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óþ-lǽdan

(v.)
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Ic þence ðis feóh tó lufianne, næs tó óþlǽdanne . . . nǽfre nabbe landes ðæt hit óþlǽde. Lchdm. i. 384, 4-9. Ic com óþlǽded gódum excussus sum. Ps. Th. 108, 23.

ge-fylce

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fylce, -filce, es; n.

A collection of peoplearmytroopdivision

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A collection of people, army, troop, division Ða Wylisce menn gewinn up ahófon and syððan heora gefylce weóx on má todǽldon the Welshmen raised war . . . and after their number had increased they separated into more [bands], Chr. 1094; Erl. 230

Linked entry: ge-filce

ge-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lífan, -liéfan; p. de; pp. ed

To believetrustcrēdĕreconfīdĕre

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Se ðe him to ðam hálgan helpe gelífeþ, he ðǽr gearo findeþ he who trusteth himself to the holy one for help, he findeth it there readily, Wald. 111; Vald. 2, 27.

Linked entries: ge-leófan lífan

stefnan

(n.; v.)
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stefnan, p. de.
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to regulate, direct, fix, institute stefnde Godes cyrican and Godes gesomnunga on ðære byrig eahta and twentig geára he had the direction of God's church and God's congregations in that town eight-and-twenty years, Shrn. 108, 6.

sticel

(n.)
Grammar
sticel, es; m.
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That with which a prick may be given, (stickle in stickle-back; cf. stickly prickly, Halliwell's Dict.) a sting, goad Óðerne dráf mid sticele, óðrum wiðteáh mid brídle illum stimulo impellere nititur, hunc freno moderatur, Past. 40, 3; Swt. 293

Linked entry: sticels

þweor-tíme

(adj.)
Grammar
þweor-tíme, adj.

given to oppositioncontentiousgiven to evilwickeddepraved

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cani comparabis, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 16. given to evil, wicked, depraved And ðeáh ðonne ongiete ða scylda ðara ðweortiémena, ðonne geðence ðone ealdordóm his onwealdes cum pravorum culpa exigit, potestatem sui prioratus agnoscat, Past. 17; Swt.

ǽwisce

(n.; adj.)
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ǽwisce, (and ǽwisc?), es; n.
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cwæð þæt him tó micel ǽwisce wǽre þæt swá emnlíce wrixleden he said that it was too much dishonour for them to treat on such an equal fooling . Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 16. On ǽwisce (ǽswice? cf. 105, 26) in scandalum , Ps. Th. 68, 23.

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for-scrífan

to condemn

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Eggjar ek deyfi mínna andskota, bítað þeim vápn an velir, Hávamál 58) Áwríteð on his wǽpne wælnota heáp, bealwe bócstáfas, bill forscrífeð méces mǽrðo he (an evil spirit) writes on his weapon a number of deadly marks, baleful letters, he blunts the

ge-anwyrde

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M. 18, 28. to make confession of Him man wearp on ꝥ wæs þes cynges swica and ealra landleóda, and þæs geanwyrde wes ( was þas gewyrde, v. l.), þeáh him ꝥ word of scute his unnþances debuit esse delator patriae, quod ipse cognovit ita esse, licet

greáda

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Ðá beseah on his ágenne grǽdan (sceát, v. l.) betweoh his ástrehtan earmas, þá gemétte on his greádan (sceáte,v. l., sinu), twelf mancosas ... áwearp þá mancosas on þæs mæssepreóstes greádan (sceáte, v. l., sinum ), Gr. D. 65, 13, 23.

grápung

(n.)
Grammar
grápung, e; f.
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S. 1, 199. action of touching or handling ne mihton undergitan búton hit wǽre reáf ne mid heora grápunge ne mid heora sceáwunge, Hml. S. 31, 819.

lár-lic

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Cf. lár; lǽran ; 1 hine getrymede mid his lárlicum wordum ( verbis persuasoriis ), Gr. D. 299, 2. concerned with learning, of learning, learned. Cf. lár; underfǽng þone cnapan tó lárlicre scóle, Hml. S. 3, 14.

on-bútan

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wendon onbúton Tenet, Chr. 1046; P. 166, 12. as adv. him férdon onbúton swá swá sylf woldon, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 27. Eówer wiðerwinna færð him onbútan adversarius vester circuit, Hml. A. 52, 54.

wincian

(v.)
Grammar
wincian, p. ode

to winkmake a signto close the eyesblink

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Se ðe ágímeleásaþ ðæt ðence ǽr ðæm ðe dó, se stæpð forð mid ðám fótum and wincaþ mid ðǽm eágum qui negligit considerando praevidere, quod facit, gressus tendit, oculos claudit, Past. 39; Past. 39Past. 39.

sófte

(adj.)
Grammar
sófte, (sóft?); adj.

Softsoft (of sleep), quiet, undisturbed soft, luxuriousgentle, not harsh, not stern

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Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 54, 5. soft (of sleep), quiet, undisturbed Ic sóftum slǽpe mé gereste Homl. Th. i. 566, 22. soft, luxurious Ne ne cume on wearmum bæðe ne on sóftum bedde L. Ælfc. C. 11; Th. ii. 280, 22. On ðam sóftum baðe Homl.

Linked entry: un-sófte

neód

(n.)
Grammar
neód, néd, niéd, nýd, e; f.

Desireeagernessdiligenceearnest endeavour

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Noe tealde ðæt on neód hine gif land ne funde sécan wolde Noah reckoned that if the raven did not find land it would eagerly seek him, Cd. Th. 87, 4; Gen. 1443.

hleów

(n.)
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hleów, hleó, es; n.

A shelter, protection, covering, refuge;

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him beád his recedes hleów he offered them the shelter of his house, Cd. 112; Th. 147, 18; Gen. 2441.

dæftan

(v.)
Grammar
dæftan, p. dæfte; pp. dæft

To make conveniant or ready, put in order apparare, sternere

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To make conveniant or ready, put in order; apparare, sternere Ðæt he sceolde gearcian anddæftan his weg [MS. weig] that he might prepare and make ready his way, Homl. Th. i. 362, 8. Menn dæftaþ heora hús men put their houses in order, ii. 316, 7.

Linked entry: ge-dæftan

fóre-weard

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-weard, es; m.

A forewarderscoutantecursorexplōrător

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, he then secretly led his army between the warders, Ors. 4, 10; Bos. 95, 12

hryre

(adj.)
Grammar
hryre, adj. [?]

Fallingdecayingperishing

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Tó ðam wext ðæt fealle verily by these words is manifested that the fruit of this world is decaying [or a ruin (?) v. preceding word]. It grows that it may fall, Homl. Th. i. 614, 8