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losian

(v.)
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Gif wíf losað cásering énne, Lk. L. R. 15, 8. to fail to obtain Ne loseð mearda his, Mt. L. 10, 42. Losað, Mt. L. R. 9, 41

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Gif se landríca nelle tó steóre filstan will not assist to levy the fine, L. N. P. L. 54; Th. ii. 298, 19

þeód

(n.)
Grammar
þeód, e; f.
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Is wíde cúð ðeódum, ceorlum and eorlum, Menol. Fox 61; Men. 30. David wæs swíðe geðancol tó ðingienne þiódum sínum wið ðane Sceppend, Ps.

Linked entries: þeád þeóden

déman

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Déme gé swá swá gé willon ꝥ eów sý gedémed, 28. to judge a person, with dat. Ic ne déme (doemo, L., doemu, R.) nánum men, Jn. 8, 15. Se mon þe démeþ þǽm earmum búton mildheortnesse, Bl. H. 95, 35. Ic démde twelf þeódum, 155, 29.

weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
weorþung, e ; f.
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Him wile God miltsian for heora mægena weorþunga, and for eorþlícra manna gebedum, 47, 8. Næs riht on ðære stówe ǽnigne tó ácwellanne for ðære stówe weorþunge, Nar. 30, 3.

æt-íwan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-íwan, æt-íwian (-eáw-, -eów-, -éw-, -iéw-, -ýw-. In Ps. L. 16, 15 a dis-tinction between the mutated and not mutated forms seems to be made, the former being transitive (cf.
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His wíte þǽm Godes þegne ætéwed wæs, Shrn. 86, 5. Ætýwed (-eówed, R. , ædeáwd, L.) on óðrum híwe, Mk. 16, 12. Tácna ætýwde wǽron, Bd. 4, 9; S. 576, 13.

Linked entry: æt-eáwan

ge-þolian

(v.)
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Ádreógan wíte, wræc geþolian, Cri. 1515. Feolo geðolega multa pati, Mt. L. 16, 21. Geðoliga (giðoelge, R.), Mk. 8, 31. Geðolia ł geðrowia, Lk. L. 9, 22. of things Ríc heofna mægen geðolas regnum coelorum vim patitur, Mt.

ge-weaxan

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Gúð sceal in eorle geweaxan, and wíf geþeón mid hyre leódum, Gn. Ex. 85. Heofenlicere cystinesse dugeþgyfe gewexen cnæplingc supernae liberalitatis munificentia mactus puer, An. Ox. 2578. <b>IV a.

rúm

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm, adj.

roomy, spacious, ample, extensive roomy, open, unencumbered. long, extended ample, great, liberalunrestricted, clear, free from conditionslaxample, far-reachingliberal.great, noble, august

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Goth. rúms wigs) ðe tó forspillednesse gelǽt spatiosa via quae ducit ad perditionem, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 13. Ðeós sǽ micel and rúm (spatiosum), Ps. Spl. 103, 26.

sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
sceamu, e; f.

modesty, bashfulnessshame, confusionwhat causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame the private part

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Ðonne biþ hé self geládod wið hine selfne mid his ágenre scame and mid his geþylde, Past. 21, I; Swt. 151, 18. Ðonne árás hé for sceome he got up because he was ashamed of his inability to play the harp Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 7.

Linked entries: a-swǽrnung sceam-lim

ge-cígan

(v.)
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L. 10, 1. with dat. Geceigeð ł geceigde (gicégde, R.) frióndum and néhebúrum conuocat amicos et uicinos, Lk. L. 15, 6. Hé héht geceiga ðǽm esnum ł ðá esnas iussit uocari seruos, 19, 15. (1 a) to call to be a guest, to invite, with acc.

ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ládian, p. ode.

to excuseclearexculpatedefend

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Ðæt synfulle mód ðe hit simle wile ládian peccantem animam excusantemque se, Past. 35, 3; Swt. 241, 7.

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian

ge-endian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 544, 29. with the idea of completion, accomplishment, to finish a concrete object Membrað angan timbran Babylonia ..., and Sameramis hié geendade, Ors. 2, 4; S. 74, 11.

ÆG

(n.)
Grammar
ÆG, æig; g. asges; pl. nom. acc. ægru; g. ægra; d. ægrum, ægerum; n.

An EGGovum

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Sceáwa nú on ánum æge, hú ðæt hwíte ne biþ gemenged to ðam geolcan, and biþ hwæðere án æg look now on an egg, how the white is not mingled with the yolk, and yet it is one egg, Homl. Th. i. 40, 27, 28.

Linked entries: ægerum ægru æig

ágen

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
ágen, adj. [originally the pp. of ágan to own, possess] .

OWNproperpeculiarpropriusThe property ownedone's own propertyproprium

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Eth. ii. 10; Wilk. 106, 38

býsgian

(v.)
Grammar
býsgian, bísgian, býsigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad
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To occupy, busy, fatigue, trouble, afflict; occupare, fatigare, affligere, tribulare Se man biþ hérigendlíc, ðe mid gódum weorcum hine sylfne býsgaþ the man is praiseworthy, who busies himself with good works, Homl. Th. ii. 406, 16.

CYLL

(n.)
Grammar
CYLL, e; f: cylle, cille,an; f: cylle, es; m. A leather bottle, flagon, vessel; uter, ascopēra = ἀσκοπήρα
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Seó cwén [Tomyris] hét ðæt heáfod bewyrpan on ánne cylle se wæs afylled mannes blódes the queen [Tomyris] ordered the head to be thrown into a vessel which was filled with man's blood, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 34.

for-fón

(v.)
Grammar
for-fón, ic -fó, ðú -féhst, he -féhþ, pl. -fóþ; p. ic, he -féng, ðú -fénge, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen, -fongen [for-, fón to take] .

to take violently or by surpriseclutcharrestseizevehementer căpĕreimprōviso adventu căpĕreprehendĕreapprehendĕredeprehendĕre

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For ðam gylpe gumena drihten forfangen wearþ, and on fleám gewát for that boast the lord of men [Nebuchadnezzar] was seized [with madness], and in flight departed. Cd. 205; Th. 254, 19; Dan. 614. [O. Sax. farfahan: Ger. verfangen.]

Linked entry: fore-fón

hrór

(adj.)
Grammar
hrór, adj.

Stirringactiveagilenimblevigorousstoutstrong

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Hróre stence with strong perfume, 132, 2. Ðæt hé folc gesceóp fægere Drihten heraþ holdlíce hróre geþance populus qui creabitur laudabit Dominum, 101, 16.

hwilc-hwega

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc-hwega, -hwugu, -hugu [in the Northern Gospels the whole form is declined, elsewhere only hwilc]; pron.

Someanysome one

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Swá hé síe mid hwilcre-hwega byrþenne gehefegod as if he is weighted with some burden, L. M. 2, 23; Lchdm. ii. 212, 11. Gif man forleóse gehálgodne mete hwylcne-hwugu dǽl si quis perdiderit cibi consecrati aliquantulum, L. Ecg.