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þurh-wæccan

(v.)
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to continue watching, maintain a vigil Hé wæs ðerhwæccende erat pernocians, Lk. L. 6, 12

first-mearc

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Hé ús nǽnigne ( printed mænigne) fyrstmearc ne háteðlanges lífes, Archiv cxxii. 257, 14

rest-hús

(n.)
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rest-hús, es; ;n.;

A sleeping-chamber

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; A sleeping-chamber; Hé ðǽr hæfde án resthús ( ;cubiculum; ), Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 23

ǽ-fæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽ-fæstlíce, adv.

Religiously

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Religiously Lifde hé ǽfestlíce his líf religiosam gerens vitam, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 10

á-snǽsan

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Þene horn þet he asneseð mide alle þeo þet ha areacheð, A. R. 200. Add: —

CEÓL

(n.)
Grammar
CEÓL, ciól, es; m.

KEEL ⬩ a ship ⬩ carina, celox, navis

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He ceól gesóhte he sought the ship, Andr. Kmbl. 759; An. 380. Hí cómon on þrím ceólumto Brytene they came in three ships to Britain, Chr. 449; Erl. 13, 3: Bt. Met. Fox 21, 22; Met. 21, 11.

Linked entry: ciól

cyne-líc

(adj.)
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cyne-líc, cynellíc, cynelec; adj.

Kingly, royal, regal, belonging to the state, public ⬩ regius, regalis, publicus

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He onféng cynelícum gewǽdum and com on Breotone he took the royal robes and came into Britain, 1, 6; S. 476, 19, note. Wið ða cynelícan ádle ðe man auriginem nemneþ ad morbum regium, hoc est, auriginem [ = auruginem], Herb. 87, 1; Lchdm. i. 190, 14.

Linked entries: cynelec cynellíc

for-hergian

(v.)
Grammar
for-hergian, -heregian, to -hergianne; part, -hergiende, -hergende; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To lay waste ⬩ destroy ⬩ ravage ⬩ devastate ⬩ plunder ⬩ vastāre ⬩ devastāre ⬩ depŏpŭlāre

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To lay waste, destroy, ravage, devastate, plunder; vastāre, devastāre, depŏpŭlāre Ne wile he ealle ða rícu forsleán and forheregian will he not slay and destroy all the kingdoms? Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 3.

Linked entry: hergian

seomian

(v.)
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seomian, siomian, semian; p. ode
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Hé siomode in sorgum seofon nihta fyrst, Elen. Kmbl. 1384; El. 694. Flota stille bád, seomode on sole scip, Beo. Th. 609; B. 302. Heó on wrace seomodon, Cd. Th. 5, 15; Gen. 72.

Linked entry: semian

twiwa

(adv.)
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twiwa, tweowa, twuwa, tuwa, tuwwa, tua, twiga, twigea, twige, twía; adv.
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Twice Hé hine twiwa (tuwa, MS. L.) mid fyrde gesóhte, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 37. Ðæt heó on geáre twigea (twiwa, MS. H.: tuwa, MS. B.) blówe, Lchdm. i. 320, 13. Hé gefeaht II (tweowa, MS. C.) wið ðone cyning, Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 280, 9.

Linked entries: tuwa tweowa twía twiga twige twuwa

be-weddian

(v.)

to betroth ⬩ pledge ⬩ plight

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Heó wæs ær beweddad sumum æþelum were, Shrn. 86, 14. Gif beweddodu fǽmne hié forlicgge, Ll.

cirran

(v.)
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Þá hí tó sǽ cóman, þá hét hí man cyrran, Chr. 1094; P. 229, 22. (2 a) with reflex. dat. :-- Hé forlét þá fyrde and cyrde him eft tó Lundene, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 12. of change in conduct, to turn, reform Hí geeácniað heora wíta, gif hí ǽr ende ne cyrrað

Linked entries: cerran cyrran

for-fón

to take away ⬩ to seize ⬩ to anticipate

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Ðá arn se ealda wið hire weardes mid gebígedum cneówum tó þon ꝥ hé hine on þá eorþan ástrehte . . . Heó þá þone ealdan forene forféng, and him ne geþafode fulfremodlíce on þá eorðan ástreccan, Hml. S. 23 b, 605. Sý forne forfangen preoccupetur, An.

ge-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þringan, p. -þrang, -þringde [North. Gospels], pl. -þrungon; pp. -þrungen

To press ⬩ oppress ⬩ comprimere ⬩ contendere ⬩ opprimere

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Hú he þurh ðæt folc geþrang how he pressed through the people, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 30. Geþrincgas to ingeonganne contendite intrare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 24. Hæfde ðá se æþeling in geþrungen then had the noble one pressed in, Andr.

Linked entry: folc-geþrang

lǽwede

(adj.)
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lǽwede, adj.

Lay ⬩ laic ⬩ lewd

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Búton ða láreówas screádian symle ða leahtras þurh heora láre áweg ne biþ ðæt lǽwede folc wæstmbǽre on gódum weorcum, ii. 74, 17. Hé munuclíce leofode betwux ðam lǽwedan folce he lived as a monk among laymen, 97, 67.

Linked entry: lǽwed

CYFES

(n.)
Grammar
CYFES, cyfys, cifes, ciefes,e; f: cyfese, an; f.

A concubine, handmaid ⬩ concubina, pellex, ancilla

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> Gif he cyfesan hæbbe, and náne riht ǽwe, he áh ðæs to dónne swá him geþincþ; wíte he ðeáh ðæt he beó on ánre gehealden, beó hit cyfes, beó hit ǽwe si concubinam habeat, et nullam legitimam uxorem, erit ei proinde quod ipsi videbitur faciendum; sciat

Linked entries: cyfys ceafes cefes ciefes cifes

ofer-stǽlan

(v.)

to confute, convince, convict

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Ðonne hé oferstǽled biþ when he is convinced, Past. 6; Swt. 46, 16. Hé biþ ðonne oferstǽled ðæt hé Godes feónd is he will then be convicted of being God's foe. Homl. Th. i. 612, 24.

folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOW ⬩ go behind ⬩ run after ⬩ pursue ⬩ sĕqui ⬩ insĕqui ⬩ to follow as a servant, attendant or disciple ⬩ cŏmĭtāri ⬩ adhærēre alicui ⬩ servīre ⬩ subdĭtus esse

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Ðæt ǽlc folgie swylcum hláforde swylcum he wille that each follow [ = serve] such lord as he will, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. i. 222, 1.

Linked entry: FYLGEAN

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a region ⬩ quarter ⬩ side ⬩ quarter ⬩ part ⬩ proportion ⬩ death ⬩ end ⬩ finished ⬩ issue ⬩ event ⬩ goal ⬩ ultimately ⬩ always ⬩ ultimately ⬩ continuously ⬩ consecutively ⬩ kind ⬩ sort

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Hé cóm intó Afenan múðan and hergode ofer eall þone ende, 1067; P. 203, 12. a division of an army Hé fór on þone ende Hannibales folces þe hé self on wæs, Ors. 4, 9; S. 192, 12.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

a-dwæscan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dwæscan, p. ede, te; pp. ed, t; v. a. [a, dwæscan to quench]

To quench ⬩ put out ⬩ staunch ⬩ appease ⬩ extinguere

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Efne swá he mid wætre ðone weallendan lég adwæsce even as he with water the raging flame quenches, Exon. 122a; Th. 467, 23; Alm. 6. Eall mín unriht adwæsc omnes iniquitates meas dele, Ps. Ben. 50, 10

Linked entry: on-dwæscan

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