georn-full
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Add: diligent, active, earnest Geornfull þén sedulus minister, Hy. S. 70, 25. Geornfull hálsung intenta supplicatio, 19, 13. Geornfull gimnicus, An. Ox. 18 b, 43. Ꝥ þú mid ealles módes geornfullan ingeþance higie, ꝥ þú mæge becuman tó þám gesǽlþum, Bt
hírsumian
to obey ⬩ to obey ⬩ to obey ⬩ a feeling ⬩ desire ⬩ an impulse ⬩ to serve ⬩ to serve God
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Take here hýrsumian in Dict., and add Hýrsumian obtemperare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 8. Hírsumiendum parentibus, 67, 28. to obey a person Hérsumað obedit (malus linguae iniquae), Kent. Gl. 589. Hérsumað optemperat (fallax labiis mendacibus), 590. Be ðám ðæt
hwearfian
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Add: to turn on a hinge, pivot, axle, &c. (lit. or fig.) Seó hior ðe ealle gód on hwearfaþ, Bt. 34, 7; F. 142, 35. Eall ðiós hwearfiende gesceaft hwearfaþ on ðám stillan Gode, 39, 6; F. 220, 24. Sió sául sceolde hwearfian on hire selfre, swá
tín
ten ⬩ alone ⬩ a set of ten ⬩ the number ten
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ten. as an adjective with a noun uninflected, except in the Northern specimens Tín dagas, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 24. Ðis is ðara týn hída bóc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 316, 33. Mid tién bebodum, Past. 17; Swt. 125, 18. Tién ceastro Decapoleas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 26
æled
Fire ⬩ conflagration ⬩ ignis ⬩ incendium
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Fire, conflagration; ignis, incendium Æled wæs micel the fire was great, Cd. 186; Th. 231, 6; Dan. 243. Hát biþ monegum egeslíc æled the dreadful fire shall be hot to many, Exon. 63 a; Th. 233, 9; Ph. 522. Æled weccan to light afire, Cd. 140; Th. 175
deáþ-líc
Deadly, mortal, good and bad angels ⬩ mortālis
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Deadly, mortal, good and bad angels;mortālis Ðis is bísen ðara sóþena gesǽlþa, ðara wilniaþ ealle deáþlíce men to begitanne this is an example of the true goods, which all mortal men desire to obtain, Bt. 24, 2; Fox 80, 30. Híg gesetton hrǽwas oððe ðadeáþlícan
fæst-hafol
Fast-having, sparing, miserly ⬩ tĕnax, parcus, sordĭdus
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Fast-having, sparing, miserly; tĕnax, parcus, sordĭdus Fæsthafol tĕnax, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 44. Fæsthafol strængþ tĕnax vĭgor, Hymn. Surt. 11, 2. Fæsthafel tĕnax, Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 42; Wrt. Voc. 47, 46. Sint to manianne ða fæsthafolan the
-e
A shepherd, from hyrdan to guard. The vowel -e is also used to form nouns denoting inanimate objects; as, Cýle, es; m. Cold; cwide, es; m. A saying, testament: brice, es; m. A breach: wlite, es; m. Beauty. These are mostly derived from verbs, and are masculine , but when derived from adjectives they are feminine; as, Rihtwíse, an; f. Justice
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A shepherd, from hyrdan to guard. The vowel -e is also used to form nouns denoting inanimate objects; as, Cýle, es; m. Cold; cwide, es; m. A saying, testament: brice, es; m. A breach: wlite, es; m. Beauty. These are mostly derived from verbs, and are
óþ-beran
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to bear forth, bear away (cf. æt-beran) Nó ic eów sweord ongeán óþberan þence, Exon. Th. 120, 20; Gu. 274. Mec sǽ óþbær on Finna land the sea bore me forth to the land of the Fins, Beo. Th. 1163; B. 579 : Exon. Th. 404, 20; Rä. 23, 10. Sumne fugel óþbær
pæþþan
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To tread (a path), to traverse Tungol gársecges grundas pæþeþ the sun (after it has set) treads ocean's depths as its path, Exon. 350, 29 ; Sch. 71. Eorþgræf pæþeþ it makes its way along a trench, 439, 26; Rä. 59, 9. Sume fótum twám foldan peþþaþ, sume
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pull
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A pool, creek Ondlong ðære strǽt tó máwpul ; andlang pulles, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 30-31. Of seges mere in ðæs pulles heáfod ... of þornbrycge in ðone pull, and æfter ðam pulle in baka brycge ... in dodhǽma pull, of ðam pulle in streám, 386, 12-19
rárian
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of human beings, to wail, lament loudly Seó dreórige módor samod mid ðám lícmannum rárigende hí ástrehte æt ðæs apostoles fótum, Homl. Th. i. 66, 18. of other than human beings, to roar, bellow Hwílum dióflu him ráredon on swá hrýðro, Shrn. 141, 10.
