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ge-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrégan, p. -wrégde; pp. -wréged, -wréht [wrégan to accuse] .

to accuse ⬩ accūsāre ⬩ to stir ⬩ rip ⬩ excite ⬩ impel ⬩ concĭtāre

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Ðæt hí hine gewrégdon ut accūsārent illum, Mk. Bos. 3, 2. Secgaþ wyrdwríteras ðæt Herodes wearþ gewréged to ðam Rómániscan cásere historians say that Herod was accused to the Roman emperor, Homl. Th. i. 80, 6.

Linked entry: wrégan

GLÆS

(n.)
Grammar
GLÆS, es; n.

Glass

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Ðæt scíre glæs the clear glass, Exon. 26 b; Th. 78, 33; Cri. 1283. Ðæt nebb líxeþ swá glæs oððe gim the beak glitters like glass or gem, 60 a; Th. 218, 25; Ph. 300.

Linked entry: glas

wíf-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-cyn, wíf-cynn, es; n.

woman-kind ⬩ women ⬩ female sex

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woman-kind, women Ðæt hí of ðam wífcynne him cyning curan ut de feminea regum prosapia regem sibi eligerent, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 22. Ðú eart gebletsod betuh ealle wífcyn (in mulieribus, Lk. 1, 28), Blickl. Homl. 143, 18.

windel

(n.)
Grammar
windel, es; m.

A basket

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Ic geseah swefen, ðæt ys, ðæt ic hæfde þrí windlas (canistra) ofer mín heáfod, and on ðam ufemystan windle (canistro) wǽre manegra cynna gebæc, Gen. 40, 17.

á-ceorfan

To cut away, cut down a tree

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Ðæt hé ealle ðá geþóhtas of his móde ne áceorfe, Past. 139, 26. Ðæt him man heáfod of áceorfe, Bl. H. 189, 33. Gif mon áceorfe án treów, Ll. Th. i. 130, 2. Áceorfan fram ússe heortan unclǽne geþóhtas, Shrn. 47, 23

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battle ⬩ struggle ⬩ an offering ⬩ sacrifice ⬩ oblation ⬩ a gift ⬩ present ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ service ⬩ a present ⬩ offering of words ⬩ a message ⬩ medicine

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Ða hálgan þrýnesse georne biddan ðæt heó ðæt lác ðæt hie þurh ðone hálgan heáhengel ǽrest æteówde mannum wundorlíc tácn ðæt hie ðæt mannum tó fylgenne oncýðde earnestly to entreat the holy Trinity that the grace of shewing by the holy archangel a wondrous

Linked entries: lácan lǽc freó-lác

lǽwede

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽwede, adj.

Lay ⬩ laic ⬩ lewd

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Hí underféngon ða dígelnyssa ðære láre ðe ðæt lǽwede folc undergitan ne mihte they [the apostles] received the mysteries of the doctrine that the unlearned people could not understand, Homl. Th. i. 190, 13.

Linked entry: lǽwed

stǽnen

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Be ðǽre díc tó ðǽre stǽnenan bricge, C. D. iii. 449, 23. Add

a-bæligan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bæligan, p. ode; pp. od

To offend ⬩ to make angry ⬩ irritare ⬩ offendere

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To offend, to make angry; irritare, offendere Sceal gehycgan hæleða ǽghwylc ðæt he ne abælige bearn waldendes every man must be mindful that he offend not the son of the powerful, Cd. 217; Th. 276, 27; Sat. 195

ǽ-fremmende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ǽ-fremmende, part.

Fulfilling the law ⬩ religious ⬩ legis præcepta conficiens ⬩ religiosus

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Fulfilling the law, religious; legis præcepta conficiens, religiosus Ic lǽran wille ǽfremmende ðæt ge eówer hús gefæstnige I will teach that you, the laws fulfilling, should make firm your house, Exon. 75 a ; Th. 281, 18; Jul. 648

a-lifian

(v.)
Grammar
a-lifian, p. ode; pp. od

To live ⬩ vivere

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To live; vivere He geþohte ðæt he wolde on fellenum gegyrelan ealle his dagas his lífes alifian he resolved that he would live all the days of his life in clothing of skins, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 13

dryre

(n.)
Grammar
dryre, es; m.

Fall, decline, ceasing ⬩ cāsus, lapsus, cessātio

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Ðǽr wæs ne dreámes dryre there was no ceasing of joy, 44 b; Th, 152, 1; Gú. 802

gearu-gongende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
gearu-gongende, part.

Going quickly or swiftly ⬩ expĕdīte incēdens

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Going quickly or swiftly; expĕdīte incēdens Ic eom to ðon bleáþ, ðæt mec mæg gearugongende gríma abrégan I am so timid, that a phantom going swiftly may frighten me, Exon. 110 b; Th. 423, 6; Rä. 41, 17

Linked entry: gearo-gongende

ge-bǽte

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bǽte, -bǽtel, es; n. [ge, and bǽte a bit of a bridle]

A bit of a bridle ⬩ a bridle ⬩ trappings ⬩ lŭpātum ⬩ cāmus ⬩ frēnum

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A bit of a bridle, a bridle, trappings; lŭpātum, cāmus, frēnum Ðæt gebǽtel of ateáh he took the bridle off, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 34. Mid ðám gebǽtum with the trappings, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 22

Linked entry: bǽte

mirgen

(n.)

that which causes delight ⬩ poetry

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Him wæs lust micel ðæt hé ðiossum leódum leóþ spellode, monnum myrgen great his (Alfred) delight was lays to relate, matter of mirth for men, Bt. Met. Fox introd. 9; Met. Einl. 5

Linked entry: mirig-ness

ge-sǽli

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sǽli, adj.

Happy ⬩ fēlix

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Happy; fēlix Hweðer micel feoh mǽge ǽnigne mon dón swá gesǽline, ðæt he nánes þinges máran ne þurfe can much money make any man so happy that he may need nothing more? Bt. 26, 1; Fox 90, 13

un-fullod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fullod, adj.

Unbaptized

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Unbaptized Swá hwylc mæssepreóst se ðe wite ðæt hé unfullod sý, fullige man hine omnis presbyter, qui noverit quod non sit baptizatus, baptizetur, L. Ecg. C. 7; Th. ii. 138, 23. Be unfullodon mæssepreóste, Th. ii. 128, 17

Linked entry: full-wian

deáþ-bǽre

Grammar
deáþ-bǽre, (deád-).
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Ðæt on ús deádbǽres is ðurh synna, 445, 25. Deáðbǽre (deád-, An. Ox. 2020) letiferas, mortiferas, Hpt. Gl. 454, 17. Add

forligerlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
forligerlíce, adv.

Adulterously

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Ðǽr is þæs geleáfan mægðhád þe wurðað ǽnne sóðne God, and nele forligerlíce tó leásum hǽðengylde búgan, ii. 566, 10

hrér-ness

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Þysne dæg wé ús on mycelre rérnesse tóweardne ongytan magon, 130, 20. On hrérnisse in commotione(m), Bl. Gl. (under onhrérnisse; but see Angl. xxi. 237). Add