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flasce

(n.)
Grammar
flasce, an; f.
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Twá fatu on folcisc flascan gehátene, . . . óðre þára flascena (flaxena, v.l.) bróhte, óðre áhýdde, 141, 25-30. Hæfdon mid heom twá flaxan mid ælað gefylde, Guth. 64, 15, 24. Take here flaxe in Dict., and add

cépan

(v.)
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Heó bæd ꝥ heó faran móste, wolde swá cépan þǽra crístenra láre, Hml. S. 2, 30. with clause Ðá hǽðenan cépton hine ácwealdon, Hml. S. 15, 48.

sǽtian

(v.)
Grammar
sǽtian, sǽtan; ode

To lie in wait for, waylay

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sǽtaþ (insidiatur) ðæt bereáfige ðone earman. Ps. Th. 9, 30. Se synfulla sǽtaþ ðæs rihtwísan observabit peccator justum, 36, 12. sǽtiaþ mín susceperunt me, 16, 11. Ðú scealt fiersna sǽtan, Cd. Th. 56, 18; Gen. 913.

Linked entries: sǽt sǽtan sǽtnian

for-weornan

(v.)
Grammar
for-weornan, p. de; pp. ed

To refuserecūsāre

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To refuse; recūsāre He forweornde swíðe he refused vehemently, Chr. 1046; Erl. 174, 16. Ne forweorn ðu me refuse thou not me. Hy. 3, 54; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 54

ge-hirdness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hirdness, e; f.
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Take here <b>ge-heordnes, ge-hyrdnes</b> in Dict. and add On mycelre Godes gehyrdnysse beóð þá þe cunnon sylfe forseón on þysum lífe in quanta custodia sunt qui in hoc vita seipsos despicere noverunt Gr. D. 39, 29

Linked entry: ge-hyrdnes

á-fleán

(v.)
Grammar
á-fleán, p. -flóh, pl. -flógon; pp. -flægen
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To flay, strip off the skin him hét of deádum áfleán þone þwang fram þám hneccan oþ þone hóh ejus cutem jam mortui a vertice usque ad calcaneum incidit , Gr. D. 198, 9.

Linked entry: fleán

tó-weard

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-weard, prep.

Towardin the direction of

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hét ðæt biheólde tó his Drihtne werd. Homl. Skt. ii. 31, 78

ánhund-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
ánhund-wintre, adj.
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A hundred years old áxode hyne eald wǽre. Þá andswarode : ' Ánhundwintre and þrítigwintre,' Gen. 47, 9

talu

(n.)
Grammar
talu, e; and indecl.; f.

a tale, talk, story, accounttalk, discussion, disputea charge, claiman excuse, a defenceas a law term, a case (as regards either plaintiff or defendant), an action,a tale, list, series

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Ðá ða talu ná ne cúðe, ðá sceáwode man þreó þegnas ðǽr ðǽr heó wæs ... Ðá ácsodon heó, hwylce talu heó hæfde ymbe ða land ... Ðá sǽde heó, ðæt heó nán land hæfde, ðe him áht tó gebyrede, 337, 2-24.

cáf-líce

(adv.)
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Singaþ cáflíce (naviter), Hy. S. 57, 4: An. Ox. 56, 258. Cáflíce naviter (coronam nancisci), Hpt. Gl. 405, 23. sóna begyrdon cáflíce ( with alacrity), Hml. S. 5, 247: R. Ben. 47, 13. Hieu férde mid fultume . . .

un-onwendendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-onwendendlíce, adv.

Unchangeablyimmutablywithout variableness

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Ic nát hwæþer hit eall gewyrþan sceal unanwendendlíce, ðæt getiohhod hæfþ, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 248, 30 note: 250, 1, 2 note. Se wísa mon eall his líf lǽt on gefeán unonwendendlíce, 12; Fox 36, 24

Linked entry: on-wendendlíce

hund-feald

Grammar
hund-feald, [In the first passage perhaps hundfealdgetel should be read. v. þúsendfeald-getel.]
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Add: — Heó næfð þone wurðmynt þæs hundfealdan wæstmes, Hml. A. 34, 250. underféhð þá méde be hundfealdum edleáne, 15, 51. Hundfealde méde, 21, 186 : Hml. Th. i. 148, 18.

willan

Grammar
willan, <b>, I.</b>
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. ; ðá wolde heó cealfian . . . ac heó eánode lamb, Hml. Th. ii. 300, 34. <b>II d.</b> add :-- Swá oft swá his horse wolde, Ors. 6, 23; S. 274, 25. Swylce wolde wið þæs heofenes weard, Wlfst. 100, 4. <b>III b.

þancian

(v.)
Grammar
þancian, p. ode.
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ðæs þancode Gode, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 237. Hié Gode þancudan ðæs siges, Blickl. Homl. 203, 33. Ðanca Gode ðínre gesundfulnysse, Homl. Th. i. 400, 13. Þeáh his ðé ne ðancien, Ps. Th. 4, 8. Sceolde his Drihtne þancian ðæs leánes, Cd.

á-wǽgan

to deceiveto make of no effect,to fail to performto invalidatenullify

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wæs áwǽged from þǽm tungulkræftgum, (inlusus) Mt. R. 2, 16. to make of no effect, to fail to perform Gif beswicen byð, ꝥ his behát áwǽgð, R. Ben. 102, 3: Hml. A. 34, 244.

ge-tucian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tucian, to torment, ge-tucian to adorn. Substitute: ge-túcian; p. ode.
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D. 22, 23 of punishment for wrong-doing Sum man wæs betogen ꝥ wǽre on stale ... dydon him út þá eágan. cwæð ꝥ wurde wólíce swá getúcod, Hml. S. 21, 276. Swilce for his synnum swá getúcod wǽre, Hml.

dirn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
dirn-líce, adv.
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Secretly on niht gemartirode swá dyrn*-*lícost mihte, Lch. iii. 424, 30

for-þearle

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wearð geblyssod forþearle, Hml. S. 3, 463. geswencton sylfe forðearle, 13, 99. Se micela ylf ondrǽt him forþearle, gif gesihð áne mús, Hml. A. 64, 287. Add

Linked entry: þearle

á-settan

(v.)

to setputmove an object to a place To move one's selftransport one's self:-- to set place buildto put inoutof an officeto lay, impose punishment,to set propose a riddle,to oppress

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To move one's self, transport one's self:-- upp ásetton on ǽnne síþ ꝥ cóman tó Æþelingadene, Chr. 1001; P. 132, 3. Hié ásettan him (,v. l.) on ánne síþ ofer mid horsum mid ealle, 893; P. 84, 3.

be-clyppan

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His swíðre hand mé beclipð (amplexabitur), Past. 389, 11, 14. Grǽdum beclypte gremiis obuncabat, An. Ox. 2956. Heó beclypte hire neb mid handum, Hml. Th. ii. 184, 1. beclypte ealle, Hml. S. 23, 823. Ic eom beclypt mid his earmum, 7, 46. Add