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máþum

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'On Godes ðearfum ic áspende, and sind ðá écan mádmas ðe nǽfre ne beóð gewanode,' i. 422, 11-34. hét gán intó his mádmum iussit eam introire ubi repositi erant thesauri eius, Hml. A. 110, 266. Add

þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
þicgan, p. þah, þeah, and þigde, þigede, pl. þǽgon, þégon, and þígdon, þigedon; pp. þegen,
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and þiged. to take, receive, accept him brád syleþ load tó leáne, hit on lust þigeþ, Exon. Th. 331, 31; Vy. 76. Hié ða lác þégon tó þance, Andr. Kmbl. 2225; An. 1114. Ðeáh máðmas þége, Elen. Kmbl. 2516; El. 1259. Ðæt beágas þégon, Exon.

Linked entry: ge-þicgan

late

(adv.)
Grammar
late, adv.

Slowlylateat length at last

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late on ðysne middangeard ácennede wurdon and raþe him eft of gewítan sceolan, Blickl. Homl. 59, 23. Late on geáre late in the year, Chr. 867; Erl. 72, 11. Late mylt gǽten flǽsc goat's flesh digests slowly, L.

on-ǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
on-ǽlan, p. de.

to set fire to, to ignite, kindleto burn (cf. anneal), consume by burningto make hot with fireto make hot (in a metaphorical sense), to inflame, to excite intense feeling, to kindle passions

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Skt. i. 4, 260. to make hot with fire hét onǽlan ðone ofen swíðe þearle, Homl.

un-wynsum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wynsum, adj.

Unpleasant

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hine gegyrede mid hǽrenum hrægle swíþe heardum and unwinsumum, Blickl. Homl. 221, 24

feolan

Grammar
feolan, l. feólan, take here passages under felgan,
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Nú mé fealh on móde it has come into my mind, Gr. D. 17, 32. hét rǽdan oð ðæt fulge on slǽpe he bade them read till he could get to sleep, Hml. A. 98, 211.

lóc

(v.; con.; int.)
Grammar
lóc, lóca

lookseehowever

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Þreá hig lóca ðú wylle punish her, look you, as you will, Gen. 16, 6. Ðú hæfst ðæt feoh mid ðé, gefada embe, lóca, ðú wylle, Homl. Skt. 3, 285 : 4, 262. férdon lóc [MSS.

Linked entry: LÓCIAN

ymb-trymian

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-trymian, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Ne sceal his ágene weorc mid deádum fellum ymbtrymman, Hml. Th. ii. 532, 32

be-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
be-reccan, -reccean; p. -reahte, -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht.

to relaterecountexplainnarrareexponereto explain one's conductjustify one's selfse excusarese purgareaccusatorum criminibus respondere

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C. bereccean] mǽgen they always seek endless excuses, how they may justify themselves, Past. 35, 2; Hat. MS. 45 a, 19. Him wæs lýfnesse seald ðæt he him móste scyldan and besecgan [MS.

Linked entry: be-secgan

ge-þýdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þýdan, p. de; pp. ed

To joinassociatesŏciāre

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He wæs Gúþláce neáh geþýded he was nearly associated to Guthlac, 47 a; Th. 162, 6; Gú. 971

Linked entry: ge-þeódan

be-rǽdan

(v.)

to dispossessbetray

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Ðá Iudéiscan syrwiað and rúniað þé (Jesus) berǽdan magon, Hml. S. 24, 100. mihte þæt manncynn berǽdan quo aditu possit obtinere eos (the people of besieged Bethulia), Hml. A. 109, 239. to consult about (v. N. E.

wundrung

(n.)
Grammar
wundrung, e; f.

wonderingwonderadmirationastonishmenta wonderful sighta spectacle

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Eall wæs ful wundrunge and wafunge; and eác ða byrig geseah eall on óþre wísan gewend, on óþre heó ǽr wæs, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 509. Heó mid wundrunge wearð befangen, 2, 251.

lufian

(v.)
Grammar
lufian, p. ode

To love

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ágsode , hwá wolde on ðære geférrǽdenne beón ðe wǽre, and ðæt lufian ðæt lufode, L. Edg. 4; Th. i. 162, 6. mé mid syndrige lufan lufode, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 33. ús wuldres weard wordum and dǽdum lufode in lífe, Andr.

fægere

(adv.)

beautifullyelegantlygentlyfairplausiblyspeciouslyimpuritythoroughlynoblysplendidlyjustly

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swǽslíce sibbe geháteð, fréfreð fægre (speaks words of kind comfort), Crl. 1341. ðám folce fægere bodade with kindly words he warned the people, Hml, Th. ii. 140, 10. gefréfrode, ðus fægre tihtende, 328, 3.

be-warenian

(v.)
Grammar
be-warenian, -warnian.

avoidto watchguard

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Sýn eáþmóde, bewarnian wiþ módignesse, R. Ben. 140, 8. with negative clause bewarniaþ , ꝥ hi hira mód ne besmítaþ mentem inquinare devitant, Gr.

Linked entry: be-warian

ríceter

(n.)
Grammar
ríceter, rícetere, es; n.

powerdominionrulegreatnessgloryviolenceforce

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Ðam láreówe gedafenaþ ðæt hogie manegra manna sáwle mǽge Gode gestrýnan ... ná micel mǽge mid his rícetere him tó geteón it behoves the teacher to strive how many men's souls he can gain for God, not how much he can draw to himself by his

Linked entry: rícceter

leger-bedd

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Marcellus sǽde ꝥ heó lǽge on paralisin. Þá áxode Títus þone apostol hwí geþafode ꝥ heó swá láge on þám legerbedde, þonne óðre áléfede ealle gehǽlde, and heó ána læg swá, Hml. S. 10, 237. Add

eal-teaw

(adj.)
Grammar
eal-teaw, adj. [eal all, teaw = tæw good]

Entirely good omnīno bŏnus

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Entirely good; omnīno bŏnus Gif he ealteawne ende gedreógeþ if he enjoys a very good end, Cd. Jun. 110, 16; Hy. 2, 13; Hy. Grn. ii. 281, 13

Linked entry: æl-tæw

git

(adv.)
Grammar
git, giet, get, gyt; adv.

Stillyet

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He abád ðá git óðre seofon dagas he waited then yet other seven days, Gen. 8, 10. Abraham cwæþ ðá git Abraham said further, 18, 29. He sende to eallum ðám cynegum ðe cuce ðá git wǽron he sent to all the kings that were still alive, Jos. 11, 1: Homl.

Linked entries: giet geot

hraðe

(adv.)
Grammar
hraðe, hræðe, hreðe; adv.

Quicklyimmediatelyat oncesoonforthwithstraightway

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He wæs Godes bearn swá hraðe swá he mannes bearn wearþ he was the Son of God so soon as he became the Son of man, Homl. Th. ii. 526, 1. Swíðe hræðe repente, Past. 21, 7; Swt. 166, 14.

Linked entry: hræde