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swápan

(v.)
Grammar
swápan, p. sweóp; pp. swápen

To sweepTo sweep with a brushto sweep, move (something) with the action of one sweeping To sweep, have a sweeping motion, drive; the form and much of the sense belong to swoop to wrap.to swing.to sweep, stroke; make a sweeping stroke with a weapon; wrap, swaddle.

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To sweep, have a sweeping motion, drive; the form and much of the sense belong to swoop Húse on munte on swift wind swápeþ (cf. hús on munte full ungemetlíc wind gestent, Bt. 12;Fox 36, 16) montis cacumen protervus auster totis viribus urget, Met. 7,

and-git

(n.; part.)
Grammar
and-git, -giet, -gyt, -get, [ond-, on-], es; n. [and, git = get, p. of gitan to get] .

the understandingthe intellectintellectusunderstandingknowledgecognizanceintellectuscognitioagnitiosensemeaningone of the sensessensus

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Th. 100, 4. sense, meaning, one of the senses; sensus Hwílum [he sette] andgit of andgite sometimes [he put] meaning for meaning, Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 3.

dýre

(adj.)
Grammar
dýre, adj.

dear, belovedcārus, dilectus dear of price, precious, costly

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D. 1044] corn was so dear as no man before remembered it, so that the sester of wheat went for sixty pence, and even more, Chr. 1044; Erl. 168, 21: Exon. 94 b; Th. 354, 13; Reim. 45: Exon. 113 a; Th. 433, 12; Rä. 50, 6: Beo.

Linked entry: DEÓRE

helpan

(v.)
Grammar
helpan, p. healp, pl. hulpon; pp. holpen; v. trans.

To helpaidassistsuccour

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Wið fefre hylpþ marubis tó drincanne for fever it helps to drink marrubium, L. M. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 134, 27. Hé helpeþ þearfan parcet pauperi, Ps. Th. 71, 13.

Linked entries: a-helpan ge-helpan

hreám

(n.)
Grammar
hreám, es; m.

A cryoutcryhuecryingtumultuproar

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Hás ys for hreáme raucus est præ clamatione, Th. An. 19, 31. Julianus mid anþrǽcum hreáme forswealt Julian with a horrible cry died, Homl. Th. i. 452, 16. Ða heorde mid hreáme bewerian to defend the flock with outcry, L. I. P. 19; Th. ii. 326, 10.

Linked entry: hrýman

lícettan

(v.)
Grammar
lícettan, p. te

To feignpretendsimulate

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Ðæt is wísdóm ðæt wís man lícette dysig it is wisdom for a wise man to feign folly, Prov. Kmbl. 37. Ðeáh hé líccete untrymnesse, Ps. Th. 40, 9. Nelle wé mid leásungum ðyllíc líccetan we will not feign such things with falsehoods, Homl.

Linked entry: líccettan

lof

(n.)
Grammar
lof, es; n. m.

Praisegloryhymn

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Wé herigaþ hira cræftas and ðeáh nyllaþ hí habban forðæm wé hiera nabbaþ nán lof we praise their arts, and yet do not wish to have them, for we get no credit from them, Past. 34, 2; Swt. 231, 8.

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, p. te

To meet withcome uponcome acrossfind

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For ðý hí hit ne gemétaþ (MS. Cott. métaþ) ðe hí hit on riht ne sécaþ, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 178, 4. Gé unæþelne ǽnigne [ne] métaþ (gé nánne ne mágon métan unæþelne, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 16), Bt. Met. Fox 17, 34; Met. 17, 17. Moette offendit, Wrt.

neósan

(v.)
Grammar
neósan, p. de (?) with gen. acc. or clause.

to search outfind out by enquiryto seekvisitto seek with hostile intent

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to search out, find out by enquiry Wolde ic ánes tó ðé cræftes neósan ðæt ðú me getǽhte hú ðú sǽhengeste sund wísige one art would I find out by enquiry of thee; that thou wouldest teach me how for the sea-horse thou guidest its swimming, Andr.

