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sehtan

(v.)
Grammar
sehtan, p. te
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sceal georne saca sehtan and friþ wyrcan, L. I. P. 7 ; Th. ii. 312, 14

ge-bodian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bodian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, bodian to tell]

To tellmake knownannounceproclaimnuntiāreannuntiāre

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To tell, make known, announce, proclaim; nuntiāre, annuntiāre Se ðæt láþspell æt hám gebodode who made known the sad story at home, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 37: Hy. 10, 13; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 13.

ge-cristnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cristnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [cristnian to christianize]

To christianizecatechizecatechīzāre

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To christianize, catechize; catechīzāre He ðone cyning gecristnade, and hine eft æfter fæce mid fulluhtbæþe aþwógh mid his þeóde cum rex ipse catechīzāus, fonte baptism, cum sua gente abluĕrētur, Bd. 3, 7; S. 329, 13.

un-sceþþigness

(n.)
Grammar
un-sceþþigness, e; f.

Innocenceharmlessness

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Gyt hylt his unscæððignysse adhuc retinens innocentiam, Homl. Th. ii. 452, 15: 210, 29. Habban ða unscæððignysse on heora móde ðe cild hæfð, i. 512, 18. Ne funde on him náne synne ac unscæððignysse, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 25. Unsceaðþignysse, Ps.

Linked entry: sceþþigness

á-bryrdan

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ne synt ábryrde (compuncti), Ps. L. 34, 16. Dám ábryrdum contritis, An. Ox. 4122

be-geát

(n.)
Grammar
be-geát, es; n. (f.
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læccað of manna begeátum lóc hwæt gefón magan, Ll. Th. ii. 328, 4. Unlytel on ǽhtum . . mycele welan on manegum begeátum, Hml. A. 108, 202

bén

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Dele: 'Hence . . . boon,' in bracket read petition, and add Ǽlc ðǽra ðe bitt, and þǽre béne ne geswícð, Hml. Th. i. 250, 5. Boene supplicatione, Rtl. 46, 20: deprecationem, 40, 21. Drihtene his béna bebeád, Dóm. L. 60. Boene petitiones, Ps.

drepan

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wearð drepen in þá sceare percussus in inguine, 324, 14. wæs in feorh dropen, B. 2981. On gemynd drepen stupefied, Gen. 1571. Add

ge-tǽse

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tǽse, es ; n.
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Ðý lǽs gedwelle sió gehýdnes and þá getǽsu ðe hié on ðám wege habbað . . .

ge-dríme

Grammar
ge-dríme, musical, melodious, harmonious.
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Hpt. Gl. 513, 19. Mid gedrýmum stefnum melodis vocibus, Hy. S. 115, 29

ge-dúfan

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Swá hit him áliéfedlicre ðyncð, swá ðǽr diópor on gedýfð quod licitum suspicatur, in hoc multiplicius mergitur, Past. 427, 27.

herigendlíce

(adv.)
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Án ðǽra is þes hálga wer þe wé nú tódæg wurðiað, for ðan ðe áspende swíðe herigendlíce þæt feoh þe him God befæste, Hml. Th. ii. 560, 9. For last passage substitute

mæsse-steall

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-steall, es; m.
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'þæt is mid clǽne ælmessan and mid leóhte tó úrum ciricean and tó úrum mæssesteallum, Nap, 43. pápa hét hine mæssian at S. Petres weófode, Ch. 995; P. 130, 28. stód æt ðám weófode swylce wolde mæssian, Hml. S. 21, 355

ofer-seón

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noldon míne lage healdan, ac mé ofersáwon on mænigfealde wísan, 133, 16

séþung

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Gregorius ábæd æt Críste þæt æteówode ánum twýnigendum wífe embe his gerýnu mycele séðunge, Hml. Th. ii. 272, 24.

sceorp

(n.)
Grammar
sceorp, es; n.

Dress, apparel

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Dress, apparel : — Gemétte Machens his ágenne sunu mid purpurum gegieredne. hiene ðá for ðæm girelan g ebealg . . . and wénde ðæt for his forsewennesse swelc sceorp werede, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 33.

Linked entry: á-scirpan

BRYCG

(n.)
Grammar
BRYCG, bricg, e; f.

A BRIDGEpons

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A BRIDGE; pons Ðeós brycg hic pons, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 39; Som. 12, 59. Ðæt he ne myhte to ðære brycge cuman that he could not come to the bridge, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, 14.

Linked entries: bricg bryc brygc

Harþacnut

(n.)
Grammar
Harþacnut, Hardacnut, es; m.

Hardacnut, son of Cnut

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Hér forþferde Hardacnut cyng in this year died king Hardacnut, 1041; Erl. 167, 30

ofer-geótan

(v.)

to cover by pouring, to suffuse

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to cover by pouring, to suffuse Ðara deófla þeóstro oforgeát mid his ðæm scínendan leóhte he overcame the darkness of the devils by pouring upon it his shining light Blickl. Homl. 85, 8.

on-lǽtan

(v.)

to release, relaxto let a thing go on, to continue

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Ðonne him sigera weard his gewealdleðer wille onlǽtan, Met. 11, 28, 75. to let a thing go on, to continue Tó anlǽtenne continuanda, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 19. Fæstan twegen dagas on ðære wucan, bútan ouermicel geswinc habben.

Linked entry: an-lǽtan