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eorþ-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-fæt, es; n.

An earthen vessel, the body vas terrâ factum, corpus

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An earthen vessel, the body; vas terrâ factum, corpus Se gǽst nimeþ swá wíte swá wuldor, swá him in worulde ðæt eorþfæt ǽr geworhte the spirit receives either punishment or glory, as the body has worked for him before in the world, Exon. 98 a; Th. 367

mǽnsumian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnsumian, p. ode .

to have the companionship of a personto marryto share with anotherto communicate

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to have the companionship of a person, to marry Ne hiá mǽnsumiaþ (mǽnsumigaþ, Rush.) ne hiá biþon gemǽnsumad (i. ne ceorl hæfis wífes gemána ne wíf hæfis ceorles) neque nubent neque nubentur, Mk. Skt.

ge-wícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wícan, p. -wác, pl. -wicon; pp. -wicen

To give wayfaildepartretirecederedeficererecedere

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Ne his mægenes [mǽges?] láf gewác æt wíge his kinsman's legacy failed not in the contest, Beo. Th. 5251; B. 2629: 5148; B. 2577

ge-híwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-híwian, -hiewian; p. ode; pp. od

To marry

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To marry Forðæm hit is awriten ðæt hit síe betere ðæt mon gehiewige ðonne he birne, forðæm bútan synne he mæg gehíwian for it is written that it is better to marry than to burn, because a man may marry without sin, Past. 51, 9; Swt. 401, 33; Hat. MS

ge-inlagian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-inlagian, p. ode; pp. od [ge, inlagian]

To inlawto restore to the protection of the lawinlagareintra legum protectionem accipere

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Willem se cyng Eádgár geinlagode and ealle his men William the king inlawed Edgar and all his men, 1074; Erl. 212, 5

Linked entry: in-lagian

þearfend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þearfend-líc, adj.
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Poor, of persons, indigent, destitute Monnes bearn ( Guthlac in his hermitage ) swá þearfendlíc, Exon.

wód-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wód-líc, adj.

Madfuriousfrantic

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Heó ne róhte his worda for ðæra wódlícan ontendnysse, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 397. Se sceocca fordwán mid swíðlícum reáme, swá ðæt ða munecas wurdon áwrehte ðurh his wódlícan stemne, 6, 318

hete-lic

malignanthardsevere

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Add: of persons, malignant Dydon þá heáfodmenn swá swá ꝥ hetelice wíf (Jezebel) him bebeád, Hml. S. 18, 194. of things, hard, severe Hé mæg him wénan hetelices leánes, Wlfst, 191, 23.

nam-cúþ

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Sum wer wæs namcúð and hlísful þurh his drohtnunga, 195, 15. His ꝥ mǽre cynn wzs swíþe namcúð eallum folce, Hml. S. 23, 630. of things Asteriscus ys namcúð tácen, Angl. viii. 333, 39

ofer-búgan

(v.)

to avoid, shun

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to avoid, shun Hié sindon suá micle wærlícor tó oferbúganne [ferbúgonne, Cott. MSS.] suá mon ongiet ðæt hié on máran ungewitte beóþ tanto caute declinandi sunt quanto insane rapiuntur, Past. 40, 5; Swt. 295, 21.

Linked entry: búgan

á-bryrdan

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beóð ábrerde (divinae dilectionis stimulo) compunguntur, An. Ox. 973. to make contrite, remorseful Áspíwan synna þurh ábryrde andetnysse, Wlfst. 150, 4. ne synt ábryrde (compuncti), Ps. L. 34, 16. Dám ábryrdum contritis, An. Ox. 4122

hǽtu

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Ic drífe sceáp míne tó heora lǽse, and stande ofer hig on hǽte ( aestu ) and on cyle, Coll. M. 20, 13. of sexual passion Seó gecyndelice hǽtu þurh ꝥ mægen þæs Hálgan Gástes gestilleþ on þé ( the Virgin Mary ), Bl.

ǽfen-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-spræc, e; f.

Evening speechvespertina loquela

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Evening speech; vespertina loquela Gemunde ǽfenspræce he remembered his evening speech, Beo. Th. 1522; B. 759

æmetig

(adj.)
Grammar
æmetig, adj.

Vacantemptybarrenvacuus

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Vacant, empty, barren; vacuus Hit æmetig læg it lay barren, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 34, 16

íren-byrne

(n.)
Grammar
íren-byrne, an; f.
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An iron byrnie Námon írenbyrnan, heard swyrd hilted, and his helm, Beo. Th. 5965; B. 2986

Linked entry: ísern-byrne

martyrung

(n.)
Grammar
martyrung, e; f.

Suffering as a martyr

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Suffering as a martyr Ymbe his martyrunga de passione Christi, Ors. 6, 2; Swt. 254, 24

ge-wærlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wærlan, p. de

To gopass

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To go, pass Éghuoelc on weg his giwærlde quisque in viam suam declinavit, Rtl. 19, 39

be-wǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wǽgan, p. de; pp. ed

To deceive, disappointfrustrari

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To deceive, disappoint; frustrari Ne bewǽgde him non frustratus est eum, Ps. Spl. C. 131, 11

Linked entry: bi-wǽgan

ge-bótad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bótad, part.

Betteredmendedresartus

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Bettered, mended; resartus Ðá him gebótad wæs when he was better, Chr. 1093; Erl. 228, 30

un-gerímedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerímedlíc, adj.

Innumerable

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Innumerable Ðá geseah hé ða mycelan and ða ungerímedlícan ferde his feónda, H. R. 3, 15