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wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
wrégan, (wrecan) ; p. wrégde, wréhte; pp. wreged, wreht

To bewrayaccusedenounceto accuseto accuseto accuseto denounce

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Heó begann hí tó wrǽgenne, Homl. Skt. i. 2, 184. Mid micelre wróhte hine wrégende bringing a heavy accusation against him, Homl. Th. ii. 250, 10. to accuse a person to (to, wiþ) somebody Ne wéne ge ðæt ic eów wrége tó fæder(apud paírent).

un-wærlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wærlíce, adv.

Unwarilyincautiouslywithout cautionheedlessly

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Unwarily, incautiously, without caution, heedlessly Ic lǽre ðæt hira nán ðara ne wilnie ðe hine unwærlíce begá; and se ðe hí unwærlíce gewilnige, ondrǽde hé ðæt hé hí ǽfre underfénge ut haec, qui vacat, incaute non expetat; et qui incaute expetiit, adeptum

Linked entry: wærlíce

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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Angunnon hergian ða ðe hý friðian sceoldan they began to pillage those whom they ought to have protected, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 79, 1. Ne fúl náwar friðian ne feormian that they shall not protect nor harbour a guilty one anywhere, L.

Linked entry: freoðian

fremfull

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Se drænc is frymful tó begánne, iii. 60, 2.

hlyt

(n.)
Grammar
hlyt, [or hlýt?], es; m.

A lot, portion

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Gif hwá hlytas begá si quis sortilegia exerceat, L. Ecg. P. iv. 19; Th. ii. 210, 11

CÝÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÝÐAN, p. ic, he cýðde, cýdde, ðú cýðdest, cýddest; pp. cýðed .

to make known, tell, relate, proclaim, announcenuntiare, annuntiare, narrare, referre, effari, prædicare to declare, reveal, manifest, shew, perform, confess, confirm, testify, prove notum facere, revelare, manifestare, ostendere, perhibere, confiteri, testari, probare

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Ongan Dryhtnes ǽ georne cýðan he began the Lord's law gladly to proclaim, Elen. Kmbl. 398; El. 199: 2510; El. 1256. Cýþ narra, Lk. Bos. 8, 39: Mt. Bos. 2, 8: Gen. 37, 14: Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 32.

Linked entry: ge-cýðan

scypen

(n.)
Grammar
scypen, e; f.
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Ða þing tó begánne ðe tó scipene belimpaþ, Anglia ix. 260, 4. 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.

Linked entries: scepen scipen scoppa

hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
hǽmed, es; n.

A lying with, sexual intercourse, marriagecoitus

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A lying with, sexual intercourse, marriage; coitus Ða ðe rihtlíce healdaþ hyra ǽwe and for bearnes gestreóne hǽmed begáþ those who rightly observe their marriage and for procreation of children have carnal intercourse, Homl. Th, i. 148, 22.

Linked entry: dreám

módigian

(v.)
Grammar
módigian, módigan; p. ode.

to be or become proudto gloryexultto take offence through prideto bear one's self proudlyimpetuously

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Ðá begann hé (Lucifer ) tó módigenne for ðære fægernesse ðe hé hæfde, 10, 22.

Linked entry: módegian

bysmerian

(v.)
Grammar
bysmerian, bysmrian, bismrian, bismærian, bysmorian, bysmrigan, to bismrienne, bysmrigenne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [bismer, bysmer mockery, blasphemy]
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Ongunnon hí on ðám wícum Moyses bysmrian they began to irritate Moses in the camps, 105, 14. Hú lange bysmraþ se wiðerwearda naman ðínne usquequo irritat adversarius nomen tuum? Ps. Spl. 73, 11.

plega

(n.)
Grammar
plega, an; m.
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Ðá hié æt hiora theatrum wǽron mid heora plegan ... heora plegan begán, 6, 2 ; Swt. 256, 10-14. Ða cild rídaþ on heora stafum, and manigfealde plegan plegiaþ, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 9.

Linked entries: plegan hand-plega

georne

(adv.)
Grammar
georne, giorne, gyrne; comp. geornor; superl. geornost, geornast; adv.

