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ge-hýrsumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýrsumian, -hiérsumian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad.

to obeybe obedient toobĕdīrepărēreto make obedientbring into subjectionsubjĭcĕre

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Th. ii. 82, 13. to make obedient, bring into subjection; subjĭcĕre Ðæt he him Norþ-Wealas gehýrsumode [gehiérsumade, col. 1] that he might make the North Welsh obedient to him, Chr. 853; Th. 122, 22, col. 2

ge-neádian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neádian, -nédian; p. ode; pp. od

To compel

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To compel Nolde swá-ðeáh nǽnne to cristendóme geneádian he would not however compel any one to christianity, Homl. Th. ii, 130, 14: i, 70, 25.

stæþ-hlípe

(adj.)
Grammar
stæþ-hlípe, adj.
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[wæs] dǽr gongan [sceoldon] ǽr ðon hié gerýmdon ðone upgang and geworhtan they could not pass the cave, so steep was it where they had to go, before they had cleared and constructed the ascent, Blickl. Homl. 201, 16. v. next word

Linked entries: -hlípe swæð-hlýpe

þurh-sécan

(v.)

to make search forseek outto search throughexamine

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H. Ger. durh-suohhan to search through.]

Linked entry: sécan

þrág-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
þrág-mǽlum, adv.

From time to timeat timesat intervals

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Ne meahton hió word forðbringan, ac hió þrágmǽlum þióton ongunnon, Met. 26, 80. Hit on wolcnum oft þearle þunraþ, þrágmǽlum eft ánforlǽteþ (cf. hit hwílum þunraþ, hwílum ná ne onginþ, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 34), 28, 55. Ðrágmǽlum, Andr.

á-fǽran

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þá men áfǽrde, þæt hié ealle ongeán hiene wǽron feohtende. Ors. 4, 6 ; S. 172, 21. Wearð áfyrht and áfǽred. Lch. iii. 424, 36. Hwý sceal ic beón áfǽrd?, Ps. Th. 26, 2. Wǽron sume tó deáðe áfǽrede. St. A. 34, 32. Add

beót-líce

(adv.)

threateninglyboast-inglyvauntinglyarrogantly

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beótlíce mid deóflicum fiðerhaman fleón wolde, Hml. Th. i. 380, 29. Gé beótlíce lǽtað, þæt gé máre magan, þonne hit gemet sý, Wlfst. 46, 15. Bóceras beótlíce habbað dǽlas . . . þæs ðe hig gylpað gelóme, Angl. viii. 317, 27

ge-beácnian

(v.)
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L. 18, 3. to give command by signs Búton tó ǽlcum men mæge gebeácnian ꝥ irne on his willan nisi ad nutum cuncta suppetant, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 20

grep

(n.)
Grammar
grep, a furrow.
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Grép (the MS. has the accent) cuniculum, 18, 24. Grép cuniculi (cloacarum ), 82, 20. Á mæcg findan hwæt mæcg on byrig bétan ... grép hegian, dícsceard bétan, Angl. ix. 262, 19

neoþera

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Ox. 593) lífes inferioris uitae, Hpt. Gl. 420, 34. Ne onscunige ic nó þæs neoþeran and þæs unclǽnan stówe, Bt. 5, I; F. 10, 15. nearwe and ænge wǽron ealle ðá neoðerran gesceafta, Gr. D. 174, 16.

oþ-standan

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add: of a person Ðá þá seó tíd middæges tó becóm, þá oþstód tó sumere hwíle, hine fram þám síðfæte áhæbbende, Hml. S. 23 b, 161. of a procedure Gange se teám forð oþ þæt man wite hwǽr oðstande, Ll. Th. i. 158, 15.

Linked entry: æt-standan

racent-teáh

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geband him sylfum þone fót mid íserne racenteáge and ðá racenteáge gefæstnode . . . tó ðon ꝥ him nǽre ná álýfed furður tó gánne þonne swá swá þǽre racenteáge længe áþened wæs . . .

subdiácon

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Ðá hét his hordere þæt glæsene fæt syllan ðám biddendan subdiácone, Hml. Th. ii. 178, 16-23: Gr. D. 159, 10: 215, 4. Wæs ǽrest tó subdiácone gehálgod subdiaconus ordinatus, Bd. 4, 1; Sch. 339; 11.

rúm-gifol

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm-gifol, adj.

Liberal, bountiful, munificent

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gewende of Róme mid ðam rúmgyfolan (-geofolan, MS. V.) þegne, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 330

Linked entries: gifol rúm-gifa

or-læg

(n.)
Grammar
or-læg, -leg, es; n. (?)

Fateto 'dree' one's 'weird'

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ðonne á tô ealdre orleg dreógeþ he then for ever and ever undergoes his fate in hell (cf. Icel. drýgja örlög, to 'dree' one's 'weird'), Exon. Th. 446, 29 ; Dóm. 29

Linked entries: -læg or-lege

ge-þwǽrnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽrnes, -ness, niss, -e; f.

Concordagreementmildnessconcordiamansuetudo

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Homl. 109, 16. He ðæt ríce heóld on gódre geþwǽrnesse and on micelre sibsumnesse he held the kingdom in great peace and tranquillity, Chr. 860; Erl. 70, 23: 827; Erl. 64, 8. Geþwǽrnysse mansuetudinem, Ps. Spl. 44, 6: Prov. Kmbl. 23

hláford-hyldo

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-hyldo, f. -hyld, -held[?] m; or -hyldu, e; f.

Fidelity to a lord, loyalty

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Fidelity to a lord, loyalty Ac gecýðdon raðe ðæs hwylce hláford-hyldo þohton to gecýðanne on heora ealdhláfordes bearnum but soon after they shewed what kind of loyalty they intended to shew to the children of their late lord, Ors. 6, 37; Bos.

Linked entry: riht-hláfordhyldu

hneáw

(adj.)
Grammar
hneáw, adj.

Stingy, near, niggardly

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Stingy, near, niggardly Ðý læs se hneáwa and se gítsigenda fægnige ðæs ðætte menn wénen ðæt síe gehealdsum on ðæm ðe healdan scyle oððe dǽlan ne aut cor tenacia occupet, et parcum se videri in dispensationibus exultet, Past. 20; Swt. 149, 17.

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, p. de.

to boilto torment, agitate, with violent feelings

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Wæll, 378, 3. fig. to torment, agitate, with violent feelings (cf. figurative uses of weallan and seóþan) wylleþ hine on ðam wíte, wunaþ unlustum he gives himself no peace in that pain, lives unpleasingly Salm. Kmbl. 537 ; Sal. 268

Linked entry: a-wyllan

á-þeódan

Grammar
á-þeódan, Add:, á-þiédan-þiédan, á-þýdan-þýdan
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H. 57, 23. Áðiéde, Past. 351, 21. Hié beóð from ðǽre lufe áðiéd hiera niéhstena, 349, 6. Ne myhte hyra náðer fram óðrum beón áðýded. Shrn. 99, 8. Swá swíðe swá beóð fram him áþeódde ne cunnon his dómas, Gr. D. 138, 27.

Linked entry: á-þiédan