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sorig

(adj.)
Grammar
sorig, adj.

Sorrygrieved

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Sorry, grieved biþ suíðe sorig (sárig, Cote. MSS.) dolet, Past. 33; Swt. 227, 8

ge-þylmédan

(v.)

to make patientbring down

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to make patient, bring down geþylméde synt ipsi obligati sunt, Ps. Lamb, 19, 9

tow-tól

(n.)
Grammar
tow-tól, es; n.

An implement for spinning

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An implement for spinning sceal fela towtóla habban, flexlínan, spinle . . . Anglia ix. 263, 10

hédan

to have a care fortake notice of to care fortake notice ofto take care thatto observetake note of

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Næs him ná þe sél þæs þe georne hédde, ne mihte þǽr nǽnne geseón þe gecnáwan cúþe, Hml. S. 23, 638. Gelamp hit ꝥ sume hlosniende menn ðǽr betweónan eódon and þisra seofona georne héddon, 137

be-fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-fóran, l. be-foran, and add:

in the presence ofin front of an object a-head ofover againstbeforein advance of:into the presence ofbeforein advance

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Th. 14, 8. temporal Hié eal ꝥ tóweard wæs beforan wítgodan, Bl. H. 161, 15: 163, 26. ¶combined with ǽr :-- God hit wát eall beforan, ǽr hit gewyrþe, Bt. 41, 3; F. 248, 28. Wæs beforan ær þá þreó gear gecrístnod, Bl. H. 215, 35.

ge-wuna

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Gif him ǽnig wuht bið wið his gewunan, 11, 1; F. 32, 19. dyde æfter his gewunan, Chr. 1085; P. 217, 9. dydon heora gewuna (-wunan, v. l. v. p. 295), 1006; P. 137, 2. Ealle gesceafta mótan heora gewunan bewitigan bútan mé ánum.

hwón

(adj.)
Grammar
hwón, adj.

Littlefew

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Uton ús hwón restan requiescite pusillum, 6, 31. Huón paululum, Lind. 14, 35. Hine hwón fram ðám cnihtum gewænde, Ap. Th. 21, 27. Gif huidir huón ic sægde quominus dixissem, Jn. Skt. Lind. 14, 2. Gif hwón hnappode if he dozed a little, Hom.

slápan

(v.)
Grammar
slápan, p. slép, sleáp; pp. slápen
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Heó slǽpþ. Mt. Kmbl. 9, 24: Jn. Skt. 11, 12. Simle biþ lociende, ne slǽpþ nǽfre, 81. 42; Fox 258, 8. Ðonne wé sápaþ, 34, 11 ; Fox 152, 5. Hwí slápe gé? Lk. Skt. 22, 46. Ic slép (sleáp, Ps. Spl. ), Ps. Lamb. 56, 5. slép.

Linked entry: slápian

ge-stígan

(v.)
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. :-- Heó hyre cynesetl gestíhð, Angl. viii. 324, 15. Sarran beddreste gestáh, Gen. 2715. Restegesttgan, 2228. (c) to go on board :-- He bat gestág, Gú. 1302.

wítnere

(n.)
Grammar
wítnere, es; m.

A punishertormentor

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Se déma betǽcð ða unrihtwísan ðam unmildheortan wítnere, and se wítnere gebrincð on cwearterne, Homl. Ass. 8, 205. Ðonne beóð ða hire (the soul's) wítneras, ða ðe tó ðám leahtrum forspeónon, Homl. Th. i. 410, 31.

discipul

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Ofer ǽnne his discipula, 235, 12. Micelne þreát discipula, Bd. 4, 2; Sch. 344, 14. monige him tó discipulum genam, 3, 5; Sch. 205, 12. Héht him his discipulos tó, Bl. H. 225, 13. lǽrde his discipuli, 231, 18. Add

féþe

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Petrus cwæð: 'Árís hál on þínum fótum' . . . and hleóp sóna cunnigende his féðes hwæðer cúðe gán, Hml. S. 10, 33. Mengu folgedun him on foeðe turbae secutae sunt eum pedestres, Mt. R. 14, 13. Þæt fǽrlíce his féðe forlure, Hml.

ge-bǽtan

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Þonne ǽr ꝥ gewealdleþer forlǽt þára brídla þe þá gesceafta mid gebrídlode hæfþ, Bt. 21; F. 74, 32), Met. ii. 76. Hæfð se alwealda ealle gesceafta gebǽt mid his brídle (cf. mid his brídle befangene, Bt. 21; F. 74, 6), 11, 23. v. next word

hosp-word

(n.)
Grammar
hosp-word, es; n.

A word expressing contempt, contumely, reproach, abuse

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Ðá hét martianus mid his hospwordum ðæt sǽde his síþ him eallum then Martianus bade him with expressions of contempt tell his journey to them all, Homl. Swt. 4, 283: Exon. 68 b; Th. 253, 33; Jul. 189.

ge-þingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þingan, pp. ed

To determinefixdestine

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To determine, fix, destine Gif him ðonne Hréðríc to hofum Geáta geþingeþ [MS. -ed] he mæg ðǽr fela freónda findan if then Hrethric determine to come to the Goths' courts he can find there many friends, Beo. Th. 3678; B. 1857.

be-féran

(v.)

to go aboutfrom place to place,to come uponovertakecatch To getfall among to pass by

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beférde Maximum binnan ánre byrig, Hml. S. 31, 647: Bl. H. 79, 24. intrans. To get, fall among :-- befoerde ł becuom on ðá ðeáfas incidit in latrones, Lk. L. 10, 30. to pass by Ðára naman ic beférde (praeterii), Lch. i. lxxii, 11

BORD

(n.)
Grammar
BORD, es; n.

a BOARD, planktabula sectilis, tabulawhat is made of a board, - A table, shieldmensa, clypeusthe board, covering or deck of a ship, the ship itselftabulatum, stegaconstratum, navisat home and abroaddomi et forisa foot-stool

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He fýsde forþ flán genehe: hwílon he on bord sceát, hwílon beorn tǽsde he poured forth his arrows abundantly: sometimes he shot on the shield, sometimes he pierced the warrior, Byrht. Th. 139, 46; By. 270: Beo.

Linked entries: bord-gelác bord-wudu

á-bisgian

(v.)
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wæs ábysgod wíngeard tó settanne ad putandam vineam occupatus Gr. D. 88, 17. with prepositions mid, to occupy a person with something Ðonne hié mid ðissum hwílendlicum ðingum hié selfe ábisgiaþ (-bisegiaþ, Hat.

Linked entry: a-bysgian

óþ

(prep.; con.)
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Homl. 175, 12. On ðære hwíle óþ ðæt up to the present time Homl. Skt. i. 4, 265. Óþ ǽfen usque ad vesperum Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47. 46. Óþ ende his lífes, Blickl. Homl. 21, 36. Óþ ðone deáþ, 59, 30.

Linked entry: ót-

wirgan

(v.)
Grammar
wirgan, wirigan, wirian; p. de, ede.

to cursemaledicereto do evil

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Riht ðú dést, gif ðú ealle ðíne cild wyrigst . . . wyrig ealle, Homl. Th. ii. 30, 10-14. Se ðe his hwǽte hýt, hiene wiergð ðæt folc, (maledicetur in populis), Past. 49; Swt. 376, 13. Gif mé mín feónd wyrgeþ (wyrigde, Ps.