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ed-hwyrft

Grammar
ed-hwyrft, <b>.
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</b> Add: ús edhwyrft forgeaf tó þám écean lífe þe wé ǽr forworhton, Verc. Först. 78, 18

un-wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
un-wrítere, es; m.

A bad, incorrect writer

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A bad, incorrect writer Mycel yfel déð se unwrítere, gyf nele his wóh gerihtan, Ælfc. Gr. pref.; Zup. 3, 24

up-gemynd

(n.)
Grammar
up-gemynd, es; n.

Mindfulness of what is abovethought directed heavenward

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Mindfulness of what is above, thought directed heavenward hæfde hlúttre lufan, éce upgemynd engla blisse, Andr. Kmbl. 2129; An. 1066

senatus

(n.)
Grammar
senatus, the senate, senators. The treatment of this word in the translation of Orosius is somewhat exceptional. The Latin form senatus occurs in the nom. and acc. , but in the former senatas, senatum, and in the latter senatum, senatos are also used; in the gen. senatuses, senatusa are found, and in the dat. senatum; in every case but one (?) the word is plural. The Latin senator is also used, though the word
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sette senatus, 5, 12; Swt. 242, 28. Ðæt sprǽce wið ða senatos (-us other MSS. ), 4, 11; Swt. 206, , 29: 4, 13; Swt. 210, 16: 5, 5; Swt. 226, 16

ge-brecan

(v.)
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bæd ꝥ ðæt deófolgild gebrǽce and gefylde. Þá hit gebrecan ne móste, þá cómon twégen englas . . . and ꝥ gild gebrǽcan, Bl. H. 221, 2-32. Nó gebrocen weorðeð holt on híwe, Ph. 80.

ge-bícnan

Grammar
ge-bícnan, ge-bícnian.
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I a. to command by a nod, to command :-- Búton tó ǽlcum men mæge gebécnan ꝥ ierne on his willan, Bt. II, 1 ; F. 32, 20.

hírsumian

(v.)

to obeyto obeyto obeya feelingdesirean impulseto serveto serve God

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Þæt ágenum lustum ne hýrsumige non voluptatibus suis obediens, 20, 12. to serve Gif tóbræc ǽnig þing on þǽre hýrsumnesse þe on hýrsumode, áþer on kycenan ..., oðþe on ǽnigum óðerum craefte þe mid líchomlicum geswince on hýrsumode, R.

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp.swicen.

to move about, wanderto move away, depart, escapefrom to turn from, to withdraw favour or allegiance from, to rebelto desist from (dat. or prep.), cease fromto deceiveto fail in one's duty to another, be a traitor to, desert ceaseto deceive, leave in the lurch

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cease from Gif ðære hnappunge ne swícþ, ðonne hnappaþ óð wierð on fæstum slǽpe, Past. 28; Swt. 195, 11.

Linked entry: be-swicenness

rǽswan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽswan, rǽswian, rǽsian, résian; p. ede, ode
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résade ( suspicabatur ) ðæt hæfde ðæs Cáseres ǽrendo sum tó Breotone cyningum ... Ðá ongeat ðæt hit swá ne wæs swá résade, Bd. 4, 1; S. 564, 48-,565. 3. Rǽswodan, spǽcan, wǽron gemunende comminiscuntur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 1.

Linked entry: résian

ge-mána

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mána, an; m. [ge-mǽne communis]

Companionship, society, fellowship, familiarity, marriage, intercourse, commerce, conjunctioncommunio, societas, consortium, contubernium, commercium, concubitus

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Ðonne he wæs mid his ágnum cynne ðonne he wæs on ðare ryhtwísera gemánan he was then with his own kin when he was in the company of the righteous, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 12. Engla gemána the society of angels, Exon. 42 a; Th. 142, 10; Gú. 642 : Ps.

Linked entry: ge-mánna

un-besacen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-besacen, adj.

unmolested by litigationnot made the subject of litigationuncontested

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Ðá sealde Æþelrige unbesacen land on hand, ðæt þanonforð syþþan ðǽron ne sprǽce he gave the land up to Æþelrige uncontested, so that thenceforth he would not lay claim to it, 289, 31.

fóre-stihtod

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stihtod, fore-stihtan; p. te; pp. -stiht, -stihted; -stihtian; p. ode; pp. od

predestine

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'; þæt is, 'Ðá ðe forestihte,' Hml. Th. ii. 364, 25-366, 1. ne forestihte nǽnne tó yfelnysse . . . forestihte ðá gecorenan tó dám écan lífe . . . nolde forestihtan þá árleásan tó his ríce, i. 112, 28-33.

for-hogian

(v.)

to disdainto disdain

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his synna ne forhogige tó andettanne ut non negligat peccata sua confiteri, Ll. Th. ii. 174, 12

flówan

to pass awaybe transitoryto issueto flowto be floodedto flowto abound

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bát his tungan þæt heó on blóde fleów he bit his tongue, so that it was bathed in blood, 312, 25. Feól sum preóst of þám weorce, swá ꝥ sámcucu læg . . . and fleów eall blóde, Hml.

eówde

(n.)
Grammar
eówde, eówede, eówode, es; n: eówd, eówod, e; f.

A flock, herd grex

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He ðæt sceáp bær on his exlum to ðære eówde he bare the sheep on his shoulders to the flock, Homl. Th. i. 340, 2. Ic wylle ahreddan mine eówde wið eów I will deliver my flock from you, i. 242, 13. 2. eówd, e; f.

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, p. ge-teóde.
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wolde guman findan þone þe him on sweofote sáre geteóde, B. 2295. to determine a course of action ꝥ on his móde gehogod and geteód hæfde, ꝥ wolde ealle his þeóde fordón totam eius gentem delere decreuerat, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 307, 7. of the decrees

fǽringa

unexpectedlyof a suddenall at oncesoonat onceearlyby chanceforte

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Fǽringa ymbe þá herehúðe hlemmeð tógædre grimme góman, Wal. 60: 44. fǽringa feóll tó þǽre eorðan. . . and forðférde, Chr. 1042; P. 162, 14: Bl. H. 223, 11.

ge-hweorfan

(v.)
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geearnode, ꝥ eft gehwurfe tó his fæder gife and freóndscipe, Gr. D. 238, 13. of action, to turn to a person Gehweorfen tó ;mé þá þe hyldu tó dé áhtan convertantur ad me qui piment te Ps.

sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
sárig, adj.

feeling grief, sorry, sorrowful, sad expressing grief, mournful, sad, bitter

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Ðá sceolde se hearpere weorþan swá sárig ðæt ne mihte on gemong óðrum monnum beón the harper (Orpheus) is said to have become so afflicted with grief, that he could not live among other men, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 6.

ge-bedda

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bedda, . . . an ; f.
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Hire wer bæd seó cwén móste cunnian gif heó mihte hire (Migdonia's) mód gebígan ꝥ heó (Migdonia ] his gebedda wǽre, Hml. S. 36, 303. fig. in connexion with the grave Wyrmum tó mete and tó gebeddan weorðan.