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for-swerian

(v.)
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Dele first passage, and add: to commit perjury Swerian ne sceal mon þý lǽs mon forswerige non jurare ne forte perjuret, R. Ben. 17, 9. <b>I a.</b> reflex. To perjure one's self :-- Ná swerian þe [lǽs] hé hine forswerige (v. preceding passage

ge-leánian

(v.)
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Add: to repay a debt, loan, &amp;c. Ic wille, gif ic ǽnigum menn ǽnig feoh unleánod hæbbe, þæt míne mágas þæt hám geleánian, Cht. Th. 491, 6. to recompense, remunerate Byð geleánod remuneratur, An. Ox. 42, 1. to give remuneration for well-doing

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnan, <b>. I.</b>
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to tell, say, mention a matter Þéh eów lytles hwæt swelcra gebroca on becume, þonne gemǽnað gé hit tó (v. tó; I. 5 f I þǽm wyrrestan tídum, and magon hié hreówlíce wépan if some little of such troubles come on you, then you talk of it as the worst times

ge-drinc

(n.)
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ge-drinc, ge-drync, es; n.
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Substitute: Drinking, with the idea of quenching thirst Gif hé hyne sylfne mid þǽm ǽspryngum Godes worda gelecð, and his mód mid þǽre swétnesse þæs gástlican gedrinces gefylleð, hé seleð þæs þonne dryncan his þyrstendum móde. Ll. Th. ii. 430) 6. with

mist

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Add: a cloud of minute particles of water, vapour of water, cloud Hé hét his cnapan háwian tó ðǽre sǽ gif ǽnig mist árise of ðám mycclum brymme. Hml. S. 18, 146. Ðá brǽðas ðæs flǽsces stigon upp on ǽlce healfe geond þá byrig eall swá hit mist wǽre, 23

nyten-ness

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Add Ignorantia, ꝥ is nytennys, Angl. xi. 109, 40. Ꝥ hé on his ylde of ðám yfelan slǽpe his ǽrran nytennysse áríse, Hml. A. 53, 81: Hml. S. 14, 36 : 25, 788. Þý lǽs þe ǽnig ungecyrred woroldman mid his nytnesse and ungewitte regules geboda ábrǽce, Lch

óga

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add: fear of a person, fear felt by that person Þá ásprang micel óga and gryre ofer ealle ðá ungeleáffullan, Hml. Th. i. 470, 8: 598, 28. fear of an object, fear caused by that object Ꝥ ne feóndes níþfulles óga þá gedéfan árǽre ne hostis invidi pavor

Linked entry: on-égan

on-bryrdness

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Add: incitement, cause of strong feeling Þám tímum þe mé ǽnig onbrerdnes cym[e] be ðám ǽcan lýfe at those times in which l am inspired with any strong emotion about the life eternal, Solil. H. 25, 17. strongly excited feeling Sceole wé him bringan twá

earfoþnes

(n.)
Grammar
earfoþnes, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Difficulty, hardship, anxiety, tribulation, misfortune diffĭcultas, lăbor, angustiæ, tribŭlātio, infortūnium

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Difficulty, hardship, anxiety, tribulation, misfortune; diffĭcultas, lăbor, angustiæ, tribŭlātio, infortūnium God ealle þing gediht búton earfoþnysse God regulates all things without difficulty, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 19, 5; Lchdm. iii

Linked entry: eærfoþnes

hús-ting

(n.)
Grammar
hús-ting, es; n.

a meetingcourttribunal

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A word taken from the Scandinavians [Icel. hús-þing a council or meeting to which a king, earl or captain summoned his people or guardsmen], a meeting, court, tribunal, apparently so called from its being held within a building when other courts were

hyngrian

(v.)
Grammar
hyngrian, hyngran; p. ode, ede

To hunger

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To hunger. with nom. of person Eádige synd gé ðe hingriaþ nú beati qui nunc esuritis, Lk. Skt. 6, 21. Eádige ða ðe rihtwísnesse hingriaþ beati qui esuriunt justitiam, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 6. Hingrian is of untrumnysse ðæs gecynnes esurire ex infirmitate naturæ

