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-ærn

(suffix)
Grammar
-ærn, -ern, es; n. [ærn a place] is generally used as a termination, and denotes a place; thus, Eorþ-ærn, es; a

An earth-place or housethe grave

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An earth-place or house, the grave Open wæs ðæt eorþ-ærn the grave was open, Exon. 120 a; Th. 460, 18; . 19: 119b; Th. 459, 22; . 3; Th. 460, 4; . 12. Dóm-ern a judgment-place, judgment-hall, court of justice, Mt. Bos. 27, 27.

EARNIAN

(v.)
Grammar
EARNIAN, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad; v. trans, gen. acc. To

EARN, merit, deserve, get, attain, labour for mĕrēri

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He hæfþ ðæt ðæt he earnaþ he has that which he earns, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 6

ge-ládian

(v.)
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Búton hine geládige ꝥ hine fléma nvste, 382, 22. Búton hine geládige ꝥ ná bet ne cúðe, 384, 15. Dolien ealles þæs ágon, gif wóh tǽcen, oþþe geládian bet ne cúðon, 354, 11. where and are combined. v. 1.

be-þurfan

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Gif ǽniges fultumes beþorfte, ðonne næfde nó self genóg, Bt. 35, 3; F. 158, 17. Getímode his wífe wyrs ðonne beþorfte his wife's condition was too bad to allow of his happiness, Hml. Th. ii. 142, 3. nabbað þá láre þe hi beþorftan, Ll.

pinsian

(v.)
Grammar
pinsian, p. ode
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holrede ł pinsode pensavit, cogitavit, Hpt. Gl. 443. 76. sceáwode hine selfne and pinsode he observed and weighed himself, Past. 7, 2; Swt. 51, 15. Pinsige ǽlc mon hiene selfne georne, 10, 2 ; Swt. 63, 18. Pinsiende inquirendo, scrutando, Hpt.

Linked entry: pís

dígol-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
dígol-líce, díglíce.
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nolde geþafian þám þeófe ꝥ underdulfe dígellíce his hús, Hml. A. 50, 13. Dígollíce, 54, 64.

ge-métan

(v.)
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æt him helpe gemétton, Gú. 894. Ðæt geméte forgiefnesse, Past. 165, 22. Reste gemétan, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 616, 17. something disadvantageous Hine bismriende hié cwǽdon : 'Hwæt is þæt þú hér gemétest?' what luck have you had here?, Bl. H. 243, 8.

mǽrlíce

(adv.)
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Hét se cásere hine Críst wiðsacan, and móste beón mǽrlíce mid him, Hml. Th. ii. 310, 19. Wæs hyre willa mǽrlícor ꝥ heó wolde hyre sylf hyre mægðhád behátan Gode, Hml. A. 32, 200.

a-breóðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-breóðan, p. -breáþ, pl. -bruðon; pp. -broðen

To unsettleruinfrustratedegeneratedeteriorateperderedegenerare

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abruðon ða ðe he toþohte they frustrated that which he had thought of, Chr. 1004; Ing. 178, 1. Eálá ðú abroðene folc degener O populus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 8,10. Hic et hæc et hoc nugas ðæt is abroðen on Englisc Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Som. ii, 2

Linked entry: a-bruðon

lytig-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
lytig-, lyte-líce; adv.

Cunninglyartfullycraftily

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lytelíce ðonne deófol bepǽhte, Wulfst. 11, 9, 16. Ne weorþeþ on worulde lytelíce swicolra ðonne wyrþeþ none in the world is more craftily deceitful than he, 54, 22.

ge-ligernes

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Substitute for second line Ǽlcne þára þe hió geácsian myhte þæt kynekynnes wæs, hió tó hyre gespón for hyre geligernesse, and syððan hió ealle beswác tó deáðe cum omnes, quos regie arcessitos, meretricie habitos, concubitu oblectasset, occideret.

tǽcan

Grammar
tǽcan, <b>. IV.</b>
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Add Ðá ísernan hierstepannan tǽhte for íserne weall tó settane betuh ðǽm wítgan and ðǽre byrig, Past. 165, 9. add: with double accusative? tǽhte (him? Cf. sealde (him?) ꝥ gerýne, 97) þá gerýna þas hálgan geleáfan, Hml. S. 30, 94

huntaþ

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férde út on huntað mid eallum his werode . . .þá geseah micelne floc heorta, and ðá gestihte his werod . . . on þone huntað fón sceoldon. Þá ealle ymb þone huntað ábysgode wǽron . . . Hml.

be-witan

(v.)
Grammar
be-witan, ic. he -wát, ðú -wást, pl. -witon; p. -wiste, pl. -wiston; pp. -witen; v. trans. [be near, witan to know, see, take care of]

To overlook, watch over, superintend, preside, govern, administerpræesse, administrare

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To overlook, watch over, superintend, preside, govern, administer; præesse, administrare Ðe ealle his þing bewiste qui præerat omnibus quæ habebat, Gen. 24, 2. Ne miht ðú leng tún-scíre bewitan jam non poteris villicare, Lk.

Linked entry: be-wiste

teónlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
teónlíce, adv.
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Sende on heora eorþan toscean teónlíce he brought shame on them by sending frogs into their land, Ps. Th. 104, 26. Ðencan hig hyne teónlýcost áteón myhton to devise how they might treat him with most ignominy, Nicod. 14; Thw. 7, 7

ge-tilian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tilian, -tilgan; p. ode; pp. od.

to strive afterto get by strivingto obtainprocureacquireacquīrĕreto treat a patient;curāre

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Se ðe hit déþ him seluan éce hellewíte ungesǽliglíce getilaþ he who does it will miserably get for himself everlasting hell torment, Th. Chart. 117, 24.

Linked entry: ge-teolod

stihtere

(n.)
Grammar
stihtere, es ; m.
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A disposer, director Ðæt hié geornlíce geðencen mid micelre giefe ofer him wacaþ se Scippend and se stihtere ealra gesceafta ðonne nyle lǽtan tó hiera ágnum wilnungum ut sollicita consideratione perpendant, Creator dispositorque cunctorum quanta

land-ár

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Þæt ná cíde be lǽssan landáre ne causetur de minori substantia R. Ben. I. 16, 13. Gehealdenum him sylfan landáre reservato sibi usufructorio 100, 1. lǽfdon heora ǽhta . . . Iulianus þá dǽlde heora landáre þe him lǽfed wæs, Hml. S. 4, 82.

ofer-sceadwian

(v.)
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wæs heó ofersceadewod ?, Hml. Th. i. 198, 30-34. Se Hálga Gást mid his mihte ofersceadewode, Wlfst, 193, 13

on-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bindan, p. -band; pp. -bunden

To unbind, set free, disclose

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To unbind, set free, disclose Seó wiðerwearde wyrd onbint and gefreóþ ... mid ðam hió geopenaþ tiedre ðás andweardan gesǽlþa sint, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 2. onband beadurúne, Beo. Th. 1006; B. 501. Æfter ðon onbind, Lchdm. ii. 250, 20.

Linked entries: an-bindan un-bindan