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be-hogian

(v.)
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Substitute: to take care of, attend to, be solicitous about behogode þá tíde þæs nihtlican gebedes, Gr. D. 170, 28. Ðá ðe his líc behogodon qui funus ejus curaverant, 297, 17. Ealdor þe georne behogige (curiose intendat) hwæþer God geséce, R.

dréfan

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sceal dréfan dimne and deópne hellewítes grund he shall be plunged into hell's dim and deep abyss, Wlfst. 48, 2: Ll. Th. ii. 320, 5. Dréfende turbulentus, R. Ben. I. 61, 6: R. Ben. 120, 12. Dréfende turbida (aequora turgida, Ald.), Wrt.

fǽr-haga

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Calamity that compasses about Wæs se báncofa ádle onǽled . . . leomu hefegedon sárum gesóhte . . . his módsefan wið þám fǽrhagan fæste trymede the body was inflamed with disease . . . the limbs grew heavy attacked by pains . . . he fortified his mind

ge-rípian

(v.)
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Add: of vegetables, to get ripe: — him bringan bere tó sǽde . . . Hit weóx . . . and wel gerípode, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 13. of non-material objects to get mature Se mynstres hordere si . . . wis, on gerípedum þeáwum (maturis moribus), R.

ge-wearmian

(v.)
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Nǽfre his þá wǽtan hrægl and þá cealdan ásettan wolde oððæt hí of his seolfes líchaman gewearmedon ( calefierent ) and ádrúgedon, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 633, 6. Tó þæs eald ꝥ ne mihte gewearmigan búton æt fýre, Nar. 18, 15. Add

heonane

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Ne mót hionane lǽdan of þisse worulde wuhte þon máre hordgestreóna þonne hider bróhte, Met. 1. 4, 9. from existence Gedwínað heonone þysse worulde gefeán (hujus cessabunt gaudia saecli) . . . wrǽnnes eác gewíteð heonone, Dom. L. 231-235

lencten-tíma

(n.)
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lencten-tíma, an ; m.
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Ox. 3837. the season of Lent Lǽsse pleoh bið þám Crístenan men þæt flǽsces brúce on Lenctentíman, þonne wífes brúce, Hml, Th. ii. 608, 18

mis-tucian

(v.)
Grammar
mis-tucian, l. mis-túcian,
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and add beót Liberlinum on ꝥ heáfod and on þá ansýne, oð ꝥ eall his andwlita wearð tóswollen and áwannod. Ðá þá swá swíðe mid geþersce mistúcod wæs (vehementer caesus), Gr. D. 20, 33.

wæter-þísa

(n.)
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wæter-þísa, (?),an; m.

A water-rusher, what rushes through the water, applied to a ship and to the whale

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(the whale) hafaþ óþre gecynd, wæterþísa wlonc, 363, 7;Wal. 50

bredende

(v.; adj.; part.)
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bredende, adj. [part. , of bredan]

Deceitful, cunning, crafty; dolosus

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Deceitful, cunning, crafty; dolosus Sendon [MS. sendan] hí Marius, ðone consul, ongeán Geoweorþan, a swá lytigne, and á swá bredende, swá he wæs they sent Marius, the consul, against Jugurtha, as he was always so cunning, and so crafty, Ors. 5, 7; Bos

Linked entry: bregdan

on-drǽding

(n.)
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on-drǽding, e; f.

Dread, terror

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sume hwíle wénde ðæt hine mon gefón sceolde, and for ðære ondrǽdinge ðæs ðe swíðor on ðæt weorod þrong, 5, 12; Swt. 244, 12

trumian

(v.)
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trumian, p. ode

To become strongrecover from illness

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Hine gestód sumu untrymnis . . . sóna swá trumian (convalescere ongan,) 4, 1; S. 564, 46

wíslíce

(adv.)
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wíslíce, adv.

wiselysagaciouslywith wisdomprudentlywiselyskilfullycunningly

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him wíslíce (sapienter ) andwyrde, Mk. Skt. 12, 34. Wíslíce spyrian, Bt. 18; Fox 60, 27. Beþencan heora dǽda wíslíce and wærlíce, L. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 35: Chr. 1067; Erl. 204, 34: Blickl. Homl. 97, 2. Wíslíce gé dyde, 201, 1: Homl.

Linked entry: ge-wíslíce

and-git

(n.)
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S. 7, 112. sense, faculty of perception læg cwydeleás búton andgite, Hml. Th. i. 86, 26. Heora módes andgytu hí fordytton, Hml.

Linked entry: on-gitenness

ryne

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Hí bútan ǽghwilcre gedréfednysse heora ryne gefyldon, Hml. S. 23 b, 103

tó-þindan

(v.)
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tó-þindan, p. -þand, pl. -þundon; pp. -þunden

To swellgrow bigto swell with pridebe puffed upbe arrogant

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Gif heora hwylc tóðint and hine on módignesse onhefþ and on ðám leahtre biþ onfunden si quisque ex eis inflatus superbia repertus fuerit reprehensibilis, R. Ben. 46, 16. Gif hwylc bróðor ongyten biþ tóþunden (contumax), 48, 3.

Linked entry: tó-þunden

teohhian

(v.)
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teohhian, teohchian, teohgian, tihhian, teohian, teochian, tihian; p. ode.
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Ðæt forðý reáfige ðý tiohchie (teohhige, Cott.

gísel

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

A pledgehostageobses

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He him áðas swór and gíslas salde he swore oaths to them and gave hostages, Chr. 874; Erl. 76, 28. Ðá gyrnde he griðes and gísla then he required protection and hostages, 1048; Erl. 180, 6

Linked entry: gýsel

ster-melda

(n.)
Grammar
ster-melda, an; m.
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The word occurs in the following apparently corrupt passage Gif frigman mannan forstele gif eft cuma stermelda secge an andweardne gecænne hine gif mǽge if a freeman steal a man; if he (the man who has been stolen) come back to give information

Linked entry: melda

un-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
un-tíma, an; m.

a wrong timean improper timea bad timean unhappy condition of thingsa mishap

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wilnaþ hǽlo tó late and on untíman, ðonne ǽr nolde hié gehealdan, ðá dá hí hæfde salus infructuose ad ultimum quaeritur, quae congruo concessa tempore utiliter non habetur, 36; Swt. 249, 8.

Linked entries: un-tíme un-tímness