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ge-mangian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mangian, p. ode; pp. od
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Hwæt forstent ǽnegum men, ðeáh he gemangige ðæt he ealne ðisne middangeard áge, gif he his sáule forspildeþ what profits it any man, though he trade so as to obtain all this world, if he destroy his soul? Past. 44, 10; Swt. 332, 9; Cot. MS

Linked entry: mangian

metan

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add: — Thómas eóde metende mid ánre metegyrde þone stede, Hml. S. 36, 94. add Mé þincð unéðe þæt tógædere metst, Solil. H. 61, 8. Mest, 17, 10

be-ládian

(v.)
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willen beládian on ðǽm miclan dóme, Past. 429, 4. with gen. Heó eáþe mihte þæs forligeres unhlísan beládian. Hml. S. 2, 205.

weorþfulness

(n.)
Grammar
weorþfulness, e; f.
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Nobleness, magnificence Gesceáwode se án engel ðe ðǽr ǽnlícost wæs, fæger silf wæs, and scínende on wuldre, and him wel gelícode his wurðfulniss, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 34.

ge-limplíce

(adv.)
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how we should pray, and yet said, 'Your Father knows what you need before you ask him,' Bl.

a-sæcgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sæcgan, p. -sægde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd

To speak outrelatetellsayexpressexplainannounceproclaimedicereeffariexprimerereferreenarrareannunciare

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. 3, 13; Hy.

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-bringan

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</b> where the point reached is given by an abstract noun :-- mihton hine tó deáþe gebringan, Hml. Th. i. 214, 32. to bring to or from a state, condition, action, &amp;c., cause to be in such and such a state, &amp;c.

Linked entry: ge-brengan

ge-bridlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bridlian, l. ge-brídlian,
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and add Ne gebrídlode (frenaret) no mid swá swíðlicre ðreáunga his láre, Past. 391, 33. sint gebrídlod (-ð, MS.) mid ðám brídle Godes beboda, Solil. H. 10, 16

hreówlíce

(adv.)
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Swíþe hreówlíce swá gebend wæs wuniende lacrymabile spectaculum praebuit, 5, 2; S. 220, 1: Hml. S. 23, 25: 575: 639. Þá wearð hreówlíce deád he died miserably, Hml. Th. i. 478, 14

níþ

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Add mid swá lytle níþe ábræc Rómebyrg, ꝥ bebeád ꝥ mon nǽnne mon ne sláge. Ors. 6, 38; S. 296, 30. Ne trúwige nán man be ælmesdǽdum bútan lufe; for ðan ðe swá lange swá hylt ðone sweartan níð on his heortan, ne mæg God gegladian. Hml.

mægen-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
mægen-strang, adj.

Strong in power

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Strong in power ðú mǽre eart mihtig and mægenstrang how great thou (Christ) art, how mighty and strong in power, Hy. 3, 21; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 21. Ðú eart se miccla and se mægenstranga, 3, 38; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 38.

ge-dreóglǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dreóglǽcan, p. ge-dreóglǽhte
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To make seemly, set in order Menn dæftað heora hús and wel gedreóglǽcað, gif sumne freónd onfón willað tó him, þæt nán unðæslicnys him ne ðurfe derian, Hml. Th. ii. 316, 7. cwæð ꝥ wolde gedreóhlǽcan his hámas, Hml. S. 6, 121.

Linked entry: -dreóglǽcan

húslian

(v.)
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Man sceal húslian þone seócan þá hwýle hit for*-*swelgan mæg, and man ne sceal hit ná dón nánum sámcwyce men, for þan þe hit sceal etan, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 23. Gé sculon húslian þá cild bonne gefullode beóð, and Add: —

wearg

Grammar
wearg, <b>. I.</b>
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Þá cómon on sumne sǽl ungesǽlige þeófas. . . se hálga wer wundorlíce geband . . . ꝥ heora nán ne mihte þanon ástyrian . . . Men þá þæs wundrodon þá weargas hangodon, Hml. 8. 32, 211. Add

ríceter

(n.)
Grammar
ríceter, rícetere, es; n.

powerdominionrulegreatnessgloryviolenceforce

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Ðam láreówe gedafenaþ ðæt hogie manegra manna sáwle mǽge Gode gestrýnan ... ná micel mǽge mid his rícetere him tó geteón it behoves the teacher to strive how many men's souls he can gain for God, not how much he can draw to himself by his

Linked entry: rícceter

rétan

(v.)
Grammar
rétan, ;p. ; te

To cheer, gladden, comfort

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; To cheer, gladden, comfort; Geseóþ blíþe ða earman beóþ, ðonne mon mid mete and mid hrægle rétaþ, Blickl. Homl. 41, 29. Ealle ða óðru gód óleccaþ ðam móde and hit rétaþ, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 24 note.

sele-secg

(n.)
Grammar
sele-secg, es; m.
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A hall-man, a retainer who has a place in his lord's hall Gemon selesecgas and sincþnege, hine his goldwine wenede tó wiste, Exon. Th. 288, 20; Wand. 34. Cf. seld-guma

fácen-lic

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sió bysmerlice sibb and fácenlice wearð betweónum Læcedemonium and Persum, Ors. S. 2, 28. Warnien þæt nán þing fácenlices ne dón videant ne aliquam fraudem presumant inferre, R. Ben. 95, 12, 15. Fácenlicu dolore (misread dolosa ? ), Ps.

wæstm

Grammar
wæstm, <b>. I</b> 2.
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Add bæd God geornlíce ꝥ þám þegne forgeáfe bearnes wæstm, Hml. S. 33, 18. 6. Add Se cwide mon ðæt feoh befæste ðǽm ciépemen ðe scolde forð sellan tó wæstme. Past. 379, 8. Add wæs scort on wæstme statura pusillus erat, Hml.