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wiþ-foran

(prep.)
Grammar
wiþ-foran, prep. with dat. acc.

Before

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Before feaht him wiðforan, Jos. 8, 22.

bísgian

(v.)
Grammar
bísgian, l. bisgian,

to occupyemployto harasstrouble

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Se láreów ðe bodunge underféhð, ne sceal hine sylfne mid worulðþingum bysgian (printedbysnian), Hml. Th. ii. 532, 27, to harass, trouble Wildeór ús on þǽre nihte bisgodon, Nar. 15, 4

cwellere

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belǽwde þone Hǽlend þám cwellerum, Hml. A. 74, 46. Add

chor

(n.)
Grammar
chor, es; m.
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Ne ne gedyrstlǽce þæt hine þǽm chore geþeóde, R. Ben. 69, 5: 70, 13

ge-hnǽgan

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Sé þe hine áhæfæþ, bið genægeþ; and sé þe hine genǽgeþ (humiliaverit), bið áhæfen, Mt. R. 23, 12. Ic eom gesǽged and gehnǽged and swíðe geeáðméd incurvatus sum et humiliatns sum usquequaque, Ps. Th. 37, 8.

ge-dirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dirfan, pp. ed.
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Cf. ge-deorfan ; Cild bið on wætere gedyrfed; gif ætwint, langlífe bið, Lch. iii. 184, 4: 188, 4. Gedyrfed jactata, Germ. 402, 46.

Lega-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Lega-ceaster, e ; f.
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micele fyrd gelǽdde tó Legaceastre (Leige-, v. l. ad ciuitate Legionum, quae a gente Anglorum Legacaester, a Brettonibus autem rectius Carlegion appellatur ), Bd. 2, 2; Sch. 120, 5. lǽdde his ferde tó Legaceastre, Chr. 605 ; P. 23, 5.

sǽtung

(n.)
Grammar
sǽtung, e; f.

A lying in wait, plot, snare

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Gif him þince ðæt feala earna ætsomne geseó, ðæt biþ yfel níð and manna ǽtunga and seara, Lchdm. iii. 168, 11.

Linked entries: sétung sǽtnung

ǽ-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-bryce, (ǽw-bryce, q. v. in Dict.)

Adultery; of a churchman, neglect of celibacy

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Sé ðe ofer his ǽwe hǽmð, is forlír ðurh his ǽwbryce, Hml. Th. ii. 208, 17. Nis nánum weófodþéne álýfed ðæt wífian móte . . . nú is þeáh ðǽra ealles tó fela ðe ðone ǽwbryce wyrcað, Ll. Th. ii. 334, 17, 22.

Linked entry: ǽ-breca

hand-gewinn

(n.)
Grammar
hand-gewinn, es; n.

Labour of the hands, struggle, strife, fighting

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sceal fore hǽðenra handgewinne gást onsendan he shall because of the heathens' warfare give up the ghost, Andr. Kmbl. 372; An.186

hearmian

(v.)
Grammar
hearmian, p. ode

To harm, hurt, injurecalumniarito afflict, grieveto be annoyed

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To harm, hurt, injure Gif preóst óðerne un-warnode lǽte ðæs ðe wite ðæt him hearmian wille if a priest leave another unwarned of that which he knows will harm him, L. N. P. L. 33; Th. ii. 294, 26: Lchdm. iii. 202, 33.

hlís-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
hlís-ful, adj.

Famous, of good repute, renown

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Ðý læs ðe wurde tó hlísful on worulde and ðæs heofenlícan lofes fremde wǽre lest he should become too famous in this world and be a stranger to the praise of heaven, Homl. Th. ii. 142. 26.

friþ-stów

a refugea place of safety for a criminalan asyluma sanctuary

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ys geworden friðstów (refugium) þearfendrä . Ps. Th. 9, 9 : 17, I.

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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Wit beótedan þæt unc ne gedǽlde nemne deáð ána ówiht elles, Kl. 22. to separate one object from another gedǽlde þæt leóht fram þám þeóstrum, Gen. l, 4. mynte þæt gedǽlde ánra gehwylces líf wið líce, B. 731.

dryht-folc

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-folc, driht-folc, es ; n. [folc a people]

A nation, multitudepŏpŭlus, multĭtūdo

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Dryht-folca helm a protector of nations, 107 a; Th. 408, 24; Rä. 27, 17. Wæs deáþe gedrenced drihtfolca mǽst the greatest of nations was drenched with death, Cd. 144; Th. 179, 26; Exod. 34 : 160; Th. 198, 13; Exod. 322 : 171; Th. 216, 2; Exod. 589

Linked entry: driht-folc

gnyrn

(n.)
Grammar
gnyrn, es; m.

Griefsorrowevilwrong

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Grief, sorrow, evil, wrong Lác weorþade ðe hire brungen wæs gnyrna to geóce the gift she honoured that was brought to her as a consolation of sorrows, Elen. Kmbl. 2275; El. 1139.

seld-hwanne

(adv.)
Grammar
seld-hwanne, adv.
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Heó wolde seldhwænne hire líc baðian, Homl. Skt. i. 20, 44. Seld*-*hwonne biþ ðaette áuht manegum monnum ánes hwæt lícige, Bt. 18, 3 ; Fox 64, 29

Linked entry: hwanne

seámestre

(n.)
Grammar
seámestre, an; f.
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Sarcio . . . of ðam is sartor seámystre (-estre, other MSS. seámere) sartrix heó, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 2; Zup. 190, 6, Hió becweð Eádgyfe áne crencestræn and áne sémestran, óðer hátte Eádgyfu, óðer hátte Æðelyfu, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 131, 32.

Linked entries: sémestre sǽmestre

ge-haldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-haldan, pp. -halden

To keeppreserveholdservārerecondĕretĕnēre

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To keep, preserve, hold; servāre, recondĕre, tĕnēre On ðam heó wilnode gehaldan ða árwurþan bán hire fæderan in quo desīdĕrābat hŏnōranda patrui sui, ossa recondĕre, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 16.

sunn-stede

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-stede, es; m.
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Gǽþ seó sunne norðweard óð ðæt heó becymþ tó ðam tácne ðe is geháten Cancer, ðǽr is se sumerlíca sunnstede . . . seó sunne cymþ eft súð tó ðam winterlícan sunnstede, Lchdm. iii. 250, 10-24. Ða Gréciscan onginnaþ hyra geár æt ðam sunnstede, 246, 19.