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stæf-rǽw

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Dict.] a line or passage in a document or inscription þǽrinne funde áne leádene tabulan eall áwritene; and þá rǽdde, þá cóm tó þǽre stæfrǽwe þǽr ꝥ word funde áwriten . . . ꝥ fram Decie þám cásere flugon, and his éhtnysse þoledon, Hml

ge-forþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-forþian, p. -forþode; pp. forþod

To carry outperformaccomplishfurtherpromote

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He hæfde geforþod ðæt he his freán gehét he had performed what he promised his lord, Byrht. Th. 140, 16; By. 289 : Hy. 9, 24; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 24.

ge-openian

(v.)
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., so as to admit of passage Gatu heofonan geopnode ( aperuit ), Ps. L. 77, 23. Se preóst nolde undón þá duru mid cǽge, ac se bisceop geopenade mid his worde, Hml. S. 3, 485. Geopena ongeán mé lífes geat, Hml.

for-spanan

(v.)

allureto lureto lureto lure

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Gl. 1079. to lure to destruction fela forspanan mæge tó écan forwyrde, Wlfst. 85, 7. On ðone ilcan deáð hié wilniað eal moncynn tó forspananne and tó forlǽdanne, Past. 249, 20

ge-wǽdian

(v.)
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.; vestire ( = aulaeis ornare, Migne) Mid ðám geleáfan he gefrætewad and gewǽdað his hús, þæt is, þæt he gegearwað his heortan Gode on tó wunianne, Wlfst. 35, 10. to furnish a ship with sails, v. ge-wǽde; ꝥ scip genámon eall gewǽpnod and gewǽdod,

scyndan

(v.)
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scyndan, scendan; p. de.
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mon monige scyndan scyle ( de exhortatione multis exhibenda ) tó ðæm ðætte his gódan dǽda ne weorðen tó yflum dǽdum, Past. 60; Swt. 453, 6

ǽn-lic

(adj.)

only, singlealone, solitaryexcellent, peerless,

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ealle licgað on ǽnlicum wurðmynte, Hml. S. 29, 333. Tó Antiochia ðǽre ǽnlican byrig, 3, 298. On Eferwíc ðæt ǽnlice mynster, 26, 109. Tó ǽnlicum aurea (in astra), An. Ox. 1438. oft dyde swýðe ǽnlice ðincg, Hml. S. 13, 270.

Linked entry: án-lic

leornian

(v.)
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Forlét fæder and módor and on óðrum earde leornode, Hml. Th. ii. 334, 3. hiene benǽmde . . . þǽre scóle þe on leornode, Ors. 6, 31; S. 284, 24. Húmeta cann þes stafas þonne ne leornode?, Jn. 7, 15.

of-áxian

(v.)
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hét ácwellan ealle þá crístenan þe ofáxian mihte, 29, 201. the object a thing Dó ús gewisse þæs þe þú ofáxie, Hml. S. 23, 467. with a clause Þǽr ofáxode ꝥ se cyning wæs, Chr. 1016 ; P. 152, 22.

firdian

(v.)

march

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.) him tógeánes, Chr. 835; P. 63, 15.

Linked entries: firdrian fyrdrian

eft-sóna

(adv.)
Grammar
eft-sóna, adv. [eft again, sóna soon]

EFTSOONS, soon after, again, a second time itĕrum

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EFTSOONS, soon after, again, a second time; itĕrum He lǽrde eftsóna he taught them again, Mk. Bos. 10, 1

Linked entry: efter-sóna

þyncan

(v.)
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þyncan, p. þúhte.

to seemappearto seem fit

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Ne þúhte him nó innon swá fæger swá útan þúhte. Þeáh ðú nú hwam fæger þince, ne biþ hit nó ðý raþor swá, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 24. He ðúhte him selfum suíðe unlytel se parvulum non videbat, Past. 17; Swt. 113, 12.

Linked entries: þincan ge-þyncan

syll

(n.)
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syll, e; sylle, an; f.
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Ðá wolde hús timbrian mid his gebróðra fultume. Ðá bæd ánre sylle, ðæt mihte ðæt hús on ða sǽhealfe mid ðære underlecgan. Ða gebróðra him behéton, ðæt woldon ðæt treów him gebringan.

Linked entry: syl

stíþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stíþlíce, adv.
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[ stíðlucest hér on lífe libben mihte, Shrn. 12, 18.]

BÆÞ

(n.)
Grammar
BÆÞ, es; pl. nom. acc. baðu; g. baða; d. baðum, baðan, baðon; n.

a BATHbalneumbalneatioa fontfons lustralis

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On hátum baðum in hot baths, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 6. a font; fons lustralis hine bǽdan fullwihtes bæðes how they had asked him for a font of baptism, Ors. 6, 34; Bos. 130, 30

un-gedéfe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gedéfe, adj.

Troublesomedisagreeable

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Hér ys seó bót ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan, gif nellaþ wel wexan oþþe ðǽr hwilc ungedéfe þing on gedón bið, i. 398, 2. Mannum ungedéfum hominibus importunis, Scint. 38, 15.

ge-mǽnscipe

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Add: communion of persons bið gemǽnscipe ðǽre hálgan gelaðunge geférlǽht, Hml.

Linked entry: -mǽn-scipe

a-spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-spyrian, -spyrigan, -spyrigean; p. ede; pp. ed

To searchexploretracediscoverexplaininvestigareindagareexplorareenucleare

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To search, explore, trace, discover, explain; investigare, indagare, explorare, enucleare Se ðe nele, be his andgites mǽðe, ða bóclícan gewritu aspyrian, to Criste belimpaþ he who will not, according to the measure of his understanding, search

ǽfre

eversemper,at all times, on every occasion ever, at any time, in any caseunquamwhatever, (as) ever, &c.

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Ne him líg sceðeð ǽfre tó ealdre, Ph. 40. Gé wyllað sweltan ǽr ðan ðe gé ǽfre his geleáfan wiðsacon, Hml. Th. ii. 308, 9. Búton heó hit ǽfre gebéte, Hml. S. 17, 156: An. 1014. giving emphasis as in whatever, (as) ever, &c.

be-wépendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
be-wépendlic, adj.

Lamentabledeplorable

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Lamentable, deplorable Bewépendlic atratus, lugubris, Hpt. 31, 14, 370: 17, 463. Bewépendlic gewéd deflenda dementia, An. Ox. 40, 1. earn, and bewépendlic is þǽra manna líf, þe ofer ꝥ riht onginnað, Hml. A. 146, 66