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wiþ-stunian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-stunian, p. ode

To dash against

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To dash against Eallum ðú wiðstóde and wiðstunedest. . . stunaþ heó wærce, wiðstunaþ heó áttre, Lchdm. iii. 32, 13-24

Linked entry: stunian

apostol

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Tó ðára apostla fótum, Ll. Th. ii. 370, 36

be-rénian

(v.)

to ornament ⬩ adorn

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to ornament, adorn: — Bóc mid sylure berénod, and iii. róde mid sylure berénode, C. D. vi. 101, 24. Add:

deþþan

(v.)
Grammar
deþþan, (?); p. deþede
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To suck Ðá breóst ðá ðú deðedes (ge-dédes?; L. has gediides) ubera quae suxisti, Lk. R. 11, 27

el-þeódige

(adv.)
Grammar
el-þeódige, adv.

abroad

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In or to foreign parts, abroad Ðe gingra suno elðiódge foerende wæs (peregre profectus est), Lk. R. 15, 13

endleofan-gilde

(adj.)
Grammar
endleofan-gilde, adj.
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Entitled to elevenfold compensation Is arcebiscopes feoh endlifangilde, Ll. Th. i. 330, 19. Biscopes feoh .xi. gylde, 2, 4

fannian

(v.)
Grammar
fannian, p. ode
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To winnow corn Ná fanna þú þé on ǽlcum winde non uentiles te in omni uento, Scint. 186, 17

flít-mǽlum

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Flítmǽlum, tó geflites certatim, i. slrenue, An. Ox. 106. Flí[t]mǽ[lum] certatim, 56, 210. For passage substitute

fore-stemman

(v.)
Grammar
fore-stemman, (for-); p. de

To hinder ⬩ prohibit

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To hinder, prohibit Ðá ðá ðe infoerdon forestemdon (for-, R.) gié eos qui introiebant prohibuistis, Lk. L. 11, 52

Linked entries: stemman for-stemman

ge-holian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-holian, p. ode
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To hollow out Geholedum (gescafenum) telgrum cauatis corticibus, An. Ox. 255: II, 15: deasceato, i. dolato Germ. 395, 381

ge-beterung

Grammar
ge-beterung, ge-betrung. edification.
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Lye substitute Wé wyllað sume óðre trimminge gereccan tó eówre gebetrunge, Hml. Th. i. 448, 10

ge-blendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blendan, p. de
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To mix Geblende infecit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 35. Hí mé geblendon unswétne drync ecedes and geallan, Cri. 1438

ge-byrdan

(v.)
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to border, fringe Gebyrdid (-ed, v.l.) clabatum, Txts. 50, 228. Clavatum, sutum vel gebyrd, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 57

Linked entries: ge-byrded be-byrd

ge-cǽlan

(v.)
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In Lk. 16, 24 one MS. has gehǽle, in another this is altered to gecǽle (= gecéle? v. ge-célan)

ge-fnésan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fnésan, l. ge-fnesan; p. ge-fnæs,
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Þis þá tylung tó þan manne þe wel gefnesan ne mæge, Lch. iii. 100, 9

Linked entry: fnésan

heáfod-gewǽde

Grammar
heáfod-gewǽde, [The Latin of Gen. 20, 16 is : Hoc erit tibi in velamen oculorum.]
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God bereáfað eówere dohtra heora gyrla and tó oferrancra heáfodgewǽda (v. Isaiah iii. 18, sqq. ), Wlfst. 46, 1. Add

heáfod-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-sealf, e; f.
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A salve for the head Tó heáfodsealfe, aluwan gegníd in eced, smyre þæt heáfod mid, Lch. iii. 2, 14

heópe

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: Tó Heópeoricge, C. D. iii. 71, 30

hlíp-cumb

(n.)
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cf. stæþ-hlípe) Upp tó hlýp-cumbe; of hlýpcumbe, C. D. iii. 204, 19

in-styrian

(v.)
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to move, excite ꝥ ðá hálgan triów swíðe wépen and mid micle sáre instyred wǽron ( commoueri ). Nar. 28, 12

Linked entries: on-styrian styrian

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