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a-gán

(v.)
Grammar
a-gán, p. -eóde; pp. -gán [a from, away, gán to go] .

to come to passhappenpræteriretransireto come forthprovenireto approach to any one to solicit himprocedere ad aliquem sollicitandi causa

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Ðá sæternes dæg wæs agán cum transivisset sabbatum, Mk. Bos. 16, 1. Æfen-fela nihta agáne wǽron totidem noctes transierunt, Deut. 9, 11: Andr. Kmbl. 293; An. 147: Elen. Kmbl. 2452; El. 1227.

Linked entries: a-eóde a-gǽn a-gǽþ

be-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lúcan, he -lýcþ; p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen; v. trans. [be, lúcan to lock]

To lock upinclosesurroundshutshut upconcludererecludereincluderecircumcludereamplectiobserareclaudere

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Wealle belocen inclosed with a wall Cd. 209; Th. 259, 24; Dan. 696. Ðæt man belúce ǽlc deofulgyld-hús that one should close every idol-temple Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 127, 36

burh-sittend

(n.)
Grammar
burh-sittend, burg-sittend, es; m.
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His gebídan ne mágon burgsittende citizens cannot wait for him, Bt. Met. Fox 27, 34; Met. 27, 17: Elen. Kmbl. 552; El. 276

Linked entry: burg-sittend

EAXEL

(n.)
Grammar
EAXEL, eaxl, exl, e; f: eaxle, an; f.

The shoulder hŭmĕrus

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The shoulder; hŭmĕrus Standeþ [MS. standaþ] me hér on eaxelum stands here on my shoulders, Wald. 92; Vald. 2, 18. Geféng he be eaxle Grendles módor he seized Grendel's mother by the shoulder, Beo. Th. 3078; B. 1537.

Linked entries: eaxle esl exl

for-déman

(v.)
Grammar
for-déman, to for-démanne; p. de: pp. ed

To condemndamndijudĭcāredamnārecondemnāre

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Ðá geseah Iudas ðe hyne belǽwde, ðæt he fordémed wæs, ðá ongan he hreówsian tunc vĭdens Iudas, qui eum tradĭdit, quod damnātus esset, pænĭtentia ductus, Mt. Bos. 27, 3.

Linked entry: for-déming

rǽd-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-gifa, an; m.
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Stígand ðe wæs ðæs cinges rǽdgifa and his handprést, Chr. 1051; Th. i. 317, col. 2. Rǽdgifan consulem, Germ. 397, 560. Ðis sindon ða gerǽdnessa ðe Engla rǽdgifan gecuran and gecwǽdan, L. Eth. vi. 1; Th. i. 314, 3.

gísel

(n.)
Grammar
gísel, gýsel; gen. gísles; dat. gísle; m.

A pledgehostageobses

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Ecgferþ wæs to gísle geseald Ecgfrid obses tenebatur, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 26. Ðú eádige Maria God ðé hafaþ to gísle on middangearde geseted thou blessed Mary, God hath placed thee on earth as a surety, Blickl. Homl. 9, 5.

Linked entry: gýsel

secg

(n.)
Grammar
secg, es ; m.
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Róm*-*ware, secgas sigerófe, 93 ; El. 47. Ðá ic sǽbát gesæt mid mínra secga gedriht, Beo. Th. 1271 ; B. 633

scypen

(n.)
Grammar
scypen, e; f.
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Út wæs gongende tó neáta scypene ( ad stabula jumentorum ), Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 9. Nǽnig mann scypene his neátum ne timbreþ, l, l; S. 474, 32. Andlang díces on ðæs cinges scypena; of ðan scypenum on ðæt riscbed, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 62, 27.

Linked entries: scepen scipen scoppa

styreness

(n.)
Grammar
styreness, e; f.
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Ðæt hors blon fram ðám unhálum styrenbessum ðara [h]leorna equus cessabat ab insanis membrorum motibus, 3, 9; S. 533, 39. a commotion, agitation, disturbance, perturbation, in a physical sense Styrnise michelo ( motus magnus ) geworden wæs in sae, Mt

Swǽfas

(n.)
Grammar
Swǽfas, Swǽfe; pl.
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Mid Englum ic wæs and mid Swǽfum. 322, 10; Wíd. 61. Witta weóld Swǽfum, 319, 34; Wíd. 22

tam

(adj.)
Grammar
tam, adj.

Tame, the opposite of wild

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On ðære feórþan fléringa wæs ðæra tamra nýtena steall, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 9. Hé hæfde tamra deóra ( reindeer ) syx hund, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 10. Tame (wudufuglas), Bt. 25; Fox 88, 18: Met. 13, 44

Linked entries: teoma tom

undern-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
undern-tíd, e; f.

the third hour of the daynine o'clock A. M.the service at the third hour

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Ðá wæs underntíd erat hora tertia, Mk. Skt. 15, 25: Homl. Th. i. 314, 22 (see Acts 2, 15). Úres andgites merigen is úre cildhád, úre cnihthád swylce underntíd, on ðam ástíhð úre eógoð, swá swá seó sunne déð ymbe ðære ðriddan tíde, ii. 76, 15.

un-gewemmed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewemmed, adj.

unspottedimmaculateuncorrupteduninjuredundefiledunstainedinviolateimmaculate

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physical, unspotted, immaculate, uncorrupted, uninjured Se líchoma wæs geméted ungebrosnod and ungewemmed corpus incorruptum inventum est, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 38. Hé ungewemmed of ðam hátum bæðe eode, Homl. Th. i. 58, 28.

Linked entry: ge-wemman

ang-sumnes

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Add: distress of body Hé (Herod when dying) mid ormǽtre angsumnysse wæs gecwylmed, Hml. Th. i. 88, 5. Sume hí cuwon heora gescý for ðǽre micclan angsumnysse ðæs hátan hungres, 404, 6.

be-hwerfan

(v.)
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Hit wæs gewunelic . . . þaelig;t hí behwyrfdon heora áre on gymstánum, Hml. Th. i. 60, 22-28. Þú bist behwyrfed ł miswend peruerteris, Ps. L. 17, 27. Þæt teóðe werod tó áwyrgedum gástum behwyrfede wurdon, Hml.

cæppe

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D. 116, 12), and him wæs geðúht þæt seó cæppe him átuge of ðám streáme, Hml. Th. ii. 160, 18. Hé geann Eádwine mæssepreóst his kæppan (cope), Cht. Crw. 23, 17. Se munuc bewand þone hreóflian mid his cæppan, Hml. Th. i. 336, 12.

camp-dóm

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wæs gewenod tó wǽpnum and campdóme fyligde (followed the profession of arms), 31, 17. Þǽra cempena suna wurdon genamode tó þám ylcan campdóme (military service) þe heora fæderas on wǽron, 32: 100. Add

clúd

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Wǽron ðreó mynstru ásette on heálicum muntum, and wæs ðám gebróðrum micel frecednys tó ástígenne of þám clúdum tó wæterscípe, Hml. Th. ii. 160, 30. Clúdas rupem, Ps. Spl. 113, 8

deáþ-berende

(adj.)
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Wæs þǽra wyrma oroð swíðe deáðberende and ǽterne halitus erat pestifer, Nar. 14, 16.