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ge-warenian

(v.)
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., and add: to warn a person, put on guard Críst gewarnode his apostolas þysum wordum: ' Vigilate ..., ' Hml. A. 49, 4. Hét áwritan hine gewarnode Mardocheus, 95, 125. ꝥ sí gewarnod fram him ut videatur ab ipso, R. Ben. I. 76, 7.

a-spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-spyrian, -spyrigan, -spyrigean; p. ede; pp. ed

To searchexploretracediscoverexplaininvestigareindagareexplorareenucleare

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the book-writings, how they refer to Christ, Homl.

týn

(v.)
Grammar
týn, p. týde, tydde (týdde?); pp. týd
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lǽrþ and týð heorde his docet et erudit gregem suam, Scint. 146, 7. Se wísdóm ðe hit lange ǽr týde and lǽrde, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 30. hine geornlíce týde and lǽrde drohtian sceolde eum erudire studuit qualiter conversari debuisset.

hǽman

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R. 19, 10. (2 a) of concubinage, to cohabit :-- Gif . . . þe hié bohte . . . áléfe his suna mid tó hǽmanne, Ll. Th. i. 46, 16. in a criminal sense, to have illicit intercourse, commit adultery, fornicate Ðý lǽs on unryht hǽmen . . .

ge-leáfful

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-leáfful, -full; adj.

Full of beliefbelievingfaithfulholyfĭdēliscrēdŭlus

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Full of belief, believing, faithful, holy; fĭdēlis, crēdŭlus Heó wundrade he swá geleáfful, on swá lytlum fæce, and swá uncýðig, ǽfre wurde gleáwnysse þurhgoten she wondered how he, so full of belief, in so short a space, and so ignorant, could ever

ǽn-íge

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽn-íge, ǽn-ígge

one-eyed

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one-eyed Gif he gedó ǽnígge if he make them one-eyed, L. Alf. 20; Wilk. 30, 11: Cot. 179

un-gemeaht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemeaht, (?); adj.

Weak

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Weak micle unmihtegran (ungemihtran, Bod. MS.) wǽron, gif his nán gecynde næfdon, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 4

Linked entry: ge-meaht

mægen-leást

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Sum lícðrowere náhte his féðes geweald . . . wolde geneálǽcan his hulce, gif mihte. Þá ofhreów ðám munece þæs hreóflian mægenleást, Hml. Th. i. 336, 11. Sume bebyrigan woldon, ac hrædlíce for mægenleáste swulton, 404, 2 : Hml. A. 68, 79.

á-lútan

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Seó cwén áleát tó þæs cyninges fótum, Hml. A. 100, 295: 110, 247. áleát wið þæs Hǽlendes, Hml. Th. i. 120, 12: Num. 22, 31. ealle tó him áluton, Guth. 16, 9. nolde álútan ne lyffettan þám Amane, Hml. A. 97, 194.

be-búgan

(v.)

to avoid.

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bebeáh and warnode hine wiþ swá swá wið þone ealdan feónd eam quasi hostem cavens, Gr. D. 276, 2. Ongan his freónd and his geféran bebúgan amicos coepit et familiares deserere, 181, 1. Add

fær

(n.)

goingpassinga going awaya journeycoursea voyagea marchan expeditionenterprisea passagethoroughfareroadentrancecarriagevessela troopa crewfareproceedings

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bǽdon ꝥ móston faran þurh ðá burh, ac ðá burhware noldon þæs færes him getýðian, Hml. S. 25, 445. Þá þá gehýrde þæs folces fær mid þám Hǽlende, ðá ácsode hwá þǽr férde. cwǽdon him tó þæt þæt wǽre ðæs Hǽlendes fær, Hml.

Linked entry: færbu

dwelian

(v.)
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Add: intrans. to go astray, literal on ðám holte dwelode ( wandered ), oð þæt hine wulfas tótǽron, Hml. Th. i. 384, 10. án (sceáp), þe ðǽr losode and dwelede, sóhte, R. Ben. 51, 19. Heó began faran ... swilce heó dweliende þyder cóme ...

medume

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Add:, me(o)dum. add: small, little. of amount cómon ǽrest mid medemum fultume, ac siððan wiston hit þǽr besúðan wæs, þá . . . léton beódan mycele fyrde, Chr. 1052; P. 175, 17. of quality, status, &c.

heoru-sceorp

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-sceorp, es; n.

Warlike dress

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Warlike dress, Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 20; . 73

hogu

(n.)
Grammar
hogu, e; f.

Care, anxiety, solicitude

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Care, anxiety, solicitude Habbon hoge ðæt sýn swilce ðæt wurþfullíce herigan mágon let them have a care that they be such that they may worthily praise, Homl. Th. i. 446, 32.

Linked entry: heort-hogu

burg-waran

(n.)
Grammar
burg-waran, burh-waran, gen. -warena; pl. m.
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Inhabitants of a city, citizens; urbis incolæ, cives Ealle burgwaran all the city-inhabitants, Exon. 121b; Th. 467, 6; . 134: 120b; Th. 462, 23; . 56. Burgwarena fruma the chief of the citizens, Scóp Th. 182; Wíd. 90

Linked entry: burh-waran

hnesc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hnesc-líc, adj.

Effeminate

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Effeminate wæs swíðe hnesclíc man he [Sardanapalus] was a very effeminate man, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 15. Hi beóþ hneslíce swá forlegene hi sunt delicati ita fornicantes, L. Ecg. P. iv. 68, 6; Th. ii. 228, 18

fór-wyrcan

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fór-wyrcan, l. for-wyrcan,
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hét þæs scræfes ingang ðǽr inne lágon eall hit mid weorcstánum forwyrcan ... clypode: ' man mid weorcstáne on ǽghwilce healfe ðǽrinne forwyrce, ꝥ sunnan leóman nǽfre lengc ne geseón,' Hml. S. 23, 315-24. hét ꝥ scræf forwyrcan, 758.

luf-líce

(adv.)
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luf-líce, adv.

Amiablykindlydearlywillingly

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luflíce him hýrde libenter eum audiebat, Mk. Skt. 6, 20. Ðæt luflíce swá gedyde libentissime se facturum, Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 31: Blickl. Homl. 203, 33.

gefá

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Gif self his wǽpno his gefán út rǽcan wille, 64, 18. as pursued Be fǽhðum. Wé beódað, se mon, sé þe his gefán hámsittendne wite, ꝥ ne feohte ǽr þám þe him ryhtes bidde, Ll. Th. i. 90, 2.