭnĭfĭcentiadelicacies dēlĭciæ

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Hie on þanc curon æðelinges ést they accepted thankfully the chieftain's bounty. Cd. 112; Th. 147, 21; Gen. 2443. He gearwor hæfde ágendes ést ǽr gesceáwod he had previously more fully experienced the owner's favour, Beo. Th. 6142; B. 3075: Andr.

hwítel

(n.)
Grammar
hwítel, es; m.

A WHITTLEa cloakmantleblanket

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Seó wimman mid hire hwítle bewreáh hine she covered him with a mantle; opertus ab ea pallio, Jud. 4, 18: L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 76, 23. Ðá hét Benedictus beran ða tócwysedan lima on ánum hwítle intó his gebedhúse, Homl. Th. ii. 166, 21.

Linked entries: hwida hwien

mál

(n.)
Grammar
mál, es; n.

an actionsuitcause

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sette ealle ða litsmen of mále, 1050; Erl. 176, 13. Se cyng sealde his lande swá deóre tó mále swá heó deórost mihte made as hard terms as ever he could, 1086; Erl. 220, 8

gif

(con.)
Grammar
gif, gief, gyf, gib; conj. with indic. or subj.

Ifthoughwhether

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Gif ðú him wuht hearmes gesprǽce he forgifþ hit ðeáh though thou didst speak to him aught of harm yet will he forgive it, 30; Th. 41, 23; Gen. 661. Frægn gif him wǽre niht getǽse asked whether the night had been pleasant to him, Beo.

ge-fremman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fremman, p. -fremede; pp. -fremed

To promoteperfectperformcommit

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Ðás ongunnenan ðing ðurh Godes fultum gefremmaþ perform the things begun with God's help, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 4. Swá hwæt swá he on mycclum gyltum gefremede whatsoever he bath committed in great sins, Blickl, Homl. 107, 14 : 189, 22.

un-gewunelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewunelíc, adj.

unusualunwontedunfrequenteduninhabitable

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Ðá geseah ealle ða cytan mid heofonlíce leóhte gefylde.

Linked entry: un-gewynelíc

for-lǽdan

destructionbetray

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., betray: Þér wæs ǽrost geswenced mid grimmum gefeohte and micelne dǽl his heres forlǽdde (ubi acerba primum pugna fatigatus, deinde . . . non paruum numerum . . . disperdidit, Bd. 1, 2), Chr. P. 5, 6.

offrian

(v.)
Grammar
offrian, p. ode, ede

To offer, bring a sacrifice or gift in honour of another

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Offrede litarat, sacrificabat, Hpt. Gl. 415, 13. Hió offrede hiore ansegednesse immolavit victimas suas, Kent. Gl. 285. offrude lác Gode his fæder mactatis victimis Deo patris sui, Gen. 46, 1. Offrode, Homl. Th. ii. 456, 34.

ge-scildan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scildan, -scyldan; p. de; pp. ed

To shield, cover, protect, defendprotegere, tueri

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He us gesceldeþ wiþ eallum feóndum he will shield us from all enemies, Blickl. Homl. 51, 14.

Linked entries: scildan ge-scyldan

scearu

(n.)
Grammar
scearu, scyru,e ; f.

a cutting, shavinga shearing of sheepthe ecclesiastical tonsurea share

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Hér Eádberht Norþhymbra cining féng tó scære Chr. 757; Erl. 53, 6. Ðæt hié heóldon ða ciriclecan scare, 716; Erl. 44, 19. sceare onféng, Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 10: 5, 19; S. 636, 26. Ða sceare onfón, 5, 21; S. 643, 22.

Linked entry: scyru

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Hit him wyrþ tó teónan it will turn to his hurt, 51, 9. Ne him wiht gescód ðæs ðe him tó teónan þurhtogen hæfdon, Exon. Th. 127, 36; Gú. 397: 269, 30; Jul. 458.

Linked entry: teóne

reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
reáfian, p. ode.
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Ðonne man his hús reáfige ( diripiet ), Mk. Skt. 3, 27. Hord reáfian, Beo. Th. 5540; B. 2773. Helle weallas forbrecan, ðære burge þrym reáfian, Exon. Th. 461, 15; . 36. to seize, take as a robber takes Reáfiaþ rapiunt, Kent. Gl. 4.

LYSTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LYSTAN, p. te

To LIST

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Hine ne lyst his willan wyrcean, Blickl. Homl. 51, 16. ne biþ ǽlc mon genóg earm ðæs ðe næfþ ðonne hit hine lyst habban is not every man poor enough as regards that which he has not, when he desires to have it? Bt. 26, 1; Fox 92, 2.

sóþ

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ, adj.

Soothverytruethe opposite of that which is false, or merely pretends, or has the appearance of, genuine, realtruein conformity with the actual state of thingstruerighteousjust

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þohte on him sylfum hwæt his sóðes wǽre he thought in himself what there was of it true, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 545. Fela spella him sǽdon ðaBeormas . . . ac nyste hwæt ðæs sóþes wæs, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 33.

ge-mǽnelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnelíce, <b>ge-mǽnlíce.</b>
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Add: in common, in joint possession God eallum mancinne forgeaf him gemǽnlíce fisccinn and fugelcinn and þá feóuerfetan deór, Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 41. Þ feoh mid heom tó þám scræfe gemǽnelíce hæfdon, Hml. S. 23, 213.