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þurh-gán

(v.)

to go over or throughto pass throughpierceto penetratepermeatepervade

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to go over or through Fixas þurhgáð ( perambulant ) paðas sǽs, Ps. Spl. 8, 8. Ic wille ðurhgán orsorh ðone here, Homl.

chor

(n.)
Grammar
chor, es; m.
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Þá þénas inn gán chore ministri introeant chorum, Angl. xiii. 391, 370.

discipul

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Hé monige him discipulum genam, 3, 5; Sch. 205, 12. Héht hé him his discipulos , Bl. H. 225, 13. Hé lǽrde his discipuli, 231, 18. Add

ge-bécan

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Ðá gesealde se cyng and gebécte ðæt land Æðelstáne ealdormenn hæbbenne and syllanne for lífe and for legere ðám him leófost wǽre. Æfter ðám getídde ðæt Ecgferð gebóhte bóc and land æt Æðelstáne ealdormenn, Cht. E. 202, 22-26.

ge-mirran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mirran, p. de.
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Th. 62, 9. the object a thing huon eorðo gemerras why cumbereth (occupat) it the ground ?, Lk. L. 13, 7. to obstruct right conduct in a person, lead astray, deceive Mód gemyrred in synna seáð, Jul. 412.

Linked entry: ge-myrran

ge-dirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dirfan, pp. ed.
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to cause to labour. Cf. ge-deorfan; It beó sóðlíce gedyrfe[d ?] on bebodum þínum ego autem exercebor in mandatis tuis, Ps. L. 118, 78. to endanger, imperil.

hós

(n.)
Grammar
hós, a bramble.
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Twigu ł hosa ramnos (ramos seems to have been read. Cf. ramus twig, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 80: but hosa from its form seems to belong to hosu ), Ps. Cam. 57, 10

Lega-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Lega-ceaster, e ; f.
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Hé micele fyrd gelǽdde Legaceastre (Leige-, v. l. ad ciuitate Legionum, quae a gente Anglorum Legacaester, a Brettonibus autem rectius Carlegion appellatur ), Bd. 2, 2; Sch. 120, 5. Hé lǽdde his ferde Legaceastre, Chr. 605 ; P. 23, 5.

seohtre

(n.)
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Ofer ðone cnol ðæn seohtore þrubróce, iii. 451, 14. ðám fúlan siðre; of ðone fúlan siðre on ðæt díc, v. 304, 24. [On sihterwíc, vi. 56, 16.]

rodor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rodor-líc, adj.

of the firmamentcelestialheavenly

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Hí faraþ heofonum and rodorlíce wununga underfóþ, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 83

rúnian

(v.)
Grammar
rúnian, ode

To talk low, whisper, mutter

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His egen to sen, his muð to runien, O. E. Homl. ii. 107, 19. Ræden and runan (rouni, 2nd MS.), Laym. 2331

Linked entries: rún rúnere

scealfor

(n.)
Grammar
scealfor, e; f.: scealfra, an; m.

A diver

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Ðá geseah hé swymman scealfran on flóde, and gelóme doppettan ádúne grunde éhtende þearle ðære eá fixa . . . Ðá hét Martinus ða fugelas ðæs fixnoðes geswícan, and wéstene síðian; and ða scealfran gewiton áweg holte, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 6-12

ge-þrístlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrístlǽcan, p. -lǽhte, -lǽcte

To darepresumeexciteprovocare

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To dare, presume, excite; provocare Ne geþristlǽcaþ hí ó ðæt hí mánswergen on his noman they never dare to sware falsely in his name, Shrn. 109, 17.

Linked entries: læþ þríst-lǽcan

hlýpa

(n.)
Grammar
hlýpa, hliépa, an; m.

That which helps in leaping, in leaping on or mounting a horse, a horse-block

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That which helps in leaping, in leaping on or mounting a horse, a horse-block Siððan hé wæs ðæm cyninge to ðon geset óþ his lífes ende, ðæt hé sceolde swá oft stúpian swá hé his horse wolde, and hé ðonne se cyning hæfde his hrycg him hliépan hoc

Linked entry: hliépa

swefnian

(v.)
Grammar
swefnian, p. ode.

To appear in a dream to a person To dream to fall asleep.

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with acc. of person, cf. mǽtan, To appear in a dream to a person Swá bwæt swá hine swefnaþ whatever he dreams, Lchdm. iii. 184, 9. Swá hwæt swá ðé geswefnaþ, 154, 24. Áhicgan on sefan ðínne hú ðé swefnede, Cd. Th. 224, 5; Dan. 131.

á-sprýtan

Grammar
á-sprýtan, l. á-spryttan,

to sprout outspring upto put forth sproutssprout out

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L. 91, 8. of a root, seed, to put forth sprouts, sprout out For ðám þá wyrttruman magon eft ðanon ásprettan (printed -spretgan) ne talige ic þé þeáh ꝥ nánre scylde, Shrn. 184, 21

Linked entry: á-sprettan

ge-cweþan

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H. 181, 2. to give orders for ( ) action Iulianus gecwæð gefeohte (cf. Iulianusgegaderode his here. Hml. S. 31, 95), Hml. Th. ii. 502, 4. Hé gecwæð gefeohte ongeán Arfaxað pugnavit contra Arphaxad, Hml.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
sceacan, scacan; sceóc, scóc; sceacen, scacen, scæcen.

to shake (intrans.), quiverto flee, hurry off, go forthto move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shakingto pass, proceed, departto shake (trans.)to weave

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to shake (intrans.), quiver Gerd from uinde styrende łsceæcen de, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 7. but generally used of rapid movement, of living creatures, to flee, hurry off, go forth (cf. (?)

limpan

(v.)
Grammar
limpan, p. lamp, pl. lumpon

To befallhappenpertainbelongaffectconcern

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To befall, happen, fall (to one's share), pertain, belong, affect, concern Ða yfelan habbaþ gesǽlþa, and him gelimpþ (Cott. MS. limpþ) oft æfter heora ágnum willan, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 214, 5.

ge-ferian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ferian, -fergan; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To carryconveybearleadconductferrevehĕredūcĕre

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To carry, convey, bear, lead, conduct; ferre, vehĕre, dūcĕre Feówer scoldon geferian to ðæm goldsele Grendles heáfod four must convey Grendel's head to the goldhall, Beo. Th. 3281; B. 1638 : Andr. Kmbl. 793; An. 397.