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ge-strengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strengan, pp. ed

To strengthen;confortare

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To strengthen; confortare Se cnæht gestrenced wes puer confortebatur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 80

hilde-wrǽsen

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-wrǽsen, e; f.

A chain used to secure those taken in war [?].

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A chain used to secure those taken in war [?]. Salm. Kmbl. 586; Sal. 292

Linked entry: wrǽsen

á-steóran

(v.)
Grammar
á-steóran, -stýran; p. de

To steerguidegovern

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To steer, guide, govern Þú ástýrst and wildest æallum þís middangearde, Shrn. 168, 9

Linked entry: á-stýran

cyne-lic

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cynelicon geseton ad palatinas (i. regales) zetas, An. Ox. 2996. Add

CÝÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÝÐAN, p. ic, he cýðde, cýdde, ðú cýðdest, cýddest; pp. cýðed .

to make known, tell, relate, proclaim, announcenuntiare, annuntiare, narrare, referre, effari, prædicare to declare, reveal, manifest, shew, perform, confess, confirm, testify, prove notum facere, revelare, manifestare, ostendere, perhibere, confiteri, testari, probare

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Cýðe his neáhgebúrum let him tell to his neighbours, L. Edg.

Linked entry: ge-cýðan

eáre

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Sé ðe hæfes eáro (eára, R.) hérranne, Mt. L. 13, 9. Heáro, 43. Eóro, Lk. p. 8, 15. as channel of information, as in to come to the ears of a person Þá becóm ꝥ eáran þæs ealdormannes peruenit ad aures principis, Bd. 1, 7; Sch. 20, 16.

láf

Grammar
láf, <b>. I.</b>
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. ¶ in the phrase láfe as remainder, remaining, left Þrý dagas nú láfe syndan, Bl. H. 231, 14. Hwæt is heora nú láfe bútan se lytla hlísa and se nama mid feáum stafum áwriten ?

hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
hleótan, p. hleát, pl. hluton.

to cast lotsto obtain by lot, get a share, share in, participate, obtain

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Then the lot fell to Quintus Flaminius, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 202, 33.

Linked entry: ge-hleótan

ge-bytlu

(n.; v.)
Grammar
ge-bytlu, For 'indecl. f.
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Þis synd gástlices cræftes tól and gebytla, R. Ben. 19, 3.

beón

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Add: to be Wesan and beón fore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 61. absolute, to exist, (of life) to last Ðú eart éce and á byst, Shrn. 199, 21. Þá hwíle þe mín líf byð, Cht. E. 230, 7.

traht

(n.)
Grammar
traht, tract, es; m. : e; f.

a textpassagetextustractusa treating of a subjectan expositiona commentary

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We oferrǽddon ðis godspel . . . ac wé ne hrepodon ðone traht ná swíðor ðonne ðæs dæges wurðmynte belamp we read the gospel, but we did not further touch the exposition (or text, under I?) than pertained to the honour of the day, Homl.

Linked entry: tract

á-brecan

(v.)
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Goth. us-bruknan to be broken off]

dust-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
dust-drenc, es; m.

A drink made of the seeds of herbs rubbed to dust pōtio ex herbārum quārumdam semĭnĭbus, in pulvĕrem redactis, compŏsĭta

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A drink made of the seeds of herbs rubbed to dust; pōtio ex herbārum quārumdam semĭnĭbus, in pulvĕrem redactis, compŏsĭta Wyrc gódne dustdrenc: nim merces sǽd, and finoles sǽd, dilesǽd, etc.... gegníd ealle wel to duste: dó ðæs dustes gódne cuclerfulne

líðigian

(v.)
Grammar
líðigian, líðegian; p. ode

to assuagecalm

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To make, or be soft or yielding, to assuage, calm Gewylc ýða his ðú líðegast motum fluctuum ejus to mitigas, Ps. Spl. 88, 10.

Linked entry: líðian

geómor-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
geómor-mód, geómer-mód, giómor-mód; adj.

Sad of mind, sorrowfulmæstus anĭmo

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Sad of mind, sorrowful; mæstus anĭmo Ongan geómormód to Gode cleopian he sad of mind began to cry to God, Andr. Kmbl. 2795; An. 1400: Beo. Th. 4094; B. 2044: Gen. 27, 34.

un-fyrn

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fyrn, adv.

not long agobefore long

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of past time, not long ago Weorþodan wé nú unfyrn for tén nihtum ðone symbeldæg foran ðyssum ondweardan dæge not long ago now, ten days from to-day, we celebrated the festival, Blickl.

Linked entry: un-gefyrn

á-mánsumian

(v.)
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Hiene ámánsumianne, Ors. 6, 30; S. 284, 1

Linked entry: mánsumian

eáþ-módgian

(v.)
Grammar
eáþ-módgian, -módigian, -módi(g)an.
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to be humble, obey Uindas and saes éðmódas him ( obediunt ei ), Mt. L. 8, 27. Éðmódigað (édmódað, R.), Mk. L. 1, 27. Édmódað (éð-, R.), 4, 41. to make humble, to humble Swǽ hwælc éðmódiges hine quicumque humiliaverit se, Mt. L. 18, 4.

Linked entry: ge-eáþmódgian

facian

(v.)
Grammar
facian, fácian; p. ode.

To wish forreach

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To wish for, desire to obtain Pirrus him for þám swíþost fylste þe hé him selfum fácode Mæcedonia anweald Pyrrhus helped them chiefly for the reason that he wanted the kingdom of Macedonia for himself; his se Pyrrhus jungit, sperans Demetrium Macedonia

sac-full

(adj.)
Grammar
sac-full, adj.

contentious, quarrelsome

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Ne ǽnig man ne sý sacfull ne ealles geflitgeorn, Wulfst. 70, 19 : Lchdm. iii. 428, 34. Sacful wíf litigosa mulier, Kent. Gl. 690. Mid secfullan (rixosa ) wífe, 790. [ȝif þe cristene mon bið sacful, O. E.