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ge-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen.

To turnconvertereTo turngo awaydepartdiepass as propertyfall as a lotvertiabireredireexcidere

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Gehweorf us, mægena God Domine Deus virtutum, converte nos, 79, 4. Gehweorf ðíne ansýne turn now thine eye, 79, 14. intrans.

Linked entry: ge-hwearf

seofon

(n.; num.; adj.)
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seofon, syfon ; when used without a following noun it is declined, nom. , acc. seofone; g. seofona; d. seofonum.
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Kmbl. 12, 45. without a following noun Ðá nam se þridda hig, and swá ealle seofone (-ene, MS. A.: seofono, Lind.: ða siofune, Rush.), Lk. Skt. 20, 31. Ealle seofon (-en, MS. A.: -an, MS. B.: ða seofona, Lind.: ða siofune, Rush.) hí hæfdon, Mk.

Linked entries: seofan sibun

stæl-wirðe

(adj.)
Grammar
stæl-wirðe, adj.
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Cf. nyt-wirðe

þancung

(n.)
Grammar
þancung, e; f.
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Ic ðæs þoncunge dó Gréca herige, Nar. 2, 30. Þæs þancunga þíne scealcas ealle hæfdan all thy servants gave thanks for this, Ps. Th. 101, 12. Wyrþe ðú eart, ðæt ðú onfó wuldor and dǽda þancunga, Blickl. Homl. 75, 2.

þurh-faran

(v.)

to go through or overto traversepertransireTo passto piercepass throughto pass beyondtranscendto penetrate

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Ðæt word ðære láre ne mæg ðurhfaran ðæs wædlan heortan egentis mentem doctrinae sermo non penetrat, Past. 18; Swt. 137, 6. Þurhfarende penetrans, Hymn. Surt. 84, 9

Linked entry: þurh-féran

witon

Grammar
witon, wuton (-an, -un), uton (-an, -un);

let us

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Uuton gehýran, Blickl. Homl. 83, 30. Wutan cuman ealle, and úre mágas mid ús wutun þyder habban, Ps. Th. 73, 8. Wutun cuman ealle and hí tówyrpan venite et disperdamus eos, 82, 4: Beo. Th. 5290; B. 2648. Gǽ wé ł wutun (wutu, Rush.) geonga, Mk.

Linked entries: utan uton

bídan

to waitremainto awaitexperience

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Hé bad westan-windes . . . þá sceolde hé bídan ryhtnorþanwindes, Ors. 1, 1 ; S. 17, 15-17: Nar. 27, 15. Ðeáh hé bíde his tíman, Past. 275, 13. with acc. : — Hwæt bídað gé?, Cri. 510.

brýce

(n.)
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Similar entries v. níd-bryce

eáþ-mód

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Ne byð se eádmóda ( humilis ) ǽfre gecyrred, Ps. Th. 73, 20. Se eádmóda biscop wæs swíðe geðyldig wið þwyrum mannum, Hml. Th. ii. 514, 10. Hé hié tó eáþmódre (eádmódere, v. l. ) hérsumnesse gedyde, Chr. 828; P. 62, 3.

ge-leáfful

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Add: having faith, or trust Hé wæs Gode geleáffull on his heortan, Shrn. 76, 21. having the Christian faith, Christian Blissian eall geleáffull folc, for þon þe for ús Crístes blód wæs ágoten, Bl. H. 91, 7.

ge-brocian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brocian, p. ode ; pp. od.
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Th. 28, arg. þéh þe hié swíðe gebrocode wǽren on hiora licgendan feó cum pudenda penuria esset aerarii, Ors. 4, 10; S. 196, 17. þone mete dǽle man swá gebrocedum mannum þe swá fæstan ne magon let the food be distributed to men so afflicted with infirmity

Linked entry: brócian

gearcian

(v.)
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ne gearcian nullatenus prebeamus, i. adhibeamus, 749. Þæt gé án clǽne mǽden gearcion Críste virginem castam exhibere Christo Hml. A. 30, 140. Tó gearcygenne adhibenda Wülck. Gl. 251, 19. Gearciende exibens An. Ox. 4638

ge-dréfednes

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Swá orsorg ꝥ ic náne gedréfednesse næfde. Bt. 26, 1; F. 90, 26. Gedréfednyssum tribulationibiis. Bl. Gl

Linked entry: ge-dréfnis

hǽþen-scipe

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Wlfst. 73, 17. a time when (or place where) heathendom prevails Þá þe secgaþ þæt þeós world sý wyrse on ðysan crístendóme þonne hió ǽr on þǽm hǽþenscype wǽre, Ors. 1, 8; S. 40, 25

in-tinga

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Gr. 162, 24. a person Hí wǽran intinga þáre wrǽðe ðe wæs betwyx him and ðan cinge, Chr. 1051; P. 183, 31. reason, account, ground of action Ne wiston wé for hwylcan intingan ꝥ gedón wearð, Chr. 1057; P. 188, 16. occasion, fitting opportunity Under

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, l. ge-ǽmtian,

to empty, remove the material contained in somethingto freegive leisure toto free oneselfto be disengaged to makeget timedevote oneself

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rǽding . . . þe lǽs þe sí gemét [bróðor] ásolcen, sé geémtige ídelnesse horis quibus vacant fratres lectioni. . . ne forte inveniatur frater accidiosus, qui vacet otioso R. Ben. l. 83, 7

winestra

(adj.)
Grammar
winestra, adj.

Left

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Ðæt sió winestre hand ne scyle witan hwæt sió suíðre dó, Past. 44; Swt. 323, 14. Dryhtnes winestre hand is under mínum heáfde. " Sió winestre hand Godes, hé cwæð, wǽre under his heáfde... Eft wæs gecueden ðætte on his winestran handa wǽre wela...

Linked entries: wynstra winstre

sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
sófte, cpve. sóftor, séft; adv.

Softly, gently softly, quietly, without disturbancecalmly, at ease, without troublegently, not harshlywithout discordeasily, without opposition facile

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Th. 5492; B. 2749. gently, not harshly Ðú sófte wealdest gesceafta Met. 20, 7.

Linked entry: sófte

spinnan

(v.)
Grammar
spinnan, p. spann, pl. spunnon; pp. spunnen.

to spinto writhetwist

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to spin Neo ic spinne, neui ic spann, neuisti vel nesti ðú spuune, neuistis vel nestis gé spunnon, neuerunt vel nerunt hí spunnon, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Zup. 147, 2-4. Ic spinne neo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 13. Spinnaþ neunt, 19: Mt. Kmbl. 6, 28 : Lk.

Linked entry: spornan

ge-tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tǽcan, -tǽcean, -técan; p. -tǽhte; pp. -tǽht [tǽcan to teach]

To teachinstructshowdeclareassigndŏcēreinstruĕreostendereassignāreofferre

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Ðæt hie us fersc wæter and swéte getǽhton ut dulcem aquam demonstrarent, Nar. 10, 20: Guthl. 3; Gdwn. 20, 24. Him Dryhten hlyt getǽhte God assigned to them a lot, Andr. Kmbl. 12; An. 6: Beo. Th. 4031; B. 2013: Cd. 136; Th. 171, 32; Gen. 2837.

Linked entry: ge-técan