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ge-ceósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceósan, to geceósanne, geceósenne; ic -ceóse, ðú -ceósest, -cýst, -císt, he -ceóseþ, -cýsþ, -cýst, pl. -ceósaþ; p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To electchoosedecideproveapproveeligerepræeligereseligereasciscerepeterenancisci

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Se foresprecena wer for hine in bisceop-háde wæs gecoren the aforesaid man was chosen into bishophood for him, Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 29 : 4. 1 ; S. 564,12. Ðætte eallra heora dóme gecoren wǽre ut universorum judicio probaretur, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 31.

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Se ðe hors nabbe, wyrce ðam hláforde ðe him fore ríde, L. Ath. v. 5 ; Th. i. 232, 20. Hwý sceal ǽnig monn bión ídel, ðæt hé ne weorce (wyrce, v.l.)? Bt. 41, 3; Fox 248, 24. Sió hond sceal wyrcean for ða wambe, Past. 34; Swt. 233, 9.

losian

(v.)
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Ðá árleásan ǽfre for heora yfelnysse losodon . . . Ðá árleásan magon nǽfre ætwindan ðám écum wítum áhwǽr, 16, 89. of inanimate things, to decay, be destroyed, come to nothing Hér of heáfde iúero ne losað (non peribit), Lk. L. 21, 18.

hider

to this worldto this lifein this worldto this pointhither and thitherto and fro

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For þám hírede þe þú hider (Hell) lǽddest, Sat. 423. Cóm seó hlǽfdige hider tó lande, Chr. 1002; P. 134, 10: 1057; P. 188, l. Nú gé þus feor hider on úrne eard in becómon. By. 57.

Linked entry: hider-cyme

ÆT

(prep.)
Grammar
ÆT, prep.

ATtobeforenextwithinforagainstapudjuxtapropeanteadincontraOffromaabdeTountoas far asadusquead

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with the dative; cum dativo AT, to, before, next, with, in, for, against; apud, juxta, prope, ante, ad, in, contra Sittende æt tollsceamule sitting at the seat of custom, Mt. Bos. 9, 9.

récan

(v.)
Grammar
récan, réccan (reccan?); p. róhte
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S.) they have as much corn as ever they care for, Lchdm. iii. 254, 5 : Wulfst. 132, 21. Wé willaþ nú on Englisceum gereorde secgean ðám ðe his ( the book ) récceaþ, Basil prm. ; Norm. 32, 14.

swencan

(v.)
Grammar
swencan, p. te; pp. swenced, swenct (cf. swinkt = wearied, Comus v. 293)
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Ðý læs ðe mon unmihtigne man tó feor and tó lange for his ágenan swencte lest a man of small means should be made to toil too far and too long for his own, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 4.

wirgan

(v.)
Grammar
wirgan, wirigan, wirian; p. de, ede.

to cursemaledicereto do evil

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Ða ðe be gewyrhtum wyrgede wǽron for heora árleásnesse hi qui merito impietatis suae maledicebantur, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 12. to do evil Nylle ðú onhyrgan ðæt ðú wyrge. For ðam ða ðe wyrgaþ beóþ geteorode noli aemulari ut maligneris.

hefig-tíme

heavyweightyof great importanceseriousgravesevereseriousoppressiveannoyingtroublesomehard to beargrievoustedious

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For swǽrum and hefigtýmum (heálicum, R. Ben. I. 78, 8) gylte pro gravi culpa, 70, 3. Þurh swíðe hefigtýmne hunger þe þisne eard swíðe gedrehte, Chr. 1096; P. 233, 4.

meaht

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Geweóx miht eorðlices ríces, Bd. 2, 9; Sch. 142, 16. an act of power, mighty work, miracle Ne synd áwritene ealle Iúdan gefeoht for his feónda ware, and ealle ðá mihte þe hé mǽrlíce gefremode, Hml. S. 25, 678.

sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
sceamu, e; f.

modesty, bashfulnessshame, confusionwhat causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame the private part

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Se ðe nú ne mæg his gyltas for sceame ánum men geandettan, him sceal sceamian ðonne ætforan heofenwarum, and seó sceamu him biþ endeleás. Homl.Th. ii. 604, 3-6. Ðú mid sceame (sceoma, Lind.: scomo.

Linked entries: a-swǽrnung sceam-lim

hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
hlehhan, hlæhan, hlihhan, hlichan, hlihan. hlihgan; p. hlóh; pl. hlógan

To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], to deride

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for anything, and know yourself to be innocent, you shall not care what they say; they accuse you of what they have themselves, Prov. Kmbl. 12.

topp

(n.)
Grammar
topp, es; m.

a top,summita lock of hair, tufta collection of rays of lighta top to play withthe hair at the top of the head that which has a similarity with it

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Sweype for a top flagellum, 482

ge-fremian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fremian, ge-fremman.
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Hine God ofer ealle men forð gefremede, B. 1718. Gifremid, -fraemid provecta, Txts. 84, 759. Gefremed, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 39. to effect, accomplish, commit a crime Ic þonne gefremme þæs monnes neádþearf-nesse, Shrn. 77, 8.

hálgian

(v.)
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Fore him ic hálgiga (hálgige, W. S., gihálgo, R.) mec seolfne sanctifica eos . . . pro eis ego sanctifico me ipsum, Jn.

hwít

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. ¶ The weak form used substantively, the white (part) of an egg :-- On ánum ǽge . . . þæt hwíte ne bið gemenged tó ðám geolcan, Hml. Th. i 40, 27. Smyre mid henne ǽges þé hwítan, Lch. iii. 50, 4. Gemeng wiþ ǽges ꝥ hwíte, ii. 74, 24.

freórig

(adj.)
Grammar
freórig, adj.

freezingchilledfrigidfrozenfrīgensfrīgŏre rīgensfrīgĭdusgĕlĭduschilled with fear or sorrowtremblingsadtrĕmenstristis

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Mec se wǽta wong, wundrum freórig, ǽrist cende the humid field, wonderously frigid, first brought me forth, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 8; Rä. 36, 1. Land wǽron freórig cealdum cýlegicelum the lands were frozen with cold icicles, Andr.

norþe-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
norþe-weard, adj.

Northwardnorth

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Ðæt Babylonicum wæs ðæt forme, and on eásteweardum ; ðæt æfterre wæs ðæt Crécisce, and on norþeweardum, 2, 1; Swt. 60, 3. Æt Baddanbyrg westeweardre and norþeweardre ... of foxhylle norþeweardre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 249, 26, 34.

Linked entry: norþ-weard

reócan

(v.)
Grammar
reócan, p.reác

To reek, send forth smoke or steam

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To reek, send forth smoke or steam Ðonne hé ( helleborus albus ) tóbrocen byþ, hé rýcþ eal swylce hé smic of him ǽsænde, Lchdm, i. 260, 8. Muntas reócaþ montes fumigant, Ps. Th. 103, 30 : 143, 6. Reác exalabat, Wrt.

Linked entries: récan hreócan

ymbren-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ymbren-dæg, es; m.
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Martii, on ðære forman wucan; and kł. Iunii, on ðære æfteran wucan; and on kł. Septemƀ. on ðære þriddan wucan; and on kł. December, on ða néhstan wucan ǽr Cristes mæssan, L. Ecg. P. addit. 21; Th. ii. 234, 33.

Linked entry: riht-ymbrendæg