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LÁR

(n.)
Grammar
LÁR, e; f.

LOREteachinginstructionlearningknowledgecunningsciencepreachingdoctrinedogmapreceptexhortationadmonitioncounselsuggestioninstigationpersuasion

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Ic mé gúþbordes sweng láre gebearh I warded off the blow from me by cunning, Cd. 128; Th. 163, 7; Gen. 2693.

Linked entries: folc-lár lǽr

ge-wundian

(v.)
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Gif man óðerne gewundige, for þæs blódes gyte fæste .xl. nihta, ii. 148, 24: 294, 6.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Se eádiga Andreas wæs togen, 241, 26. where the movement is from within or from without, to draw a sword, blood, etc., to haul a net, draw in or out Ðú scealt, ðonne ðú on ðám sculdrum týhst blód, teón swíðe on ðære sídan, Lchdm. ii. 262, 26.

ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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Heó wearð þurh ꝥ fram þæs blódes fléusan gehǽled, Hml. A. 187, 178. to relieve of anxiety, restore to peace of mind Is mín mód gehǽled, hyge ymb heortan gerúme, Gen. 758. to heal a disease, wound, &c. physical Þú gehǽldest míne ádla, Bl.

ge-hiwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hiwian, l. ge-híwian,
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Blódig wolcen on mistlíce beámas wæs gehíwod, Chr. 979 ; P. 122, 26. THORN;ás twelf tácna sind swá gehíwode on ðám heofenlicum roderum, and synd swá bráde ꝥ hí gefyllað twá tída mid hyra úpgange, Lch. iii. 246, 6.

Linked entry: ge-hiwad

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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H. 189, 12. to let blood: Hý of his sídan swát forlétan, Cri. 1112. Forlǽt blód of earme, Lch. ii. 130, 6.

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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Lǽt blód of earme, næs on þá healfe þe ꝥ sár biþ, 262, 16. On ðá healfe þe heó scínð, þǽr byð dæg, and on þá healfe þe heó ne scínð, ðǽr byð niht. Ǽfre byð on sumre sídan þǽre eorðan dæg, and ǽfre on sumre sídan niht, Lch. iii. 234, 25-28.

æfter

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
æfter, prep. [æft, q. v; er, q. v.] dat; rarely acc.

AFTERpostAlongthroughduringκατάperAccording toby means ofsecundumpropterAfteraboutpropterobdeAfteraboveaccording topostsupersecundum

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Ðæt sweord ongan æfter heaðoswáte wanian the sword began to fade away by the warsweat [in consequence of the hot blood], Beo. Th. 3216; B. 16006: Exon. 19 b; Th. 50, 20; Cri. 803: Andr. Kmbl. 156; An. 78: Exon. 45 b; Th. 154, 27; Gú. 849: Bt. Met.

Linked entries: æftyr efter eftyr

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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Oþ þæt þín fót weorðe fæste on blóde, Ps. Th. 67, 22. Ꝥ man Godes cyricean fæste tremede, Bl. H. 43, 6: 111, 4: An. 1673. Ꝥ se stemn móte þý fæstor standon, Bt. 34, 10; F. 148, 34. of sleeping: On middre nihte þá men fæstost slépon, Hml.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
wérig, adj.
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Ne forlǽt ðú ðæs blódes tó fela on ǽnne síþ, ðý les se seóca man tó wérig ( exhausted ) weorðe oððe swylte, Lchdm. ii. 208, 19. Wǽgdeóra gehwylc wérig swelteþ, Exon. Th. 61, 22; Cri. 988. Móyses willa ne áteorode, ac se wériga líchama, Homl.

ge-þolian

(v.)
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Blódes flóuing geðolade, 9, 20. Hé earfeðu geþolade, láðlicne deáð, Cri. 1173. Hleór geþolade árleásra spátl, 1435. Torn geþolode wine Scyldinga, B. 147. Þám be teónan geþoledan injuriam patientibus, Ps. Th. 145, 6.

warenian

(v.)
Grammar
warenian, warnian, wearnian ; p. ode.
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Is mycelum tó warnienne ðæt man . . . menn blód ne lǽte, Lchdm. iii. 152, 33. to take heed that something does happen Wel is eác tó warnianne ðæt man wite, ðæt hý þurh mǽgsibbe tó gelænge ne beón, L. Edm. B. 9 ; Th. i. 256, 9. trans.

deáþ

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Ceás hé him þone deáþ ꝥ him mon ofléte blódes on þám earme, Bt. 29, 2; F. 104, 23. Hwelc moncwealm wæs mid monigfealdum deáðum, Ors. 2, 5; S. 84, 33. Wé geáxiað ungecyndelico wítu and ungecynelice deáþas, Bl.

ge-wit

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Nó hé on gewitte blon þæs þe hé ǽr ongann, þæt hé Dryhten herede, An. 1267. Hé on gewitte oncneów þæt . . ., 672: 770. Wís on þínum gewitte, Hö. 78: Crä. 13: An. 470. On gewitte wác, 212. Wísan gewitte, 552. Hé wédde on gewitte, Jul. 597.

windan

(v.)
Grammar
windan, p. wand, pl. wundon; pp. wunden

of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start to fly, wheel, springof the movement of living thingsof inanimate thingsof abstract subjectsof twistingrolling movementof living thingsof inanimate thingsto waverto twistrollto brandishwaveto twist, plait, weaveto twist, give a curved form to

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intrans. of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start Sió æcs wint of ðam hielfe and eác ús of ðære handa ... Sió æs wient of ðæm hielfe securis manu fugit ...

Linked entry: winde

ná-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
ná-wiht, nó-wiht, ná-uht, náwht, náht, nóht.

nothingnaughta thing of no valuean evil thingnot

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Ic nóht ðon ǽr ðære ærninge blon, 5, 6; S. 619, 15

þan

(adv.)
Grammar
þan, þon; adv.
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Th. 364, 33; Wal. 80. without ðe Ic ða word gehýrde and nóht ðon ǽr ðære ærninge blon ego audiens, nihilominus coeptis institi vetitis, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 15.

Linked entries: þanne þon

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpereto press, force, urge;urgereto rush intotakeby stormin locum irrumpere, expugnare, erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere to breakburst forthmake a noisecrashto sail;navigareTo retch;screare

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Swógaþ windas, bláwaþ brecende, bearhtma mǽste winds shall howl, crashing blow, with greatest of sounds, Exon. 21 b; Th. 59, II; Cri. 951. to sail; navigare Scealtú ceól gestígan, and brecan ofer bæþweg thou shalt ascend a ship, and sail over the sea

heá-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
heá-líc, adj.

High, elevated, lofty, sublime, proud, chief, very great, noble, distinguished, deep, profound

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Is án ðæra eahta winda aquilo geháten se blǽwþ heálíc and ceald one of the eight winds is called aquilo; it blows high and cold, Lchdm. iii. 276, 5. Heálíc on his weorcum actione præcipuus, Past. 12; Swt. 75, 8.

Linked entry: heáh-líc

ge-sécan

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ÞUNERTAIN ealra wítegena blód sý gesóht (inquiratur) . . . swá bið gesóht (requiretur) fram þisse cneórysse, Lk. ii. 50, 51. Ðǽm micel gesald wæs, micel bið gesóht from him, Lk. L.