Linked entries: hungrian hingrian

cwén

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For cwéne (wk.) l. cwene, q. v. and add: a woman Cwéna geligr adulterium, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 33. a queen Ealra fǽmnena cwén, Bl. H. 105, 17. Coen (cwoen, R.) súðdǽles regina austri, Lk. L. 11, 31. Ðió cuoen reginam, p. 7, 8. Cuoeno reginae, Rtl. 68, 41

ge-miltsian

(v.)
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Add: to take pity on Gemiltsige miserescat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 26. the object a person, with dat. Þám ábryrdum hé gemilseþ contritis (corde) miserescit, An. Ox. 4124. Drihten him gemiltsode (-mildsode, v.l. ), Hml. S. 13, 266. Hé gemilsade him misertus

ge-wemmedness

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Add: physical, impurity Ðá ðe Críste folgiað on hwítum gyrlum; and hí standað ætforan his ðrymme bútan ǽlcere gewemmednysse, Hml. Th. i. 90, 2. <b>I a.</b> corruption, decay, death :-- Gewemmednysse corruptionis, i. mortis, An. Ox. 3999.

hordere

(n.)
Grammar
hordere, es; m.

A treasurer, steward, chamberlaintreasurer

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A treasurer, steward, chamberlain [v. Kemble's Saxons in England ii. 106] Hordere cellerarius, Wrt. Voc. 83, 6. Ðá hét hé his hordere ðæt glæsene fæt syllan ðam biddendan subdiácone. Se hordere cwæþ him tó andsware gif hé ðam biddendum sealde ðæt hé

ofer-fyll

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-fyll, e; -fyllu(o); indecl. f.

Overfulness, repletion, surfeit, excess in eating or in drinkingcrapula

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Overfulness, repletion, surfeit, excess in eating or in drinking Gýfernys vel oferfil gastrimargia, Wrt. Voc.i. 27, 21. Oferfyl aplestia, ii. 10, 12. Ǽlc oferfyl fét unhǽlo, Prov. Kmbl. 61. Nǽfre oferfyl ne filige, forðí nis cristenum monnum nán þing

ge-weald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weald, -wald, es; m. n.

powerstrengthmightefficacypotestaspower over any thingempireruledominionmasteryswayjurisdictiongovernmentprotectionkeepinga bridle-bitpotestasfacuitasimperiumditioarbitriumjuscamas

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power, strength, might, efficacy; potestas Þurh geweald Godes through the power of God, Cd. 1; Th. 1, 21; Gen. 11. Geweald hafaþ shall have power, Exon. 32 a; Th. 100, 29; Cri. 1649. Wiste his fingra geweald knew the power of his fingers, Beo. Th. 1533

ge-wissian

(v.)
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Add: to direct. the subject a person (human or divine), to direct a person in his actions, a thing in its movements, with dat. or uncertain On þám bócum þe Móyses áwrát swá swá him gewissode God, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 37. Hé ástealde þe stíðan drohtnunge

be-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
be-drífan, p. -dráf, -drǽf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen ; v. a.

to drivethrust on or uponto compelconstrain or enforce one to do a thingto pursuefollowcogerecompellereagereadigereto drive or beat againstto surroundobruereobducerecircumflare

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to drive, thrust on or upon, to compel, constrain or enforce one to do a thing, to pursue, follow; cogere, compellere, agere, adigere Perðica hine bedráf into ánum fæstene Perdiccas drove him into a fastness, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 72, 38. Hí him hám bedrifon

Linked entries: be-drǽf be-dráf

ge-trýwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-trýwe, def. se -trýwa; adj.

TRUEfaithfulfīdusfĭdēlis

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TRUE, faithful; fīdus, fĭdēlis Beó blíðe, ðú góda þeów and getrýwa; forðamðe ðú wǽre getrýwe ofer lytle þing, ic gesette ðé ofer mycle euge, serve bŏne et fĭdēlis; quia sŭper pauca fuisti fĭdēlis, sŭper multa te constĭtuam, Mt. Bos. 25, 21, 23: 24, 45