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bodian

(v.)

to declareproclaimto foretellprophesycelebratepraiseto preacha persona doctrinebelief

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Birinus bodude West-Seaxum fulwuht, Chr. 634; P. 26, l. Felix bodade Eást-Englum Crístes geleáfan, 636; P. 26, 5.

beótian

(v.)

to threatento threatento threaten witha weapona penalty, to promise

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Héo wæs beótigende tó þám cui' minatus est, 80, 29. Þá tó beóti(g)endan frecennesse þám eágan inminens oculo exitium.

dreógan

(v.)
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Hí him bróhton ongeán eahta C M féþena and LX M gehorsades folces.

éhtan

Grammar
éhtan, éhtian.
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Mið ðý oehtas iúch (eówer héhtende beóþan, R.) cum persecuti uos fuerint, Mt. L. 5, 11. Þá þe éhtiað mé, Ps. L. 34, 3. Éhte ł éhtigende is ( persecutus est ) feónd sáwle míne, 142, 3. Hig éhton ł hig éhtegende wǽron, 68, 27. Saulus, hwæt éhtesðú mé?

ge-síne

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C. I. of non-material objects, when visible results are produced, to be seen, evident, with noun Wæs wælræs wera wíde gesýne, B. 2947. Syndon þíne mihta ofer middangeard gesýne, Hy. 9, 50.

ge-feoht

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Bið á wið firenum in gefeoht gearo, Crä. 90

ge-wemman

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H. 245, 22. to impair, diminish Gif ǽnig wylle þás úre sylena gewemman and gewonian on ǽnigum þingum, Cht. E. 242, 21. His miht bið á éce, his ríce ne bið gewemmed, Bl.

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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Lfc. 4. with vague sense Sume (adverbs) synd con- vel adfirmativa . . . scilicet and uidelicet gewislíce, Ælfc. Gr. 227, 1. Gewislíce utique, Ps. Srt. 50, 18: 54, 13. Hwylc tácn sette God . . .?

hǽlan

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L. 9, 2. to cure an infirmity of body or mind, a disease, &c. Bledsa sáwul mín Dryhten, sé haeleð ( sanat ) alle áðle ðíne, Ps. Srt. 102, 3. Sé þe wunde lácnian wille geóte wín on . . . and eft ele ðæt sé hié líðe and hǽle. Past. 124, 12.

inne

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Add: <b>A</b>. as adverb. of rest. local, inside aroom, house, &amp;c. Leóht inne stód, B. 1570. Gæst inne swæf, 1800: 1866. Cyning inne gebond feónda foresprecan ..., þǽr hé ligeð in carcerne, Cri. 732.

lícettan

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S. 12, 250. to feign something, with acc. to present a false appearance of aquality, property, &amp;c. feign humility, &amp; c. Hé lícet mildheortnesse ðǽr ðǽr nán ne bið, Past. 220. 23.

neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
neáh, adv. prep.
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Néh þǽre æftre Scã Marian mæssan, Chr. 1048; P. 173, 15. Hit wæs swíðe neáh his lifes ænde ad extrema vitae veniens. Gr. D. 314. 3. Hwæðer is ðé leófre þe ðú nú onfó þá costnunga, þe neár þínum ende?, Hml. S. 30, 132. (3 a) cf. I.

sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
sceádan, scádan; scéd,sceád ; sceáden.

to separate, divide, make a line of separation betweento distinguish, decideto scatter, shedto separate, divide, partto be distinguished, to differto scatter, shed

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From Egypta éðelmearce swá Nilus sceádeþ, Cd. Th. 133, 10; Gen. 2208. Ðonne sceádene beóþ ða synfullan and ða sóðfæstan on ðam mǽran dæge, Exon. Th. 375, 33; Seel. 147. to distinguish, decide Scádeþ discriminet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 20.

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, -teág, -téh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen.

to drawleadinciteexciteconstrainrestrainbring upinstructbring to an endcompletedraw or bind togetherstring a musical instrumenttrahereducereperducerestringereevaginareexcitareconstringereeducareinstitueread finem perducerecomplerenervis aptare vel instruereto bring as an offering or giftcontributebestowgiveconferre

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Ða ðe wǽron on rím-cræfte rihte getogene those who were rightly instructed in the art of numbers, Chr. 975; Th. 226, 31; Edg. 27. Swá getogen mann a man so well instructed, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 13: Th. Ap. 17, 18.

tóþ

(n.)
Grammar
tóþ, gen. tóþes; dat. téþ, inst. tóþe; pl. toeð, téþ, and tóþas; m.

A toothtusk

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Tóða geheáw, Cd. Th. 285, 18; Sat. 339. Bútan tóðum suaeder, Txts. 101, 1967. Hié (walruses; so Icel. tönn is used of walrus-tusk) habbaþ swíþe æþele bán on hiora tóðum; ða téð hié brohton sume ðæm cyninge. Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 1.

Linked entry: fóre-téþ

on-fón

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<b>IV c.

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Ða men of Lundenbyrig, Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 17. Ðás woruldgesǽlþa of heora ágnum gecynde and heora ágnes gewealdes náuht góde ne sient, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 17.

Linked entry: ob

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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. ii. 56, 9. to hold out to another, to give; porrigere Hærfest tó honda hérbúendum rípa receþ (cf. hærfest bryngþ rípa bléda, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 15), Met. 29, 63.

ge-sceád

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Þæt hý heora fulluhtes gescád witan . . . for ðám se man þe ne can þæs gescád . . ., Wlfst. 123, 9-11. Hér mæg geseón ǽlc man þe tel-cræftas ǽnig gesceád can . . . ꝥ hit is máre þonne 372 wintra syððan ðyllic feoh wæs farende on eorðan, Hml.

níd

(n.)
Grammar
níd, neád, néd, neód, niéd, nýd, es; n.: e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityneedurgent requirementa necessary businessdutyneedwhat one wantsnecessityneeddifficultyhardshipdistressforcecompulsion

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Th. 429, 22; Rä. 43, 8 : 50, 14; Cri. 800 : 284, 28; Jul. 704 : Elen. Kmbl. 2519; El. 1261