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for-sleán

cut throughto slaykillto destroylay wastefinishto routoverthrowto condemn

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D. 192, 4. to destroy a thing, lay waste: Se wíngeard wæs forslagen (-sleg-, v. l.) and forhergod mid hægle vinea grandine vastata est, Gr. D. 57, 5. to put an end to, finish (?): Forslægenum expletis (cf. expuncta, expleta, Corp. Gl.

ge-miclian

(v.)
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III. to magnify, glorify, extol. the object personal Hé lǽrde in somnungum hiora and gemiclad (gemǽrsod, W.S.) wæs (magnificabatur) from allum, Lk. L. 4, 15. (l a) the object the Deity :-- Ic gemiclie magnificabo (Deum in laude), Bl. Gl.

ge-reord

Grammar
ge-reord, speech.
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On þám dæge wurdon tðdǽlede manna gereordu; and ǽr wæs eall weoruld sprecende on án gereord, and nú synd gereord twá and hundseofontig, Wlfst. 211, 17-20. Swá micel ungewiss on þeóda gereordum, Ors. 3, 9 ; S. 136, 26.

ge-sǽlan

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Hit mæg eáðe gesǽlan, ðæt hié ðá óðre tǽlen, Past. 333, 20 : 427, 24. the subject not expressed Swá gesǽlde þæt wé wada cunnedon, An. 438: 661. referring to the course of events. the subject the indefinite hit = matters, things Gif hit þonne hwæt elles

ge-þafa

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Hé cwæð ðæs ðe hé gebruce, æfter his dæge hé nánum menn sél ne úðe ðonne mé: and ic ð æs ðá wæs wel geþafa, C. D. ii. 113, 15. Mid þý wit ðæt unéðelíce þurhtugon þæt hé ðæs geþafa beón wolde cum hoc difficulter inpetraremus, Bd. 5, 4; Sch. 568, 19.

ge-treów

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treów, ; adj. [Besides this unmutated a-stem, a mutated ja-stem (ió, ié, í, ý) and a mixed form ge-treówe occur: the eó-forms are taken here, the mutated forms under ge-tríwe.]
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Þá Dænescan þe wæs ǽrur geteald eallra folca getreowast, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 29. Tó ðǽm getreówestan mundboran, Bl. H. 201, 27. of things Mid fulre gewitnesse and getreówre, Ll. Th. i. 240, 9.

gléd

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Se hláf wæs mid þám glédum ( prunis) bewrigen . . . þá worhte hé Crístes róde tácen ongén þám glédum (þá glédu, v. l., contra prunas ), Gr. D. 87, 9-16. Hé þone bisceop on ísenum bedde ástrehte and byrnenda gléda dyde under his nacode líc, Hml.

hrínan

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Ne wæs ǽnig þára þæt mé þus þríste swá þú nú þá mid hondum hrínan dorste, Jul. 512. the agent non-personal Hé on þá tíd ðe hé inne bið ne bið hrinen (hríned, v. l.) mid þí storme ðæs wintres (hiemis tempestate non tangitur ), Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 165, 25.

rǽd

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Wæs Acitofel mid Absalone on rǽde, 19, 201. rule, direction. v. rǽdan; Þá nigon werod bugon tó heora Scyppende, and betǽhton heora rǽd tó his willan, Hml. Th. i. 12, 7

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, e; f.

shame, disgrace, infamy, ignominya shameful, infamous, or abominable thing,

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Þatt wass hiss aȝhenn shame & shande, Orm. 11956. He makede to sconde he disgraced, Laym. 7032. Unk schal itide harm and schonde, O. and N. 1733. ÞU schalt haue schonde, Horn. 714. To spouse þe emperoures doȝter yt ner hym no schonde, R.

ge-ágnian

(v.)

to have as one's own, possess, occupyto getsecure possession of, acquireto adoptto prove one's title tosecure by shewing titleto usurp

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Hé lét þá Godas þeówas þǽra áre brúcan þe him geáhnod wæs, Hml. S. 3, 354. reflexive Cnut geáhnode (-ágenede, v. l.) him þet land, ¨ Chr. 1028; P. 157, 21. Uton faran and geáhnian ús þæt land, for þan þe wé magon mid mihte hit bigitan, Num. 13, 31.

riht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-líc, adj.

right, just right, fitting, adapted to due requirements adapted, fitted, entitled right, in accordance with reason right as regards conduct,righteous

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Rihtlíc ðæt wæs ðæt se blinda be ðæm wege sǽte wædliende; forðon ðe Drihten sylfa cwæþ : 'Ic eom weg sóðfæstnesse,' Blickl.

corþer

(n.)
Grammar
corþer, gen. corþres; n: corþer; gen. corþre; f.

A bandmultitudecompanytroopbodytrainpomp multitudocohorscopiapompa

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Hér Eádgár wæs Engla waldend corþre micelre in this year [A. D. 973] Edgar became ruler of the Angles with much pomp Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 10; Edg. 2. Hí cwómon in ða ceastre corþra mǽste they came to the city with the greatest of companies Elen.

tin-treg

(n.)
Grammar
tin-treg, -terg, es; n.: tin-trega, an; m.

Torment

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Ðæt wæs helle tintreges múþ ipsum est os gehennae, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 13. On ðám grundum helle tintreges in profundis tartari, 5, 14; S. 634, 25. Ic on eorþan gebád tintregan fela, Cd. Th. 296, 4; Sat. 497. Mé genihtsumiaþ ðás tintrega, Blickl.

Linked entries: helle-tintreg tinterg

full-gán

to follow a professioncarry on an officeapply oneself topractise a habitto give effect tocarry outto execute a command, taskdo a person's will

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Fulgá nú se mete ðǽre wambe willan, and sió wamb ðæs metes, Past. 317, 16.

bæc

(n.)
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On cyrtwara bæc; andlang cyt-wara bæcce (cf. in another copy of the same boundaries Of citwara beca . . . on citwara mearce; andlang bæces tó citwara becon, v. 358, 7, 27), C. D. iii. 135, 23. uncertain In wynnabæces gemýðan; of wynnabæce, C.

wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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., ðæt wæs ðá hí tó Babilonia gelǽdde wǽron, Ps. Th. 30, arg. Heó on wrace seomodon swearte síðe, Cd. Th. 5, 14; Gen. 71.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Ne onhagode him (Godwine) tó cumenne . . . ongeán þone cyng and ágeán þone here (fyrd is used of Godwine's force ll. 11. 23, and of the force gathered to help the king, 1. 19) þe him mid wæs. Chr. 1052; P. 175, 36.

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

outbeyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosedout on an expeditionoutoutoutoutforthto knock outpull outoutaway from homeabroadoutaway from landoutoutsidenot within doorsnot in the houseabroadoutexternally

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Hionan út wítan, Met. 24, 52. with words denoting whither motion proceeds Ic wæs út ácymen on ǽlþeódig land advena fui in terra aliena, Ex. 2, 22. Similar entries v. útácumen. Fleáh cásere út on Crécas, Met. 1, 21.

sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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Wæs eall weoruld sprecende on án gereord, Wulfst. 211, 19. Geseónde dumbe specende (sprecendeMS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 15, 31. to use words in conversation, discourse, etc. Ic ne sprece tó ðǽm, ac ic sprece tó ðé, Bt. 38, 5;Fox 206, 12.