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ge-medemian

(v.)
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I a. used reflexively, to condescend, deign. with clause Úre Drihten hine gemedemode, ꝥ ús sealde þá wæstmas, Bl. H. 39, 17. Drihten hine sylfne gemedemode, þæt tó woruldlicum giftum gelaðod cóm, Hml. Th. ii. 54, 7 : i. 56, 28.

ge-trýwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-trýwe, def. se -trýwa; adj.

TRUEfaithfulfīdusfĭdēlis

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He wearþ Criste getrýwe he became faithful unto Christ, Elen. Kmbl. 2068; El. 1035: Beo. Th. 2461; B. 1228. He eallum mannum sǽde and bodode ðæt wuldor his getrýwan þeówes omnĭbus fĭdēlis sui fămŭli glōriam prædĭcābat, Bd. 3, 13; S. 539, 10.

geard

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Add: a fence, hedge His fót wearð fæst on ánum ságle þæs geardes (on ánum hegesáhle, v. l., in sude sepis ), Gr. D. 24, 27. ofer þone geard (hege, v. l. sepem ) stáh, 23, 26. stáh upp on þone geard (hege, v. l. ), 24, 20.

ge-camp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-camp, n. (not m.).
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ábád mid his gebróðrum tihtende tó ðám tówerdan gecampe ( the coming persecution ), Hml. S. 4, 103. Gyt mid gástlicum gecampe winnað ongeán ðone drý, Hml. Th. i. 374, 22. God sette gecamp geleáffullum sáwlum, 64, 19

torfian

(v.)
Grammar
torfian, p. ode.

to throw with turf at a person (cf. stǽnan), and then with stones or the like;to throw.to throw at an object,strike with a missile,to stone a personto throw,cast,

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námon stánas, ðæt hine torfodon, Homl. Th. ii. 236, 21. mid stánum torfodon ðone soðfæstan Iacob, 300, 18. Hig námon stánas tó ðam ðæt hig woldon hyne torfian tulerunt lapides, ut iacerent in eum, Jn. Skt. 8, 59: ut lapidarent eum, 10, 31.

Linked entries: a-torfian ge-torfian

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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ús hafað þæs leóhtes bescyrede he has deprived us of heaven, Gen. 392: 401. Heó on wyrse leóht under eorðan neoðan God sette sigeleáse, on þá sweartan helle, 310.

dǽlere

(n.)
Grammar
dǽlere, es; m.

DEALER, divider, distributor, agent divīsor, sequester

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Ðam wǽdlan gedafenaþ ðæt he gebidde for ðane dǽlere on the indigent it is incumbent that he pray for the distributor, Homl. Th. i. 256, 33. God gesette ðone wélegan dǽlere on his gódum God appointed the wealthy a distributor of his goods, ii. 102, 28

DRÓF

(adj.)
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DRÓF, adj.

Draffy; dreggy, dirty, troubled sordĭdus, turbŭlentus, turbĭdus

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H. Ger. trüebe: O. H. Ger. truobi turbĭdus, turbādus.]

Linked entries: DRÉFAN dréfre

rípan

(v.)
Grammar
rípan, rýpan; p. te
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férdon ǽghweder flocmǽlum and heregodon úre earme folc, and rýpton (rǽpton, MS. E.) and slógon, Chr. 1011; Erl. 145, 26. Fram rýpendum ł bereáfiendum a diripientibus, Ps. Lamb. 34, 10

Linked entry: tó-rípan

blíðe-mód

(adj.)
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blíðe-mód, adj.

Blithe, of mind, glad, cheerfullætus animo, lætus, hilaris

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Blithe, of mind, glad, cheerful; lætus animo, lætus, hilaris Wæs á blíðemód bealuleás cyning [MS. kyng], ðeáh he lang ǽr, lande bereáfod, wunode wræclástum the innocent king was ever blithe of mind [cheerful], though he long before, bereft of land, dwelt

ge-dwyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwyld, es; n.

Errorheresyerrorhærĕsis

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Ðæt he mid his hálgan láre middaneardlíc gedwyld adwæscte that he might extinguish worldly error by his holy doctrine, Homl. Th. ii. 90, 13 : Deut. 4, 19

stellan

(v.)
Grammar
stellan, stillan; p. stealde; pp. steald.
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to give a place to, set, place óðrum yfele bisene stelep, Past. 28; Swt. 191, 12. Hwelce bisena ðǽr stellende wæs, Ors. 2, 2; Swt. 64, 24. to take a place(?)

un-dearninga

(adv.)
Grammar
un-dearninga, un-dearnunga, -deornunga; adv.

Without secrecy or concealmentopenly

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Gekýþe ðæt ðæt feoh, undeornunga his cúðan ceápe in wíc gebohte, L. H. E. 16; Th. i. 34, 10

bísgian

(v.)
Grammar
bísgian, l. bisgian,

to occupyemployto harasstrouble

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Se láreów ðe bodunge underféhð, ne sceal hine sylfne mid worulðþingum bysgian (printedbysnian), Hml. Th. ii. 532, 27, to harass, trouble Wildeór ús on þǽre nihte bisgodon, Nar. 15, 4

cwellere

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Tó ðám hǽðenan cwellere, Hml. Th. ii. 424, 13. Ne bið þǽr ansýn gesewen bútan þára cwelra þe cwylmað ðá earman non nisi tortorum facies ibi cernitur ulla, Dóm. L. 204. belǽwde þone Hǽlend þám cwellerum, Hml. A. 74, 46. Add

chor

(n.)
Grammar
chor, es; m.
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Ne ne gedyrstlǽce þæt hine þǽm chore geþeóde, R. Ben. 69, 5: 70, 13

friþ-stów

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ys geworden friðstów (refugium) þearfendrä . Ps. Th. 9, 9 : 17, I.

ge-hnǽgan

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Full oft hit ðæs deófles dugoð gehnǽgeð, Sal. 399 (2nd ed.). Gehnǽcþ (=?-hnǽgþ, see ge-hnǽcan) deprimit, Germ. 401, 117. Sé þe hine áhæfæþ, bið genægeþ; and sé þe hine genǽgeþ (humiliaverit), bið áhæfen, Mt. R. 23, 12.

ge-dirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dirfan, pp. ed.
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Cf. ge-deorfan ; Cild bið on wætere gedyrfed; gif ætwint, langlífe bið, Lch. iii. 184, 4: 188, 4. Gedyrfed jactata, Germ. 402, 46.

sǽtung

(n.)
Grammar
sǽtung, e; f.

A lying in wait, plot, snare

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Gif him þince ðæt feala earna ætsomne geseó, ðæt biþ yfel níð and manna ǽtunga and seara, Lchdm. iii. 168, 11.

Linked entries: sétung sǽtnung