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swǽsende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
swǽsende, es; but occurring almost always in pl. swǽsendu (-a, -o); n.

food, victuals, refectionflatteries, blandishments, fair speech.

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In phrases :-- Gán swǽsendum to go to dinner; ire ad reficiendum, 5, 4; S. 617, 18. Sittan æt or swǽsendum to sit at meat, take a meal :-- Hí æt beóde and æt swǽsendum sǽton sederunt ad mensam 5, 5; S. 617, 10: Cd. Th. 168, 7; Gen. 2779.

Linked entries: swoese swésende

lystan

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Ic hys hæbbe goodne dǽl gehýred, and ic hys eác gelífe; ac mé lyste hyt nú bet wítanne þonne gelýfanne it would be pleasanter to me for it to be known than to be believed, Solil.

ge-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tellan, ic -telle, ðú -telest, he -teleþ, pl. -tellaþ; p. -tealde, pl. -tealdon; pp. -teald, -teled

To tellnumberreckonesteemconsiderascribeassignnumerarecomputarereputarecompararedinumerare

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Ðonne biþ he geteald to ðære fýrenan eá then shall he be assigned to the fiery river, Blickl. Homl. 43, 24. Ðæt hí hiora ágnum godum getealde wǽron that they might be ascribed to their own gods, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 27.

Linked entry: ge-talian

a-fandian

(v.)
Grammar
a-fandian, -fandigean; p. ode, ude, ade; pp. od, ud, ad; v. a.

To provetryto make a trialto discover by tryingto experienceprobaretentareexperiri

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To prove, try, to make a trial, to discover by trying, to experience; probare, tentare, experiri Ðú afandodest heorte míne probasti cor meum, Ps. Spl. 16, 4.

húsel-gang

(n.)
Grammar
húsel-gang, es; m.
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Gearwige húslgange oft and gelóme gehwá hine sylfne, L. Eth. v. 22; Th. i. 310, 7. Gearwige hine húselgange húru þríwa on geáre, vi. 27; Th. i. 322, 7: L. C. E. 19; Th. i. 370, 32

lǽðan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽðan, p. de

To speak ill ofaccuseabuseexecratedetesthate

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To speak ill of, accuse, abuse, execrate, detest, hate Man call hyrweþ ðæt man scolde herian and láðeþ [lǽðeþ?] ðæt man scolde lufian people scorn what they ought to praise, and hate what they ought to love, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 167.

Linked entry: láðian

of-áxian

(v.)
Grammar
of-áxian, -ácsian; p. ode

To find out by askingto learn

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Ðá sænde hé his móder Hierusalem, ðam ðæt hió ðǽr ofáxian scolde ða hálgan róde, 7, 4

ge-fultuman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fultuman, -fultumian, -fultmian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To helpassisthelp tosupply

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To help, assist, help to, supply Ðæt hie sceoldan Martine gefultmian that they should help St. Martin, Blickl. Homl. 221, 31. Gefultumian subministrare, concurrere, suppeditare, Hpt. Gl. 446.

scerwen

(n.)
Grammar
scerwen, scerpen (?) a scattering (?), sharing (?), giving (?) (cf. be-scerwan
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A. and E. pp. xxxvi, 133, and note to Wülcker's ed. of Grein

un-gelífedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelífedlíc, adj.

Incrediblemarvellous

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Nis nán ðam ungelýfedlíc spel, gif hé hyt segð, ðæt ic him ne gelífe, Shrn. 196, 18. Ðæs wealles micelness is ungeliéfedlíc secgenne murorum ejus vix credibilis relatu magnitudo, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 14.

ge-untrumian

(v.)
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To weaken Hwá bið geuntrumod ðæt ic ne sié eác geuntrumod quis infirmatur, et ego non infirmor?, Past. 101, 3. Ic hopige Drihtne, and ic ne weorðe geuntrumod, Ps. Th. 25, 1. Geuntrumod wæs mín mægen, 30, 12. <b>I a.

up-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
up-weard, adv.

Upwardsup.upupwardbackward

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Upwards, up. of motion, from a lower to a higher point Ðá gewende eal se sang upweard heofenum, Homl. Th. ii. 548, 14: Elen. Kmbl. 1609; El. 806. (? v. preceding word) up into a country.

Linked entry: up-riht

ge-hátan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hátan, -hǽtan, he -hát, -hǽt; p. -hét, pl. -héton, -héht, pl. -héhton; pp. -háten.

to callnamevocarenominareto callcommandpromisevowthreatenvocarearcesserejuberesponderepromitterevovere

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Him ðæt eall gehǽt his récelést his security commands all that to him, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 104; Met. 25, 52. Him sibbe geháteþ he shall promise peace to them, Exon. 27 b; Th. 82, 16; Cri. 1339. Ic ðé geháte I vow to thee, Cd. 98; Th. 129, 5; Gen. 2139.

Linked entries: ge-hǽtan ge-hét

ge-edníwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edníwian, ge-edníwan.
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Add: to renew what is weakened, restore to efficiency Ðæt góde mód, ðe sió hǽlo ful oft áweg ádriéfð, ðæt gemynd ðǽre medtrymnesse geedniéwað (-níwað, v.l.) (reformat), Past. 255, 17.

helan

to conceal from

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Sió heá lár is betere manegum monnum helanne, and feáwum secganne, Past. 459, 9. with preps, to conceal from (wiþ, fram): Ðonne hí he[o]lað (the o is written above the line) from monnum (hominibiis occultando) ðæt hí secggan scoldon, and secgað

waefer-sín

(n.)
Grammar
waefer-sín, -sién, -sýn, -seón, e; f.

A sightshowspectacle

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ðissum wæferseónum, Blickl. Homl. 187, 15

Linked entry: wlite-seón

þeówet

(n.)
Grammar
þeówet, (-ot, -ut), þeówt, [t]es; m.
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On þeówote gebringan to enslave, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 29. Ðeówte, Homl. Th. ii. 190, 90. ðeówte gelǽdan, 66, 34. Hé wolde ðæt folc habban ongeán his lande his láðum þeówte, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 26.

Linked entries: þeówot þeówt

be-beódan

'to give . . . generally,'to orderenjoin to commitcommendto offer to the gods to commit into (on, in)to announce

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Hé his ealdormen hæfde beboden þá clúsan healdanne, Ors. 6, 36; S. 291, 26. to offer to the gods :-- Þá cuman hé blóte dyde and hys godum bebeád hospitum sanguinem diis propinabat, Ors. 1, 8; S. 40, 33. to commit into (on, in) :-- His gást on

æt-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-berstan, ic -berste, he -birsteþ, -byrst; p. -bærst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten

To break out or looseto escapeget awayerumpereevadere

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To break out or loose, to escape, get away; erumpere, evadere Ða ælbærst him sum man evosit homo quidam, Gen. 14, 13. Ða fíf cyningas ætburstop fugerunt enim quinque reges, Jos. 10, 16. Ðæt he ðanon ætberste that he escape thence, L. C.

Linked entries: æt-byrst at-berstan

a-feorsian

(v.)
Grammar
a-feorsian, -fersian, -firsian, -fyrsian; p. ode; pp. od.

To removetake awayexpelremovereelongareexpellereTo go awaydepartemigrare

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To remove, take away, expel; removere, elongare, expellere Ðe afeorsiaþ nine fram ðé qui elongant se a te, Ps. Spl. 72, 26: L. C. E. 4; Th. i. 360, 29, v. intrans. To go away, depart; emigrare Ic ná afeorsie non emigrabo. Ps. Spl. 61, 6