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ono

(con.)

if

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if Ono nú ðæt wíf wel gedyrstgade si igitur bene praesumsit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 19.

ge-tíhtlod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tíhtlod, -tíhtled, -týhtlod, -týhtled; part. [tíhtlian to accuse]

Accused;accūsātus

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Accused; accūsātus Gif se getíhtloda man máran werude beó ðonne twelfa sum if the accused man be of a larger company than twelve, L. Ath. i. 23; Th. i. 212, 8.

Linked entry: ge-týhtlod

hnítan

(v.)
Grammar
hnítan, p. hnát, pl. hniton; pp. hniten

To strike, thrust, push, come against with a shock

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Ðonne ic hnítan sceal hearde wið heardum when I shall batter hard on the hard, Exon. 129 b; Th. 497, 21; Rä. 87, 4

Linked entries: ge-hnǽst hnátan

swíþ-feorm

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-feorm, adj.

abounding in substancebproducing abundant sustenance, very fruitfulviolent

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Th. 106, 12; Gen. 1770. producing abundant sustenance, very fruitful Beóþ góde wíngeardas and swíþfeorme mannum, Lchdm. iii. 162, 31. violent. v. next word Ic ( a storm) wíde fére swift and swíþfeorm, Exon. Th. 386, 35; Rä. 4, 72

fullian

(v.)

to fulfilto become fullfill upto make fullfillto fulfil an ordercarry out an injunction

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D. 270, 16. to fulfil an order, carry out an injunction Ic ðás forecuaedenan uuord fullíae, C. D. i. 293, 1

bælca

(n.)
Grammar
bælca, balca (-e ?), bælcan; m. (f. ?).
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Th. ii. 278, 27. Þá Regulus hí swíðost forslagen hæfde, ðá hét hé hí bindan and on balcan lecgan Regulus plures Poenorum bello captos in vincula conjecerat, Bt. 16, 2; S. 37, 8

geóguþ

Grammar
geóguþ, l. geoguþ,
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Th. i. 262, 20: 306, 31: Wlfst. 116, 2. .i. lamb of geáres geogeðe, Ll. Th. i. 438, 23. .i. ticcen of geáres geogoðe, 28. of plants Swá swá nýwlicra elebergena ł guogað elebeáma sicut nouelle oliuarum, Ps.

Linked entry: giógoð

sceamian

(v.)
Grammar
sceamian, ode.

to feel shame, be ashamed to cause shame

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to feel shame, be ashamed (with gen. of cause) Ic ðæs nǽfre ne sceamige non erubescam, Ps. Th. 24, 1. Ne ic ne scamige nec confundar, Ps. Spl. 30, 20.

lamb

(n.)
Grammar
lamb, es; and lamber; n.

A lamb

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Hér is Godes lamb ecce agnus dei, Jn. Skt 1, 29. Swá plegende lamp quasi agnus lasciviens, Kent. Gl. 214. Hé gefullode ðone wulf and geworhte tó lambe he baptized the wolf and made it a lamb, Homl. Th. i. 390, 26.

Linked entries: lemb lomb

leornere

(n.)
Grammar
leornere, es; m.

A learnerreader

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Gif leornere geþéh þurh láre ðæt hé hád hæfde and þénode Criste if a scholar succeeded by learning so that he had holy orders and served Christ, L. R. 7; Th. i. 192, 12.

mægþ-hád

Grammar
mægþ-hád, <b>mægeþ-hád,</b> es; m.

maidenhoodvirginitycelibacychastitya body of young persons

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Voc. ii. 77, 30

óþ-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-fæstan, I.
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to entrust, commit to the charge of another Óþ ðæt ic mé gebidde tó him and mín gást óþfæste I commit my spirit into his hands, Nar. 46, 34. Heó hyre mægþhád Gode óþfæste, 40, 16. Gif hwá óþfæste his friénd feoh, L. Alf. 28; Th. i. 50, 29: L.

bión

(v.)
Grammar
bión, ic bió, bióm, he bióþ, pl. bióþ, bieþ, biaþ; subj. bió, bie

to beesse, existere, fieri

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to be; esse, existere, fieri Ic bió swíðe fægn I shall be very glad, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 24. Bióm, Jn. Rush. War. 7, 34. Hwæt iów ðý bet bió oððe þince what is or appears to you the better? Bt. Met. Fox 10, 130; Met. 10, 65: Beo.

ge-néðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-néðan, p. de; pp. ed

To venture, attempt, strive

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Ðæt ic ealdre genéðde that I should venture my life, 4273; B. 2133: Apstls. Kmbl. 34; Ap. 17: 10; Ap. 50. Hie hit frécne genéðdon under wætera hrófas they boldly ventured it under the waters' roofs, Cd.170; Th. 214, 17; Exod. 570: Beo. Th. 1923; 959

Linked entry: néðan

templ

(n.)
Grammar
templ, tempel, es; n.
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Ic lǽre ðæt ðæt tempel wé forleósan, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 33. Óðre þeóda fela templa árǽrdon, Homl. Th. ii. 574, 27. In Godes templum, Exon. Th. 131, 26; Gú. 461. Hí Godes tempel brǽcon and bærndon, 44, 24; Cri. 707.

un-medume

(adj.)
Grammar
un-medume, (-ome, -eme); adj.

Unmeetunfitunworthy

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Him ðúhte selfum ðæt hé wǽre swíðe unmedeme parvulum se in suis oculis viderat, 17; Swt. 112, 11. Ic swíðe unmeodum néðde tó Dryhtnes líchoman, Anglia xi. 99, 70. Hwylc ðæt unmedeme gód wæs quae sit imperfecti boni forma, Bt. 34, 1; Fox 134, 5.

Linked entry: medume

wíc-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-stów, e ; f.
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On ðǽm wícstówum in castris Persarum, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 126, 5. Ǽr hé ða wícstówa bereáfian mehte, Swt. 128, 9. Siþþan hé wícstówa náme, 2, 4; Swt. 76, 10: Num. 11, 31

rót

(adj.)
Grammar
rót, adj.

gladcheerfulnoble, excellent

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Skt. 12, 24) forðan ðe se man is ðe Gode geþíhþ ealra gesceafta rótost, and Gode leófost, buton ðám heofenlícum englum ðe nǽfre ne syngodon, ii. 462, 31-34, On ðam ilcan geáre forbarn ðæt hálige mynster on Lundene ... and ðæt mǽste dǽl and ðæt rótteste

hǽte

(n.)
Grammar
hǽte, an; f.

Heatbrewing

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Ðá ðá seó hǽte com ðá forscranc hit when the heat came then it withered away, Homl. Th. ii. 90, 30. On ðære hǽtan ðæs dæges in the heat of the day, Gen. 18, 1 : Mt. Kmbl. 20, 12.

Linked entry: hǽtu

tó-drǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drǽfan, p. de

To drive asunder,drive in different directions,drive away,expel,dispel,scatter,disperse

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Skt. ii. 25, 703. Hé is sóð leóht ðe tðdrǽfde ða þeóstra ðises lífen, Homl. Th. i. 144, 7. Hí mynstra tóstæncton, and munecas tó-drǽfdon, Chr. 975; Erl. 127, 22. Ðæt hé tódrǽfe costnunga fram úre heortan. Homl. Th. i. 156, 23.

Linked entry: tó-drífan