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on-hréran

(v.)

of actual movement, to stir, agitate, move violentlyto move, disturb, agitateof emotions, to stir up, arouse, excite

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Kmbl. 786; An. 393. metaph. to move, disturb, agitate Ðone, ungeþyldegan swíðe lytel scúr ðære costunga mæg onhréran (-hrǽran, Hatt. MS.), Past. 33; Swt. 224, 5. Ne mǽg hine ǽnig onhréran ( non commovebitur ), ðe eardfæst byþ on Hierusalem, Ps.

Linked entry: hréran

spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
spédig, adj.

having good speedprosperoushaving meanswealthyopulentrich in material wealthrich inabounding inabundantcopiouspowerfuluber, efficax, brevis

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Th. 107, 3; Gen. 1783. having means, wealthy, opulent, rich in material wealth Hé wæs swýðe spédig man on ðǽm ǽhtum ðe heora spéda on beóþ, ðæt is, on wildrum, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 8. Ic ne eom swá spédig (dives) ðæt ic mǽge bicgean wín, Coll.

bedding

(n.)
Grammar
bedding, beding, e; f.

BEDDINGcovering of a bedstramentumstratuma bedlectus

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Gl. 111; Som. 79, 60 Mid mínum teárum míne beddinge ic beþweá lacrimis meis stratum meum rigabo, Ps. Lamb. 6, 7. a bed; lectus Gyf ic astíge on bedinge strǽte mínre si ascendero in lectum strati mei, Ps. Spl. 131, 3

Linked entry: beding

a-wyrpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrpan, p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen

To cast awaycast outrejecttake awayprojicererepellereauferre

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Ahola hit út, and awyrp hit fram ðé erue eum [oculum], et projice abs te, Mt. Jun. 5, 29: Ps. Th. 50, 12; Ps. Grn. ii. 149, 50, 12

Linked entry: wirpan

bénsian

(v.)
Grammar
bénsian, part. ende; p. ode; pp. od [bén a prayer, sian or sigan to fall down]

To fall down in prayerto prayentreat in prayersupplicaredeprecariorare

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He wæs bénsiende ða uplícan árfæstnesse mínra gesynta supplicans erat supernæ pietati pro sospitate mea 5, 6; S. 619, 35 : 3, 12; S. 537, note 20

Linked entry: ge-bénsian

Beofer-lic

(n.)
Grammar
Beofer-lic, Beofor-lic, es; m. [beofer, lic ? = lie, leá, leáh, q. v. Ric. A. D. 1184, Beverli : Brom. 1330, Beverlith]

BEVERLEYYorkshireBeverlea in agro Eboracensi

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BEVERLEY, Yorkshire; Beverlea in agro Eboracensi Hér forþférde se hálga biscop Iohannes, and his líc resteþ [MS. restad] in Beoferlic here, A.

Linked entry: Befor-leág

drý-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
drý-cræftig, drí-cræfteg; adj. [cræftig crafty, skilful]

Skilful or crafty in magic or sorcery, magicalmagĭcæ artis perītus, magĭcus

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Pharaon gegaderude ealle ða drícræftegustan men vocāvit Pharao sapientes et malĕfĭcos, Ex. 7, 11

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ed-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ed-sceaft, æd-sceaft, e; f.

A new creation, new birth regĕnĕrātio

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A new creation, new birth; regĕnĕrātio Com swefnes wóma, hú woruld wǽre wundrum geteód ungelíc yldum óþ edsceafte the terror of a dream came, how the world was wondrously framed unlike to men until regeneration, Cd. 177; Th. 222, 30; Dan. 112: Bt. 34

Linked entry: æd-sceaft

esn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
esn-líce, adv.

Manfully, valiantly vĭrīlĭter

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MS. Hopa nú to Drihtne, and dó esnlíce expecta Dŏmĭnum, et vĭrīlĭter ăge, Ps. Th. 26, 16: 30, 28

Linked entry: esne

fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
fæstan, -nian; p.fæste ; pp. fæsted [fæst fast, firm] .

firm, entrust, commit, commendfirmāre, commendāre FASTjējūnāre

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to fasten, make fast or firm, entrust, commit, commend; firmāre, commendāre, Lk. Lind.

Linked entries: fast ge-fæstan

frǽcne

(adj.)
Grammar
frǽcne, adj.

Grievousdiredangerousdīrusperīcŭlōsus

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Grievous, dire, dangerous; dīrus, perīcŭlōsus Awend ðín ansýne fram mínum frǽcnum firenum turn thy face from my grievous sins, Ps. Ben. 50, 10; Ps. Grn. ii. 149, 10.

scip-steóra

(n.)
Grammar
scip-steóra, -stýra, an; m.
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MS.) ongit micelne wind ǽr bit weorþe, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 13

be-wǽpnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-wǽpnian, -wépnian; p. ed; pp. ed; [be, wǽpen a weapon]

To take away arms, disarmarmis spoliare

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Gif man æt unlagum man bewǽpnige [bewepnie MS. B.] if any one unlawfully disarm a man, 61; Th. i. 408, 18

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be-wenian

(v.)
Grammar
be-wenian, p. ede; pp. ed [be, wenian to accustom, draw to one's self, honour]

To entertain, take care ofhospitio accipere

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Dryht-bearn Dena duguþa bewenede [MS. and Thorpe's note, 4077; bí werede, B. 2035] a noble offspring of the Danes entertained the knights, 4077, note

Linked entry: be-þénede

ge-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bregdan, p. -brægd , pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden [ge-, bregdan to vibrate, draw] .

to drawunsheathstringĕreexĭmĕreto feignpretend

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He gebrægd his sweord exēmit gladium suum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 51. to feign, pretend Se ðe ða gebregdnan dómas démde he who hath judged false judgments, Blickl. Homl. 99, 32

Linked entry: ge-brægd

ge-cerran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cerran, p. de; pp. ed

To turnreturn

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To turn, return Ic gecyrre on mín hús revertar to domum meam, Mt. Bos. 12, 44. Gecerreþ ðæt folc commovet populum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 5. Gecerre hine let him turn, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 10. From wind gecerred a vento motus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 24

ge-dæftan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dæftan, p. -dæfte; pp. dæft

To put in ordermake readyprepare

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Bos. 22, 12 : Mk. Bos. 14, 15

gedréfednes

(n.)
Grammar
gedréfednes, -drófednes, se; f.

Troubledisturbanceconfusionvexationtribulationoffencescandalperturbatioconturbatioconfusiotribulatioscandalum

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Bos. 21, 25 : Mt. Bos. 13, 21 : Lk. Bos. 17, 1

síclian

(v.)
Grammar
síclian, sícelian; p. ode
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Sícclaþ (síclaþ, MS. T.), 13. [Ðá wæs Leófríc c Þat ilce ðæi þat Martin abbot of Burch sculde þider faren, þa sǽclede hé & ward déd .iv. no. Jañ., 1154; Erl. 266, 10.]

scín-feld

(n.)
Grammar
scín-feld, dat. a; m.
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The beautiful, Elysîan field, applied to Tempe Hwæt synt ða twegen men on neorxna wange? Enoch and Helias. Hwǽr wuniaþ hý? Malifica and Intimphonis (in Ternpis?), ðæt is on sunfelda and on sceánfelda (sceón-?), Salm. Kmbl. 202, 2.

Linked entries: sceán-feld scén-feld