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irnan

(v.)
Grammar
irnan, p. arn, pl. urnon ; pp. urnen

To run

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Ǽspringe irneþ wið his eardes, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 29; Met. 5, 15. Hé arn him sylf tó his hrýðera falde ipse ad armentum cucurrit, Gen. 18, 7. Ðonne orn hé eft inn tó ðæm temple ad templum recurrit, Past. 16, 3 ; Swt. 103, 4.

be-tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tǽcan, p. -tǽhte, pl. -tǽhton; pp. -tǽeht; v. a. [be by, tǽcan to teach, shew]

to shewostendereto BETAKE, impart, deliver, commit, put in trustimpertire, adsignare, tradere, commendareto send, follow, pursuemittere, insequi, amandare

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Mid swiftum húndum ic betǽce wildeór with swift hounds I pursue wild beasts; cum velocibus canibus insequor feras Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 27. Ic betǽce fram me amando, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 35

ge-féra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-féra, an; m.

A companioncomradeassociatefellowcolleaguefellow-disciplemanservantsŏciuscontŭbernāliscŏmescondiscĭpŭlusvirpuer

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Ðæt wíf ðæt ðú me forgeáfe to geféran mŭlier quam dĕdisti mihi sŏciam, Gen. 3, 12 : Exon. 76 b; Th. 288, 13; Wand. 30. He geseh swǽsne geféran he saw his dear comrade, Andr. Kmbl. 2018; An. 1011 : 2040; An. 1022.

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snell

(adj.)
Grammar
snell, snel; adj.
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[Snell is given in Jamieson's Dictionary with the meanings, keen, severe; sharp (of the air); acute (of the mind); firm, determined. Also in Cumberland it is used of the wind] Se snella sunu Wonrédes, Beo. Th. 5934; B. 2971.

stǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
stǽnen, (in the oblique cases the -en is sometimes contracted or absorbed; see below, and for other instances see under stapol); adj.
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Wíf hæbbende stǽnna (stǽna, Rush.) fulle smirinisse mulier habens alabdstrum unguenti, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 7. Ða stǽnenan bredu the tables of stone, Past. 17; Swt. 125, 18: Ex. 31, 18. Stǽnene (sǽnine, Lind.) wæterfatu, Jn. Skt. 2, 6.

tó-faran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-faran, p. -fór; pp. -faren.
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Syle drincan on wíne, eal ðæt áttor tófærþ, 122, 18. [The folk . . . shall tofare on every clyve, Anglia iii. 546, 146. O. Sax. te-faran to disperse; to pass away: O. L. Ger. te-faran deficere: O. H. Ger.]

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bróþor

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Tó his bréðer, Past. 235, 7. ꝥ his broðor nime his wíf and his bróðor (broeðre. L. , bróðer, R. fratri) sǽd wecce, Mk. 12, 19. þá wǽron Arwaldes bróðor (broðra, v. l. ), Bd. 4, 16; Sch. 426, 16. Bróðer (bróðero, L.) fratres , Mt. R. 12, 46.

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

clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
clǽne, adj.
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Habban eágan clǽne and hlúttre, Bt. 42; F. 256, 13. free from impropriety Wið clǽnum legere if the death had not been a violent one (it was by drowning), Cht. Th. 206, 30. Þá clǽnan þénunga lauta munia, Wrt.

drý-cræft

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Gif wíf drýcræft begǽð si mulier artem magicam exerceat, Ll. Th. ii. 130, 15. Drýcræft wyrcan, 154, 8. a magic art or practice Drýcræftas necromantiae, An. Ox. 4, 29.

fædera

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Þá twégen Scipian gefuhton wið Hasterbale, Hannibales fædran and hiene ofslógon Scipiones Asdrubalem bello oppresserunt, Ors. 4, 9; S. 192, 19.

féþa

a footmana foot-soldiertroopsinfantry

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Ic mid þínum wǽpnum getrymed on þínum féþan fæste stande armed with thy weapons I will stand fast in thine army, Bl. H. 225, 34; Jul. 389. Féðan aciem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 15.

ge-metfæst

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Se wísdóm gedéþ his lufiendas wíse and wære and gemetfæste, 27, 2; F. 98, l

Linked entry: ge-metfæstlíce

ge-sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sciftan, I. to divide into shares among people.
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Take here <b>ge-scyftan</b> in Dict. to assign, appoint, ordain Is lencten ús eallum tó dǽdbóte gescyft, þæt wé on þám fæce . . . wið God gebétan . . . Wlfst. 102, 17.

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hlúd

noisytalkativeclamorousa blowa crash

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Th. 64, 7. of material or instrument with which sound is made Þǽr bið hlúd wudu, Rä. 4, 24. Hlúdum argutis (fidibus) An. Ox. 8, 309.

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samnunga

(adv.)
Grammar
samnunga, sæmninga, semninga; adv.

All at once, on a sudden, suddenly, forthwith, immediately continuo, subito, repente

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Ðá geseah hé semninga (subito) mon wið his gangan, 2, 12 ; S. 513, 34. Hit semninga (subito) on ús rǽsde, Nar. 15, 19, 11. Ðá cómon semninga twegen englas. Blickl. Homl. 221, 27:Exon. Th. 257, 5; Jul. 242: Beo. Th. 3284; B. 1640.

wróht

(n.)
Grammar
wróht, e; f. : es; m.

accusationa false accusationslandercalumnyfaultcrimeoffencea quarrelstrifecause of complaintinjuryhurt

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Ne bið him on ðám wícum wiht tó sorge, wróht ne wéþel ne gewindagas, Exon. Th. 238, 30; Ph. 612. Rǽhton wíde geond werþeóda wróhtes telgan, hrinon hearmtánas hearde drihta bearnum. Cd. Th. 61, 3; Gen. 991.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Drenc wið deádum swile ðæt hé út sleá, Lchdm. ii. 74, 18: 102, 20. Ðý læs hit in sleá, 324, 3. Gif hié út sleán if they (pocks) break out, 106, 4

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh

BE

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BYnear totoatinonuponaboutwithjuxtapropeadsecusincumoffromabouttouchingconcerningdequoadforbecause ofafterbythroughaccording topropropterersecundumbesideout ofeex

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BY, near to, to, at, in, on, upon, about, with; juxta, prope, ad, secus, in, cum Be wege by the way, Mk. Bos. 8, 3. Wunode be lordane he dwelt by Jordan, Cd. 91; Th. 116, 6; Gen. 1932.

rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽcan, p. rǽhte.
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To reach, extend, stretch forth Ic wíde rǽce ofer engla eard, Exon. Th. 482, 26; Rä. 67, 7. Yldo rǽceþ wíde, Salm. Kmbl. 588; Sal. 294. Heó rǽhte mid handum tó heofoncyninge, Cd. Th. 292, 7; Sat. 437 : Beo. Th. 1499; B. 747.

Linked entry: a-rǽcan