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lǽran

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C. 105. to show a person the way to or from, guide, direct Hé mec lǽreð from þé on stearcne weg, Jul. 282.

a-wendan

(v.)
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a-wendan, ic -wende, ðú -wendest, -wenst, he -wendeþ, -went, pl. -wendaþ; p. -wende; pp. -wended, -wend, -went.

To turn away or offavertremoveto turn upside downturnchangetranslatepervertavertereverteremutaretransferresubvertereTo turn or direct oneself to turn fromgodepartse vertereire

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Th. 77, 57

irnan

(v.)
Grammar
irnan, p. arn, pl. urnon ; pp. urnen

To run

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To run Ic yrne cucurri, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 32. Seó eá Danai irnþ ðonan súþryhte the river Don runs thence due south, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 17. Ǽspringe irneþ wið his eardes, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 29; Met. 5, 15.

ge-camp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-camp, n. (not m.).
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S. 25, 834. fig. spiritual warfare Hí sceolon mid sige þæs gástlican gecampes him eft gecyrran þe þám gefeohte ásende, Hml. Th. ii. 402, 14. Gecampes (cenobialis) militie, An. Ox. 4169. Godes fyhtling ( St.

ǽwisc-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽwisc-mód, adj.

Disgraced in mindashamedabasheddedecoratus animopudore suffusus

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Gewiton hym ða Norþmen Dyflin sécan ǽwiscmóde then the Northmen departed, abashed in mind, to seek Dublin, Chr. 938; Th. 207, 16, col. 1; Æðelst. 56

Linked entry: ǽwisc

deáþ-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-cwalu, e; f.

A deadly pain or plague, agony mortis dolor

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Ne geweóx he him to willan, ac to deáþcwalum Deniga leódum he waxed not for their benefit, but for a deadly plague to the Danes' people, Beo. Th. 3428; B. 1712

Linked entry: swylt-cwalu

á-lesan

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Add: to pick out, select, excerpt Þá cwidas þe þú of þisum bócum álése, Shrn. 200, 15. Þá cwidas þe Ælfréd kinling álæs of þǽre béc, 204, 29.

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
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to lament, complain. trans. To complain of, have as a grievance Gif þú gemune ꝥ þín bróðer oððe freónd áht ungeþwǽrlices wið þé gemǽne si recordatus fueris quia frater tuus habet aliquid adversum te, Gr. D. 349, 24. to lament, mourn.

hræfn

(n.)
Grammar
hræfn, a raven.
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Þá geségon hí þone hræfn mid þan swearton nebbe þá glófe teran uppe on ánes húses þæce, 144, 16. Flugon hrócas and hremmas and þára martyra eágan út áhaccedon, Hml. S. 23, 77. Add

winter-setl

(n.)
Grammar
winter-setl, es; n.

A place to stop in for the winterwinter-quarters

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Hié wintersetl (-setle,v. l.) námon on Eást-Englum, Chr. 866; Th. i. 130, cols. l, 2, 3: 868; Th. i. 132, cols. l, 2, 3: 886; Th. i. 156, col. 1. Wintersetle, 1009; Th. i. 263, col. 1

camp-stede

(n.)
Grammar
camp-stede, es; m.
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The place of battle, battle-field; locus pugnæ On ðam campstede on the battle-field, Chr. 937; Th. 204, 2, col. 1; Æðelst. 29: 937; Th. 206, 1, col. 1; Æthelst. 49. Fór campstede [MS. campsted] sécan he went forth to seek the place of battle, Bt.

éhtend

(n.)
Grammar
éhtend, es; m.

A persecutor persĕcūtor

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He dreág éhtendra níþ he endured the persecutors' malice, Exon. 40 a; Th. 133, 28; Gú. 496. Ic his éhtendas ealle geflýme I will put all his persecutors to flight, Ps. Th. 88, 20

lemian

(v.)
Grammar
lemian, p. ede

To lamecrippleenfeeblestrike

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Hine sorhwylmas lemedon [MS. lemede] lange the waves of care had crippled him too long, Beo. Th. 1814; B. 905

mód-wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-wlanc, adj.

Proudhaughtyof high courage

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Módwlonc meówle haughty maiden, 107a; Th. 407, 18; Rä. 26, 7

niht-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
niht-lang, adj.

Night-longa night in length

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Th. 1060; B. 528

ge-wyrþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrþan, p. ede; pp. ed

To estimatevalue

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G. 3; Th. i. 154, 11

un-gesǽliglíce

(adv.)
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un-gesǽliglíce, adv.

unhappilymiserablywickedly

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unhappily, miserably Hé ( Judas ) hine sylfne áhéng and swá ungesǽliglíce écan deáðe wæs geniðerad, Homl. Ass. 158, 564. Hé him seluan éce hellewíte ungesǽliglíce getilaþ, Chart. Th, 117, 23. wickedly.

Linked entry: ge-sǽliglíce

un-gestroden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gestroden, adj.

Not subjected to forfeiture or confiscation of goods

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Wih. 4; Th. i. 38, 3

Linked entry: ge-strúdan

un-heáh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-heáh, adj.

Not highlow

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Faraþ feldlandum and dúnlandum and unhéheran landum venite ad campestria atque montana et humiliora loca, Deut. 1, 7. Hwǽr se weall unhéhst sý, Homl. Th. i. 484, 10

Linked entry: un-hége

á-hwider

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Substitute: Anywhither, to any place, in any direction Ðá þá on ýtinge áhwyder farað hi qui in via diriguntur, R. Ben. 91, 8. Þeáh þú wille áhwyder, faran þú ne miht, Hml. S. 23 b, 620.