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ge-nyht

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Add: sufficiency Ðǽm ðegnum is beboden ðæt hié him ðæt genyhte dón ðæt hié him sellen servants are bidden to be satisfied with what is given them, Past. 321, 2. abundance, plenty, opulence For ðǽre genyhte ðæs flówendan welan hé blissað rerum affluentium

ge-sáwan

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</b> figurative :-- to sow error, &amp;c. :-- Þ deófol his falses fela ongemang ne gesáwe, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 27. to sow land Gesáwen æcer vel land seges, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 55

hergian

(v.)

to harryplunderto harrass

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Sum his folc hé sende gind þæt lond bærnanne and hergenne, 4, 8; S. 188, Þá unrihtwísan déman beóð wyrsan þonne herigende here, Ll.

on-wacan

(v.)

to awake, cease to sleepto arise, spring, be derived, be born

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to awake, cease to sleep Sóna ðæs ðe heó onwóc ubi vigilavit, Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 11: 4, 31; S. 610, 37. Ðá of slǽpe onwóc, swefn wæs æt ende, eorþlíc æðeling, Cd. Th. 249, 2; Dan. 524. Se wyrm onwóc, Beo. Th. 4563; B. 2287.

Linked entries: wacen á-wacan

á-þreótan

To make weary.alone

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Heó wile late áþreótan þæt heó fǽhðo ne týdre she will be slow to weary of exciting enmity, Sal. 447. with dat. infin. Mé sceal áðreótan ásecgenne taedet referre, Ors. 1, 8;S. 42, 12. personal. Dele the meanings given

Linked entries: þreótan a-þreát

ge-métan

(v.)
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how come you to be found here ?, Bl. H. 237, 26. (a α) to find that to which one is directed :-- Gang ðæs sǽs waroðe, and þú þǽr gemétst scip, Bl. H. 231, 30. Gangað . . . and gé þǽr gemétað fíctreów, 239, 6: 147, 30.

ge-þencan

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Ús iss to keep in mind what is to be done, take care that Is geðencenne ðæt wé ungemetlíce ðá eáðmódnesse ne healden, ðý lǽs se anweald áslacie ðæs recendómes intuendum est, ne, dum immoderatius custoditur virtus humilitatis, solvantur jura regiminis

þurh-wunian

(v.)

to continuelastnot to come to an endnot to pass awayto continue in a place, with a personto remain, not to leaveto continue in a conditionnot to changeto perseverepersisthold out

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to continue, last, not to come to an end, not to pass away Godes ege þurhwunaþ á worlda world timor Domini permanens in seculum seculi, Ps. Th. 58, 8. His ríce þurhwunaþ on écnesse, Blickl. Homl. 65, 16.

unnan

(v.)
Grammar
unnan, prs. ic, hé an[n], pl. wé unnon; p. úðe.

to grant a person (dat.) somethingto giveallowto wish something (gen.) to a person (dat. )to wish something (gen.) for a person (dat.)to like a person to have somethingto like a condition of thingsto be pleased

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. 14. to like a condition of things, to be pleased Hé ne úþe, ðæt ǽnig óþer man mǽrða má gehédde ðonne hé sylfa, Beo.

Linked entries: an ann

ge-gearwian

(v.)
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Hié sculon ládteówdóm geearwian, Past. 138, 17. to make easy to do Mé þæt mægen þe ǽr þæs inganges duru bewerede æfter þan þone ingang þæs síðfætes gegearwode, Hml. S. 23 b, 464

Ciren-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Ciren-ceaster, Cyren-ceaster, Cyrn-ceaster; gen. ceastre; f. [Asser. Cirrenceastre: Hunt. Cirecestere: Brom. Circestre]

CIRENCESTER, Cicester, GloucestershireCirencestria in agro Glocestriensi

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Hér fór se here to Cirenceastre [Cyrenceastre, col. 2, 3] of Cippanhamme, and sæt ðǽr án geár in this year [A. D. 879] the army went from Chippenham to Cirencester, and remained there one year, 879; Th. 148, 38, col. 1: 880; Th. 150, 8, col. 1.

strengþu

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D. 48, 5. (1 a) power to resist strain :-- For ðon þe se ráp gehrán þǽre racenteáge þæs Godes weres þe hé hæfde on him swá myccle strengðe (strenge, v. l.) ádreóganne þá byrde quia enim catenam viri Dei funis contigit, ipse quoque ad tolerandam aquam

ge-mynd

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(to come to (into) occur to) mind Mé arn gemynde oft, Ll. Lbmn. 269, 16. Hwílum án, hwílum óðru cymð gemynde, Past. 413, 30. Mé cóm oft on gemynd, 3, 2. Þæt unriht on gemynd cume in memoriam redeat iniquitas. Ps. Th. 108, 14.

hæg-weard

(n.)
Grammar
hæg-weard, hæcg-, es; m.

A hayward, the keeper of cattle in a common field, who prevented trespass on the cultivated ground,agellarius

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"Haiward, haward qui garde au commun tout le bestiail d'un bourgade."']

æt-ýwan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-ýwan, p. de; pp. ed.

To shewrevealmanifestostenderemanifestareTo appearappareremanifestari

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Ðá him wearþ on slǽpe swefen ætýwed then was a dream revealed to him in sleep, Cd. 199; Th. 247, 13; Dan. 496: Exon. 31 a; Th. 96, 19; Cri. 1576. v. intrans. To appear; apparere, manifestari Ealle ætýwaþ omnes apparuerint, Ps. Th. 91, 6.

Linked entries: at-íwan at-ýwan

a-seóðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-seóðan, p. -seáþ, pl. -sudon; pp. -soden

To boilseethescorchto purify by seethingcoquere

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To boil, seethe, scorch, to purify by seething; coquere Swá man seolfor aseóðeþ mid fýre as one seethes silver by fire, Ps. Th. 65, 9.

Cartaine

(n.)
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Cartaine, nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.
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The Carthaginians; Carthaginienses Wilnedon Cartaine friðes to Rómánum the Carthaginians sued for peace to the Romans, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 87, 12.

clam

(n.)
Grammar
clam, clammes; m. n?

mud, claymalagma, lutuma bandagechain, net, fold, prisonvinculum

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what is clammy, mud, clay; malagma, lutum Wyrc swá to clame so work to clam [a clammy substance ], Herb. 2, 11; Lchdm. i. 84, 3.

Linked entries: CLOM helle-clam

for-scyldigian

(v.)
Grammar
for-scyldigian, -scyldegian, -scyldgian; p. ode; pp. od [scyldigian accūsāre]

To make guiltyto criminatecondemnreum făcĕredamnāre

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To make guilty, to criminate, condemn; reum făcĕre, damnāre Hreówlíce gefærþ se ðe hine sylfne forþ forscyldigaþ he fares roughly who constantly criminates himself, L. Pen. 12; Th. ii. 280, 28. Forscyldegod scĕlĕrātus vel facĭnŏrōsus, Wrt.

for-secgan

(v.)
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for-secgan, p. -sægde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd

To for-saymis-saypretenddenysay againstaccuseprædīcĕrediffāmārenĕgāreaccūsāre

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Se óðerne to deáþe forsegþ he traduces another to death, Homl. Th. ii. 208, 19. Be ðon ðe mon óðerne forsecgaþ in case any one accuse another, L. Edg. ii. 4, titl; Th. i. 266, 21. Swá hwá swá óðerné forsǽde whosoever accused another, Homl.