GOD

(n.)
Grammar
GOD, es; m.

Godthe Deitya god

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Ne wirc ðú ðé agrafene godas work not thou for thyself graven gods, Ex. 20, 4. Drihten sylf ys Goda God, mǽre God, and mihtig, and egefull the Lord himself is God of Gods, a great God, a mighty and a terrible, Deut. 10, 17.

Linked entry: af-god

ge-sib

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sib, -sibb, -syb; adj.

Peaceable, near, related, familiarpācĭfĭcus, cognātus, prŏpinquus, fămĭliārisconsanguineus

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Peaceable, near, related, familiar; pācĭfĭcus, cognātus, prŏpinquus, fămĭliāris Ne bearh nú for oft gesibb gesibbum ðý má ðe fremdum too often now has a kinsman no more protected a kinsman than a stranger, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 107, 75.

Linked entry: ge-syb

unna

(n.)
Grammar
unna, an; m.: unne, an; unn, e; f.

grantallowancepermissionwillingness to givepleasure in doing somethinga grantwhat is given

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Hé mid his unne tó Scotlande fór, Chr. 1093; Erl. 229, 20. Bútan hé ðæs abbodes unnan begite nisi ea abba jubeat, R. Ben. 94, 9. Hé eów sige forgeaf þurh unnan ðæs Ælmihtigan, Homl. Th. i. 506, 27: Homl.

Linked entry: unne

æt-sacan

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. , neget ) sé, sé þe dyrre, þæt þæt angin nǽre gestilled for Code, Ors. 6, 4; S. 260, 4. <b>I a.</b> </b> absolute Gif man ætsace, ládige hine mid þry-fealdre láde, Ll. Th. i. 404, 2 : ii. 298, 7, 10, 13. with gen.

a-rǽfnan

Grammar
a-rǽfnan, l. á-ræfnan (-ian), and add: I.
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to bear, endure Eall ic hit áræfnie for þínum gebode, Bl. H. 241, 33. Gif hit mon geðyldiglíce áræfnþ, Bt. II, I ; F. 32, 32. Wé eall áræfnaþ, Bl. H. 13, 9. Ic hit áræfnede ꝥ ic eów æteówe hwylcum gemete gé sceolan áræfnan, 237, 12.

á-reccan

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Þæt hyra nán ne wandode for mínum ege þæt hý þæt folcriht árehton, Cht. Th. 486, 25. Hwá is þæt þe eall ðá yfel þe hí dónde wǽron ásecgean mæge oððe áreccean ?, Ors. 1, 8; S. 42, 7. tó áreccganne (-secganne?)

án-rǽdlíce

(adv.)
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Gé habbað gehýred ánrǽdlíce hwæt eów tó dónne is you have heard definitely what there is for you to do, Ll. Th. ii. 362, 17.

ge-lytlian

(v.)
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Th. ll, l. to belittle, depreciate, make out a person to be inferior to the character claimed for him Hé wolde gelitlian þone lifigendan Drihten, and sǽde ꝥ hé nǽre on sóðre godcundnesse his fæder gelíca, ac wǽre lǽsse on mihte, Ll.

ge-metlic

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Gemetlic funalis (cf. metráp for connexion of a rope with measuring), Wrt. Voc. II. 151, 57. measurable Gemetelice (mensurabiles) þú ásettest dagas míne, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-métednes

ge-dyrstlǽcan

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Th. i. 54, 10. with a reflexive dative For hwig gedyrst- lǽhtest þú þé ꝥ ðú ꝥ geþanc ásendest ?, Nic. 17, 6

hopa

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lt;/b> personified :-- See a feel-ing of trust or confidence On ege Drihtnes trúwa strencðe, and bearnum his byð hopa in timore Domini fiducia fortitudinis, et filiis eius erit spes (Prov. 14, 26), Scint. 65, l. a person or thing that gives hope for