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lust-bǽre

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Ðæt hit sié ðe lusðbǽrre gehléranne, Past. 303, 6. desirous : — Hié beóð myndgianne ðára góda ðe hié ǽr dydon, ðæt hié sién ðe lusðbǽrran gehiéranne ðæt him mon beódan wielle, Past. 303, 8

a-munan

(v.)
Grammar
a-munan, ic, he -man, ðú -manst, pl. -munon; p. -munde , pl. -mundon; pp. -munen

To think ofmindconsiderbe mindful ofhave a care forcogitarereputarememor esseprovidere

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To think of, mind, consider, be mindful of, have a care for; cogitare, reputare, memor esse, providere Hwæt is se mann, ðe ðú swá miclum amanst? quid est homo, quod memor es ejus? Ps. Th. 8, 5.

Linked entries: a-manst a-mundon

for-lácan

(v.)
Grammar
for-lácan, p. -léc, -leólc; pp. -lácen

To seducebetraydeceivesedūcĕredecĭpĕre

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He wearþ on feónda geweald forlácen he was betrayed into the foes' power. Beo. Th. 1811; B. 903

pínung

(n.)
Grammar
pínung, e; f.
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pínunge ad poenam, 103, 17. For his gylta pínunga in criminum suorum cruciatum, L. Ecg. P. ii. 5 ; Th. ii. 184, 8. Pínunge, L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 268, 19. Mid ungemetlícre pínunge hé ( Phalaris ) wæs ðæt folc cwielmende, Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 54, 18.

wistfullian

(v.)
Grammar
wistfullian, p. ode

To feast

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Th. ii. 278, 24

Linked entry: wist

gód-dǽd

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Th. 77, 13

líf-leás

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II a. not having animal life: — Þá treówa þe on æppel-túne wexað, þá þe sind llfleáse, sáwulleáse, and andgitleáse, Hml. Th. ii. 406, 11

lang-fǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-fǽre, adj.

Lastingenduringold

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Swá eác treówa gif hí beóþ on fullum mónan geheáwene hí beóþ heardran and langfǽrran getimbrunge so too trees, if they are cut down at the full moon, are harder and more lasting for building, Homl. Th. i. 102, 23

Linked entries: leng-fǽrra -fǽre

be-faran

to come uponsurprisecatch

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Gif man hwilcne man teó ꝥ hé þone man féde þe úres hláfordes grið tóbrocen habbe . . . and gif hine (the man so accused) man mid him (the breaker of the peace) befare, beón hig bégen ánes rihtes weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 298, 2.

timber

(n.)
Grammar
timber, es; n.

material for constructing a house, ship, etc.,timbermaterial of which anything is formeda structure,building,edificethe building of a house, ship, etc.

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Hé (the sixth day of the moon) is gód circan on timbrane, and eác scipes timber on anginnanne, Lchdm. iii. 178, 9

Linked entry: and-timber

tredan

(v.)
Grammar
tredan, p. træd, pl, trǽdon; pp. treden.

to treadtread downtrample uponto tread uponstep uponwalk upon

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Th. 103, 4. Ða ðe land tredaþ those that move upon the earth (Gen. I. 28), Cd. Th. 13, 16; Gen. 203. Trædaþ, Exon. Th. 439, 5; Ra. 58, 5. Ðú flettpaðas míne trǽde, Cd. Th. 165, 12; Gen. 2730. Hé wræclástas træd. Beo. Th. 2709; B. 1352.

facian

(v.)
Grammar
facian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To acquire acquīrĕre

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To acquire; acquīrĕre Ðe he him sylfum facade Mæcedonia onweald because he wished to get the government of the Macedonians for himself, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 75, 28

Linked entry: fǽcan

mete-gearwa

(n.)
Grammar
mete-gearwa, pl. f.

Preparations of food

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Preparations of food Óðre hwǽtene (MS. wætan) metegearwa sint forbeódanne other preparations of wheaten food are to be forbidden, L. M. 2, 23; Lchdm. ii. 210, 26

sceót

(adj.)
Grammar
sceót, adj.
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F.) godcundum weorce and hýrsumnesse si sollicitus est ad opus Dei, ad obedientiam

Linked entries: ge-sceót ge-sceót

á-girnan

(v.)
Grammar
á-girnan, -geornan ; p. de
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To desire, be eager for Hé ágeornde (-gyrnde, v. l.) ꝥ hé manigra manna sáwla gelǽdde Drihtne multorum animas ad Deum perducere satagebat , Gr. D. 205, 19

cnyccan

(v.)
Grammar
cnyccan, cnycte, cnyhte; pp. cnyht
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To tie, bind; nectere Oft þrǽl þæne þegen þe ǽr wæs his hláford cniht swýðe fæste, Wlfst. 163, 2. cnuicte (printed -cnutte) adnexuit, Mt. p. 10, 15

edlesendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
edlesendlíce, adv.
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Relatively Seó sáwul oððe ꝥ líf synd ge*-*cwædene hyre sylfra, and ꝥ gemynd oððe ꝥ andgit beóð gecwædene sumum þinga edlesendlíce, Hml. S. 1, 119

mynster-land

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-land, es; n.
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Land belonging to a monastery Ædelwold sealde mé gehwerfe ðone hám Heartingas on sixtigum hídum wið ðám mynsterlande ðe líð intó Élíg, C. D. iii. 60, 32

hearm-cwidian

(v.)
Grammar
hearm-cwidian, -cwiddian; p. ode

To revile, calumniate, speak ill of

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To revile, calumniate, speak ill of Ongan hine hyspan and hearmcwiddigan [-cwidian, Cott.] he began to revile and speak ill of him, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 33

holm

(n.)
Grammar
holm, es; m.

A mound, hill, rising groundwave, ocean, water, sealand rising from the water,an island in a river

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Holm the [Red] sea, 157; Th. 195, 30; Exod. 284: 166; Th. 206, 9; Exod. 449. Holm the water of the deluge, 71; Th. 86, 15; Gen. 1431. Holm storme weól, Beo. Th. 2267; B. 1131.