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cwide

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On cwyde þínum lǽf þearfum in testamento tuo relinque pauperibus, Scint. 146, 13. v. folc-, fore-, samnung-, sealm-, spell-cwide

ge-wemman

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</b> to destroy :-- 'Anlícnes, sænd mycel waeter ... swá þæt sién gewemmede ealle þá on þisse ceastre syndon' (cf. þæt þú on þis folc forð onsende wæter to wera cwealme, An. 1509) ... sió onlícnes sendde mycel wæter swá sealt, and hit æt manna líchaman

ge-earnian

(v.)
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Nis nán tweó ꝥ hé forgifnesse syllan nelle þám þe hié geearnian willaþ, 65, 9. with clause Ic þé lǽre þæt þú hospcwide ne fremme . . . þonne þú geearnest ꝥ þé bið éce líf seald, El. 526.

ge-

(prefix)

with

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Ge- often seems void of signification; as, In verbs it seems sometimes to be a mere augment, e. g. in the following Ðæt wíf genam ðá of ðæs treówes wæstme and geæt and sealde hire were : he æt ða mŭlier tŭlit de fructu illīus et comēdit dĕditgue vĭro

metod

(n.)
Grammar
metod, metud, meotud, meotod, es; m.

fatedestinydeath

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-Ne dorston ða deóflu, ðá ðá hí ádrǽfde wǽron, intó ðám swýnum, gif hé him ne sealde leáfe, ne intó nánum men forðan se metoda drihten úre gecynd hæfde on him sylfum genumen, Homl. Th. ii. 380, 4-7.

ge-sceád

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceád, -scád, es; n.

separation, distinction, differencepower of distinguishing, reason, discretion, discrimination, an account, a reckoning, argumentdistinctio, discretio, distantia

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Fordý sealde God mannum gesceád therefore has God given reason to men, 96, 13: 7: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 436; Met. 20, 218: 22, 88; Met. 22, 44. On gesceád witan to understand, Exon. 83 b; Th. 314, 3; Mód. 8.

Linked entries: -sceád ge-scád

ge-regnian

(v.)
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Genim hrýþeren flǽsc gesoden on ecede and mid ele gerénod mid sealte, 186, 18. Swá gerénode, 62, 7. to arrange, contrive, plan Wíf, gif heó mid hwylcum cræfte hire hǽmed gerénað mulier, si aliquo molimine, fornicationem suam peregerit, Ll.

hálwende

(v.; adj.)
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Hé ús sealde hálwendne geþóht, Bl. H. 11. 35. Manig þing þe him sylfum swíðe hálweude ( salubria ) wǽron tó witanne, Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 280, 10. <b>B.</b> in weak declension used as substantive. personal.

settan

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Þá sette Boia þás spéce wið Ælfríce; ꝥ wes ꝥ Putrael sealde Ælfríce viii oxa, Cht. E. 274, 4. Hé sætte mycel deórfrið . . .

fyrmest

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrmest, adv.
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Man sealde Godwine his eorldóm swá full and swá forð swá hé fyrmest áhte they gave Godwin his earldom with all the rights and powers that he had ever possessed, Chr. 1052; P. 180, 30

úht-sang

(n.)
Grammar
úht-sang, es; m.

One of the services of the churchnocturns or matins

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One of the services of the church, nocturns or matins Hú fela sealma on nihtlícum tídum tó singenne synt. On wintres tíman is se úhtsang þus tó beginnenne ... quanti psalmi dicendi sunt nocturnis horis.

sár

(adj.)
Grammar
sár, adj.

Sore, painful, grievous, distressing

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Y.) wunda wel gehǽlan, hé mót habban góde sealfe ðǽrtó, L. Pen. 4; Th. ii. 278, 15. Ne wæs hyra ǽnigum síðe ðý sárra ðeáh hý swá sceoldan reáfe birofene slítan haswe bléde, Exon. Th. 394, 20; Rä. 14, 6.

FLEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FLEÓGAN, fliógan, to fleógenne; part. fleógende; ic fleóge, ðú fleógest, he fleógeþ, pl. fleógaþ; p. ic, he fleág, fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen [fleóge a fly] .

To FLY as with wingsvŏlāreTo fleeflee fromfŭgĕreeffŭgĕre

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Hwá me sealde to fleógenne fiðeru swá culfran quis dăbit mihi pennas sīcut cŏlumbæ, et vŏlābo? Ps. Th. 54, 6. Geseah he ða wérian gástas þurh ðæt fýr fleógende he saw the accursed spirits flying through the fire, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 34: Bt. Met.

Linked entries: FLEÓN fliógan flecgan

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, bletsigan; part. bletsiende, bletsigende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. a.

To BLESS, wish happiness, consecratebenedicere, consecraremerciful, kindto have mercy

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.], bræc ða hláfas, and sealde his leorningcnihtum he, blessing, brake the loaves, and gave to his disciples, Mt. Bos. 14, 19. Ic bletsie ealle ða ðe hit healden I bless all who may observe it, Chr. 675; Erl. 39, 25.

Linked entries: bletsung bledsian

bláwan

(v.)

to blowbreathesnortpantto blowto flameblazeinflate

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L. 151. trans. to drive by blowing Bláw mid hreóde ꝥ seáw on ꝥ dolh . . . bláw þá sealfe on þá dolh, Lch. ii. 332, 2, 11. to cause to sound by blowing, blow a horn, trumpet Þá bleów man míne býman, Nar. 13, 4.

sóna

(adv.)
Grammar
sóna, adv.

Soon, immediately, directly, at once

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Sóna swá seó sunne sealte streámas oferhlifaþ, swá se fugel of beáme gewíteþ Exon. Th. 206, 1; Ph. 120. Sóna swá . . . ðá Met. 8, 1

Linked entry: be-sóne

for-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
for-beódan, -biódan, to -beódanne; part. -beódende; p. ic, he -beád, ðú -bude, pl. -budon; pp. -boden [Ger. ver-bieten]

To FORBIDprohibitrestrainsuppressprohĭbērevătāreinterdīcĕre

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Ðisne we gemétton forbeódende ðæt man ðam Cásere gafol ne sealde hunc invēnĭmus prohĭbentem trĭbūta dfire Cæsări, Lk. Bos. 23, 2. Ic forbeóde prohĭbeo; ic forbeád prohĭbui: forboden prohĭbĭtum, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 34, 35.

méd-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
méd-sceatt, es; m.

payment in reward of service donea rewardwagesfeepayment for service or favour expecteda giftpresenta bribe

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Hé ne sealde Gode nánne métsceat for his sáule ... Ðæt is ðonne se médsceat wið his sáule ðæt hé him gielde gód weorc non dabit Deo pretium redemtionis animæ suæ...

fore-sceáwian

(v.)

to foreseeto provide forto provide give for use

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Críst him líf sealde and andlyfene foresceáwode, Hml. S. 11, 347: 5, 325. Swá swá úre Álýsend foresceáwode him þæt castel . . . swá se deófol þám forlorenum men (Antichrist) foresceáwað gelimplice stówe, Wlfst. 193, 26-194, 6.

ge-wiht

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Lch. i. 148, 23. an amount determined by weighing Cóm Nichodemus mid gemengedre sealfe of myrran and alwan, manegra punda gewyht ( uenit Nicodemus ferens mixturam murrae et aloes quasi libras centum, Jn. 19, 39), Hml. Th. ii. 260, 35.