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ge-férscipe

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Hé hine on úrne geférscipe ðurh flǽsces gecynd gemengde sese nobis per naturae nostrae consortium junxit, 167, 23. of animals or things Sum fearhryþer þæs óþræs ceápes geférscipe oferhogode, Bl. H. 199, 4.

ge-wǽcan

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Þæt bearn ne wurdon gewǽhte ðurh wácmódnysse ( that children should not get spoiled by the weakness of parents ) ... Cildra behófiað swíðlicere steóre, 324, 26-34. Gewǽcede defectos, Ps.

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Hé férde ðurh his menniscnysse, and hé stód þurh ða godcundnysse, 156, 34. Hwæt stondaþ gé hér? Blickl. Homl. 123, 21.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

fægernes

ornamentbeautypleasantness

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hwæþer ðú durre gilpan ꝥ heora fægernes þín sié?, Bt. 14, 1; F. 40, 22. Fægernes venustas (marmoris ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 73. Þes middangeard wæs ealre fægernesse full, Bl. H. 115, 6.

hund

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The dative plural, though sometimes like the nominative, also has both e and um as inflection. as abstract numeral Twéntig síðon seofon beóð án hund and feówertig, Angl. viii. 303, 6. as substantive. without lesser numerals Þæt þanon wǽre tó helle duru

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Add Hé sylf intó þǽre inran eóde and ðá duru him tó beclýsde, Hml. A. 196, 31. add: Þú cwǽde ꝥ ic ne þorfte ná máre áwendan þǽre béc búton tó Isaace, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 1. 9.

steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
steáp, adj.
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</b> of fire, mounting high (see also I c) :-- Hit ðurh hróf wadeþ, bærneþ boldgetimbru, seomaþ steáp and geáp, Salm. Kmbl. 827; Sal. 413. <b>I c.</b> standing out, or up, prominent [or bright?

of

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Hé Godes lage and láre forlǽt, and ðurh deófles láre of dám déð ðe his crístendóme tó gebyreð, Wlfst. 78, 15. Of wlite wendað wæstma gecyndu, Gú. 15.

lutian

(v.)
Grammar
lutian, p. ode

lurkskulk

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Nys hyt swá stearc winter ðæt ic durre lutian æt hám for ege hláfordes mínes non est tam aspera hyems ut audeam latere domi prae timore domini mei, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 17.

ge-gearwian

(v.)
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Hié sculon ládteówdóm geearwian, Past. 138, 17. to make easy to do Mé þæt mægen þe ǽr þæs inganges duru bewerede æfter þan þone ingang þæs síðfætes gegearwode, Hml. S. 23 b, 464

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de

To divide,separate,distributeto divide a whole into parts, to destroy unity, make dissension into divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different partsto divide one number by anotherto divide one thing from another,part,separateto scatter, disperseto destroyto distribute, give away parts of a whole,to divide into sharesto shareto divide,distinguish,separate,make a difference betweento be different,be distinguished from.to separate with the minddiscern,discriminate,distinguish,to give forth,utter

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Ealle his geféran ðurh óþre stówe tódǽlede wǽron omnes socii per alia essent loca dispersi, Bd. 3, 27: S. 558, 37: Gen. 10, 32. Wǽron tódǽlede dispargerentur. Hpt.

þeón

(v.)
Grammar
þeón, [from þíhan; and this from an earlier nasal stem, of which traces are preserved in the past forms, where g has replaced h by Verner's law:-Ðunge pollesceret, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 40. Fród fæder freóbearn lǽrdewordum wísfæstum, ðæt hé wel þunge, Exon. Th. 300, 9; Fä. 3. See also the passages given under ge-þingan; ofer-þeón; ge-, heáh-, wel-þungen; on-þungan, Exon. Th. 497, 3; Rä. 85, 23 (omitted in its place)]
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Heó ðurh mægðhád mǽrlíce þeáh, Homl. Skt. i. 2, 3. Cnæplingc weóx ł þéh puer pollesceret, Hpt. Gl. 466, 60. Hyhtful vel ðíendi indolis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 54.

wræc

(n.)
Grammar
wræc, es; n.

wrackmiserysufferingsuffering that comes as punishment,retributive punishmentvengeancewhere the punishment or misery is exile or banishment

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ðurh Drihtnes wræc heora scylde wíte ðrowedon Domino vindice poenas sui reatus luerent, 4, 26 ; S. 602, 13. Hé ðæt wíte and ðæt éce wræc ásette on ðone aldor deófla and mancyn freólsode, Blickl. Homl. 83, 23 : Andr. Kmbl. 2759; An. 1382 : Exon.

hefig-tíme

heavyweightyof great importanceseriousgravesevereseriousoppressiveannoyingtroublesomehard to beargrievoustedious

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Án licgende mǽden on langsumre sáre ðurh hefigtýmum heáfodece (cf. per integrum annum intolerabili capitis dolore vexata, Vit.

sweotole

(adv.)
Grammar
sweotole, adv.
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Sunne hire setlgang sweotule healdeþ, 103, 18. openly, without reserve or concealment, plainly Nis nú nán ðe ic him módsefan mínne durre sweotule ásecgan, Exon.

Linked entries: swetole swotole

un-friþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-friþ, es; n.

absence of peacehostilitiesthe state of being out of the king's peace

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Hié ne dorston forþ bí ðære eá siglan for unfriþe; for ðæm ðæt land wæs eall gebún on óþre healfe ðære eás they durst not sail on past the river for fear of being attacked; for the land was all cultivated on the other side of the river, Ors. 1, 1; Swt

hálsian

(v.)
Grammar
hálsian, héalsian. Substitute: <b>hálsian, halsian (?), heal*-*sian</b>.
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R. adiuro ) þé ðurh God ꝥ ðú mé ne þreáge, Mk. 5, 7: Gú. 1176. Ic þé hálsige fore þínum cildháde, Hö. 118. Wé biddað and hálsiað on Godes noman, Txts. 175, 15. Heó hyne hálsode þurh God ꝥ hé ðám onfénge . . .

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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Th. 90, 4; Cri. 1468: Hy. 3, 30. marking discovery, Similar entries v. yppan, Hé hí gemartirode swá hé dyrnlícost mihte, and hé geðóht hæfde ðæt hí ðǽr nǽfre uppe ne wurdan, ac ðurh Godes mihte hí ðanon gecýdde wurdon, Lchdm. iii. 424, 31. marking effectual

Linked entry: up

weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, (-ud, -ed, -ad), werod (-ud, -ed), worud (-ad), word, es; n.
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Ðǽr gewyrð ðurh Godes mihte raðe tóscaden ðæt wered (-od, v.l.) on twá, Wulfst. 26, 2. Eall werod (-ed, v.l.) ðæs folces omnis multitudo populi, Lk. Skt. l, 10. Ðá com ðæt wered (turba), 22, 47.

ge-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gán, p. -eóde, -ióde; pp. -gán.

to gogo or pass overcome to passhappenirepræterireevenireto occupyovercomeoverrunsubdueoccuparevinceresubigereto observepractiseexerciseeffectaccomplishobservareexercereperficereefficere

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Se ðe gryre-síþas gegán dorste who durst go ways of terror, Beo. Th. 2929; B. 1462. Swá geostran-dæg gegán wǽre sicut dies hesterna quæ præteriit, Ps. Th. 89, 4. Hú ðæt geeóde, ðæt . . . how that came to pass, that . . .

Linked entry: ge-yde