ge-uferian
To exalt ⬩ elevate ⬩ delay ⬩ put off
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To exalt, elevate, delay, put off Ðæt he mid ðæs wurþmyntes wuldre geuferod wǽre to be exalted with the glory of that honour, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 26. Ic geseah árleásne geuferodne vidi impium elevatum, Ps. Lamb. 36, 35. Wæs ðá þurh his langsume fær ðæra
Linked entries: oferian ge-yferian ge-oferian uferian
scip-teora
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Pitch Scipter bitumen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 36. Sciptearo, Lchdm. ii. 66, 8. Sciptearos læst, 126, 8. Sciptaran bituminis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 77. Scipteran, 82, 40. Scipteran bitumine, 84, 41. Dógódne sciptaran tó, Lchdm. ii. 326, 14. Ðá hét se cásere
bleó-bord
A coloured table on which games of chess are played ⬩ tabula colorata in qua prœlia latronum luduntur
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[bleoh, bleó colour, bord a table] A coloured table on which games of chess are played; tabula colorata in qua prœlia latronum luduntur (Ettm. p. 311) Dryhten dǽleþ sumum gúþe blǽd, sumum tæfle cræft, bleóbordes gebregd the Lord allots to one success
sicetan
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to sigh, groan Sicetit sin*-*gultat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 50. Ðá begann se ealda siccetan and mid wópe wearþ ofergoten, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 1. as opposed to expressing grief by speech (?) Ða unryhtwísan sicettaþ (siccettaþ, Cott. MSS.) on ðǽm þiéstrum
steorfan
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To dieLchdm. iii. 188, 21. Se ðe gelíð raðe hé styrfþ oððe génunge hé áríseþ he that takes to his bed (on the tenth day of the moon), soon will he die or he will be up again directly, Gif hrýðera steorfan, 54, 30. Annanias and Saphira mid fǽrlícum deáðe
under-feng
Undertaking ⬩ acceptance
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Undertaking, acceptance Ðýlæs hé for ðý underfenge (the undertaking the office of teacher) his eáðmódnesse forlǽte, oððe eft his líf sié ungelíc his ðénunga, oððe hé tó ðríste and tó stíð sié for ðý underfenge his láreówdómes ne aut humilitas accessum
wrǽstan
to wrest ⬩ twist ⬩ to move the strings of the harp in playing ⬩ plectrum.
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to wrest, twist RUNE hine on ða tungan sticaþ, wrǽsteþ him ðæt wóddor, and him ða wongan briceþ. Salm. Kmbl. 191 ; Sal. 95. to move the strings of the harp in playing, Cf. wreste of an harpe plectrum.Prompt. Parv. 533 Sum sceal mid hearpan set his hláfordes
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wrítian
to draw ⬩ to write ⬩ compose
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to draw a figure, Similar entries v. wrítan, II Ðonne wercaþ hió of weaxe, wrítiaþ Fénix, metaþ Fénix they make waxen images of the Phenix, and drawings and paintings. Engl. Stud. viii. 478, 49. to write, compose, Similar entries v. wrítan, IV a Writigaþ