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Hí ne dorston þæt hálige hús mid ingange geneósian, Hml. Th. i. 504, 10. Add Hé mid ðám dæge eóde him út of ðám scræfe, Hml. S. 23, 489. Hé wæs mid eallum his lífe ymb Godes þeówdóm ábisgod, Bl. H. 211, 31.

ge-nerian

(v.)
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. :-- Ingange mín bén on þínre gesihðe symble æt þearfe ; ðú þæt ðú mé generige níða gehwylces (eripe me ). Ps. Th. 118, 170, 169. Wǽron úre sáwla níþa generede anima nostra sicut passer erepta est de laqueo venantium, 123, 6. <b>Ib.

be-lúcan

(v.)
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Þæt mé þone ingang beluce, Hml. S. 23 b, 416. Belucen, 426. Þéh hié hiera clúsan him ongeán beluce Philippi ingressum Thermopylarum munitione repulerant, Ors. 3, 7; S. 114, 23. Seó duru biþ belocen þǽm synfullun mannum, Bl. H. 61, 10.

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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Wiþ þon þe wífum sié forstanden hira mónaþgecynd, 330, 13. trans. with the idea of hindrance, to stop the advance of, hinder, resist, withstand Breóstnet wið ord and wið ecge ingang forstód, B. 1549.

Linked entry: for-licgan

gelíce

(adv.)
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</b> with ellipsis of verb in the clause :-- Deáð hit lufade þǽr gelíce swilce lífes ingang mortem videlicet ut ingressum vitae amabat, Gr. D. 4, 27. Dropeteð blód swá þon gelícost þe tóbrocen fæt, Lch. ii. 230, 25. <b>III b.

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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How. in direct questions Hú mæg man ingán on stranges hús quomodo potest quisquam intrare in domum fortis? Mt. Kmbl. 12, 29: 34. Hú ne synt gé sélran ðonne hig nonne vos magis plures estis illis? 6, 26: 25.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Hú mæg man ingán on stranges ( fortis) hús and hys fata hyne bereáfian, búton hé gebinde ǽrest ðone strangan (fortem ) ? Mt. Kmbl. 12, 29. Paminunde ðæm strongan cyninge apud Epaminondam, strenuissimum imperatorem, Ors. 3, 7 ; Swt. 110, 21.

scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
scyldig, adj.
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Se ðe ðæt gecwéme ne déþ, beó hé his inganges scyldig, Ch. Th. 606, 21. Sý hé his tungan scyldig, L. Edg. ii. 4; Th. i. 266, 25. with inst. Ðú, ealdre scyldig, deáþe sweltest, Exon. Th. 250, 9; Jul. 124.

gifu

(n.)
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Mid godcundre gyfe gemǽred, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 481, l. favor, clemency, remission of a penalty Beó hé his inganges scyldig, and þǽr ne beó nán gyfu, Cht. Th. 606, 22. ¶ gifum, tó gifes gratis :-- Gifum gratis . Ps. Rdr. 34, 8. Tó gifes gratis An.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Breóstnet wið ord and wið ecge ingang forstód Similar entries (v. III. 16, II. 12), Beo. Th. 3102; B. 1549. Ðín mildheortnes is mycel wið heofenas (usque ad coelos), is ðín sóðfæstnes wið wolcnum (usque ad nubes ), Ps. Th. 56, 12.