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hǽre

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Heó áwearp hire hǽran and hire wudewan reáf, 109, 228. sackcloth used to lie on oftost læg uppon ánre hǽran on þǽre baran flóra, Hml. S. 31, 853. On stíþre hǽran licgende, 1351 : Hml. Th. ii. 516, 31

ge-riht-wísian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-riht-wísian, p. ode; pp. od; v. a.

To justifyjustificare

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Ða ðe he him to clypode, ða he gerihtwísode, and ða ðe he gerihtwísode, ða he gemǽrsode those whom he called unto him he justified, and those whom he justified he glorified, Homl. Th. ii. 366, 2. synt gerihtwísode justĭfĭcāta sunt, Ps. Th. 18, 8.

þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
þicgan, p. þah, þeah, and þigde, þigede, pl. þǽgon, þégon, and þígdon, þigedon; pp. þegen,
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and þiged. to take, receive, accept him brád syleþ load tó leáne, hit on lust þigeþ, Exon. Th. 331, 31; Vy. 76. Hié ða lác þégon tó þance, Andr. Kmbl. 2225; An. 1114. Ðeáh máðmas þége, Elen. Kmbl. 2516; El. 1259. Ðæt beágas þégon, Exon.

Linked entry: ge-þicgan

ge-sĕþness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sĕþness, e ; f.
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Assertion, affirmation Þæt geseah gesóðode þurh his geséðnysse, þeáh þe sume noldon his láre underfón ne his geséðnysse, Nap. 32

wundrung

(n.)
Grammar
wundrung, e; f.

wonderingwonderadmirationastonishmenta wonderful sighta spectacle

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Eall wæs ful wundrunge and wafunge; and eác ða byrig geseah eall on óþre wísan gewend, on óþre heó ǽr wæs, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 509. Heó mid wundrunge wearð befangen, 2, 251.

rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rihtlíce, adv.

rightly, justly, with justice or quity rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case rightly, in accordance with rules or regulations, regularlyrightly as regards conduct

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Ða munecas beádon hine ðæt sceolde healdan rihtlíce, the abbot Chr. 1083; Erl. 217, 5.

ge-séman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-séman, p. de; pp. ed

To compose, settle, make peace with, reconcile, satisfycompōnĕre, concĭliāre, reconcĭliāre, satisfăcĕre

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Ðæt he ymbe ðæt ríce gesémde that he would satisfy them about the kingdom, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 23. Siððan sió sace gesémed sió after the suit is settled, L. H. E. 10; Th. i. 30, 19: Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 39.

Linked entry: séman

ge-unárian

(v.)
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Saul hine bealg wið Samuel ...; and ðá him from wolde, ðá geféng hine, and tóslát his hrægl, and hine geunárode, Past. 35, 20. Hét hig ( Eulalia ) nacode geunárian, Shrn. 154. 6. Add

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

sneóme

(adv.)
Grammar
sneóme, snióme; adv.

swiftly, rapidlyquickly, immediately, at once velociter, cito, subito, statim citius quickly to hasten

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semninga sneóme forwurdon subito defecerunt Ps. Th. 72, 15: 106, 13. Snióme 74, 7: 103, 33; 123, 2. Swá heó sǽ geseah, hió snióme fleáh 113, 3. Sniómor Cd. Th. 51, 21; Gen. 830

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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wolde on ǽr ðæt godspell áwrítan, ǽr ðám ðe gewende him fram, Hml. S. 15, 139. sooner Manegum men is leófre ðæt ǽr swelte, ǽr geseó his wíf and his bearn sweltende, Bt. 10; F. 28, 39.

dígolnes

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on þám wærlicum híwe . . . and hyre cnihtas hyre dígolnysse eallum bedyrndon, Hml.

hwý

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Add: in direct questions Hwý (hwí, v. l. ) forcwið . . . ðæt ne féde his heorde ?, Past. 42, 6. Hwý (hwié, v. l. ) wolde hié lǽran ?, 250, 24. Hwig eart þú swá gedréfedes módes 1, Ap. Th. 2, 9. <b>Ia.

on-sundrum

(adv.)
Grammar
on-sundrum, -sundran, -sundron; adv.

separately, severally, separated one from the other, apartin retirement from others, apartmaking distinction from others, especially

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Th. 372, 24; Seel. 97. in retirement from others, apart Ðá férde onsundron secessit, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 13. lǽdde hig onsundron ( seorsum ), 17, 1. nam his leorningcnihtas onsundron assumsit discipulos secreto, 20, 17.

Linked entry: sundor

warian

(v.)
Grammar
warian, p. ode
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gelǽre ðæt wið ðæt warien, ðæt hǽr ne cumen, Sbrn. 203, 3. to be careful to do what is necessary, take a precaution Warige hine se ðe his ágen befóð, ðæt tó ǽlcan teáme hæbbe getrýwne borh, L.

Linked entries: werian be-warian

ge-þencan

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hæfdon geþóht þæt hié sceoldon Italiam forlǽtan, and hié þæt swá gelǽsten, gif him Scipia ne gestýrde, Ors. 4, 9; S. 190, 19. with a preposition determining direction of intended motion Ealne þone here hét þonan wendan þe ǽr tó geþóht hæfde,

on-uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
on-uppan, prep.

upon, onbesides, over and above

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lédon hyra reáf uppan hig, and setton hyne onuppan, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 7. gemétton fýr and fisc onuppon, Homl. Th. ii. 292, 4. besides, over and above hét ácwellan ða rícostan witan, and onuppan ágenne bróðor and his módor ofbeátan, Met. 9, 28

Linked entry: uppan

manna

(n.)
Grammar
manna, manna.
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On ðǽre earce ðá stǽnenan bredu . . . and se swéta mete ðe hié héton moinnaa . . . sceal bión on ðǽmbreóstum ðæs monnan swétnes, Past. 125, 23. Hét hider rignan mannum tó móse manna cynne, Ps. Th. 77, 25

ge-myntan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myntan, p. -mynte; pp. -mynted, -mynt

To determine, resolvestătuĕre, decernĕre

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Him wæs gesǽd ðæt wǽron gemynte ánum sutere he asked for whom those buildings were intended. He was told that they were meant for a shoemaker, 354, 35. Hæfdon hie gemynted to ðam they had resolved thereon, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 10; Exod. 197.

Linked entry: myntan

tin-tregian

(v.)
Grammar
tin-tregian, -tergian; p. ode

To torment,torture,afflict

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Ðǽr tintregad wearð; ǽrest hiene mon swong, ða sticode him mon ða eágan út, and siþþan him mon slóg ða handa of, ðá ðæt heáfod, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 168, 3, Heo eow tintraȝed and heow iswenchet, O. E. Homl. i. 13, 30

Linked entry: tregian