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ge-dihtnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dihtnian, p. ode
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To dispose, order, arrange; disponere Gedihnað disponat (cor hominis viam suam ), Kent. Gl. 551.

gecoren-ness

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Sé wæs cynincge áhafen swýðor for folces gecorennysse þonne ðurh Godes rǽd, Hml. S. 18, 2. Þǽr wǽron bisceopas of gehwilcum burgum þǽre gecorennysse, 31, 268

Linked entry: ge-corenes

ge-twisa

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Getwisan germanas (the gloss seems to belong to geminos: the passage is ' geminos germano foedere atres,' Ald. 160, 9), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 6: 41, 42. Getwysan gemellos 92, 60. Getwisan, 41, 43. Rebecca ácende twégen getwysan, Hml. Th. i. 110, 21.

ígeoþ

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Add: ígeþ, ígþ ðon crundele ðe se ígð on stent, C. D. v. 193, 33. Út ongeán streám snítan-íge, on norðhealfe þæs ígeðes,C. D. B. ii. 374, 15. Ofer ðonæ ígað, C. D. v. 173, 23. Andlang eaxan oþ focgan ígeþas, of focgan ígeþum, Cht.

ofer-sewenness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-sewenness, e; f.
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Contempt; as a legal term, fine for disobedience to authority. The word occurs only in legal documents.

Linked entry: ofer-gesewenness

hors-hwæl

(n.)
Grammar
hors-hwæl, es; m.

A walrus

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A walrus Swíðost hé fór ðider tóeácan ðæs landes sceáwunge for ðǽm horschwælum for ðæm hie habbaþ swíðe æðele bán on heora tóþum his principal object in going there, in addition to the observation of the country, was to get the walruses, for they have

Linked entry: hwæl

ofer-fón

(v.)

to seizerapere

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to seize Oferféng obuncabat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 69. Þeódríc ðone þegn oferféng, héht healdan ðone hererinc, Met. 1, 69. Ðá genáman him æfést ða ealdormen ðara sacerda, and hine sylfne oferféngon, Blickl. Homl. 177, 21.

Linked entry: ofer-feng

snide

(n.)
Grammar
snide, es; m.

a cut, incisionslaying concisio, laceratio

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Gif ðú wille on snide blód forlǽtan if you wish to let blood at an incision Lchdm. ii. 148, 10: 16, 5. slaying Similar entries v. sníðan, IV Swá swá scép snide tamquam ouis ad occisionem Engl. Stud. xiii. 27, 9

Linked entry: snáþ

hird-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hird-ness, hyrd-, e; f.

Guard, keeping, custody

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Guard, keeping, custody Hé betǽhte hig ða þrí dagas hirdnysse tradidit ergo illos custodiæ tribus diebus, Gen. 42, 17. Gif hwá befæst his feoh hyrdnysse si quis commendaverit pecuniam in custodiam, Ex. 22, 7.

Linked entries: hyrd-ness heord-ness

Francan

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Ongunnon þá Francan (Franci) gangan in cyrican, Gr. D. 16, 8-16. Far ðǽra Francena ríce, Hml. Th. i. 560, 4. Florus wæs fyrmest þǽra Francena þegna, Hml. S. 6, 140. Hé mid þám Francum wunode, 29, 164. Mid Froncum ic wæs, Víd. 68: 24: B. 2912.

spornan

(v.)
Grammar
spornan, spurnan; p. spearn, pl. spurnon ; pp. spornen.

to strike with the foot, spurnto spurn, rejectstumbleto strike with the feet, tread

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On spornendum fét in offenso pede Scint. 187, 8. to spurn, reject Æfter ðæs mǽdenes sprǽce, ðe hine spearn mid wordum, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 64

Linked entry: spurnan

wiþerian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþerian, wiþrian; p. ode.

to be againstbe hostileto strivestruggledisputeto resistopposeto make hostileprovoketo become provoked

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Th. ii. 122, 23. to make hostile, to provoke Se ðe gecyrredne búton líðnysse lǽrð, wiðerian (exasperare) má ðænne þreágean cann, Scint. 61, 12, to become provoked Gebíg fram unwitan, and ðú ná wiþerast (exacerbaberis) on stuntnysse his, Scint. 188,

bodung

annunciationdeclarationtestimonyinterpretationrecitingrehearsingpreaching

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Ben. 71, 5. boastful assertion (cf. bodian, III) : þæt dígle þing beón scolde, sige, þæt is bodunge and getotes gylpe hý gewyrcaþ, R.

campian

(v.)
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campienne for Crístes geleáfan, Hml. S. 5, 151. to fight with, serve with Him ne ðuhte fremfullic ꝥ hé fénge þǽre gife, and syððan ne campode mid þám cásere, Hml. S. 31, 102. to fight with, against (wiþ, ongeán), with dat.

elcian

(v.)
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Þæt se Ælmihtiga forgeáfe gódne willan þám seócan hǽðenan, þæt hé leng ne elcode His geleáfan that the Almighty would give a good will to the sick heathen, that he should not put off longer coming to a belief in Him, ii. 26, 1. with clause Nán man

spryttan

(v.)
Grammar
spryttan, p. te

To sproutspringgerminateTo put forth a shootbring forth fruitto incite

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Ðá sprytte se deófol ðæt folc his (Christ's) siege, Homl. Th. i. 216, 14. Ðæt hé ðisne freóls ǽfre gefyrðrian wolde, and his bearn ðam ylcan sprittan wolde, Chart. Th. 116, 22

Linked entries: tó-sprytting sprýtan

ge-leornian

(v.)
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Þá hé þás bóc hæfde geleornode, Bt. proem.; F. viii. 8. to acquire skill in the doing of something by study, thought, instruction, &c., to learn to do. with acc.

Æðelstán

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelstán, es; m. [æðele, stán stone]

Athelstan

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D. 937, was king of Wessex fourteen years and ten weeks, from A.D. 925-940 A.D. 925, her, Eádweard cyning [MS. cing] forþférde and Æðelstán his sunu féng to ríce here, A. D. 925, king Edward died, and Athelstan his son succeeded to the kingdom.

a-spanan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spanan, p. -spón, -speón, pl. -spónon, -speónon; pp. -spanen, -sponen; v. trans.

To allure fromenticeinduceurgepersuadeintroduce secretlyallicereillicereimpellerepersuadereattraheresubintroducere

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Hér aspón Æðelwald ðone here to unfriþe in this year Æthelwald allured the army to a violation of the peace, Chr. 905 ; Th. 180, 18, col. 1.

Linked entries: a-speón a-spón spanan

CAMP

(n.)
Grammar
CAMP, comp, es; m.
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Drihten tǽcþ handa míne to gefeohte, and fingras míne to slehte oððe to campe Dominus docet manus meas ad prælium, et digitos meos ad bellum, Ps. Lamb. 143, 1: Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 21: Judth. 11; Thw. 14, 21; Jud. 200: Beo.