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ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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Wǽron gehǽlede þrý fótádlige men þurh þone cýðere, Hml. Th. ii. 26, 19. (a α) to heal from, cure of a disease (prep. or gen. ) :-- Hé sumne mann gehǽlde fram þám micclan fótádle, Hml. S. 24, 162.

be-áscian

(v.)
Grammar
be-áscian, p. ode

To ask a person (acc.) for advice (gen. )

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To ask a person (acc.) for advice (gen. ), the question given in a clause Hié hine láre beáhsodan, hwæt him þæs tó dónne wǽre, Bl. H. 199, 29. Þæt hié ðone pápan and þæt pápseld beáhsodan, hwæt him þæs tó rǽde þúhte, 205, 20

Linked entry: be-áhsian

forþ-faran

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-faran, p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faren

To go forthdepartdiediscēdĕreabīredefungi

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To go forth, depart, die; discēdĕre, abīre, defungi Ðætte hi ǽgðer ge forþfaraþ ge eftcumaþ that they both depart and return, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 8. On ðam ilcan geáre he forþfór in the same year he died, Chr. 571; Erl. 19, 18.

mitta

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Hig worhton him áne anlícnesse þe . . . mid ðáre swíðran hand þone hwǽte hlód and mid þám winstran fét þá mittan træd, Ap. Th. 10, 1-13. Add

ofer-drincan

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Add: with gen. of intoxicant Gif ǽnig gehádod hine sylfne rǽdlíce oferdrince, oððe þæs geswíce oððe his hádes þolige, Ll. Th. ii. 258, 26. Þá þe lufiað ꝥ hí hí sylfe an wíne oferdrincon diligentes se inebriari uino, Chrd. 74, 3.

ge-wríþan

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Man sceall þé fæste gewrídan ǽgder ge handa ge fét, 713. Ðes deófol is gebunden . . ., and ic dó þæt hé andet þæt hé is gewriðen, Hml. Th. i. 462, 1. the subject a bond Tóslít bendas þá gewríðaþ mé rumpe uincula quae stringunt me, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-wriþen

folc-mægen

a peopletribe

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The forces of a people, a people, tribe Folcmægen fór æfter óðrum tribe followed tribe (of the twelve tribes passing through the Red Sea), Exod. 347.

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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[Sicnesse wardeð toȝein þeo sunnen þet weren touwardes, A. R. 182, 14. Wel heo wardith heom bothe, Alis. 909. Þilke tyme þat Samuel þe prophete wardede (ruled) þat folc of Israel, R. Glouc. 27, 16

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híwian

(v.)

to formfabricateto feignto dissemble

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þe híwude (hiówede, Ps. Srt.) eáge, 93, 9. non-material Þú þe híwast (hiówas, Ps. Srt. fingis) sár on bebode, Ps.

clifian

(v.)
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Áhryse þá moldan of, ꝥ hyre nán wiht on ne clyfie, Lch. i. 70, 9. Ꝥ feax þe on þám cambe cleofige (clyf-, v. l. ), 332, 21. Add

ge-nip

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nip, es; pl. nom. acc. -nipu; n.

A mist, cloud, darkness, obscuritynĕbŭla, cālīgo, nūbes, tĕnebræ

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In ðæt neowle genip into the deep darkness, Cd. 223; Th. 292, 25; Sat. 445: 217; Th. 275, 31; Sat. 180: Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 12; Sch. 79. Ofer flóda genipu over the mists of floods, Beo. Th. 5608; B. 2808: 2724; B. 1360.

heófan

(v.)
Grammar
heófan, p. de

To lamentgrievewailmourn

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Th. 6275; B. 3142

be-hátan

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Beháte hé swilc wíte swilc hé ús beháte, 459. to give assurance, certify Þú mé behéte hál and clǽne ꝥ ꝥ þú mé sealdest, Ll. Th. i. 180, 22. reflex, to profess one's self ready for the doing of something (gen.)

wann

(adj.)
Grammar
wann, adj.
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Th. 6041; B. 3024. Wanna, Judth. Thw. 24, 25; Jud; 206: Cd. Th. 119, 22; Gen. 1983. Bearg won, Exon. Th. 428, 12 ; Rä. 41, 107. of the colour of material, dark, dingy Ys mín bæc wonn. Exon. Th. 496, 13; Rä. 85, 14.

Linked entries: wan wanniht

be-innan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-innan, prep. dat.

Inwithininintra

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In, within; in, intra Boétius ðá nánre frófre beinnan ðam carcerne ne gemunde then Boethius thought of no comfort within the prison Bt. 1; Fox 4, 2

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mid

Grammar
mid, <b>;
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., níwe gáte cýse ofergeseted mid þá eágbrǽwas ( laid on by means of the eyelids ), Lch. i. 352, 6

ge-secggan

(v.)

to say, telldicere, narrare

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to say, tell; dicere, narrare Hío him ne meahton gesecggan be ðam sigebeácne they could not tell him about the victorious sign, Elen. Kmbl. 335; El. 168

freóndlíce

(adv.)
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Þá þe Gode híwcúþlícor and freóndlícor þeówiað hi gut Deo familiarius serviunt, Gr. D. 165, 1. Add

peru

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., and add Ðonne þé æpples lyste . . . Gyf þú peran wille, Tech. ii. 124, 19. Manigfeald æppelcyn, peran. Lch. ii. 180, 14

selden

(adj.)
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selden, adj.
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Rare, infrequent Seldene synd frýnd þá þe oð ende wuniað leófe rari sunt amici qui usque ad finem existant cari, Scint. 197. 18. v. N.E.D. seldom; adj.]