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íð

(adv.)
Grammar
íð, iéð, ýð; adv. compve.

More easily

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More easily Ðæt hie hiera godum ðé iéð blótan mehten that they might the more easily sacrifice to their gods, Ors. 2, 2 ; Swt. 64, 29.

Linked entry: íðast

lǽwa

(n.)
Grammar
lǽwa, an; m.

A betrayertraitor

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Hér is ðæs lǽwan hand ecce manus tradentis me, Lk. Skt. 22, 21

Linked entry: be-lǽwa

land-sidu

(n.)
Grammar
land-sidu, a; m.
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Custom of a country Gemacaþ ðæt his ege wierþ tó gewunan and tó landsida he causes the fear of him to become a habit and custom of the country, Past. 17, 9; Swt. 121, 25. Be landside according to the usage of the district, L. R.

mis-lícian

(v.)

to displease

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Se ðe him sylfum mislícaþ tó ðí ðæt hé Gode gelícige, Homl. Th. i. 512, 35. Ðonne eów mislíciaþ ða mettrumnessa ðe gé on óðrum monnum geseóþ, Past. 21, 4; Swt. 159, 13. Hé him sylfum mislícade, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 10.

Óðen

(n.)
Grammar
Óðen, es; m.
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Nú secgaþ sume ða Denisce men on heora gedwylde, ðæt se louis wǽre, ðe hý Þór hátaþ, Mercuries sunu, ðe hí Óðon namiaþ. Wulfst. 107, 6-11. Þór and Ówðen (Oþen, MS. F.), 197, 19

Linked entries: Ówðen Wóden

god-sunu

(n.)
Grammar
god-sunu, a; m.
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A GODSON Ðá onféng he him and æt fulluhtbæþe nam æt ðæs B' handa him to godsuna then he accepted him and took him from the font at the bishop's hand as his godson, Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 18.

be-spirian

(v.)
Grammar
be-spirian, -spirigan, -spyrigan; p. ode; pp. od

To inquire, traceinquirere, investigare

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Se ðe bespyrige [bespirige, Wilk.] yrfe innan óðres land, aspirige hit út, se ðe ðæt land áge, gif he mǽge he who traces cattle into another's land, let him trace it out, who owns that land, if he can, iv. 2; Th. i. 222, 14

Linked entry: be-spyrigan

ge-hýrsumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýrsumian, -hiérsumian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad.

to obeybe obedient toobĕdīrepărēreto make obedientbring into subjectionsubjĭcĕre

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Th. ii. 82, 13. to make obedient, bring into subjection; subjĭcĕre Ðæt he him Norþ-Wealas gehýrsumode [gehiérsumade, col. 1] that he might make the North Welsh obedient to him, Chr. 853; Th. 122, 22, col. 2

ge-hyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyhtan, p. te

To hopetrust

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Ðæt on ðínum upstige geblissian and gehyhton ealle ðíne gecorenan that in thy ascension all thine elect may rejoice and trust, 87, 25

Linked entry: hyhtan

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, p. -líhte

To alightapproachcome

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He gelíhte to ðæm hearge propiabat ad fanum, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 11. Segde ðætte sealfa god wolde helwarum hám gelíhtan said that God himself would come home to the dwellers in hell, Cd. 222; Th. 291, 16; Sat. 431

ge-limplíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-limplíce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Fitlyseasonablyopportunelyopportúne

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Fitly, seasonably, opportunely; opportúne Ðæt hí oncnáwen hú gelimplíce úre God ða ánwaldas and ða rícu sette that they might know how seasonably our God settle the empires and the kingdoms, Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 40, 7.

Linked entry: limplíce

ge-neádian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neádian, -nédian; p. ode; pp. od

To compel

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Næs Iohannes mid éhtnysse geneádod ðæt he Criste wiðsóce John was not compelled by persecution to deny Christ, i. 484, 31: 88, 1. Geneádige urgent, Ps. Lamb. 68, 16. We bióþ genédode we are forced, Past. 53; Swt. 417, 30; Hat. MS

rempan

(v.)

to go headlong (like an animal butting with its horns (?),be precipitate

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Voc. ii. 15, 68 be precipitate Oft mon biþ suíðe rempende and rǽsþ suíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce and ðeáh wénaþ men ðæt hit síe for arodscipe and for hwætscipe saepe praecipitata actio velocitatis efficacia creditur, Past. 20, 1;Swt. 149, 12

rendan

(v.)
Grammar
rendan, p. de

To rend, tear, cut

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To rend, tear, cut Óðre ða twigu gibégdun ł rendun (rindon, Lind.) ða telge of ðǽm tréum alii frondes caedebant ab arboribus, Mk. Skt. Rush. 11, 8. Ceorfas ł rendas (hrendas, Lind.) succidite, Lk. Skt. Rush. 13, 7.

sencan

(v.)
Grammar
sencan, p. te; pp. ed.
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.), plunge, immerse Wæs his gewuna ðæt hé hine on ðam streáme sencte solebat in flumine supermeantibus undis immergi, Bd. 5, 12 ; S. 631, 22. to submerge, flood with water Abraham wolde his sunu cwellan folmum sínum fýre(?)

Linked entry: be-sæncan

tácn-bora

(n.)
Grammar
tácn-bora, an; m.

a standard-bearera leader, guide, director

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Voc. i. 21, 66. a leader, guide, director Ðis is mín tácenbora ðe mé getǽhte ðæt ic tó ðé becom ( the word is used of the old fisherman who had directed Apollonius to the town, v. p. 12), Ap. Th. 27, 22

tídrian

(v.)
Grammar
tídrian, p. ode.
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Gif mannes fét on sýþe týdrien if a man get footsore while travelling, Lchdm. i. 84, 23. of things, to get or be frail, perishable Ðæt sind ða getimbru eth;e nó týdriaþ those are the buildings that decay not, Exon. Th. 103, 5; Cri. 1683

Linked entries: ge-tídran týdrian

þrág-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
þrág-mǽlum, adv.

From time to timeat timesat intervals

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From time to time, at times, at intervals Ic wæs nýde gebǽded, þrágmǽlum geþreád, ðæt ic ðé sóhte, Exon. Th. 263, 3; Jul. 344. Ne meahton hió word forðbringan, ac hió þrágmǽlum þióton ongunnon, Met. 26, 80.

un-gestæððiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gestæððiglíce, adv.

Unsteadilywithout stability

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Hié beóð suá micle ungestæððelícor tóflówene on hiera móde suá hié wénaþ ðæt hié stilran and orsorgran beón mægen quae tanto latius diffluunt, quanto se esse securius aestimant, 38; Swt. 271, 17

wudu-bind

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-bind, es; m. ; -binde, au; f. : -bindele, an; f.

Woodbine

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Wuduhunig ðæt wæxes on wudubinde, Mk. Skt. Lind. i. 6