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grindan

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héton hine ( Samson ) grindan æt hira handcwyrne, Jud. 16, 21. Þá ne myhte úte wyrcan, þá wolde grindan mid his hálgum hondum ... Ðá þǽre cweorna neálǽhte, and ꝥ corn þǽr on lægde, þá orn seó cweorn, Shrn. 145, 21.

rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rihtlíce, adv.

rightly, justly, with justice or quity rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case rightly, in accordance with rules or regulations, regularlyrightly as regards conduct

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Him getímode swíðe rihtlíce ðæt mid hiora árleásan hláforde ealle forwurdon, Homl. Th. i. 88, 30.

sylian

(v.)
Grammar
sylian, p. ede
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To sully, soil, pollute, defile on unscyldgum eorla blóde his sweord selede (cf. besyled, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58. 18), Met. 9, 60. Sió sugu wille sylian on hire sole æfter ðæm ðe hió áðwægen biþ, Past. 54; Swt. 419, 27

Linked entries: selian sulian be-sylian

oft

(adv.)
Grammar
oft, adv.

Oft, often

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Swá oft swá ða óðre hergas út fóron, ðonne fóron hié, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 5. beóþ ðæs ðe lator ðe oftor ymbþeahtiaþ, Past. 56; Swt. 435, 2. Hwílum wæs on horse sittende, ac oftor on his fótum gongende, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 12.

tyhtan

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tihton heora geféran ꝥ unforhte wǽron, and bǽdon ꝥ áwurpon heora wǽpna him fram, 28, 61. with dat. of person, to urge something on a person arn swá swá him his nytenlice yld tihte plegende mid his efenealdum, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 4

baþian

(v.)

to immerse in a liquid by way of torment,

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Baþige hine on swétum wætre, Lch. ii. 244, 17, 23. Ongan hine baðian swá swátigne, Ors. 3, 9; S. 124, 30. Heó wolde sylfe baðian, Hml.

Linked entry: bæþ

irsian

(v.)
Grammar
irsian, p. ode.

to be angryto rageto make angryto angerprovoke

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Úþwitan secgaþ ðæt sió sáwul hæbbe þrió gecynd án is ðæt heo biþ wilnigende óðer ðæt hió biþ irsiende þridde ðæt hió hió gesceádwís philosophers say that the soul hath three natures, one is that it desires, the second that it is angry, the third that

Linked entry: eornigende

carian

(v.)
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Restan mid heora ealdrum þe embe carien cum senioribus, qui super eos solliciti sint, pausent, 47, 8. to take care, pains, thought, with a clause carað dæges and nihtes þæt his feoh gehealden sý; gýmð grǽdelíce his gafoles, Hml.

COSTIAN

(v.)
Grammar
COSTIAN, costigan, costnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od , ad, ed

To tempt, try, prove probare, tentare.

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He costode cyning alwihta he tempted the king of all creatures Cd. 228; Th. 306, 28; Sat. 671; Homl. Blíck. 29, 24, 34. costodon God tentaverunt Deum Ps. Spl. 105, 14; Mt. Bos. 16, 1. Ne costa ðú ðínne Drihten God tempt not the Lord thy God Homl.

Linked entries: costigan costnian

þerscan

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Add slóh þá beran and þærsc mid telgan ursos ferula caedebat, Gr. D. 229, 21. ealle ongunnon heora hors mid heora sceftum þerscan ( tundere ) 14, 28.

hwósta

(n.)
Grammar
hwósta, an; m.

A cough

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Wið hwóstan missenlíce on mon becume and his mon tilian scyle for cough, in what different ways it comes on a man and how it must be treated, 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 56, 13

ge-faran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-faran, p. fór; pl. -fóron, -fóran; pp. faren.

To goproceedreach by goingarriveireproficiscimeareto departdieto proceedget onfareTo get by goingexperienceoccupyreachobtaingo against

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To get by going, experience, occupy, reach, obtain, go against mǽg ic hit on ðrím dagum gefaran how can I perform the journey in three days, Blickl. Homl. 231, 23 : 235, 35. Hie wræcstówe gefóran they had reached the place of exile, Cd.

Linked entry: ge-fór

ÁDL

(n.)
Grammar
ÁDL, ádel; g. ádle, f: ádle, an; f.

A diseasepaina languishing sicknessconsumptionmorbuslanguor

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manega ádla how many diseases? Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 29: Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 6. Laman legeres ádl the palsy

Linked entries: ádel ádle

eorþ-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-ærn, es; n.

An earth-place, a tomb, sepulchrespēlunca, sepŭlcrum

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An earth-place, a tomb, sepulchre; spēlunca, sepŭlcrum Open wæs ðæt eorþærn the sepulchre was open, Exon. 120a; Th. 460, 18; . 19. In ðæt eorþærn in the sepulchre, 119b; Th. 460, 4; . 12: Exon. 119b; Th. 459, 22; . 3

ge-reordan

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</b> reflexive, to refresh oneself, take food :-- gereordode hine æfter his ǽriste, Hml, Th. i. 296, 24. gelóme æt heora húse hine gereorde, ii. 438, 19. Þénunge þider bróhte ꝥ be dǽle gereordodon. Hml. S. 23, 240.

ge-séman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-séman, p. de; pp. ed

To compose, settle, make peace with, reconcile, satisfycompōnĕre, concĭliāre, reconcĭliāre, satisfăcĕre

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Ðæt he ymbe ðæt ríce gesémde that he would satisfy them about the kingdom, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 23. Siððan sió sace gesémed sió after the suit is settled, L. H. E. 10; Th. i. 30, 19: Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 39.

Linked entry: séman

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, l. ge-ǽmtian,

to empty, remove the material contained in somethingto freegive leisure toto free oneselfto be disengaged to makeget timedevote oneself

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hié hié geǽmettian (-ǽmeti-gian, v. l.) scoldon óðerra weorca, Past. 131, 5. with prep. Þonne heó mæg fram hyre láre geǽmtigan, Ap.

wéning

(n.)
Grammar
wéning, e; f.

suppositiondoubtful thoughtdoubthope expectationchance

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Homl. 213, 24. hope, expectation Bæd heó swíþe lange ðone cyningc, ðæt forlǽte on mynstre Criste þeówian, ðæt heó ða wénunge æt nýhstan ðurhteáh (so that at last her hope was realized) Bd. 4, 19 ; S. 587, 39. chance In woenunga forte, Mt.

feorh-hyrde

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-hyrde, es; m.

Life-guardian or protectorvītæ custos vel protector

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Life-guardian or protector; vītæ custos vel protector He hine bæd ðæt he him feorhhyrde wǽre he prayed that he would be his life-protector, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 5 : Hy. 9, 8; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 8

scyldig

Grammar
scyldig, <b>I a.</b>
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Add Sió healsfange scyldig, Ll. Th. i. 40, 2, 5. 3. with prep. liable to (tó) Scyldig wæs tó hellicere súsle for his mándǽdum, ac geandette his synna Drihtne sylfum on ðǽre ródehengene, Hml. Th. ii. 78, 20.