Eagerly, earnestly, diligently, carefully, zealously, willingly, readily, gladly, wellcŭpĭde, enixe, dīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, prompte, lĭbenter, bĕne

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Ongan Dryhtnes ǽ georne cýðan he began gladly to proclaim the Lord's law, Elen. Kmbl. 398; El. 199: Cd. 32; Th. 42, 26; Gen. 679. Hit gódode georne it prospered well, Chr. 959; Erl. 119, 13, 16: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 61; Met, 20, 31: 21, 39; Met. 21, 20.

Linked entries: giorne gyrne

líget

(n.)
Grammar
líget, es; m. n.: lígetu, e; f.

Lightning

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Ðǽr begann tó brastligenne micel þunor and líget sceótan, Homl. Th. ii. 196, 23. Swá háttra sumor swá mára þunor and líget, Lchdm. iii. 280, 10. [Swá stor þunring and lǽgt wes, swá dæt hit ácwealde manige men, Chr. 1085: Erl. 219, 22.]

Linked entry: légetu

FYLGEAN

(v.)
Grammar
FYLGEAN, fylgan, fylgian, fyligean, fylian, filian, feligean; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans. dat. acc.

To followattendfollow or carry outsĕquiinsĕquiexsĕqui

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Ongon se wísdóm his gewunan fylgan wisdom began to follow his custom, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 2; Met. 7, 1: Exon. 122 a; Th. 468, 6; Phar. 3: Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 24; Jud. 33. Ðe him fylgian wolde who would follow him, Hy. 10, 39; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 39.

M

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In declensions n in the later times began to take the place of m in the dative, so ðan for ðam.The form of the Runic letter, whose name was man, was ᛗ but from the similarity to the d-rune (dæg) ᛞ the two seem to be sometimes confounded.

blissian

(v.)
Grammar
blissian, blyssian, blissigan, blissigean; part. blissiende, blissigende; ic blissie, blissige, ðú blissast, he blissaþ, pl. blissiaþ; p. ode, ede, ade; pp. od, ed, ad

To rejoice, exult, be glad or merrylætari, gaudere, exultare, ovare To make to rejoice, to gladden, delight, exhilaratelætificare

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Ðá se hálga ongann hæleþ blissigean then the saint began to gladden the man, Andr. Kmbl. 3213; An. 1609. Ðú, God, eallum blissast thou, O God, makest all to rejoice, Hy. 7. 34; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 34.

Linked entry: blyssian

wicce-cræeft

(n.)
Grammar
wicce-cræeft, es; m.
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Se man ðe begá wiccecræft vir in quo pythonicus vel divinationis fuerit spiritus, Lev. 20, 27 : Wulfst. 71, 2. Hǽðenscipe bið ðæt man . . . wiccecræft (wiccan cræft, v. l. ) lufige, L. C. S. 5; Th. i. 378, 21 : L. N. P. L. 48; Th. ii. 298, 1.

dwelian

(v.)
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Heó began faran ... swilce heó dweliende þyder cóme ... Heó cwæð mid wóplicre stefne: 'Dweliende, leóf, ic cóm hyder,' Hml. A. 196, 24-29. Dweli(ende) erraneam, ł errantem (ovem ), An.

hladan

(v.)
Grammar
hladan, p. hlód;pp. hladen.

to heap, pile up, build, place, lade, load, freight to lade, draw [water]; haurire

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Ongan ðá ád hladan began then to build the pile, Cd. 140; Th. 175, 25; Gen. 2901. Hý ne móston on bǽl hladan leófne mannan they might not place the beloved man on the pile, Beo. Th. 4259; B. 2126.

Linked entries: hlæd hlædel hlæst

ymb-hoga

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hoga, an; m.
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Gif ðú hwilcne cræft cunne, begá ðone georne; swá swá sorge and ymbhogan geýcaþ (-eð, MS. ) monnes mód, swá geýcð se cræft his áre, Prov. Kmbl. 59. Wind wornldearfoþa, oððe ymbhogena ungemet rén, Met. 7, 36. Ymbhogona, 16, 6.

Linked entries: hoga hoga