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wyrm-galdere

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-galdere, es; m.

A serpent-charmersorcerer

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A serpent-charmer, sorcerer Hé hét sumne wyrmgaldere micle næddran hire in tó gelǽdan, ðæt seó hí ábítan sceolde. Ðá stód seó fǽmne forð on hire gebede, and seó næddre stód be hire; ðonne seó fǽmne onleát, ðonne onleát seó næddre. Ðá gelýfde se wyrmgaldere

be-hættian

(v.)
Grammar
be-hættian, p. ode.
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to make bald Behættod decalvata (quam-vis caesaries raderetur et decalvata traheretur, Ald. 62), An. Ox. 4466. to strip the skin from the head Þá cwelleras hine be-hættedon they pulled off the skin of his head with the hair (2 Maccabees 7, 7), Hml.

Linked entry: hættian

cáf

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Cáf praeceps, i. alacer, Germ. 393, 66: efficax, 400, 547. Se eorðlica kempa bið ǽfre gearo and cáf, swá hwyder swá hé faran sceal tó gefeohte mid ðám kininge, Hex. 34, 19. Þæt hý sýn cáfran tó Godes þeówdóme, R. Ben. 68, 19. Petrus wæs cáfost on Crístes

célan

(v.)
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Add: v. trans. To make cool, slake thirst Se úplica sǽ céleð ðǽra tungla hǽto, Shrn. 63, 7. Wæter célde þá ísena, Hml. S. 36, 392. Wolde ic mínne þurst célan, Nar. 8, 28. Seó ádl mid cealdum þingum biþ tó célanne ... scealt þú ǽrest þá hǽto célan midcellendre

cryppan

(v.)
Grammar
cryppan, p. te
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To crook a finger, close the hand, bend Crypte plecteret, An. Ox. 52, 2; E. S. xi. 64 (where see note). Crip þínne þúman, Tech. ii. 119, 4. Ðonne þé æpples lyste, þonne cryp þú þínne swíbran þúman tó middewearde þínre handa and befóh hine mid þínum fingre

Linked entry: ge-cryppan

fáh

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exposed to the vengeance of a slain man's kin because of the murder Gif fáh mon (gefáh mon, v. l.) cirican geierne, hine seofan nihtum nán mon út ne teó if a criminal fly for refuge to a church, for seven days no one shall drag him out, Ll. Th. i. 64

ge-fættian

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-fǽttian;</b> p. ode To become fat or to make fat Offrung rihtwíses gefǽttað weófud oblatio justi inpinguat altare, Scint. 166, 12. Gemyndig sié Dryhten ... and onsegdnisse ðíne gefaettie ( pinguefiat ), Ps. Srt. 19, 4. Gefǽttod

ge-dirnan

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-diernan, ge-dyrnan</b> in Dict. and add: trans. To hide Gedyrned appilatum (silentio ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 74: 64, 23. intrans. To hide oneself, lie hid Ge-diernan dilituisse (Apollonius delituisse fertur haud procul a delubro

ge-wringan

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Add: to squeeze out moisture Celeþonian seáw oþþe þára blóstmena gewring and gemeng wið hunig, Lch. ii. 30, 12. Ðysse wyrte wós wel gewrungen, i. 274, 18. to squeeze together, press into a shape Hé mæg ealla gesceafta on his ðǽre swíðran hand on ánes

lor

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Þý lǽs hiora ǽnig tó lore wurde. Nar. 12, 25. Tó lore (lose, v. l. ), Bd. 5, 9; Sch. 595, 13 (v. los). Hé þæs scipes geþrowode æfwyrdlan and lore (lyre, v. l.) ealra þára þinga þe in him wǽron navis rerum omnium jacturam pertulit. Gr. D. 141, 14. [v.

maffian

(v.)
Grammar
maffian, p. ode
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To fall away from right conduct, be or become shameless Wín and druncene wíf gedðd hwílon ꝥ witon mafnað uinum et mulieres ebriosę apostatare faciunt sapientes; wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away (Ecclus. 19, 2), Chrd. 74, 2.

wærcan

(v.)
Grammar
wærcan, p. wærhte.

to painto suffer painbe troubled

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(used impersonally) to pain Gif hine innan wærce, Lchdm. ii. 272, 11. Gif ða þeóh wærce, 312, 7. Ðonne monnes wambe wærce oððe rysle, 318, 20. to suffer pain (?), be troubled Ic werhte eom exercitatus sum (if werhte can be taken as the past tense of

Linked entry: werhte

on-swífan

(v.)

to swing, turnto turn aside, divert

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to swing, turn Bordrand onswáf wið ðam gryregieste Geáta dryhten Beowulf turned his shield against the approaching fire-drake, Beo. Th. 5112; B. 2559. to turn aside, divert Ne mæg mon ǽfre ðý éð ǽnne his cræftes beniman, ðe mon oncerran mæg sunnan onswífan

slincan

(v.)
Grammar
slincan, p. slanc, pl. sluncon.

to crawl to slink away repere, reptare

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to crawl Eodon ða wyrmas and scluncon wundorlíce; wǽron him ða breóst up gewende Nar. 14, 8. Slincendes reptantis Hymn. Surt. 28, 17. Hé gescóp eall wyrmcynn and creópende and fleógende and swymmende and slincgende Anglia viii. 310, 17. fig. to slink

ge-síþwíf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþwíf, es; n.

A woman of the class to which the 'gesith' 'comes' belongs

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A woman of the class to which the 'gesith, ' 'comes' belongs Sca anastasiam ðære hálegan gesíþwífes seó wæs swíþe æðele for worulde St. Anastasia's the holy lady; she was very noble with respect to this world, Shrn. 30, 20. All ða gesíþwíf and ða æðelan

Linked entry: ge-síþman

-túningas

(suffix)
Grammar
-túningas, pl. m.

People of a tún

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People of a tún (?) Óþ ealdingctúninga mearce óþ níwantúninga mearce, and of níwantúninga mearce to the mark of the people of Aldington, then to the mark of the people of Newington, and from the mark of the people of Newington, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 526,

ge-reccan

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Add: to extend Gereceþ extendit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 49. to offer, give. v. reccan ; Wé gereccað lofu úrum Sceppende referamus laudes creatori nostro, R. Ben. I. 46, 11. Heáhsittendum þancas gereccean hý ná yldon celsithrono grates referre non distulerunt

trymman

(v.)

to make firm or strongto construct strongly,of physical health or strengthto give strength tostrengthenof mental or moral strengthto confirmestablishgive strength to mind or heartto confirm,to corroborateconfirm an agreement, a grant, testimony, statementto give as suretyto trimto set infirm orderarray troopsto settlearrangeto strengthen with wordsexhortencouragecomfortto become strongto be arrayed.

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Grammar trymman, trymian; p. trymede. to make firm or strong, of material objects, to construct strongly, Ðæt hé trymede getimbro, Cd. Th. 18, 20; Gen. 276. Gé done weall ne trymedon ymbe hira hús non opposuistis murum pro domo Israel, Past. 15 ; Swt

ǽ-festnes

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-festnes, -ness, e; f.

Religiondevotionreligio

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Religion, devotion; religio Ða ðe to ǽfestnesse belumpon quæ ad religionem pertinebant, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 1

Linked entry: ǽw-festnys

a-hýrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hýrian, p. ode; pp. od

To hireconducere

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To hire; conducere He úteóde ahyrian wyrhtan exiit conducere operarios, Mt. Bos. 20, 1: Jn. Bos. 10, 13

Linked entries: a-hérian hýrian