gelíce
Likewise ⬩ also ⬩ as ⬩ pariter
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His líf ðæm his naman wæs gelíce gegearwod his life was ordered in accordance with his name, 167, 32.
ufera
upper ⬩ higher ⬩ upmost ⬩ highest ⬩ later ⬩ after
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Hé ðé teóþan dæge him ðone Hálgan Gást onsende ... on ðás hálgan tíde ðe nú ðýs uferan Sunnandæge bið he sent them the Holy Ghost on the tenth day ... at the holy time which will be on the Sunday after next, Blickl. Homl. 119, 15.
for-faran
To perish ⬩ To destroy ⬩ to blockade
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Cóm strang wind tó swá ꝥ hí wǽron ealle forfarene búton feówer, Chr. 1050; P. 169, 27. the object a thing Timbrunge forfarene muri consumti, An.
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weald
perhaps ⬩ may be ⬩ in dependent clauses, with indefinite pronouns or adverbs (cf. gif), in case
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gehwá ðis wile and cunne his geleáfan, weald hwá ða mycclan yrmðe gebídan sceole in case any one have to experience that great misery, Homl.
wefan
to weave a web ⬩ to weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive
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Fram wefendum wífe, Cant. Ez. 12. in a more general sense, lit. or fig. to weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive Swá ðæt wuldor wifeþ, Exon. Th. 493, 8 ; Rä. 81, 27. Ðus ic fród wordcræft wæf and wundrum læs, Elen.
ofer-stǽlan
to confute, convince, convict
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eom swíðe rihte oferstéled, and ic beó ealne weig micle gefegenra ðonne ðú mé myd þillícum ofærstǽlest, ðonne ic ǽfre wéræ ðonne ic óðerne man oferstǽlde I allow that I am very properly confuted, and I am always much more pleased when you confute me with
on-sittan
to occupy ⬩ to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person) ⬩ to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)
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Hé álýseþ þearfan ðæt him se welega ne mæg wiht onsittan liberavit pauperem a potente, Ps. Th. 71, 12. (with a different prefix, cf. O. H.
ge-þeóde
Language ⬩ speech ⬩ idiom ⬩ translation ⬩ lingua
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Hér sind fíf geþeóde Englisc and Brittisc and Wilsc and Scyttisc and Pyhtisc and Bóc Leden there are five languages here, English, British, Scotch, Pictish, and Latin, Chr. Erl. 3, 2.
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be-cweþan
to say ⬩ to urge ⬩ press ⬩ to speak for ⬩ pray for ⬩ to bequeathe ⬩ grant by will
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Th. 105, 37. with the idea of remonstrance or reproach; Similar entries cf. be-sprecan:--- Gif hwelc iów bicweðes, 'Hwæt dóað gé?', cueoðas ðætte Drihtne nédþarf is, Mk. R. 11, 3.
hér
here . . . there
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Hér seó clǽnnes þá fúlnesse þreáð, Prud. 14 (and often). with verbs of coming or bringing Þæt hý hí wið þæt warnien bæt hý hǽr (in locum hunc tormenforum) ne cumen, Solil. H. 68, 6. Þá ic héer ǽrest cóm, Gen. 2711: Bo. 7: B. 244: 376.
gíman
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Th. i. 374, 21. to observe, notice, consider, with gen. Ðá spone hé ðe his ðeáwa giémað spectatores suos ad sublimia invitet Past. 83, 3. with acc.
hád
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Add: person ; persona. a character in a drama or the like Þonne se sceop in gebtingð óðre hádas þe wið hine wurdlion, swylce hig him andswarion, Angl. viii. 330, 43. (l a) (one's own) person :-- Swylce ágenum háde ł naman ceu propria persona. An.
út
out ⬩ beyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosed ⬩ out on an expedition ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ forth ⬩ to knock out ⬩ pull out ⬩ out ⬩ away from home ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ away from land ⬩ out ⬩ outside ⬩ not within doors ⬩ not in the house ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ externally
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Similar entries v. úte, II 1. a of the passage of time, out, with the idea of coming to an end Út gangendum ðam mónþe ðe wé Aprelis hátaþ, Lchdm. iii. 76, 14. with words denoting whence motion proceeds Út áfaren of ðínes fæder éþele, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8
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ge-þencan
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D. 3, 15. with prep. Be þissum þingum geþenc, Bl. H. 41, 1.
lícian
To please
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Swá heó wiste ðæt his fæder lícode, Gen. 27, 14. Ac mé swá ðeáh nó ne lícade on him ðæt hé ða weorþunge Eástrena on riht ne heóld however I did not like in him his not keeping Easter rightly, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 2.
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ge-wuna
A custom ⬩ wont ⬩ manner ⬩ use ⬩ rite ⬩ consuetudo
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Heó gemonþ ðæs wildan gewunan hire eldrana she remembers the wild manner of her parents, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 12: Bt. Met. Fox 13, 53; Met. 13, 27. Gewuna ritus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 44. Æfter gewunan after the custom, Lk. 1, 9: 2, 27, 42: Blickl.
seonoþ
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Wile fæder engla seonoþ gehégan Exon. Th. 231, 23; Ph. 493
BLÓWAN
to BLOW, flourish, bloom, blossom ⬩ florere, efflorere, reflorere ⬩ to be in full vigour or bloom ⬩ to burst, blossom
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We say to blow as the wind, and to blow or blossom as a flower. v. bláwan
ge-dǽlan
To divide ⬩ part ⬩ impart ⬩ separate ⬩ distribute ⬩ share ⬩ partake
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He sceole wiþ ðæm líchomon hine gedǽlon he must separate himself from the body, Blickl. Homl. 97, 21. He hine wiþ ðas world gedǽleþ he separates himself from the world, 125, 11; 21, 26 : Exon. l0 b; Th. 102, 6; Cri. 1668 : Beo.
ge-hygd
Thought ⬩ cogitation ⬩ meditation ⬩ deliberation ⬩ consultation ⬩ cōgĭtātio ⬩ mĕdĭtātio ⬩ consĭlium
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Hí sáwle frætwaþ hálgum gehygdum they adorn their souls with holy meditations, Exon. 44 b; Th. 150, 15; Gú. 779 : 62 b; Th. 229, 22; Ph. 459.