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á-meldian

(v.)
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Grammar á-meldian, to make known what is secret, to reveal, disclose Gemyne ðú, mucgwyrt, hwæt ðú ámeldodest, Lch. iii. 30, 28. Ic bidde þé þaet ðú uncre sprǽce on mínum lífe nánum ne ámeldige, Hml. Th. ii. 146, 36. Se apostol his gesihðe mannum ámeldian

cunnian

(v.)
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Add: with gen. to try, test Þæs cunnede sum lǽce a certain doctor tested that statement, Lch. iii. 152, 6. Ðæt wé his cunnedon hwæþer hit swelc wǽre, Nar. 26, 2. Hí woldon cunnian heora mihte on þæs cáseres fyrde ǽr þám þe hig féngon tó sibbe, Jud. Thw

ge-beorg

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Add Geberg refugium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 74. verbal abstract. protection, saving of an object Bið sé gebeorges þe bet wyrðe, þe hé for neóde dyde ꝥ ꝥ hé dyde. Ll. Th. i. 412, 13. Gebeorhges, 328, 24. For þǽra gebeorge . . . ðe hé habban wyle gehealden

ge-wis

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-wis, ge-wiss, es; n.
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what is certain. certain information Ðá úþwitan þe sǽdon þæt nǽfre nánwiht gewisses nǽre búton twæónunga, Solil. H. 20, 22. Ne mæg ic nán gewis bringan tó mínum geférum, Hml. S. 23, 577. Hé áxode þæs martyres naman . . . ac heora nán nyste nán gewis

rihtan

(v.)
Grammar
rihtan, p. te

to right, to restore to a proper position that which is displaced, erect, direct ⬩ to right a person, ⬩ replace a person in the rights of which he is wrongfully deprived ⬩ to make right that which is faulty, set right, rectify, correct, amend ⬩ to keep right, direct, rule

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to right, to restore to a proper position that which is displaced, erect, direct Hé mid handum eft on heofonríce rihte rodorstólas he (God) with his hands again in the heavenly kingdom restored the celestial seats (after the expulsion of the rebellious

á-teorian

(v.)

to get exhausted ⬩ faint, ⬩ to lose heart or energy ⬩ get weary ⬩ faint ⬩ to get exhausted ⬩ come to an end ⬩ fail ⬩ be wanting ⬩ to be defective

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Add Áteoriaþ desislunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 39 : 59, 51. Áteorada defuit, 138, 27. to get exhausted, faint, lit. On ðisum lífe wé áteoriað gif wé ús mid bigleofan ne ferciað, ... gif wé tó lange waciað wé áteoriað, Hml. Th. i. 488, 32-4. Gif ic hí forlǽte

incer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
incer, adj. pron. 2nd person dual.
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Of or belonging to you two Ic nú ðis þing wríte tó ðé gemǽnelíce and tó mínre méder and mínum geswustrum forðon incer lufu sceal beón somod gemǽne nunc tibi et matri mee sororibusque meis de singulis regni mei commodis scribebam, que tibi et illis communia

ge-léd

(n.; v.)
Grammar
ge-léd, ge-loed, ge-leód, gloed glosses catasta (
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catasta instrumentum torquendi, genus lecti ferrei, quo, impositis Christianis, ignis supponebatur, Migne) Catasta, genus supplicii vel woepe, eculeo simile, nomen ludi vel geléd, quadrupalium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 45. Geloed (gloed, Ep., geleód, Erf.)

Linked entries: ge-loed gæleþ

gnídan

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Add Ic gníde frico, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 11. Frico ic gníde, fricui ic gnád, frictum gegniden, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 137, 15. to rub an object Hit biþ geornlic þæt mon heardlíce gníde þone hnescestan mealmstán, Ors. 4, 13; S. 212, 27. <b>I a.</b> to

ofer-stǽlan

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Add: to overcome in a dispute, overthrow the case of a person by proofs Þá fuhton þá englas and þá deóflu ymbe þá earman sáwle ; and þá deóflu hý ( the soul) genáman æt þám englum, and oferstǽldon hý mid hire yfelan weorcum þe heó wyrcende wæs (confuted

sirwan

Grammar
sirwan, <b>. II.</b>
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dele last passage, and add: to devise a plan Serwi(ende) molientes (aliud argumenti genus) An. Ox. 2939. to lie in wait for, to ambush Hér seó ungeþwǽrnes þá mægnu syrwde and gehæfte discordia virtutibus insidiatur et capitur, Prud. 78a. (1 a) with

wáce

(adv.)
Grammar
wáce, adv.

