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ge-neádian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neádian, -nédian; p. ode; pp. od

To compel

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Næs Iohannes mid éhtnysse geneádod ðæt he Criste wiðsóce John was not compelled by persecution to deny Christ, i. 484, 31: 88, 1. Geneádige urgent, Ps. Lamb. 68, 16. We bióþ genédode we are forced, Past. 53; Swt. 417, 30; Hat. MS

þurh-sécan

(v.)

to make search forseek outto search throughexamine

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H. Ger. durh-suohhan to search through.]

Linked entry: sécan

beót-líce

(adv.)

threateninglyboast-inglyvauntinglyarrogantly

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beótlíce mid deóflicum fiðerhaman fleón wolde, Hml. Th. i. 380, 29. Gé beótlíce lǽtað, þæt gé máre magan, þonne hit gemet sý, Wlfst. 46, 15. Bóceras beótlíce habbað dǽlas . . . þæs ðe hig gylpað gelóme, Angl. viii. 317, 27

ge-beácnian

(v.)
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L. 18, 3. to give command by signs Búton tó ǽlcum men mæge gebeácnian ꝥ irne on his willan nisi ad nutum cuncta suppetant, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 20

grep

(n.)
Grammar
grep, a furrow.
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Grép (the MS. has the accent) cuniculum, 18, 24. Grép cuniculi (cloacarum ), 82, 20. Á mæcg findan hwæt mæcg on byrig bétan ... grép hegian, dícsceard bétan, Angl. ix. 262, 19

oþ-standan

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add: of a person Ðá þá seó tíd middæges tó becóm, þá oþstód tó sumere hwíle, hine fram þám síðfæte áhæbbende, Hml. S. 23 b, 161. of a procedure Gange se teám forð oþ þæt man wite hwǽr oðstande, Ll. Th. i. 158, 15.

Linked entry: æt-standan

racent-teáh

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geband him sylfum þone fót mid íserne racenteáge and ðá racenteáge gefæstnode . . . tó ðon ꝥ him nǽre ná álýfed furður tó gánne þonne swá swá þǽre racenteáge længe áþened wæs . . .

rúm-gifol

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm-gifol, adj.

Liberal, bountiful, munificent

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gewende of Róme mid ðam rúmgyfolan (-geofolan, MS. V.) þegne, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 330

Linked entries: gifol rúm-gifa

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, p. de.

to boilto torment, agitate, with violent feelings

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Wæll, 378, 3. fig. to torment, agitate, with violent feelings (cf. figurative uses of weallan and seóþan) wylleþ hine on ðam wíte, wunaþ unlustum he gives himself no peace in that pain, lives unpleasingly Salm. Kmbl. 537 ; Sal. 268

Linked entry: a-wyllan

or-læg

(n.)
Grammar
or-læg, -leg, es; n. (?)

Fateto 'dree' one's 'weird'

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ðonne á tô ealdre orleg dreógeþ he then for ever and ever undergoes his fate in hell (cf. Icel. drýgja örlög, to 'dree' one's 'weird'), Exon. Th. 446, 29 ; Dóm. 29

Linked entries: -læg or-lege

ge-þwǽrnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽrnes, -ness, niss, -e; f.

Concordagreementmildnessconcordiamansuetudo

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He ðæt ríce heóld on gódre geþwǽrnesse and on micelre sibsumnesse he held the kingdom in great peace and tranquillity, Chr. 860; Erl. 70, 23: 827; Erl. 64, 8. Geþwǽrnysse mansuetudinem, Ps. Spl. 44, 6: Prov. Kmbl. 23

hneáw

(adj.)
Grammar
hneáw, adj.

Stingy, near, niggardly

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Stingy, near, niggardly Ðý læs se hneáwa and se gítsigenda fægnige ðæs ðætte menn wénen ðæt síe gehealdsum on ðæm ðe healdan scyle oððe dǽlan ne aut cor tenacia occupet, et parcum se videri in dispensationibus exultet, Past. 20; Swt. 149, 17.

bealcettan

to belchto come forthto utter

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Ðá láre mid hunigswéttre þrotan bealcette, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 22

mæsse-preóst

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-preóst, es; m.

A priest not of the Christian churcha priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven appointed orders, and might celebrate the mass

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Þreó hund biscopa and eahtatýne gesetton canon, ðæt nán mæssepreóst oððe diácon on his wununge wífhádes mann næbbe, búton hithis móder, oððe sweoster, oððe faðu, oððe módrie; and gif dearnunge oððe eáwunge wífes brúce, ðæt his hádes þolige,

irfe-numa

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-numa, an; m.

an heir

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Gif se bónda ǽr deád wǽre beclypod wǽre ðonne andwyrdan ða yrfenuman swá sylf sceolde ðeáh líf hæfde if the man of the house before his death were cited; then let the heirs answer as he himself would have had to do if he had lived, L. C.

Linked entry: -numa

windan

(v.)
Grammar
windan, p. wand, pl. wundon; pp. wunden

of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start to fly, wheel, springof the movement of living thingsof inanimate thingsof abstract subjectsof twistingrolling movementof living thingsof inanimate thingsto waverto twistrollto brandishwaveto twist, plait, weaveto twist, give a curved form to

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wand him up þanon, hwearf him þurh ða helldora, Cd. Th. 29, 7; Gen. 446. Ðá wand se of his swuran he sprang from his neck Homl. Th. i. 336, 17. Hornfisc plegode, and se grǽga mǽw wælgífre wand ( flew circling round), Andr. Kmbl. 743 ; An. 372.

Linked entry: winde

hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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H. 37, 20. Áféng se Hǽlend hláf and hine brǽc, Mk. 14, 22. Cf. hig hine oncneówan on hláfes brice, Lk. 24, 35. tó hláfe gan to go to eat bread.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

ge-þreát

(n.)
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violence Heó wearð geleaht and tó þám hǽðenan temple getogen mid geðreáte ꝥ heó þǽre gydenan Diane godes wurðmynt gebude (cf. se geréfa nídde ꝥ heó Críste wiðsóce, Shrn. 31, 18), Hml. S. 2, 384.

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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Wé sǽdon, ðæt wǽre ryhtwísra ðá ðá ðeng wæs ðonne wǽre siððan kyning wæs. Ðá ðá ðegn wæs his feónd ne dorste ofsleán David rectior fuit in servitio, quam cum pervenit ad regnum.

ge-mengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mengan, -mencgan; p. de; pp. ed
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Ðú on ðisse worulde gemengest thou unitest them in this world, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 24. He gemengeþ ðæt fýr wið ðam cíle he mingles the fire with the cold, 39, 13; Fox 234, 11 : Bt. Met. Fox 11, 182; Met. 11, 91.