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ge-metgian

(v.)
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H. 48, 22. <b>II a.</b> to modify by mixing, temper, prepare :-- Drync mínne mid wópe ic gemetgade (temperabam), Ps. Srt. 101, 10. ýþ 1ígas gemetegie ut unda flammas temperet, Hy. S. 17, 14.

heáp

a bandcompanythe clergya choiran armya hosta troopcompanya crewa collectionin companytogether

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Of þám heápe fleág giellende gár, Víd. 127: Exod. 192. a division of an army, a troop, company: Heáp cuneus (cf. cuneus getrimmed féða, i. 18, 31), Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 24 Heápum maniplis (v. Ald. 191, 6), 95, 12; 54, 51.

hundred

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Heora man áhéng fifte healf hundred (hund, v. l. ), Ors. 5, 3; Th. 442, 34. Hundrað (hundteóntig, R. hund, W. S.) scípa centum oves, Mt. L. 18, 12. Hundrað (hundred, R., hund, W. S.) scillinga centum denarios, 18, 28. Hundreð, Lk. R. 15, 4.

micel

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Hié him gesealdon án .c. þára miclena þrieréðrena, Ors. 3, 1; S. 96, 27 : 5, 13; S. 246, 6. (1a) as an epithet to distinguish objects of the same kind but of different size :-- Nim þá miclan sinfullan, Lch. ii. 240, 8. (1b) great in extent :-- Gif mon

sceamian

(v.)
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sceamian, ode.

to feel shame, be ashamed to cause shame

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to feel shame, be ashamed (with gen. of cause) Ic ðæs nǽfre ne sceamige non erubescam, Ps. Th. 24, 1. Ne ic ne scamige nec confundar, Ps. Spl. 30, 20.

wealdend

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend, es; m.

one who exercises power over persons or things, a controller masterone who exercises dominion a ruler governor sovereign applied to the Deity a possessor master lord

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witon úre wæs wealdend we knew he was master of us, Blickl. Homl. 243, 18. Se ðe ðæs weddes waldend , L. Edm. B. 6; Th. i. 254, 22.

swég

(n.)
Grammar
swég, es; m.

unregulated, confused sound, noise, din, crash regulated, modulated or articulate sound,sound made by living creatures, voice, cry or note of a bird, song sound made by means of an instrument, voice; also the instrumenta person

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Voc. ii. 109, 27. Swǽg clangor, sonitus, Hpt. Gl. 451, 44. Ne wind ne wætres swég, Blickl. Homl. 65, 19. Swég on windes onlícnesse, 133, 15. Swég innan ðan heáfedan. Lchdm. iii. 92, 25. Wæs ðeód on sǽlum sigefolca swég, Beo. Th. 1292; B. 644: Cd.

Linked entries: swég-cræft swóg

þín

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
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þín, prop. poss.
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Kmbl. 6, 6. (1 a) where the noun is to be inferred :-- Ða ilcan ðé habbaþ heora ágnes þances forlétan, hales þínes, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 13. (1 b) strengthened by ágen :-- Þín ágen geleáfa þé hæfþ gehǽledne, Blickl. Homl. 15, 26.

wana

(n.; adj.)
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wana, adj. generally indeclinable. I.
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wanting, lacking, absent, with substantive verb, wana wesan to bs wanting Ic eom wana of ðam getele desum, Ælfc. Gr. 32 ; Zup. 202, II. Án þing ðé is wana (wona, Lind., Rush.) unum tibi deest, Lk. Skt. 18, 22 : Mk. Skt. 10, 21.

fægere

(adv.)

beautifullyelegantlygentlyfairplausiblyspeciouslyimpuritythoroughlynoblysplendidlyjustly

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Voc. ii. 81, 39), An. Ox. 3046: Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 47: 66, 49. Se lǽce grápað suíðe fægre ymbútan ðæt ðæt sníðan wile, Past. 187, 1. Þǽr sófte byð, þǽr ic beó fægere beþeaht fiðerum ðínum, Ps. Th. 60, 3.

for-beódan

(v.)

to forbidto restraincheckto prevent

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[In N. Gospels fore-beáda Forebeádas prohibens, Mt. p. 14, 16. Forebeád (for-. R. ) praecipiebat, Mk. L. 7, 36.] to forbid, to order that something shall not be done Forbodenne ágeáncyme interdictum (i. prohibitum) postlimiumm, An. Ox. 2720.

freó

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Th. i. 92, 2. (1 a) free as regards (wiþ) another :-- Ðǽm ðeówan is cýðonne ðæt wiete ðæt nis freóh wið his hláford, Past. 200, 19. (1 b) not in subjection to sin :-- Gif sunu iów gefrióð sóðlíce frió (freó, L.) bióðon, Jn. R. 8, 36.

ge-séman

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<b>II a.

ge-bycgan

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Add: to buy goods þe hine gebohtte qui eum emerat, Bd. 4, 22; Sch. 460, 12. <b>1 a.</b> to buy as a trader :-- Wilt þú syllan þingc þíne hér, ealswá þú gebohtest þǽr?

hwæt

(adv.; int.)
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hwæt, adv. or interjection.
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Hwæt seofast þú wið ? quid igitur ingemiscis? (cf. hwí (quid ) murcnast þú wið mín?, 3), Bt. 7, 3; F. 20, 14. Hwæt (cf. hwí, W. S., for hwon, L., R. quid, Mt. 27, 46: hwí, W. S., hwon, L., R. quid, Mk. 15, 34) forlǽtest þú ?, An. 1415.

hogian

(v.)
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Add: to think, have such and such thoughts Gif ne eáðmódlíce ic hogade si non humiliter sentiebam, Ps. Srt. 130, 2. <b>I a.</b> with an object, to hove as an object of thought :-- on heortan hogedon inwit, Ps.

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

a coursewaya lodewatercoursecarryingcarriagebringingSustenanceprovision

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a course, way Micel is lád ofer lagustreám great is the way across the water, Andr. Kmbl. 845; An. 423: Exon. 94 a; Th. 353, 17; Reim. 14. Brimwudu láde fús the ship swift in its course, 52 a; Th. 182, 6; . 1306.

wís

(adj.)
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wís, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouscunningwiselearnedskilledexpertknown

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Voc. i. 76, 10 fronimus 47, 34. Grammar wís, of persons Ne scyle nán wís monn (vir sapiens) forhtigan, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 8, 13, 15. Ne mæg weorþan wís wer ǽr áge wintra dǽl in woruldríce, Exon. Th. 290, 12; Wand. 64.

ge-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, ge-hweorfan.
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Take here <b>ge-hwyrfan</b> in Dict. and add trans. to cause to go, to transfer from one place to another hine áscéd of ðǽm worldríce and hine gehwirfde (-hwyrfde, v. l. ) ungesceádwísum neátum, Past. 38, 23.

Linked entry: ge-hweorfan

ge-cígan

(v.)
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Dele passage Ph. 454, and add: intrans. To call, cry out, exclaim Gicégde (geceigede, L.) stefne micler exclamauit uoce magna, Lk. R. 1, 42. Geceigdon, ðus cueðende clamauerunt, dicentes, Mt. L. 8, 29. Fore fyrhtnise geceigdon, 14, 26. <b>I a.