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á-stingan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stingan, p. -stang, pl. -stungon.

to thrust out ⬩ to stab

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to thrust out Heó his swýþran ége út ástang, Nar. 44, 14. Rómáne his eágan ástungon, Chr. 797; P. 56, 11. to stab Hé hine sylfne mid his swurd of ástang he stabbed himself to death with his sword. Nor. 48, 24

wine

(n.)
Grammar
wine, es; m.

A friend. ⬩ applied to an equal ⬩ applied to one who can help or protect ⬩ a friendly lord ⬩ a (powerful) friend ⬩ used of a husband or lover ⬩ applied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn

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A friend.. applied to an equal Wine mín, Húnferð, Beo. Th. 1065; B. 530. Hé ongan winas manian, frýnd and geféran, Byrht. Th. 138, 31 ; By. 228. applied to one who can help or protect, a friendly lord, a (powerful) friend Wine fród . . .

Linked entries: dæg-wine wine-leás

ge-hrepod

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-hrepian;</b> p. ode To touch Tactus gehrepod is participium; and tactus hrepung is nama, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 255, 3. to touch with the hand Gehrepa hire byrigene, and þú bist sóna hál, Hml.

nídan

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His ealdormen niéddon hí æfter (v. æfter;I.6) gafole, and micel geflit hæfdon propter avaritiam Maximi ducis in arma surgentes, Ors. 6. 34; S. 290, 24. to force to something. with tó and noun Hé nǽnigne nýdde tó Crístenum þeáwe nullum cogebat ad Christianismum

cwelman

(v.)
Grammar
cwelman, cwylman, cwilman; part. -ende; p. de; pp. ed [cwealm, cwelm death, destruction, torment]

To torture, torment, destroy, kill ⬩ trucidare, cruciare

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To torture, torment, destroy, kill; trucidare, cruciare Cwelmende fýr destroying fires, Exon. 22a ; Th. 59, 28; Cri. 959. He wæs ðæt folc cwilmende he tortured the people, Ors. 1, 12 ; Bos. 36, 25.

æþelborenness

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'næbbe wé náne æþelborennysse for ðan þe wé forseóð Crístes ðeówdom' ... eówer æðelborennys becymð tó bysmorfullum hæftnéde, Hml. S. 8, 46-51. Æþelborennes generositas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 32.

be-sencan

Grammar
be-sencan, pp. -senct

To plunge ⬩ submerge ⬩ drown

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Besenced of ðǽm yfemestum tó ðæm nieðerhestan, Past. 134, 24. On helle besenct, Hml. Th. i. 330, 26. Besencedum summerso. An. Ox. 11, 99. Besente demersos, 3078. Besencte, Bl. H. 49, 8. Add:

dirne

(adj.)
Grammar
dirne, adj.
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Th. i. 56, 26. of stolen goods, concealed Ǽnigne þára þe ymbe þás smeágunge bið and ꝥ dyrne orf ámeldað, Ll. Th. i. 276, 33. v. following compounds; in some cases the passages given under them may belong to the simple adjective

Linked entries: derne dyrne

ribb

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Gif mon óðrum rib forsleá binnan gehálre hýde, geselle .x. sciłł. tó bóte; gif sió hýd sié tóbrocen, and mon bán of ádó, geselle .xv. sciłł. tó bóte, Ll. Th. i. 98, 11.

be-gitan

Grammar
be-gitan, (I a)
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add : to get a wife Þæs cyninges sáwle þe hí begæt, Lch. iii. 422, 15 : Gen. 1130. to get into one's keeping, bring home Begyte hé þá báde hám, Ll. Th. i. 354, 7. where the object is non-material Freóndscipe begitan, An. 480.

slíþen

(adj.)
Grammar
slíþen, adj.

Cruel, hard, evil

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In ða slíþnan tíd in the evil days of the present life 316, 22; Mód. 52

Linked entry: slíþe

ge-winna

(n.)
Grammar
ge-winna, an; m.

An enemy ⬩ adversary ⬩ a foe ⬩ rival ⬩ hostis ⬩ inĭmīcus ⬩ æmŭlus

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Lǽddon leóde láþne gewinnan to carcerne the people led their hated foe unto the prison, Andr. Kmbl. 2500; An. 1251: 2603; An. 1303.

god-gild

(n.)
Grammar
god-gild, -gield, -geld, -gyld, gode-gild, es; n.
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An idol He hét wyrcan gyldeno godgeld and seolfrene ... ðá abræc ðæt mægden ðæt gold and ðæt seolfor of ðǽm godgeldum he bade make golden idols and silver ... then the maiden broke the gold and the silver off the idols, Shrn. 106, 2-4: 122, 9: L.

Linked entry: god-gyld

hréran

(v.)
Grammar
hréran, p. de

To move ⬩ shake ⬩ stir

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To move, shake, stir Ic wudu hrére I move the wood, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 9; Rä. 2, 8. Hréra, 101 b; Th. 383, 9; Rä. 4, 8.

Linked entry: for-hréred

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, lago; m.

sea ⬩ water

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sea, water Ðæt gelimpan sceal ðætte lagu flóweþ ofer foldan it shall come to pass that the sea shall flow over the earth [at the last day], Exon. 115 b; Th. 445, 1; Dóm. 1. Lagu, wæter under wolcnum, Beo. Th. 3265; B. 1630.

níd-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
níd-scyld, e; f.

Bounden duty

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Bounden duty Sóna swá hé tó ðære áre cymþ, swá þyncþ him ðæt se hié him niédscylde sceolde se se hié him sealde as soon as he comes to the honour, it seems to him that he who gave it him was bound to grant it as a matter of right; repente perveniens

wiss

(adj.)
Grammar
wiss, adj.

Certain

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. ¶ in the phrase tó wissum Tó wissum profecto, omnino, Hpt. Gl. 431, 15. Tó wissan praesertim, maxime, saltim, 416, 41. Wite gé tó wissan ðæt se deófol ne mæg mannum derian bútan Drihtnes geþafunge, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 174

Linked entry: wis

á-gangan

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H. 119, 1. to come to pass, happen Þá forebeácno þá þe. . . geweorþan sceoldan, ealle þá syndon ágangen. . . fífe þára syndon ágangen on þisse eldo. Bl. H. 117, 30-36

floterian

(v.)

to flutter

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Add: to be tossed on the waves Flotorode fertur fluctibus.

hreran

(v.)
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The form hrǽron seems to point to a verb of the class to which beran belongs.