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ge-þafa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þafa, an; m. [geþafian to consent]

A favourersupporterhelperassenterconsenterfautoradjūtor

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Hwí ne eart ðú his geþafa why art thou not an assenter to this? Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 13: L. De Cf. 7; Th. ii, 262, 30. Ic eom geþafa I am convinced, I am an assenter, Bt. 35, 2; Fox 156, 13: 36, 5; Fox, 180, 16: 38, 2; Fox 196, 16.

Linked entries: -þafa ge-þæf

geond-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-hweorfan, p. -hwearf; pp. -hworfen

To turn or pass through, go about, traversepertransire, peragrare, perlustrare

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Hwílum cwén flet eall geondhwearf at times the queen went about all the hall, Beo. Th. 4039; B. 2017. Ðonan ic ealne geondhwearf éðel Gotena thence I traversed all the country of the Goths, Exon. 86 b; Th. 325, 9; Wíd. 109.

stirn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
stirn-líc, adj.
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Hard, unpleasant, severe (of weather) Hwíltídum ðeós woruld is gesundful and myrige on tó wunigenne, hwílon heó is eác swíðe styrnlíc and mid mislícum þingum gemenged, swá ðæt heó biþ swíðe unwynsum on tó eardigenne, Homl. Th. i. 182, 35.

Linked entry: styrn-líc

wiþer-steall

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-steall, es; m.

Resistanceopposition

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hwílum biþ forwyrned þurh wiþersteall willan mínes, Exon. Th. 268, 32; Jul. 441

Linked entry: wiþ-steall

fleardian

(v.)
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Wá þám þe cyrican mid ídele sécað; þæt syndan þá ungesǽligan þe ðǽr fleardiað mid ídelre spiéce and hwílum mid ídelre dǽde. Wlfst. 279, 7.

Linked entry: fleardere

heáfod-hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-hrægel, es; n.
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It also glosses poderis Gif þú fyligst rihtwísnysse þú gegrípst hí, and þú on dést swylce heáfudhrægl wyrðscype ( indues quasi poderem honorem ), Scint. 74, 2. of bedding, a bolster, pillow Bedreáf bedda geniht*-*sumiað . . . hwítel . . . and heáfudrægel

réwet

(n.)
Grammar
réwet, réwett, es; m. n. (?)

Rowinga shipnavigium

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Hwílon ic dó, ac seldon, forðan micel réwyt mé ys tó sǽ quia magnum navigium mihi est ad mare, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 3. On réwette swincende laborantes in remigando, Mk. Skt. 6, 48. Hí wǽron on réwute, Homl. Th. i. 162, 10.

Linked entry: rówet

ofer-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-bregdan, -brédan.

To overspread, cover, draw a covering overTo break out over a surface

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To break out over a surface Scamoniam geceós ðus brec on tú dó hwón on ðine tungan gif hió hwíte oferbregdeþ swá meluc ðonne hió biþ gód choose scammony thus; break it in two, put a bit on your tongue, if it breaks out all over white as milk, it is good

un-besacen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-besacen, adj.

unmolested by litigationnot made the subject of litigationuncontested

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Hió ðæt land hæbben unbesacen wið ǽlce hand ( not liable to suits from any side ) ða hwíle ðe hió lifgean, and gif Ælfw leng sió, ðonne sý hit hyre unbesacen, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 150, 22-25: L. C. S. 80; Th. i. 420, 21.

hwósta

(n.)
Grammar
hwósta, an; m.

A cough

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Hine dreceþ þyrre hwóstan and him on ðam hwóstan hwílum losaþ sió stemn he is troubled with a dry cough and at times during the cough he loses his voice, 51; Lchdm. ii. 264, 13.

ge-witleást

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Hwílon God gewítnaþ ðæs mannes gewitleáste, Hml. A. 62, 258. 2. cf. ge-witleás; 2 Hé ne beseah on leásum gewitlýstum non respexit in insanias falsas, Ps. L. 39, 5

Linked entry: wit-leást

sprǽc-hús

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ꝥ þár tó gehlystende sí hwæt fram beódende sí háten, Angl. xiii. 432, 965. a place in a monastery for the reception of guests [auditorium, domus vel cubiculum in monasteriis ubi excipiebantur advenientes hospites et salutaturi, Migne] Martinus cóm hwílon

wácian

(v.)
Grammar
wácian, p. ode.

to be or become weakwant resolution or courage.to be or become weaknot able to endureto failto become poor or mean.

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Teoriaþ hwílum, wáciaþ wordbeót, 469, 22; Hy. 11, 6. to become poor or mean. Similar entries v. wác, III Wachiaþ vilescunt, Hpt. Gl. 462, 52

Linked entry: ge-wácian

án-lípig

Grammar
án-lípig, (ǽn-).
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Hwílum ánlépig, hwílum tógædere gedón, Lch. ii. 62, 6. Ic ǽnlípigu oþstód, Hml. S. 23b, 409. Sume ðæs seáwes ánlípiges nyttiað, Lch. ii. 30, 16.

an-lícnes

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Add: likeness, resemblance Hwí is gecweden ǽgþer ge anlícnyss (imago) ge gelícnyss (simililudo )? Seó anlícnyss is tó understandenne on þǽre écnysse, and seó gelícnyss on hire þeáwum, Angl. vii. 20, 178.

cyre

(n.)
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Th. i. 212, 7. free will in a theological sense Hwí wolde se Scyppend þone mannan tó his ágenum cyre lǽtan cur homo factus est in liberum arbitrium?, Angl. vii. 24, 232: An. Ox. 1315: 2682. Hé ús forgeaf ágenne cyre.

(adv.)
Grammar
má, ; adv.
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Hwí ácsast þú má æfter ðám?, 36, 15. Ne secge ic nǽfre má þæt ic hála æágan habbe, 48, 16.

méðe

(adj.)
Grammar
méðe, adj.

wearyexhaustedweary in mindtroubledsadtroublesomecausing weariness

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Hé hine ðǽr hwíle reste, méðe æfter ðam miclan gewinne, Rood Kmbl. 129; Kr. 65. Méðeand meteleás, Elen. Kmbl. 1220; El. 612: 1392; El. 698: Exon. 90 b; Th. 340, 15; Gn. Ex. 111.

Linked entry: méðig

ge-frédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frédan, ic -fréde, ðú -frédest, he -frédeþ, frét, pl. -frédaþ; p. -frédde; pp. -fréded

To feelperceiveknowbe sensible ofsentīre

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To feel, perceive, know, be sensible of; sentīre Sió gefrédnes hine mæg gegrápian, and gefrédan ðæt hit líchoma biþ, ac hió ne mæg gefrédan hwæðer he biþ ðe blac ðe hwít the feeling may touch it, and feel that it is a body, but cannot feel whether it

sulh

(n.)
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Reference to such men may be found in the section on the gebúr, where it is said: Gif hé aferað ne ðearf hé wyrcan ðá hwíle ðe his hors úte bið, Ll. Th. i. 434, 9. Similar entries See too aferian.