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swífan

(v.)
Grammar
swífan, p. swáf, pl. swifon; pp. swifen.

to move in a course, wend, sweepof a course of action, to come to take part in a matter to be uncertainrove, tarn, sweepferri, volvere, incitarito cease, leave off

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[Here are added examples of á-swífan omitted in their place :-- Asuáb exorbitans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 74.

Linked entries: a-swífan swefian

folgere

(n.)
Grammar
folgere, es; m.

aFOLLOWERattendantdiscipleasseclapĕdĭsĕquusassectātor

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Ðý þriddan dæge þeóda Wealdend arás, and he feówertig daga folgeras síne rúnum arétte on the third day the Ruler of nations arose, and for forty days he comforted his followers [ = disciples] with words, Hy. 10, 35; Hy.

fór

(n.)
Grammar
fór, e; f. [fór, p. of faran to go]

A goingsetting outjourneycoursewayapproachĭtioprofectioĭtercursussĕmĭtaaccessus

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He hine ofteáh ðære fóre subtraxit se illi profectiōni, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 23: Ps. Th. 104, 33. He ðyder on ðære fóre wæs he was on the journey thither, Guthl. 16; Gdwin. 68, 1: Exon. 112b; Th. 430, 19; Rä. 44, 11: 120a; Th. 461, 9; Hö. 33.

ge-hrínan

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gehrán him ( eos ), Mt. L. 17, 7. Hió gihrán wédum his, Mk. R. 5, 27.

á-gán

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D. iv. 56, 27. to come out, become known létt ágán út hú fela hundred hýda wǽron innon þǽre scíre he made it come out how many hundred hides there were in the shire , Chr. 1085; P. 216, 18

Linked entry: á-gangan

a-niðerian

(v.)
Grammar
a-niðerian, p. ode; pp. od [a intensive, niðerian to thrust down]

To put downcondemndamndeorsum trudere

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To put down, condemn, damn; deorsum trudere Ðá wurþe he aniðrod mid Iudas then let him be cast down with Judas, Chr. 675; Ing. 52, 12

be-hydig

(adj.)
Grammar
be-hydig, bí-hidig; adj.

Carefulvigilantwarywatchfulsolicitousanxioussollers

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Careful, vigilant, wary, watchful, solicitous, anxious; sollers He wæs se behydegesta [MS. behydegæsta] erat sollertissimus Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 13 : 4, 7; S. 574, 33

Linked entries: big-hydig bí-hydig

niht-waru

(n.)
Grammar
niht-waru, e; f.

Night-wear

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Night-wear Genóh byþ ðam munuce ðæt hæbbe twá cúlan and twegen syricas for ðære nihtware and for ðæs reáfes þweále, R. Ben. 90, 4

Linked entry: waru

scip-réðra

(n.)
Grammar
scip-réðra, an; m.
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on scyp code, and myd hys scypréðrum hys segl up áhóf, and forþ seglode, St. And. 38, 32

sibsumness

(n.)
Grammar
sibsumness, e; f.
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Peaceableness, peace, tranquillity ðæt ríce heóld on gódre geþuǽrnesse and on micelre sibsumnesse. Chr. 860; Erl. 70, 34. Lufa sibsumnysse and geþwǽrnysse, Wulfst. 247, 1

un-milts

(n.)
Grammar
un-milts, e; f.

Sternnesswrath

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Sternness, wrath Hæbbe Godes unmiltse may the wrath of God abide on him, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii, 4, 2: Cod. Dip. B. ii. 315, 21

Linked entry: milts

wiþ-ceósan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-ceósan, p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To reject

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To reject wiðceóseþ (-císt) reprobat, Blickl. Gl. Stán ðone widcurun timbrende lapidem quem reprobaverunt aedificantes, Ps. Surt. 117, 22. Wiðcurun, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 42

æt-standend

(n.)
Grammar
æt-standend, es; m.
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þone Hǽlend bodode eallum ætstandendum, Hml. S. 29, 255

be-heáwan

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wæs heáfde beheáwen, Shrn. 155, 6. Add

cyne-boren

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út áflýmde twégen cyneborene mæn (cyningas, v. l. ), Chr. 944; P. 111, 6. Add

Centingas

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gespeón ealle Centingas (Kentingas, v. l. ), 1052; P. 179, 17. v. Eást-, West-Centingas

ealnunga

(adv.)
Grammar
ealnunga, adv.
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Altogether, entirely gange in, þæt him se tídsancg ealnuncge (-nunga, eallunge, v. ll.) ne losige ingrediatur intro, ut nec totum perdat, R. Ben. 68, 23

Linked entry: eallnunge

for-druncnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-druncnian, (fore-); p. ode
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To be made drunk Forgange wín, ꝥ is ǽlces cynnes drinc þe man mæg foredruncnigan (potu quo quis inebriari possit), Ll. Th. ii. 134, 21

Linked entry: fore-druncnian

fór-þearlíce

(adv.)
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Very sternly or severely bið forþearlíce áworpen ipse reprobus invenietur, R. Ben. 11, 19

geár-torht

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v. geár; III.6) seów sǽda fela, sóhte georne þæt him ... bróhte geártorhte gife gréne folde, Gen. 1561. Substitute: