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for-hátan

to renounceoutlawproscribe

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Add: to promise or vow not to do, to renounce Bútan synne mæg gehíwian, gif hit ǽr ne forhét sine culpa ad conjugium veniunt si necdum meliora voverunt, Past. 401, 35.

gearolíce

(adv.)
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H. 107, 23

leóht-brǽdness

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georne bewerian wið leóhtbrǽdnesse ídelra worda and unnyttra gebǽra subtrahat corpori suo de loquacitate, de scurrilitate, R. Ben. 76, 19.

méd-sceatt

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Ðá ðwyran déman ne geendiað ná þá spǽce ǽr heora seód bið áfylled; and þan þonne démað, ne scéwiað ná þá spǽce, ac þá médsceatas (munera), 475, 46

rignan

Grammar
rignan, <b>I a.</b> add: (a α)
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to cause to fall like rain rínð (ríneþ, Ps. L. pluet) ofer synfulle grýn, Ps. Rdr. 10, 7. rínde (rán, Ps. L.) him heofone hláf pluit illis manna, 77, 24. <b>I b.

rýan

(v.)
Grammar
rýan, (?), rýn (cf. for similar form of infinitive þýn); rýde

To roar, rage

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To roar, rage Hwý rýð (rýnþ?) ǽlc folc quare fremuerunt gentes? Ps. Th. 2, 1.

Linked entries: rýn rýnan

breóst-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-cófa, an; m. [breóst
the breast, the heart, mind,
cófa
a cave,
chamber
]

the breast, the heart, mind, a cavechamberThe breast-chamber, breast, heart, mind;pectoris cubile, pectus, uber, cor, animus

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He wæs ðe blíðra on breóstcófan > he was the blither in his heart, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 64; Met. 9, 32: Cd. 27; Th. 36, 19; Gen. 574: Exon. 76 b; Th. 287, 22; Wand. 18

Linked entry: in-cofa

on-orettan

(v.)

to perform with effort, to accomplish ( a difficult undertaking)

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to perform with effort, to accomplish ( a difficult undertaking) Nó ofer Offan eorlscype fremede (he did not excel Offa), ac Offa geslóg cyneríca mǽst; nǽnig efeneald him eorlscipe máran onorette áne sweorde no one of equal age had done such heroic

Linked entry: orettan

spannan

(v.)
Grammar
spannan, p. spénn, speónn; pp. spannen.

to join one thing to anotherto attachfastenclaspto spanclaspnectere; intendere, contendereto claspto span

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to join one thing to another, to attach, fasten, clasp, literal helm spénn mid spangum (cf. Dan. spænde ved spænder, Swed. spänna med spänne to buckle) he buckled on his helmet, Cd.

Linked entries: spennels ge-spannan

ge-tímian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tímian, -týmian; p. ode; pp. od [tíma time]

To happenbefallaccĭdĕre

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Getímode hit ðæt he becom to heora byrig ðe wæs Gaza geháten it befell that he came to their city which was called Gaza, Homl. Th. i. 226, 24: 318, 15. Him getímode swíðe rihtlíce it happened very justly to them, 88, 29: ii. 160, 14; 304, 24.

Linked entries: ge-tíman tímian

þæran

(v.)
Grammar
þæran, (? þærran)

to drywipe

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to dry, wipe ðá hét geótan wæter on mundleów and ongan his þegna fét þweán and þæran (other MSS. have þar an, þær ana; the Latin in Jn. 13, 5 is extergere.

Linked entries: þerran þirran

á-wlǽtan

To make loathsomedisfigurepollute

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Hine æt se cancer and his weleras wǽron áwlǽtte mid ealle, Hml. S. 6, 285. moral Ic mid sweartum synnum míne sáwle áwlǽtte, Angl. xiii. 113, 53. Ðás gyltas ne magon úre sáwle ofsleán, ac magon áwlǽtan, Hml. Th. ii. 590, 29.

un-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scyldig, adj.

innocentguiltlessinnocent of a crime, chargeguiltless in relation to (wið) a personinnocentnot accountable for an ill resultnot responsible

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... in simplicitate cordis mei feci hoc, Gen. 20, 4

ge-ícan

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geíhte þá teáras þám teárum, Hml. S. 23 b, 200. tó geécde óðerne esne, Lk. L. 20, 11, 12.

a-niðerian

(v.)
Grammar
a-niðerian, p. ode; pp. od [a intensive, niðerian to thrust down]

To put downcondemndamndeorsum trudere

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To put down, condemn, damn; deorsum trudere Ðá wurþe he aniðrod mid Iudas then let him be cast down with Judas, Chr. 675; Ing. 52, 12

be-récan

(v.)
Grammar
be-récan, -rǽcan [récan to smoke]

To cause to smokefacere ut fumet aliquid

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To cause to smoke; facere ut fumet aliquid Beréc hit on hátum ahsum make it smoke on hot ashes, Herb. 14, 2; Lchdm. i. 106, 17

Linked entries: be-reócan be-rǽcan

be-hydig

(adj.)
Grammar
be-hydig, bí-hidig; adj.

Carefulvigilantwarywatchfulsolicitousanxioussollers

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Careful, vigilant, wary, watchful, solicitous, anxious; sollers He wæs se behydegesta [MS. behydegæsta] erat sollertissimus Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 13 : 4, 7; S. 574, 33

Linked entries: big-hydig bí-hydig

earhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
earhlíce, adv.

Fearfully, timidly, disgracefully, baselytrepĭde, remisse, ignāve, turpĭter

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hine earhlíce ofslógon they basely slew him, Chr. 1086; Erl. 223, 9

Linked entry: arhlíce

ferþ-gewit

(n.)
Grammar
ferþ-gewit, -gewitt, es; n.

Mental witunderstandingmentis intellectus

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Mental wit, understanding; mentis intellectus Ðeáh ferþgewit ǽnig ne cúðen though they knew not any mental wit, Exon. 25 a; Th. 73, 4; Cri. 1184

Linked entry: ferhþ-gewit

ful-þiclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-þiclíce, adv.

Full thicklyvery oftenvery frequentlypersæpefrequentissĭme

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Full thickly, very often, very frequently; persæpe, frequentissĭme Heó spræc to Adame fulþiclíce she spoke to Adam very frequently, Cd. 33; Th. 44, 6; Gen. 705

Linked entry: þiclíce