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openian

(v.)
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L. 103, 28. to make an opening in openodon þone hróf, Mk. 2, 4. to disclose, declare, make known Þone cyning þǽm þe hé þæs heofonlican ríces wuldur mid his gewinne openede (-ade, v. l.) and cýðde regem cui gloriae caelestis suo labore notitiam prouenisse

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, a summons.
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By hir both assent was set a steven, p. 430. For al day meten men at unset steven, 1526.]

á-wéstan

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Ómm and moððan hit áwéstað aerugo et tinea demolitur, Hml. Th. ii. 104, 30. Áwoestun desolaverunt, Ps. Srt. 78, 7. Áwéstan grassari, An. Ox. 5343. woldon áwéstan þá Iudéiscan, Hml. S. 25, 386. Þá burg áwéstan, Ors. 2, 7; S. 90, 14.

an

(prep.)
Grammar
an, prep.

Inamongintotoinad

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Hió biþ eallunga an hire selfre she is altogether in herself, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 440; Met. 20, 220. An folcum among the people, Ps. C. 50, 5 ; Ps. Grn. ii. 276, 5. Dó gléda an glédfæt put embers into a chafing dish, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 346, 3.

a-flýman

(v.)
Grammar
a-flýman, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans, [a, flýman]

To cause to fleeput to flightdrive awaybanishscatterdispersefugarein fugam vertereejicerepelleredispergere

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Sý he aflýmed let him be [as one] banished, L. Alf. pol. 2 ; Th. i. 60, 17, note. And eall his weored oððe ofslægen wæs oððe aflýmed ejusque totus vel interemptus vel dispersus est exercitus, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 13

Linked entries: á-flíman a-fliéman

láð-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
láð-wende, adj.

evilhostilemalignant

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Gyf mon méte ðæt hé gǽt geseó ðonne mæg hé wénan ðæs láðwendan feóndes him on neáwyste if a man dream that he sees goats then may he expect the devil in his neighbourhood, Lchdm. iii. 176, 3.

ge-wǽde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wǽde, -wéde, es; n.

A garmentclothingvestimentum

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Mið his gewédum vestimentis ejus, 27, 31. He onféng cynegewǽdum purpuram sumpsit, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 19. Ongon me gewédum þeccan he began to deck me with weeds, Exon. 103 a; Th. 391, 13; Rä. 10, 4

seó

(n.)
Grammar
seó, gen. seón, seó; acc. seón, seó ; f. m. (?)
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Hé heóld hig swá his eágan seón ( quasi pupillam oculi sui ), Deut. 32, 10 : Ps. Spl. 16, 9. Seán, Ps. Surt. 16, 8. Sión, Kent. Gl. 177. Swylce hé hreppe ða seó mínes eágan, Homl. Th. i. 390, 15 : 516, 23. Seón pupillae , Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 8.

seowian

(v.)
Grammar
seowian, seówan, siwian; p. ode; pp. od, ed. id
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Hig siwodon ficleáf and worhton him wǽdbréc. Gen. 3, 7. Seowa mid seolce fæste, Lchdm. ii. 56, 7. Wǽda sioloce siowian. Met. 8, 24. Byrne, searonet seowed smiþes orþancum, Beo. Th. 816; B. 406. Golde siowode segmentata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 49

Linked entries: siwian supe

ge-risene

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-risene, -risne, -rysne; adj.

Fit, convenient, propercongruus, decens, conveniens

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Hit is ealles gerisnost it is most fitting, Blickl. Homl. 205, 24

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steór-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
steór-leás, adj.
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-Þeáh hió (the earth) unwísum wídgel þince, on stede stronglíc steórleásum men, Met. 10, 11. without rule, not living under rule:?-Gif bescoren man steórleás (not living under the rule of any religious house) gange him on gestlíðnesse, L.

and-feng

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God seolfa wæs eallum andfeng, Sat. 245. sumtus Hé teleð þá andfengas ( sumtus ) þe him behéfe synt, Lk. 14, 28

ge-éhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-éhtan, p. te.
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Gif mec geoehton ... íuih hiá geoehtað, Jn. L. 15, 20. Geoehtadon persequebantur, 5, 16. Geoehton persecuti sunt, Mt. L. 5, 12.

gilda

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Cf. gildan; v. deófol-, hǽpen-gilda. a member of a guild Gif hwylcum gyldan þearf sí his geférena fultumes, and hit gecýd wyrþe þæs gildan níhtstan geféran, bútun se gilda sylf neáh sí. . . .

ge-wealdes

(adv.)
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's action Gif him ðonne gewealdes gebyrige oððe ungewealdes ( whether he is responsible or not for what happens ), Past. 199, 22. v. un-gewealdes

hana

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Sumes wífes gást wunode mid hire oð hana sang, Shrn. 30, 29. Hana (gallus) þá licgenda[n] áwecð and þá slápolon hé þreáð, cocc (gallus) þá wiþsacen*-*dan cít; hanan (gallo) cráwendon hopa gehwer[f]þ, Hy. S. 6, 36-7, 5. On hanan welle, C.

sǽ-weard

(n.)

sea-ward,

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Werige his (the 'cotsetla' ) hláfordes inland, gif him man beóde, æt sǽwearde, 3 ;Th. i. 432, 28. Cf. the description of Beowulf's landing Ða of wealle geseah weard Scyldinga, se ðe holmclifu healdan scolde, etc. Beo.

cóðu

(n.)
Grammar
cóðu, e; f; cóðe, an; f; cóða, an; m.

A diseasesicknesspestilence morbus

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He fram ðære cóðe hine gehǽlde he healed him from the disease i. 400, 10. Wið wambe cóðum for diseases of the stomach L. M. 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 234, 1

snúde

(adv.)
Grammar
snúde, adv.

At once, quietly, directly to walk fast

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Hét hine snúde eft cuman bade him quickly return Beo. Th. 3743; B. 1869. Se wyrm gebeáh snúde tósomne 5129; B. 2568. Snúde forsended 1812; B. 904: Exon. 231, 12; Ph. 488: Judth. Thw. 22, 8; Jud. 55: 23, 17; Jud. 125.

beán

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Healde hé hine wiþ beána, 214, 3. Gif þú beána habban wile, Tech. ii. 123, 16: Coll. M. 34, 27. Sum him mid bær beána mid wætere ofgotene, Hml. S. 23 b, 128. Beána sáwan, Angl. ix. 262, 7. Add