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ge-endian

(v.)
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Geendadon alle æfter ae Drihtnes, Lk. L. 2, 39. Ꝥte ic geendia ðá uerca, Jn. L. 5, 36. to accomplish, perform, effect a purpose Gemyne þú hwæt þú ámeldodest, hwæt ðú geændadest, Lch. iii. 34, 7.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Þæt icgód æt him begitan móte, Ps. Th. 121, 9: Gen. 2420. Gif wé gód underféngon of Godes handa, hwí ne sceole wé eác yfel underfón ?, Hml.

Basilius

(n.)
Grammar
Basilius, g. Basilies; m.

Basil, bishop of CæsarēaKαιδάρεια

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He wæs ǽr Benedictus, ðe us bóc awrát on Lédenre spræce leóhtre be dǽle ðonne Basilius, ac he tymde swáðeáh to Basilies tǽcinge for his trumnysse.

FRIÐIAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIÐIAN, freoðian; p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [friþ peace] .

to keep the peacetowards, make peaceto protectdefendkeeppācĭfĭcāre protĕgĕretuēri

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Ǽlc ðæra landa, ðe ǽnigne friðige ðæra ðe Ængla land hergie each of those lands which may keep the peace towards, afford protection to, any of those who ravage England, L. Eth. ii. 1; Th. i. 284, 17.

Linked entry: freoðian

HETE

(n.)
Grammar
HETE, es; m,

HATEhatredenmitymalignitymalicespite

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Hete hæfde hé æt his hearran gewunnen he had gained hate from his lord, Cd. 16; Th. 19, 34; Gen. 301: 37; Th. 47, 29; Gen. 768: 103; Th. 137, 13; Gen. 2273. Mid fulryhte hete ic hie hatode perfecto odio oderam illos, Past. 46, 5; Swt. 353, 6.

ge-winnan

(v.)
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ge-winnan, p. -wan, -won, -wann, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen.

to make warfightcontendpugnarebellum gerereto obtain by fightingto conquergainwinpugna consequiobtineresubjugare

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Ðone cyning ðe hie ǽr mid unrihte gewunnen hæfde the king that had before unjustly conquered them, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 22. On ágenum hwílum mid earfeþum gewunnen laboriously gained in their own time, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 55.

swefen

(n.)
Grammar
swefen, swefn, es; n.
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Ðá stód him sum mon æt ðurh swefen ( per somnium ) . . . Ðá hét heó secgan ðæt swefen. Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 11-31. Swefn, Cd. Th. 159, 16; Gen. 2635. Tó ásecganne swefen, 224, 1; Dan. 129.

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þeód-land

(n.)
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þeód-land, es; n.
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Ðonne hit færþ súð ofer sǽ geond ðæt þeódland (on ða þeódland, 215, 18), and hit ðǽr forbærnþ ðæt mancyn, swá hit hér ǽr dyde, Wulfst. 205, 13

under-niman

(v.)
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under-niman, p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen.

to take surreptitiouslyto stealto take into the mindreceive what is said, taughtto take upon one's selfto blameresent

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Hé deóplíce undernam Drihtnes láre æt him, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 76. Abraham undernam hefiglíce ðás word dure accepit hoc, Gen. 21, 11. Ðis sind ðæra apostola word, undernimaþ hí mid carfullum móde, Homl. Th. i. 236, 4: H. R. 7, 29.

Linked entry: under-fón

ge-fremian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fremian, ge-fremman.
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Ðá hwíle þe hit biþ on his módé, ǽr þám þe hit gefremed weorþe, Bt. 39, 5; F. 218, 23. Wearð seó menniscnys þurh þone micclan willan gefremmed, Hml. Th. i. 196, 25. Of gefremedre genihtsumnysse de congesta (virtutum) copia. An. Ox. 3344.

ge-weorpan

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</b> where the direction or end of throwing is marked :-- Hé beheóld huu ðe here giwarp óset mæslen on gazophilaciutn and monige weolge giwurpun feolu aspiciebat quomodo turba iactaret aes in gazophilacium, et multi diuites iactabant multa, Mk.

hálgian

(v.)
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L. 17, 17-19. . to consecrate, set apart as sacred to God, dedicate to a religious office or use On þissum geáre man hálgode þet mynster æt Westmynster . . . hine man bebyrgede innan þǽre níwan hálgodre circean on Westmynstre, Chr. 1066; P. 195, 3-197

hleahtor

a laugh

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Þ æt wíf áhlóh wereda drihtnes nalles glædlíce, ac heó þone hleóðorcwide husce belegde on sefan swíðe . . . on búre áhóf hihtleásne hleahtor, Gen. 2387. a laugh, a burst or peal of laughter Þá higeleáslican ceahhetunga, hlehtras ineffrenatos cachinnos

Linked entry: hleahtrian

herigend-lic

praiseworthyapprobationexcellent

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Swá swá sume men gewuniaþ ꝥ hí singað mid hergendlicum cræfte ǽr há etan (the translator has misunderstood the Latin, which is: Sicut quidam ludendi (laudandi seems to have been read) arte victum solent quaerere), Gr. D. 62, 13

út-lah

(adj.)
Grammar
út-lah, adj.

Outlawedan outlawcalling for outlawry

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Ǽlc ðara landa ðe ǽnigne friðige ðæra ðe Ænglaland hergie beó hit útlah wið ús and wið ealne here, L. Eth. ii. 1; Th. i. 284, 18.

Linked entries: -lah út-laga

Wendel-sǽ

(n.)
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Wendel-sǽ, (generally masc.)

the Mediterranean.In Alfred's Orosius the word is used to translate several Latin terms denoting the Mediterranean or parts of it

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Æt Wendelsǽ on stæðe (the Italian shore) Elen. Kmbl. 462; El. 231. On Wendelsǽ ðǽr Apollines dohtor wunode Met. 26, 31: Salm. Kmbl. 406; Sal. 203

HÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÉDAN, p. de

To HEED, take care, observe, attend, guard, take charge, take possession, receiveto take care of, guardcustodire, observare

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To HEED, take care, observe, attend, guard, take charge, take possession, receive Lazarus ne móste ǽr on lífe hédan ðæra crumena his mýsan before when alive Lazarus might not take the crumbs of his table, Homl. Th. i. 330, 31.

Linked entries: be-hédan ge-hýdan

spryttan

(v.)
Grammar
spryttan, p. te

To sproutspringgerminateTo put forth a shootbring forth fruitto incite

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Tó ðý hé sprytt, ðæt hé mid cwyldum fornyme swá hwæt swá hé ǽr sprytte, Homl. Th. i. 614, 9. Ðonne treówa spryttaþ, ðonne wite gé ðæt hit sumorlǽhþ, 614, 4. Ðonne treów and wyrta ǽrest up spryttaþ, Lchdm. ii. 148, 6: Met. 29, 68.

Linked entries: tó-sprytting sprýtan

miltsian

(v.)
Grammar
miltsian, mildsian; p. ode

To have or take pity upon a personshew mercybe mercifulpity

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Miltsigende ðín miserens tui, miltsigende his miserens illius, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 43, 63. with a preposition

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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intrans. of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start Sió æcs wint of ðam hielfe and eác ús of ðære handa ... Sió æs wient of ðæm hielfe securis manu fugit ...

Linked entry: winde