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ge-helpan

(v.)
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Hé bæd þone Ælmihtigan. ꝥ hé þám menn ( with broken limbs ) geheolpe, Hml. S. 21, 330. Gehulpe, Hex. 22, 17. Hié þǽr wurdon mid hungre ácwealde, þǽr heora þá ne gehulpe þá þǽr æt hám wǽron, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 5.

ge-yppan

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Wíde byð eorlum geypped asðelinges deáð, Men. 157. <b>II a.

tó-lísan

(v.)
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tó-lísan, p. de

To unloose,undo,dissolvesolvere,dissolvere,exsolvereresolvereto undo that which is boundrelease from a bond,to release from captivity, difficulty,to do away with tension,relax,relieveto put an end to the connection between,to separateto dissolve,put an end to,dissipate,to dissolve,relax,destroy the force of,weakento desolate,destroy,to undo a bondto discharge an obligation,to payto break a connection

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To unloose, undo, dissolve; solvere, dissolvere, exsolvere, resolvere. to undo that which is bound, release from a bond, literal Ðæt wíf tólýsde hire feax, Homl. Th. ii. 30, 16. figurative, to release from captivity, difficulty, etc.

Linked entries: tó-lésan tó-lýsan

hwilc

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(a α) :-- Gefréd hé hwelc sió hǽl tó habbanne wæs salus, quanti sit muneris, sentitur Past. 249, 7. as substantive, which Hí smeádon hwylc (huá ł huelc, L. quis ) hyra yldost wǽre, Mk. 9. 34. with indefinite force. as adjective, some, any, with noun

DRÍFAN

(v.)
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DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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Óðerne he dráf mid sticele, óðrum he wiðteáh mid bridle the one he drove with a goad, the other he restrained with a bridle, Past. 40, 3; Hat. MS. 54 b, 12.

þanne

Grammar
þanne, <b>A. IV.</b>
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Ic wið eów stíðlícor áginne, ðonne ic tale wið eów habban wylle I shall proceed too sternly against to be ready to talk to you, Hml.

æt

(prep.)
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S. 21, 246. (1 b) with absolute dat.

riht

(n.)
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riht, es n.

that which is straight or erect, a plumb line that which is straight in a metaphorical sense, right, law, canon, rule what is in accordance with law, human or divine, what is just or proper, right, justice, equity what is just in the case of a criminal, just punishment, justicewhat properly belongs to a person, what may justly be claimed, a right, due what is due from a person, duty what agrees with a proper standard, what is correct or exact, the rights of a case, the truth an account, a reckoning;ratio, mostly in such phrases as - riht ágildan - to render an account

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Se ðe secgan wile sóþ æfter rihte, Ben. Th. 2103; B. 1049. Ðæt wíf sǽde him eall ðæt riht dixit ei omnem veritatem, Mk. Skt. 5, 33. Ðæt hé be ðære róde riht getǽhte, Elen. Kmbl. 1199; El. 601.

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; pl. [which is more frequent] leóde; m.

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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Hié wíf tó Denum feredon lǽddon tó leódum they bore her to Denmark, Beo. Th. 2322; B. 1159. Wǽron æþelingas eft tó leódum fúse tó farenne the nobles were eager to go back to their people, 3613; B. 1804.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

Sunnan-dæg

(n.)
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Sunnan-dæg, es; m.
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Wih. 9-11; Th. i. 38, 18: L. C. S. 45; Th. i. 402, 13; in general terms it is said :-- [Ealra] Woroldlícra weorca on ðam hálgan dæge geswíce man georne, L. Eth. vi. 22; Th. i. 320, 12: L. C. E. 15; Th. i. 368, 18.

for-beódan

(v.)

to forbidto restraincheckto prevent

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Þá forbodenan gyfta uetitos hymeneos, 1780. with acc. Hé bodode geleúfan, and unriht forbeád, Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 20. Ǽlc unriht geold he forbead, Chr. 1087; P. 223, 32.

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, p. de; pp, ed

To burnburn upconsumescorchūrĕreexūrĕrecombūrĕreconcrĕmāreexæstuāre

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Hí wurdon mid swæflenum fýre forswælede they were burnt up with sulphurous fire, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 32: Homl. Th. ii. 496, 27. We sind mid lígum forswælede we are scorched up with flames, Homl. Th. ii. 494, 20

FREMU

(n.)
Grammar
FREMU, e; f.

Advantageprofitgainbenefitcommŏdumemŏlŭmentumquæstusfructusbenĕfĭciumsălus

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Neorxna wang stód, gifena gefylled, fremum forþweardum paradise stood, filled with gifts, with continual benefits, Cd. 12; Th. 13, 29; Gen. 210: Exon. 113 a; Th. 434, 10; Rä. 51, 8

Linked entry: freme

ge-twǽfan

(v.)
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ge-twǽfan, p. de; pp. ed

To separatedivertdetainhinderdeprive

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Sóna biþ ðæt ðec ádl oððe ecg eafoþes getwǽfeþ soon will it be that disease or sword will deprive thee of vigour, 3531; B. 1763. Sumne Geáta leód feores getwǽfde one the Goths' prince separated from life, 2871; B. 1433.

Linked entries: ge-twǽman -twǽfan

flǽsc-lic

humanmortalanimalnaturalcarnalworldlycarnalsensualsexual

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Þú ǽr gesáwe æfter flǽsclicre gecynde fægre leomu on tó seónne, 113, 21. animal in contrast with human: Mýs and flæá sint flésclicu nýtenu, Solil.

ge-standan

(v.)
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Ealle þe éhtend him ǽr gestódan omnes qui eos ceperunt, 105, 35. with complementary adj. (ptcpl.) Þú hire on hǽle hold gestóde, Ps. Ben. 34, 3. Gestód ꝥ folc básnende, Lk.

FLOTA

(n.; part.)
Grammar
FLOTA, an; m. [floten, pp. of fleótan to float] .

a shipvesselfleetnāvisclassisa sailorpiratenautapīrāta

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Mid ðæm flotan with the fleet, 904; Erl. 98, 12. Lǽt nú geferian flotan úserne to lande let our ship now go to land, Andr. Kmbl. 794; An. 397: Beo.

Linked entries: ǽg-flota ge-flota

un-scrýdan

(v.)
Grammar
un-scrýdan, p. de

To undressstripdivest

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Grammar un-scrýdan, with acc. of person and dat. of garment Hé hine unscrídde ðam healfan scicelse, Ap. Th. 12, 22. Hí unscrýddon hyne hys ágenum reáfe, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 28, 31: Mt. Skt. 15, 20: Homl. Th. ii. 252, 24, 29

fægen

Grammar
fægen, fagen

glad

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Fægen voti compos, 124, 11. with cause of gladness given, in genitive Hilarius nine underféng, fagen his cymes, Hml. Th. ii. 504, 19. Fægen (fagen, v. l.) his gecyrrednysse, Hml. S. 26, 133.

cyn-ren

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Eówre wíto and eówres cinrenes ( seminis tui ) wíto, Deut. 28, 59. a nation Dryhten rínað ofer eall cynrynu ( gentes ), Ps. Th. 46, 8. a kind, species Synderlicere cynrene singulari (tincturae) genere, An. Ox. 1057. Syx synt muneca cynerena, R.