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for-seón

(v.)
Grammar
for-seón, -sión; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, -sixst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. -ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, -seáge, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; impert. -seoh; subj. he -seó; pp. -sewen

To overlook ⬩ despise ⬩ contemn ⬩ scorn ⬩ be ashamed of ⬩ neglect ⬩ reject ⬩ renounce ⬩ despĭcĕre ⬩ temnĕre ⬩ contemnĕre ⬩ spernĕre ⬩ erŭbescĕre ⬩ neglĭgĕre ⬩ posthăbēre ⬩ rejĭcĕre

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Kmbl. 2633; El. 1318. Forsáwon hyra séllan they despised their superior, Exon. 84 a; Th. 317, 5; Mód. 61. Gé blindnesse bóte forségon ye renounced the remedy of blindness, Elen. Kmbl. 778; El. 389.

Linked entry: for-sión

fóre-gán

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-gán, p. -eóde; pp. -gán

To go before ⬩ precede ⬩ præcēdĕre

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To go before, precede; præcēdĕre Mildheortnys and sóþfæstnys fóregáþ ansýne ðíne miserĭcordia et vērĭtas præcēdent făciem tuam, Ps. Spl. C. 88, 15. Óðer fóre-eóde ða sunnan ūna sōlem præcēdēbat. Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 24

Linked entry: fóre-gangan

fýr-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-bæþ, gen. -bæðes, -baðes; n.

A fire-bath ⬩ igneum balneum

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Kmbl. 1895; El. 949. In fýrbaðe in the fire-bath, Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 10; Cri. 831 : 22 b; Th. 61, 18; 986

herewian

(v.)
Grammar
herewian, p. ode
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Leófsunu herewade ðæs arcebiscopes gewitnesse Leofsunu incepit vituperare archiepiscopum et testimonium ejus irritum facere, Chart. Th. 273, 2

ildcian

(v.)
Grammar
ildcian, p. ode

To delay

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To delay Se dysega ungeþyldega all his ingeþonc hé geypt ac se wísa hit ieldcaþ and bítt tíman totum spiritum suum profert stultus, sapiens autem differt et reservat in posterum, Past. 33. 4; Swt, 220, 10

Linked entries: elcian eldcung

med-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
med-strang, adj.

Of moderate means ⬩ of middle rank

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Ic lǽrde eác ða medstrangan men (cf. Honsl. Th. i. 370, 20, see under medume) ... and þearfum ic lǽrde, Blickl. Homl. 187, 13-17

be-strúdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-strúdan, p. -streád, pl. -strudon; pp. -stroden

To bespoil, spoil, confiscate, rob ⬩ spoliare, privare, confiscare

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To bespoil, spoil, confiscate, rob; spoliare, privare, confiscare Ða ðe Sodoma and Gomorra golde berófan bestrudon stigwitum qui Sodoma et Gomorra auro spoliarunt, incolis privarunt, Cd. 95; Th. 125, 14; Gen. 2079. Bestroden confiscatus, Cot. 108

Linked entry: be-stroden

ge-fullǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fullǽstan, p. -lǽste; pp. -lǽst

To help ⬩ give aid ⬩ assist ⬩ auxĭliāri

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Kmbl. 2299; El. 1151

Linked entry: ful-lǽstan

á-deorcian

(v.)
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Nú hit (a)deo(rcað) en tetrica aura est, An. Ox. 56, 200. Hwý is ðis gold ádeorcad ( obscuratum )? Past. 133, 10

Linked entry: deorcian

dysig-nes

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Eálá on hú micelre dysignesse men nú sindon O dura mens hominum et cor semper inhumanum, Ors. 3, 9; S. 136, 17. Swá hwæt swá wé þurh hwylce dysignesse gedón habban, Hml. A. 143, 137. Add

ge-landa

Grammar
ge-landa, Take here <b>ge-londa</b> in Dict., and add
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Fratres gebróþor, et aliquando gemǽgas, aliquando gelondan, quas Latin i paternitaies interpretantur, 39, 47. Fratres gebróþru vel gelo[n]dan vel siblingas, i. 52, 3

ge-þíwe

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., and add Sume dæge sænde se hálga wer þǽra muneca sumne, swá him geþýwe wæs quadam die misit ex more, Gr. D. 142, 31

Linked entry: ge-þýwe

hæft-encel

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>hæftinoel,</b> es; n. An enslaved captive, a captive bought and made a slave. Cf. hæft; Hæftincel empticius (cf. emptilius geboht þeówa, i. 50, 16), Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 34

réðra

(n.)
Grammar
réðra, -an; m.

An oarsman ⬩ sailor ⬩ rower

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Roedra, Ep. Gl. 22 d, 25

Linked entry: róðer

riht-hláfordhyldu

(n.)
Grammar
riht-hláfordhyldu, indecl. -hyld, e; f.

Fidelity justly due to a lord

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Fidelity justly due to a lord Uton beón á úrum hláforde holde and getreówe ... forðam eall ðæt wé ǽfre for rihthláfordhelde dóþ, eal wé hit dóþ ús sylfum tó mycelre þearfe, Wulfst. 119, 15 : 299, 27

gehðo

(n.)
Grammar
gehðo, gehðu, geohðu, geoðu, giohðo, giðu, e; f.

Care ⬩ anxiety ⬩ cura ⬩ solicitudo

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El. p. 97

Linked entry: gihþu

BRÓÐOR

(n.)
Grammar
BRÓÐOR, bróðer, bróder, bróður; d. bréðer; but often indecl. in sing; pl. nom. acc. bróðor, bróðer, bróður, bróðru, bróðro, ge-bróðor, er, ru, ro, ra; g. bróðra, ge-bróðra; d. bróðrum, ge-bróðrum; m.

A BROTHER ⬩ frater ⬩ to bear, support, a brother being the natural supporter of sisters who have lost their father

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A BROTHER; frater Úre bróðor noster frater, nom. s; g. úres bróðor nostri fratris; dat. úrum bréðer nostro fratri; acc. úrne bróðor nostrum fratrem; voc. eálá ðú úre bróðor O noster frater!

Linked entries: ge-bróðor bróder bróðar bróðer bróðor-slaga bróður

a-lybban

(v.)
Grammar
a-lybban, p. -lyfde, pl. -lyfdon; pp. -lyfed [a, lybban to live]

To live ⬩ live after ⬩ survive ⬩ vivere ⬩ superesse

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Heó alyfaþ she shall live, Ex. 21, 22. Alyfdon, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 27, 5

Linked entry: a-lyfaþ

cyric-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-bóc, e; f.

A church-book ⬩ liber continens ritus et ceremonias ecclesiæ

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A church-book; liber continens ritus et ceremonias ecclesiæ To ǽghwælcre neóde man hæfþ on cyricbócum mæssan gesette masses for every necessity have been placed in church-books, Lupi Serm. 2, 3; Hick. Thes. ii. 107, 32

edre

(adv.)
Grammar
edre, adv.

Immediately, at once, forthwith ⬩ stătim, prōtĭnus, illĭco

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Recd. 1300; El. 649

Linked entry: ædre

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