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gif

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Gif ꝥ deófol hine ne gesáwe on úre gecynde, ne costode hine . . . Gif nǽre sóþ God, ná him englas ne þegnodon, Bl. H. 33, 35- 35, 2 : 29, 4 : Hex. 22, 27 : Gen. 643 : 787 : B. 592 : El. 777 : Bt. 7, ; F. 18, 11 : 40, 6 ; F. 242, 7.

féþa

a footmana foot-soldiertroopsinfantry

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wǽpn gegráp mid tó campienne, ǽr þon þe tó his líchoman leomum becóme, and ǽr þone féþan sóhte (he joined the army), ǽr þon þe ꝥ leóht gesáwe, Bl. H. 167, 2

ge-laþian

(v.)
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Th. i. 74, 23. to a condition or action Þá gelaþode hié tó écean lífe, Bl. H. 103, 7. wolde deófol gelaþian tó campe wiþ hine, 29, 20. to summon for a purpose hæfde þá þing gefyllede þe fore gelaðod wæs, Ælfc. T.

Linked entry: laþian

freoðian

(v.)
Grammar
freoðian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To care formaintaincherishprotectkeepobserveconsŭlĕresustentārefŏvēretuēriobservāre

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Hie ælmihtig sigebearn Godes freoðode the almighty victorious Son of God protected her, Elen. Kmbl. 2292; El. 1147: Exon. 94 b; Th. 354, 3; Reim. 40: 103 a; Th. 391, 14; Rä. 10, 5.

recene

(adv.)
Grammar
recene, adv.
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Ðæt recenust tó þrowunge becóme ad martyrium ocius pervenire, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 11

Linked entry: ricene

bróþor-rǽden

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Lufige bróðorrǽdene betwux crístenum mannnm, Hml. Th. i. 142, 11.

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: , tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara, twoegra, tuoera.

Twoabsolutelydistributively

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Ðá sende twégen (tuoege, Lind.: twǽgen, Rush.) hys leorningcnihta, 11, 2. Ðara scipa tú (twá, MS. E.) genam, Chr. 882; Erl. 82, 11. Ðæt wé twá (tuu, MS.

Linked entries: tuu twá

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, bismor, bysmer, bysmor; gen. bismeres, bysmres; n.

Filthiness, pollution, abomination, disgrace, infamy, mockery, reproach, contumely, blasphemy, calumnyludibrium, pollutio, abominatio, infamia, opprobrium, contumelia, blasphemia, calumniaopprobrium

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Dracan ðú ðysne geheowadest, héte syððan him bysmere bráde healdan draco iste, quem formasti ad illudendum ei, Ps. Th. 103, 25. Ðæt he dóþ to bysmore ðínum feóndum he makes that for a reproach to thine enemies, 8, 3.

un-æþele

(adj.)
Grammar
un-æþele, adj.

not nobleignoblemeaninfamous

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of persons, not noble, as regards birth Geðence simle, sié suá æðele suá unæðele, Past. 14; Swt. 85, 15.

hleahtor

(n.)
Grammar
hleahtor, hlehter, es; m.

Laughter

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wæs heáfde becorfen for scondfulles gebeórscypes hleahtre he [John the Baptist] had his head cut off for the amusement of a shameful feast, Shrn. 123, 8. Be hleahtre ðe of milte cymþ of laughter that cometh from the spleen, L.

Linked entries: leahter hlehter

ceást

(n.)
Grammar
ceást, e; f? es; n?

Strife, contention, murmuring, sedition, scandallis, rixa, seditio

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Gif he þurh unnytte ceáste man ofsleá fæste x geár si in inutili rixa hominem occident, x annas jejunet, L. Ecg. P. iv. 68, § 22; Th. ii. 230, 29. Ne he ceaste ne astirige he shall not stir up strife, L. Ælf. P. 50; Th. ii. 386, 12.

mirring

(n.)
Grammar
mirring, e; f.

hinderingleading astraywastesquandering

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Ða uncystgan cysta lǽre , swá ða cystgan on merringe ne gebringe sic tenacibus infundatur tribuendi largilas, ut prodigis effusionis frena minime laxentur, 60; Swt. 453, 27

beorhte

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His geearnunga wǽron beorhte gecýþed, Shrn. 52, II. clearly, of physical or mental vision wearð hál, beorhte lócigende, Hml. S. 22, 182. His andgit bið tó ðon beorhte scínende, ðæt mæge ongietan sóðfæstnesse, Past. 69, 24

mildheortlíce

(adv.)
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suá micle iéðelícor bið gefriðod from his ágnum costungum suá mildheortlícor ( misericordius ) bið geswenced mid óðerra monna costungum, 107, 3. Add

oþ-wítan

(v.)
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Th. 21, 2. with pronoun and clause in apposition him þæt oþwát ꝥ on þám wege dyde ei hoc quod in via egerat improperavit, Gr. D. 129, 24. with charge only Ðæt ilce oðwát Dryhten, ðá cwæð, Past. 89, 16

Linked entry: æt-wítan

of-weorpan

(v.)

to kill by casting (a stone, etc. ) to knock down and kill by a missile

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He wearð mid áne stáne ofworpen saxo ictus occubuit, Ors. 4, l; Swt. 158, 32. Gif oxa wer ofslóge, síe mid stánum ofworpen, L. Alf. 21; Th. i. 48, 32 note: 50, 5 note

ge-sinscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sinscipe, es; m.

Marriagewedlockmatrimonyin pl. Married peopleconnubium,

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He wæs seofan geár on gesinscipe geseted ǽr his biscopdóme he was married for seven years before he was a bishop, Shrn. 110, 1. Eác is gesynscipum micel þearf for those married also there is much need, L. E. I 43; Th. ii. 440, 7

á-sláwian

(v.)

to become dull of hearingto become torpidsluggish inert

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ásláwað torporem patitur, 287, 24. Ðý lǽs óðre áwecce mid his wordum and himself ásláwige gódra weorca ne in semetipsis torpentes opere alias excitent voce, Past. 461, 15. Ásláwien torpescant, 415, 10.

ge-fremman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fremman, p. -fremede; pp. -fremed

To promoteperfectperformcommit

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Ðás ongunnenan ðing ðurh Godes fultum gefremmaþ perform the things begun with God's help, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 4. Swá hwæt swá he on mycclum gyltum gefremede whatsoever he bath committed in great sins, Blickl, Homl. 107, 14 : 189, 22.

ge-hefigian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hefigian, -hefegian, -hefgian; p. ode; pp. od, ad; v. trans.

To make heavy or sadto loadburdenweigh downincrease the weight ofaggravategravarecontristarevexaredeprimereaggravare

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Heora synn ys swíðe gehefegod peccatum eorum aggravatum est, Gen. 18, 20

Linked entry: ge-heofegian