Weakly ⬩ feebly ⬩ faintly ⬩ without boldness ⬩ feebly ⬩ inefficiently ⬩ without energy ⬩ remissly

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Weakly. feebly, faintly, without boldness Ic mínum gewyrhtum wáce trúwige I have feeble trust in my own merits, Anglia xii. 502, 9: Exon. Th. 52, 24; Cri. 838. feebly, inefficiently, without energy, remissly Nú syndon cyrcan wáce gegriðode churches

Linked entry: wác-scipe

fyrst

Grammar
fyrst, adj.

first, foremost in position ⬩ foremost in virtue or worth, best, of great excellence

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For 'First . . . Exod. 399' substitute: first, foremost in position Hé wæs mid þǽm fyrstum mannum on þǽm lande he was among the first men in the country, Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 13. foremost in virtue or worth, best, of great excellence Hú se láreów sceal

ofer-weorpan

(v.)

to overthrow, throw down ⬩ to throw (water, etc.) upon, to sprinkle ⬩ To fall down

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to overthrow, throw down Nim eorþan, oferweorp mid ðinre swíðran handa under ðínum swíðran fét, Lchdm. i. 384, 19. Gif hé hié oferweorpe, mid x sciłł. gebéte, L. Alf. pol. 11; Th. i. 68, 15. Ðý gewunelícan þeáwe horsa æfter wérinysse hit (the horse)

twelfta

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelfta, ord. num.

Twelfth

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Twelfth Se twelfta duodecimus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 282, 19. Móna se twelfta, Lchdm. iii. 190, 4. Hé wæs twelfta sylf, Andr. Kmbl. 1330; An. 665. &para; Passages having reference to Twelfth-night, the twelfth day after Christmas, Epiphany Ðæs embe

Linked entry: epiphania

ge-wurþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wurþan, he -wurþ; subj. pres. -wurþe, pl. -wurþon.

to be ⬩ become ⬩ fiĕri ⬩ To happen ⬩ come to pass ⬩ come together ⬩ agree ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ convĕnīre

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to be, become; fiĕri Ne mæg nán þinc gewurþan bútan godes willan nothing can happen without God&#39;s will, Th. Ap. 22, 7: 9, 5. Hit gewurþ him of mínum fæder, ðe on heofonum ys fiet illis a patre mea, qui in cælis est, Mt. Bos. 18, 19. Ic ðé háte

á-cennan

to produce, &c., ⬩ to attribute, assign

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Add: to produce, &c., where the product is of the same kind as the producer, in reference to men or animals Tó ácennene ad propagandam, An. Ox. 1400. Ácennende wæs enixa est, Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 38. Ácenned cretus, 21, 23. Ðæs ácendan engles mægen,

Linked entry: on-cennan

Æðelstán

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelstán, es; m. [æðele, stán stone]

Athelstan

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Athelstan, the eldest son of Edward the Elder. Athelstan, who gained a complete victory over the Anglo-Danes in the battle of Brunanburh, in A. D. 937, was king of Wessex fourteen years and ten weeks, from A.D. 925-940 A.D. 925, her, Eádweard cyning

a-spanan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spanan, p. -spón, -speón, pl. -spónon, -speónon; pp. -spanen, -sponen; v. trans.

To allure from ⬩ entice ⬩ induce ⬩ urge ⬩ persuade ⬩ introduce secretly ⬩ allicere ⬩ illicere ⬩ impellere ⬩ persuadere ⬩ attrahere ⬩ subintroducere

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To allure from, entice, induce, urge, persuade, introduce secretly; allicere, illicere, impellere, persuadere, attrahere, subintroducere Gif he ða cwéne gespannan [MS. B. aspanan] and gelǽran mihte, ðæt heó brúcan wolde his gesynscipes si reginæ posset

Linked entries: a-speón a-spón spanan

munt

(n.)
Grammar
munt, es; m. [from Lat. mons]

A mount ⬩ hill ⬩ mountain

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A mount, hill, mountain Munt mons, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 4. Wæs se munt Garganas bifigende, Homl. Th. i. 504, 28. Tó Oliuetes muntes nyðerstige, Lk. Skt. 19, 37. Ofer ðæs muntes cnæpp, 4, 29: Ex. 19, 20. Ne mæg hús on munte lange gelǽstan, Bt. Met. Fox 7,